Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1923, Page 27

?’I‘ he Scarlet Tanager ;i | X A Srory of Secret Service and Diplomatic Intrigue FEBRUARY ‘rs, Franklin MacVeagh. A summer 1 Italy and Switzerland resulted in weries of charming water colors— .ctorial, but at the same time very rectly rendered wtih a keen ap- -eclutlon of the medium's limita- ons, as well as posaibilities. These ave for the most part found thelr ray Into private collection: unate are thelr poraessors, For some ears now Mr. Powell has been Hving n Virginia, coming to Washington or only a couple of months in the and for- | shown {n the Art Cenleu"-xhlz‘l;lon w - iy e TRIne Soaw), over whose shoulder ‘was seen the steeple of Old Christ Church, Alexandria. L [DOROTHY 8. McNAMEE and Lydia Chapin Kirk are holding In Mrs, McNamee's studio, at 810 17th stree! an engaging joint cxhibitlon of draw- ings and statuettes of chiidren. The drawings are by Mrs. McNamee and Mathilde Mueden Leisenring and of sculpture by Clara Hill are to be seen. Mrs, Lelsenring is one of the instruc- tors In. the Corcoran School of Art, the wife of a well known.local apchi- tect and one of the foremost of our Washingion painters. Miss Clara Hill comen of an old Washington family and her work in sculpture, though for the most part on s small scale, has striking originality ~end classic distinction. LR a certain 18, 1923—PART - L E - .97 0 and early nineteenth centuries; Flem= ish tapestries:; sculpture by American artists, and paintin fean and forelgn teiaporary artists. © * * ¥ % ¥ T EWIS PAINTER CLEPHA of this city is holding an exhibition of his paintings at his studio, 1115 I street northwest, opening today and continuing until March 4. It will be open to the public on week days from in ofl by Amer- eastd and’ con- 10 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.. on Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Sat- urdays in the evenings from 8 to 11 o'clock. Seventy-seven paintings in pastel, oil, water color and tempera are iucluded in this exhibition. HE American Academy of Arts and Letters will formally open its w and permanent liome at 633 West 155th street, New York, on the after- noon of February Sir Frederic Kenyon, former president of the Brit- {sh Acddems, be the guest honor. are of a quaint, old-fashioned order, done in outline, charcoal and colored | alk, wilh both skill and sympathy. The stgtnettes by Mrs. Kirk are in plasterine and sho very humnn’ voungsters in characteristic attitudes, | grom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. This oo | playing ball or dolls, perched on 8tools | hibition wiil include peintings and {or on kiddie cars in very naturalisticy water colors by American artists, attitudes. Both artists have distinet|etchings by old and modern masters indiviguality aud are produciug Work | from the Lehr collsction, East Indlan, | n of u very commendable and interest- | amagean and Persian metal work. ing character. wood carving and textiles of the six- | teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth I street. an|centuries; American and English sil- v Mrs vér and furniture of th eighteenth “Inter ‘seavon and taking an occa- onal trip to Florlda or to other win- S ;r_resorts. That he has not laid side his painting is evidenced by his | 3 :cent exhibition, which included not ily works of some vears ugo. but rv recent productions. . Andrews has a special gift for a8 of children and_worlk of an tive character. She is, how ever, an all-aronnd artist. for she not only paints with excentional clever- ness, but writes charming poems and notably significant pageants. Among the many excellent d vings recently THE Baltimore Museum of Art. Mount Vernon place, wiil hold its inaugural exhibition from February |22 until April 1. Admisston wiil be free and the gallery will be opep BY J. AUBREY TYSON k3 (Cupyright, 1822, by the Macmillan Compauy.) :-:-—:«:—i--sj:. ! from his wagon. A few paces behind | this a short. stout inen of middie age, is ail so strange—so terrible” i clad in a staincd and wrinkled prey o 1 feel ae If 1 had|Sult, was cranking.a weather-beaten