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ii mm 1 J APJT'MU 'r " ' :fv5 -I : t. - -. "... I 7 ' J. On of the meat Important of the af y ter'lent events will be tha photographic , -salon opening -at tha new art museum ''' oo Fifth street tomorrow evening. Ita importance Ilea not only In Ita own ex. ,,' "cell en ce but in the fact that tola lr the , .first, opening of the handsome new. art association home. It la. . to be . sure, . ' njy a preliminary operMng. being made cxpneealy lor the showing of the splen 414 art exhibit that comes our way At . this time, and only the upstairs will be ; . opened. Next week, after the exhibit is over, the building will be closed again ' for completion," furnishing,, and for the ;- setting up of easts, and will not be .' , "open till about June 1. 1 7 : ' y ' T7 Th muleilm jnakes avery attractive 7 -bom, for the art association and gives . ,, It the apace for .which It baa sighed in y" i-y''. -''." ';"'7 ' "' '. ' U'.V-'rV'f 7 s',;"v7'.. ', 7 : f ' '7;- 1" 7 , .V. . H'. 7f.: ' ;,i7-'' 7. ; j. n 7 S7vj7;7' ":, 'i.-' .1c' !' '777. .TvVjiiv.. 7. ; . ' ' i' ii ; '' ''W-xk :','1"''fc'''7'V7':'i W''rrSfV.'-,fcV':.f-;.,'A'V 'iji -;?''. --.' -7'. ,'7.!vfT-' if, ;v.:s i- rAa Oregon Wild ln' during Its years of hablUtlon in Ihe library building. There has been ' no fight between the two parties, ret It ,-ta "hard to say which rejoices the more -at the removal, the art association or ; - the library association. Suffice it to say. ; that no tero have bean shed on either 'side-, unless trbe rotlh ajjra work the ; reertanxlng Implies. - .. - T 7 ' - The new art building is particularly 'attractive for Us 7 absolute plainness. -There Is no more ornamentation on or about , the building than is absolutely neceassry to identify as an art bulld- - ing instead or merely a nicely furnished - barn.- And - this la aa - U - should be. ' Everywhere ts tha simplicity - of ele- '' gance. The rooms are welt propor- Honed, and well lighted; the windows re well gronped and well placed; the walla are ealclmlned or burlapped In a ' ' soft easy color; the woodwork and floors , are stained In a prettily harmonising , color . which does no( show dust" nr .cratches easily I the 'doorways are an) ply large and yet not too large, and the ..rooms are easily accessible from oris . another. But there la no showy marblo, no heavy fresoolng. no elaborate orna mentation to detract from the art dia-'-'plays of statuary or paintings. The .'building throughout la a return to the , ' simple and strong In architecture. ''' I'pstelrs ' are ,'two galleries, - well ' lighted overhead,' which will- be' used , for art displays of various kinds. These (.''' Coek, rooms will be initiated by the photor graphlo art. salon which opens tomor row night. They are finished In natural colored burlapplng with oiled and waxed floor, and woodwork In stained brow oak, finish. ' In the angle formed by these two' rooms is the art library which Is finished in dark - green calotmlnlng with stained woodwork in a dull. green. The curator's room Off the ether end of the lighted. gallery and opening lnta the ball, la finished in the same manlier as tha library. The ialla are In a soft pale green calcitninlng. The upstairs only will be open to visitors this week. The woak downstairs has been delayed to complete the upstairs rooms In time for this opening. The caat room downstairs- Is ealclmlned In green.' and the lecture and art study, rooms In burlap. '"-,;-:';;'' :' , -'-' ;' , i 7 .'...' ' -ti" V "-v ,v'-, : 7. ' "7 "7;7 '., ' -V. .. i:7Vi' r'7- '.'.-.: ?s7'-;''- V .v;5t,:; J i '' ; 4'vs '. ' - :, fcV 7:s';'.7-i'.'i, i i'v'- ' k ; ;-'7-. if"i - ' . '. . , " 7 ? '-.V .-;.:: ..... - .... - .