Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1925, Page 30

THE SUNDAY! STAR, WASHINGTON, T. 0., MARCH 15 News and Notes of Art and Artists : Exhibitions of Miniatures, Portrait Busts, Relief Portraits, Medallions and Carving in Precious and Semi- " Precious Stones Now in Washington. BY LEILA MECHLIN. HE exhibition now on view i the National Gallery of Art of recent miniature portraits by Alyn_Williams, president. of the Royal Minjature Society | of London, and portrait busts in bronze and plaster, relief portraits, medallions and carving in precious and semi-precious stones by Cecil Thomas, a member of this same so- | of exceptional interest, not| ¥ representing the works of two distinguished British artists but dem- onstrating the artisflc potenti of both painting and sculpture “in Tittle.” o tendency today, particu- larly in this country, is so strongly in favor of bigness—often mere b ness—that it is well to have a re minder such as this that size is negligible in the field of art. Her e found what might be termed big works on a very small s Mr. Willlams is well known in Washington, having maintained a studio here during the Winter months for a number of seasons, and having exhibited during that period from time to time in the Corcoran Gallery of Art and elsewhere. His work fol- lows British traditions. His minia- tures on are painted in trans- parent wash, as has been the custom of the greatest miniature painters of all time. Marion H. Spielmann, a well known art critic, writing on Miniature Painting” in The Graphic said that Mr. Willlams had perhaps more true artistry in his work than | any of the other miniature painters of Great Britain toda ring that th was hing of the smooth,| smug photosraphic quality in his work which delights t norant and prevents the rise of the art to its normal level.” When preparing fature Painting” Britannica, Dr a leading authority on miniatures, lected Mr. Williams as the represe tive man in British miniature pa ing, and it was at T quest that Queen A Eim for her portrait to be reproduced a frontispiece his monumental ory of Portrait Minjatures’' a of this esent exhibition. The origi- nal is In the possession of the queen. | ture of an Italian peasant woman sit- ting on a hank with the city of Taor- mina and the sea as a background and red and yellow flowering plants as foreground accent—a wonderful char- acterization, an amazing composi- tion, which, seen at a distance by day or slightly subdued by artificial light at night, presents an effect of vivid reality rendered with surpass- ing simplicity and skill. There is a memorable quality about all of these paintings of Mr. Webster's which none can gainsay. Essentially In the mod- ern spirit, they.attain a level which gives indication of how far thig spirit may lead and what new flelds it may attain. * ok ok % ITHER by clever planning on the part of the chairman of the ex- hibition committee or by happy acei- dent, there are shown at the Arts Club at this same time, in the rooms downstairs, an interesting and har- monious collection of paintings in water color, woodblock prints and batiks of jungle flowers of British Guiana by Anna Heyward Taylor of Columbia, S. €. With many of these flowers we of the temperate zone are utterly unfamiliar, but they have en- gaging beauty, and their decorative colors and shapes are finely set forth The batiks are perhaps less attractive than the paintings: The woodblock prints permit repetition. but other- wise are inferior to the paintings, which are done in a big, bold, decora- tive way that cannot fail to find ap- plause both among the artists and the botanists. Here, again, is an artist of distinct originality of manner and genuine Eift. * K K K $UTHE MAKING OF AN ETCHING” will be demonstrated by John Taylor Arms In the mall hall of the Smithsonlan Building next Saturday, March 21, at 3 pm. Mr. Arms, an ex- hibition of whose works s now being held in the Smithsonian under the auspices of the graphic arts division of the National Muscum, will actually take a plate through every step untl, it is finished, giving a description of the process as the work proceeds. During the past five or six years Mr. Arms has given this Jecture many times, and by means of it has been mble to interest a great many people in the art of etching. This Is an ex- ceptional opportunity to get a first- hand knowledge of this most fascl- nating art. To those who are col- lectors it ‘will prove invaluable, but to all it should be interesting. Mr. Arms, it will be remembered, was a Washington boy. After leaving this city he studied architecture, but in recent years has given up the practice in order to devote his entire time to etching. He Is secretary of the Brooklyn Society of Etchers, and his works are included in some of the great public collections, notably that of the Library of Congress. Maxwell House COFFEE Canned Fruits Week ™ Wilbur’s Cocoa and Chocolate 1925—/PART 7 NEW TYPE LIFEBOAT WORKS WITHOUT OARS Can Be Propelled by Persons With- out Any Training, Simply by Operating Levers. Correspondence of the Assoriated Press. LONDON, February 24—A lifeboat without oars, which it is contended may be propelled even in rough weather by persons without previous training, was tried out here recent- ly in the preapmce.of shipping ex- perts and representatives of the gox- ernment. Because of the absence of oars the