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34 /T is surprising how many of us who are not unfamiliar with the galle- ries of Europe are crassly ignorant where our own artists are concerned. And yet California holds no mean place in the world of art. " Not alone throughout the east, but in the art centers of Europe, Cali fornia has won a fair fame, which each succeeding year enhances. California has a school of her own, taught her, no doubt, by her-rolling hills and verdant valleys, the majesty of her mountain heights and the intimate beauty of her lesser scenes. Her painters portray breadth and daring in their execution, an aptitude for venturing into untried fields and a great love for warmth and Wealth of color. Every succeeding year" the salon admits within its "sacred precincts Cali fornium who still remain without honor at home. Yet despite this ignorance there are those among us who persist in parad ing it, as an incident which occurred in one of the local • art • galleries during the last week will evidence. ; -* In the gallery was represented nearly every Californian artist of note. The pictures were being admired by a number of connoisseurs when entered two women in whose homes hang originals of some of the old masters. "Oh, look here, my dear!" exclaimed one, pointing to one of Grace Hud sons little Indian girls. "Isn't this too sweet! Kate Hutchinson can paint the dearest little Indians." "Kate whom queried her companion, while the other occupants of the gallery ■ turned to gaze at the speaker, curiosity and disgust mingled in their glances. "Hutchinson," repeated the first. "You can tell Kale Hutchinson any where." ;/■ ._ • ; - On they passed, stopping at each canvas to remark upon its excellence or nonexcellence. Redmond, Peters, Yard, Breuer, Cadenasso, Robinson, Sparks, Latimer, Judson, Neuhaus, all passed under their criticism, and perspective, at mosphere, poetry, and color were \ discussed with as much familiarity as a new spring bonnet. y " / y _ "Now, here is a Keith Ii really do "said the first patronizingly, as her companion pointed out one of his recognized masterpieces. "There is some character to this. As a rule you cant tell what you are looking at until some one explains ii." * A water color of particular beauty next attracted their attention. "Percy, Percy" she repealed,f ignoring [the last name. "Where have seen that f name? Oh, yes, Isabel Percy; I have seen something about her recently in the newspaper. She has 1 just returned from Europe and is holding an exhibition in the Sketch club. What is this? A water color, I guess. Qyile a pretty little piece, * really a very dainty thing. Miss Percy is making progress." ;1 ', '/:'- -' --"'"A '". - ' -■■ ■-'■-.■• . • \ "It's not Miss Percy; it's Percy Gray; and he always does water colors," broke in the exasperated voice of a little art student. "They don't seem to know anybody," she sighed in an undertone. "Oh, Percy Cray, is it? Why, you are right. Quite, a pretty little thing." And they passed on to , the next. X - The art student was just about to take her departure when a raptured exclamation caught her attention. l " " ft was a Gamble, one of his well known poppy and lupin sprinkled meadow lands showing fresh] and verdant against a deep blue sea. "Here is a Gamble, Jack Gamble you know. , Isn't it marvelous, really wonderful!/ Such color, such atmosphere! Gamble is the father of * the im pressionistic school. Didn't you know thai? (with unfeigned surprise). When Society c^C^\m^ — — "— ■■ : "*'"'" -' ""*"''"' .-....>-'-*- — L " - IZH ll^i ■- - - '.';■ - - ■*■«. ' . " .-■■• ."'■■■ ;-../://": : '--7:C r /*/*. * :.-•,"-■-/. 4- '-..'■*-■-*: 7/ //■..-. he introduced his idea trtio London,! my, but them was tt stir! J rmpresstonism, pure impressionism! Our little informer can no doubt tell you* But the art student had fled. Passers-by, in the street, wondered to hear a young girl crooning to herself as she sped along: ' Oh, wad some power the giflie gie us To see ourselves as ithers see us." ...'■..'..."■■■■" ■ '. ..-■.. - ■■.,,.'