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that is worth telling when well told.
Mrs. Ford's drawings in color,
for illustrative and other purposes,
are, 1t would seem, less pleasing
than her works in black and white
and line. This is strange when in
oils she is SO excellent a painter,
but, after all, We should not expect
or demand perfection. 1t is the
precision of her work in oil and
line, indicative, on the artists part,
of clear thinking and mastery of
medium, that makes her canvases
and her prints so very acceptable
and exceptional. 1t is the spirit
which she transcribes that gives
them lasting charm.
This exhibition is set forth in
cases in the upper atrium of the
Corcoran Gallery and will continue
to March /.
Popular Prizes Voted in the
Society OF Washington
Artists Exhibition.
Again the public has registered its
preference for art which is under
standable and. in the estimation of
the majority. beautiful. In the So
| ciety of Washington Artists 48th
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the 1870 vintage. should by its dis
appearance cause no tears to flow.
Why then. one naturally asks. per-
petuate its ugliness and ignominious
demise?
"Oyster River" is q more conven-
tional composition of boats, water
and sky, but crisply handled and
effective. Taken all in all, however,
the most impressive of the exhibits
catalogued are those painted in the
West, with evident consciousness of
the significance of earth forms piled
into mountains, and with apprecia-
ton of even the characteristic big
ness of what at glance might be
thought great ugliness, wrought by
man and the unbridled elements.
While this is fearful it Is at the
same time alluring, and so Mr.. Gates
has shown 1t.
Water Colors by Emily Steuart
And Gertrude Bro1Un on
Exhibition at Public
Library.
Two Washington artists, Miss
Emily Nourse Steuart and Miss Ger
trude G. Brown, both teachers Of
art in the local public schools. are
exhibiting water colOrS at the Public
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anQ misery make news. On the basis
OF their pictures, the average reader
must imagine Spain now as great
rubble heap, her cities leveled by
bombs, her famished people scurry-
ing to shelter in cellars and caves;
he must imagine Japan today as a
grim place where every one tightens
his belt and works longer and harder
to support the undeclared war; he
must imagine Germany as a vast
parade ground of heiling and goose
stepping soldiers; he must imagine
France, Hungary, Poland, as reposi-
tories of apprehension. their people
tense and bewildered. helpless to
cope with the dangers confronting
them.
Spanish Contradiction.
But here in the National Museum
exhibition is photograph from
Spain OF man radiating health
and good spirits, smoking a cigarette
as he pours wine from a large bot
tie into a small one. From Japan
is photograph of a lantern fes-
tival and another of carp SWIM
ming from under lily pads (both of
these pictures, incidentally, showing
the sensitive esthetic instinct of the
japanese for pattern and arrange
ment). OF various photographs
from Germany, one from Munich
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sort Miss Helen Frick Of New York
has lately given her several COM
missions. There is no one who uses
the batik processes with such skill
or such excellent effect as she. Not
only are her silk murals charming
in color, but unique in style and
character. Here is an instance Of q
whole family being richly endowed
with artistic talent.
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Library, Eighth and K streets, and
jointly making most excellent show
ing.
In style their work is utterly diff
ferent, but In character and strength
OF effect it is much the same. In
other words they make an excellent
team. Both paint broadly, on large
sheets Of white paper. with trans
parent color, and full brush. Miss
Browns paintings are higher keyed
than are Miss Steuart's and her
color more broken, but there is SIM
ilarity in tone and in ease of exc
cution.
Each shows six paintings-Miss
Browns are of places for the most
part in Cuba, while Miss Steuart's
range from Rockport, Mass, to
Glacier Park in the West, the Gaspe
Peninsula and even the fjords Of
Norway.
An excellent boat picture is Miss
Browns transcription of a sailing
vessel In Havana Harbor, while par
ticularly interesting in composition
and treatment will be found her
Road to Batabaro" and "Old Mon
astery," in both of which figures
are skillfully introduced and trans
cribed.
