Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1896, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1896-24 PAGES. “AN INTERRUPTED JOURNE: MANETTA M. ANDREWS. WATER COLOR CLUB Open Monday. IN THE COSMOS CLUB GALLERY Display of the Work of Well- Known Washington Artists. MAY BE ed T= FIRST ANNUAL WHAT SEE exhibition of the Water Color Club, which opens on Mon- day at the Cosmos Club, is an event of more than usual in- terest in local art circles. It is the first general exhibit of water colors, pastels and drawings in black and white ever given in the city, and, while it is not quite ve been the exhibitions of the ington Artists, the excel- lence of the work shown is such as to ren- der it caval to any collection of pictures ever shown here. The Water Color Club was organized in April at the home of Prof. Andrews, the idea having originated with Mrs. Andrews. he artists who banded themselves to- her realized that pastels, and especial- colors, were not seen to as good advantage when placed with oils, and they felt confident that a rate exhibition weuld receive hearty support. The result y justified their expectations, and ess with which their efforts have crowned fixes the club upon a firm nd s the continuance of its sepa beer basis, in: © things which give this exhibit tive character is the preponder- ance of outdoor work. Coming earlier than exhibition of the “Society,” it has re- d the cream of the artists’ summer rk, and one finds more of the open air dy of nature than of studio painting. A lance at the catalogue reveals many new mes, and this fs e: lly true in the lepartment of black and white, as this lass of work has not previously been ad- 1to Was on exhibitions. A num- ber of the drawings are by artists of other city and there Is also some outside work am: the water colurs, an innovation which adds io the worth of the exhibition. Possibly the most striking picture in the geller Galahad, a pastel hy Miss Jane Bridcham Curtis, and @ertainly since the exhibition of The Princess, years ago, ss Curtis has put forth nothing nobler neeption. The frame, which is a burnt sign by Mr. William Fuller Curtis, h cor » harmony with the pic- e that it is 1 rin the effect Ine sidgham Curtis. thject which she exhibits in yellow, handied in an . and she shows also a pertrait head which she calls Irish Eyes. Burnt Wood Decoration. Morph a burnt wood decoration by Mr. W. F. Curtis, is worthy of specia mention. The winged figure stands out strongly against the dark-brown back- ground, ich presents the richness and depth peculiar to burnt wood decoration. This panel will probably attract consider- able attention, as <lesigns executed in this fashion are not often seen. Mr. Curtis ts not represented by anything in colors, as he works solely in black and white. He ex- hibits several excellent pencil studies and a couple of drawings in pen and ink, one of them, a scene in old New York, being particularly well done. A large pastel that at once attracts the -ye is Mr. L. S. Brumidi’s Legend of the Magic Lute, a subject taken from the tales which Irving has recorded in the Alham- bra. It ts by all odds the most effective of the two pastels which Mr. Brumidi shows, though the other, Tito Melema, is handled in_a very skillful manner. Those who remember Miss Juliet Thomp- son's Cavalier of last year know how suc- cessful she is in portraying the dash and bravado of that type. This year she sends a pastel of much tne same spirit. It is a portrait of Mr. Gibbs, dressed to represent a man of Hague in 1640, and he has acted the part to perfection. Rich in coloring and strong in its effects of light and shade, this pastel entirely overshadows the other heads that Miss Thompson has sent—A Lady of Quality and Sans Gene. Miss Bertha E. Perrie’s most important water color is a view of the interior of a wheelwright’s shop. There is a fine effect of chiaroscuro in the dingy interior, and the quiet, sober coloring is in marked con- trast to the brilliancy of her outdoor work. In her landscapes, which were painted for the most part around Ipswich and East Gloucester, there is an excellent atmospheric quality and great truth to na- | ture. 2 Mrs. Andrews exhibits a number of good things, both in black and white and in watay color. A study head executed in the latter medium is especially good in. tech- nique, and the softness with which it has been vorked out has not destroyed the strength and firmness of the drawing. | There is a naive charm about her two compositions in charcoal, Dornroschen and An Interrupted Journey. - Im Decorative Lines. The water colors by Mr. Victor Mindeleff will undoubtedly attract a great deal of attention, as his style is absolutely unique. -wide range of