The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1901, Page 13

sons of California breadth of its satisfaction professional art- iding the stullent body, that than doubled to have a colony of this size aveaga Dell,” unfi t so far completed that it e imagination to realize how going to be Here are the scrub oaks with the icd trunks and crooked branches, all s and elbows. Here the bowlders. sently the ferns and flowers will and the water gush forth, send- ing ay as it jumps to the pool be- low, which is now so nearly ready to re- ceive it the luxury of those shady odorous flowers, the sound of the water, the smell of the woods! The Japanese tea garden is another spot that you think you know thoroug You understand the tem of carrying AND GOSSIP. means more ne would credit at first thouzht This is the season of exhibitions. The jast tfo months especially have been happy in studio openings, water color and =. During the last week of oil displa vember a fashionable crush attended the annual exhibition and reception given by L. P. Latimer and pupils in the Maple Room of the Palace Hotel. The place was prettily decorated in a harmony of green | la ianch and getting a cup of tea and the | use of a table for your picnic. But there that same tea | garden that may not have been called to The imprévement over the work display- | and the walls were well covered with two hundred water colors and some and whites representing the class f the last year. bl work ed in 1900 was very noticeable, and both Mr. Latimer amnd the students are to be congratulated for the progress shown. Very few from the brush of Mr. Latimer himself were in evidence, but those few ted a great deal of attention. One in particular, a marine, was much ad- mired. During the week a number of sales were made. A musical programme = given each evening of the exhibition. Miss hel Wicks will hold an exhibi- tion in the maple room on the 13th and 14th of this month (December.) hibition in the studio of Annie Briggs, 44 Pine street, the last e days in November owed some de- htful studies in water colors. Miss Briggs had a class in Monterey the greater part of the ear, but still found time for bher own brush to repro- duce many of the most beautiful portions of the old capital. Among her most re- cent a picture called the “Three Oaks" was very much admired. A sandy road winds up the slope and disappears in the heart of the wood. To the right in the attra Franc thr 1i city foreground stand three majestic old oaks, the'r roots firmly grasping the bank, Post street the AL Wildflower Drive.” By the beach, as you drive, you will see how strong and hardy the trees look; yet for a while it scemed that for once the strong sea winds were to whistle a vic- more cups of tea to be drunk. For another thing we are to have a bit of real country, the wild flower kind of country, invlrm:luced into our very midst. California Is noted for her wild flow- and in no park in the world are these same flowers so well looked after and protected as In Golden Gate Park. It'is good to think that they are as well cared for and worked on a in the hothouses. may see the men at work, spading and clearing among the daisies and forget- are used to the quaint houses, the pools with their goldfish, the picturesque You know the stunted ancient and the tea the smiling geisha serves so dain- ' »u heard that the road- way between the garden and the knoll op. posite Is going to be filled in and on the knoll is to be built a Japanese temple and the whole to be changed to conform with Japanese ide This means much Three times attempts were made to set out young trees and each they could get foothold, they became vic- tims of the clements. At last new kinds of trees were tried and succeeded, but that little piece on the left hand side was a thorn in the super- intendent’s flesh, and a mighty hard bit to conquer. It has been suggested and the fdea may eventually be carried out that here would be an ideal spot for a natatorium. anthemums the rare ex- Orders are given to increase the number of wild flowers this year, the yellows and blues and reds, so that the banks may make the road worthy of lts name, “The beautiful in rich green, restful in dignified composition is out of the and the picture full of feeling. well-known painter This work is with the half-turned fruit, an exquisite Paul de Longpre. subject exquisitely painted. y attractive for the gracefuldgroup- | coloring, but from botanical standpoint the flowers painted this artist are extremely interesting. Each flower in color, texture and every minute detail is finished. study in itself. It is an edu- visit the ex- hibition and study this work. In the gallery of Willlam Morris on Sut- ter street are a number of important can- vases from the famous Glasgow school in Scotland. One from the brush of H. Yar- land represents a foggy day in the High- The mist comes sofitly sifting down from a wet sky, the brown rock-covered hills are half hidden by the vapory shroud. marshes were land scenes, but none attracted more at- tention than the little Montereys, the sand dunes, the cloudy effects a Miss Briggs has surely to immortalize that picture In the Kennedy and Rabjohn galler s an exhibition in water Each petal is a Among the most is a branch of the pepper tree, showing the graceful drooping leaves in their va- ri-colored green, the red berries mingled que old place, THE WHWITE FLOWER. oF SOUTH AMERICA Such a swimming bath wo but enormou iid be unique pensive; buld they e would be beneficial to ners, people, would scek ways and find means of carrying out the idea as they have done so cften befor Down the south road there lies a mecadow. Have those who have plea sed out to the park seen it? 1f not, go and take a look at the buffalo meadow. Take in that long stretch of mooth land, with its g 1 majestic trees. Then go over to the elk m in course of completion, and s all done. undulations low, now how, it is you will see the amount of work ary to produce all ‘Ther and arduous toil this rich First comes the ground work of manure. cartload after cartlodd; then many inches of loam are spaded over the inclosure; there is the laying of the pipes for irri- gation, then the sowing of the grass Simple enough to tell about, but mecan- ing days and days and weeks of comstant hard work and watching. There are so many rare shrubs in the park that it is a hard matter to pick @ t advantage. plece of work full of na- yet strong in exe ame gallery the Japanese Basuke, has some studies cape that are It a masterl ture’s daintir | tion. In the | artist, Fukwa 1 in architecture and lands well worth seeing. One cf the best things in any of the lo- | cal galleries is a canvas by M. Couland | in S. Gump's gallery on Geary street. Ouly | a flock of sheep slowly coming forward | almost out of the capvas; a cloud of yel- | low dust whirls and’eddies as the da hoofs beat the road. The for { in this picture is excellert, the compo: well balanced. Both the subject and its treatment make one cousclous of the earnestness of the artist, of the simplicity and the great grandeur of the lesser things in nature. This work of Couland will compare favorably with that of many artists whose works e better known. An artist who has enjeyed the friend- ship, who has walked, talked and painted with Innes, quotes the painter. who one day remarked, “I never knew how to man- age things just right until I had this ko- dak. The little instrument gives such an immense foreground and throws things back so far-that one can readily see that the usual .amateur error of niggling and making diminutive near objects all out of proportion to those in the middle distance is corrected by its use.”” Can any one fancy the great Innes consulting his ko- dak as adviser and friend? Speaking of fake signatures, it is sald that recently the police in Brussels earthed a manufactory where spuri masterpieces of all the foremost modern artists have been produced. Several false Millets were seized. All that were seen were pronounced to be excellent imita- tions. Report goes on to say that the enterprising managers of this manufac- tory amassed over one million francs by the sale of thelr forgeries, a majority of which were shipped to America. A good dealer these days has to possess, besides good business instinct, a certain amount IN THE LOCAL STUDIOS. turd are dis- To speak of olor blind 2 there are several p all its scenery of a late famous quite unable to d but her colors are I and she has been certain effect of some celebr ith the names h to use for is not aware that s g group for a certain noble bridegroor or two ago and several port ent hopeless- ent naking several hundred a year by artistic and brightly olored picture post- ers for advertisement purpes Grace Hud been for some making a study . has returned to this country and iIs taking a flying trip to Chi- cago and New York. HARRIET QUIMBY.