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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

Mr.. Birge Harrison has fairly large
and representative collection OF MS
works at the gallery Of Louis Katz.
They range in period from bis early
Fifth Avenue in Winter" showing a
long-past phase OF that thoroughfare's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
aid and New Traditions
in American Painting
, Portrait by John Singleton Copley at the Metropolitan
" Nuseum-John Sargent Water Cooris-
Pictures by George Luks.
Bv ROYAL CORTlSSOZ.

s not for the collector alone that auction figures
times make mighty interesting reading Occasionally they
% light on public taste pointing to than vagary OF
mn and give comfort those who nothing for
"oI values The Roisinger sale just concluded, supplies
instance AZ the first session, devoted largely to works OF
tan and French origin eightyOur pictures fetched $3.50
=; A. the second when modern German prcdominated
pictures sold for $6S625. Mr. Resnger knew
c. he was when he indicated i'll his will that his leu
& o,ntncs to be sold in Berlin arrangement only
ed on account OF the He recognized developments i'll
n taste which the figures cite sharply confirm How
49, have changed 1t is not very long since the works OF
M rsve arsts Jared shabbly enough in the market Now
% by the great Lenbach sells for $780, after example Of
" DewinC has brought S340O and landscape by Hans
4s,a brings 81 900 against S4950 for by J. Francis
iohv or s. 500 for by !. H. Twachtman Surely there
ehinc all this besides the question OF public familiarity
-b one school or another.
The moral plain. 1t has nothing to do with patriotism
Simply matter Of aesthetic perception We have learned
hat good picture good painting technique not only
ssnt but having quality The Germans. as we POINTED ont
u As have said before they show an nsenstvenes' to
~ cnus Of their medium They do not love paint and caress
With sensuous instinct for its exquisite poenaties This
M not matter Berlin 1t matters here and the enforcement
w.. ered in the Reisinger sale sets thinking on GER
". historical aspects Of the whole question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
Random Impressions of Art
in Current Exhibitions
New Work by American Painters and Scuptors- he
Book of the Homeless John G. Johansen, Birge
HARRISON Elizabeth G.. Baker and Others.

The chief announcement OF the moment is made by the
BROOKLYN Museum An exhibition OF Swedish art will be opened
there next Sunday presenting the paintings sculptures and
prints shown the national section San Francisco with some
additions made by New York collectors AT the American ART
Galleries there onened Yesterday an exhibition OF several coec
tons which are be disposed OF at auction The pant
ngs which include modern American and French works and
number OF old masters from the OF the late r. An
dres General Brayton Ives Richard A. Garfield l. H. McMa
hon and others Rugs bronze and porcens are also included
coos and prints sold settling up the affairs OF the firm
Of Mouon & Ricketts,. -
Drawings by old and modern mastcrs-Rembrandt' ar
Dvck Fragonad REYNOLDS Whistler and Daubgnyare on
view at the ao gallery The Thumb Box gallery opens to-
morrow an exhibition OF drawings made by Mr. Boardman Rob
ns,, On thc eastern war fronts Paintings by NJ Gabriel
Nicoe are at Braun gallery The PhooSecesson gallery
is filled with coors by Mr. John Marin Near BY
at the Rose gallery Mr. Raphael Kirchner shows number OF
his pictures Mr. f. W. Stokes has transferred his pacs OF
scenes in the Arctic and Antarctic the American Museum
Natural History Ancient Persian miniatures belonging TO W.
exhibition the Enrich gallery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

