, 1869-02-28

proven tu the waning glory Of all c21nlTAl
and IN the newfy-kfudled H. 4,
crest for those more Gobsr anl Intellectual I
'leasurel that a1e not Incompatible with the
eriousness Of our annual period Of devotion.
AT, literature, the highest realms Of the |
lrama, and music are the chosen thct1ea Of
he day, while We 1T IN the shadow OF darkly
1raped alta1s, and he4r the plainttFe strains
II minor chants. L,
Lei ua devote few o: these Bhadowy honrs
10 study OF the water colors y stuay
that Il demanded, not only By their merits,
but by their growing popularity
We ahall tad tho pleasant galleries Of the
academy veil dlled-If not entirely aud strict |
ly speaking, by 1orcrs Of at-eertalniy by
lovers for 1t u customary to ntudy pictures
in duos, and artists arc nhTe1 severely
handled br these critical amoFau. 4 few
solitary figures, however, creep closely Along
The walls ftum canvas to eanyas, displaying
well pcnctled catalogues, and taking down,
In black and white, all that Is omitted In
rose color. And the pictures on the walls
are not all that we set in N afternoon at the
Seated upon q diEan facing stehbrick's !!
s'Falsie.' {once one of tbs charms OF the
Dusseldorf, and Let to Tho present
Is richly. dressed and beautiful girl, With I
wealth ofauturn hair, over which she: has
dropped her vai. For more than an hour
she has been dseami}y gazing nt the little
carth~snalden In the ptcturt, who hA9 cotne
down a1none t. the Eeeds by the river " 10 &c
cept the g.it Of eorsl aod pearl from III srset
ipg, she has only teen waiting for
that slender {aud quite shabby} schoo!beJ,
who springs up the stairway, darts . glance
across the throug. and then-so tlnfdlS-
TsFds wo I'D them stll faeins lie Fairies"
tho beautiful girl murmus1nE eoftly to her
companion, and bis dark eyes glowing elo-
| quently frofn boneath his elouched and dlngy
| hat. Il she enconraEfng the young student
sonstsl3sy that he Is apt to learn:
| III ,hsasa,s se ii oa Ed"
Meanwhile niddle.aged and highly orna-
meuted esupte, comfortably cscouseed 10
contiguous chairs, haso been giving thcIr AZ
.e sy ss sasSs 'ei{ q tesae Rs9'ss t.
epsrossilg gem. It is 1 picture Of trout
thfcc symmetrical fishes, decofously laid
| ont On yellow background. Not the
faintest suspicion Of " eirtation " can be DE-
rom nstnre drawn At a melancholy DIS
beings, not only swalioTed the hook, but
| swallowed the unkiadest hook Of all balted
By a miserable painter. "Alas, poor
Yoriek !" Lost forever are The graceful
} humble creatures, In their swl:t caruusaIs,
! | glanced to the rippled surface or coquettlsh.
:; Ellded back TO their Aafe dark pools,
sanc!ly flirting their fan-llke fms. How vi
commlserate the artist, that he did not cal
hia ti.h ''whllea he possest them :" aud vha.
} desperate r1c-Raphaclites must that middle
: agcd couple hare beent
Q surely, come genius Is required beyond tht
mere eki!t Of the copyi.t, 70 portray "stlll
i lsfe.n and rescue II from being still.dcath
= receirra frum Its crcountGrs IN this realm .
= srt. HERE are tPardes, - by q LADY P1naies
n those beloved flowers deemed worthy to bi
}. uamed "pensees -" thoughts 40 re1
: that arc clothed Ia purple aod Eotd, like tn
y thouRhs. Of The poet: and that g:.nee y
:; wl,a ssr.ous W s-eesnss., D life the e'nss' f.ee
II Of ch!ldren-always hlgh.born an
= and prineels, even the II pu1Ple and pur
csysf 'kpeas e sssa Taegt 94b The 5Gs.in sssfa % 51
;, set IN wrought gold, aud !" fa1rcd" With L
i 6nfteestmal swansdowu. !.
y How has - lzu5" despoIlcd then
II changed their garments for s1gs, an
; beggased cur Pansle.! Like 4 e1ucs TYP.
i H.
q c1ts off ther toi11y. .combed bair, takes AVA
o their pretty robes. woven In the looms
y | some loving Damascus, their shining necl
!, laccs, and bracelets, and puahes thcs
!, roughly into the thoroughfarc.