subjects indicates his yer- ; Hight, a sepia drawing upon Japane: York Cafe 1s shown by Trowbridge, and Homer Davenport, the carica‘urist for the New York Journal, has contributed a car- toon. The sketches by Phil May which have been loaned by Mr. Millner will undoubt- edly have an especial attraction for every one. Phil May isthe successor to George Du Maurier on London Punch, and has a marvelous aptitude for suggesting expres- sion by the use of a few lines. In his work every touch, no matter how light, tells, and his quickness in seizing character ts wonderful. ms The only etchings placed on view are the work of Mr. Jules Dieudonne, ‘The -satility, and from such a mysterious Ifttle etching as Night in the Woods to ihe por- trait heads all are executed with a practiced and. < na A. G. Randall is represented by a couple of nicely treated pencil studies, The Capitol by Moonlight and Thanksgiving Eve, and Miss B. V. King exhibits a dec- orative sketch in pen and ink. Miss Caih- erine Critcher has sent a head Grawn in charcoal upon gray paper. Mr. W. H. Chandlee’s sketch of E. M. Holland, bearing the actor's signature, will probably prove the most interesting of the ; things which he has sent. The drawing, which is a very fine specimen of pen werk, represents Mr. Holland in the part of “Fag” in “The Rivals.” Witches’ Twi- e pa- per, will come in for its share of atten- tion, and also Mr. Chandiee’s color study entitled Evening. Some Interesting Pictures. Miss Grace E. Atwater exhibits a couple of pen drawings, and though they do not show the technical excellence which comes from long practice, they possess many good points. Her best work, however, is in wa- ter color, the medium to which she has de- voted herself most assiduously, and in her East Gloucester sketches thefe is a nice feeling for color. It is to be regretted that Mr. Spencer Nichols, who does such good work in wa- ter color, should have favored the exhi- tion with only one picture. This one is called The Dreamer, and is a well-balancea composition, containing a number of fig- ures. Mr. Carl Weller is represented by a num- ber of water colors, several of them, such as his Village Street in Sweden avd Old Tower, Wisby,, having been painted in i Uy | ia (Wie Ke “VILLAGE TREET IN SWEDEN No one who looks at his Offering to Mistle- toe or his Oriental Poppies can deny that he has great talent in decorative lines. In both of these there is a leaning toward the grotesque which shows the influence of Japanese art, but in his Carnations he has given us a simple and direct study, though still with the mark of his own originality upen it. The framing of all of his water colors is as artistte as they are, and Mr. Mindeleff has in many cases decorated the mats in such a way as to carry out the idea of the paintin One of the be Is in the gallery i: study of a girl reading, by Miss Haitie I Burdette. The face is modeled with great delicacy, and the serious absorbed ex- Eression has been well rendered. Even the dress is treated with a crispness that de- notes a skillful hand. Who's Missing is the title of the best of Mr. Parker Mann’s pastels, and it shows dock crowded with anxious ones, whil a fishing schooner comes slowly in. 4 a he picturesque wharf buildings and the groups of watching men and women standing out darkly against the sunset sky add a som- ber color note to the picture that is thor- oughly in keeping with the subject. Mr. George F. Gibbs is represented by a goodly array of pictures, his work in color being nes from around Ocean City. There is a fine moyement to the waves in the moorlight subject. The Rising Tide and After the Rain are extremely true to Nature. He shows two examples of his gouache work, Victory and The Wreck of the Royal George. Holland Life. Miss Lillian Cook exhibits three genre subjects giving ylimpses of Holland lif and al! are executed in the Dutch style. | A Cup of Coffee, showing a group of Laren | | peasants gathered around a table in a | dark, smoky room, is an excellent interior view, and is treated in a broad and sim- ple way. A maple forest in the Catskills has far- | nished Mr. E. H. Miller with a very | ing motive. The foreground, a ferns and Eupatorium, 1s exceptio treated. Mr. Miller has also co striking water color portrait of himself, and a fine charcoal drawing entitled The Waning Moon. Mr. Wells M. Sawyer is represented by but one picture, a pastel, entitled Becalmed off the Florida Keys. Blue is the predomi- nating hue in the color scheme, which is | extremely pleasing. Mr. J. H. Moser sends from West Corn- | wall, Conn., two excellent water colors, full ‘of artistic feeling. One called October Sunshine, gives a glimpse of a sunny spot within a dense wood, and the