THE "PRIVATE VIEW"

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 121, 24 May 1930, Page 13

THE "PRIVATE VIEW"

The attendances at the private view of the season's exhibition of pictures, grow out of all proportion to the size of the Art Gallery at Wliitmoro street, and it was a most cheering thing to the. largo number present last evening at the Autumn Exhibition to hear from Sir Harold Beauchamp that there is, .at least, a less distant prospect of a real beginning of the "new building. It was pleasant to ' think that within a very few years the - cold room1 and inadequate arrangements for tlie serving of supper or tea would be a thing of the past, and could not only look forward to. a view of the pictures and a meeting with many friends, but in really comfortable surroundings. A feature of the evening was the great interest taken in the line portrait of the late Mr. T. G. Macarthy by Mr. Nieoll, which may bo termed a."speaking likeness," being vivid and. an ; excell«it piece of work. Lady Beauchamp accompanied Sir Harold, Beauehamp (Who opened the exhibition), and was. in black lace with jetted panels, and a skunk stole.

Others present included Mr. and Mrs. Macarthy Reid,' tile Chief Justice and Lady Myers Mrs. G. A. Troup, Miss Jean Troup and Miss Shrewsbury,. Mrs. Sprott, Mr. and Mrs. Coleridge, Dr.,and Mrs. Stout, Dr. .Robert Stout, Miss Mary. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. IVY. Si-'ddon, Mrs. F. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gore, Professor and Mrs. Florance, Dr. and Mrs.-.Tennant, Mr. and Mrs. Wauchop, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. Wilton, Mr. and Mrs. W. .E. Davidson, Mrs. and Miss Gunn, Dr. Ada Paterson and Miss Patovson, Dr. Agnes Bennett, Mrs. J. D. Gray, Mr. G. Whitelaw (Auckland), Mrs". Bolton, A.E.C.A., Miss Edwin, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harper,' Dr. Young, Mr. and Mrs. S.. Natusch, Mr; and Mrs_ Atkinson, Mrs. Aslibolt and Miss Bhind, Miss E. Richardson, Mr. Field, M.P., and Mrs. Field, Dr. and Mrs. Morice, Mr. and Mrs. Yaldwin, Miss D..X. Richmond, Mrs. Stowe and' Mr. H. Stowe, Mr. and Mrs. Vickcrman, Mrs. Snowdon, Dr., Mrs., and Miss Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell, Mr. A. Finlay, Miss-.J. Brwin (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. G. Hunter, Dr. and "Mrs. Bowerbank, Mr. and Mrs. E. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Malfroy, and Miss Enright (Christ'c.hureli), Mr., Mrs., and Miss Bristow, Mr. and Mrs. Hempton, ,Mr. A. Gray, K.C., and Miss Gray, Mr. Nelson Isaacs, Miss Bayne, Miss Greenwood, Mrs. C. Richardson, Miss Longford, 'Miss Becre and Miss Joan Beere, Mr. B. Brandon, Miss E. Bell, Miss Vyuer, Miss West-Watson, Mrs. D. J. M'Gowan, Mrs. Murray Fuller, Misses Perry, Mr. -and Mrs. Gray Young, Mrs. and Miss M. Bennie, Mrs. Melvill, Mr. and Mrs. Treadwell, Mrs. H. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sievwnght, Mrs. Rankmo-Brown, Mvs. Coster, Mrs. Amos, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Marsden, Mrs. Bogle, Miss Willis, Miss L. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Hursthouse, Mr. and Mrs. G G. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson, Miss Putnam, Miss England, Miss Coad, Mrs. V. Rhind, Mr.' and Mrs. S.. Perkins, and Mr. and Mrs. Eobicson.

In response to a recent request' a correspondent sends in the following directions for yeast bread: —To make "411b bread: loz Dominion compressed yeast, 31b .flour, loz salt, small teaspoon sugar, 1J pints luko warm water, 'Method: "Dissolve the'yeast with the sugar in $-pint of the luko warm water. 'Rub the salt iv the flour, add the water, stir in some of the flour, then add tho yeast. Make the wholo.lnto a nice free dough. Cover and set to rise in a warm place. When doubled in ' size, which should be in about li hours, turn out on to a well-floured tablo,.; knead _and mould into loaves, knead each again a ■little, and half fill the lightly greased baking tins. "Probe till:. rises to top of tin,; and bake for nearly an hour or until the loaves have a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom.