The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-13

Tenn.
Miss Foley was in Topeka during
the holidays to visit her parents. Last
year she graduated from the Topeka
high school, and in the autumn she
entered the Ward Belmont school.
junior college located in Nashville,
Tenn. She is taking college work
there, and may return for another
years work next fall. She was well
liked in the high school set and is an
attractive young woman with pleasing
manners and personality.
X X X
One of the most interesting after
moons that a department of the Wo-
mans club has furnished for its guests
was that of Thursday, when Mr.. AL
bert T. Reid made a drawing from
living model, with explanatory re-
marks as he proceeded with the work.
The girl chosen for the model was
Miss Alice Lyman, the daughter of DR..
and Mrs. H. E. Lyman, and one of the
pretty young society girls. Miss Ly-
man is a dainty bit of femininfty, and
she made an excellent model, lending
herself entirely to the work and posing
with ease and grace.
Mr.. Reid gave his audience the
choice of two poses that he arranged,
and then began the drawing. After
drawing the lines of the figures, he
proves them by geOmetrical measure
ness in proportions. He next laid in
the background in a terra Gotta color.
The model wore a satin gown in black
and white. The skirt was in broad
stripes of the black and white, and the
hat was a simple, white turban with
side flare to the brim, edged with
black. After the work with the water
colors, Mr.. Reid began the finishing OF
the portrait with crayon. In putting
in the background he emphasized the
! necessity of making contrasting
strokes with the brush to avoid mo-
notony in the picture, and he brought
out the reed of a fareful handling OF
the shadows for the same reason. In
putting in the shadows he explained
how their use threw out the figure
from the canvas, giving it what he
called existence" Mr.. Reid will fin
ish the picture in his own studio, and
| it will probably be exhibited later in
Topeka.
Mr.. Reid's remarks on the ma king
| of picture were given in a phrase
/ ology that his audience could under
| stand and were lacking in technical
| phrases that are outside the grasp OF
the Iayman. 1t was his purpose to
show in the simplest way possible, as
he would demonstrate to class of stu
dents. something of the method OF
making picture. giving strength to
the lines, clearness and character tc
the finished picture.
Mr.. Reid is successful professional
artist, whose illustrations have found
their way into many of the best mag
azineS and books, and whose paintings
have been well received by critics He
and Mr.. George Stone formerly main
| tanned in Topeka one of the largest
art schools in the west, a good many
of the pupils from which are doing
good work in their profession in many
parts of the world.
X X X
A meeting of the Art Guild will be
held tonight at the guild rooms, ia
West Eighth avenue.
An informal at home will be giveI
Sunday afternoon at the Guild rooms
when Mrs. Osborn Larimer and Mis-,
Edna Hopkins will receive. Mr.. Mer.
rell Gage will make an address on the
Borglum exhibit at $3.50 o'clock.
y X X
At a dancing party last night one OF
the girls stepped out attired in new
1 old fashion much in vogue in the east
Beneath the skirt of the gown could
be seen a bit of lace that belonged t.
a pair of pantelettes. 1t took the dis
corning eye of one of the men at the
party to discover the fetching STYLE
and bring it to the attention of the
girls.
The tickets for the Woman's Kansa
Day club luncheon can be bought a
the Pelletier's store. Crosby Brother,