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"HE unfortunate hin IN regard
to the lesser 'grcups' In the
progression - exhibitions ut
the Mcdowell club is that the
characteristics Of the artists do not
sink into the minds ~ The spectator
with sufficient Clearness to rsrin,t the
rates Of progress Tor perhaps dccline)
To he sounded The lesser groups
are made up IL artists who have not
AZ yet found themselves. who are
rrop.ng d.m'y after a manner who
10 things dutifully in the way they
have seen various others do them. but
who nave not vet found courage to
speak out forccfully from their W.
experiences. students" Is a better
term for such ~ these. for the word
artist implies mastcrfulness. and
studt nts form the present group at
the MacDowell club. They need adj
vice rather than ci iticism: advice as
to the wav 10 make themsalTcs heard.
At present what they mean canno be
made out IND 80 cannot he estimated.
Advice to n crowd Is usually wasted.
Every one in the crowd thinks the
advice applies to his neighbor and no
one dreams of applying IL to his own
case. Advice hat is adapted for the
crowd. general enough for The crowd,
is not the sort that is yearned for by
the individuals composing it.. The
Individual wishes something more
suited to his own case: he wishes to
know the secrets of those unerfing
strokes of Sargent. or the dreaminess
of a Davies, the vigor of "a Homer. or
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ASHEVHLE,

AAHEvILLE, n. c., Dec, 25.-No setting
seems so ideal for a Christmas holiday
as a big Southern home with huge fire.
places and forests OF holly and other
Christmas greens. Battery Park Hotel
Is entertaining a big house party and
every living room and all the lobbies are
gay with holly wreaths and ropes of
eversreens. A huge Christmas tree oc-
cupies the place of honor and glowing
fires OF old hickory logs give the cheer
full note that makes for merriment and
jolly good times.
Several Christmas dances in addition
to the regular cabaret dinner dance or
saturday evening will enliven the week,
and card parties, billiard tournaments
| with motoring. riding, golf. tennis and
mountain climbing give variety In diver
6ions.
Among the New Workers. who have
engaged apartments for next week and
who will add distinction to the New Yorl
colony already here are Judge G. II
Duel family. Mr., and Mrs, Il. c
Tower, Mr.. and Mrs. w, I. Graham. Mr.
n Mrs, C. NJ. Hewitt. Mrs. Elmer
Black, Mr.. and Mrs. william Laurence
Green, Mr., " Mrs. W. II. Elias ant
Miss ELIAS, Mr., and Mrs George IL
Clarke. Mr., n Mrs. Herbert A
Wheeler, Mrs. A. b. Cochran, Mr.. ant
Mrs, Charles F. Simmons and Col. P. 7
Dodge
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with American beauty roses, and Mrs.
Wilson has usually worn one when she
has gone for her ride or walk.
Mrs. Seth Barton French arrived here
this week and spent Christmas at the
Homestead, joining her son, Barton
French. h came down two weeks ago
on his arrival from England, where he
has been driving his own motor ambu-
lance for some months at Torquay in
connection with the hospital for the
blind there. Mrs. French. who has been
In England for the last year. crossed
IN the Nieuw Amsterdam. She intends
to open Barton Lodge, her country
place here, which was leased last sum
mer by Nine. Christian Hauge of Wash
ington. widow of the late Norwegian
Minister. and will probably DO consid-
cradle entertaining there this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville E. ingalls,, Jr.
of New York spent this week at Ho,
Springs. having witt them Mrs. lngalls's
cousin, Walter Hurt. Mrs. ingalls,
brought with her her French Bull. Pic
colo. which won the blue ribbon In the
dog show at the Biltmore last week.
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POPULAR WINTER RESORTS TIL

Boston. Philadelphia. Wilmington and
P!ttsburg will compete.
Many members of the social set at
tended the Christmas ball at the Laurel
House last evening. Some OF those no.
ticed in the ballroom and entertaining
parties were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd
Herbert, MIR. and Mrs. Jasper Lynch.
