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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
Notable Illustrations by
Walter Appleton Clark.

\ COLLECTION Of illustrative work
by the late Walter Appleton
Clark was placed on exhibition in
the Library of Congress this week.
This collection represents a recent
addition to the fast-growing and ex-
tremely valuable cabinet Of Ameri-
can illustration, which the Division
OF Fine Arts Of the Library brought
into being a few years ago.
Walter Appleton Clark did his first
illustrations for Scribner's Magazine
In 1897 at the age OF 81. He died nine
years later, but in that brief span he
accomplished a vast amount Of work.
and work of q high order OF excel
lence. He was one Of those whose
genius seemed to manifest itself full
fiedged on the first instant. His early
work is among his better-at least 1t
was not bettered. He apparently drew
inStinctively. According to Robert
Bridges, for many years editor Of
Scribner's Magazine, he had power to
draw, insight In composition and deli
cacy Of Imagination, combined with
strength. The decorative quality OF
his work and his feeling for color have
also been remarked and praised. But
perhaps his most valuable asset was
the ability to grasp the authors con-
ception, to project himself into situa-
lions created by another. and to give
them convincingly vital expression. He
had to an unusual degree visual imagi-
nation. OF him it had been truly said
that combined with technical skill
were his thorough knowledge Of an
atomy and composition, together with
vivid imagination, ability to interpret
character and emotion and strong
sense of the dramatic.
Yet Walter Appleton Clark seems
not to have passed through any long
training or discipline. After attend
ing the Worcester Massachusetts,
High School and the Worcester Poly
technic Institute, he entered the Mas
sachusetts Nautical Training School,
April, 1894. On the schoolship he
made five months cruise, visiting both
Paris and London and returning from
Cadiz by way of Bermuda. 1t was
the latter part of this voyage which,
it Is said, furnished him inspiration
for illustrations for THE American
Slave Trade" published In Scribner's
Magazine, July, 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
Document Admitted Naval
Hero to Famous Body
of Military Men.

covered that Washington once sat for
Peticolas, a personal friend who tuned
the washington piano. Not until
1917 did Mr.. Frank discover in Rich
mond a grandson of Peticolas. mu-
sic teacher, who gave the final infor-
nation that authenticated the work.
Once when Mr.. Frank was engaged
in his fayorite form of treasure hunt
ing he acquired an original portrait
study of Lord Mansfield by Sir Joshua
Reynolds, labeled in the auction cata-
logue Portrait of Barrister; unfin-
ished; English school. early eighteenth
century" It was purchased by the
Law School Of Harvard University, to
be placed in the library.
Another time Mr.. Frank found that
q small, dirty oil painting picked up
in an auction room here for nominal
sum was the work of William Read,
the earliest portrait painter in Amer
lea, who worked in Boston in the sew
enteenth century. Mr.. Frank bid for
the painting because experience told
him it was unusual, he says. He car
ried 1t home, washed away the crust
Of dirt and found In the upper left
hand corner the initials wv. r. From
this clue the artists identity was later
established beyond conjecture.
In his voluminous pockets Mr..
Frank keeps many treasures he en-
joys-miniatures. q gold cannon, a
stunning black opal and tie pins made
Of tiny seascapes and landscapes
painted on ivory. At his home on
Conduit road, where Mr.. Frank lives
alone since the death of his wife a
few years ago. larger art objects and
oil paintings fill the rooms. Some are
and others are still
anonymous. But everything in the
house is beautiful. Things neglected
by unappreciative owners are being
restored and reframed by Mr.. Frank.
those whose creators are identified
and those whose are not.
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in his native land. 1t Is strong. In.
dividualstic and vital, but almost
entirely it concerns itself with that
which Is homely and depressing. The
people he portrays are the under
dogs, the so-called lower classes, not
necessarily oppressed. but with small
mental endowment, competency and
development.
Mr.. Cikowsky's aim is said to be "to
interpret life today and to bring art
to the people," Like many other art
lists, he seems to forget that life Is
many-sided and that no one facet can
represent the whole. What interests
him in his work, we are told. is social
content" and the manifestation of
social change" but obviously these
must be incidental Art is something
more than picture-making: some
thing more than an historical rec.
ord. 1t partakes of the universal: 1t
aspires to things beyond. Much of the
trouble with art today is the empha-
sis on the factual. SO many of our
artists seem to have no vision and to
dream no fair dreams. For such they
give us Nightmares. Possibly this Is
because of present conditions. but
it may come from perverted point Of
view.