died ere looking at a Mir- | automobile. At the corner below two e Eeoe lookipr s | boys were Lawking imorning news. ‘It would be much better if 1 were | Papers. dead. for 1 have blundered so. 1| ‘These persons and objects falled to Sought nothing for myself. My only |€Xcite even casual interest in Renni- motive whs to serve iy country and | 50n’s mind, however, and his gage yours, But I was wrong. It is always | Passed over them quickly. With Wrong for u woman to use against |rather more care he scarned several vien those weapons which are forged | Persons who were standing still. He or Hor by he R TF chivainy. iad | looked' speculatively t Thees mao E her s % not stooped to pick | Who were conversing together 1i th flower I dropped | front of a tobawco shop, then his gaze G today. “Had Hay- | Wandered to a loutish-louking fellow | who was leaning against an electric on as the | lIGht pole. A jittle farthes to. the T however, he W a fa that at once challenged his attention. It was the face of @ negro. The eyes of the negro were turned toward tl ¢ window at which Renni- }%on was sanding. Tie wan, who ap- *I have done Peared to be about thirty Vears old font of satiac; all the sought his ac- | Was a little above edium height. He ial, L T was clad In & ouit bi Ui Svis and coveted colocs: Specia 0 wore a blue-striped shirt, a green d ot d : 1y —= [xu‘x'kllv. a h“;!l white eollar and a | Panims Hac For & voupts of sceon ‘Ghe Economy Corner Tth.and H.Sts. NV e B e 3 X 0 B O e X e i O (Continued F: Tt * % * T the Arts Club, Jersey Silk Petticoats Jersey Silk top; w perfectly matched bot- ) over Renn name fell naltingly from ing, white Lips of the act- Toilet Articles A new department with us—complete variety, and as an open- ing special — Beauty Face Powder; 60c size. Special, ou have loved Hayden?" he asked ler head. =he nawered. him @ great wror nee only i touch wit lie_moved, 0ok {perhaps. the gaze of the brow ned lounger met that of the Army i 1y, then it fell to the roaa- he was un inke: rned much that was significance—thing nce that were unsuspec 1 negro turned and moved in “hiug galt toward the corner it cecurred to Rennison that “here, in the last three or four | he had seen the man before. | v him | few steps, the fellow looked over one of Aguin uls gaze met that quickly “You're a bad actor, my dusky friend, e Army man mutfercd hat first g look you had at me should have served A your purpose. It should have been e e enough for you to know 1 was up and 5 o il & Jou } stirring and was sizing up the situation Lo ‘ e b on the s That's going to be the N SIDEN A \C BY Hayden h: naL]x. .:]X Posi- | cubstance of your report to the chap PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT HARDING BY A outa Kiva ‘to |you ure going to meet arcund the cor- WILLIAMS. A e e ved | ner. Then he'll make « signal or two mploy to associates on the street nd tele- P ! Bderatos Thuide this hotel o be. on PORTRAIT of President Hardy|cludes in’its composition the por- {filr guard—lest T got away unseen. { lng has been peinted in the |lTults of 180 persons, all done from (hat second squint at me. 1 know you | Margaret Lindsay Willians of ! the choir. and now. You used to be a walter at the | Cardiff, Wales. The portrait, which| the ‘\“',1'»1."‘5-'.‘,'\'\‘« e D s o et gue @ three-quarter length, is for tlie time of th e ‘;‘l“’;{" Py British section of th glish & inting was elab. P Ll e ing Union. the gift of & member who chapel set asid 5 Rty prefers to he nam t shows t esiastical authorities fo: alz"m; r 'Rplhl.