, 1863-04-30
ART IN CHICAGO.
Shall we have nm Art Exposition.

The life Of an artist is continual strucr1f
with fortune, in which the lattcr too offer
Las the mastery. At times he gains the su
prcn1acy and rests on beds Of ease, but il Is
too often the case that his road is paved with
nint and jagged stone, over which lie must
trarcl. Like i true Bohemian. he travels #
without complaint. Weary and foot.sorc.
graphing with prejudiccs and noa-synpa.
thy, be is ndorning the world with that
which shal1 make it better. He is strewine
his aluty road with flowers from tired hands.
and it no one will etoup to pick them IN, tue
road is none the less beautiful and fragrant
from the toll Of Ills weary hands.
In times like these, when the stern1v prac.
teal matters OF life are demanding the atteo-
tion Of men, when war is winging its wide
desolation, when buRincss is crushing out a1l
taste and Imagination, when ne know not
What day may bring forth, the artist sinks
below the surtaco. The stream is hurryine
mass Of realities, against which his easel is
an Intellectual shield. The current carries him
under, and he drifts into some Quiet eddy
where he must wait and watch and work
content to look out upon the hcadlopr rush
with unsympathizing eyes, until the stream
shall have quicted; when men in place of en-
barking their fortunes upon this great flood,
can tu'n part into his little channel, that he
may send it back to them in things Of beauty
which shall prove to them joys forever.
But while we arc supplying the necessities
OF LIE and squandcsing much upon the fri.
soiities, is it not our duty also to encourage
those silent workers, those dYellers in tbc
inner world Of Imagination, who arc minis.
fer1ng to our love Of the beautiful, and are
clevating thcpcople by their glowing thoughts
upon the canvass? Here, in Chicago. We
nberally support music from tile rude ,uc1o-
dies OF burnt cork to tho classics. Why
should NO neglect the painter? VIC have mn
mcrons artists among us who arc adorninr
their studios with pictures which ought TO
hang in our rarlors and drawing rooms.
Why cannot these pictures be gathered tn
gether into an Art Exposition, for sale or for
disposal by lote Reed, at his studio in Me.
Cormick's Block. room Il, has some laudscapc.
OF New England scenery, which are beautiful.
Quiet autumn pieces, gorgeous iu the weird
beauty Of the fall, and wrapped in dreamy
haze' summer pieces Of mountain and bronx
and waterfall, clad In the deep emerald Of
June; fruit pieces, tempting enough for the
birds to peck at. And yet the imasinincs of
The painter, accurately drawn aud exquisite1y
colored, which every New Enclander Win
loves the wild scenery of Western Massachu-
sets ought to secure at once, hang upon his
walls undietuEbed by tho presence Of visitors.
except few lovers of art, who have fonnd
them out.
Antrobus has his studio filed With trooic,,
scenes and capital portraits; Ford Is can.
s'an'ly at work upon pleasant bits of scenery
from sketches nsadc during his campaigning.
Healey would undoubtedly contribute free.
y from his magnificent gallery Of portraits.
Our citizens, who have pic urcs to dispose OF.
might add them to the collection, There a-e
large numbers Of tine pictures, which ,nieht
bc put in for exhibition. and in t,;s n,nnar
sllendld Art Exposition could bc ina1ru.
''1eo. aherc are paintings in the CITY, as wc
nave reason to know by personal inspection.
many oi which are equal If not superior 10
the majority Of those in The New York Acod.
emy Of Design. We really trust that thc
claims Of art will not be ignored. Let us an.
courage our home artists, md to this end 1c+
The lovers Of painting devise IN exhibition
Thich shall not alone crafty the public tustc
out also rebound materially to the benefit of
he artists. Who will take the steps.
To THE BESEvoLEsg.-Th family Of the
:rring Woman's Refuge being about to rc-
nore to larger house, feel the need Of more
urniturc, bedding, &C., aud as this is sea.
on when many families arc declining house.
;ccping, it is thought that possibly some
night prefer 10 assist this most worthy OBJ
ret by donating one or more articles to-
Yards the furnishing Of the institution, than !
Q send to the auction room. Any person
nus eenevolently inclined will confer q favor |
y asopplng line, stating where such arti-
~ -. may DC found, to the secretary's box,
49,, VI SEND to the Office Of J. ". Dean, "a |
LETT street (bascmcnt.) Pictures, or any
Inlng beautiful, tending to elevate tho t,stc
FILL also be gladly received. -~ '''''
LOST Cn1LpREx.-Two little c,,,a .s*
[our5ears OF sgc were picked up yestcra.r, ~ H..
[he police. They were wandering ,hont ~
[he streets. and could not tel 49,"
thcy come from. One Of them sa,a ~
name was Cone, but that was all sha
could remember. They arc at the Centra,
Staten.