Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13

nuand the Corcoran Gallery mas re-
ceived as a temporary loan very
Joseph Bail. a contemporary French
artist This is an interior. painted
somewhat in the spirit OF the WORKS
by the Dutch masters, such as YER
skill and very delightful artistic feel
ing. 1t shows three young women At
a table by O window, two seated, the
third standing. On the hoor in 'front.'
of the table is a large brass s, xe y
With other things on the table -
silver Jug, both of which are exquisite
" rendered Back of the table 10
mantel. and on it are certain orna-
ments. which are made pleasing
Some may object that even the hg-
ures In this painting are rendered a.
still life, but 1t is the artists business
to interpret beauty. and in such man
ner that it becomes patent to an. inns
by an understanding of the elements
Of composition and by a technique 30
skillful that 1t creates. as In this In
stance. a beautiful surface. Such pic
ture has intrinsic interest, as well as
value. from the standpoint Of art.
Mrs Augustus Saint-Gaudens was In
Washington for several days last week.
on her way from her winter home in
Florida to her summer home at Cor
nish, N. H. 1t is on the Cornish es-
tate Aspect, that the memorial museum
of Saint-Gaundens work is located.
This museum is nothing more than a
group of studios formerly used by this
greatest of our American sculptors and.
as far as possible. though they now
contain examples of many of Mr.. Saint
Gaudens' works. they have been kept
as nearly as he left them as possible.
From June to late october the museum
t. 10 Il nCt~
TO visit it, and during the season
there are thousands who avail them
selves of this privilege. Never by
seeing separate works Of Safnt-Gaudens
of his gerat and noble genius as by
viewing this comprehensive collection
of his sculpture at Cornish.
1t is greatly to be regretted that Saint
Gaudens is so inadequately represented
in our public collections in this city. for
which he did so much in his years of serv-
ice as member OF the park commission.
We have here, to be sure. his marvellous
Adams memorial in Rock Creek cemetery.
but that is practically all. The Corcoran
Gallery owns merely plaster cast Of his
Puritan" presented to the gallery at the
time OF the SaintGaudens exhibition by
the Chicago Art Institute, though it has
the privilege Of having on exhibition in
OF David J. Hill by Mr. Saint
Robert Louis Stevenson circular plaque
in bronze. loaned by Mrs. John C. Ere
exhibition for some time, as loan from
Mrs. Saint-Gaudens, reduction of the
Chicago Lincoln and a full-size head Of
the same statue in bronze.
At some time we should undoubtedly
have a comparatively complete collection
of Saint-Gaudens work in the National
Capital. and it is to be hoped that steps
toward such accomplishment will not be
MI mt ina vThA
sibility of procuring the best examples Of
Mr.. Saint-Gauden"s works will have
passed.
In the Washington studio of Elsie Cobb
hensive collection of studies in interior
furnishing and decoration by students
of the New York School Of Fine and APP
piled Art. This exhibition, which is open
to the public every afternoon from 5 to 5,
comprises thirty or more full-size studies
in color nicely rendered, of rooms APP
propriately decorated and furnished in the
various styles. 1t is collection which
does great credit to the school conducted
under the charge of Frank Alvah Parsons.
and one that will prove of genuine inter-
est to architects and to home makers.
The exhibition will continue through
the present week and possibly longer.
X !:
Tuesday evening. as previously an
nounced, Prof. Victor Horta. the dis
tinguished Belgian architect. will lecture |
in the auditorium of the National Museum /
on 'charaeteristics Of the ReliEious and
Thursday evening In the same place he |
will be heard again on the subject Of
Zone Century of Modern Arts In Bel |
GUM" Both lectures will be illustrated |
At a meeting held at the Handicraft |
School on May l. 1917, the Handicraft |
Guild of Washington was formally or |
ganized
1t is hoped that by bringing into as
ISOLATION craft workers in Washington |