The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

! NhlleIlAN NOhhls5iONs-Lhst evening the spa
cious halls Of the Academy Of Fine Arts wer,
thronged With the elite of our city in full evening
dress, to witness the opening Of the collection Of
productions OF art there 20 be exhibited in aid OF
the United States Christian Commission The
cause was one worthy Of the display OF beauty
and patriotism which characterized the audience
The paintings on special eNhibsion, i'm addition TO
the regular Academy display which we're kindly
rendered by the Board OF Directors. number
enc Hundred and ninety.ninc, and sonstitut, I'd the
| collection ut James J.. CiHghOru Esl. Mr. Gag.
horn has for years devoted his taste time and
| money to the formation Of q collection Vt which
. any one might be proud His labJrs have bcon
/ F.W,dcd' and he now presents TO the pUbHs, in
Aid or the Sublimest eHlrt- Of Clrstian charity,
/ an exhibition unriyallcd by any private pro
/ ptuy In the New World.
/ Among the guess present we recognized many
/ OF our leading morch tntsi mOneycd men whom
[ thll suCh an attraction and such cause could
, lSauce 90 grace with their presence scene Of
sugA public lcstyiy, Mr Caghorn was as urOlne
ard polite as usual, and by his iudCftigablc
ae'uton 10 art has justly meritOd the title OF the
MwtgC u9s Of our state, it not our country. The
whole collection in his possession must be valued
by the hrqdreds Of thousands OF dollars, alI
with West great piCturs OF Christ Rejected for
combination, only oNcCllld by that Of the Great
Fair recently deldiu oar city. Most Of the paint
Ings are entirety new to thC general public. aud
are the richest genus Of Urt.
Entering tho so1rHeaatoru gallery. the eve Grst
rests upon the gigantic picture OF Nltaka.up,
"Ihe lmpiety OF Ndolph, which hClrs all the
prominent CharaCtCvstCs Of the artist Bold.
clear dciueation Of feature, and iudisurct vet
d.scCrnihIc background tormH che main isarure
Mr. WittkRmp has another wuTI- No igI entitled
"lho Rescue, and fOuVdud upOuthc we known
passage iu Couper's "NAtaustue.T This is supe.
rur to his "Adoph' The youth, bearing a
female, is in the act Of spriuging il safety on
terra NINA, from of a floating ump.of ice. The
muscles of his face firm and steady, thCy are still
strained IN tension in the uCt OF lcapug yet the
smile Of assured safety Is la,f forugd. The
effect of the picture is marrcd by peculiar red
Hghl winch shines upon the heads of the couple.
II lt Is hre, the public should &c Informed Ot the
fact If IL the rising or se.tpg sun the Light is
too powerful. The production, however AsOunds
"a NE ana energy and Is, as far as we have seen,
lhS ariSt tHF g"7r.
No. 33 is q small production Of Gsnisson, "The
interior OF the Church at ldcgo.' In perspective
1t is perfect. The columns ot the ancient cdifcs
appear as though actually ranged IA order, and
the light from the candles reflects with innitlUle
beauty the shades OF tue solemn arch aul altar
IL IS perfect gem Of the art.
No. l6, "The Convent Door, Is the GEUst work
Of the genius OF Siegert. The holy fathers face
as he watches the delight of tho children, IS tur.
The boy sits with his arm around his sister as ir
to shield her from harm, while his manly little
face is turned to the priest half ia 10y ana half
surprise. We sat for hours at the Fair before this
face, aud though. that every feature wa, familiar;
yet when again our eyes rested upon it, the old
habit with renewed force returned, and tOr an
hour We cazcd upon the COuntcnluCs. lti5-Well
we will not describe, We advise the reader 20 eN-
anime for himself.
No. Il is Mays "Iady Jane Grey presenting
her Tablet as she goes to lNecution." This work
is May all over, every feature prO'laims the
artist name. The most perfect part Of the pro
duc,i in is Lady James eyes, red with weeping,
despair depicted In them. They form the most
expressive eyes we have ever seen depicted on
canvas. In the rest OF he pic uro, the brighter
bues prcdomiuUtc. MIR. May is, we understand,
IN Paris, where his taste IN the selection of CDlOrs
will douhuess nc improved.