other Is a moonrise In the open. Miss Alive Archer Sewall’s forte seems to be in drawing cherub faces for decorative panels, and she sends a subject of this na- ture. It is in pastel, and was loaned by Mrs. Fadely for the exhibition. , Mr. Lucien W. Powell exhinits two large | Water colors, handled with his customary | freedom. The Haunt of Sea Fowl, an ef | fective marine study, Is one uf the best gs that have come from his brush. The on the Rappahannock is also good, ugh it will not appeal as strongly to the average visitor. Marine Views. | The series of marines which Mr. Will S. Robinson, a New York artist, has contribu- ted to the exhibition is extremely inter- » as he has a well nigh perfect mas- | over the technique of the pure aquar- | | } jt ri t jelle. In his Evening Arrival, Coast ot Holland. he has handed a difficult prob- lem in a very satisfactory manner. The fishermen who have just” laaded are coi ing up the beach bearing their lanterns, luminous spots of light that the artist has rendered with great truth. Much the same color scheme 1s found in the Departu the Fishing Boats and also in Surf ai ing. Grays and blues predomi these water colorsgand Mr. Robinson seems to have a great fondness for these tones. a further proof of this being found in A Gray Day, which is painted largely in deli- cate grays. Mr. Edmund Clarence Messer exhibi charming little pastel called Spring, as he fs at his best in ofl paincing, it ix not realiy representative of his work. It is much the same with Mr. Hobart Nichols, though he has a number of pless- ing sketches. The Shepherd, which he ex- hibits, is a study in gouache, and his No- vember and also a scene painted along ihe Potomac are good examples of transparent | wash. In addition to these he shows sev- eral specimens of his work in pen. Mrs. Nichols exhibits a drawing entitled Mother and Child, and also a water color sketch drawn for illustration. In Black and White. In the work in black and white quite a large proportion is pen work drawn for illustration, and a good part of this is the work of New York artists. Mrs. Schayer has loaned two drawings which Charles Dana Gibson made for her story, The Major's Appointment. They were executed when Gibson was doing his ‘finest work, before he had made technique his idol. A group of pen sketches by Gray Parker, il- lustrating humorous coaching incidents, is also exhibited. In a comic drawing shown by George Kerr “The New Woman” ts seen hurrying along past the shades of her Puritan ancestors, who look on in holy horror. A newspaper drawing of a New Europe. He exhibits also two or three of the striking sketches which he has made along the Massachusetts coast. Of the two heads shown by Mr. S. Jerome Uhl the Street Arab is by far the better. Mr. Uhl has made some very good studies of negro character, and this is one of them. The expression of the jolly, face is well rendered, and the pic cuted with astonishing breadth. open air quality found in all of Mr. Edgar forth favorable Under the Apple ye’s work is bound to call it. Hi In comm ‘Trees Hillsid the Ry | 1 “Morpheus,” Burnt Wood Decoration, William Fuller Curtis. Fields are ail excellent water colors, and show a true study of nature. Pleasing Results. Alma is the title that Miss Sands has given to the strongly modeled pastel head which she has sent. Miss Margaret Tomes’ study of chrysanthemums fs the most ef- fective flower subject in the exhibition. It is executed in pastel, and Miss Tomes has succeeded in giving the velvety texture to the flower petals with great fidelity. ~ Miss Frances T. Stockwell’s Gloucester Harbor ts a very teliing bit of color and much the same brilliancy of hue is found in | ae AEM An a ig | CARN ai aN | Apanre it eat | | ht “taterior Wheelwright’s Shop,” Bertha E. Perrie. her water color called An Old Garden. Miss Annie W. Ingle also exhibits a view of a Sarden, which she painted in the same neighborhood. Mr. Daniel Rose is represented by two* aquarelles, Down the River and Autumn Evening, and both subjects are chosen with fn originality that is very refreshing. A Summer Day, by Mrs. Emma J. Smith, is a very agreeable landscape. Mr. Robert Coleman Child’s Mater Sanc- tissima is a carefully studied pastel and is quite striking in color. Mr. Carl Rakeman’s water color, The River, gives a view of a picturesque town of the old world as seen from the water. Miss Mira R. Dodge contributes two pleas- ing water colors entitled A Bit of Rocky. | delicate | indulgence rs. Mr. ¥./K.'M; Rehn shows-one marine called A Blue Day, __ Mrat Josepha ‘Newcomb. Whitney” sends two well-handled water colors. A land- “scape which she painted near Chevy Chase is parttcularly-bright-and sunny. Her study of chrysanthemums