It should not be supposed from the
foregoing that Mr.. Cikowsky's draw
ings are to be condemned-far from
it. They are extremely we'll done,
technically they are very interesting.
In one at least there is a glimmer Of
beauty. This is Wisconsin Farm" a
simple subject, simply treated and
fully suggestive of sections Of our
Western lands which, despite fitness
and absence of picturesque features,
do manifest beauty which is epic
in quality and elemental. Some Of
his larger figure drawings in char
coal. such as a street vendor, Flow
ers," Farmers" a family group,
Striker" and Poor Man." are rem
dered with sympathy and UNDER
standing; but perhaps more notable
as achievements are his compositions,
such as players" "On the East
River" Demonstration" Tragedy
and Waiter" in which life as he has
seen it Is sternly and honestly de-
picted. To achieve this measure Of
competence has undoubtedly required
profound study, which in itself en-
titles to respectful consideration. Mr..
Cikowsky's work is not to be taken
lightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
Way to Use Whey.
NEW way to use whey has been
perfected

A NEW way to use whey has been
- perfected.
Experts of the Bureau Of Dairy
Industry, after much experimenting.
have developed means for employ.
ing this nutritive part of milk which
usually goes to waste during the
process of cheese making.
Whey contains nearly half the solids
not fat of milk, particularly the lac.
tose or milk sugar. One very valuable
vitamin also is included in whey. Be-
cause this by-product of cheese-mak.
ing has no pleasing taste it usually
has gone to waste or has been EN-.
ployed in stock-feeding.
DR.. H. B. Webb. who did the re.
search work for the bureau has per.
fected a method of incorporating whey
in canned vegetable soups and In
fruit-favored whips.
Dr. Webb finds that whey can b
used successfully in variety Of food
preparations by taking advantage Of
its chief distinguishing characteristic.
which Is its lack Of casein. Casein b
the substance that causes coagulation
in milk under high temperatures or
In the presence of acid vegetables or
fruits. In his experimental work DR..
Webb used condensed whey, whey
powder or whey cream in place Of
normal milk or cream to enrich differ
ent vegetable soups. The whey con-
stituents cause less difficulty with
coagulation and simplify processing.
the soups retain their natural color
better, they have the characteristic
milk flavor and they have greater
nutritive value than soups made with
out milk
When whey is combined with the
highly acid juice Of oranges, grape
fruit. Strawberries, loganberries and
similar fruits. the acidity Of the COM
bination Is SO high that little heat Is
required for sterilization. -
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Bulletin of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART
Permanent collie tt o n Of
merica paintings and
bronzes; the Clark collection of
European art; Barge bronzes,
prints and drawings; exhibition
Of water colors of Spain by
Edith Hoyt and of drawings by
Nicolai Cikovsky.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART,
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
MUSEUM - Permanent collec-
tons, Evans, Gellatly, Ralph
Cross johnson, Harriet Lane
johnson and Herbert Ward Al
rican sculptures. Exhibition Of
International High School Art
under the auspices of the Amer
lean Federation of Arts and
Scholastic" through October
81.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
DIVISION OF GRAPHIC
ARTS - Etchings, dry points,
aquatints, etc., by contemporary
American print makers, re-
Gently given by the Chicago
Etchers' Society.
FREER GALLERY OF ART
Permanent collections Whistler
paintings, etchings, drawings
and the Peacock Room; ORR
entail paintings, bronzes, pottery,
miniatures, etc.
STUDIO HOUSE - Special ex-
hibition of reproductions in
color Of paintings by old mas
tiers and modern artists.
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Permanent collection rugs, tap
estries and other textiles Of the
Near and Far East. Open Nom
days and Wednesdays and Fri
days, 2 to S pm. Admission by
card obtainable at ofice OF
George Hewitt Myers, 7a0 FL
tenth street.
THE ARTS CLUB OF WASH
INGTON-Exhibition Of paint
ings by Roger N. Rittase OF
Washington and pictorial pho
tographs by Cecil Davies Of Eng
land.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, d.
VISION OF FINE ARTS-Ex-
hibition of recent accessicns;
Pennell Autographs: drawings
by American illustrators. Elk
hibition Of original illustrations
by Walter Appleton Clark-re-
cent accessions.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA-Main build
ing, exhibition Of water colors
by Kenneth Stubs; Mount
Pleasant branch, exhibition OF
paintings by members Of the
Landscape Club.