Nos ~ and y are ths only representations Of
Paul Weber. Both are landscape scenes, Of
course; and as he is the artist, great successes
in the art
RothCrmel is represented by five of his larger
works, all Of which have been ably criticized
before. Prominent among them stands his mas
tCrpCCC, the Christian Martyrs" The Rev DIR.
MOrtOns review Of this work explains Il in ftlll
and is 50 comprehensive that any attempt at cr-
uclsm would be plagiarism. L. Moran has two
ofhis water scenes which bear his usual Charac-
tCrstics. They are about equal in worth to tue
more extended works of that artist. Sully has
two of his portraits there, from which class Of
paintings he has won his reputation.
No. I'll. A CrOmwcllian Trooper is the only pro-
ducton of that able and talented artist, Lautzc.
This Is study in itself. The Roundhead, Puri-
tan soldier sits by his candc-lgbt while his COM
radCs lie around him asleep, and with the stern
fanaticism which characterized the days of the
Great Protector, balancing his Bible, while no
Ot
work Is exquisite.
A. f. TAFT has but one of his delightful fowl
scenes in the collection, No. l32, "Ihe Happy
Family" In all barn.yard 2ews TAFT has no
equal. 10 is his own peculiar forte.
4. Buchanan Read has his exquisite Undine,"
and his "Sprite of the Water Fall, as leading
productions Of his genius, both of which have
given him reputation as an artist, equal 70 that
rs a poet.
Schussel'c has 9S, Saturday Night !" and l2g,
"Children at Home which we have seen before,
but which for touching pathos of home surround
ings will bear examination rs frequently as the
pleasure is allowed TO the discrmnatiYe public.
Lewis has one Of his minor Landscape Scenes,
l4J; Of the Cottage Of James, the novelist.
and "GignOuX," one OF his large, lightly, or
rather icebly cOlOrcd paintings of a snow scene.
A \ Of this artists works are remarkably light
tinted and spread over an extent of canvas
which ought TO be grand, but is, in reality, eX-
tended.
c. Hubncr, No. llg, has one ofthose delightful
home scenes which make the heart feel WI Rer
after viewing them. They elevate the mind and
taste, and will ever rank among the finest pro-
duCtions of art and science.
The whole collection is one of the finest ever
eXhiJi.ed, and every citizen should visit IT, not
only on account of its intrinsic worth, which is
unsurpassable, but also the righteousness OF the
object should cause the croWding nightly Of the
classic hall until the cNhibtiun terminates, and
It's thousands arc sent 70 our gallant boys in the
distant South.
Vests great pictura of "Christ Rejected" is
also tuutu 10 lht NttNhhl' l'lNhLc NOlAeCuOu.
This work has been by general consent pro-
nounCed the finest production Of his genius, and
Its excellence is the more remarkable as the artist
had nearly attained the venerable age Of eighty
when he undertook the herrucan labor of cover
ing this enormous Canyas Critically considered
Il Is worthy Of the HIGHEST commentator, and
would rank high in az, epoch or school OF art
ForCOncCptiOn, compO.i;icn, drawing, expires sion,
drlmarc effect, and all other requisites of high
historic art IL is equally conspicuous.
1t has been on special exhibition, but now com
bnCl with is great surroundings, presents an
attraction Of unparalleled worth.
PRorERLy DISPOSED OE.-TLe basket OF pro-
duCe stolen by a femae named Biddy McLaugh-
I'm from the Twelfth Street Market, a, sta.sd in
TT rIEGEtr1r, has, bv order OF the Mayor,
been donated 10 the Bytreshment saloons. No
owner could be i0und TO. the articles and it is
supposed that the aCcgacl went through the
market pugloininc o hl'te1 from one stul and
Sn annie or an egg tuH another iusteRl Of
having q rich Thanksgivir- dinner, 3 dAv dnad
IN NOyamensi1g Prison. Omcar Eccder who
arrested he accused, inl lU.rgl of tL" Mayor hOE
he should dispose Of ID. basket. The patriotic
reply was, Send il 20 tic saloons.
FIENpI-H ATIEMrT.-A fendish attempt was
made yes,esday afternoon by miscreant 10 de.
stgoy the 1870 train from Baltimore TO this city,
~ place called Iron Hill, between Elk.on and
Newark The candidate for the gsllows who
qt.s,.,r.fs7 tFp decd ylropl some Cr1Cg- -sfas in n