.•:,..■.. .. -. . . _- ■: ■.-..-.- / Last week it was engagements., just as this week all conversation "over/the teacups will turn on weddings, as one of the buds remarked: "It seems to me that everybody in North America is get ting .engaged except. , myself." " There were six * engagements announced, since last Sunday. " v y Miss Amylita -Talbot set the ball roll ing last Sunday when she gave a lunch eon to the bridal party of Mr. and Mrs. Eyre Pirickard, at which she announced her engagement to Charles* Wilson of the capital city. Although' she has made her home in Washington for many years Miss Talbot is a California girl and ' has a host of relatives in -this city.- She is the daughter of Mrs. Amy Bowen Talbot arid is a • sister of Earle : Talbot, who married "Miss Chase ■ Schovllle of Wash ington. i Her * relatives Include the i Walkers, Pierces, Talbots, Puttons and many other prominent local families. The bride elect passed; her childhood -In California,: but left; when in her early teens for the east and later for Europe, where she received her education. ; She spent a great.part of the winter in Sari Francisco, having come v west to officiate as bridesmaid at the marriage of Miss Miriam McNear and Leo Korbel, which was celebrated last Se*itember. During' their stay in this ctty she and Mrs.' Tal bot made their headquarters at the Hotel Granada.; Miss : Talbot took part in the gayetles of the early winter and shortly before Christmas accompanied ... ■; : ., i . l frt».i*. i her mother east and they reopened their home ln Washington. Mr. Wilson is a young attorney of .Washington; D. C, and is associated in the practice of law with Harry Fauste. who married Miss Gertrude : Williams, a sister of Mrs. Plnckard. Among those bidden to last Sunday's affair when the news of the engagement* was,told were: Mr; and Mrs. Plnckard | William Crocker Mr. v and > Mrs. Harry Harold Tweed -. Fauate .-■- J y - •■•;•■,- Basil» Miles Miss Faith Slmpkina y Harold Vanderbilt /• ■ Miss Feroline • Perkins '. Qulncy : Shaw r- Miss Katherlne Jennings George Monroe Pinckard Miss Julia Meyer , [Charlea Wilson ■'* * y - MlsaAlya Meyer *- , . Captain Robert *Wallach. Mlsa Louisa; Helien j U. 3. A. " E4ward . Eyre . Jr." •■-'-• ■ I -'.»*# y;Mondayy-Miss yGtady*f«y Wilson, the aharriiirig daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. W. I. Wilson of Oakland/announced * her engagement to Maurice J. Sullivan of this city. Miss Wilson, who is among the most > popular of ; the ; belles iin the transbay social set, is also well known In this city, where ; she has X. a/ wide ; circle of friends. --, She is the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wln terburn of / this city and is • a niece of Miss - Louise .Winter-burn.- Miss Wilson has never made a formal debut, but for the last 18 months has entered infor mally into.»the social gayeties 'of / this city as well, as of Oakland and Pied mont. She was a bridesmaid; at the marriage of Miss Amy Bowles and Hiram Johnson Jr., which was cele- ; brated last spring, and includes among her coterie of intimates Mrs. Bernard Ford, Miss Ernestine McNear, Mrs. Leo Korbel, Miss Amylita Talbot, Miss Anne Peters and Miss Edith Rucker. Mr. Sullivan is an easterner who has resided in California for some year* past, bayin g corat to this state -.. ~...-.--...,,,-,,..,, ..... ~,„,.:,_..-.,,,-.,--,4.- -, iilJlMlHlil.ini'liiMiiii 1.,, inni i.>ini|,iijii |ii. n in iW| ii, 'iiiii^ as the/ coast sales manager „ ror/ the American Can company.;*; For the last six ; months; he has made his home/ at the /Pacific/Union club, of which he is a member. / Mr. Sullivan also belongs to the "i San Francisco; Golf /and Country club and to the Clarernont club. / The engagement of; Mrs. Laura B. Roeyarid Mr. William B. : Storey Jr. of Chicago, which was , announced in formally in the early part of the week; came as a genuine surprise to a wide circle-of friends in this city. That friendship had existed 7 between' them for many.years- was a matter of "gen? eral knowledge, but that it" had ripened into