Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1921, Page 24

K] SOCIETY = MISS FLORENCE CURRY, Daughter of Representative Ci F. Curry of Californla, who is ing the winter in Washington with Ver father. Mrs. T. F. Walsh Gives- Dance for Princess Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, who is en- tertaining at a ball Monday night in @ honor of Princess Bertha Cantacu- zene, will give a similar dancing event for Miss Helen Le Seure, granddaughter of Representative Jo- seph G. Cannon. who is spending the winter with him and with her aunt, Miss Helen Cannon. Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Political Life (Continued from § xth Page.) from intrusion. A most elaborate nursery occupies the third floor of the handsome new house which Mr. John Rascob, one of the vice presi- dents of the du Pont Powder Company. erected near Wilmington, Del, after the general plan of the Pan-American building. Nearly all this space is a roof garden, secured by glass and screens against the weather, and birds and flowers adorn it winter and summer. Mr. Rascob has ten chil- dren, the eldest not quite fitteen, and there are seven in nursery, each with a suite of rooms, one for sleeping and studying, anotier for play and to keep the games and toys safe, and a third, a tiny dining-room, where each hild is trained to nlay host or host- ss for some invited guests. The Twentieth Century Club, which §SO POLERL - i 1hie it hes sented to the news sheet published by the ,Cnurca of Our ratacr, with wilch it “is offillated, an extract of a sermon preached here on Christmas day in 1889 by the lamented Edward Everett Hale. who was later pastor of that church and chaplain of the Senate. This excerpt contains one of the most notable prophecies which that clear- sighted, patriotic divine uttered dur- ing his long and honorable career. It relates in precise terms to the con- ference which has been called to meet here within the first quartér of the twentleth century. Dr. Hale's exact words, as the Unitarian church organ records them, are: “The twentieth century will apply the words of the Prince of Peace to international life. The w the solution. whi to soldiery and peoples alike, and which 2’1 will receive with thankful- ness. The beginning will be made. not when war clouds hang over the world, but rather in the time of peace, and it will be the work of a natio which maintains no great military es: tablishment—one like our own. If not our own United States.” Then is de- tailed the method of obtaining world peace through practical and frank Giscussions, and the whole rings as clear and strong as the great speech of State erence now asency ol sitting in the National C: president of the Twentieth Century Club and her aids are to_have pretty ards with these words of the revered hor and divine printed upon them, with a view of presenting them a souvenirs to those who are partici pating in what they style dward Evereit Hale's dream come true.” Mr. and Mrs. Gerall (% well known artists, maintained a charming studio here e vears ago, have established themselves for the winter in that city of perpetual sun- shine, Santa Fe, 'N. M., and on a street which archaeologists claim is the oldest in continental United States. It is called EI Camino dei ‘anon, and is the ancient Indian trail hich' the Spanish conquerors found in 1540, when Coronado penetrated to the Taos village.” It had then been in continual use for centuries, and has so continued ever since. A num- her of well known artists hereabout ,a~o living on El Camino del Canon— Tobert Hehri, John Sloan and Ran- dall Davey—for during the dull gray of winters in this part of the country glorious sunshine floods the high mesa on which the city of Holf Faith the is situated. The splendid museum| maintained by the federal authorities affords young and unfamed artists an opportunity to exhibit and to profit by the criticism of the members of the celebrated art schools in Santa Fe and at Taos. Mr. Henri, now one of the illustrious painters of the coun- try, made a modest beginning at Santa Fe and at Taos, and in grate- ful appreciation of the aid received some of his finest canvases hang in the museum as his gifts. dom of statesmen will devise | wiil be pleasing | tal. The! From Our House Notes of Art and Artists The Corcoran Gallery's eighth ex- ‘to the advantage of the exhibitors hibition of cotemporary )American paintings, in spite of the many con- flicting interests of the week before Christmas, has been attracting con- siderable attention. By the middle of the week ten paintings had been sold, aggregating in value $18,700. Five of these were bought by the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art for their permanent collection; five by individuals who chanced to, be among the visitors. Three of the | five paintings purchased for the Cor- coran Gallery were by painters al- ready represented. The Corcoran Gallery has for some years owned a *harming landscape by Daniel Gar- rer, a winter picture by W. Elmer Schofield and a figure painting by Frederick E. Frieseke. As the Corcoran Gallery's space is comparatively limited, the trustees determined when purchasing the Schofleld and the Frieseke to substi- tute the new paintings for the older ones, and, as in both instances the artists were willing, the substitution be made. Unquestionably, Mr. Schofleld in his “CHff Shadows,” which the Corcoran Gallery has acquired, attalned ex- traordinary success. There is in it a bigness, a solidity, an evident com- nand both of subject and medium which was not found in his earlier works, lovely as they were in pat- tern and relation of values. “Cliff Shadows” gives