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National Life and National Art.

10 hiring back the glory Of the great
centuries in Flemish painting. But ne
cannot palvanize into life their essen
TALLY uninspired productions. Navez,
the pupil Of David. could paint q good
,ortrait-in David's manner Baron
Manners and others could be romanti-
cally spirited and momentarily efec-
tive in q theatrical way. in what Dr'
Rooses aptly describes as the golden
age for vast patriotic compositions.
Louis Gallait was fairly impressive as
an historical painter and the perferVld
Wiertz, az rare intervals, gave toler-
ably persuasive form 10 his strange
imaginings. But scarce any one IN
that generation had a glimmering OF
the old Flemish art Of painting. These
painters were sincere, laborous, put
without technical magic and therefore
dull.
The little interiors Of Madou, de-
lightful echoes of Teniers and the IKE,
are the sole limitations we have OF the
recrudescence of an early ideal IN a
school struggling TO be born anew. HIS
success was due to the consistent ma
ture Of his realism. The Flemings have
always been rcalists, even the Prml-
tives. with their high mystical feryors.
ne trouble WIN dItlot0 iihN -NoF 60
Wrappers and their colleagues was that
their works were incubated in the
studio and were smothered in conven-
lion. The strength Of the present
school lies IN its closer relation to the
living. breathing world Belgian art
promises TO flourish more and more
because il has been drawing its susten-
ance from Belgian life. Incidentally II
has re-awakencd 10 an appreciation OF
technique.
Alfred Stevens was the standard
bearer in the latter indispensable
movement. The official pioneer Is
BARON Leys. who was born a few years
earlier and rose 70 great fame in Bel
rium through his polished illustrations
of national history. His talents are
not 10 be underestimate. lie was
sound draughtsman in the VEN o.
Moro. a good if not brilliant colorist
In style As I'm subject he allied himself
with tho past too much IN the spirit Of
the artist who leans upon mere iormu
lm. Accomplished as he was goo1
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composed. and loose in handling. LA
brioche" is a well painted and absolute
IL symmetrical still life, with white
rose stuck into a loaf Of bread "A
quaint conceit, this last. The sketch.
La PLACE de Boulogne," is the best OF
all. 1t is a true Manet, though small
and hurried
Portraits Of women and children by
American painters are on view al the
CITY Club. The four by Wilhelm Funk
have tho showiness common 10 his por-
traits Of women, which are never so
satisfactory as his pictures of men.
By Robert Henri is a portrait Of a
strange looking girl in dark dull red
with green fan, which has more
beauty than much Of his recent WORK.
Luis Mora's picture of two little girls
has decided quaintness and charm be-
sides being well painted.
Emile Fuchs's portraits at Seligman 5
ere uneven in quality. They are on
the whole good. though the men are
ant 20 be far better than the women.
Tie has generally managed 10 avoid the
mere prettiness which seems TO be the
chief characteristic of so many fash
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the notable collection Of Japanese coll
ored prints formed by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Osgood Blanchard during three
year residence IN Japan attracted rep
resentative gathering OF lovers OF high
class art. Ii is said that no collection
Of japanese prints Of greater impor-
lance or Of such uniformly fine quality
has ever been offered at public sale in
this country.
What ia regarded by experts as a
splendid example Of the skilful en-
craving and printing Of Ycishi, a pupil
Of Kano Eisen (l75O-1sl5), entitled
"Extrayagant and Luxurious Genji,"
briught the highest price OF the after
noon-S47O. II was bought By Otto
Bernet. as ngent II depicts a prince
standing near a door. held open by a
woman In a figured black k.mono. An
other is advancing with a spray Of
wistaria, on which is a bird, and a
princess Is coming from her bullock
cart. under an umbrella, carried by one
Of her ladies in waiting, with two
others following The picture. which Is
a triptych, Dis signed Elisha ga, that
being part OF the artists name.
The second best price 1890 was
paid by Frederick vs.. Cookn who
wrote the f0rcw0rd in the catalogue
for "A Museum MosO.' called one Of
the gems Of the collection, by Haru-
%. d Nr
ing IN 1863 Mr. G00kln says Of this
artit, who portrays a charming version
Of the Chinese legend OF Moso: From
1903 until his untmely death he held
the centre Of the stage against all
rivals"
V W. Seaman. as agent. gave 1870
FOR "Thc Clothes Beating Tama River"
This artistic triptych s considered one
Of Toyokuni's most famous works. For
Seven Sagos Of tlc Bamboo Grove,
Representing the Month OF May" by
the same artist. Elizabeth Randol gave
$500. For another gem Of the collec-
ton by liokusai, "Sen put kai Sci
showing the slopes Of Full, the over
part covered with trees. the upper ~
red and the summit and crevices flled
wits now, J.. j. k0vack gave S2G5.
Aucu tus a. Hea.y, representing the
Brooklyn Museum. obtained for Sl35 a
print By Kiyonaga SHOWING Tea House
Beauties and Howard Mansfield paid
SlC5 for a Lady. lcr Son and Maid
and Man Servant by Shurcho. The
total Of this session was 29.2s1.
"Fuji kaWa.' one OF the ffty-three
views Of the Toka.do by Hiroshige,
showing "a snow. covered mountain
,sor,,o +t ~cu.h which flow tho waters
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tainly not suffering from neglect at the
moment, will find further material Of
interest az the Goupil gallery, where
Miss leila de Milhau is showing a
number of her recent etchings, with a
few that have been seen before. she
has made progress in her craft, and de-
velops with a surer hand the effects Of
a delicate, very sympathetic pictur-
esqueness which is the special denote
ment Of her taste. Her most ambitious
plate, 1.-THE River and the Roots Is
not her best. Neither the flowing water
nor the gnarled tree-forms in this IN
teresting conception are drawn with the
frmness or economy of line which the
subject needs. She should simplify in
design like this, generallze more
broadly. But this very plate admirably
illustrates her gift for pictorial indi-
viduality and charm. Her technical
adroitness and good judgment come out
better in some of the smaller studies,
notably the cheshire Village The
discreet handling Of the road in this
composition points TO the treatment
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JAPANESE PRINT BRINGS $40

The first session OF the sale at the
American Art Galleries yesterday Of
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rsmbls was Jan Van Beers, and his
tleyerness was so Partisan In character
"a. &, detached him from the rest a.
though he were really an allen But
hat vas more than twenty years ago
N the interim Belgium has been de-
ysioping something Ike a national
iehool y. Joseph Pruiik Of Brussels
WHO vas iecturing on the subject al
BE Museum Of French Art IN this CITY
l..cs while ago. was 20 wildly con-
',io1s 81 Ibis circumstance that nc
t,rd hardly understand why he had
found 10 difficult 20 discover only the
'lsrderest traces o. modern Belgian
trt a. tho Metropolitan. ~ IS not, 20
isil the truth, a matter OF surprise
nat Alfred Stevens--another ARuie
With Partisan trsits-should be about
ne only member Of tho school 20 make
~ way here. II g.. We repeat. q ne"
icaool. which has but slowly evolved
fsef out % tho backward condition.
bi ift nineteenth century, ana D"
nature ~ 'hings 10 must take time 70
s2sert i'seif
Like many another Continental peo-
De 'he Belgians broke with their ar
iisiic pat in the eighteenth century
IN hat period they forgot the goin'h
if4ci,on ~ their Incompatible pfiml
ysz. the tradition Of the Van LycHs,
Van der Weydon, Memling. GeIar'
David ard ne rest, and they ab"h
''ned With equsl completeness inc
NlncIples " K1bens and Van Dyer
me strain ~ national artistic "nrrgP
fsn loHer and lover When Belgium
became fhe COCKPIT ~ Europe ~ DIS
'ppfsrsH altogether. Max Rooser'
nshoss Ar 70 Flsndersp In the invalu-
ABLE "Ars Una" series published by me
cfribnsrs, giyss sll the details ~ the
aDTy, dDes the beat he can for me men
st> tired. after the NaDoleonie wars.
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In Black and White and in Colors.

