The New York herald., 1921-02-13

RAVNAANt
and embroidered ornament. is rendered
doubly interesting through the use of
colored beads and hand braided girdle.
The endless resources Of modern color
processes are illustrated in a charming
fashion by the sill1en scarfs and sashes
from the studios of Elizabeth b. Grim
bali and Mabel Osborne. In which the
most exquisite delicacy of gauzelike tax
tiles have been enhanced by all the IL
lusive tints and shades OF vanishing
rainbows.
A large landscape showing white birch
trees on a dull blue and purple back
ground is one OF the interesting exhibits
from the Javan Studios, demonstrating
the endless resources Of batik processes.
"The Tree of Life" by J.. Henderson, is
another example of this far Eastern art
acclimated to our modern tastes and GUS
toms.
The Assyrian panel in batils by Lucy
Wallace. the rare decorative materials
from the Noank Studios, the lovely tones
of iridescent fabrics hand dyed by Emily
lockwood. all accentuate the modern
trend to develop the varied talents Of our
artists along the lines of useful service
TO all our people.
An exhibition of artistic interest Is
being opened to-day at the house of NJ.
and Contessa Mauroner. SIG Fifth
avenue.
The purpose Of the exhibition is to
bring together and preserve artistic
work of the best quality from the differ
ent struggling communities OF Europe
and America where is done handwork
of high artistic merit and to place the
artists in communication with the public.
A few of the patrons are II. r. II.
Duchesse de Vendome, Mrs. NJ. Orme
Wilson. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Newbold lie Roy Edgar. Mrs Edmund L.
Faylies. Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. George
w. Chllds Drexel. Mrs. John Lowell
Gardner, Sir Philip <Burne-Jones. This
society Is the International Revival of
Industrial Arts. founded by Mrs Alex
| ander.
IN One OF the most beautiful tapestries
which It Is the good fortune of any
building In New York TO possess Is the
one which hangs on the stage wall OF
the new Town Hail. 1t was presented
to the Town Hall recently by Mrs. Alice
Hoffman, Mrs.. Henry A. Alexander
and MrsS John A. Hartwell, the three
nieces of Mrs. Henry NJ Sanders who
founded the League for Political Educa-
ton, which built the Town Hall for the
citizens Of New York.
Mr.. Percy French brought the tap
| estry from Europe some time ago. II
is Flemish, of the early seventeenth
century. depicting an episode in the
history of Masinissa and Sophonisba
1t was woven In Brussels during the
first half of the seventeenth century
after the cartoons attributed to Paul
Peter Rubens II pictures the meeting
af aCf
capture of her palace. her husband and
the capital city of their Numidian king
dom by Masinissa
Sophonisba is attired In gorgeous bro
caded dress and cape accompanied by
ladies' and attendants. kneeling before
Masinissa. who clasps her hand. The
colors are soft and meslowed and the
panel Is enclosed In n border forming
an architectural frame.
The Alexander NJ. Hudnut prize was
given to Francis McComas for the pic
ture "Storn Clouds as the best of the
257 water colors on exhibition at the
| National Arts Club Galleries. 119 Eas
| Nineteenth street In the fifty-fourth an
nual exhibition OF the American Water
Color Society. This exhibition Will re-
main open until February o5
Statues in bronze of Joseph r, Knapr
and John r. Hegeman, former presidents
| of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com.
pany, executed by.J. Massey Rhind. were
recently dedicated. The statues are or
either side of the main entrance of the
Metropolitan Building rotunda a
bronze bust OF Hayley Fiske. the present
| president, also executed by Mr.. Rhind
has been presented by Mrs. Fiske, to b,
| placed in the new auditorium.
At the 3nnual exhibition OF thirt,
paintings by thirty artists at the Mac
beth Galleries new canvases OF dis
| tinction are shown by Eliot Danger
field. Charles Hawthorne. Robert Henri
Louis Belts. Emil Carlson. Charles Mel
vile Dewey. Ben Foster. Daniel CARRIER
Paul Dougherty. Leonard Ochtman
| Gardner Symons and Charles II. Davis.
The exhibition OF landscapes record
| ing with strength and ability the various
seasons of the year by Guy Virgins
which opens Mt the Mich Galleries to-
morrow. will prove vastly entertaining
to the New York art public, which has
shown such active interest in his work
| for several Years past. He is n young
man and ltse all true artists is ever ex-
| perimenting and searching. His pres
ent work. while differing In subtle quail
files like atmospheric development and
sentiment from his former always good
canvases. shows his steady and sure ad-
vancement. and proves the great impor-
tance In value II Is fast reaching. He
shows such subjects as Tho open Win
ter" true I'm realism. yet invested with
idealism Afternoon Light" with fine
light and shade: "The Budding Year"
redolent OF the invigorating qualities of
early spring: First Snow" n winter
subject reminiscent OF the work that has
given him his reputation: Golden
Days" with graceful birches against q
background of deftly shaded hills sur
mounted by beautiful sky and dlled
with the glory OF autumn coioring. and
THE Peaceful Valley" a remarkably
fine work.
play by John p. Mccarthy. which was
shown for the first time under the aus
pices OF the st. Lawrence County Society
az It's dinner February In the Beive-
dere OF the Hotel Astor. promises some-
thing entirely new IN the world OF art
This production. which Is Remington's
West reborn and visualized In film,
marks the FIRST effort 20 ally motion pic
tures with the fne arts, because II
weaves I'm films a living conception OF a
painters work. Col. Theodore Roose-
welt, who was present as ono OF the
speakers and saw the pictures. said
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