the observer the same emotional reaction as nature does. It is not a mere photographic reproduction, but an interpretation, tull of beauty and significance—a masterly work. The Frieseke painting, which the Corcoran Gallery now owns, is not cnly technically clever, as was the painting by this same artist pre- viously purchased, but possesses a glint of sentiment which gives it universal appeal. It is by no means a subject picture, the painter's inter- est undoubtedly lay in composition, color, effect of light and atmosphere, but the public will find in the paint- ing something more, and when the art is fine, subjective appeal distinctly adds to the value of a painting. * ok kX In purchasing the picture entitled “Strange Things” by Walter Ufer, the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery paid tribute not merely to Mr. Ufer. but to the Taos School which he ably i represents. The men who have taken up their resldence at Taos, N. M. and are giving their time to paint- ing typical Indian subjects have cer- tain attributcs in common which are | exemplified to almost an exagger- {ated degree in the work of Mr. Ufer. {They are frankly subjective, realis- !tic, direct and explicit and undoubt- edly influenced both by environment and climatic conditions. For the most part.“thejr paintings are produced in |2 blazing light which causes sharp {demarcavon of outline, and the na- {tive people present a remarkable { ccmbination of traditions derived | {from an old civilization intermingled | with savagery. |~ “Strange Things” represents, it may Ibe supposed. a Mexican image vendor displaying such images of almost ;primitive_workmanship as ara found iin some New Mexican churches. There {is in this picture little definition of {light and shadow, little suggcstion of j the illusion of atmosphere, almost no tonal quality or evident regard for textures, yet the color is fine, the drawing excellent and the whole was jably executed with such sustained {directness and strength that it well deserves the place it has won in an important permanent collection. Mr. Ufer is represented by a second | painting hung in Gallery B, of two figures, a man and a woman seated | beneath a tree, dozing, and a dog nearby, rather enigmatically entitled, ' “Autumn.” i * k% % - | _There is a portrait of Lincoln in this { exhibition lately compieted yet not p:inted from a photograph. It is the work of Douglas Volk of New York, whose father was a close friend of Lincoin. Mr. Volk saw Lincoin many times when he was a boy and he has | always held him in highest regard and reverence. Lincoln to him has | embodied his ideal, and it is Lincoln as he remembered him and expressing this character that he has set forth. In this light the paianting is as es- sentially an original, as though paint- ed from the man. Whether or not | the painter has succeeded, those who | see the picture must decide. That it passed the jury and gained admission to this exhibition, which is restricted to cotemporary ~works, sufficiently testified to its artistic merit. * X X | Reviewing the exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Mr. Cortissoz, art critic of the New York Tribune |ings, in which the same sentiments and to the enjoyment of the public. * k * X ‘The Corcoran Gallery is closed to- day and will be closed tomorrow, but from Tuesday until January 22. that is, for the entire duration of the spe- clal exhibition it will be open every week day until 5 p.m., instead of 4:30, and on Sundays from 1:30 until 5 afternoons. * K ok % Not included in the biennial exhi- bition but shown simultaneously in the atrium of the gallery, and of great interest, is a group of water colors and wash drawings by Frank W. Benson of Boston and Salem. Mass., and chairman of the Corcoran Gal- lery's recent jury of selection and award. Mr. Henson is best known for his oil paintings and etchings. It is only comparatively lately that he hus used water colors as a medium. | Being, however, an accomplished | draftssan and a most capable artist, the results that he has obtained through this medium are of excep- tional worth. Indeed, the quality of Mr. Benson's water colors is very suggestive of that found in the water colors by Sargent and - Winslow Homer. He does not use his paints as if they were olls or pastels, but obviously keeps continually in mind the limitations as well as the leading | characteristics of water colors. To the uninitiated the workmanship seems extremely simple, but to those who have painted it is obvious that only one who entirely commands his talent and his medium could do so well. Already four-of these water colors and one of the wash drawings have, found purchasers, and they are not put at a price within the means of the average person. * k Kk X Violet Oakley, the foremost woman mural painter not only in this coun- try but abroad, is represented in the ! Corcoran Galléry’s exhibition by a painting of unique interest entitled, “The Weavers of New Hope.” This picture shows a woman of Sybilian type seated in the weavers' room, holding a small piece of tapestry in her hand. The figure is boldly out- lined and is somewhat sculpturesque | in appearance. The effect is that of | a_cartoon either for mural painting | or for weaving. and it is both dif- ferent and distingulshed in appear- ance. On Thursday afternoon of the past week Miss Oakley spoke at the na- tional council for limitation of arma- ment, whose headquarters are at 532 17th ‘street, on "Willlam Penn's Ex periment in Peace.” illustrating her talk with the very eldborate and handsome portfolio, hand-printed and illuminated, entitled, ‘The Holy Ex- periment,” ‘which includes