is also excellent and is executed with that happy combination of strength and softness which 1q so attract- ive in water color. ‘+ Ns A Qunim Sketchy ; Miss Alice E. Willoughby sends a well- treated water color called At the Docks, and also one called New England Dortes, which is a quaint sketch showing two or three little boats bobbing upom the water. There is a very nice quality in oth of the “The Ha 1640," uliet ‘Thompson. landscapes which Miss Edith Ward ex- hibits, A Bit of low being especially pleasing. A Rocky Slope which Miss Eliza- beth Miller sends is a quiet litle study in greens and shows cons Mr. Elliott P. Hough snow scene frankly treat Through the Woods by M entious work. Winter is a simple 1, and The Path bel Kent is an attractive little pe in water color. Miss Marie Louise Mattingly sends a carefully modeled portrait in pastel. Mr. A. M. Fernow contributes A Corner in the French Emb: Cairo, in which he has taken advanta of the opportunity for rich oriental coloring. Mr. George A: of Melbourne, Aus- tralia, sends a ¥ nude model ga uter color Showing a half- ing at the Venus de Milo during a r He exhibits also a dra ing in black and white of a maid carrying a tray. Mr. Julian Ashton of Sidney, New South Wales, has a bold little sketch called Coogee Rocks. There are only three min- in the exhibition, two by Mrs. J. Mindeleff and the other by M a Bar- Ue. On account of their minia- tures rarely receive the attention due them, and these tiny portraits, which are as fine as one could wish, should not be passed over. Admission to the exhibition will be by card, as is the usual custom. This restric- tion is not intended to prevent any one who is desirous of seeing the pictures from view them, but is employed as a safe- guard against the tremendous overcrow: ing, which, toward th end of the week, makes it difficult to see the pictures well. T ibition will be open from 10 a.m. to jaily from December 7 to 12 in- s may be obtained at all the leading art sto! t > GOLD BY THE YARD. How the Gilding Used. in Ornamental Decoration Is Prepare From Pearson's Weekly. The b of the innumerable Ittle square pieces of gold which” are'used to cover domes and signs, and sé on, forms a distinct industry in the gold ‘trade, which employs a large number of hands and re- quires no smat! amount of skin. The long low building in whieh the work ic carried on is filled throughout’ the day with the sound of hammers. On every side ittle boxes containing tiny Yells of gold ure to be seen, which, although only meas- uring ay and a half in length, are each worth about £10, gold iw reeeived in ba: eighth of an inch in ‘thickness, an inch width and weighing 240 penny- This is rolled out into a ribbon in weights, thirty yards in length. It is then given to the workmen in strips measuring seven yards, each of which is cut up into 18) pieces. are now ‘ready to be beaten out by They are placed (protected by in a tool nown as the “clut thoroughly pounded out an a great granite block set in the ground in such a way that there is ab- solutely no vibratory movement. The pro- cess is repeated several times, the gold as it spreads bein. tnuously subdivided until {t is of the exact dimensions required. The skins in which the gold is beaten are co delicat will tear as easily as aper, nevert are of so fine a lity that the stand the con- hammering for ral years. The h is finally beaten down to 200,- h of an inch, is rubbed with “brine’’ be- e being placed in the skins, in order that hall not adhere to them. asy as this work of beating out the gold an art of a very description. workman must know toa nicety precisely how hard or gen- tle the blows of his hammer must be, and also the exact spot on which they should fall. Accordingly, a very superior class of men are employed in the business. Sea Ss aaa Grant's Indifference to Personal Com- fort. a tinual gold, whic! may seem, it is in real From the Century. A member of Gen. Thomas’ staff quietly called that officer's attention to the fact that the distinguished guest's clothes were pretty wet and his boots were thoroughly soaked with rain, after hié long ride through the storm, and intimated that colds were usually no respecters of persons. Gen. Thomas’ mind had been so intent upon re- ceiving the commander and arranging for a conference of officers that he had en- tirely overlooked his guest’s travel-stained. condition, but as soon as his attention was called to’ it, all of his old-time Virginia hospitality aroused, and he at once begged his newly arrived chief to step into a bed room and change his clothes. His urgings, however, were in vain. The gen- eral thanked him politely, but positively de- clined to make any additions to his per- | sonal