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Another time he identified the sub
ject Of an oil painting by a mole be-
tween the eyebrows as william Few,
first delegate to the Continental Con-
gress at Philadelphia, United States
Senator from Georgia, and one Of that
States signers of the Federal Con-
stitution. J. Edgar Hoover. who
started collecting bronzes after being
made interested in them by Mr.. Frank,
declares that had not the Washington
artist preferred oil paintings he would
have made a superior detective.
In the Congressional Library Mr..
Frank found another picture of Mr..
Few, done IS years earlier, with q
mole in the precise place between the
eyes, which established the person in
his own oil painting beyond doubt
and ended a painstaking search.
Mr.. Frank also discovered por-
trait of Mary Randolph Gusts, wife
of Gen. Robert E. Lee and grand
daughter of Martha Washington,
which is not hung at Arlington Man
sion. He purchased for $50 at local
auction the nag flown on the U. s. s.
Olympic during the Battle Of Manila
Bay and later presented it to the
Dewey Congressional Medal Mems
Association.
A relatively unknown portrait Of
Benjamin Franklin was unearthed by
Mr.. Frank several years ago. 1t was
found In the home Of one Of Wash
ington's prominent families, the
Saunders. Setting out to discover the
painter Mr.. Frank settled, after nine
months investigation, upon J. F.
Hospital, by comparing technique
and craftsmanship with q smaller pic
ture from the brush Of that French
artist discovered in the collection of
. Philadelphia historical society.
MIR. FRANK always carries a
A'A miniature of George Washington
with the engraving on the back of the
case Painted from life by p. A.
Peticolas, 1896" He found this deli
cate bit of work In Chicago, but who
wss Peticolas? Looking through Lam
caster County history records be dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
ACE ART 'DETECTIVE" UNEARTHS DECATUR RELIC
by Jarvis, owned by the Navy D.
partment.

by Jarvis, owned by the Navy De-
partment.
THERE was then no mistakiug either
the identity Of the young sailor
or his painter. The oil painting was
made, it turns out, when both Decatur
and Jarvis were about 10 years old.
and Decatur a student at the United
States Naval Academy.
The picture was once part Of the
collection Of Charles Morris, Ameri-
can naval officer. who took part in the
expedition under Decatur which de-
stroyed the frigate Philadelphia N
the Harbor Of Tripoli in 1905. At the
outbreak of the War of 1912 Decatur
was in command of the frigate United
States, first ship of the United States
Navy.
As a result of his feats and victories
on the high seas Commodore Decatur
was honored with appointment to the
Society of Cincinnati, a memorial body
organized by officers of the American
Revolutionary Army. Membership
was limited to officers Of the Cont
mental Army who had served with
honor three years, or been discharged
for disability, and to their direct male
descendants. BY some the society
was regarded as the beginning of an
aristocratic order, obnoxious to popu-
lar liberties on account Of its heredi-
tary nature, and as Q result it did not
flourish. The living hereditary MEM
bers today number about $50.
The certificate, one Of the few in
existence signed by George Washing
ton, was presented to Decatur at New
York, February Is. 1913, as a part of
the honors with which he was deluged
after his naval conquests.
In adding the Cincinnati document
to his treasures Mr.. Frank also aug
ments his enviable record in the art
world of the Nations Capital. He is
q distinguished and familiar figure at
local auction rooms and picture gall
leries, with his flowing gray hair and
high-bridged, black-ribboned glasses.
A native of New Orleans, Mr.. Frank
studied art there and in Europe and
Is an expert restorer and painter as
well as collector.
A OVERTURE rides with Mr.. Frank
"a from auction room tQ auction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
By Leila Mechlin.
HHE Phillips Memorial c

THE Phillips Memorial Gallery
reopens this coming week
after having been closed for
Il over three months. This gall
lery, located in the house on the cor
ner Of Twenty-first and @ streets,
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillips as residence, is unique Of
its kind and has come to hold place
all its own, not only in Washington,
but in the art world at large. Al
though freely open to the public and
frankly serving as an educational pur-
pose, this Is privately endowed insti-
tuition, upbuilt and conducted by its
donor, Mr.. Duncan Phillips. without
benefit or hindrance of the customary
board Of trustees. In a measure it
has been an experiment in esthetics
and on a generous scale. In assem-
bling the works shown therein it has
always been understood that they, as
well as the public, were on probation.