inventor, J. R. Fleming, con- tends that one of the chief difficul- ties of launching a lifeboat from a vessel in distress has been overcome. The new type of lifeboat is pro- pelled by the occupants, who have levers which they pull forward and backward, this action, through a very simple gear, causing a propelles to drive the ‘lifeboat through the water. The boat used in the experi- ment had 42 occupants. With one man at each of the eight levers it was possible to maintain a speed of 3 miles an hour, and with two men working on each of the levers a speed of 6 miles an hour was brought about, according to official announcement of Lloyd's agents who | were present. Representatives of the TLondon Board of Trade, the British Corpor tion and 40 of the leading British | steamship companies aiso witnessed | the try-out, which was reported 4 success. Color it New with Easy Then. From the Manchester News The Bride—Did I look very anxious n church? The Cat—Not after he sai | my darling. “Diamond Dyes” 3 Just Dip to Tint or Boil to Dye I Garments, Draperies, — Everything! 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Our Own Brand The present collection also includes | | PORTRAIT OF MISS HELEN CASSIN CARUSI OF WASHINGTON, a minjature of President Coolidge, | PAINTED ON VELLUM BY ALYN WILLIAMS. which he himself autographed in Feb- ruary, 1925, and one of Mrs. Warren | former medal 5 nee : ¢t spiritual quality without 4. Harding, autographed Wales, t of Bom- ¢ xternals, They are essen- Among the other notables represented | bay to cor te a visit of the| tially characterizations. On the other 1s the charming little Prin A prince to . 3 medallic por- | hand, some of Mr. Thomas' smaller Jose of Belgium, whose s | trait of late Surve | heads show him at his best. display- 2 replica of one painted E Bombay ith t are the | ing & nent of modeling, sensitive- now In the possession of th r e Irish e State, | ness of touch and a nice feeling for | of Belgium. designed from form. These same qualities are to be | Wilbur’s Cocoa, 1-Ib. can 2 f 2 5 Wilbur’s Chocolate, 2-Ib. cake or c This means that you can buy Wilbur's fine Cocoa and This Sale Will Continue Until Saturday’s : (March 21st) Closing Chocolate at 25¢ a pound. Buy Cocoa assort, as you wish Ivory Soap The large cake which we regularly scll at 12c. Cake Chocolate or In a new style is a miniature in|Chalice, and the artist’s proof of the | noted in the relief portrait of Percy, this collection of Miss Helen Cassin|first great seal of northern Ireland, | the brother of the art Carusl of this city, which shows the = Sir N sitter's face in profile against a rich sapphire blue background cn a cir- exhibited at the Roval Academy. Walker Gallery, - | Liverpool. 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Mr. Williams resorts 1 that it is the function quite frequently to the use of vellum of the artist to truthfully express the for these large size miniatures, and @ | spirit of the age. to do which today shows in this exhibition quite a lovely e it is necessary to live and think in portrait of this type of wife, who, > - the present rather than in the past,” it will be remembered, was Anna Ver- : o and that “this has led him to visit Golden Crown Syrup Can 23-lb. size for...l....l 5C Del Monte, No. 1 tins, regularly. . . . ... .224¢c, SPECIAL, per can, 17%c o e Del Monte, No. 24 tins regularly . . . .. .. .35c, SPECIAL, per can, 20c | High Life” Peas Keystone, No. 23 tins, regularly. . . . .35¢, SPECIAL, per can, 29c Another of the famous Inderrieden pack Sugar Peas of the finest quality. Too much | will spoil good peas. Prepare as if vou we boiled eggs. non Dorsey of this ¥ He also { the United S T shows two very charming little por- “ s thought and her people traits, tinted pencil drawings—one of £ k that inspir longs to con- Mrs. Richard P. Hammond, lent by 1 ¥ e e temporary work Miss Elizabeth Hammond: the other b, | A v in Washing- of Mrs. Richard Brooke Dorsey, lent 3.4 R = f and will by Mr. Vernon M. Dorsey, and a most > | probabiy il some time in excellent water color drawing on pa- Y ¥ i e is temporarily using as a| per of Dr. Tom Willi , lent by Mrs. ¢ udi room in the National Museum, | Tom Willlams. Thus the artist mani- rtesy of William H. fests both his own versatility and the ¢ l t ctor of the National potentialities of the miniature por- 1 trait. * ¥ % [T woud from the Royal Anne Cherries: But, after all, Interesting as are these several adventures Into what e er £ n exists be- be called new fields nothing o 2% the ! artists d be more satisfactory or emi- S nently successful than his little oval | impossible to imagine in | Ambrose Web- | ster, which is now on view at the Arts| miniatures in the traditional manner, such as those of Mrs. Christine Blair | Graham and Mrs. Appline Agatha Alexander, both lent by Mrs. Breck- ridge Long; Mrs. Edward Habbard Litchfleld and Miss Grace Denfo Litch- fleld, lent by Miss Litchfield, and Mra. Katherine C. Dorsey, owned and lent by Mrs. Alyn Williams. In these the painter attains, it would seem, artis- tically his greatest height Mr. Williams admits a liking for | painting elderly ladies, and certainly | none better than himself knows how | to interpret age in all its refinement | of beauty. At the same time, how- 17 1 street Mr. Webster is essentially a mod- | ernist. Some two paintings cotemporary exhibition at the an Gallery