comfort, except to light a fresh cigar. Afterward, however, he consented to draw his chdir nearer to the wood fire, which was burning in the chimney place, angl to thrust his feet forward to give his top- boots a chance to dry. The extent of his in personal comfort in the field did not seem to be much greater than that of bluff old Marshal Suvaroff, who, when he wished to give himself over to an exc of luxury, used to go so far as to take o 3 ft | one spur before going to bed. ++ This Interpretation. om the Pittsburg New Mrs. Soxey—“I see the newspap rs talk- | ing a good deal about coast defense. What | does it mean?” * Soxey—"Simply a plan to keep penniless foreign noblemen at bay during she sea- shore season and so dock them of many a dowry.” s ‘ — e+ The Cash Trolley. From the Indianapolis Journal, “Whur does that thing go to?” asked the farmer man, with the comic-paper whisk- as the cash trolley started. It runs from here to the rear of the store and thence to the fifth story, where the cashier receives it,” the elerk replied. “I gosh! I guess Mandy was right when she told me this was the store whur a little money went a long ways,” His Winning suit. From the Cleveland Leader, Mrs. Kirtland—“‘And why do you think, Mr. Dunley, that the world is better now and more beautiful than it was thirty-five years ago?” Mr. Dunley (who -fs after her sweet daughter)—‘‘Because—because you were not in it then.”* Papa Kirtland’s objections to the young man have been overridden. = +e ___ Two Views. From the Chicago Record. “Osmond's. wife is ‘woman.”” “Yes, and she-ts-expensive looking, teo.” a pensive looking INRT AND ARTISTS Paul W. Bartlett's figure, representing Law, has just been put in position in the new Congressional Library. It is one of the eight statues that surmount the mas- sive marble piers in the rotunda, and Is at present in stucco, though all these figures may eventually be replaced by duplicates executed In a more enduring material. Mr. Bartlett’s statue is an entirely draped fig- ure, with one hand resting upon the tab- Jets of the law, and the attitude is ex- ceedingly dignified. The cther statues now in position are Art, by Augustus 8t. Gau- dens; History, by Daniel Chester French; Science, by John Donoghue; Commerce, by John Flanagan; Religion, by Theodore Baur, and Philosophy, by Bela L. Pratt. Philosophy is the finest of those now in lace, and unless J. Q. A. Ward’s figure , of Poetry, which alone remains to be put “in position, proves to be remarkably strik- ing, Mr. Pratt will continue to hold the honors. The most important painting of the series which Henry Oliver Walker has been mak- | ing for the ibrary is now upon the :valls | of the corridor on the main floor south | of the grand stair hail. The decoration is a large lunette, containing seven figures. Lyric Poetry, clad in rose-colored draperies | and playing upon a lyre, is in the center, and on her right are Mirth, Passion and | Beauty, while upon the other side are | Pathos, Truth and Devotion. The paint- _ ing fs especially pleasing in color, the tones | being clear and delicate. Mr. Walker is also very successful in the attitudes of his figures, which are always eagy and grace- ul. * The collection oteaniniatures which Mr. Keeling sent to Philadelphia is now on exhibition at Earle’s galleries. There are about twenty-five of them, and they wake a very attractive display. * * OK The work shown at Mr. Lamasure's ¢x- hibition, which closes today at Veerhoff's, certainly is decidedly in advance of his exhibitions in former yea:s. He devoces himself entirely to aquarelles, and has acquired great facility in the handling of water color, a facility which is almost dangerous, as it menaces the seriousness of nis work. His painting this summer has been along the line of closer study, end there are many very truthful sketches in his exhibition. His most important water color is a study of the surf at Virsinla Beach, in which he has rendered the effect of the waves in an excellent manner, and has caught the transparent coloring of the water: “A Windy Day in Virginia” is another good sketch, and “Approach of Evening” possesses quite a charm of color. * ok Miss Susan W. Kelly has recently finish- ed an oil study of a bunch of cosmos flow- ers in a vase of Venetian glass. The cos- mos flowers are always effective, and Miss Kelly’s study 1s a very realistic color study. She has sent some water colors to the © hibit of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. * * Spencer B. Nichols'*has returned from New. York city, having successfully accom- plished his mission. The Century Company purchased his gouache drawing, showing an elderly gentleman holding in his hand an extravagant bill for