fountain IL delightful. conceived truly
in the round. "Saki." stone sundia!.
would be a charming ornament in a ~
garden.
Clara Davidson Simpson has clever
filtered light in "An Afternoon In
Doors" a girl seated before a white
curtained window Alethea Hill Plat J
cottage interiors are interesting and
well painted. She gives to these Oid
World scenes their full charm. Little
Helen and La Chocolat'," By Agnes
VI. Richmond, is a rather large picture
OF girl and her negro nurse, effective
in pattern and done in cold, low-keyei
colors. Il has the effect OF mosaic
of dull-hue bits Of stone. Miss Rich-
mond's landscapes perhaps lack light,
but they are attractive pieces OF out
of doors. pleasant in color and compo
sition. Alice Preble Tucker de Haas
is one of the largest contributors. IN
a case surrounded by Miss Frismuth's
small bronZes are six or her min a.
lures. They are beautifully painted
and unusually sympathetic. Mrs. de
Haas also shows number OF oils,
most of them charming pictures OF gar
dens. She exhibits two stlll-llies which
show her training as m niaturi. l..
The more notable or the TWO depicts an
embroidered Chinese shawl. on which
is placed green pottery bowl. The
artist has cleverly made the pattern
OF the shawl a part Of the pattern Of
the painting az whole. IL is done
with fine sense of values. The can
vases by Jane Peterson are strongly
painted and drawn. Her vigorous tech
nique is well suited to her subjects,
here, a. almost always. scenes along
the water edge. She paints with a
broad. well-loaded brush In sure
strokes. and her pictures swim IN the
rich sunlight OF a summer day by the
sea.
Edith Penman. who is q potter OF
distinction and an etcher as we'll as b
painter sends pictures The best
Of them is u delightful still-life. THE
LoWestoft Bowl" The. great punch
bowl for which IL is named is fllC j
with purple grapes and placed against
chintz background In the fore
ground Is small vase OF iridescent
glass beautifully rendered. In spite OF
the multitude Of objects and separate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
The Relation of Technique to Style.

we suppose Mr.. Sargent to allude
20 Stuart's slovenly. snufy appear
ance when he knew himl Copley
asked him to stand for him, that he
might paint bit of a ruffle-shirt that
stuck out Of his bosom. Not thinking
that Il would take more than few
minutes, he complied. But after
standing long time, and growing un-
easy, Copley began 10 apologize. NO
consequence at ALL said Stuart, i
beg you would fnish-do all you can
do 20 il now, for this Is the last time
YOU ever get me into such scrape.
Copley's manner. though his pictures
have great merit, WAS very mechanical.
lie painted q very beautiful head OF
ny mother, who told me that she sat
10 him fifteen or sixteen times! Fix
hours at time and that once she
had been sitting 20 him for many
hours, when he left the room for a
few minutes. but requested that she
would not move from her seat during
his absence. She had the curiosity,
however. 70 peep at the picture, and
to her establishment. she found It all
rubbed out
These anecdotes are exactly Illus
trative, almost uncanny in their cor
r,spondence with the data supplied by
the paintings themselves. If we had
not the recollections of his contem-
poraries 10 90 by we would still detect
something mechanical in his art and
divine those endless sittings. But 10
admit the profoundly methodical char
acter Of his work is but 10 be thrown
back upon the cheering circumstance
that his was, after all, the art that
conceals art. The hard struggle with
paint terminated in the proof that he
could, with time, manage It, and man
age il so we'll that In his masterpieces
tie signs Of effort completely disep-
pear. We reproduce also, TO ratity
this judgment, the superb Mrs. Fort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

Mrs. Wharton has well borne ner
part in the work done for war stricken
Europeans in France. From the start
she has given unfagging energies 10
the American Hostels for Refugees and
the Children of Flanders Rescue Com
mittee. Now she continues her hne
ministrations by the compilation OF
writings and works of art by celebrated
men and women in The Book of the
Homeless" Charles Scribner's sons,
a volume 10 be sold for the benefit OF
these organizations. Nor is she con-
tent with the circulation of the book
alone. Through the generosity OF her
contributors she has been able TO ar.
range for the sale of the original
works they placed in her hands: Ihey
were Yesterday placed on exhibition at
the American Art Galleries. thanks 10
the courtesy of Mr.. 7. +. Kirby, and
they will be sold at auction there next
Tuesday afternoon.
The manuscripts will make sensa-
ton, including as they do pieces from
General Jofre, Sarah Bernhard,
Maurice Barres, Henry James, Edith
Wharton, Joseph Conrad, W. ID. How
ellis, and so on through Respondent
list. But our concern in this place IS
of course. with the illustrations III
"The Book of the Homeless" Ihey
range from a slight pen and ink sketch
BY Bonnat TO very solid and rlch
water color by Leon Bakst. There are
delightfully."- Characteristic portrait
drawings by John Sargent and Iheo
Van Rysselberghe. the latter, by the
way, being responsible for beautiiu I'll
head Of erhaeren. RodIn contributes
water color. Menard a nude in colored
crayon, Dagnan- Bouveret, a charming
drawing Of q woman of Brittany, Max
Beerbohm one of his perfect carlca-
lures. IL is "A small collection, but II
is of high personal and artistic inter-
est. The sale should prove a memo
rable event.
The person who concelves or water
color a : something, of necessity. rather
small In size. will receive shock II
ne should enter the Reinhardt gallery
and see the portraits in this medium
with which the walls are now hung.
They are the work Of Elizabeth Gowdy
Baker and are, most Of them, ne
size. 1t Is no small feat TO pam, a
water color on so large scale. we
understand that Miss Baker has nad
constructed a special easel on when
the paper lies and around which she
walks while applying the coIors. Inc
sitters are. all Of them, posed eis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