One of the most interesting "one
man shows" of the current season Is
that Of drawings in color and pen-and-
ink by the young Swedish-Ameiican,
Carl Sprinchorn, at the Holman gal
lery. Though all of these rapid little
sketches are of value. those In pen and
ink. with or without added color, are
especially noteworthy. They are more
than clever. They possess a truly re-
markabe quality OF line, both beaut'-
full and interpretative. With q Few
hurried strokes the artist secures
wonderful rendering of character AID
action. Look at No. 90, "The Exhaust
ed Swimmer" How well one feels the
weak. exhausted condition of the man
as he reclines dropping on the shore.
In No. q, From "A French Novel.
intensity of emotion Is eloquently
EXPRESSED. and most subtly, IN the sill
bouette of the head and hands OF the
man and in the line of the woman
neck. Sarah Bernhard IN Camille
has undeniablc charm in its pattern and
delicate coloring. In Greek Motif
Mr.. Sprinchorn has obtained through
the use OF the fewest possible lines an
effect almost sculptural, which carries
the mind instinctively 10 the statues
of Neunier. No. 80 has also very sus-
cestive line. Many of the drawings re-
call Rodin. but there is one, st. Sc
bastian." which might have been done
by some seventeenth century master.
IL has that quality and shows an IN
usual grasp of anatomical truth.
A large number Of prints, etchings
and Autographs by J. Andre Smith are
the present showing at Hahlo's. Inc
li,hogrsphs are views in and around
New York. After having been printed
they have been painted IN water color
with usually a happy effect Mr.. smith
realizes the pictorial possibilities OF
This CITY and seems instinctvely 10
scile upon effective viewpoints. ne
subjects cover a wide range. from the
skvscrapers of lower Manhattan 70 the
sbanties Of the wilds in The Bronx, and
some Of tho interpretations are remark
ably fine. In one or two OF the prints
the color Is OF more importance thah
the TYPOGRAPHY. Many Of the etchings
are of great delicacy and all have a
marked aesthetic quality. The compo-
sition is generally good. and IN some
the etcher shows certain indebted
ness TO Whistler. The plates done IN
pure etching are the best, though once
in A while there is a judicious use OF
drypoint, as in the gondolas in san
Geremia, Venice" The subjects OF the
etchings are taken from many coun-
! tries. though for 'he most part Venice
and Brittany Mezzotin.s in all stages
of the process, from the preliminary
/ iketch TO thu final proofs and cancelled
plate. make the current show at the
Ralston gallery. They are the work
of Elizabeth Gulland and are 10 be
donated TO the New York Public Ii
brary. The plates are dainty. symps-
thetic and feminine.
The amateur Of prints who - GER
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This school has come late TO a re-
llizat.on Of its natural resources. The
rresent writer can well remember the
POOR impression left by the Belgian
section a. the Chicago Fair. There
we're one or two good landscapes by
Trans Courtens and he was moderately
supported by a few effective workers
in his field, but otherwise the only
salient type in rather colorless en-
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should not have been more carefully
considered. The portrait OF Sir John
stou Forbes Robertson is admirable.
Mr.. Fuchs gets decided character IN
these portraits Of men. The little por-
trait OF Mrs. Shrady is by far the best
of those Of women. but the brushwork
should be smoother in so very small
painting which must, Of necessity, be
observed close at hand.
The Braun gallery Is exhibiting a
number of paintings, portraits and
genre. the work of a French artist
Nine. Lucas-Robiquet The portra.ts
are viyacious, of the type generally
produced by painter Of polite society.
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ionable painters. To be sure. he does
once in awhile indulge himself In a
slice Of sentiment. but this is only
IN the Less important p.stures. The
effect Of some Of The canvases Is
spoiled through earelessness q de-
tails. as IN the high lights q the ewes
and the drawing Of a hand. Mrs. "a.
win Gould" u a well arranged picture.
"Dr. Howard W Beal" = an exception
ally fine strong portrait II Is q Pity
tina, the drawing OF the left hand
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preserve an indissoluble tie with the
broad drift of the Belgian genius in
art. Brussels has always been hos
ptahle to every new thing and even
as we state this fundamentally healthy
condition OF the school We remember
certain signs of the subsection Of con-
temporary taste 10 specious influences.
Architecture, for example, especially
the architecture OF the private house,
has suffered from some fearful and
wonderful applications Of Tart nop-
Ucou. But manifestations like that
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open and will not close until June !.
A grand prize Of $1,000 viii be award
ed. and there will be others making a
total OF $4,000. Particulars may be OBJ
tanned from the poster committee, at -
West Thirty-ninth Street.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