This gallery has no permanent col
lection"-paintings are bought, tried
out in company with other works,
lived with and then perhaps passed
on, according to the final verdict of
the owner. From the first this has
been q collection in the making and
such it still is.
Mr.. Phillips original thought was,
If we are not mistaken, to show in
juxtaposition works by the masters Of
all schools under the conviction that
great art of all time is, in spite Of
superficial differences, akin. And to
show such works, not only so they
will complement one another, but to
the best advantage-beautifully and
in informal surroundings-those of
the drawing room and library in
which congenial setting is provided.
No one who has visited the Phillips
Memorial Gallery repeatedly since its
establishment can feel anything but
gratitude for the opportunity it has
afforded to study works by the great
world painters in such environment.
It is rare privilege. More and more,
In fact, the little gallery is taking the
place in public favor Of the great mu-
scum with its overwhelming displays.
In the Phillips Gallery one has
sense Of quiet conducive to contem-
plation.
In following out his plan Mr.. Phil
lips has been especially hospitable
to that which is new and untried. In
this gallery the works of the most ex-
IRENE of the modernists have been
shown-and not merely of those who
have attained distinction, but of the
northumberland the novices.
The great wave of new ideals which
has swept the world in this later day,
to the dismay and confusion of those
who hold to the traditional, has been
amply illustrated in the Phillips Gal
lery exhibits. The public has been
permitted to view this output and per-
sonally evalue it. 1t should be noted,
however, in this connection that that
which Is vulgar-and much OF the new
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Abandoning sea life, Mr.. Clark set
tied in New York and began the study
Of art under Siddons Mowbray at the
Art Students League. In 1897, while
still q pupil of William M. Chase. he
made three drawings for Kipling's
short story LOOT" for Scribner's, which
brought him into immediate attention
and his work In demand. For four
years he worked almost exclusively
for the Scribner firm. during which
time he illustrated Kenneth Grahams
Saga Of the Sea-" for which he re-
ceived q silver medal at the Paris
Exposition Of 1900.
In August. 1900. Clark went to Paris
with the idea of studying under
Whistler for . year at least-but his
plans missed fire and he returned to
New York in october. In 1902 he
married, and the following Spring
went to France. where he lived until
January, 1905. His death occurred
about a year later.
Included in the Library of Congress
collection are examples of some of his
best works, such as the original draw
ings to illustrate "A Lover of Music
and The Light That Failed Not" Ca
madam tales by Henry Van Dyke:
The Fortunes Of Oliver Horn" by F
Hopkinson Smith; Capt. Macklin,
by Richard Harding Davis; and
Legends Of the City Of Mexico" by
Thomas Janvier. To those who recall
the publications Of these authors, the
mere setting down of the titles brings
thrill derived originally not merely
by text, but illustrations perfectly in
accord.
Perhaps the art of that day was not
as virile as Is that Of today. but it had,
and still has. q charm which cannot
be gainsaid.
The Library Of Congress is to be
congratulated upon the acquisition Of
the Walter APPLETON Clark collection.
1t was the gift Of Mrs. j. s. Sargent,
John A. Clark and others. It will re-
main on view for several weeks.
Rittuse and Dauies Exhibit
In the Arts Club.
IN THE Arts Club Of Washington,
from tomorrow to November 6, ex-
hibitions Of paintings by Roger M.
Rittase of Washington and of pic
torial photographs by Cecil Davies of
Portsmouth, England, will be held.
Mr.. Rittase is a member of the WASH
ington Landscape Club and the So
ciety of Washington Artists. He
studied at the Pennsylvania Academy,
in Philadelphia, and here in the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art; in the former
under Fred Wagner and Daniel Gar
Der, and in the latter under Richard
Meryman and Burtis Baker. He has
exhibited quite regularly in Washing
ton for several years and has won
by his works several much-coveted
awards.
Mr.. Davies has made a name for
himself by his Photographic interpre-
tations Of boats in full sail, from small
pleasure craft to imposing, full-rigged
ships. OF prints Of such character
his approaching exhibition will chief
ly consist. Mr.. Davies is a regular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
Charles Lee Frank Finds
Certificate Signed by
George Washington.