,-o,~st the recent accessions at
-. vs.roroNtan Museum there Is
49, example Of John Singleton
r.-'.v The Portrait Of Mrs. Mary
;..,br-s Bowers" which We repro
80. 7, Il doubly important pur-
I.,s. for the museum has been none
-, strong On Us representation. OF
-, member Of the early American
s.iool. The lttle portrait OF MIS- MIS-;
Ys-v Storer Green bought IN lsuo
~. 81 the Curtis Fund. IS charming
h. miner specimen Of his art, and the
-V-s John Murray" lent by Mr.
rls,s,er. though an excellent canvas
!, bar5lv a brilliant one. The new
c,,iev shows him yer; nearly ct his
rs. Now IN thus rejecting his es-
,,t;sl Qualities what does II DO Tor
=. STUDENT Does u merely help TO
-,rri on. Tor him the story Of the
',-rs.ive period Of American paint
-. ;u,s'ling .re purpose OF any his
,srcsl document, and only that! Does
I. not also give the connoisseur OF
,s,bricue q .it.le pleasure, The an
,vsr is obvious. Cop.ey IL interesting
,s,suse he was there, because ne
Raped 81 our artiSilc beginnings oN0
s-sr ro-e because he telued 20 make
..se beginnings right. Like Stuart, be
cured Us CD trat line OF development
1-ch we did nov always clearly un-
.srs,srs bu, which httle BY little has
.s,sne absolutely established with US,
-s line Of development which makes,
sr. and last. for fine workmanship.
Nsny are called and few are chosen.
We have da5.ters with Us. in their
t-,ireds T. not % their thousands, TO
'.ls day. Bu, the special note OF the
competent American artist Is an en-
itssissm Tor technique.
Coplsy had e, within the limitations
. his temperament and the rather
,or-si tradition Of his period. The
Industrious Dunlap. in that History
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

l:s ,f Hrs Of Design" published in
'sasu," n'en Is so full Of racy per-
g, frs,s hq vivid studio impressions,
n, i,.n The painters friend Sargent
IS, ~o.'efesling passage:
egsr .r.. USED 20 tell me. that no man
han Co.. now 20 manage paint better
FIN. s,iiey. ] suppose he meant that
sss ,,i,.ist-like manner in which il
b VA ss'.'a 70 the canvas; but he said
he once ~ tedious in his practice.
iison. ~ sI,sited Copley in his painting
ssa!l 1iha ~. Deing good deal of a
~! these notes Of admiration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

At the Business Woman's Club are Q
number of pastels by Lillian Critten-
den. Most Of them are landscapes, mod
ern in treatment and decidedly pleas.
ing In color One or two have been
handled somewhat In the manner OF
posters. Several Of the moro extern
sive views have fine distance. and there
is a good feeling OF light One IN par
ticular, springtime hillside. CLEANS
with the thin, delicate sunshine o..
that season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

u.,ord A,hen@um. Could
ANYTHING be more "painter-like' IN tne
b~st sense of the term. more rlehly
o,so Of the artist subtly aware
~ ~ the last beautiful effect to be. G e, .
, % ,"I from pigment and brush-wors
c 5o',e might nave done me
I ,bing With touch lighter and more
, r,.,aS Sir Joshua with a holder SIM
p i a grander sweep. but neither SdinsT
p pt ,bose masters would have disdained
% % s sign il as it stands. Both 1t may nay,
Io %uo in its vitality and. above all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

always liked "The Diver" fine nude
man poised about 70 spring, with every
muscle tense and with toes that curl
over and grip the edge of the diving
platform. She has paid q good deal
like. not az all the usual characterless
variety which we too often find in this
type of statue. The FISHERMAN Sun
dia" is original and humorous. faun
like man Juggling at an invisible and
obstinate fish, the shadow to be cast
by the fish line. IT. boy with Urn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
HIGH Tide in the World Of Little Shows

