Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1921, Page 52

Notes of Art and Artists “GLOUCESTER FISHING BOATS,” BY THE LATE BERTHA E. PERRIE. ' by the Rev. Ward Denys of this city: A portrait of Gen. Grant by Le Clear similar to that which hangs in the White House has been presented to the gallery by the great general’s son, himself “Gen. Grant.” * K X ¥ Mr. Holmes, director of the Na- tignal Gallery of Art, president of the Washington “Society of Artists and the Washington Water Color Club, A memortal exhfbitiun of palntings by Bertha E. Perrie opens in the Cor- coran Gallery of Art today and will continue for two weeks. This exhibi- tion comprises for the most part re- cent works, pictures unsold at the time of her death and now to be reck- oned as the chief portion of her es- tate. There are about 100 exhibits, B 3 i lors, all up to the|has, during his spare time this sum. oils and water colors, all up to the | ¢ Gaintey a number of exceedingly high standard which her works al- | Mteraciiie s oyt T O & e most invariably attalned—an excel- | jects for the majority of these were i shoning: found at Burnt Mills, Md., where the or the pictures are of]|scenery is picturesque and appealing. r subjects, fishing boats at A lovely stream runs through_a ves, some With bare masts, | wooded glen, widening in places *to ing sails, all interpret- )form swimming holes and darting down in little cascades over big rocks and boulders. These are the views that Mr. Hplmes has tran- scribed with keen appreclation of their loveliness, Nome knows the potentialities of water color as a medium better than he, and it 1s his Boy Scouts had a camp and where the’ ty which yere dominant charac- te s of Miss Perrie's painting. She lovéd the boats, the scenes about the wharves, and during successive seasons she became a familiar figure With her sketching easel and paint box, and was made welcome by the |Strong conviction that -the.best re- Wwharf owners and fishermen. She|Sults are only obtainable when the had an adventurous spirit, and the | Pi&ment is laid on freshly and pre- | romance of the sea, of which all boats | cisely as it is meant to remain. This savor, made to her strong appeal. requires, however, great sureness of There are other . pictures of | touch and knowledge of form. These Gloucester in this exhibition, pic- | Fequisites Mr. = tolmes i brings to his work. tures of the moors and of the streets | P} of the Interesting old town. There is |, Numbered among his recent paint- Zlso'a charming sunny picture of a | {15, 75, PIECAES (0f 2. MPRET 1T treet in Provincetown which is!j; showing the roughness and beauty ound to attract notice and win ad-|of “the country through .which it miration. There are a good many | flows. These water colors are com- pictures of foreign subjects, souvdnirs | parable with the best fn this medium of her trips abroad; in some in-|that have been produced. stances rather elaborate compositions| He has also found interesting as showing groups of figures as well as | subjects more intimate gentle bits complicated architectural themes, | of country, meadows and ploughed each, however, full of the, spirit of | fields seen ‘under very attractive and the place. : greatly varied summer skies, studied Among the landscapes, of which |not merely on the spot, but from the there are not a few, is a water color{ window of his office up uander the of two tall trees, one seen against|roof of the National Maseum. the other, and both silhouetted by a | It is earnestly hoped that a collec- breezy summer sky. | tion of Mr. Holmes' paintings will be Many of Miss Perrie's paintings are | set forth as one of the special exhib- broadly rendered, some are almost|its in the National Gallery this win- #ayly colorful. Never was her work | ter. niggling nor small. But the pictures which represent her best 'are perhaps those that are gray, reticent, yet strong and full of honest truth, pic- tures which grow more lovely upon acquaintance. She was an excellent draftsman, as shown by her figure paintings and ker portrait miniatures. Of the lat- ter, ten are shown in_ this exhibition, invariably * Kk ok ok An interesting talk on “Romanesque Art in Switzerland” was given at-the Arts Club. last_Tuesday evening by Mme. Hugli of Bern, Switserland, for- merly Miss Ethel Camp of this city. Mme. Hugl! has lived for about twe ty years in- Bern..and has made & study of the unigue carved capitals of ! e Swiss churches. These and of the former there is quite & | oo samples of the art of the tenth group. Her rendering in water colors | 2fe, SaMPIes, OF, (1o 200 00 10€ T mis of fgure subjects are much in the,(ive are frankly sincere .and full of style of the Dutch school, hrund].ymhflm significance. The natural ‘washes were applied and the ;subjects !beauties of Swlugrla‘nd are apt to were somber. Her figure paintings i ,yershadow the -manifestations of ‘its oils, most of which were done out of art and to even cause tourists to al- doors, are, to the contrary, direct and | &7t 2nd to even cause towrlsts Lo £ colorful, almost impressionistic ~in | mo%h, 0TEeL 1S, (ROASULLY She) O T e mSaBing tioh may| Mme. Hugli illustrited her talk be made of her still life paiptings, | With stereopticon slides made from e Daintings. | 5, wings by a_distinguished - Swiss overal of which are shown at this |, ;pitect. As she peinted out, there fowsrs mere Is one of & oWl of|ias a certain. resemblance between Tashion ‘garden in midsammer, (ds. |Some of the sublects.shown and the lightfully decorative and richly col- Drosent com “"‘“‘“;“5"‘ 5‘0'"{'."3' modern justrators. n e firs orful. There are others of a less en. a stance, however, they represented the I TPrio D03 and, vans, bottles | T lst art of the: period, and were and vegetables, indicative ini. tiated of a uomvrehenslvemg:::p of | frank -though immature efforts: to- the fundamentals of art and extreme- | Ward expression. . .. .. .., . - ly_competent craftsmanship. $ ke ok ko The water. colors that. were shown in the Corcoran Gallery last spring, and at that time attracted so much favorable attention, are inctuded in thls‘;‘xh&blllan, Of these water col- ors the distinguished British -portrait painter, Philip de Laszlo, iu?oke in | closes December 11. As.a rule, many the highest térms of commendation. | Paintings showsd in” this exhibition Unacquainted with the painter, he | have later been brought to Washing- found in the work itself evidence -of [ton for the Corcoran Gallery's. bien- extraordinary talent and 'unusual | nial exhibition, but this season there mastery of material. s not sufficient time between the two These are, indeed, work- which pos- | to permit of such arrangements. sess both pictorial interest and great| The ‘National Academy of Design artistic merit, works of which any | opens its' winter exhibition at the painter might well be proud- Fine Arts Gallerfes, New York, on ek November 18 and closes December 18, I he day that the Corcoran Gallery's During the summer those in charge | exhibition opens. of the National Gallery of Art per- The first of the" blg exhibitions this season will be that of the Art Insti tute _of -Chicggo, - comprising. cotem porary American painting and scualp- ture, which “opens November 3 and The Pennsylvania Academy of the fected. the. organization of .the com-{Fine Arts holds its.107th. anoual ex- misgion which will hereafter assist!hibition from Fehruary i to March' in promoting the development of ghe | 26; tn Philadelphia; the National gallery. This commission, appointed I'Academy of Design, its ninéty-sev- by the regents of the Smithsonian |enth annual exhibition-March 24-to Institution, consists of five public men | April 23. - LEILA MECHLIN. interested in art, five experts, five artists and the secretary of the Smithsonian’ Institution, ex’ officio. have been appoint- ion on ancient Eu- Delicious Dessért. Bake some. large oblongs of me- ropean painting, , foreign. sculpture, | ringue, add a layer of sweet butter in American painting.and kindred sub-|which has been worked strong es- jects, -and_the executive committee | sence of coffee, then place on another has been elected, with Charles Moore | Sheet of meringue, to be followed by as chairman. - .. |a layer of sweet butter in' which This' puts .the National Gallery of [chocolate ‘has been thoroughly mix- ~ Art on a working, business basis and ; ed. The layers are thus buiit up, not assures developmént along the best [too high. Upon the last layer of me- lines; senlisting the services of the |Tingue -place: 3 Coating of " chopped leading experts and safeguarding the |nuts, put._ ~ke in the oven just eollection in the matter-of standards. | Iong “enou; € “color the nuts. The greatest need of the National ;sharp kni’¢ must be used for. t- Gallery.of. Art-at presentsis an ade- [ting this cake, which must, of.course, quate building, and until this can be | be eaten with Yorks. . secured. progress. in the ‘mhnuerdol = = > securing: exhibits must of necessity reci : ] Mr. Holmes, the director of the gal- © lery. has, hdwever, made plans for a { ] number of -small exhibitions iduring > the - present seagon. in :addition . to which there probably will be one’or :\vo“lmporumt loan collections set orth. When it i# considered that the na- tion has-spent nothing whatever for paintings foy the National Gallery, the present collection is found to be sur- prisingly rich’ “Through the munli ‘cence-of ‘Raiph’ Cross Johnson of this elty it can boast an extrabrdinary small collection of masterpieces by the foremost European painters of earlier days. By gift of William T. Evans of New York it may claim one of the most important collections of %emporary American paintings that a8 ever been assembled. The Harriet Lane. Johnson . collection, which was willed to.the National Gallery, -haa Jent impetus to its development and ad a number of works of uniqué interest. Moreover, from time to time the institution receives valuable loans. At the present time there is on view with the National Gallery col- lection in tI National Museum an interesting group of paintings, among which is a Perugino Madonna loaned ‘ H JOSON Seal cotton ribbed union 'suits. 