college expen: and making things unpleasant for nis son. They have promised Mr. Nichols some commissions for magazine illustration for “In Lighter Vein.” * ae Mr. Car] Gutherz has now placed on view at Veerhof’s a number of the figure studies which he made in Paris and else- where. He is most successful in his ef- fects of light and color, as is seen in the sketch of a little girl with a bird nestling ween her palms. Among the most in- ieresting of his studies in oll are the Span- ish figures with their picturesque, gaily colored costumes. * * * “Evening,” a landseape in oll, by Mr. Ho- bart Nichols, is now exhibited at Fischer's. It is excellent in composition and in color, and the cloud forms drifting across the sky aré drawn with truth to nature. The trees in the middle distance are painted with a vague indefinite manner, suggestive of late evening, and the whole picture 1s full of feeling, * * * It is always pleasant to note the progress of young artists, and especially of those who commenced their career in Washing- ton. Hence readers of The Star will read with interest what the New York Evening Pest says of Mr. H. F. Waltman’s contri- bution to the fall exhibition of the Acad- emy of Design, now open in that city. It is as follows: “The last room is the west gallery, and the chances of finding a masterpiece grow Jess as one enters it. But Mr. Waltman in his portrait (No. 278) came very near paint- ing it. His picture is a small seated figure of a man, quite complete in its drawing, casy in its pose, nice in color, and capital in its atmospheric ‘enveloppe.’ There is little fault to be found with it, and it is perhaps the soundest constructed picture in the galleries. The visitor should make the most of it, for he will see nothing bet- ter here.” ~ Mr. Weltman, it will be remembered, was a. pupil of Mr. Uhl, the well-known por- trait painter of this city, who recognized and aided in the development of the young man’s talent when he first came here a modest but ambitious boy, fresh from the woods and fields of a rural home in Ohio. * ; * x The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been enriched by the gift of a statue, in Carrara marble, representing “Christ the Divine Healer.” It is a copy, reduced in size, of the colossal figure of our Savior, by the famous Danish sculptor Thorvald- sen, which stands in the Frue Kirke, or Church of Our Lady, in Copenhagen. It represents Christ with arms extended in benevolent attitude, and head bent for- ward in loving, sympathetic pose. On the pedestal, which has been purposely made low, that the facial expression of the figure maybe plainly seen, is the inscription: “Come unto me, 2ll_ ye that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Mr. William Wallace Spence, the donor, a native of Scotland, has long been identified with the railroad and mercantile interests of Baltimore. Three years ago he presented the city with a colossal bronze replica of a famous statue of Sir William Wallace, the champion of Scottish liberty. * aed Taking netice of the enormous sums of money carried back to Europe by titled nenentities and adventurers who come here to marry American heiresses, certain por- trait painters, mostly of the French school --though there are others—are coming across the , Atlantic, in larger numbers every year, to see what fortunes they can gather in the same field, that is, from that self-advertising foolish set who furnish wives with large marriage settlements for impecuntous foreigners. One of these, who is to open a studio In New York this sea- son, furnishes in advance a price list, like a dealer in wines, cheese or crockery. His quotations are as follows: For a life size portrait bust, $4,000; three-quarter length, $6,000; full length, $8,000. For a child's pertrait, life-size bust, $3,000; three-quarter length, $4,00 full length, $5,000. Mother and child, three-quarter length, $10,000; full length, $14,000. And that he will get com- missions at these preposterous prices there can be no doubt. Indeed, he would prob- ably be kept fairly busy if he had the nerve to charge twice as much, so anxious are some of our notoriety-secking millionaires to pose as liberal patrons of art, and to en- joy at the same time the distinction of having their family portraits bear the sig- nature of a noted foreign artist. Real ar- tistic merit counts for very little,—with some of them, at least, if one may judge frcm results. Certainly some examples of this sort of patronage have been seen in Washington, which, if painted by a modest American painter, would have been pro- neunced discreditable by unblased judges, but, bearing the signature of a money-seek. ing foreigner, they are cherished by th vainglorious owners as veritable master- pieces of art. Zz x * To the Art Interchange for December Miss Elizabeth Ellison Newport contributes @ paper on “A Group of Washington Art- ists,’ which includes brief sketches of most of those whose work is best known here, and is illustrated with clever portraits of ‘Dunbar, Messer, Miss Juliet Thompson, Parker Mann, Andrews,,Brumidi and Max Weyl. - 17 E AND PURPOS LIMIT THE $3 RATE standing and. to Avoid Partiality After January Its Absoliite Conclusion With the Closing Month of the Year. Dr. McCoy Takes Unusual Pains to Prevent Misunder- Criticism on the Ground of 1 With this closing month of the year ends, ac- cording to the announcement, this remarkable op- portunity. 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After January 1 Doc- tor McCoy will resume his usual fees. L. SMITH TELLS HOW HE WAS D AND NOW HEARS, REV. Rev. L. L. Smith, 606 6th st. s.w., clergyman of the Church of the United Brethren: “I most heartily recommend Doctor M. ment. I have experienced its wonderful and it is because of personal knowledge that I speak as I do. “For eighteen months I bad suffered from dull headaches, accompanied by rumbling noises in uy head and partial deafness. I Became So Hard of Hearing that I had difficulty in attending to my everyday duties, and I could uot understand ordinary conver sation. “Doctor McCoy's treatment has given me com- plete relief from the headaches and from the dis- tresing, unnataral nolses and my bearing has been completely restored. “I also when I went to Doctor MeCoy had been troubled with a catarrhal condition of the aose and throat which caused me to bawk and spit cun- Meually. In the morning I would always have a bad taste in the mouth and a gagging sensation. My sleep was not refreshing and*I would wake in the morning, feeling tired and unrefreshed. I Have Been Completely Cared of all my troubles. I sleep well, have no more ischarge from nose or throat, and feel refreshed ‘The improvement in and vigorous in the morning. my general health has been the restoration of my hearin, | ‘M. A. Eldridge, 1227 18th st. nw. | 4 M. A. Eldridge, 1227 13th st. m.w.: “For five years I had ringing moises in my head and was quite deaf. Doctors McCoy and Cowden have made it possible for me to understand con- versation In an ordinary tone, and my hearing is constantly improving. At times I would become £0 dizzy that I could hardly walk. Since treatment this dizziness has entirely stopped.”’ WONDERSTRUCK WHEN SHE HEARD AGAIN. DEAF TWENTY YEARS. Mrs. A. Samuels, 70S 3d st. s.e.r “Although T can hardly believe that even my friends will credit the statement, I have this to say, and I am glad to have it published, my hear- ing has been restored to me. . ‘Everybody that knows me or knows alout me knows that I had been deaf for twenty years. For the past five years I had been very deaf. People had to almost shout to make me understand. “I could not hear the street car bells. I could not hear the electric bells. I bad been to Five Different Physicians supposed to be skillful in the treatment of Deaf- ness. I went to one very celebrated specialist on Deafness. I got no belp from any of them, and a great specialist told me that I could not be cured; that my bearing could not be restored to me. ‘A friend of mine urged me to go and see Doctor McCoy. This friend knew of his Discovery for the cure of Deafness and of Hix Location of a National Practice im Washington. “I went to bim and took bis treatment. Now I can hear a wateh tick, and, as I say, my hearing has been marvelously restored to me. I was wonde! struck when {t came back. I was attending a wed- ding in Baltimore, and I heard distinctly every bit of the ceremony. On going over to Baltimore I met some friends on the train. They were talk- ‘ing loud to me, and I told them not to rise their volces so loud. ‘They were surprised that I was hearing ordinary conversation. CURING CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. Charles Davis, Little Falls Road, D. ©.: “I had suffered from stomach trouble for years. Doctors did me no good. When I went to ‘see Doctors McCoy and Cowden I had no appetite. My food did not nourish me and I was ail run es A course of treatment has restored me to ealth.”