, 1860-09-06
MECHANICS INSTITUTE FAIR.
SEVENTH DAY.

SEVENTH DAY.
The Witt Of the Public School Children
TIE FAIR STILL r4 BE KEPT OPEN.
Yesterday was day ot marked interest atthe
Fair. The attendance Of riaitors still continues
to be large, and ws are EtAd to state that the
Board Of Managers Of Tie Mechanics Institute
have decided to keep opfn tho exhibition until
Saturday evening. :.
By liberal policy vb<h will sivs these man.
agers warm pl4ce in.:tbs hearts OF several
thousand little folks. thfinvitation was extend
ed to our Public SCHOOL, 10 visit the Fair. The
achools OF the West Division swarmed into the
great WigwAm yesterday morning, and from 10
to II A. H., nude The rafters vocal with their
cheerful voices, and gava 10 the Exhibition the
added charm Of their happy faces. There will
b. such visits today and tomorrow, at the
above hours of the forenoon.
We are gald to noticat the general and thor
ough interest this graa4 Fair has awakened
We're the same to be repasaed, or rather start
cd anew with the preeeItfeeling, the list Of ex.
h;bitors would be largely increased. It gives
happy augury for futdrs Fairs Of the 1nsl-
tute.
Our notes Of the Fair from day to day have
be=u to the fullest extnnt our space allows, aad
yet there are many features Of interest that
press upon our attention, for the reference each
/ deserves.
The Art display il, all things considered, an
excellent one. There ere many good oil paint
;nes, not Of the highest school Of art, nor are
| such looked for at these general exhibitions.
| and yet there are numerous most meritorious
works from our residen. talent,
We cannot tsip thintiug that there ia ant to
ba yast amount Of 81 ''stuff" talked and written
ia the presence Ct and elected by pictures of
this grade, and would-be critics often involun-
tar,ly enter themselves st such exhibitions in
class sure to be l.rge one, and render them.
selges conspicuous and annoying by 1anting Of
"the scl.uols" md "the legitimate" md
Raohucl and Pre- Raphael, when the aclusl
question is concerning merit and demerit of
fur lower order but none the less entitled to
| it's lesser claims,
There are numbers Of very good paintings at
the Wiewam. Wucther any of them would
add fresh laurets to Alston or Church is cot the
question.
That their authors hare certaiolv xrouoht
WELL all things considered. ali impa, tiaI visitors
will aoree We do not pronose to m tbronoh
the enti1a r;st bpt ne advi.e our ,eader. WIN
have not v;s;ted the Fair IN On and .ae what
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Them c1ee,,ent,v e,ecnted md ,,rcI ad,,;,od
These artists are residents of onr c,tv- ,ni
t.ach .besa xariou. stv1ez of mainline a. ~
I'm Slate a,re.t The soec;oena ther exh;h;
are crea;,ahie enouob tn ensnre them a 1.ro,
p,tronape
rhs nroduct;ona nj othpr e4h;h;,ora IN III,
came c1ass oye wortby Of 1nent;o,, Int snac,
f,rhids The entire instice ne should be Glad I,
accord.
Photography, by ITSELF alone. is confessed,
Of lower grade Of art, Stree it is little bette
than Rurcessful chemistry, making all the allow
auce Of, and due credit for, skill in arrapRem
| and placing of subjects. But when sun.paint
ing calls in The later services Of the pallet an
easel. and "1esh aud blood" with ali the ad
iupcts Of social life. come out in full color.
where late all ,xas Int LIGHT and shade II il m
sten h;ol,er in art, though even then. drawing
| mainly lett to the camera, In both these grade
our Chicago photographers may challenge CON
petition from their brethren of any city.
The display made by the skillful bro,he.
Wallis, of No. III Lake street, is one Of whic
auv gallery would be proud. and none finer bs
ever been made here. Their plain photograph
are superb, fr.m their cIearness and sharpnes
) and thew bring them out in pleasing yo,iet
of styIe and finish. One Of The brothers is a
artist Of more than ordinary merit, and his Or,
= ductions in photographs finished in oil as Fl,
. portraits. cabinet size, or miniature, are wortl
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There are other exhibitions in The same clas
= Mr.. aud Mrs. F4ssett, returned again from tie
a Southern tour, show some very beautiful proc
~ of their skill. Watson has a onod di,n1av- s
II a.so has Florence.
q In the department Of sculpture there is mo
" to he eaid than would appear frcm the list, 81
"a ne take !. up where our notebook leads U
without reference to any order OF preceden
We are glad that our talented young townsn,'
d u. ". Volk-hss several of his fine portrs
10 busts on exhibition ut the Fair. His Liuco
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