The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-06

TRUTH UNWILLING FALsEHooD.-Ths paint
lug, the largest ever attempted by female ar
fist, is now on exhibition at Hale's gallery,
The artist is Miss Lilly M. Spencer, of Cincin-
natl She began her career at the age of Is,
and so rapid was he progress and so much tall
eut did she evince, that one of the wealthiest
residents of that city offered to pay the whole
expense of her studies abroad if she would
promise not to attempt to originate but simply
to copy. Dazzling as the offer was Miss spen-
Ger declined it on those conditions, and we now
have before us the result of her daring.
The picture is 13x9 feet in size, and is enclos-
ed inan elegant rustic frame. There are six
figures delneated. The central figure repre-
sents Truth as an angel, clad in ieecy robes.
whose gaze seems to be fixed on some object
not visible to mortal eyes. There is world Of
spirituality in those orbs-the same expression
that one sometimes sees in the eyes of o friend
Just passing into the unknown world. A wealth
OF golden hair falls around her, and halo of
light surrounds and radiates from her, illum-
mating all the other figures, while at the same
time It renders the landscape in the back
ground hazy and uncertain. At frst view the
pose of Truth seems awkward, but on closer in
spectionit will be observed that fits easy and
natural, since she is not supposed to be stand
ing directly facing the spectator, but with The
right sonewhat advanced Confdenc tthe
mother) is sitting on the lett of Truth, and
nestled to her side, with her babe, Innocence,
upon her lap, while the left arm of Truth is
thrown around her shoulders as If embracing
her We consider that Confidence justifies
her name more than any otherone of the char
acters. Her attitude, as she .nesties up to
Truth, fully expresses confidence.s Il is love-
ly fice and one on which the eye fingers with
delight. Satisfactorily wrappedin happy
dream from which you fear you may awaken
her: The hair, too, is particularly well DONE
The child Innocence, reclining in its mothers
lap, looks VI. al TruthNwith all q baby swon-
der in It's great eyes. the hesh tifts Of he
child are rather weak ,aH&es FAEAa ~ q
With her right hand truth pulls off the mask
from Falsehood, who sits upon 4 throne, ap-
parently, upon tne1ight Of tie picture "a mask
typifying hypoctisyo as plainly as any lartist
ever depicted it-tearing away with il the
crown, the emblem Of FaIsehood' i power, .l and
disclosing Falsehood . other face. that Of a be-
sotted demon, who permits the child Of limo.
cence to fall headlong from It's arms, while the
| wretched bag, Ignorance, clad in squalid gar
ments, remains Frustrated at the feet of False.
hood, afraid to gaze upon Truth. The drapery
about Falsehood il poorly done, while the ham
and arm of Innocence are finely executed. AL
together it is very powerful work, and will
attract the attention and criticism Of every ons
in the city interested in art, 1t is valued q
| 5000, and our citizens win only have 4 shor
opportunity toaview it. A printed description
Of the painting win be found at the gallery.
.BRIxr JorrMds. "A disting uished and be
nevolent looking gentleman of this city, or
his way homo from Boston the other day
was warmly greeted by strange gentleman
| as the Hon. Horace Greeley. The gentleman
| quietly but decidedly denied the soft impeach
ment.-A new iron truss bridge of Mosby'l
pateht, is to take the plaza of the old wood
en- one At Pride's Bridge. IT WIN be eleh.
teen'feet wide inside, eand weigh a little lesl
than nine tons.-Ths editors and publishers
seem to be enjoying their holiday highly
They had fine time at the islands yestsr.
day Capt. Anterior, second mate, and one
of the crew., all Of Portland, Of bark Ger
trude, from Matanxas at New York, are
down with the yellow fever Tho weather
wAs rather cool yesterday. The Thermometer
stood at o. and the wind N, e. There wal
slight sprinkling of rain in the morning
With occasional eiirnpses of sun throughout
the day.-Thc Forest City Club, composed Of
niue gentlemen, ardent disciples of old Izaak
t. AZ.