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RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, APBIL 2, 1904.

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ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE

Indianapolis is at last sitting up Mr. Girardin is having a successful and noticing the condition of its trees, exhibit in Cleveland at Guenther's A very severe arraignment of the; Art Store, the chief art 'establishPark Board of that city appeared in'ment of that city, the pictures having last Sunday's Journal, being extracts ( been taken there through the interest from a pper about the city's trees of Mrs. McLean, a Avealthy woman by one of the citizens of that town. ' resident In the town who saw Mr. It not only made general mention 'Girardin '3 recent exhibit in Cincinbut point-id out specific and individ-'nati. After their exhibit there they ual examples. The writer of this col-will probably be taken to the Arts

umn has long espoused the cause of the trees in this city and is glad to see a like attitude assumed by well known citizens of Indianapolis, for strenuous protest is being made there against the farther mutilation and destruction of trees as Avell as suggestions for their protection and improvement. mm ' This column has frequently referred to "Arboriculture" the delightful little magazine published and edited by John P Brown, one of the best known men in this country, and Secretary of the International Society of Arboriculture. This magazine is devoted to rhe interests of trees and in the April number has this to say of the action of the city authorities in New Orleans relative to some incomparable magnolias which are threatened with destruction through misplaced zeil on the part of the city engineer. "The city of Xew Orleans is situated upon a very low tract of land, the waters of the Mississippi River being several feet higher than the city streets, and would inundate the city but for the high levees which stand as a barr?er. The natural supposition would be that any property within the city would be greatly improved if a few feet of earth could be added to increase its elevation, but the autocrat of the Crescent City sajs otherwise. A gentleman whose property is quite valuable has a magnificent row of old Magnolias, probably the finest in the city, eighteen trees which have required from fifty to seventy-five years to reach their present development. These trees are on that portion of the street which in , the north is caed the sidewalk line. But tahis proi erty is two to two and a half feet higher than some surrounding lands. The street on which these trees wer"? situated was to be paved with asnhaltum. It is an unimportant side street, and the engineer insisted upon chopping the roots of the trees all away on the street side, destroying one-third of all the roots, in order to lower the street to an unnecessary level. The next step was to lower he walk, which would kill every one of these snlendid trees. To this the owner objected, and will take , it into the courts if necessary to pre- j serve his trees. There are a thousand men in the United States who would very gladlv pay one thousand dollars each for these trees if they could be made to grow, but all the money in the country cannot produce such trees in less than half a century. The same thing is an everyday occurrence j-i many other cities, where, for the sake of exact straight lines and perfect levels, trees are being sacrificed which have stood a hundred vears."

stance, wVolly from the point of view The prospective third annual exhi- ' of its alleged money value or "price." bition of the Municipal Art Society Smo few years since the writer reof Xew York to be held in the Galler- members to have seen, in an Indiies of tho Xational Arts Club, wasjanapolis paper, bitter complaint from in ti.;s min.nn somp time one of U citizens against the exhibi-

JIIV lj ll'MIV M . W J V ' ... . . . .... since and the latter is also in receipt of the catalogue of this most interesting and valuable exhibition, which is about to close. Some of the most celebrated architects, designers and artists in this country have on display plans and designs for various buildings, parks, windows, etc., etc., and the whole is of inestimable educational value. In instance such exhibits as these given below are to be seen : "Perspective, first floor plain, Centre Street Elevation and model" for a building for the Police Department. "Free Public Baths." "Proposed Henry Hudson Memorial Bridge." "Suggestion for 50th Street Widening by an Arcade," etc. "Proposed entrance to Central Park," etc. "Ceiling of Dome for Missouri State Building," by F. Luis Mora. "Mosaic for Sub-way Stations," from the Grueby Potteries. These are but a few taken at random but go to show the interest and value of this exhibition.