“'::rl‘zl}-‘ lass window dent standing, qu Ay Iacini f 4 ¢ ather painting is a can Gy Sothuran s SIS of i | observer, into whose eyen e’ Jouks pproximately the u this he saw two men sitting at a table, | With sreat directness. e . wh S The eves of both were upon him His fr"““‘d : s rich bloe, Rnc > x‘l’; ?h('“;;\!' observation of them appeared 1o be | bresidents t NSIsanY o dnts more than momentary, but the | thoush lighte a. and inciudes e AR lis the domi of 14 portraits. This p { beriod was enough to enable him con tion and w . N 1 the possession o by not only be | municipality of Cardiff a mental photograph of each. amateur detectives wou'd loo e e Mis S et at a man they were shadow- | the R L e e obt ot e reflected disgustediy. “Well, | color o | :‘fl”. ’“d ”‘:r RopIL. J1 L hastra . G have the d Dptiv tiree, at | Which it wiil be piaced. least, of the Brotherhood men who'are { know the Presjdent best are eminent- Sy n‘.a‘“:fll‘(v s to be trailed by our boys today.” Iy satisfied with the painting as e S e asen o Dropping _the curtain he had held |likeness, and technically the wors j= and the Prince of Wales. Among he left the window and returned {admirabiy done—well drawn, frinly [paintings sciting forth ideas are two hair beside the table. After |nodeled and capably renderced, [y e e S s on nself, he took a m a | kind of portrait which pleases. one;entitied ke Devila Ds ighte b i ¥ eta moa o | K lee Wil tudied first at the thte other “The Triumph,” both o bool from one of his pockets and jot Miss Williams stu v e e olo jted down descriptions e thre .f.“, art school in Cardiff, Wales, then with | Which he\de }Jetn{ n:;m.x‘.w? in coloy { he had taken {o be Brotherhood watch- j Arthur Cope and George Clausen, and | 4nd served as the thesis of sermon ers. As he returned the book to his [for five vears was a student at t 3 3 g pocket. his glance fell again on the re- | Royal Academy in London, the fitth | The portrait of President Jarding. ci t figure of Mirlam Warburton. | year being devoted to a special study | @S soon as the hand-carv Frodn face wus turned toward the wall, | of architectur: While the acad- | €pecially ordered for it arrives fron there was little doubt that the | emy she won several medals of merit, | Pngland. Is to be placed temporarily 7 Pt i Tatorioh , “ting, |©on exhibition in the Corcoran Gal ompletely exhausted by tne {one by an historical bject pair Ihlg,) * through which she had [another by u figure painting. After |ler¥: later, with other works of Miss ing. feaving the academy *he studted un- | Willlams, it will probably be shown ¥ wife. eh!” he muttered. ~“And |der masters in Italy and in Hollaag, |1 New Vork before being forwarde while she sieeps here, in my hotel room, [and one of her most notable works s | 10 England. I watching over her am the only pro’|a portralt of Baron van Reimsdijk, tector she has in the whole, wide world.” | director of the Rijks Museum, Am- A strange feeling of depression came a painting which shows dis- | < oer M, “The light in'his pipe went v the influence upon her art at| collections of paintings ovut, but he did not rekindie it. s the f the old mast of the v y P miutes went by he sat, leaning for- | Dytch senool. o et IanEs by, Mariaite ward, with his elbows on his knees and in Holland Miss Williams Washi o tis ? high standl his chin resting on one of his hands. - of Fi D O, ArH stNE | VAL derath. Ve olesone Stirrede A low | made a careful study of Franz Hals'| zr. Powell Is primarily a colorist and orF Sag oy sleen lips. then, wity | PRINUNES, copying 4 number of the | his paintings are not a littue remin- quick movements, she rose to her el- | Inore f4mous of hi Pt Bl (703 o olortl anplis aad limin. A Triown came th Rennison's | Bow, and. Slknting ot : Ao sutans gsityiof the worke of Tarner. (Per- ted b theb) ." following, to the contrary, the|ant in Mr. Powell's Venetian scenes, 1 with a strange | ce and wide, terrified eyes, i o - v l- S e n aipwerd || e teter on e features gave Dlice | aignifioance. Ths trousle with art to- | canyons of the West NLtoh he T £3 pniliis shouidsra. , You are heresshe faltered, |(a¥: she savs, is that artists are not | Feribes with equal success. & 5 % 8 altered. linterested in setting forth ideas in Public Library o whom T will ever sy e mean when—ol " S Jphee ol e S eonreey 1tiseem to think that art in itsel bangs two large and m replie could not love MARGARET LINDSAY Photo by Fdmonston the servic atior times like the: sees in life nothing but the co and pleasures yielded by each passin hour. While others, far less favored, are working for the salvation of their country, he ) Fiushing suddenly, she looked Rennison wonderingly. Thers come