of Art, which at that time set him apart from his fellow painters as a man of virile talent an, cinal vision, but which were, ay hasten to add, has traveled a long road, and the end this there is evidence of very consid- | | erable development. Mr. Webster's | works are thorou v intelligible to- 20 he exhibited | unintelligible majority. Since | that time, apparently, Mr, Webster | is not yet, but between that day and | Bartlett Pears: Peaches Del Monte, “Melba” Halves, regularly . Keystone, No. 2% tins, regularly. . . . SPECIAL, SPECIAL, Regularly we sell this brand at 271/, cents—special this week—can ........... Prunes “Santa Clara” Prunes ever, he is eminently successful in 5 . | day, are simpl, design and strong | setting forth attractively youth, in construction They in fact | lowing it all its inhe loveliness | * 2 4 | astoundingly so. No one who sees sting at the same t po- Medium size...... Canned Beets The famously good Silver Lake Brand. Thi can containing pieces cut from large size Beets. ¢ ciousness as smaller whole beets. Get acquainted product and you'll come back for more. Large Size (No. 3) Cans Re;lhrly s S 2 Cans for 25 National Pale Dry Ginger Ale It's a new one, made right here in Washington by Gug- genheim Bros. We thought it good enough to order about 3,000 dozen to our stores. Del Monte, No. 1 sliced, regularly. . . 174¢, SPECIAL, Del Monte, No. 2% halves, regularly . . . . .274c, SPECIAL, Del Monte, No. 24 “Melba,” halves, regularly 30c, SPECIAL, Keystone, No. 23 halves, regularly. . . . . . .30c, SPECIAL, . i i them could ever forget them. At al L cter, x, for example, the | 4 e glance they sweep the observer off portrait miniature in this collection 2 of Miss Natalie Hammond % e ¥ his feet, and they carry conviction | What is more, they bear and reward study. That they are crude stili— CIL THOMAS is primarily a min- | very crude—one will not den, but it daridt I sculbtute §HeAsions] is crudity of a sort which does not of the few accomplished gem carvers oken ignorance, and which will, St ihe sicast a S fouinin | 8 : vice.| if one may prophe e way in e el U Y “f works have | time to refinement without loss of | The Arts Club has never place to a more brilliant dis- and one of more engaging in t to the student of cotemporary tal for the temple of the roval palace|been on a larger scale, and among | virility in Ba work—the | them is a t has heen | of the late Licut onferred | Roval Scots G of Merlt. | Forster, Governor ed gems are | tralia, produc s 1 These are large canvases. painted included in his pres exhibition.| To his later Spain, southern Italy, Bermuda and They are in opal, lapis lazuli, onyx,|long the numerou our own United States. They repre- moonstone crystal and quartz, and|heads, busts and uded in | sent the outdoor world flooded with are so finely wrought that they com- | this exhibition, among which is on inlight—dazzling sunlight, which al- pare mo orably when examined | of Ludovici, the painter, an intimate | most obliterates outlines and fades under a magnif with the|[friend of Whistler, and another of color, saturating the world upon great gem carvi ent times. | Mrs. David Bispham, the wife of the| which it shines—but there are in this Only second in interest to these|&inger, seen wearing a monocle. | exhibition snow scenes equally in largest ¢ done in E: on him the Four group Fruits for Salad: Del Monte, No. 24 tins, regularly. . . . ... .45c, SPECIAL, per can, 39¢ Keystone, No. 1, special price .. ..........c..oiiviin.n...19 works, which are portraits, figures|These are both done sketchily, and|dicative of intensity in the other di- and imaginative subjects, are thel are extremely spirited. They zive in- | rection. Over the mantel in the up- models for medals and great seals|dication of a desire to get away from | per gallery, wherein the majority of which he has executed. Among the the strictures of little work and to| these paintings are shown, is a ple- together . There s a precious quality in alll cular piece of ivory, having a decora- of the public | fine art, and this combined with| tive border showing in ornamental|all three of which show not only fine | strength invariably brings forth the lettering the name of the sitter, the | modeling but delightful skill in best. W. Augustus Steward, in an In- | date, etc. There is a second minia- | matter of design. Mr. Thomas had | troduction to Mr. Thomas' work pub- | ture portrait of Miss Carusi, larger|already achieved distinction in this|lished in the National Gallery cata- Hawaiian Sliced Pineapple: Honey Dew, No. 24 tins, regularly. . . . .. .33¢, SPECIAL ........29c It is packed in the 12-0z. green bottle, one dozen bottles to a case. Our Price............2bottles for 25¢c Per Case......1 doz. bottlesfor $1.45 We buy the twelve empty bottles and case back from you, allowing you 25c for same. No charge for containers when purchasing. Just Got Another Lot of About 2,000 Cases Last week we offered No. 2 size ) i Per Can canned tomatoes at a dime. With this additional purchase, we have decided to continue this offer for this present week. So for all this week .....ocic.ous Values are apparent. Study the list carefully, because real econo- mies are possible. May we suggest that you cut out this list and check vour wants hereon? Any time this week, any quantity you want. 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