-:v; r-' s. 3f ' Duck Lake," by Georg P.-Holman, Portland, OrI;,PhqofTapB by Kiacr Bros, Every one does not yet . know the principle on; which, the- photographic salon which will he seen in this city will be' baaed, and many tmver knew before that there was 'such an enter prise In America, but localising the in terest in anything of-thla kind-brings search for information. The collection is sent out by the American Federation of Photographic societies which has Its headquarters in "New York. The socie ties belonging to the federation are the Boston Camera club, the Brooklyn Cam-erclub,7-the Capital - CsmersiT- xlub Washlngton, T. C). the Chicago Cam-'tw-etato-th3etambia Photograph lev so ciety, the '..Metropolitan Camera club New -Tork). the Portland. (Maine) Camera club, the -Port land.-(Oregon) Society of Photographic art, the Salon club of 'America (New Tork). the To ronto Camera . club, the Photographic Section Pittsburg Academy of Sciences and art, and the Ban Francisco Salon club. All these send work to be Judged and any one - not .a member of a society may send it Independently. Thus while there are . only II cluba repre sented in the actual organisation work Is received from all over the world and the honor of securing a place among about 180, cut of 10.000 la not to be laughed at. Many f the leading pho tographers not only of America but of Europe, are represented In the collec tion. Besides almost all the states In i t -'. . v - ... . c . CwJ ...... PhUxddphia, "Ti." Photo ;nA " by - A tha union being represented in the final selection pictures are included In tha collection from Birmingham, Plymouth. Bristol, Wolverhampton, Surrey, West Hartlepool. Kent, and Staffordshire, In England; Edinburgh. Selkirk, Glasgow, and Frasserburgh. In ' Bootlaad; -Hamburg, Jialnau end Darmstadt, in. Ger many; farts. Tours, and Bordeaux, in Prance; Genoa.' Italy; -Riga. Russia: Copenhagen, Denmark; Toronto, Can ada; and Brussels, Belgium. Many other countries competed, v -v Portland, then may feel - proud '. that she haa four artists represented in five pictures, and one ' other Oregon artist, Mrs. Helen P, Gatch of Salem, has two pictures, v The officers of the Portland society arei President; Will H". Walker; vice-president, George F, 'Holman; ieo- 7 --...-;, .77- . , '''.'t-" - i' , 4-4s e-r-1' 11 " '"'.' '' '' -'"""V .'Ji ;' ' t )J 'v' 'V '4V.! ..'If a" .,'," 4 f. ? yr';'wH:'7-.?7..? , . : 1 7i f, .7! 4 7 r:-.'v'.e .7,77'-' ;'' " - vV V .'ei ' - ,r ' 'V .a.7 . "., . "Girls Alnl llacb," by Un. W.W. reUry-tressurerj O, M. Ash, The-mem-bera. In spesklng'of" their hrgahlsatton, always emphasise the , fact ' that they are 1a ' m v In onnnalt Ion to or in 4rrvfyirKnK.r5irWr- for many if members of both organjsa ttona. . They have organised, merely for united effort, and have as their object the general ' object 'of the federation the advancement of pictorial' photog-. raphy, the encouragement f rising pie frtet -worhecsy and the development of new talent. - , ' ' ' 1 A ory of tl members ts appointed fo peso Judgment en 'the ploturee sub mitted and the final collection hi sent entire, to such of the prominent cltlee ks are' able to secure It. This year they were sent In order front New Tork to. Washington, Pittsburg. Chicago, San Francisco and Portland. Oregon, end go from here to Boston end TorrmtA . Ban Franelsooaad Portland eo-eyersted to '. A. t. ;7 ..C-;;;' v "'"-:-' " f-'i.i.t'r get It out to tha com and divided the expense. ;;,." - t.