Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

personal; Carl Smith contributes por-
trait of well known Episcopal minis
ter of this city-oae of the best por
traits he has ever painted: Mrs Lessen
ring sends capital little portrait of
Mr.. Leisenrine, as well as a very skill
fully painted nude, and from Felecie
Waldo Howard has come an extremely
clever study of an old woman as well
wild Azaleas.'' which is one of the no.
table canvases of this show.
| Quite the best thing that Miss Hattie
4 f. Burdette has shown in several years
=; is her Green Book study of
young woman in dull red kimana hold
, ing book bound in green leather in
her lap. The coloring is good and the
! figure admirs bly, felt beneath the folds
of the falling drapery.
! A gay note is added by Mrs. Brum-
| bach of Kansas City, who contributes
a painting of the picturesque little
Good Harbor Beach near Bass Rocks.
| Mass, gaily peoplcd. Very few have
presented such scenes so artstically
and well.
i Mrs. ZmmeIe's Polly swinging in
a hammock out under the trees, also
lends brightness and charm MRS
Zimmele also shows a medallion in
plaster of the same little girl.
Interesting Landscapes.
Edgar Nye makes an excellent show
! ing with three more landscapes
| broadly painted and especially inter-
esting in pattern.
| Lewis c. lClephane, the secretary of
the society. sends two pictures painted
abroad one in Ravello. showing the
beautiful Italian hills through one OF
| The ancient gateways, and the otkeT
| the old roofs in picturesque Dutch
| town.
! Two late Corners to Washington are
! we'll represented, J. w. Breyfogle, VINO
sends u head OF a girl, Mag, dark IN
, tone but insistent with personally
and very subt1ely rendered, and wal
lace Bryant. who has contributed an
| interior, Vera Reading" delightfully."-
composed and exceedingly pictorial.
| II. lie Grand Johnston. who has not
! exhibited for some time, sends PIC
| ture of snowy meadows which is very
! attractive, and from De Lancey Giii
has come toneful little landscape en-,
| titled "Wye River Country, Maryland
| On the fiat wall there is hung sunny
picture by Letitia Maxwell of little
| girl seated in the corner OF a porch
| Near this hangs an interesting and en-
f; gagine landscape by Adma Green Kerr,
/ Over the Hill. Oregon.
| A bit beyond TO the right is another
! delightful picture of the outdoor world
| freshly and crisply painted. Winter
f, Hillside" by John +. Folinsbee. Here.
| too. is an excellent picture by w. r.
! l'efTiCk. W Ho aioo sei'u' d iio'' 40
i lent painting of dahlias. as we'll as a
I. plea sing picture of the Potomac
| Marshes" by w. Tripiett Davis.
| W. $. Cline is represented by paint
| ing of the Chicago gas works--a far
/ from picturesque subject. but well rem
| dered--which. with bristling chimneys.
! may prove of special local interest at
(, this time when additions of. this kind
| threaten our city vistas.
Still Life Paintings.
!. There are some excellent still life
paintings in this exhibition. One by
| Miss Howell has already been men,
| toned: another of special note is by
! Miss Lena Brooke, the niece Of Rich
! ard \. Brooke. others have been con-
! tributed by Florence E. Harris, Eliza
i beth Muhlhofer. Marian r. Heitmiller
! and l.. w. Casey
| A feature of this exhibition Is the
| small picture, pleasing variation
from the large canvas painted as rule
/ for such shows. Among those who have
| contributed little pictures of excep-
tional interest and charm are Clara r.
/ Saunders, Adele williams, Bertha
Noyes. Marion Howard. Charles H. Sea
ton. w. 3. Chiffon. J. C. Fitzpatrick
and Annie p. Kelly
The sculptors represented are Jerome
Conner. George w. Zolnay. Fl. K. Bush
| Brown and Richard G. Paine
+ The exhibition will continue until the
18th Of Marci, and will be open to tn.
public in accordance with the usual
| rules Of the Corcoran Gallery.
- LEILA -MECHLIM