Evening star., 1935-04-07
About Well-Known Folk
Old Georgetown Homes Opened-Tales
of Many Kind.

narrow strip of wood Of a light color
which blended in wonderfully well
with the pictures.
The two sisters-beautifu girls
have always worked side by side, very
often painting the same subject-each
In her own way, and while they worked,
their mother, Nine de Hellebranth,
frequently played from their favorite
composers on the piano, as they both
say they can paint with more soul
when great clsssic. such as Bee
thoven's Moonlight Sonata" is played.
BY the way, there is a charming small
portrait of their mother seated at the
piano. 1t was through the constant
encouragement Of the father and
mother that the Misses Hellebranth
studied first at their home. Budapest,
and later at several Of the great studios
in Paris.
There Is q spontaneous freshness In
the way the two sisters handle their
subjects, Elena showing perhaps more
of the spirituelle side Of the sitter, as
in her three-quarter portrait of the
young King of Belgium. Leopold III,
while Bertha in her portrait of the
same subject shows more Of the ma
terial or twentieth century ruler. This
is the case as well in their pictures of
still life In passing, Berthas pic
ture, Sunday Caller" which is
charming example of her still life and
her favorite in the exhibition, is
black top hat and walking stick rest
ing on q table and balanced by a vase
of yellow Gala lilies. But little imag-
ination is needed to vision that Sunday
caller.
The chef d'oeuvre of the collection
is small portrait that hangs alone
at the right of the entrance to the
gallery. The title Is not recalled-it
may be "Natasha" (holder of the st.
Stephen gold medal, 1934), or maybe
Just nobody's child. but 1t is a face
of an alluring loveliness-the face of
a very young girl brought into relief
by the black couture and dress. whose
eyes are filled with mysterious long
ing, wonderment and questioning A
portrait of Mrs. Harry H. Woodring
(nee COOLIDGE, wife of the Assistant
Secretary of War; an oil portrait Of
Senator Borah, particularly pleasing
one of Senator James J. Davis (the
eyes are fine), Sisters" lent by the
Brooklyn Museum, and q score of
other canvaseS set one to wondering
If this "two-man" show will not put
the two sisters farther on the road to
fame.
Today at s:45 pm. the festival
programs in the Chamber of Music
at the Library of Congress will begin.
Mr.. John Mccormack will lead of
with his charming tenor voice, and
there will be group of players from
the Rochester Philharmonic Orches-
ira, with program commemorating
the 250th anniversary Of the birth Of
Bach and Handel Mrs Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge, who founded the
Chamber Of Music, it is hoped will be
present, as she has given Washington
a great treat and opportunity to enjoy
the great masters in the intimacy of
small audience room. There are to
be five programs, two in the mornings
ana three In the evenings.
The American Foreign Service
Journal has turned out most spiffy
looking cover for April: No April
FOOL, eh? Gold-the United States is
of the gold standard - background
with a most interesting Egyptian
Phoenician Byzantine plaque in tones
of gray. Perhaps the two females
were career women of several thou
sand years ago. The man in the CEN
ter Of the plaque has a wonderful
looking headdress that resembles a
champagne bucket with an unopened
bottle in it. AS matter Of fact, the
cover is a great improvement for the
Spring and is from a relief on the
wall Of the Temple of Horus at Edfu.
The editor explains that Edfu is a
town Of Upper Egypt on the west
bank of the Nile-to be exact-south
of Luxor. There are one or two beau
tlful colored photographs in this
number - and those Venetian or
Chinese red borders have tone.
Apropos of that champagne bucket,
the Grande Chartreuse Monastery,
which was founded by ST. Bruno in
1904, hopes soon to be restored to its