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unity and the face and head are "felt"
and portrayed with very great deli
cacy and understanding. Mrs. Pattee's
"Dogwood," to the contrary, is in high
key-a portrait of a child out Of
doors in dogwood time-the embodi-
ment of Spring. idle Moment" her
third contribution, shows young
woman in plum-colored dress, leaning
with folded arms on sill or table.
Adrianna Tuttles Portrait Of q
Boy" is outstanding because of fresh
ness Of color and breadth of handling,
as is also her portrait of G. H. Hop
per in khaki uniform-the latter an
especially straightforward piece Of
work.
Lydia Longacre exhibits a three
quarter-length portrait of Winfield
Scott Cline, the painter. formerly Of
Washington, now of Old Lyme, Conn,
an excellent likeness and an admirable
piece of work Her second exhibit,
Miss Marjory Eastwick," is no less
notable.
Two of the exhibitors are from the
South-Pamela Vinton Ravenal, from
| st. Marys, Ga, sends Girl in Green
Hat" and "St. Julien Ravenal," both
rendered with a light touch and in
high key-atmosphefic in effect
and Bernice Fernow from Clemson
College, S. c., has sent double por-
trait of mother ana child entitled
when We Were Very Young" and
q portrait in white, subtly rendered
of Mrs. Joseph P. Crockett. Both OF
these painters show enthusiastically
Southern types.
VARIETY is lent to this exhibition
by a number Of miniature land
scapes, still life studies and a marine.
Alexandrina r. Harris shows broadly
painted little picture-on ivory, OF
course-of "Mallows," and Mary NC
MILAN has sent a "Still Life" In
which pink roses are the chief factor.
Alma H. Bliss, Swiss by birth but
| educated in this country, Is repre-
sented by a remarkable painting OF
Cooper and Brass" fine in compo-
sition and rendering; and from M. M.
Hasselriis-one of the three mascu-
line contributors-has come a beau
tiful little painting of Ancient Glass
with all its fascination Of iridescence.
A fine marine, Breaking wave,
stands to the credit Of Maria }.
strean. as well as a portrait of a lady
| in a yellow dress; while RoSina COX
Boardman, in addition to Two Well
painted portrait studies, shows a
landscape, Barn in Valley" which
has both simplicity and charm. On
piece Of ivory not more than two oy
three inches in dimensions Alice Fuller
Goodhue has painted picture Of
"Javanese Batik Workers" which
has all the atmosphere and quality
of a large work in oils. After all, size
is only comparative.
And still nothing has been said OF
John Bentz's korean Lady" painted
in costume and with the ivory glow
ing through her olive complexion as
from light and warmth beneath the
surface: or of Olga Sorenson's excel
lent self Portrait" very decorative
in treatment, very simple and psychic.
William ]. Baer, an honored ex-presi-
dent of the society, is at his best in
"Janette," a girl in white, painted
in outdoor light. There are some very
interesting miniatures Of children,
among which mention should be made
Cornelia E. Hildebrandt's Joan" and
Peter" the latter clasping an apple
in his chubby hand. One of the most
accomplished of these miniature
painters undoubtedly is Mabel r.
WEIGH, who shows three excellent ex-
amples, witnessing to her perception
and skill.
Grace H. Murray. who is represented
in the Pennsylvania Museum by a
miniature Of the late Justice Oliver