-7 y it "The collection itself includes pictures of every- class and a thorough study of them -serves to impress one -more and more with tha fact that photography is a high art -which, by the- way is Just the .reason, why the .federation Sxlsts and sends out (ts best work for the pub lle to see.' ' Such well known artists as Walter' Zimmerman -of ; Philadelphia, George H. Seeley of Stqckbrldge, Mass.. Curtis Bell and Mrs. Jeanne B. Bennett of New Tort- are among the list, and as the competition lav not limited to ama teurs and includes man, leading pro fessionals of tha country, the amateurs have reason to be proud of their laurels. Decisions are made not only on tech nical merit front the . photographer's 1 ( v r1 r h '? ' tA ;; ''IvV. '.SJ'"'' '-' it-' -. ' y.'V x .-' r.' , . ., 7f- Pease, Waukegan. IIL Photograph by standpoint, ' b areudged for their Klo7.italue'.welltSolhat,Jfon see picture In which he finds ho-ex ceptional merit he can take the com- w,,. 111 . U. - , .V phetographie technicalities, of which he IriiM, MAlklil Mmmihu n,t I " . ' There are . In the 7 eoneetion some Splendid specimens of what Is known ss "fuxay picture. Uloss that are In distinct at near view and take form at .distance. There arc beautiful fog scenes .which present more details - te the eye M longer JC looks.-r Foreign scenes on Ta nd and -' water, - domes tie scenes of peasant life, vcenes that are such good Imitation Of Corot's trees end Millet's laborers that they - seem' a copy, pastoral scenes) that bring to mind old paintings of these favorite subjects, photographs done in -colors, photographs thst resemble eld etrhlngs. photographs of elouds, photographs of . light snd shadows, photographs . that . ybt : must , ". : . ' ? T' 1. . .v - . i v t r '.'.,r. t, V t 1 S, . t- r. 77 7. r Tb Pimhert," by walk away from to get the expressionaj ellect. and pnotosTrapna- that- you must put up against your nose to appreciate toe t value , ox ore rut aetau; in fact, nothing seems omitted and there are pictures that cannot ' fall -ttr appeal to everyone, no matter bow . diversified their tastes. ., :' - '-v.. 7 -' 1O.-M. Ash of this city bag two pio' tures In the collection, . both water scenes,; The Mighty Deep" and The Fishers." The former shown a smkll hip on the ocean-Just aa a Small squall Is rising. ' The picture was . taken from another vessel. Later the small squall developed into one Urge enough to sink that same ship. .. . Miss Bertha Breyman and George F. Holman, also of this city, have pictures wnicn are typically uregonian. especi ally the latter. "The Meadow." which la Mlas Breyman contribution, as Its title shows,-la a simple bit of landscape, well chosen . and - artistically- finished. Mr. Holman's picture, "An Oregon Wild Duck Lake," Is dons In dark greens. giving the " natural effect of the rich coloring about the marsh in the fore ground and the brush about It and the flr-oovered "buttea" In the background. The picture signed by Cora T. and Will H. Walker Is called "White Death' end shows a bit of Oregon country after An unusually neavy and . blighting frost, which is weighing everything down to the earth with tha burden. The detail work is good and minute crystals are plainly shown. ' Mrs. Gatch s work la In portraiture. "The Usurper", is particu larly happy In its choice of title, show ing a small boy eyeing enviously the arrectionate attentions bestowed by the mother upon the - little later-comer in her lap.. The photographer was particu larly fortunate In catcning the Injured, longing fa expression on the face of the older child. . Her other picture la. a por trait study. rAgnea." , The salon will open tomorrow evening to the public-and catalogues nave been prepared . giving the number and sub ject "or each picture, the exhibitor and bis town or club of which he Is a mem ber,. If anyi . All throughout the week it wilt- be per Aty visitors from t to 6 o'clock. In the afternoon and from T.I0 to le o'clock in the evening. The exb blUon. te trs to alt. .,.ve. . m . 