The Washington times., 1917-02-18

fortnight ago, Ia coming back to
Washington; and this time wen all
have an opportunity to hear the re-
cital. for Il is to be given at the Play
house.
Thursday afternoon, March /, is the
day, o'clock the time, and, Of course
the concert will be given under
fashionable patronage, Mrs. Larz An
derson. Mrs. Blaine Beale, Mrs. Mar
shall Field. Mrs. Lawrence Towsend,
and a number OF others. Somehow
everything in Washington. no matter
what its artistic merit, needs must
be under fashionable patronsge" to
achieve success.
The Societe des Instruments An
ciens, Of Paris. Is touring under the
auspices OF the French-American Az
sociation for Musical Art, which was
organized in an effort to make Ameri-
ca better acquainted with French
music. In these days when interest
In old things Is at its height, the
little company of musicians, with
their quaint inAtruments and still
auainter music should have a partic-
ular appeal.
Quartet Of Instruments
OF the VieIin Family.
There Is a quartet OF instruments
of the violin family and for accom-
paniment a clayecin. The members
of the society are artists. They play
the old instruments as skillfully as
members of the most important string
quartets play the violin and violas of.
today. The ensemble Is very good, q
sympathetic understanding exists be-
NwHrA ~ nIa - g.
charm reminiscent OF the days when
music was an intimate art in the
sound of the viola d'amour. the quin-
ton, the vfole de gambe, and the basse
de Viole.
Mrs. Marshall Fields invitation to
hear these delightful musicians was
one of the few which has tempted
Mime. Jusserand, wife of the French
ambassador, out of retirement since
the outbreak % the war, and there
were many other stars OF the diplo-
matte armament present, as we'll as q
goodly representation Of the cream OF
official society.
ColIeetioa of War Pictures
At the 0ctagon House.
Not since the horseshow last year
anu hnD AeAnOuo CnIoN 1ON NAAo
allies have'I been to octagon House,
but I couldn't resist the lure Of
Charles Duvent's splendid collection
of war pictures which are now on
view at the famous old mansion. Such
thrilling pictures!
I suppose you know that NJ. Du-
vent was commissioned By the French
government to paint the armies. A
year and q half he has been working
under shell and hre; and he must
have painted In q flame OF emotion
for he seems to have gotten under
the skin of the poiIus, the Red Cross
workers, the refugees, and the little
orphaned children who people his
canvasses. He has shown their souls
flaming with the devotion, and he
has also painted the souls Of the
she'll torn cathedrals and the ruins
which were once the spiling towns
OF France.
Picture Of Scene at
Rheims Cathedral.
The pictures are done in water col
or, q medium which appeals to me
much. more than oils There IL None.
The Crime" showing the interior of
the Rheims Cathedral. with the multi
colored light which streams through
the great rose window concentrated
In q vision OF the crucined Christ. his
wounds reopened- shah remember
It always.
NJ Duvent IL an artist known far
beyond the confines Of France. HeI
studied at the Ecole des Arts De-
coratifs, the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
and the Ecole du Louvres and had the
of such masters as Chrome,
Jules Lefebvre and Dag
nan Bouveret- At nfteen his first pic
ture was accepted and hung In the
Salon Nine years later, having won