Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06

Wilmington friends of Clifford W:
Ashley. formerly of this city, and one OF
the Howard Pyle coterie and now residing
in New Bedford, Mass, are in receipt ot
invitations to attend his exhibition OF
marine and landscape paintings at the
Copley Art Gallery, Boston, Decemb@er Der
to 13, inclusive. from $50 8. m. to 5.5u
p. m. In a general review of this exhibit
M +. b., IN the Boston Evening Trans
eript. says: -,
Opposite the door is hung Horizontal
canvas OF a school of porpoises, playing III
the swell of blue-grecn sea. The sun
catches on them in bright spiashes ahu
there Is a great deal of life and sparkle
in the picture One does not feel, though
quite the mastery of the subject (wmch Is
natural in consideration of Its transltoFy
naturel that is so satisfying IN the studies
of shiDpipg. Of these. the most oHglnA
and altogether pleasing is ''fittng CnIt the
Wbsler.' q ship IN dry-dock, with the
nsnters at work on her hull, and her
snars. bare of canvas, high against blue
and-white sky This has especially nice
qualities Of color, composition snd gooo
drawing. The Harbor' with ITS three
rnasted schooners lying at q stone per,
has big feeling for space and open air,
due pprhars somewhat to the composition
empty. Others Of shipping which are par
ficrlarlv successful arc Home Port
with It's square-rigged ship with sails
furlcd. lying st dock, piled with barrels; !;
'Cuttyhunk Landing, a charming can
vas in quieter colorS, with an old dory on
the still wster, fishing nets on the landing
and low. marshy shore in the distance.
qnd Small Craft and 'Harbor Mist,
10th very true and sincere.
There is one figure picture, Full and
By an old skipper in oilers at the wheel
of schooner. in what is evidently g
pretty stiff blow. to Judge by the way the
ship is heeling over. and the flying spray.
This is painted in grays and browns and
: the sort of subject of which WInsiow
Homer was so fond.
There are also several landscapes IN
the exhibition, painted IN the Blue Ridge
country of Virginia OF these in the
Blue Ridge" bit OF historic Harpers
Ferry, with its country road zig tagging W
the mountain, and quaintly-shaped houses,
IS perhaps the most interesting, though
My Neighbor's House is very pictures
que. snd The Villsge Street, with its
big tree sh2douing the foreground, and
glimpse of sunht street beyond, IS very
effective.
The R r NJ. Carpenters dance for
Miss Victorine du Pont viii be dinner
affair with a large number Of guests.
December % Is the date The George
BisseiIs dance Will take place st the
Country Club, December Y.
Miss Frances Patterson, whose debut
took place last week. goes 10 Philadelphia
on Saturday, December 20, to attend
-, az h. Reas-
levue-Strstford bv Mr. and Mrs. VIM
Ernest Goodman for her cousins, Miss
Mary Trotter Goodman and Miss Mary
Erneetlne Appleton.
Later Miss Patterson vii 90 70 Loyls-
vile, kv.,t6 visit Miss Wiseman, who has
tsen her guest, also Miss Bodley and
afterwards, the Misses Tcnnev ID Illinois.
Mrs. Harold Perot Keen win entertain
at luncheon on Tuesday at her home
hynlyn, Bellevue.
Mr. Frank Tailu2an has been IN New
York City for several dsys.
Mr.. and Ms. Thomas " Wilson re-
turned on Tuesday from two weeks
stay st Hot Springs, Va.
Mn. C. p. II. Rumford IS expected
home todsv from Jersey City, where she
mas been spending several days
Miss Mamie Cooper, OF Orange; Va,
is a guest of Judge and Mrs. George Gray.
Mrs Philip Franklin OF New York will
spend the weekend at the Gray home,
Miss Mildred r. Taylor IS q guest of
Mrs John r Wood In New Jersey for
week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Anderson have re-
turned from Bloomfield, n J., where they
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
" w Martin,
Miss Margaret Whitaker, who has been
in Honolulu for some time with Mrs.
Leigh Zerbee, VINO was Miss Frances
Brinck ., at Schofeld Barracks, where
Major Zerbee Is stationed, has returned
70 America, and Is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner 4 Russell at Hollywood,
Cal. Mrs Russell was Miss Eleanor
swift.
Miss Caroline Tatnall is visiting friends
in Chevy Chase, Washington Pans for
Miss Tatnall's debut are still undeternin-
ed. though il viii probably be given early
IN January
The Ladies Home and Foreign Mis-
societies of Central Presbyterian