Strong in color and good in pat
tern is Miss Steuart's broad view Of
Gaspe with its very blue water and
interesting dotting of little houses
on rocky shores. Very simple and
effective also is her rendering of q
"Fjord" visited on her Scandinavian
tour last summer.
This is very accomplished work
that these young artists are doing
work which should find q welcome
in any of the leading exhibitions,
and rebound to the credit not only
OF the artists, but our city.
Etchings and Drawings OF
Children by Lauren Ford.
Two years ago there was shown
in the Corcoran Gallery of Arts
18th Biennial Exhibition Of Con-
temporary American Paintings a
little canvas entitled First Com
munion, st. Pallais," by Lauren
Ford, which, painted with the fine
ness Of a miniature in oils and in
the spirit of the italian primitives,
attracted wide and favorable atten-
ton. Earlier still the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art had purchased for
its permanent collection another
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In the foreground are f1amlngo'
and blue and white heron; on the
branches of the trees are many birds
belonging to other families. Also
there are many little animals native
to the south. One finds much to
engage interest and hold attention.
Mr.. Poor is a clumsy craftsman,
but he evidently has a feeling for
the outdoor world and the wild
creatures of earth and air and
water, and this feeling and fancy
have found their way into his mural
and given it certain distinction. I'm
fortunately he has been less success
full with his representation of men.
Surely there is no reason why the
conservators of wild life should make
so serious a business of it and be so
dreary in aspect, nor why great
scientists like Audubon and Thoreau
should look so melancholy, or so
valiant an adventurer as Boone
appear so downcast and despondent.
What is needed here is CLINT OF
Walt Disney humor, which, after
all, is not nature taking but the
conservation of natures own Joy
in creation.
Exhibition OF Studies By Henry
Varnun1 Poor for FreSco.
Some idea can be had of the care
full study Mr.. Poor gave to his
conservation of Wild Life" mural
In the Interior Department, by the
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international Photography
Prints Are Reassuring
Exhibition at National Museum
Reveals Preoccupation With
Peaceful Pursuits
By Florence s. Berryman.

Whoever would world has
only to visit the international exhibition on view
the Section of Photography Building United
illness nor unhappiness meets the Of
sent annoyed lion the nearest
by the exhibition These hundred
incredibly cheerful reassuring.
And yet this international exhibition countries
nesldes the United States including Germany Italy
nothing
exhibition wo) these
prints selected from hundreds
Annual Photography 1899 prints
on basis OF Photographic excellence solution
Surely they could not have picked for the sole
taxing the pubc mind of its troubles
into the annual revealed that the selections
schools Photographic
giving readers a crosssecton is
This section dcoses the
by the from Scotland India
from another beautiful
women stawat adorable children
osumed figures pastoral landscapes
architecture
by the the world have
thought
race is from another There something
terribly Straws
dcao evidence
left to his devices himself
interests far removed from those reported in the press.
news photographers
Ihey are taking for the not for themselves and turbulence
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Conservation of Wild Life Subject of Mural
Artist Finds Material
On Atlantic SeabOard
Water Colors and Drawings
Are Exhibited in the
Phillips Gallery
Bv Leila Mechliu,

Henry potter painter just
mural the Department of Interior under commission
Section of
at the north of the corridor third
Building So much wider the mural than the corridor that only the
central distance
limitation in mind and adapted his composition thereto
conservation wild life chiefly
Chesapeake light
meet
conserving the life Of fownv
OF the in the boat who in dark clothing
three standing
holding steering pole long All apparently exertns
STILL
in wild fowl of kinds It
picture.
panorama, be
stocking with fish. waterfall dashes
small hsh the
beside the cold water wherein the
their natural habitat
this portion of the mural
literally surrounded Wild
squirrels porcupne rabbits deer Here one sees
life of the woodlands to the north
continues the story with the scene shfteo
the amingo There is special
instead portraits full length OF Dane oone na
his in hand resting the butt
end upon the ground; the sketching birds
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small canvas, done in the same
manner by the same artist, but
different in theme, entitled Choir
Practice"-a genre of great interest
and charming naivete. Now, con-
tinuing this interest, the Corcoran
Gallery of Art has invited. and is
showing, comprehensive collection
of etchings and drawings by this
gifted artist, who, it seems. is not
only painter, but etcher, lithgrapher
and illustrator.
