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* The cuntomary tbiIg to do is to rave about all pictures of babies, young boys and little girls- but the following comments are not to be con- strued as the usual trite compliments, for Heleni Balfour Morrison. is a unique artist. Remarkable as ber aduit pictures, .exhib-ited previously, have been, this ertsent show fàr surpasses ber other work Mns. Motriison'sç approach is direct, natural and M M ost cases "ýunposed." Her objective is to produce flot a flattering liknesg of the child but to catch the personality, the Most characteristic flashes of expression, of mannerism, attitude, Mood, or quality of tetoperament. The resuits are littie short of miraculous. Using a fast lens which * records ahnost as rapidly as, the image in the .operator's eéYe, and working usualiy inthe cbld's .own home or. garden, Mrs. Mornison takes pic- tures that aï studio photographer could ,nieyer equal. An intense i»terest in people, a sympatbetic .uatir,.iad. an jiffereice o formai posing evi- .dentiy elimin4te self -con sciousn es s and> permit Mrs. Morrison to expose the film before the sub- ject beconies stiff and unnaturai. No attempt is made io produce standardizeil dramatic eilects. One subject calis for subdued lighting, anotber for bright biglilighits and shadows. Sopie are as carefuily composeti as a fine piece of painting, whiie ters are of the uitmost infornmality. Beautiful hair or skiîî de- * mand emphasi$ of texture ini one case, and round dimpled knees ini a baby cail for empliasis of formn Probabiy t he nmost charming are those of smi children because tjiey permit showing the cnti figure, ôften in a lovely background. A sun di a doorway, a joufftain, a gardemi, a small i £liging t o the baud of a~ large coiored serva are master to»cbes of background,,. Among the n)&ny ontstanding studies are tlic nal ire foris Photo Harriet Childs A twood of Winnctekap the so- prano, lias bec n made chairmant of pres and publicily for the Chicago Musical Arts cluib, mic., wehicl* heMd ils oleiing meeting of the yeàr October 17 ut thte Allianace Prancaise club in Chicago. .Ilrs. >htt<ood is oa;u'w»u',ulembr ol thte club. mus. Brown Hostes he heard the young musician last january. n commented uponi the Chopin Etudes and Men- delseobil's "Rondo Capricciéso," some of the saine compositions Serkin wiil present next, week.. M r. Downeès said:- "Rudoîf Serkin, the young pianist who a year. ago created a furore on the occasion of bis debut witb the. Philharmonic-SyDIpbony Orchestra,,gave, bis first New >York recital last night ini Carnegi*e Hal, ndthis with resulfs which fully bore ont the effect of bis appearance with orchest .ra. in fact, at certain points in last night's recital these impressions were intensified at momenits to the point of the sensational. "Trhere was not a, composition on bis prografli to be ranked as -a1 show. piece per se. His iast group, U suaily devoted by artists to'musical1 tid- bits and compositions designed, for technical. high. pressure, ended with four of the' Chopin Etudes, three of the four being among the greatest of the two sets. He eiectrified bis audience Iby bis performance 'of theMnelson R ondo apr,1 cioso-tbie poctiùal introduction and the 'presto,' miraculously fleet, whicb sped by like an exquisite fancy fromn 'A Midsunimer Night's Dream'." The Serkin program, for Monlday inight wil! be as follows: Smiatl, CU major, 01). 51...........Beethoven- Alle-gro Cuvon brio Inti-odu7.iofle (Adagio miAolo Ronido (Allegretto moderato>ý Chopiin for tbe alternlooii boy Meditatioli froni "Thah4............ IC~Ii ,at Andantte Finale f romi -Lucia di L«iiimelmor - Dmaze t-Lseetiz Arranged for left hand alone oe Carréno-Walzer . ................ Emil Kronke aLIai-g.tret liaiimond, panjst iey £No. No. 9 No. 10 .T'i~ganinl-Liszt Sp:onsor s Exhubét WIL.idTTB LIFB 36