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Sal_e' 58 to skirts, (Pne of each sketched) _ dyed muskrat, and when 297 (Fur shop, second fioor.) $12 4,95 It’s a_maker’s clearance, not ours. We took over —prunellas —silvertones —worsteds —goldtones —serges —novelties his entire stock—upward of 1,000 skirts in —velours —tweeds —jerseys Many skirts now below cost of a yard of the material that goes in them. Every kind of good skirt shown this season is repre- Women’s fall union suits - Women’s Fall - weight .- length, (First floor,) . - Sale women's KNOX hats AL Sale of for boys : . girls of 41012 Roshanara crepe sented. Waistband sizes 25 to 40, meaning skirts for slender misses to stout women: (8econd floor.) i CAPE DRESS ‘Where prices are guaranteed - e Plush co Next thing to a fur coat is one of fine plush Real fur collars of black or ri raccoon. Regular sizes 36 to 44. 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That's the reason we em- ‘ploy a skilled corsetiere who is more than particular to see ‘that you get the corset best fitted to your ‘type of Frolaset front lace corsets. Stylish- stout corsets. 4 American Lady and American Girl. Boyshform unless we can give you better La Vida . <Lestelle Selma Nemo. W. B. R &G brassl'eréh, SI : Stanch cambric, trimmed with lace. Elastic at waist line; straps - over shoulder. A 59c clearance! ¢ : . bungalow. aprons Upward of 500 garments . . bélow cost to us because we're Boys® shoes sole; lesther and fieel. Sites 11 1o §%; - Girls' shoes . 5 Patent leather; dull calf, light snd dark tan, black and vhlur.dn*i:n- ' s (0w~ shop, . thisd Billie- Burke and Regulation dresses (Two as sketched) +~ " May be had, in giighams - and percales; bungalow rons in percale; .sleeveless jumper dresses in solid color inenes. . Other.garments are in checks and stripes; light or dark pa! ey b ‘While quantities'last pay 4 (Corset. shop—secont fioor.) Women’s huge fur-collared Including stout sizes, 46 to 54 —say, Salts Peco-Plush, or the equally luxurious Behring or Baffin seal plushes. -~ These are the full flare models, handsomely silk- lined throughout, with the huge shawl or cape collars. : ,_"'Sa‘_fé. $100 on skunk-trimmed fur coats ats, $39-50 ingtail opossum; beaverette, (Apparel shops, second floor.) Sketched at $25, Crepe dress of wool _tricotine, can be worn without cape. N Nainsook dresses, 59c and 95c—Long or short with handmade yokes or. embroidery and finished with featherstitech braid. Lace edging around neck and sleeves, also bishop style. Infants to 2 years. 50c—Nainsook. Short only, edged with machine. m;lopin; around neck, arm- years. .Beacon bathrobes, $1.29—Dutch collar, turn- hack, cuffs, silk tie string around neck. Teddy Bear or floral patterns. - Infants’ sizes. 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(Gloves, first floor.) heel oxfords, kid, - tan calf, gun $15. brown celfskin with high or baby French heels, $1350 - The baby shop offers another week of specials In respomse to many requests we repeat the down front. slip-cover. up to 2 years. Girls’ w501 serge ; Worsted leggins, $1—Open feet; Cape coats, $5.95—Cashmere or and interlined” and neatly embroidered. Jumper dresses $9.95 *_+(One like sketch) . Had them here before—sold .like hot cakes. 100 mere for - tomorrow. Navy all-wool e, silk braid binding and pn':’u knhu‘mn. Sizes 8 to 14 years. The Guimpe she wears is $1 Peter Pan collar style, in white batiste, as illustrated, Sizes 8 to 14. 2 In striped dimity, sizes 8 to 14, at 59c. Also jumper dresses in cotton ine, $1.59 Same style in navy and brown. similar sale of two weeks ago, adding more items. A 29-piece layette, $8.95 Includes binders, shirts, dresses, wrappers, diapers, blanket, pad, bootees, nightgowns—everything need- ed for a complete layette. Special for Monday only. Flannelette kimonos, 59c—Ribbon tie string. Trimmed with pink or blue flowered material -Baby pillows, 59c—White cotton, covered with pink or blue sateen. Size 13x17, which fits any nfants’ sizes. crepella; lined Infants’ (Infants’ shop—Third floor.)