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gentleness of one who is a father. Finally.
there is a note of real gayety as well as quaint
ness in the Lady of 1885," the actress just
off the stage or just out of Godeys Ladies'
Book.
y textiles will be placed on view in the gal-
leries of Nejib Hekmian, 1914 Connecticut
avenue, free to the public. These galleries
arc in themselves architecturally work of
art. Dsigned by a local architect, Mihram
Mesrobian, they employ Oriental motives in
the matter Of design. but are at the same
time essentially modern. The facade pur-
posed for the display Of Oriental rugs, is par
ticularly attractive, both in its arrangement
OF window openings adapted for display pur-
poses, and the ornamental use of stone The
interior also has an Oriental flavor, but 10
particularly simple and employs lighting
fixtures the most modernistic designs Yet,
both exterior and interior are in perfect ac-
cord and peculiarly well adapted for their
declared purpose.
The erection of building of this sort should
be regarded as a contribution to the city
because of beauty Of aspect. In New York
the Fifth Avenue Association has for years
made custom of awarding prizes annually
to both owners and architects of buildings
erected during the previous IL months which
are exceptionally fine. thus encouraging ar
tistic building. 1t would be well if other
Cltle. 1OuOWeQ CnelF example.
Nejib Hekimian, the proprietor of these
galleries, is conducting this Winter a series
Of lectures on The History of Rug Weaving"
These are given on Thursday evenings at $50
O'Clock in his galleries. The first was ON
January IA, the last will be on March II.
The subject this coming Thursday evening
will be Symbolism in Color and Design" The
public is invited and no admission fee Is
charged. . .. ....
NARL KNATHS will be the lecturer at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery next Thursdat
evening, February 25, his subject being The
Viewpoint Of Contemporary Painter" A
number Of Mr.. Knath's paintings are on view
at this time in the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
On the stairs hangs his painting. Maritime"
in Gallery are Snow Thaw," Coal Cars"
and Duck Decoy": in Gallery D, Red Table"
and CLAN Diggers."
The Phillips Galleries have been completely
rehung within the last fortnight, and by
change Of arrangement certain characteristics
OF familiar works are re-emphasized.
A the Austrian legation Thursday afternoon
was shown q group of paintings and
etchings by Viennese artist, Fred Taubes,
who. for the past two years, has been residing
in this country
Mr.. Taubes was born in 1900, and began
his study of art when he was little more
than a child After studying in Vienna, he
went to the Bauhaus School in Weimar, one
Of the first schools In Europe in which abstract
art was taught. he took up and mastered
the craft Of hthoe1aphy. Finally. he came to
this country and held successful exhibitions
in New York. His work Is broad, strong, Wig
orous. He employs the new idom, but not
without evident knowledge and respect for
tradition.
IN recognition Of the George Washington
! Bicentennial. Gordon Dunthorne is show
ing from yesterday to March 8 a group of
portraits of Washington by Thomas Sully and
Rembrandt Peale, views of Washington and
Mount Vernon, including etchings and draw
ings by Benson Moore and Emily Burling
Waite, and at the same time few superb
pieces Of seventeenth century English and
French furniture.