The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-16

Clarke, of st. Louis. No. Those pres
emit were: Mrs. Clarke and Doris,
Mrs. Charles Boast and her children.
Wahl and her daughter. Virginia
Mary, Mrs. 8. d. Grimes and her
daughter. Frances May. Mrs =. Addie
and her daughter, Lucretia, Mrs. Jack
Burroughs and her daughter. Betty,
Miss Hazel Boast. Miss Katherine
Stanley and Mrs. Shreve.
The living picture exhibit Friday
attended by more people than could
be packed into the room, and a fair
sized audience stood in the hall on
chairs and boxes looking over the
of the audience room. For the benefit
Of those who did not see the exhibit
last night, a repetition Of 1t will be
given Monday evening.
There were 26 pictures shown,
all of them masterpieces. Before
each picture, Mrs. L. D. Whittemore,
who had charge of the exhibit, made
brief explanation OF the picture,
telling something of the artist, and
occasionally inserting little human
interest story" in connection with Its
painting or the characters in it.
The first of the pictures was called
Expectation painted by Joseph
Israels. and represented by Miss Ger
II u0e. 0Eay. II SHOWCQ q yOun6 WIN
an clad in Dutch costume, engaged In
needle work, preparatory to her we'd
ding. Israels is a modern Dutch paint
er, and the picture is one of the
valued treasures In the New York
The second painting was THE
Princes in the Tower" and repre-
sents the two young boys whose
death was ordered by the Earl of
Gloucester. The subject has aroused
| ~ mir nf nonn1a and
has been treated in art by various
painters. The picture shown last night
was by Millais, an English artist. and
was represented by George Green
wood and George Wheeler The two
boys were clad in velvet suits, and the
expression as well as the costumfng
was extremely well copied.
The Tragic Muse, painting by Sir
Joshua Reynolds. was represented by
Miss Ella Pixley. It was a picture OF
Mrs. Siddons, in pose that Reynolds
especially admired. The Angelus and
Going to Work. two pictures of French
peasants, were represented by MISS
Mary Helen Shirer and. Mr.. Hampton
famous and much liked both by ar
lists and laymen, were done with
ability and great attention to detail.
A. painting of Mary Stuart and Will
liam Of Orange was represented by
Miss Helen Dick and Mr.. William
Whitcomb.- 1t is a picture Of Van
Dyke, showing the little royal bride
of ten years of age. The Song OF the
Lark, Jules Breton's picture, was rep
resented by Miss Edith Titus. That
picture, also is a general favOrite and
was heartily applauded.
Some Of the most difficult pictures
to show were those where a good
many. characters were needed. The
and was one of the hardest to present,
as we'll as one of exceptional beauty.
Mrs. D. L. McEachrOn was the prin
cipal figure. There were some excel
lent representations of bronze and
marble statuary. The last number,
ed by Wheldon Morris, was an excep-
tionally pleasing one.
The Rev. Mr.. H. Percy Silver, chap
Topeka, will preach Sunday morning
at II O'Clock at Grace cathedral. The
music at the morning service will be
as follows: TIE Deum, by Thomas;
chorus and quartet, Fear Not Ye,'' by
Spicher: duet, '"Tuis Est Homo Ros-
SIM, by Miss Nellie Kouns and Mrs.
Robert Shoemaker. In the evening at
1880 O'Clock. the music will be in part:
Magnificat. Roberts: Nunc Dimittis.
chorus. "Hark. Hark. My Soul,'' Shell
ley. At the evening service Dean
Kaye will present pictures of 1.-The
Entombment." Many of the pictures
will be shown tomorrow night for the
first time in Topeka & .
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. J. X. Hudson of Kansas City. is
visiting Miss Lucy D. Kingman and
Mrs. L. X. Butterfield. She expects
to remain in Topeka about two weeks,
and will be here on Kansas Day.
Mr.. Lamb, representative from
MOnfUn"arV re n h
are in Topeka during the legislative
session, and are now at the Herbert
West home. Their son motored to To-
peka Friday, for a short visit to his
parents.
DR.. Smith, Osteopath. Mills Bldg
Adv.
Mrs. F. Dumont Smith of Hutchin-
son, will leave Sunday for her home
after a weeks visit to Mrs. David w.
Mulvane.
Mrs. Effie Van Tuyl. of Leaven-
worth and Mrs. Cyrus Lloyd of Leav-
enworth, will be guests of Mrs. John
K. Shelton, over Kansas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rigby of New
York. who have been in Topeka at the
M. F. Rigby home. have left for Dem
winter.
Mr.. Randall Burrow of the State
university. will spend the week end in
Topeka with Mr.. ]. B. Burrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Lamb of Her
ington, are in Topeka for the legisla-
tive session, and are living at the vir-
ginia. Mr.. Lamb is representative
from Dickinson county.
w. A. McCarter, d. D. S. Orthodox
fist, 70s Mills bldg. prevention and
correction of irregular teeth only
Adv.
Mrs. Anna Payne, who has been in
Seattle visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Carr. has returned to Topeka and is
visiting another daughter. Mrs. w. r.
Falkiner.
Mrs. Edward G. Cheyney of St. Paul.