, 1869-01-10

PERkGkINE ftEKLks
NEW YOaK.
Sfw pte,urts Oh 1xhablfIon-New
fest,w Pay opening OF lhc Gay
ae4sen- Fubstc Amustme1u-Nssg
SoOAx.
Fpu Our Special Cor7espordent--.- -
Nlw YoxK, JAn+ 8, 1as9.- :
To the "Oid Oaken Bucket exhibited BY
Easlight-tfe original article OF whose eon-
s;ruc. Ion, IN It's in u-boupd, but not suoss.,
covered ettate, was wont to appear In un~
couth Eu1se, mounted upon pedestal, at the
Fifth Avenue Art Gallexs-and 'sHome,
Street. Hame," with Its nuubet1ess refrac-
Atdi In higbly-toaed ehxomos, Jerone
thompson has added painting entitled
Paadie Tour o.n Canoe" which !. con-
tldered By the eoataottUnrs 10 be his best pro-
ductien.
The sceae Is laid In Minnesota, In the
Ealon Of the artists last sunmer'a studies.
The time Is ausuup twilight; and i solitary
Indian Is discovered, leasn1ely padding his
bark canoe along a shallow atream. That
winds through lowlauds edged with prairie
grase., lut:s Of scarlet foliage and groups Of
1oxers. a delicate gauxe Of mist Is drhwn
acroes the distance, and vails the horizon,
from which the run has already deacendea-
,c1Tiny cloudy Whit Of sunsst 10 mark With
| he 1e.ee1lss clouds the nersal perspective,
! and To tufaest that Indian sumua-. has just
smoked tie pipe OF pcaer btrond the Westrsn
| fky.
| fhe mode of preecntlng the picture to pub
lic i4Rect'oa Is a avTr one. Twa mirrors
bhlyEE4 4etn placed, amid folds Of maroon
iroioTsd dr<ecry; adjusted to each other Ut
such; auzts tnAt the painting suspended
horizontally is reflected downward, and then
forward up;u the Spectators eye. Tho H.
1u.lon lhui acquired !. complete :; no IN csn
| realize tba,the picture before him Ia m In
| taogtble v}hnn; aud bouquet ot bright dow
| CT, laid ca:riesalY A. IL .slec. seems quito
| 111htn reatn OF the b:,ud fhat:wou1d min ap.
| propriaie the fragrant phantom
The name af the pleture hss bot remotely
atIec.ed it, cotnpu.f,lau.- "padde Your Dwu
Canoe" Is rather . nom DE- plegae by which 1t
has been adFertl.cd, than q seotlment eI.
pressed Ia It's Tlnn-untessi It oe understood
h, the pusltiol and manner Of the Indian
that the artist wishes to clnrey the Idea
thRt The n,oet comfort ahle application Of thsr
pforefh IL fnch No autuu1nal aud aites-sun. .
ect padding up tho river .tsi may be deemed
fitting coHclnklon to the Iona rcyerlcs Of u
bachelor. -
Another Yleture exhibited At pre4ent -s'*a
s1Na.rt.'' ''Good Words" By Constant
Meyer, give vivid representation Of Mtts
. Cnckest's sitvorl csofmof Act1Te bcnevolence,
"soWiuR TIT food seen.'
) Tho tbwes Ia pscposscaslng danse1 tdsessed
! In black tllk, With baroe OF black lace
fastening her collar, : necklace Of blzck
b. ads, MD black 1ace shawl dropped sfuut
her skttl sealed III 4 sabbath school
room, p mnrnspg sunlight, with a
slasped soos on = des1 s. before hss, ,nd =
which Il, ssed |, to b soHu Is variously rep
: rcsented By three l,ttle children, whom 11
. II ho1nyl and tssooJ." Wsys,ds i, ilstea
lrE eagety tor d word; Thorny is prlckiug
ber swliEg hook In. the background, anil
stony a,ihe teseher'a side. witt the teach.
!, nle) ltta, shoulder, II trying to urin9 her
- sckttcri tacnities IN bear npon thc printed
pSxe. Meanwhile tbs sowcr, wlth expcesanf
= ierh, al with hand upiff&cd, As nit. .}rtsu
j luss BIZ >aton fas rotc, swa1ts syllable
fIptn a;ny's lips.
It The ktisl has dressed these poor children
, IN the tree primary. colors but red aud yv1
' low Rndblua arc Mike, tnixrf pituufly viii
O ihe d.t ns tho wcary. world. Poverty ha.
stpltn Il tho ratI1ncc rom f.ft's prism nnd
| phrssc that eii tus in tho eornlcc boyopt
' thtm-"scarcn the ect5pturts.H
The hmr zTttst hat q recent Composition
~.hsh.t.d Al snedscor's, cs titled - Kt!!stua
/ stc5itAion.' wherein . g'll. ha!rul w
: mnn h mu.tE abovo 4 richly <mbtA.ut "
!. 3a,!~btd t1.op brilliant r1lrbow sinA iru,c,
\ to i!i fnote son,bss and sssose chasseseslss!
j workt
M II ". shrnus'. our arches Of evergreen
. that 10 fookoa t;1n'n she'c pictures; aud Lo
NJ TIC rev ftst Is hero.