1 - UAJUrXsTw -..aVnr HOVOATXOsT. , From the Now Tork American. i Miss Laura. Drmke OIIL deeei of Bar. ronrnHieTLrionr racaer institute. Brooklyn, on the rela tion of tht education, of. -aroma ti to-ma- tiage and divorce: . l l-. . ni ..-.. "A crisis In family life exists," she Id. " "The greater education of women Is said to be the cause. ' Shall We not rather call It the occasion ' The cause la deeper. ' It le the' unyielding otrug- gle between authority and Independence. In a - wide acquaintance witk ' college women I have known only en ease of divorce. It le girl whose fathers sup- ttArt ' thM tWk AAA . K.1, fall, tA .AriM. cats them, and -girls with limited train ing and heavy burdens tbeee girls make women in Whose lives the restless spirit makes, sad . havocsThey .have . been trained to look apon marriage as an op portunity to escape sol f-su port. . -' , "Frequently divorce is the result of education of woman as refracted through the medium of uneducated 'women who grass the freedom of escape from an an wise marriage, yet lack the training to make a wise msrrlsgs. Man as a. do mestto snlmsl Is usually very lorahla fellow.' "In government democracy Is no fail- are If the men wielding It are trained to self -control and responsibility. Re ligion Is gaining In power S ft becomes an Inner principle. May 'ye not hope that family -life wll) bo equally enno bled by greater .freedom of both parties id the contract t - - . ,v " ; Mors true education for the ssaaa of. -' - " "f v'.5 f V i ' I ,T.. ' - O. U. Aih, Portland, Or.'' Phototriph. by Klier "Brot. 77 !.''' '. ' v SVOOOlllLZVl 9tlfatf!ZziCF'&tt;JftWBVW' Pw'UsaVeretttxtBer'Ce rr'- Photoerranh women Is. the need . of the hour. ' We need not less chance of escape from In tolerable conditions, but a truer con ception of family dignity not less In dependence, but more 'sens of Ita re sponsibility," v 7 fc- -k: 1: BVSaXA TO FAT" 90VZM090MM. From the Chicago Record-Herald. 'It Is understood ths Russian govern ment will make restitution to ths Douk hobors In Canada for the confiscation their property- to Ituasla after they had emigrated from that country to Canada some three years ago.-. A small deputa tion from the Doukhobor colony In the Canadian west, heeded by Peter Verio gin, interviewed the government here, and subsequently laid .tha ease before the Russian consul at Montreal, 'with the result . that it la announced the oar's rorertiment. will pay - the Doak hobors for all the property taken from them in Russia. The Doukhobor colon ists, handicapped . by their eurtous cus toms and poverty, have prospered la thetr new homo at Tork ton. N. W. T. Two years aeo the rolony was virtually penniless. ? It has thousands of seres sown ' " 1 cth r -'1, the moet bi 1 ' en e.ta:y t r: -j : ' 7 .':...' f i ' '',' -7J k V ,7- '-' .'1 ' ' 1 , . .'!-.. - x.. bv KIsor Braav 4 :Vi if - ', " ' :.: The colony now numbers (.000 person,1 and Jn prospering In every way. Tbeee' are 11 villages, which are made up of 40 .homesteads ' each . and bavins 10 acres -to a homestead. ' All these home steads work In community and possess all property and, foods in oommoa, -77 .-. From the Galveston Newa ' T ' see that Blnksley has reform A Ton know how he used .to pwear.Z- . - - nree;1nded.--'"" ' "' - .-. ' WsU, he never does soeh a thing ar7 Ts It poestbleT What has be d? Joined the ehurehT . . "No; ho has memorised the name 0 r t about half a dosen Russian -g" and when bo . feels like sweara j 1 Just tarns loaee with thesv" -" ; 7 From the Jt:mmUn "So you eonet-r I ' a r " disappoint tax t V'yr Well, he htl r ' ' nlpUt la tee (" t r