The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-04
Mr.. GALTS PSYCHE.

AsAAss ShI - i - >sA1'
Wepaid a visit TO the room Of the Historical
Society, on Thursday last, for the purpose oil
seeing this work, which has justly excited
much admiration among those who claim TO
be connoisseurs. To this honorable appella-
ton we make no claim whatever, being igno.
rant even Of the terms ofart. The bust struck
US as that of very beautiful woman, the fea'
lures being purely Grecan, and their expires
sion uncommonly sweet and placid. The
sculptor doubtless worked at il con dnaore, as
il was, perhaps, his ideal of perfect beauty
The only fault we could find with it was, that
ii did not, in our opinion, bear sufficient marks
Of being the representation which it is de
signed to be, there being no reason why ii
should be the bust of Psyche, any more than
that of any other beautiful female.
The allegery Of Psyche and Cupid, is the
most beautiful ofall that Grecian genius has
left us, and it is SO palpable that there can be
no mistaking it. Venus lsensual love) becomes
jealous of Pysche 1.-THE soull on account of ner
beauty, and commits her TO Cupid for desec ra-
ton. But the immortal beauty of the intend
ed victim, entrances even the God of Love
himself. In fit OF caprice, he afterwards de-
serted her, and she, wandering all over the
world in search ofhim, came at last to the pal
ace Of Venus, where she was enslaved, and
treated with brutal severity. Released at las,
by Cupid, Venus becomes reconcied 10 her,
she marries her lover, and becoming immortal,
forever after enjoys his society. She is evil
IDENTIFY the human soul, purified from human
passions, and thus prepared TO enjoy eternal
bliss. As mathematical of the mortal putting
on Immortality, she is generally represented
with the wings of butterfly.
We understand that Mr.. Gait is a native of
Norfolk, and that he is now in Italy, where he
has been engaged on statue Of Columbus,
and Bac chante, both of which have been be.
by writer in the Wing, that he be employed
TO execute the statue of Jefferson, which will
be voted for by the present Legislature. The
selection, doubtless, would be an excellent one.
GRAND CHINESE FEsTIvAL.-The Chinese
ia California frequently treat the unsophstica.
ted Americans of that earthly paradise to rare
raded in San Francisco to visit the cemetery
where their dead lie inferred, and, from &C.
counts given, we shouldjudg that they tried
their best to "wake 'em up' from their long
slumber. The upper ten, in yellow silk un-
mentionables, rode in carriages in front, while
the more common people brought up the rear
on horseback. The music is described as par
,icuarly awful. The land struck up the
kwang sci march, with the Yysingtu varia-
tons. Physical force was energeticaIy and
necessarily applied to the gong, cymbals
drums and stringed instruments, until the
very heavens resounded with the frigh,ful dis.
cord. Not dog or an unbroken horse could
be found within six squares of the procession.
An avalanche in the Alps, double distilled pa
tent thunder, or dozen grizzlies in g cane
break, does not even give an approximating
idea of the natu-e Of the noise. Such are some
of the beautiful characteristics of San Fran
cisco. They are, no doubt, pleasant interludes
to the oft repeated scenes of robbery and muir
der.