Colonel n Mrs, Archibald j. Mcclure.
Mr., n Mrs. w. w. Wilcox, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Lathrop Pack. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Tilford. Miss Julie Tllford.
Mr., n Mrs. T. Howard Knight, Mrs,
+. u. Messler. Mrs. +, II. Shapley, Col.
and Mrs. f, c. Andrews. Mr.. n Mrs.
William Thaw Sd. Mr.. and Mrs, c. c.
Worthington. Mr.. and Mrs. George V.
Massey. Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel T. Skid
more. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Gardi-
ner. Mr.. INC Mrs. Arthur II. Osborn and
Mr., n Mrs, Frederick A. Potts.
Miss Beulah Pack. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lathrop Pack, returned
to her home from school this week and
is entertaining n party of ten at her
home. Lathrop Hall. over the holidays.
Richard Stilwell. son of Mr.. md Mrs.
Lewis Buckley Stilwell, liz entertaining
a number of his college friends with
a house party.
Miss Betty Hammond, sister of John
Hays Hammond. Is the guest OF Miss
Lillian Baldwin at her home on Madi-
son avenue MI, ana tnefn-
bers of his family will come to Lake.
wood shortly and make the Country Club
their headquarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Morris had as
their guests over Christmas their nieces,
the Misses Isabel and Esterina Nc
Cready Of New York. They will also
entertain Mr.. and Mrs, w. w. Potter OF
Philadelphia during the holidays.
The entertainment of the Lakewood
branch of the war relief which was to
be held Mt the Laurel-in- the-Pines dur
ing the coming week has been post
poned until January. TIT work Of the
organization has been suspended until
the middle OF January.
Among those entertaining at the
Country Club OF Lakewood were MIR
and Mrs, Frederick A. Potts, who gave
n luncheon on Sunday to Mr., and Mrs
A, II. Osborn. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. VIII
hanson, Mr. and Mrs, A.. J. Mcclure
Leavitt j. Hunt and c. r. Sheldon.
Arrivals at the hotels this week in
clude:
Observation-Disclosures, NJ, Gregory
Mrs, j. Stuart White, Mrs. William w
Berkeley, Miss Sally X. Berkeley, Ed
ward c, Berkeley, Miss Marie q. Young
Miss c. Farley, Writ Howe, ]. j. WIN
J Jams. c. IL. Ayres. Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Min,
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THE SOLDIER OF THE BRONX
w. W." came across THE
Soldier of The Bronx" near
Wlllin msbrldnn the other

Soldier of The Bronx" near
Williamsbridge the other
day, snapshotted 1t and sent a copy of
the picture to THE Sun with an PIX
preston of "A wish for further informal
ton about the monument. He wrote:
II asked a letter carrier as to how
and why the soldier had been put here
in the river some 100 feet below Gun
hill road bridge and he replied:
"A well to do gentleman of the
town ordered the statue made. and, not
liking it, gave it to the Common Coun-
ell to dispose of il as they saw ut; and
they put 1t in the river to guard The
Bronx
1.-THE soldier is close by the side of
the famous table d'hote restaurant
L'Hermitage. which has been lately
removed from its location here on the
East hank Of the Bronx because the
city is to extend Bronx Park to Gun
hill road. The garden OF the Hermit
tage. with its lattice work, dining ar
bors among the trees, Is q place Of the
past; nothing remains OF It but a row
Of shrubs near the roadway In front,
Newell avenue; the house IL gone com
plctcly. clyde Fitch, the dramatist,
used the garden of the Hermitage for
one of the scenes in The Climbers.
And ! wonder what has become of
Blaiso C~astcnau, tho little polite brisi;
waiter OF the place,
He told me that after the Herml-
tage had closed he would go home to
France; perhaps the little fellow II
now in the trenches" .
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CURRENT NEWS OF ART AND THE IONS

having Onc won CoI. Roo-evel''s A.
tention. I was hoping he would ho.d BE-
for both their sakes.
