Litchfield enquirer., 1869-06-17

Waxd Nyareee the great statesmsn, said :--
 f I haveI been something offa traveller in
 cur own country ~-thoagh fsr less sthan |
 eould <Fish--and in Europe have seen al
 that is most attrsctiyss from the Highlands
 of Scotland to. tho Golden Horn of Con. stantiro ople4rfromathe summit of the Hartz
 Mountainsi to then fountain 3 of 1Vaucluse: but ny eye has yet to rest aons aa lovelier
 scene than that which smiles around you.
 ss you sail from sMsirs Landing to Center
 Harbor." This beautiful scenery, in the
 North is slevating, is soul-expanding, ,,o,It
 F 10 place for the inadels Every thing spsaks oi God.es ssu sseqsa Ina hgdM.n
 NEW HAVEN o0oRREspoNDENcE, 0 , El zssss.sk. fssa S3 E.--- et 9atsali3a a45 sa9in
 'a Mzs EpEzoR; Prominent among the at-
 traotise places of resort for tho most lrefin:- fi: lsd of our oi'iasns H . and I ssranssss visiting ioufaoity. il s1 < ..A A.s1 wssa 2 Angustus Rnssell stresto through whose, msgnisicsnes our city nisa oEnamsnted. by
 the presence of this beautiful work of art,
 donated for tho purpose f-iss sfsction and
 completion ,abont S2sO. oo-nost oi which D has aaa alresdy been expended. The ,building, sszstAsrpnalty ssA il ans large nst0pe astructpre, of | pleasines style ot architecture, and
 stands iFonsing en Chapel .street. in the
 rear oi the building iamiliarl to the, stu, dents by thsnans ef :'oId South, n,
 tefnally t is . handaomely. finished - and
 admiirsblly .adaptedx xtos the sobieetsa of its, erection assai sloa sntszing the snain hall the frst object efintsssst which, meets the eye is large and beautiful tablet of marble,
 sst in the ysllaonsvhich, ,sis ,sngragedY the, nazns ot the donor with ffhe tdate aoflftlae. erection ol tke buildin6 1884 ' The other rooms on thia ApoE ara paztialty yccupssu
 for instsuctinn1in drawing and vther things
 psrtsinins so szt..and acme are ssts ssacant.! Passins aap aai, sa ! aslseAns ss.iscsas from the hall, youssRsaSh the apartments reserved especially for tks displsy of paintings and statuaryI, -thrss in nnuinber. z, One of these
 rooms isssussd almost sxelasiyely for the exhibition oe the aJarvis tCollection, j, numbering about one hundred and twenty ancient paintings of considerable merit, collected ia Italys The other laEgs room contains the valuable collection, from the old Trumbull Gallery and several ebeanti- fui and costly paintings of more modern
 date Among the latter is one presented
 to the YaIe School of the Fine Arts, by
 Prof. 8. F, B. Morse, called t.'Ailston's
 Jeremiah, !" which represents the prophet
 Jeremiah sitting in the courtiof the prison.
 This is . large painting valued ata $7,oOO. There seems to bss diversity Of opinion as to its real merits. In one newspaper
 tho prophet is described as looking like a
 man who has just suffered the painful op-
 eration of having corn extracted, and by
 others the picture is considered sublime one. '.Scsnsfy among the White Noun.
 aains" is large and splendid painting. true
 to nature. valued at 5000. In niche
 adjoining this room are shown several fine
 pieces of statuary. In corridor connect ing tho main rooms is a lfs-sizs piece of
 marble statuary representing Ruth
 Cleaning in thslF Field Of Boas." This is beautifully executed. and attracts general at
 tsntion. In this apartment are also seve- ral busts of men prominsnt in our history, and tho wallS ass hung with fine specimens of art. Aroom ir tho basement' of this building is used for tho display of casts. The whole sxhibition is free to the public. - want of tims ana space tforbidSa further dsscription ofthe many specimens of art hsrs h9 .eashsssd. Anssdmirer the beauti- fula CO could pmssss m sa n hodf with pleasure and profit uu i'd thsit study land T trust that Anohe of my my LitcnHeldi friends who sconsto this city. hy and hsss tho tims 0sspase.' will go home witiiousiss ssailiag shshsslseszEof sths
 prixilegs ofyisishg gshs5Eale sehool0f stts Fine Arts. .........---.--.....
 | -. -nA rERg FoUREH oRasuLEnoiaaa aag l. This sniaionAl aholidAyaais uom classlai hand ssGommsn Council hays aiesady