Evening star., 1917-12-09

pervasive. The world is better because
she lived and more than this cannot
be said of any one.
The Society of Washington Artists
will open their annual exhibition in
the Corcoran Gallery of Art next Thurs
day evening. No special invitations will
De issued to a private view. but all who
are interested will be welcome to the
first showing. The exhibition will, it
is expected. be composed entirely of
local work and will. it is hoped, main
tain the traditions established by the
| society in past years. So.
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A lecture on Flemish Art and the
War" will be given by Maurice W.
Brockwell Of Cambridge University,
England. under the auspices of, the
Washington Society of the Fine Arts in
| the auditorium of the National Mu-
scum. on Wednesday. December 12. Mr..
Srockwell is an art critic of distinction
FOR ten years he was a regular con-
/ tributor to the London Times, MorEine
POST and Atheneum. He assisted in re-
writing the catalogue of the National
gallery. London. and he has lately writ
ten the catalogue of the exhibition of
Italian primitive paintings held in New
| YORK TOT one OF the wartime charities.
He has also been associated with the
Berensons in their scholarly Researches
in connection with old masterpieces of
painting His lecture will be fully IL
lustrated with stereopticon slides
T. ,. .....
Arthur Stanley Riggs will give an
illustrated lecture on "A, Visit to Fa-
nous French Cathedrals in the War
Zone, under the auspices of the Art
and Archaeology League of Washing
ton. in the auditorium of the corcoran
Gallery OF Art on Tuesday afternoon,
DecemDer IL. at 2:45 o'clock Prof
Mitchell Carroll is president of the
league. ~I
A portrait of the late Winnie Ream Hoxie
by J. p. A. Healy has been presented to
the National Gallery Of Art by Gen.
Hoxie. This portrait was painted at the
time that Mrs. Hoxie was making her
statue of Lincoln, now in the Capitol. and
1t represents her as very young woman
in European peasant costume. 1t is quite
IN the spirit OF the time in which IT was
painted. picturesque and charming. 1t
preserves the memory Of very cour-
aseous and aspiring young girl who dared
to 90 what one Of more mature wears
"SoiA h1sC HGiu DdCk from Iearfully. and
who. in spite OF youth and inexperience.
really accomplished wonders. It also gives
indication OF. that personal charm which
endeared Winnie Ream to her tnnumerable
friends and which made it almost limos
sioie Tor any one to deny her requests.
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Richard G. Paine Of this cftv. wbo 10
on the stair Of the National Museum, has
modelled an unusual spirited animal group.
The Danger Signal" which is reproduced
and favorably commented upon in the
Monumental News for December. It rem
resents puma climbing over, the rocks
and pausing at TIE. warning signal. OF d
rattlesnake partially concealed - in a
crevice. The rattler is ready to strike.
head appraised :; for both beast and FERTILE
it Is a moment of tension. The sromn 10
admirably plastic and apparent strong
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Miss Edith L. Widing OF Boston is 10
hold an, exhibition of red chalk draw
ings at the Moore Galleries, on 18th
street. this week. opening tomorrow.
Miss Widing has recently. made. nor.
traits In. this interesting medium Of
mrs Nicholas Longworth Nine de-
Sibour. Mrs. James Wadsworth Mrs
Charles A Mum and tho cb{Idra, oe