Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-12


raoE,s VsSrs.-A lady writes 10 the Saturday p,,,,.
of the famous work Of art '
have seen Pages Venus and 10 not think IL i'm.
modest know that many people differ with me in
opinion, considering 20 be immoral for the human
eve TO gaze on without colored specaces or through
black gingham veil Bui how could form so yile 20
delicate he IN wise nnchastes Yet will frankly adj
m that Venus was quite as immodes the white doves
who drew her chariot
There are many persons who think the human form
crime IL only by forgetting that that form Is capable
oi beng dVest"d ofiiq cloths that they ably TO think
other than Jftbey could once fuly realize
ths under their cloths they themselves are naked
ihey would at once become hopeless residents Of Bed
lam.
was much amused by the behavior Of the ladies' with
whom the Dusseldorf Gallery crowded on the occa.
non Of my witt o course they did 10 there to ace
TIE venus sudden appreciation OF the Dusseldorf
Caller, had seized them stimuaneou.ly-a gallery 10
which a. every one knows, hundreds Of new and fine
pictures are added every year Probably it the pie
ture OF Diana and her Nymp.' that attracted them
a' else Why should they have been crowded around IL
will not he so malicious to draw conclusions from In.
TACT that they admired that pirure through the back. Of
teif head- and that was placed exactly opposite the
I Nenur.
~aichelthe ladies' too they entered The Younger
one gave q furtiyr indignant glance over their
FhonIder4 they passed. The goodnstured rnatron.
trusted themselves look with eve while Others
dd Pennnce for looking At IL by gazing afterwards on
some strictly religious picture but your severe antique
haiders sbOse age and Spartan virtue might have been
'nppo-ed 20 put them beyond the danger Df corruping
ibougis. gaTed ~ the opposite eide of the room with
that ihey would have gladly undertaken a. stone PAGE
with their own hands for the objectionable in Of -g.
costing that .Oman may he roune handsome and -.
dgcfi,s.
But think of tb venns With tho exception Of
W." extreme purity Of the form work u high art The
iace " not even pretty II u f that indicates 90 me-
bad grammar aud aniipatly ~ bathing which, in We.
nn. 9" iy the least would be- very announcement n that
hair = golden, What 10 The story writer's whe they
speak ~ caffotty locke
While gazed upon ihis picture question Of deep mo
i'ni 'uRgesicd itself 10 my mind aud have not vet been
side 20 solve w. u j. this. "f the Hrrsifs suggcstion
iha' The Venus on exhibition ousteppcd the line of mo.
d"-t', caused such inaus Of die the Gallery What
murudes would have flown there 10 there had been
hi that an mmOdest Apollo was 10 bc seem This Is
not conuudrum, but subject for serious consideration
foEu LAsmFs 0S THg Bikg B,cE.--Tbe Wilmington
~. 60 Herald Of November B. SAYS:
James ". Williams, Of Tennessee Who IL will be re-
nembered, arrested here time since for nick
,ng the pocket of Jackson Rens of Johnston county oi
his gocketbOok tried yesterday and found guilty
Tvs honor Judge Caldwell sentenced him n receive forty
ishes on the bare back he taken back TO ja Their.
10 remain until the December term when ne y 10 NJ
Wrought out and like number Of lashes given him. sf
er which aud paying costs Of court he has liberty "a
depart The first part Of the sentence carried intc
" eject this morning"