The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-12
TheGnInrY.

Paul Gustsve Dore with a portrait Of the
artist BY StillmaR s. C0nsBt.
The Mothers Prayer. BY Theodore Tilton.
Roman Women Of Fashion. Fly II. Malan.
The ClavCrings. By Anthony Trollcpe.
The Skeleton in the Closet. BY j. Thomas
Dsrragh Qste C. c. s.
Day ana Night. By BzyaTd Taylor.
The Fancy.Bal1. By Sarah NJ. B. Piatt.
We have barely room to notice af
couple of the articles composing this
table of Injuries. Mr.. Conanfs paper
on Gustave Dore is one Of them; and is
very entertaining. We make an ex-
tract:
Dore is said to have no eye for color. The
same was said Of Tsrner in ms youth; and
Dore may yet acquire that mastery over col
or which in after life distinguished the great
English artist. But he possesses a rarer
gift-the power Of expressing vast degrees
Of space with black aud white, and Of pro-
ducing, with these simple materials, the
impression Of color. He is ambitious Of be-
coming great colorist; but the only speci-
men Of his art IN this country, "The Noun
tebsnks," is thought to give little promise
Of future eXeelleBcs in this respect"
Dore's life has been that Of an industrious
Artist, and possesses no materials for ro-
nance. His early desire TO devote himself
tc art was not opposed by his parents. At
the age Of twelve he left his native city of
STasbourg for Paris, where he worked for
a sine on a Comic paper, the journal pour
RiTe. He first obtained recognition as an
artist of more than ordinary merit by his
illustrations Of the Wandering Jew. From
that time his progress was rapid; each sue
ceeding work was received with increased
favor By the public, and when his latest,
and in some res poets, bis greatest work, was
published, the enthusiasm of his admirers
was unbounded. Every body in France turn
ed Bible-reader, in order to understand the
great artist. 1t is said, l do not know with
how much truth, that Dore himself had
never read the book before he engaged TO
furnish a certain number OF illustrations
for grand folio edition. lie Is said to have
turned over the leaves of borrowed copy
one day, hastily indicating subject here
and thece on the margin. On setting 10
work, he used these hasty memoranda with
out oubling himself much about the con-
text But the Bible illustrations are IN
dou otedly his greatest achievements in art,
presenting fewer defects, and exeellenees of
higher order, than any Of his former
works.
Among the most remarkable of the ar
ticles of luxury which more recent excava-
tions have given to the world are the GERMS
or Jewel boxes, used by wealthy women 10
keep their adornments. Some of these
boxes are two feet high, telling at once
what was trea sured within their cbiseled
circumference. The jewels do nog materi-
ally differ from the modern ones, save IN
wOrkmsnship and design. Bracelets, rings,
earrings, gold and pearl ornaments for the
head, buckles for the belt and clasps TO
fasten the flowing drapeTies over the shout
der; these, and the most marvellous of
combs, necklace, toothpicks and even
crochet needles, formed part of the valua
bles which the Roman woman of fashion
cOnsidered as her own special property, and
upon which her thoughts 80 foudiv dwelt
when she asked herself: GLOW shall /
look ?"
We feel that she looked beautiful, when
we remember what were some Of the orna-
menls she wore, and how profusely she in
troduced the glitter Of gold in her full-dre
custom. The Roman ladies were excessive
ly fond Of Jewels. Pearls and precious
stones had for them the same charm which
they have for us. When en- grand toilette,
the lady Of Pompeii covered her whole per-
son with iewelry. Her luxurant hair, her
neck, her shoulders, her bosom, her ankles,
and arms and hands flashed with the i'm
prisoned fires Of the opal, glittered with
cold, or were encircled with the pale, soft
light of the pearl. 1t seems that in this par
tcular fashion of wearing jewels, the "pur-
pie women" Of Pompell took the lead. Dig
nified matrons at once adopted the extrava-
CANT taste, and the fashionable painters
soon decked their divinities with the new
insignia.
A nude Venus, recently discovered upon
the walls of Poupeii, wears a gold band
around her head, two bracelets on each
wrist, a long gold chain dropping IN her bo-
som, and rings on every finger, thus giving
us another picture of the rage that prevailed
at the time, when, perhaps, she was painted
from some far living girl or woman.
If we closely compare some particular
fashion of those remote days with the fash
ion of our own time, we shall be surprised
90 notice the slightness of the difference in
taste. Take for instance, the mode Of ar
rang ng the hair. But before all, take the
hair itself. Yes, take it, touch it, handle it,
look at thong, till you make sure ofits color.
1t is the very color we admire so much to-
day-red hair; blonde hair and blonde wO-
men were then as much admired, and as
much sought after, as the choicest blond
blossoms of our drawing rooms Of to-day.
So great was the preference given TO blonde
and yellow and red hair, that ali sorts Of
, toilet articles we're resorted TO, to obtain
from drugs and ointments the one color
which painters and poets still delight to pie
ture in their softest dreams OF fan women.
We beg pardon Of all the magnificent Junos
whose black tresses match the night. Had
| they lived ia that carnival Of luxury they
would no doubt, have done whaI some of
them try to do now. They would have used
| dyes.
The price Of the Galaxy is s. per
annum; or 25 cents for a single num-
Der. Address w. c. q F. P. Church, No
80 Park Row, n. Y.