Evening star., 1925-02-15

ness of the sunny outdoor world.
There are landscapes. wharf scenes,
| boats and still life, but no portraits,
and. after all. one is not sorry.
Kathryn E. Cherry, who. by the
| way, comes from ST. Louis rather
than Philadelphia, but is evidently
a sympathetic member of the group:
Lillian B. Meeser, Katherine Farrell
and Laura s. D. Ladd all show flower
paintings-and flower paintings of a
very unusual and delightful sort
Especially may this be said of the
paintings by Mrs Sherry and Miss
Meeser, who get into their works a
certain decorative quality which is
very satisfying. They are virile paint
ers and Mrs. Cherry's landscapes and
her Winter pictures and Miss Meesers
boats and harbor scenes are no less
alluring than their still life. They
both paint with great virihty and
apparent command of medium.
The place of honor in the room up
stairs is given to Elizabeth Washing
tons Winter picture, entitled No
vember"- Katherine Farref1.s EARLY
Spring" and "At the Float" are both
charming works. as are also Susette
Keasts "Flowere Rittenhouse
Square" and Apple Trees; Ethel
Herrick Warwick's "Rittenhouse
Square" and "A Connecticut Home"
are cleyerly interpreted. In fact, so
even is the merit of the works shown
in this exhibition that it is difficult to
single out one above the other for
comment or praise. From first to
last a remarkably high and even av
erage is attained and all of the art
lists represented show work pleas
antly sympathetic "a harmonious
showing.
A T the same time in the library at
"A the Arts Club Sarah E. Cowan
is showing silhouettes and portrait
drawings in sanguine. Both are eX-
ce1lent. The silhoue uettes. which, by
the way, are having renewed vogue
at the present time, are of children
and grown people, heads and full
lengths, with and without accessories.
and are most clever delineations, well
composed. clear cut and showing
sensitive feeling in the matter of
outline. as well as character?and per-
sonality. The sanguine drawings are
Of an entirely different type, much
subtler and I'm some ways more un-
usual So delicately are these rem
dered that they suggest at a glance
silver points and preserve the best
for those who linger.
THE print division of the Library
of Congress has sustained q
loss in; the death of Prof. Richard
A Rice. who for more than 10
years has been nominally it's chief.
Prof Rice succeeded A. ]. Parsons,
under whose able and enthusiastic
direction the division was originally
formed and the collection built UP.
Prof. Rice was essentially connois-
seur and one whose inherent tastes
were guided and controlled by Schol-
arly knowledge.
Prior to his coming to Washington
Mr.. Rice was for 25 years professor
Of the history OF art and civilization
at Williams College. Doubtless dur
ing that long period many of those
who passed through his classes
caught the contagion. as 1t were, Of
love of art, or at least attained that
attitude of curiosity which tempts in
quiry and eventually often; leads to
collecting. Prof. Rice had the in
stinct Of the born collector and moth
ing but the best satisfied him, and
yet by his advice the print division
Of the Library of Congress has dur
ing the past or 10 years largely
augmented, by purchase, its collec-
ton of the works of cotemporary
print makers, etchers. photographers,
wood-biock printers. etc. During his
incumbency also the Penneu collec-
tion Of Whistleriana was given to the
Library of Congress. catalogued and
exhibited. -
To Prof. Rice books and prints
were, as they should be, closely asso-
ciated- in thought Beautiful bind
ings, finely engraved plates, book fl
lustration and those processes by
which lovely prints are brought into
existence were all keenly delightful
to him. He was one Of those who
seemed to have escaped from the
whIrllng onrush OF ootemporaneous
life and maintained, in tho, pleasure