kicking and sank to the bottom. The
other frog discreetly kept his mouth
shut and valiantly continued kicking.
In the morning, when the farmers
wife came to get her milk for break
fast, she found him calmly sitting on a
pat of butter, which he had churned
up by his kicking. The other frog lay
dead on the bottom of the jar.
While the educational work in the
man and the schools officials, is not in
tended to accomplish the concrete re-
form of adding compulsory instruction
in swimming to the school curriculum,
tendencies are pointing in that direc-
tiOn. The big preventive means for
water casualties is a universal knowl-
edge of swimming, and there is no bet
ter means Of spreading this knowledge
than by making it compulsory in the
schools. Boston high schools now make
swimming requisite for graduation,
and tanks and pools are becoming es-
sential features in all new school
buildings. Authorities on swimming
assert that the child should be taught
swimming almost as soon as he is
taught to walk, and that the physical
response, when thrown suddenly into
water. should be as immediate and in
stinctive as it is to situations on land.
These are the lines now being follow
ed in the water safety campaign. As
the summer advances, new opportuni-
ties will appear for the spread of water
propaganda. 1t is likely that not only
will Washington's deaths from drown
ings be reduced to a minimum, but
that the vigorous work of Maj. Pull
man will furnish a laudable example,
inspiring organized action by the police
departments of other cities.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

youngsters who knew rescue methods re-
suited in the organization of the vol
unteer live-Saving corps OF New 1Ork
This organization has been remarkably
of drownings in that city. Notwithstanding
the enormous increase in population and
the fact that water sports on New York
waters already crowded with shippins'
The life-saving corps of Washington is
chartered under the Red Cross. and the
members wear the Red Cross hfe-saving
medallion. A candidate must be eighteen
that he can tow a person of his own
weight for distance of fifty feet. keep a
person of his own weight who is COM
pletely dressed afloat for one minute, dive
to a reasonable depth and bring to the
surface ten-pound sand bag. release
himself from the various holds of per-
son who is in danger Of drowning and
explain methods of artificial! respiration.
He must of course. be familiar with the
waters of the section over which the corps
has jurisdiction.
The Aqueduct Bridge Life-Saving
Corps, the Capital City Life-Saving
Corps and the Boy Scout Life-Saving
Corps have been recruited from the
best swimmers Of the city. Each corps
looks after portion of the water
front Meetings are held to consider
problems connected with rescue work
handling dangerous situations which
arise in the water. They arrange
swimming and life-saving exhibitions
and competitions, encourage SWIM
ming and endeavor to gain recruits Tor
the life-saving squads
That every swimmer makes hrst-
class life-saveT' is the basic Idea OF the
water work done by the Red Cross, and
inasmuch as practice in breaking
death grips, in towing persons In the
Evening star., 1916-04-30

decide upon proper methods for remov-
ing the causes, whatever they may be-
and spread the propasanda OF ilie-saV
ing Each member OF the commit.ee
will look after certain section ol .,e
twenty y-two-mile river front OF the
city, reporting at the committee meet
ings the work done in his section IN
reducing drownings.
The members of the committee, in ad-
dition to the chairman and the Red
Cross representative. are DIR. Z. L. Ii.
Anderson, who has always been an ar
dent advocate of swimming and mas
fostered an interest in it among WASH :
ingtonians whenever posslpie, w. "A.
Rogers. commodore of the washington
Canoe Club; Elihu H. Ropes. an en-
sineer in the coast guard service. lnti-
mately familiar with the construction
of docks, wharves and life-savinS sta
tions; f. J. Brunner, one OF the pest
swimmers of the metropolitan ponce
department and who is coacn OF !1e
Washington Swimming Club: Dr. Sid
ney Cousins, superintendent OF the
bathing beach. and George r. Dickson.
well known among Washington water
lovers and crack swimmers.
Probably one of the most unique
features Of the Washington life-saving
campaign is the fact that a member
of the police force has been detailed
to give his whole time to the instruc-
tion of bathers at the various bathing
pools during the coming season. Maj.
Pullman has assigned +. J. Drummer.
one of the harbor police. and well
known and expert swimmer of Wash
ington. as official life safety in
structor. AS soon as the municipal
bathing pool and the two new play
with a corps of volunteer assistants.
qualified as swimming and life-savinS
coaches by practice along the SWIM
ming course of the Potomac. will visit
Evening star., 1916-04-30