There are in this showing q etch-
ings, l lithograph. wood cut and
10 drawings, quite a number of
which are in colored crayons. They
are mostly of or for children and
have quaintness and fascination
all their own. One of the most
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delightful subjects is entitled Plum
Pudding" and is shown in several
versions-children at table partaking
OF the repast, or in procession bring
ing in the feast. Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas Day. among the
universal festivals, furnish material
Tor Mrs. Ford's pencil, pen and
etching needle. Some of her draw
lngs and etchings have been made
as Christmas cards and fortunate
indeed were those who received
them. Out of them look little
faces, gay, quizzical, puckered or
merry, for the nonce, called into
being by a few telling strokes and
not ever to be forgotten. After
all, the world, despite its revolu-
tionary changes, still loves the story
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Annual Exhibition in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art the popular prize by
vote of visitors went to Gladys Mel
son Smith for a figure painting Of
little boy seated on a chair, to the
right of a doorway, with his large
toy drum at his feet, to which, be-
cause of distinction, the place of
honor on the east wall of the gallery
had been given by the Hanging
Committee. This was undoubtedly
an appealing painting, and well
done; academic, to be sure, and not
essentially clever, but soundly good
and skillfully rendered. In fact it
lacked only a little to put it in q
class quite by itself. For this paint
ing lit votes were cast. Next in
popular estimate was the still life
by Henry Wadsworth Moore, the
highest priced work in the exhibi-
ton, and the most expertly rendered
as technical skill has been reckoned
a realistic work, but showing good
arrangement, fine color and BEAU
tiful textures as well as tonal quail
ties. Third on the voters list was
the flower painting by Elizabeth
Muhlhofer, which likewise was fin
ished technical achievement. Evi-
IDENTIFY the public has a liking for
work well done. But Of course 1t
should not be forgotten that good
technique is the beginning and not
the end of art-a means to express
sion-the power which enables the
gifted few to share with the world
their thoughts and emotions. The
fine arts are essentially creative, not
initiative.
The contest for the painting most
desired-a purchase prize offered by
the Society Of Washington Artists
this year for the first time-was
awarded to G. Donald Fife of 211
Delaware avenue SW., a layman,
who expressed his preference for a
painting entitled by the Dark Tun-
nel," an out-of- door picture by Flor
ence A. Everhart, who is a practicing
osteopathist and turns to art as
avocation. These pictures were
purposed not only to create interest
in the exhibition, but to make people
think-and they seem to have ad-
mirably accomplished this end.
They, with other awards made in
connection with this exhibition, will
be delivered to the winners at the
Arts Club on the evening Of Feb
ruary "A.
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"GOld
Gallery.

exhibition of preliminary drawings
and paintings now on view in Room
E of the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Here are shown three or more stud
les In color from what may have been
an original conception to almost
full-size sections. From the first
apparently the basic idea persisted
that of a view over wide expanse
of water with light concentrated
near the horizon. Then, after the
stage was set, must have come the
consideration of detail, cast of char
acters-to continue the simile-and,
finally, such minutiae as might give
verify. There is in this exhibition,
which opened on the 18th, to con-
tinue to the 26th, long vertical
panel which might well be used as a
pattern for printed fabric, represent
ing sketchily, a scene in Southern
swamp, built upon the heron as a
theme and keyed to gold and gray.
For the fresco this was almost, If not
entirely. eliminated-doubtless as
too subtle for expression in wet
plaster.