"visltOrs who climb tho stair, o,
the dingy old house on West -Four.
tecnth street. where Nadelman r,.
made his hcadquartcrs.' writes Mar.
tin Birnbaufn In the international
Studio OF December. ARE ~ aston.
Shed at the apparently conflicting
works which gree their eyes thu,
their critical faculties are at frs, IN
"A maze. Beside a screnrly calm head
on the lips Of which n strange smia
fingers. there are distorted figures in
impossible pastures and curious draw.
ings without q sign of obvious or dol
cate beauty.
1.-THE average art lover will hesitate
tn laugh at these grotesque works no.
cause he has recently heard of cubis,s
whose works must be approached with
respect and ven reverence. II. how.
| ever, he can understand Russian
| Polish, French or German, Nadelman
| who Ia always ready to name up with
enthusiasm. will soon convince him
Of the essential simplicity Of the
enigmatic designs and their logical re-.
lationship to those beautiful sculptures
which N the first flush of unexpected
pleasure are compared with Greek
masterpieces
Nadelman's explanations are indeed
no Gear that they serve not merely a.
a v%indication Of his Theoretical draw.
ings and sculptures. but he even en-
ables the layman to transform the
intricate curves and shadows sto m,
subtle play Of light on his polished
mahogany statuettes.
These ~curiously interviewer lines
anticipate the beauty of the plasti
form and their unbroken surfaces. the
exquisite turn of one curve * accen.
tuated by interfer ng lines. and the
shaded portions of the drawings he.
come the perfect rhythm OF has.
moniously balanced masses.
The necessity and logic of every
stage OF his work is c.everly explained
by the artist. Had he. however. shown
only the drawings or his recherches
in sculpture, Nadelman's name would
doubtless be added to the vague group
Of artists known as cubists-a classf.
cation mad hopelessly confusing ~
the presence OF the Hellenistic head
The principal feature Of the gallery
of r. Dudensing g. Son Is an oil hy
william Ritschel OF W horses hau E
ing boats ashore. The skies are gray
and the whole picture has the subdued
richness of the work Of the modern
Dutch painters. mons whom RItsche
has worked a great deal. The paint
ing is broadly brushed In and a.
though shown in an inner gallery /
has 80 much carrying power that !
IL still effective from the sidewalk
from where it can be seer through TN
doors.
The activities of the Municipal Hr
Society of New York in the d"cors
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women wearing The Cherry Hat" IL
an empty piece Of Van Goghisrn. Anna
Milo Upjohn's sleepy Faby" may he
commended M n difficult subject we'll
handled. but after that comes the
procession Of student pictures which
called forth the above try again" adj
vice.
The works of art which are on ex-
hibltion AZ present IT Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney's studio In Macdougnl
alley will he transferred this week to
Ellis Island and will he exhibited In
the immigration building. Mr.. Sher-
man OF the immigration department.
a Greenwich %villager. among whose
duties II IL TO entertain the aliens who
are detained ut Eli. island, said that
a permanent exhibition OF works of
art will be one OF the future attrac.
lions Of the island. Mrs. whitney's
exhibit is the flrst Of the art Offering
America will grant to those whom she
does not welcome to her shores
From Bruno's Weekly.
oui Dut tiCtt, tue sculptor, WHO
came on this week from Washington
to s~uperintend the placing of his
carved figures above the main en-.
trance to the New York Public Lii
brary. repeats with keen appreciation
some remarks made by the Commits.
sioner OF Arts from China 10 tn.
Panama Pacific Exposition, whom he
met In San Francisco.