gantly, If somewhat self-conscious!y,
against a background of flowers and
trees. The color consists for the most
part Of pretty paste. shades. Inc
portraits are not quite satisfactory as
delineations of character. The people
in them are a trife too stiff TO be real
and one feels that the likenesses are
superficial. The largest painting,
which represents Mrs. James K. Shelf
field. is about the most pleasing thing
shown. The sitter's gracious face and
the dainty coloring OF the picture com
bine TO make portrait sufficiently
charming.
II isa pleasure to look at the paint
ings by John G.. Johansen which are
now on exhibition at the City Club.
There are eleven canvases. all OF them
of merit. That the artist realizes the
decorative value Of long, thin, bare
tree trunks is shown IN two OF the
most effective pictures. "Autumnai
has a pattern of these trees entirely
across it. The color is perhaps
trihe mussy, but fine sense o: the
diving wear is conveyed by the grays
OF the swirling clouds, the browns OF
the trees and ground, and the patches
Of orange sunlight. The Rendez-
yous" shows two or three women with
horses. subdued in a brownish-green
landscape, with most decorative
group of trees at the right and great
convex cloud-mass at the left In the
pictures of the Valley OF Lebanon ne
again produces the very atmosphere
Of autumn. The Valley OF Lebanon
is noteworthy for its striking light ef-
fects and for its luminous browns.
"The Hills Of Lebanon" Is odd IN com
rosition. the horizon being set very
low on the canvas and the picture CON
sisting. for the most part OF lght-
colored sky. Mr.. Johansen's Venetian
paintings are done in pale golden tints
and lack the strength Of the above
mentioned works. The two portraits
will pass. ~ little weak. His autumn
nictures are By far the best and they
would appear to be his latest canvases.
Nine woman artists, eight painters
and one sculptor are AZ present snow
inc examples OF their work az the A p
lington gallery-and very creditaole
showing Il is. The sculptor Is Harriet
Frismuth. Her bronzes have strength
and much beauty Of line. Her two
eagles are superb. II is seldom that
one sees such satisfactory interpreta-
ton, Of this noble bird. We have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

nothing 10 do with good painting. II
is the more painful to come 20 con
clusion of this sort about Mr. Luks
because there are signs m his exhibit
tion that the ideas of beauty are not
foreign to him. The group OF dozen
pastels. luminous notes Of children and
their nurses IN the park. sparkle with
a freshness that would be altogether
captivating if it only included inner
sense of form. A picture like the
"Winter Morning, Washington square
is Joyous ~ its light and color. The
truth here is made beautiful. Why.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

Her Interior. Morning News" has
charming color and, again, good hand
ling of light. Emil Carlsen's pictures
are all gray in tone. There Is peace
fulness about them that Is refreshing.
He shows two still-lifes. two land
scapes and marine. We like the last,
sand Bar at Skagen." II is n study Of
a great wave breaking in foam and
spray. charming in color and handling.
Mr.. Daniel CARRIER is all for color and
decoration, though he is also capable
Of producing light and atmosphere IN
his paintings.
At 81 Madison Avenue Is an exhibit
ton of the works of the members Of
the Blue Dome Fellowship. We ex-
pected TO find that all these artists
worked in the same. or similar. man
ner and were surprised 70 find that
each one has decided individuality.
Their object is the study of light and
color In the open air. and II Is inter
esting 70 observe the different methods
with which they have gone about t.
Henry Albright shows four pictures
two Of them full Of poetic mystery
and two Of almos, brutal reality. The
,
Blue and Silver" charming cOncep-
ton. Dewing Woodwerd's Rose Cur
tains" CLEANS with light. The color
too. is delightful and il is well
painted. She also shows two elusive
out-of-door nudes and a number OF
very pleasing small sketches. Lillian
Whish's little paintings have tn,
beauty of colorng Of black opal
Remington Schuyler shows a powerful
religious picture, Good Friday" Il
represents an agonzed Christ against
q background red with fire and elo-
quent Of war. A. +. Champlain exhibits
two charming fantasies, THE FAIRY
Tailor" and while Mortals Sleep.
lorenzo 5. Rolte works earnestly with
good color and feeling. Her small can
vases are pleasing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

Is 10 manage paint" He may WOO
the muse, as Vermeer did, or CALAMITY
take her by storm, after the fashion Of
Halls. But he cannot win her by beat
ing her about with a club.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
Like Federal Banka