With the actual studies for the
mural are shown, in the Phillips Gal
lery. few unrelated exhibits which
throw light upon the artists view
point and his way of working. There
are two little water colors of dra-
matte scenes-clouds and mountains
strengthened by few lines In pen
a Nd irk which Civo q r,rNfo11nd i'm .
preston of the majesty of nature;
and there are two carefully studied
sketches of leaf and plant forms
which evidence Mr.. Poores' feeling
for decoration that has. incident
ally, found its best expression in
his pottery, through which he first
attained distinction
Illustrating this phase of his work
there are in this exhibition, on the
mantel shelf, two plates from Mr.
Poor's pottery of his own make and
design. In color and glaze both of
these are very attractive-but the
eccentricity of their design seems a
false note in comparison Herewith
What necessity is there to present
objects so shapeless as to be un-
recognizable as units in decora-
tive composition, or for that matter
. mis-shaped tea pot and an up
turned plate Of fruit?. # known
forms are used to create pattern
surely they should be properly
xhapen or their purpose is defeated
However, the decorations on Mr..
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Memorial Gallery, in fact overflow
ing into the lower hall and on to
the walls of the stairs. These, over
IS in number, are comparatively re-
cent works, the majority Of which
have not been shown before. Mr..
Gates has always manifested gift
and adaptability, but he has in the
past been from time to time in
huenced by those with whom he was
directly thrown and for whom he
felt admiration. In the current
showing, save in a very few exam.
piles, he seems to be entirely him.
self, setting down what he has seen,
and found interesting, in way quite
his own and with complete disre-
gard of others-his audience in
cluded.
. Under these circumstances one
must respect his output, even If
widely differing in viewpoint. For
instance, one may not like his paint
ing entitled Gold Mine" or find
beauty in it-yet none can doubt
its veracity or question the COM
petence of its rendering. More
dramatic and out of the ordinary
are Pink Lightning" and Prairie
Cloudburst," both phenomena very
handsomely Transcribed. In some
instances he makes an interesting
combination of flowers and plant
life, exaggerated In size, in connec-
ton with landscape, as for example
In Poppy and Red Cliff" owned and
lent by Mr.. Edward Bruce, head Of
the section of fine arts of the Treas
ury Department, and Mesa and
Cactus; also in a composition Of
growing thistles.
There are subject compositions
such as "Middleburg Races" and
"Firehouse at Night" which may
have been done to test the artists
own strength as well as power to
express motion-significant as tours
de force-but not otherwise; for
what is more tiresome in the long
run than motion without result, to
be going somewhere In hot haste
and never arrive? In art, motion
cannot be expressed In terms which
are static; it can only be subtly
suggested.
Rather comical In intent, Is well
as fact, are paintings Of Duck and
Sunfowers" and "The Scarecrow";;
while proportionately sad in sugses-
ton Is "The House Wrecker," nj.
though 1t must be confessed that the
house serving as victim, being Of
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Court Abandoned

WHITLAND, Wales tP.-January
sitting Of Whitland Police Court had
to be abandoned for lack of magis-
trates after five were unable to j..
appear for varying reasons.
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The longtime average temperature
In Honolulu for January Is II degreea
and for the year TAT degrees. There
has never been any snow here. Nor
any ice that did not come from a
machine-unless long ago some was
brought packed In sawdust In The
holds Of the sailing ships from the
east coast Of America. even as In my
boyhood it used to be brought to
Washington by schooners from
Maine. Down In the ''big island" OF
Hawaii, as I have heretofore indi-
Gated, snow may be seen at times on
the two big mountains and also, less
frequently, on the extreme heights
In Maui and Hawaii. But there Is
no traf1ic up on those heights. Motor
accessory dealers here in Hawaii do
not carry anti-skid chains In stock.
As I write, I glance from time to
time toward typical Hawaiian
winter scene. The courtyard Of the
hotel, a quadrangle Of about an acre,
is a dreary scene Of falling water,
puddles and fallen leaves. The water,
however, will not stand long in pools
or puddles. It will be quickly ab-
sorbed into the receptive sandy soil.