something "more Sub stantial had somehow never been con-* jectured. v The news has been received with genuine pleasure .by friends of the couple ■ who / have lost vno ; time ;in expressing to both Mrs. Roe and her fiance their hearty felicitations. - ' "' Mrs. Roe enjoys as prominent a rep utation . for charitable and philan thropic work as she dqes in social cir cles. Her home in Ross Valley, which is among the most picturesque of Cal ifornia country .homes, is considered one -of the show places In Marin county. Mrs. Roe is the widow of George H. Roe and is the mother of Miss Laura Roe and of Hall Roe, the latter a student ; at*the University of California. Mrs. Roe and her: daughter are at present residing in the Hotel Monroe. Mr. storey Is also a-Califof ritap, and received his education at ; the state/ university. y Until Its consolida tion wjth the Southern Pacific Railway company Mr. Storey, was chief- en gineer*' of the Valley, railroad and after the merger was retained and promoted to; the first vice /presidency of." the Santa -Fes railroad. /;/y No date has been set for the mar riage, but it is generally 'understood that it will; be an event'of -the early summer arid will ," be ; celebrated In this city. The couple will, maintain two homes, one in ; San Francisco and one in 'Chicago and■'; will pass six months of every year ilm the west. '"-'■'• At a'tea given in her home in Green street on Wednesday, Miss Gladys Bush told of her "'< bethothal to Mr. Leslie Boyd Henry,/formerly of -this:.city, but who for the last two years has made his home in Los Angeles. Miss Bush is the only daughter 'of Mrs. Annie Bush, and Is a niece of the late Charles Hug, who for many years was a. prominent figure ln the local financial world. The bride elect/is a graduate of Miss Hamlin's school v and is a member of several of the dancing clubs of the city. Last ;.-,-. ■■vy..\. "fc;y*-yyyyyj,,: ''-■■-•• : y-* --■«-. :-/;,•-- .. -. « .•.---■ -. ~-J -. . ..«> ---summer, under the chaperonage of Dr. and Mrs. George Brush of Alameda and " " "** ■» , ■ »■...■■ ■.. ._.._.,, In company with a party of 10 girls, Miss Bush made .an extended tour of Europe, Others in the party were Miss Ruth Black, Miss Edith/; Slack, Miss Fronla,; Bunker and" Miss "Charlotte Brush and, five other girls of the spro'rl)*'' Ity/' Mr. Henry is ; the son of Mr. Jo seph Henry. He Is a native of - Mel bourne, Australia, and when still a ■ lit tle boy accompanied his father to this country, which he has since ' made his heme. Mr. Henry Is a graduate of the Lowell high school »nd later entered the state university, where •■he was af filiated /with the fraternity. He is a journalist/ by profession, arid was first connected with one of the local news papers, from which: he resigned in : favor.' of Los Angeles about 15 months ago. y - ,* , ;. No date has been set for the "wed ding, but it will probably take place in ; the early summer. The future"' home of the couple will be in Los Angeles. / ■■''-';.--•'.:#'--;■*■;';/ #*.''---; - • y Wednesday: also y the y betrothal <at Miss Nell Dent Grant and Lieutenant Commander William Pigggtt Cronan, U. S. N., was made-;known at an in formal dinner given y by Mrs. Eleanor Martin in her .'homeiiri ; Broadway. The news was received with; surprise by her friends here, who had hoped that a Calif orniari would win the dainty little belle. The bride I elect is the daughter: of, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Root Grant, and is a sister of Chapman Grant. Ulysses S. Grant was her grand father, and U. S. Grant Jr., is her uncle. The late Major General Frederick D. Grant, ;U. S. A., commander :of * the de partment of the east, was her uncle. and. is a cousin of Princess Michael Cantacuzene Speranskiy- of St, Pete* - burg./ Mrs.; Julius Reis of this city*js also a relative. Her mother was Miss Elizabeth Chapman.: a daughter of the later William S..Chapmt>ri, one of the most prominent figures here' in early days., X. X-,.yy-, -?•;.""• * ■ ■;- :*--■•.• 'Lieutenant Commander -Cronan' Is at ■ Continued on Next Page