In an interesting article in the Feb
ruary number of the f'World's Work"
on The Government and the Railroads"
Otto II. Kahn, one of the heads of the
big banking house Kahn, Loeb & Co.,
expresses some striking and original
views. Mr.. Kahn takes the stand that
government regulation of the transpor-
tation lines is preferable to government
ownership, but declares the. present
system faulty. He holds one national
authority should have sole charge of
regulating rates and other matters af-
fecting interstate lines, and that neither
State Legislatures nor Commissions
should have any jurisdiction over such
carriers, excepting the exercise of GER
tain administrative, police or public
welfare powers within well defined
limits. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission as at present constituted is
swamped with more work than any
seven men can possibly perform.
Mr.. Kahn enunciates the idea that
the national functions and character of
railroads are analogous to those of
national banks aud that they should be
handled in the same manner. 1.-The
formula and principle II the banking
and currency legislation, viz, strong
effective and controlling central federal
board in Washington, relieved from de-
tail work and from certain essentially
conflicting functions (Which should be
conferred upon separate body,) with
regional boards according to geographic
groupings might prove exactly suited
to railroad legislation. The same body
which determines earnings by fixing
rates should be charged with the re-
sponsibility Of hearing and determining
wage disputes between railroads and
their employees, or, if that be not prac-
ticable, then at least Ewith the duty of
giving full weight and consideration to
all factors that go to enhance the cost
of operating railroads, such as legis-
lative enactments like the Full Crew
Law, increased taxation, advance in
wages, etc. J"
The financier also makes the point
that it should be the successful business
man, and not the failure, whose advice
should be sought in government mat
tiers. Yet there is no country where
the views of representatives of business
are so little needed and so frequently
rebuffed where legislation affecting
economic, industrial and financial mat
tiers is framed. He says: "Let US
have no patience with the presumption
that men who, mostly from small be-
ginnings, have fought their way to the
top after having passed through the
hard and searching test and discipline
of business, are to be ignored or dis
trusted in the shaping of the industrial
and economic policies of the country,
because of alleged incapacity or unwill
ingness to take broad and patriotic
view of national questions directly or
indirectly affecting their own interests. /
Let US lend no countenance to the pre-
that patriotism, virtue, and
knowledge reside primarily with those
who have been unsuccessful, those who
have no practical experience of bust
ness, nor yet, be it said with all re-
spect, with those who are politicians or
Office holders"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
First published February 19, 1861
Publication Notice.

State of Kansas, Ellis County, IS:
The State of Kansas to Hannah A.
Price, if living; the unknown heirs, ex-
ecutors, administrators, deviSees, trus-
tees and assigns of the said Hannah A.
Price, if she be dead; The Union Pacific
Land Company, Bankers Trust Com
pany, Trustee; Caryl Sheldon, Bert
Sheldon, and the unknown heirs, execu-
tors, administrators, devisees, trustees
and assigns of Eli Sheldon deceased.
You and each of you, the above-named
and described persons and corporations,
are hereby notified that you have been
sued in the District Court of Ellis Coun-
ty, Kansas, by Mary I. Noble, as plain
tiff, and that you, and each of you,
must answer the petition filed by said
plaintiff, Mary l. Noble, in said action
in said court, on or before the 31st day
of March, 1916, or said petition will be
taken as true and judgment rendered
accordingly, quoting and establishing
the title to lots four "a and five 81 in
block eleven I'D, Union Pacific Rail
way Company 8 second addition to the
town of Ellis, now city of Ellis, Kansas,
in said Mary Noble, and forever bar
ring and excluding you and each of you
from any and all right, title, interest,
estate or liens in, to and upon said real
estate,
(SEAL) E. c. Flood,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest. F. B. Miller,
Clerk of District Court.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

Daily Thought
Be Of good courage: that Il tAs
1aia thing.-Thoreae.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04

7shsriF Of Ellis County. kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-04
A "Monroe Doctrine for Japs.

Application of the Monroe Doctrine
in the Far East is the explanation of
Japan's attitude toward China, accord
ing TO K. Obara, a Japanese merchant,
who is travelling In America.
Japan undertook its part In the
European war under pressure of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance ostensibly, :"
said Mr.. Obara, s'but the the fact is
that it was but an attempt on the part
of Japan to establish its Monroe Doc
trine' in the Far East. Any territorial
aggrandizement on the part of foreign
powers IN China is q serious menace to
Japan, and has TO be fought a. such.
IF Germany should seek 70 regain
Tsingtau, it win have Japan to reckon
with. do not mean that the door Of
China is closed. What Japan does not
want is the establishment Of a foreign
power In the East Washington Post.
Daily Thought.
Be Of good courage: that Il tAs
Eaafel fl1fna-Thnreass