ID New 'YrAr' n D&v presented one Of tnosn It
Icon prtlrn.t.fu ialtnrcs II! nature 10 sFmpa
n shlIt xt1l human aHstrs that va orca*lonail
Of 4 lift nnn exptr.encc and Ind not ina
Jc trn expressly crcaled to ny "tnrous
= ~ there wuu'e aa.o been ba. .rw Me-
tt iar'a calls. ~ It wah. tho carriages Nbtrle
RI ! lntrllY through tue dismal mlsis; 4 foi
ID a}tht appeared, roofed With u.nhreilaa
NJ ptr.trlans plunged aud Nnded triumph htt
II III. tho thero'fhi.res. sud, rtlh'n door
he btite, Judging from .hs cseaia
Ie iesl,ptior.s, had the ladies hecn 30 i:sesI-.
nr biz y sutlnll and eharmtuR. Thoae pos
m sorE men, who, ea.ly discouraged, bad nse
4. Lei, y.,il,ng list. 10 itght tncar cigars viii
:. snd. rc.ofTlug to make 1T one lpnS eall, hq
r. lost The bright phantaNra agorfa1 vision tn:
~ tcwafacd chssal1ie enoru-of veive. IN
- pesrls, blue ratn md awansdoun. pofut-aAt
ont and diamond ctosses, sup rh arms, md nec1
- ~ of ro+eA.e, alaeastes. hannslnT 9lances -
enI dazzling 1ui.e.-Foscs dipped In wine, a1
*AAAs*S+AAAs
,erf litle hand glstcnire above tie purch- bo a
de} with que Of these m5s1ic sqrues OF damon
III = Th}cb ire aid ia Ga1eteu for 60 "a nAs
~ weae.res ~ have arisen superior to the nk
ns} csous EuSplcaons Of lsap sezF. -,
~ has been 4 succession ot tayette4- The Eas
III Nm asie vor,t haytnx tnly eouforted its.
III viii, charity to the rv4t nF n<nkud, and b
Il Iux assured that every chlld II New York b
- - had Christmas box, and every pos.lb
H+kA A3Yhr ErEFT
eitI fr,uyn In peacc Of ron>cierce TO the enjo
veil ment and couteraplasaou It all the pteasur
Id fhst lie uapped oul before us--ltke The ca1
81 pairu Of II Gr4nde Duch-&se from: /
vi rrsn borders ef chrt4smas to The shAao'
barriers oE Lent.
rIrl mart fruu iuutmeF2ble others-afe, Ia {
- tent, something appalling. Besides ~
q! uspal theatrical attraction: and tstdinl
x, therr Ire lectures On every 1n,x&1 :Aole la =
,ss ~. ject, IRON The Prinssaf Flosa"-po ~ Re Re
- ZION to Mis- Fors Aesnsey yyh,ch ts9 Gssn msT
= ~ applied 70 rs e. .one A I'll ats
mt ior that Solatle JouuE 1ady. =
'ett 10 nigh..,- for instance. there " 1ecta'
e. or "Tnr Horse" md the aPhllosop
q. of the even" IN accidental io1taqosttt
ca-:f ofthezars that gives us s1udde1te9 reSs +
ea- lection Of thai catastrophe at tnc aoAaa
, Ia when 80 oi thtse noble creatures lse5;
/
Fas h}ood) pesi>hed In si1rnct, In winding -
p Of lame 1dded 10 these iuletlecf9u ent
the tsitn-nts are the military ealft r.
h. euessdes-p'easures of 'thc skatta5 a
II 91d succession of coucefts, fHtl
lest Rosa included for the sfh. 1he opening
7ose iar.nary Ha1l.whI occurred latt eFeoA
ol On new footing md tlity c-nts adnlss1
yer occupied With the ue1e mention OF ia
bas traet:ous 4 column OF The morning pap'
the And IN opera Boune {the fash1nnahia dl'
Rel taseuent fat Saturday eFeninRsl we AFe
lFl. tubstlt1tian Of ~ II Pcrfcuo2e" toF
,Fes tumalsueus LIES Bssadk,n sad the y
Eaa ee!leieus "Chanx n dc Fo.tunio," "
stng psoo.lse Of L'Gl Cre1e," ehtf d'a1srs
*As HcEre, 4nd ''F1eur dc The,' With lfrna
eh Cssast1c. This charming. little AcIf
-sa *ao Is said 10 be dpsbitiotts, h1s IN these Il
sny opsFaa. Won new nonors and Ee 90 noE
nos pett to have BRIGHTER gllmpsc Of pdsno
~ !nan i given By this Golden Iilf y! oE
notut, In the pxrt Of Valentine fp It Ehd*
beN b y IS oot strapge that In the play the Sto1
ueE .nr soa1 via thr heart paid ior b Fpttaaie.
au1' Hno could resist the rhyth1atcat advance.
NJ NJ taa' sdosanle little image b pufpa fsal'
. y. nno Ene linen thos= pathetic love 90
ths .noS musical aghs. aad tho inpas1 i