The Commissioner said:
we In China love and respect mr.,
lists and grave hunters, We low,
artists because artists make portrait,
OF grandfather. grandmother. mother
and father. We don't have photo
graphs yet and never make portraits
OF young Chinese, because not GOO,
enough yet. Only make portraits o
Chinese when old enough to have be
come rea men, real women. Whe,
Chinaman get enough money ar,
want portrait Of family he get arts
to come and live with family. Goo
portraits not made quick. Some
times takes weeks. sometimes take
months. Sometimes takes years.,
Artist must know people well be
fore he can make good portrait. An.
l., that Is, why, Chinese, Ga miaps admir-,
and cherish artists. Because the,
make faithful portraits Of grand
father. grandmother, father an,
mother. We love hunters be
cause they ind beautiful seclude,
places where ancestors may res
quietly and bring good luck to family
The California Mdgasinc announce
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LAKEWOOD. y. j., Dec. 25.-The skat-
ing contingent, which seems to include
everybody. young and old, has had OPP
p%ortunity this week to satisfy their
craving for this vigorous sport. Both
lakes have been available since Tuesday
and the ice is in perfect condition. The
recent rainstorm eliminated all signs of
snow in and about Lakewood and tho
golf links are in fine shape for play.
Owing to the sandy soil here the ain
and snow drain off quickly and leave
the surface OF the ground dry II hard.
The only time hat the game cannot
be played during the winter months Is
while the links are covered with snow.
The throng OF visitors who will re-
main here over the holidays began arriv-
Ing yesterday. and tonight a record
crowd is being entertained. Although
there are special entertainment offerings
at all the hotels the community Christ
mas tree is the centre OF attraction.
Last evening almost d hundred chora!
singers made the town ring with the
singing of carols. After rendering their
the prominent street corners In automo-
biles, then to the hospital. n finally
visited the hotels. Christmas spirit was
never more prevalent here. and there Is
not a nome in Lakewood tonight which
is not well supplied with at least tn,
necessities OF life.
An outdoor skating rink is being bull
by the management of the Laurel-in-the
Pines for the amusement of the guests
The Ice on Lake Carasaljo In front o.
the hotel will be kept clear of snow dur
ing the winter. As skating Is so muci
the vogue Manager Frank f.. Shute pro
poses to give the guests every oppor
tunity to enjoy the sport regardless OF
weather conditions. Among the promi
nent visitors at the Observation-Disclosures
this week were Prime lngolichef of Rus
STA, Mr.. and Mrs. Beck Slaughter OF Dal
Las, Tex. Nine. de Lateuil of Paris an
John Moffat of England. Mr.. and Mrs
Mark S. willing Of Chicago and famil,
arrived this week for al indefinite stay
One OF the biggest sporting event
held here In years will he the annua
amateur individual trap shooting o
nament of the Laurel House Gun club
which will be held Monday, Tuesday an
Wednesday. Sterling silver trophie
valued at $500 will he awarded the win
ners In the various events, The Lake
wood championship, which will he dc
clded Tuesday. and the Lakewood handi
cap on Wednesday are the two feature
of the extensive programme, Man
prominent trap shooters from New Yorl
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70 float II genius to a secure perch.
1t Is. however, the duty of every stu
lent wl.o bids for attention in the
MacDowell Club groups to Mt himself
or herself to be "a genius In case the
community suddenly has need for one.
And in any case the ease of manner"
spoken of may be obtained by any
one who works for II.
People who keep on working" in
spite Of the disconragements of tfcir
friends and relations n sometimes
even the apparent portents of nature
need OF course to sternly envisaGe
themselves. You know yourself where
you are weakest. where you have the
most difficulty-there Is where your
renewed study must be applied. II
the chrome green paint from the tubes
still looks like chrome green paint
when applied to the canvas and moth
ing more then you are weak in color,
and need to put yourself through
strenuous color study. IL the arms
or legs Of your figures appear unduly
swollen or queerly mated or possibly
broken, then an exact knowledge OF
bones (boncs are awful Easy II you
only know it, is necessary for you
AS for composition. 'massing and
the other attributes OF a picture, they
ran all be learned and will assist you
greatly to say your say.