:, AninAls, too, suffer on canvas. For Y
!" cannot alwtrs hare Landsee7 and Bonhcu
ae Ve1breckhoycn and Hays, and Beard n
n Tnit to paint them lo- Us, and must bear
ds well as NC can such distresses, a., fot exa1
70 pie, 70 find here, In al the aggraration Of
! 41$ n ~ A. n
II lsh spauovs," our sprIRhtly and poiishs
TX neiGhbors Of the park, scanda1oualy dcolc
le / ed Is clumsy ttpp1ds, and nstle +" roug ns. II
), Hare you not found the enjoyment Of
IT, crowded picture gallery something like I!
m;nd seon Z beone4 xea tss IS d
= scntcd in such rapid and lnco
If. some restfa1 classification. by whi
OF II may store It's impressions At once In tht
# cult task, however. 10 bang pictures for t.
i public In any Intellectual order. Size. col
d. ind general aralbiAsy muss be consider
before auy tuch metaphysical classincatio
as terrestrial and CELESTIAL ~ ''idea1 and m,
Dc ter Of fact,'' "hcsrt pictures, mind picta,
:" iapd.eaps u 4 sllll hie, > OF under such vcrs
bb1 distributions as We find upon marked ca
Eth losoe, funny - e1cualble," !" "oeaut:ul
G.. .'lntpid. x,", .'suexesttve," ''pssssble
II queer And 'toh my r.
ale The most pleasing classification Of plctur
Of acd oun that We bare enjoyed tnls season
!, the Iacademy In The Arrangement Of Leutz
The and Ellott's, is the iadfridu i claasIdc4sit
Of which trantf.ss to the gallery the fasIHl
a. ~ aoa exper5enced IN The library. IN hari
De | cur Ieuuyton's corner, Tom Hood. his noe
uk. | Bar cJoft's place, and Dickens she'll.
This wta the order otstrved by satanar
mg | In the appottioning Of bis gems OF =
e1i' throughout bis beautiful museum. .palser, II
v.ritsblc Chatenu en- Espagte. wherein #
kes gaIle,,es surrounding the court, that teen
ose with cusioelties and autlquc postcncs, =
d 3 countless precious thugs, The visitor '
les, uAhered By ltient-foo'cd servant, into
ced velvet draped bouhoi's II the great palntt
each tn his own audience ehsmhcr, wherc
Is might be At will, alone with Aurtllo,
'nls | alone With Raphaal. --...
cen This, tool the order Ia whsch the heAri
ttie siorcd W pictures. How clearly defined au
te'. the tcenedes Of memory Is the grulus Of q
the plscel All the Landscapes Of = summer
c Of marked with ono dear word. A ftfar
Fty, could not deciphtr the grote.qnc tncnoEr
re; that msrks the cattl. pieces" on III
the ctherlal walls. nor interpret the Initials t
bind together each erour Of howt.s,
HIS sal the Inscription, " hare rasslon for
name ot MsrJ.h
Arca Sometimes accident enehrlncs p1c!'
t,"g Thus IL haprrned that, strofllng dc
ser. / CROWDED He64GNAY, one OF kt0@c usaNl
southern days that VT hare bad between
he | AHQv-storms, We fund ourselves oTcrta
had / hy twilight cre ~ reaebcd teNsftt's lau
lylo. wbefc t3ustAr Dore's p1cturc Of
div. Hpautth HcRr lrs" liAs hccn rlkced on crh
M '"ek t!Vu 5 ~ Its o"hef' Mr. Donper' o' e''
mud No surrounding could bare ben irstcs
the picture than ihrsn KathttluE shadc
apet | Iulrss, lui,crd, u cs,uld hare letn Tiowcd
strr. turcittsAt In 4 cF)pt-fnr Tho mJssst9
,sny we'll ~ TIN misery Df tntrrt n hrtorsFft1
enda An old roman. cotno to leg ss the YA5'
t,r,I | n Arstet t,eaido TIM dtrAFY &&B Ntlrro
4 In. | has rlarod hor rrutthus. n&d hss tHken
dta. i.sf sAs!vrtird hss,da lht rtFarY, whHo {
ally, drut4 duwu towards her lkuud fret.
aik t1,tlifen ne4tta to iinf. ii, either side:
- 1T ~hn hnlda la!o AlmA.rnI'. half hiars ~
t,tst ihu dark drrss. her invclY. innncont.
lthn Rlas Lht rhtldlsh fAce ,-tha othes. who
oprr ttaAt. With Tho rays aud awayth{ dark
h she hSa The golden lla!r aud royal brow Thai
st,cl. tolrns. pcrhans, 4 cha. Hslsug, Looks
tier. your Eyes with 4 tpeecAiea4, pathetic,
how | vaguely defiant Questioning ar fate.
tha, lille naked 1srt cf both NUT CARLY
tlonS thr sFout d ! sud Nfr, that should have
b the 4 JOY, Is burdcu to them all
.ur Al But to return 10 tho water coloss. I
nrr In the pnracnt collection, allina the
= the | room and thc corridor Of The kesdem
lways pictures, including those BY Mss. Nj
10 Is which We h1vx already conAtuorcd Ia :
at In | to her studio.