repreduc- tions of 'her mural paintings in the Pennsylvania state capital at Harris burg. " The text of this volume give: quotations from William Penn's writ- are ‘expressed which today underlie | the desire on the part of all civilized people for a permanent peace and which has been productive of the great conference now in progress on the limitation of armament. i The original copy of the portfolio i was for some months on exhibition In the Library of Congress. It is now being reproduced in a limited edition through subscription of the friends of peace and of art. Miss Oakley's home is at Oak Lane, | Pa.. and it is there in a huge barn beautifully converted into, a studio that her masterly mural 'paintings have been produced. * ok % % _ David Edstrom, the sculptor, was in Washington this past week. brin ing with him photographs of & mony- mental work in sculpture of which he has lately executed a small-size model. The theme of the work is| man mastering materialism. the re- | { 1 verse of the Laocoon. Three figures of men, unclothed, are represented back to back successfully struggling with a serpent, typifying materialism. held at arms' “length above their | heads. At the base of the pedestal. | designed, by the way, by Myron Hunt, | architect, of California, are four | panels in relief, one showing physical men, another illustrating _scientific | knowledge, the third devoted to the arts, the fourth, religion and ethics, from which four perfectly combined come the perfect, well balanced life. | Above each panel are four portrait figures In rellef of men who have | attained in each field, and in front of each panel is a figure represent- ing the development of man from childhood to maturity. The subject is one that Mr. Edstrom has long ?a{llmhcl:’n(emplalion. but as only late! 2 de:e]up. ly opportunity to Mr. Edstrom, who is a Swede by birth, but an American by adon“nrf.' and whose works are to be found in some of the leading European mu- seums, is living now in Los Angeles, but still retains a studio in New York. Theo. J. Morgan of this city is at # NGE THINGS,” A PAINTING BY WALTER UFER, PU CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART FROM BIEN * ok ok ok York 'RCHASED BY AL EXHIBITION. present holding an exhibition of forty paintings in Cleveland. He was repre- sented in the recent exHibition at the National Academy of Design, rk, picture entitled, Christopher Wren Tower,” which re- SOCIETY celved high commendation from the New York critics. Mrs. Morgan (Adelaide C. Baker) is represented in the Corcoran Gallery's exhibition by a painting entitled, “Fishermen’s” Village, Cape Cod, which hangs in the alcove to_ the right of a_portrait by Charles Hop- kinson of Mrs. Catherine Lane. “ * ok ok ok A group of water colors by George Senseney, formerly of Washington, is now on view In the City Art Museum of St. Louls. * kX ¥ X% Both Hobart and Spencer Nichols, formerly of this city, are represented in a group exhibition now on view in the Gallerie Intime, 749 6th avenue, o} Caliad Sunday, Dec. 25; Monday, Dec. 26 A5 12to8P. M. District U. D. C. Division Will Give Reception $2 The District of Columbia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. will give its annual New Year reception to Camp 171, United Confederate Vet- erans, at Confederate Memorial Hatl, 1322 Vermont avenue, from 5 until 9 o'clock, Monday, January 2. A delightful program will be renderea during the evening. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith will be in charge of the recep- tion, with a special committee from the nine chapters. - Sons, Daughters and friends are invited. Navy Officers Plan Third Informal Dance The third of the series of informal dances being given by the commis- sioned officers attached to the navy yard and Mayflower will be held in Red Cross Hall, 1219 11th street south- east at 9 p.m. Friday, December 30. Eat Christmas Dinner at Harvey’s Famous Restaurant .11th and Pa. Ave. Celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve With Us There will be nothing lack- ing to help make each occasion an enjoyable one Make Your Reservations Now Phone Fr. 3034 T TR L and one of the foremost art writers in this country, made the following comment on Richard Meryman's por- trait of Mr. Noyes: “There is a fine portrait of Theo- dore Noyes The seated figure is ad- mirably constructed, the head is modeled in a clean, workmanlike manner and, in addition, the quiet | tones are enlivened by judicious pldy produced a portrait that is a design.” Mr. Cortissoz, it will be remem- bered. in a recent’ lecture here on laid special emphasis on the desira- bility of introducing into cotempo- rary portraits such accessories as would recreate environment and lend pictorial effect. Referring to the exhibition as a whole, Mr. Cortissoz declares that it again strikes “a healthy note” which has its origin in “a liberal yet exact- of moral influence flows from the at- titude taken by the Corcoran Gallery, conducive, on the part of the artists, of an earnest desire to do and show their best. He also pays high tribute to the hanging committee, “and calls “tention to the fact that the pictures ‘are all shown on a line with ample of light and with a discreet use of , unobtrusive accessories, the artist has the subject of “Portrait Painting.” | ing policy.” and declares that a kind j We Extend Our Best Wishes || FOR A . [l Happy Christmas | TO OUR FRIENDS OUR PATRONS AND THE PUBLIC E. F. Droop & Sons Co. 1300 G St. space, making in the aggregate “a serene and dignified effect” greatly to Your House— and Best Wishes for the New Year A Merry & -4 g ! o . 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