This last "having something to say'
Is the crux Of the matter. II you won
believe "mti pui Vous parle" then read
the late Prof. James on the subject
,Iis little essay on the powers OF
Man appeared in n OF the magazines
and is now available i'm book form In
the libraries. | bereve; and II VIII be
found ve~y consoling to those who
have not yet succeeded In making
themselves heard IN the market place
His ASSERT N that a small amount of
time giver zach week to the study
II some particular subject will placc
such a student within n few years In
a position to speak with authority
upon that 8 .bject has not been denied
by any one. knowledge opens the lips
ruu rne lips that speak KIN Wedge are
listened to,
Alone OF this group Miss Josephine
Paddock scarcely deserves TO bt
spoken to in this patronizing fashion
Her piazza Portrait With lIydran'
geas' is individual and the type sh'
has chosen To portray Is an arrestini
one. Her Monday Morning" will
the family linen blowing in the wind
II, directly painted, but her younl
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OAK Court Hotei-Mrs. Marcus II. Tai
bot. Mrs. W. II. Lee, Mr.. and Ms.
George Southack and John +. Moore OF
New York and Mrs. William S. Baldwin
of Hampstead, l., l.
The Vlrginia-Mrs. W. T.. Pladwell.
Miss Martha W. Stubbe and Miss Mar
raret Fletcher of New York and Harry
F.. Shirk and Harry Olson Of Brooklyn.
bartlett Inns. A.. OHara, j. ].
O'Hara, Miss Lillian T.. Clarke. A. C..
johnson. Il. a. Brown, +. II. Iker. Il. l.
Wilson. Miss Edith Conrad. Miss Rider
Davies. Miss Elizabeth Warren. Miss
Lillian Kalber. Harry Mckee. Melvin
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ton Of the city's high schools. q field
which they have made their own f'
a number of years, are cn;cr' Hrr:.
presented in the October l....-.. 10
the society Just issued. IT,, story Z
what the Municipal Art society lt,
lone and is doing is both interesting
and impressive, for we lin t.Hf su-'
1907 this organization ha, been '.r
directing spirit and "A frequent donor
in this important work. So fnI u
possibilities in stimulating the imtc r.
alton OF children at their most I'M
pressive age.
The society's initial gift to he Nor
ris High School OF decorations py I'd
win w. Deming was later followed by
their assuming the decoration 60. i9e
Washington Irving High School in ~
entirety, an enterprise which Hls a''
tracted wide attention and l- PRO-
crossing along lines which Wac" K \
credit to the city as wei as 10 '.' So
ciety. The decoration OF 'hg cn'ltis'
hall with a series of murd. p,.'.U-'
by Barry Faulkner, rendered r
through the Gift OF Mrs. T.. II Nf''.'
man, is In an advanced stage OF :
ress. and an overmantcl hy Mis- 'N'
ces Grimes has already been in-.N N'
The decoration Of the great -''.' 1850
hall with suitable panels is also iui'
way. the gift of the society, az. ' I| q
design by Robert *. RN,iuA t' ITO
decoration of the auditorium ""aN'
the completion of a~rranecW'n'. ''
cure a fund for its instailttt''.
The bulletin also desCriu,s ''' .'"
ings by Frederick Lincoln ~'',0
which the general oreanIlatt.r ~ '"'
Eastern District High School OFF ''''
Ign have installed in that s. ~
prize competitions OF the S".'E o.
BeauN Arts Architects, and .' 1.E'
painting class conducted hy ~ I''b'l
T.. Fritz at the New York l.F,' 4''
dustrial High School.
The bulletin presents oNccl.or' '
trations OF numerous comp.'..1 ''''
rations and prize designs, uh' "
summing up tho subject.
More has been done ~. -
few months toward the nI.'t
ton of N public schuu.- ..'. .'
dozen preceding years, l|
In this subject is uslul. .'.
ture promises to sec ID
more keenly apprccialt>'
OF good school decoratiNn
the standards of taste u'
brought under their Intu'
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Mrs. Bashford Dean n Mrs. Alex
ander McMilland WEIGH. daughters Of
the late Isaac Michael Dyckman. made
the gift OF the house and park In the
name Of their parents. The farm build
ing will be completely restored by the
donors. They will also provide 1t with
"A museum OF valuable historical ar
ticles."-From the Bulletin Of the Mu-
nicipoi Art Society.
