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Show IN BOHEMIA I H. Ij. A. Culmcr has finished li!s several sev-eral pictures of the Teton country, of which brief mention was made recently, and they are attracting1 much attention anions visitors to his studio on West South Temple street. In coloring, these pictures have the trno spirit of the wild region" known as Jackson's Hole, and those who pave passed their vacation days amid the mountains and streams of the vicinity are the ones who arc most Interested in t.h pictures and who appreciate ap-preciate them to the greatest extent. The pictures will remain on exhibition Tor pome days and ail lovers of art will be allowed to sec them from 2 to I p. in. dally. Mrs. Alice Merrill Tlornc is writing sketches of several of the artists of Ttali for tho Young Women's Journal. The January Janu-ary number had an article on J. T. liar-wood liar-wood and the February number is devoted de-voted to John ITnfcn. At Perry's book store on Fast Second South a. clever auctioneer has begun a noteworthy book auction that is attracting attract-ing book lovers of tho city. During the session yesterday one of the Bohemians asked that a certain work of art, which has a high value, be put up. As it happened, hap-pened, lie was the only bidder, others present evidently not desiring one of the de hike editions or fine sets. 11c started the bidding at 23 cents and was rather ashamed when it fell to him at that ridiculous price. Probably the owner of the book store will bar him out should he reappear nt the sale. One of the local dwellers In Bohemia has an edition of the Decameron over eighty years of age that is a rare edition, edi-tion, lie also lias a. history of Queen Elizabeth from the Wolfgang press. Amsterdam, of great antiquity, and a small Apocrypha filled with Interesting notes written by former owners of the book. Tho state of Utah has the beginning of a notable art collection, and when the capllol is finished these pictures by Utah artists will be accorded space in the different offices. A movement has begun be-gun to interest all the officers of the state, as well as those who are prominent promi-nent in polities, to provide a suitable rotunda ro-tunda or art gallery, which may be in-eluded in-eluded in the plans for the capltol. liach picture winning the annual state prize becomes tho property of the state and in a few years Utah will own the very best examples of the work ot all the artists of the commonwealth. These pictures pic-tures are carefully preserved, but at tho present time arc not concentrated In any ono place. |