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same fidelity that she does her portraits, and the variety result- 

 ing from this was a marked feature in this admirable exhibit. 

 The largest painting was a broad sweep of beach, utterly devoid 

 of all that usually marks the couveutional landscape, though 

 endowed with a wilduess and grandeur of its own, which, with 

 its sombre scene of color, was in singular harmony. It rep- 

 resented Coffin Beach, Essex, Mass., after a storm. It was still 

 raining in the distance, but nearer there were touches of light 

 lingering, ready to break through the clouds. Another, totally 

 different work, was a scene on Lake George On the right 

 arose the mountains, surrounded by a peculiar green-tinted 

 mist ; at the edge of the lake had come the cows to drink, and 

 in the water, was shadowed the woodland and grasses, — a 

 beautiful rendering of still life. There was one portrait, a fair 

 young girl, with pure sweet face, surrounded by golden hair, 

 framed within a pink bonnet. Then, there was a library study, 

 only a stand with pen and ink resting on it ; an old, old letter, 

 upon which some careless hand had thrown a few pansies, a 

 simple thought, but beautifully arranged and perfectly blended. 

 The browu cat, intent upon a prospective mouse, and the little 

 white kitten, decorated with blue ribbons — a pampered pet, — 

 as well as the brown and white Spaniel, and yellow and white 

 doggie, spoke to all who saw them, and told their story better 

 than can we. 



The two paintings, by Miss H. E. Alden, of Marshfield, were 

 distinguished for exquisite refinement, and delicate poetic 

 feeling. Each new work of hers shows to us her rare sympathy 

 with nature, and reveals to us the inmost beauty of those moods 

 which she interprets. 



Miss Olivia Sampson had six paintings in water colors, and 

 one in oil. The most of them were of the simplest description 

 as to motive, but lovely in color and handling. The one 

 entitled "Barnstable marshes" was a weird tract of land, covered 



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