The Enrich Galleries. in pursuance
OF their custom OF giving an annual
exhibition OF little known masters OF
paintings. emphasize the fact that all
the pleasures of art are not confined
to the famous James There are many
artists of whom 1t may be salt that
accident rather than lack Of talent de-
barred them from the highest honors.
The special art magazines. such as the
RurHng fon and Art IN America, give
much of their space to the study OF
these men n to the effort to have
them appreciated. In the new collec-
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Lady in Black and Rose" by +. w. Dewing.
In the Hugo Reisinger sale.

Californian artists are Emil Carlson,
William Keith. Charles Rol.o Peters,
Ernest Peixotto, II. V. Foor. william
Ritschel, William Wendt. Theodore
Wores. Robert Aiken, Chester Beach
and Donna Schuster.
Among the Eastern painters and
sculptors are j. W. Alexander. Cecilia
BcauX, George Bellows, Mary Cassatt,
william NJ. Chase, Frank Duveneck.
Winslow Homer. Robert Henri, Ernest
Lawson. John $. Sargent. j. Men.
Whistler, Edith ". Burroughs, Paul
Bartlett. John Flanagan. d. c. French,
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ton In the Enrich Galleries may he
seen an attractive little portrait OF
Mrs. Locke NJ Norbury." by Hen
jnmin Wilson.
1T was once considered q 0aiiwbor-
ough. and may again be considered
one some day. II has the
ough clearness Of color and refinement.
The Fakir." by Martin stoop, II an
amusing seventeenth century work,
with a number OF villagers gathered
hopefully around the outdoor rostrum
Of a particularly r~esplendent yet du-
bious quack. The composition n the
Characterization are interesting n
nove,. a Madonna by Juan de Sevilla
Pomero y Escalantes sits with the child
between crimson curtains held aloft by
amorini. There is q portrait by Sir
william Leman. painted with much
directness by Sir Peter Lely: Lady
olive" by Francis Cotes: an interior
with Figures" by Longhi: w quaint
and decorative children. by David Mar
tin: John Opie's portrait OF Wilkie. a
prince In Armor." by Gaspar Net
scher, and a classic landscape by Rich
ard Wilson.
Goupil & Co. are making u display vi
! Rookwood Pottery in their galleries
| with examples Of the newest glazes
produced there. 1t Is a soft porcelain
flowing over perfectly plain forms. oil
over shapes enriched with low relief
modelling. There Is no effort at elab-
crate painted decoration. For that
reason the new pieces are especially
suited for the arrangement OF flowers
The lockwood Pottery has had the
longest career Of any OF the existing
art p~otteries, and its history has beer
sufficiently picturesque from the start
1t was founded in 1880 by Mrs. Marie
Longworth Storer. who named \
lockwood" after her fathers countr!
estate near the city. w. w. Taylor
was a controlling influence in the di
~rection Of the work. and since his deatl
the policies that he and Mrs. Storel
introduced have been still adhered to.
The clays used are entirely Ameri
can and are all from the Ohio Valley
The decorators comprise both men an,
women and are drawn mainly from
the Art Academy Of Cincinnati. NJ
duplicates are made and in every wa!
strictly artistic standards are aime'
at. Tho buildings of the pottery
which are extensive. crown the sum
nit Of Mount Adams, n OF the cit,
hills. and command beautiful view
Of the river. the city and its suburbs
Beniamino Bufano. whose prize win
ming Immigrant Group" in Mrs. Whit
ney's competition. o the approve
of ex-President Roosevelt. exhibits
bust Of a Chinese girl in h white
Academy. She not only got into tn
exhibition but into the catalogue wit
a full page illustration. The little gil
wears the elaborate headdress adopte
for Chinatown state occasions, but sh
herself is not particularly Chinese i
spirit nor particularly well drawn. TIL
sculptor was betrayed into n willing
' ness TO be cheap. which is a pity. fc