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Club ot Cleveland tor display. m . This column last week mentioned the exhibition of pictures by tho Ki'hmond Artists at Herman's in J;-di-anapolis and has received an announcement from Mr. Herman concerning this exhibition. As stated here the exhibition consists chiefly of oils by Girardin, water colors and oils by Bund j', with three oils by Mr. Connor, and doubtless will make an effective display. The Indianapolis papeis gave it considerable space and spoke most eulogistically of the wrork of these paijiters. Some weeks since reference was made here to the display of water colors by tho Japanese artist, Xakagawa, at the Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, these pictures having been previously seen at Detroit, Toledo and Columbus. While the paintings were on exhibit in Toledo the writer received communications from the Director of the Art Museum in Toledo, who is directing Mr. Xakagawa 's itinerary, asking if. the collection could not be brought to this city after leaving Indianapolis, but as The Sketch Club had other engagements for April and had already given a successful exhibit of Japanese objects of art, this suggestion could not well be taken up with at this time. A letter received by the writer from Mr. Xakagawa this week informs her that his collection will probably be seen here later on., however, so that the Richmond public may have the opportunity of viewing this artist's delightful work. However these pictures give no particular idea of Japanese art. The are merely paintings by a Japanese artist and cannot be regarded as "Japanese art" nor representative of what the moderns are accomplishing in that most advanced country of the Orient. In motif, treatment and composition they are wholly Western altho' the technique betras the Eastern. Viewed as water colors merely, they are charming and delightful examples of work in that medium but no particular notion of modern Japanese art can be derived from their study. Xakagawa, who came to this country in October, as referred to here some weeks since, writes a quaint idiom having a fondness for prepositions in totally wrong positions, as is the manner of foreigners when making a try at our difficult language. The writer had the pleasure of seeing these paintings at the Herri 1 Art Institute a few weeks since and noticed that a number were marked sold. A large number were sold m Toledo. There is nothing that so quickly betrays the philistine pure and simple, as his discourse on art. There be many who regard a picture, in intion of pictures frequently sent there and bewailing the fact that those interested did not bring to that city a picture fitting "thirty-three thousand dollars," because that would be worth looking at. Just Avhat particu lar picture this exponent of culture in the capital city had in mind she did not sny (the name signed to the communication being a 1 Mary something or other), but possibly one of the sort that breweries and department stores sometimes set up in prom inent "store windows," or in a room all to itself, with velvet curtains to be pulled aside at certain moments when the picture stands forth in all its glory in a specially arranged flashing of electric lights. "Away with landscapes by the Iloosier Group of artists," shrieks this Mary, "and give us a picture that cost thirtythree thou.-and dollars." Only think of it. Real Art! At thirty-three thousand! Let the Public feast its eyes on 1 picture that cost Money. This is the sort of attitude that brings this country into contempt and debases art. A picture may cost thirty-

three thousand dollars and yet be a rotten bad picture, and still one may pick up a masterpiece, in its way, for a song. Xothing is more amusing than to be called on to hold one's breath anl tiptoe softly by any object of ait because it cost, in a deep toned whisper), tl thirty-three thousand dollars." The current "Independent" March 31st, has an interesting article on White House portraits, with reproductions of a number that are hung therein. There are, of course, the pictures of the twenty-four Presidents, each President in turn having his portrait hung there, but only six portraits of women, five of whom were President's wives, are to be found there. The portrait of President Roosevelt in this collection is painted by Sargent. The recent art features of "The Independent" have greatly enhanced the attractiveness of that old standard publication. Bok, of the Ladies Home Journal, has some amusing stuff in the April issue about the way they do things, and incidentally people, in New York. Among other things he tells of how he put sundry dealers in alleged antiques to the blush by exposing them before their very eyes, and also how he routed a glib art store clerk who pretended to be selling an original of an illustration which appeared in Bok's own "Home." Much sport is poked at Bok over the country by his journalistic brethren but be has certainly done a good thing here, especially in his expose of cab hire charges. We should all put this doiui in our little books. The Western Society of Artists does not show in InciianDrolis ihis season. It pees to Pittsburg and the best of the exhibition i then selected for exhib:; in Xew York. It will be interesting to note what canvases Avill be chosen, several well known artists belonging to this organization not exhibiting this ypir and others not hrving sent e-vi:iily notable canvases. A Cireinnaf' paper has this to say of Mr. Girardin's contribution to Western Society's erh'bition ihis year : "Frank J. .Girard'n.. an ardent nature lover, has two exquisite little pictures in the collection, "A Gray October Morning," ar.d "A Corner in the Orchard." Both pictures were painted in the open and bear lit tie resemblance to studio made landscapes. Girardin's work is as full of surprises as a walk through the woods. They abound in honest color and atmosphere." Mr. Girardin's work is attracting great attention wherever it is exhibited.

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