to her a realization of the that, while she had beem speak she was holding one of his hand. both her own. and that ¥ arms were around her. B and on his face w id not understand. Th; was gazing toward one of th window s! and there was a r with the in the person el forexro in att Ly the artis nd the at around the it (P of ajlr Yo the the light of sorrow dering in his eves. Der tightened Let us th Tiss Warburto hard task i nd every minute bri 1 rer to the ‘zero hour' If you are ave strength for the ordéal, you ust rest With his arm etlil around her, he aifr Lee. set fo; ¥ ) v, Do —yet-—you. | . do not be- & "5‘,0 roked at him pleadingl raised one of her han * ® %% T the Art Center for the past for night there have been on view by Lucien would be fmpossible for il of you, Miss| assured her ve that, U the stage and the in- exerted over Hayden have been w! sther would have de Kood woman? " rourton.” he ‘an you bel stions tence [ have T alw en your Poiret Twill, 824.75 Overlald Polair, $19.75 Canton Crepe, $11.75 bt is this city, ve in you a fal second breathiug heavily, and Ren- d an ann around her to aid | her attempt to sit up. “You have been drea sufficient and an end to be achieved Much of Miss Williams' time for | the past few years has been given to | the production of two very large his- torical paintings—one of the Welsh paintings by Mr. Powell, one a canyon picture, the other a marine, and If Mr. Powell’s reputation rested on these two paintings alone it would be safe. But he has many other notable works impressive | Matchless Values in Spring service held on coronation day, 1918, in Westminster Abbey, for the Welsh prisoners’ war fund. ' This painting is 16x10 feet in dimensions and 1 to his credit, among them a canyon picture in the National Gallery of rt, and a eeries of Venetlan pictures purchased some s ago by the late And so. thful comrade—T ¢ that, no matter w 4 been. T alw o0 loyal o spirit of good wom- hood. Until T blundered vesterda, Iways have been able to -* she murmured. thought T heard the sound of struggiing in an other room. Then, it seemed to me, | Hayden came to me and told me you | had been killed—that he knew I had deceived him, and that as a result of my baseness to him 1. too, would have to die. But Hayden has .ngt been here: Suits - Coats --- Dresses Gathered with critical care—from the most reputable makers—and mark- ed at prices which reflect the advantages that are ours in buying—maintaining the Sigmund reputation as the “Saving Store.” Suits—— oats= Very High-grade Tricotine Sport and Wrappy models and Poiret Twill Suits—won- —in der,‘ Polaire Cloth, derfully tailored. In Box, Camelair—plain Tans and the Balkan and the Straightline ef- other popular shades, and smart fects—either plainly finished or Overplaids. Very practical Coats with handsome embroidery and of " comfortable service. All braiding—silk lined— ladies’ and misses’ sizes— $94.75 | | $1Q.75 w%tfl.so.oo | w!-t?szs.oo Very Special! A splendid group of Spott and Dress Coats—designed on very pleasing lines—fashionable to the minutest detail. $20 Values { . dear, e has not been here,” | Rennison answered, patting her head as it she were a child. “And nothing terrible has hap- pened?” 1 Nothing.” { Reassured, she sighed and grasped one of his hands. ¢ “It is good to know—" she began, and stopped. What s the knowledge that makes | you glad?" he asked, as she continued silent. i “It'is good to know that you are with me—that vou believe in me— that you are my friend.” she went on abstractedly “lI have known of you for a long. lons time. I always thought. though, You were a man to be feared. I did not suspect you coyld be kind—like this.” - "My friends would tell you that T! am not a hard man,” Rennison pro- tested chidingly. “The work I have to do is not of my own choosing. 1t Her burning. plead i him. For only moment longer id he hesitate; then, covering with < own the hands that rested on his | h id, gently You—comrade.’ s gathered in her eyes and, as| he turned away her burning lips ouched one of his hands. She was 3 cd herself on 1g gaze was still | Dresses Canton Crepe, All-time Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Ppiret Twill and Georgette —in charming models—for street and after- noon wear—brilliantly trin_nned i | in combinations and embroidery | and beads— $11.75 Worth $15.00 ou really lied. Yes," do believe that e answered bis eyes sleep now, s her head sank on the pilio: ison stepped to the bed and. fter snatching up the bedspread, he Dlaced over the recumbent form F uch. This done, he raised i shades and windows, thus ad- ting the early morning 1i Then he extinguis light, filled hi elf beside the ts rmured. S83338888388088888808881 E008888LeL832es8883R8888ELS STL88888LLL88882288838888238 z:z:xzzz:xiéx:xzzxzwmz 333338383338323838333333383 S 1, then—if ‘you have friends,” she HE CURRENT OF DESTINY. !sighed. “I have none. For years For more than a quarter of an hour | T Rennison, moodily puffing his pipe, sat motionless. The city was awakening now, and from the street pelow rose sounds which indicated the revival of vay activities. The morning sunshine ded the room, and with it came o odor of newly sprinkled streats, During those minutes the tyoughts ' the Army officer had been occupled 0y a review of the situation which onfronted him and a formulation of plans for the day. These, however, were more or less fragmentary, and 21l were tentative. He knew that vrior to his arrival in Washington he would be unable to shape a course definitely. Meantime, as a result of e information he had given to Towndrow. the government rapidly was mobilizing ita keenest and most irusted secret agents for the work lnl hand in Baltimore. Until these reached their appointed stations there was nothing Rennison could do. From time to time the smoker be- side the table heard the sounds of footsteps in the hall. None of the: halted at his door, however, and L gave little heed to them. At length, after filling his pipe de- liberately, Rennison rose and crossed 1o one of the open windows. Throw- ing back one of the white curtains, he looked out. On the opposite side of the street persons were passing in and out of shop doors, while about a score of others, each occupied with his or her own reflections, moved at various degrees of pace over the pave- ment. In the middle of the block an iceman was removing a square of ice H i . “Ah, you are more fortunate than { ‘Did you not tell me I was one of your friends—just hefore you went to ’ sleep?” = “Yes—yes, 1 told you that, for last night you laid bare my soul, and after you saw it you sald you still | belleved in me.” | Complete! A handsomedaven- port and a restful bed; all in one in the Davenport Bed. Seeavari- " ety at your furniture store. Copyright 1923 Davenport Bed Makers of America ~ CheDAVENPORTBED SERVES BY DAY AND BY NIGHT “1_do. “You believe voor. Channing? "I believe you did not mean to do “And woman “I am woman."” - SHpping her hands ovér- his shoul- ders, she clasped them back of his neck omething . may happen—some- thing may take you from me before I wake.” she whispered. ““Since we | met you have not looked at me the way other men have done. You have | been stern, kindly and then -stern again—Ilike' a brother who corrects his sister's faults. Perhaps the cir- cumstances in which_you found me made you that way. But I am trying 10 think differently. Instead of treat- ing me Iltke a criminal when you found I had done wrong—that I had | been led into error—you made me, almost against my will, prove my in- | nocence. You have accepted my com- | radeship. ~You belleve in me. So | kiss me now—good-night.” { “But this is only the beginning of the day.”" Rennison protested. smil- n did not ‘mean to kill hat I have not been a bad . Very Special! 100 cleverly designed Dresses —in Silk and Cloth—elaborately finished. Most exclusive models. $20 Values 162 1al! Very Special! The new Camelair Suits, in Box effects—new Tan colors. $20 Values 142 S8 sEsse e s e te s eesseesseessttsssteseetsssesstssetess certain you are a good | 4 " . 3 11y LREESH TRy o the Shee Sbp | New Spring Slippers In the Kiddie Klothes Shop Confirmation Dresses Fourth Floor. 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