There will be no real mud, And the
leaves have been falling ever since
I first looked out upon this scene,
several weeks ago. They are from
trees that take little or no account
of the calendar or the state of the
weather in their sheddings. A
leisurely Japanese yard man, whose
name, I have learned, is Iwamoto,
goes about from time to time with
bamboo broom and rake and gathers
up these leaves and twigs and keeps
the court clean.
Tree Grows Swings.
An immense banyan tree covers
most Of the court with its spreading
branches. Its trunk, q multiple of
numerous separate growths, is about
40 feet in circumference. Located
at one side of the court, it has been
trimmed of some of its great
branches, which otherwise would in
trude into the rooms of the hotel.
Several pendants Of earth-seeking
rootlets springing from the lower
branches-would-be makers Of new
trunks if once allowed to root Sc
.curely-furnish swings for the chill
dren. The seeds litter the walks,
little brown balls about an inch in
diameter. It would require consid-
cradle optimism to plant one Of
these seeds and expect a banyan to
develop within ones own lifetime.
There is also a large royal poin-
ciana tree, with its skimpy foliage
somewhat like that of a mimosa
and bearing great seed pods like the
overgrown fruit Of the locusts COM
mon at home. It Is not much of a
shade tree and 1t causes a disorderly
littering Of the walks. but it has its
place in the Hawaiian picture. Sew
eral clumps of banana plants add
to the tropical aspect but contribute
nothing to the food supply. I have
inquired as to whether they have
ever borne fruit, but without result.
Nobody seems to know. Nobody, in
fact, seems to take the native
banana very seriously. 1t Is just a
part Of the picture.
Grotons, with q wide variety OF
colorings, and small trees with rich
maroon leaves brighten the aspect
even on a rainy day, such as this
And huge ferns give q semi-jungle
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But I must not digress into thA.
flower theme, for that Is too large e
field for present confederation,
Hawaii Is the botanist's paradiseg
1t is the housewives delight. And
no wonder that the lei persists from
early days as Hawaii's favorite per-
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the China rose," for 1t was from
China that 1t came to Hawaii. 1t
Is . persistent bloomer, always in
evidence In all shades Of red and
yellow; indeed, 1t runs the chro-
matte scale with its tints. Plucked
from the hedge and speared upon
q slender bit Of bamboo-the estab-
Nshed mode Of assembling blossoms
for table dccorations-it makes the
loveliest decoration imaginable. The
blossoms are often six inches In
diameter, and even larger.
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aspect to some Of the hooks and
corners.
It Is thus everywhere In Hawaii.
Every street In the residential Sec
tion Is bower of beauty. At'every
turn there are hybiscus plants,
whole hedges Of them, in every
imaginable tint. Some one re-
marked In my hearing the other
day that there are no less than 10
varieties Of this lovely hedge plant.
Whereupon another person present
exclaimed that there are several
hundred" varieties Of the hybiscuS.
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they were there and for what pur-
pose nobody seemed to,know. Then
on Christmas Eve they disappeared
from the yard and turned up in the
hotel. one at least In each guest
room and others In the public rooms,
the tin containers wrapped In
bright red tissue paper in keeping
with the decorations for the hon-
day. Then after Christmas they
reappeared In the courtyard and
doubtless they are now again
planted in the ground, to prepare
for another Christmas.
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Whatever tho range Of variation,
this hotel Is surrounded by hyblscus,
In every shade Of deep red, pale red,
maroon, salmon, yellow. And there
is also the poinsettia. abundant and
lovely.
A Flowery Christmas.
Just before Christmas q mystery
that had been puzzling US for some
time was solved. In the front
yard" Of the hotel was . collection
Of poinsettia plants "potted" In tin
cans, perhaps $50 Of them, resting
on boards laid on the ground. Why
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