HARLES LEE FRANK, WASH

NhA1tbcNo LEE rNhINh, Whoii-
ington art connoisseur who
unearthed a valuable portrait
of Stephen Decatur, American
naval hero, last year, came into pos
session of Decatur's certificate Of
honorary membership in the Society
Of Cincinnati. signed by George WASH
iugton, q week ago.
The parchment scroll, autographed
at Mount Vernon, December 10, 1785,
was purchased at the pre-auction sale
of the estate Of Caroline H. Addison,
to the delight Of Mr.. Frank, who has
been unearthing forgotten MASTER
pieces annd historical documents for
40 years.
The certificate, Mr.. Frank points
out, is done lin blank" Gen. Wash
ington having signed q number In
advance for the use of the organiza-
ton, to be conferred upon eligible
members as the need arose. Decatur,
who was the most conspicuous figure
in the naval history of the United
States for the 100 years between Paul
Jones and Farragut, was only years
old when the first President of the
United States and the first president
Of the order, placed his signature on
the parchment with which he was to
be hcnored in his young manhood.
Mr.. Frank, who is one of the most
accomplished and tireless detectives
in the world Of art. IS particularly
pleased at adding the certificate to
his collection because of the difiiculties
he encountered identifying a portrait
Of Decatur by John Wesley Jarvis
after it had been in his possession
more than four years. When he
picked up at local auction some
years ago q portrait Of an aquiline-
faced. red-haired young man, he was
struck by the fact that the subject
wore q midshipman's vest. Mr.. Frank
searched historical records until he
discovered . later picture Of DecRtuI
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Chase at the Arts Club. 2617 H


Chase at the Arts Club. 26l7 H
street northwest.
The Baltimore Water Color Club
will hold its thirty-ninth annual ex-
hibition in the Baltimore Museum Of
Art from November l to 80.
Practically coinciding in date will
be the thirty-fourth annual exhibit
ton Of the Philadelphia Water Color
Club. which will be held in the Penn
sylvania Academy Of the Fine Arts,
November ! to December 6, in con-
junction with the thirty fifth annual
exhibition Of the Pennsylvania So
ciety of Miniature Painters.
The American Water Color Society
and the New York Water Color Club,
which used to exhibit jointly and in
the late Fall or early Winter. will
again show separately this season.
the former in January-the latter in
February in the Fine Arts Gallery,
New York. The number Of these ex-
hibitions gives indication Of the i'm
portance to which work in this me-
dunn has attained.
Exhibition OF Polish Arts and
Crafts in Baltimore.
WHILE an exhibition Of the In
w dustrial Arts Of Finland has
been attracting attention here IN
Washington, shown under the patron
age of the Finnish government. an
exhibition of Polish arts and crafts
has been and is still on view in the
Baltimore Art Museum, Wyman Park.
Baltimore. The latter exhibition was
formally opened by the lately ap-
pointed Polish ambassador to the
/ United States. In both instances the
art of these nations has not been pre-
viously shown in this country.
The Polish exhibition, like that
| from Finland, comprises numerous
| examples of craft work, weaving. pot
| terry, wood carving. etc. In the Polish
exhibition are also to be seen some
interesting peasant costumes, very
colorful and excellent in design. In
this collection, one section is devoted
to modern art-toys designed by ar.
fists, but executed in factories, mod.
ern wood carving as taught in the
trade schools, and weavings spon-
sored by the Modern Art Society Of
Poland. There are also posters and
prints and two-nan showing Of
water colors by Skoczlas. formerly
head of the Warsaw Academy. and
Of architectural wash-drawings by
NoskowSki.
Baltimore has a large Polish popu-
lation and the current exhibition is
under the auspices of the Polish
American citizens. Not only does the
holding of such exhibitions tend to
promote international friendship, but
to evidence to all Americans the gifts
in talent, taste and skill which such
immigrants bring to our country
gifts which should be welcomed and
cherished.
Collection of American Ceramics
To Be Exhibited Abroad.
IN THIS connection, it is interest.
ing to learn that collection Of
ceramics by contemporary American
potters has been assembled by the
Syracuse Museum and will be ex.
hibited in Denmark, Sweden and Fin.
land on the special invitation of these
nations. This collection is now being
shown in Syracuse as a part of the
Fifth National Ceramic Exhibition
the Robineau Memorial-which has
become an event of exceptional i'm
portance. 1t commentaries annually
the achievement of Mrs. Robineau,
one of our most successful potters and
porcelain makers, who lived. worked
and had her kilns in Syracuse.