requisitioned in talking water prepar-
ednesS.
He explained how to handle a boat.
how to use an overturned boat as a
life buoy, how to resuscitate a person
in a drowning condition. with en-
phasis on artificial respiration. which
is merely placing the person to be re-
vived face downward on the ground.
then pressing vigorously on the sides
out Of the lungs and letting go quickly
to force the air in. He warned the
waterfront youngster against seeking
a watery grave by using the treacher-
Gus spots about the wharves as a
bathing pool instead of the municipal
pool, and discouraged the high school
lad from taking his sweetheart in a
canoe unless he knew how to rescue
her If the boat should overturn. He
included all the common sense hints
and precautions that. striking home to
dire disaster when the humid summer
days drive them off to creek or river.
X
The story of the two frogs, used to
drive home a point in water safety,
proved Immensely popular with the
school audiences. These two frogs
jumped into a crock of milk. The sides
were slippery, and when they got tired
of swimming about they discovered
that there was no way of getting out
One of the frogs gave up Immediately
and. loudly bemoaning his fate, at the
same time swallowing considerable
milk through his open mouth, stopped
Evening star., 1916-04-30

and sometimes under the water. But
from his intrepidity and skill in swim
ming. he was enabled to get through
this periIous conflict safely and to con-
quer the sturgeon and tow him on
shore without the aid of his boat.
The sturgeon had a spectacular habit
of occasionally throwing itself to
considerable distance above the water.
to a height of eight or ten feet. and
there are accounts which say that stur-
geons sometimes leaped higher than
this. They have" wrote Mr.. Elliot,
sometimes fallen in this way, very
much to the risk of those on board, in
the boats plying at the ferry in George
town in this District. and an unfortu-
nate occurrence took place during the
revolutionary war producti-e of
most serious accident on NfSxh river.
A sturgeon came down from on e of
these leaps into a ferry2ot Vhiie
crossing that river. on the zap of an
American officer. who was q passenger
and sitting in the stern. with such vio-
lence as to break his thigh and occa-
sion his DEATH
Evening star., 1916-04-30

water, with all other stunts provided
against the time when they will be Of
practical use, is merely sport for
swimmers. there is prospect that in
time all of the water lovers of the
country will be splendid army safe
guarding the lives Of humans who take
to the rivers and lakes of the country
for summer diversion.
I'VE cannot make the river safe for
pleasure-seekers without a large de-
gree Of cooperation on their part"
asserted Maj. Pullman in discussing
this new function of the police depart
ment. life buoys on the river front,
an increase in the number of police
men. any amount of outside and ar
tif1cial safeguards is useless unless the
individual himself observes the rules
which make for safety on water. Our
first line of attack will be to educate
people generally in water safety.
The majority of people are woefully
ignorant of the proper precautions
that should be observed by any one
who goes out on the river. A person
who knows nothing about swimming
will dare things while in a boat which
even an experienced swimmer would
not do. The resulting fatality Is
charged up to the inherent malevolence
of the watery element. Fond parents for
bid their children to ever go near the
water, and look upon any kind of
sports on water as a snare Of the devil.
Instead of this kind Of attitude. we
want every one to become so familiar
with boating and swimming and to be
so ready to meet any situation that
may arise while they are on the water
that all fear will vanish and the de-
lightful sports of boating and bathing
be developed to the maximum"
AS hundreds of the youngsters of
the city who are especially exposed
to the temptation of the river are gath
cred into the large waterfront schools
OF Georgetown and Southwest Wash
ington, and as the majority Of sum-
mer fatalities are among high school
girls and boys, who. overly exhilarat-
ed by surcease from classroom duties,
undertake too great risks in the river,
Maj. Pullman secured the cooperation
OF school officials in spreading water
SAFETY propaganda through the schools.
Commodore Longfellow happened to
be In Washington at the psychological
moment. and his services, together with
those of Mr.. Brunner, who gave prac-
tical hints on learning to swim, were
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On Preparedness.

ID RESIDENT JOHN GRIER HIBBEN
6 of Princeton was talking at a
luncheon about preparedness.
Preparedness is our duty" he said.
'If we don't prepare we will find our
selves in fearful trouble. The man
who in these cyclonic times opposes
preparedness is apt to get the worst
of it, like Jones.
Zones. a fat, steady-going clerk.
had worked for the same firm seven
teen years. A new hand. nervous
young fellow, complained to him one
day:
"Tve been here six months now,
and it's time had a raise.
"'Oh. keep your hair on said Jones.
4 was here two years before / got my
first raise. Just plug away patiently.
my boy-that's the way to get on. By
the way, what is your salary, any
how?
"'Only $780, said the younger man.
"'Holy smoke" roared Jones. And
mine is fifteen"