* DEAF FIFTEEN YEARS. STONE DEAF IN LEFT LAR, CURED OF HIS DEAFNESS, J. R. Pearson, No. 201 1 st. s.c., con- deaf in my left ear and my | worse all tbe tim | “I had ringing es in my ears, hear the clock etrike the time of day. hear couversation. I hed to give up g OF places of amusement, because 1 cot # single sound. When I went to see Docto my cers were Almost Dead to I first knew that the treatm by the noises tn ny eare gro right was crowing r« not not h ot bear MeCoy All Sound, 1 less. At lust they disappeared enti “I can now bear ordinary nv jon and al nolses about the house « st “Before taking treatment 1 could vot bear @ clap of thunder in my ; : as I called it, my dead car. Now 1 can hear my wate? tick plainly and distin-tly in my left car even when held six in s away EN DEAF SIX ¥ Now 8 HEARS, i. Rice, 1016 F ad been Deaf for stx 5 my Deafness hs “1 was dist head which al “When penple would like confused sounds. Any one talk room would have to speak very 1 understand anything. T could not follow a « man in bis se I could only eat and there. At home at the table stantly be asking people to repeat “I was sent to Doctor McCoy by @ patient who ridnx ave. During th nes i had been under iis treatment, He lis restored ny hearing. I can no ord couversa- tion nnd a watch tick. Aistreselig noises fn my head ure gone. How could I ay anything else but that the treatinent is wonderful tn the restoration | of hearing? A DOCTOR TEST BOTH AS A PATIENT AND AS A DOCTOR, Doctor C. P. MeEnheimer, 402 Sixth t. t.w., room 22, fs a well-known practitioner of Virginia and a graduate of the Cuiversity of Mary- land in i863. Iu this remarkable te b Speaks of the wonderful value to hum MeCoy"s treatment from two standpoints First, he speaks foom his own « had been bard of hear the treatment himself, & Watch tick and ordinary couversation He Speaks ax a Patient. These are bis words: “I been ant of hear ing for ten years. ‘The fun’ © of my ears were entirely gone. The @ ho membrane 1a my case bad extended from the throat to the using deafness. Several friende tirely deat had been entirely sured by Doctor Me 'y, and knowing of these re- markable results, I placed myself under bis care. I remained under his treatment for six months. At last, to my surprise, I found I conld hear @ Watch tick and hear ordinary eaversation without difficulty. I had been deprived of the ability to vontinue conversation for years. ‘The restoration of my hearing was entirely due to Doctor McCoy's treatment.” He Speaks as a Doctor. Speaking from a physician's standpoint of this marvelous treatment Dr. McEnbeimer says: “One has but to underzo this treatment it. It reaches every diseased spot brane from the nasal passages to the deepest Part of the lungs and recesses of the middle ear. It soothes the membrane until the soreness in the eustachian tubes is all gone. The air is a@l- lowed to enter and escape from the throat as may be required. The niorbid condition of the trmpa- bum is relieved and the ringing and cracking noises in the « are all gone. It is truly a wonderful treatinen MR. ODELL’S SON CURED OF DEAFNESS.* Caryl H. Odell, 215 9th at. s.w, seven years ol His father says: “Cw 's deaf- mess began with a terrible earache. We took him to a number of doctors, but they uid give bim Bo relief. They advised us to take him to a ape- clalist, and we 4: ed on Doctor Me His ecar- ache left him so deaf that he conid scar anything. We had to holler at bim ir make him understand. Doctor Me pletely restored 1 ring. He can understand Us when we speak to him in ordinary tones, and can hear a watch tick “We are very grateful to Doctor M for re- storing the hearing of our boy, and I shall be glad to have any one call on me at my place of business —whelesale commission merchant, street wharf—where I will cheerfully them about the wonderful restoration of his 11th talk with CURIN CZEMA. John D. Barker, No, 1310 12th at, n.w.: “I suffered from eczema for th ars. It covered my entire body except my feet and hands. 1 was entirely cured im two months.” Mrs. B. King, 482 E st. s.w. «d from Eex it nd all sorts of med out any Thad about given up Lope of ever getting a cure when I went fo Doctor Meloy. He promised that bis tr t would care we, and i | hax doue so. I am p than i for the wonderful relief he bas given ime cor: OF DR. McCoy's MoNO- GRAPH DEAPN! WL BE MAIL 5: e DIRECTLY | CURE OF McCoySystemof Medicine Dr. J. Cre J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours, 9 to 12 ly. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 pam A Queer Character, From the Cleveland Leader. Rutledge+"I can't quite ‘understand Mrs. Dawson.” Dangerfield—“How’s that?” Rutledge—“She an@ my wife got to talk- ing about their doctors yesterday, and she didn’t seem disposed to argue that hers was the only one who could be depended upon to do our children the most good at ! all times.” Had No Cha: From the Cleveland Leader. Mrs. Moulton—“Oh, how did you ike the play last week?” Mrs. Flinders—‘Really, I don't know. I didn’t have a chance to judge what it was like.” Mrs. Moulton-—“Why, T supposed, of course, that you'd have been there.” Mrs. Flinders—“I was, but, you see, 1 wag a member of a box party.” ce.