, 1870-01-30

od 4ne sJmoo4 can Be reaoiy And perfectly
10 the ordinary course Of insrucslon learn to de.
cipher them By learning 70 form chem. The blind
own euborsed book1, and even cary On any COZ.
reFpopdeLce OF pntate uAtore: becsutc any ono
who had buFineAs 10 t11I sact win I biiod person
terr-flr r ore readily indeed thin people In eeu.
esal learn To ple tho nuger alohsbe. wltn tho deaf
and dumb 1ne basis. or root form, OF Brlil.e1
character IL furn'ahcd BY sl1 dote, arranged IN
three horizontal pair: and ever letter of tne
a'phAbet u represented hy the omission Of some.
thing from this root form The omisa,ons are trg.
plAted On the most kDPe tJtteIn-e
NEW YORK.
Tho Thompson Picture Gnttery-MF.
Thompacn and Els Rcqucsts-Somc
of the Plctnrea-FtHute Pieces nnd
Lnndscnpes-Husksn on Turner.
lHRox ouk srrc1A1 CORRESPONDENT
EEw YORK. jan. es
With something Of the fascanauon Of uneartoed
hidden MISUNDERSTANDING Of co!rs from lrosh.
tu1ned mould, or Iau9h Of red gold from msse9ta
cheats, While the mlserg hand hAs ecarce EroWu
cold,-a vertsabIa sensation Of tho order Of
"Tne Gold Bug," aud !" Csp.ain Kldd," and tho
gliding Indian GIL uncurtalutug the Iceas' esve,
u 1hls opening Of the Thompson Picture Gallery,
Of whose eccentric boarding 30 much has been
Written, and said.
Thoee ten carloads Of paintings, closely packed.
are, by NO EeanI opeCed 10 fall inspection Jet,
and there must be Erteyous working day and
night, II these galleries OF which We have thts
afternoon bad a glimpse, are to be ready. Is
promised, 10. the public on Monday next, and tor
reception Oh Saturday evening Of tho Eembers
Of the press
Quite opportunc 70 whet our interest In thls A.
rsy Ct AT, have been the fragments Of Its CATH.
loeue, and the brief Biographies Of Thomas
IhoupEon thAt have appeared OF late, and the
pcr,rnst Of tha wealthy enthuans1, with mis- Epare
srd ssudenf-Mke ngure, hls smooth. broad brow,
animated and ooserSant g1anee, and (even With
out uttng our knowledge Of his 1ifo n icy 10
interpret the phyncgnon1ehl text) unuistatable
l.nea about the mouth indicating scqnuttlse zest,
ard Keen relilh for what the dye both sought
aId 1ept Thetr are also drawings Of thoEe
Boaton interiors wherein the canvnses were
packed; and OF tho exterior OF that ds1keued and
locked house-sn ordinary thIee-s:oried dWe..ing
house, with ground nopz converted into : 1hop,
ard 4 SOLITARY dormer window petched on III
roof; but which has really haunted look: for Il
tnern anything excepting Ehosts, that can 80
cnccsually Eauut house Is pictures buried In
sunless chambt1-olcturea Of. We know not
wh2t7
Then there is tie little mystery Of sadness con.
tectsd With the dIsposilon OF this vast collection,
yeara' Commemorative work ard expense, that rqst
havn been with Eome intelligence OF ultimate
intent, las Boston tncn los1 gift : And Wal
tie rich mkn really taxed too mucn1 Still deeper
Questioning Ia BugHeMed BY tnat beq1est in the
WILL leaving y6o0, coo To tho poor needle women OF
B1sttleboro Vermont; and Railebeek, New York.
For BY what 3uxtaposlsion Of 1houzht Acd tasse
did this lover Of artists and art Associate IN his
ByupAthetc regard the noodle with the hru&h;
lha palette with lhe threads; thu CANVAS win
TIE cloth7 Or By what s:rength OF pity did he
LIT 10 one plane the32oor needle wonap, bending
wcarNy over he. worE. and ra.aioniog pes!ah2ble
garments With atlLche8 counted AZ nauRnt aud
the gentus.lit soul Of the Artist plying at Tlme'a
rearing loon-
"To weave for God the garment ,hou 1eess rIin
by!''
Tct that the words OF Goethe entered Thomp.
| Ron's mind; It Is not likely he Womb appreciate
phrase using In spiritual sensa term who.c m..
tt1inl tyre occasloned him co pleasure; for u the
truth he told. this ronos.seIr Of Art had not much
ue3e for drspery:" and ne has, in fact, provided
! IN biz Will for the happier msnulseture Of t1ose
! very effects he has most unletgnedly excluded
| from bis walls.
Nor can The basis Of this collection b. supposed
| to have e1i8iei In deaire to eIeDplIy BY
| ong,nn! works the euccesllye styles Of the mas.
te1a; or the methods Of contrasting schools either
mcdern or antique. "WhAtf IN Z nsme " nsl
certslnly not affected chotce; Tor Of .694 pic.
| an1ea, $40 arc by "unknown arttsts," many o.
| the " unklowus, +" however, comparing iayorablJ
In merit with the "undoubted origin 4" tsx1ns
thelr place among the paintings II "AnDuymous'
| among the poess and has any poet te1cepung, O.
| cout1e, "Ibid y. said sweeter things thna "An
ouymorsf :" II may hasc been that these picture!
were bought indiscrlmlnAtaly, to be wlnnowed sot
clsssined 1t lea1re. Is they arc now presented, 1
appears that OF Mr.. TnompsontS cholc1
epn omore uos many were merely pu,
caaied 10 encourage Joung milsss>. th
theme II IeUAle lovellnega, and III variation
touch upou III atyles or aesusy. from Ere to Mad
aue P1ei6er: and employ all MODES Of represent
atioD, from tie dreamy warmth Of Titan, invest
ing n5mpn and Venus with roseats chafu 10
T1ttkrA there are several coples, ouo very nne ont
by sus'J. and = "Dann," ongtnaN to tho leader
en1alnment BY gora unknown 11serl Of som
| unknown bead
Tue painting moat admired by eonnof<atvys
the "TIiumph OF Gala.eA," by BAsolouco Schl
depe; and It has been placed In Al excellent ign
10 display IL 1neiy -uodulated and well. preserves
calors. TIE ngure Of Gslaiea II grand anl grace
ful, and the aulhor has employed Ia It's draNlc
those rounding curves TINT the Rona.a loved
rather than tho more poetic cllirss Of ins Greek.
The otter picture b. Scnldous u "CBarlty," +" l.
Madonna sl1le.
Alto much priced are three "E.tyAr two Q
which srr Undoubtedly original. One Of these
IA Gtzl Bathing, y has beea placed In diptycn
! ~hic1, opened, displays the 1@n.e tuIned ftor
the spectator towards q red background {sroz
which The pa.c eafratioa OF the 1esa ia atsn.esei]
| arc, Ike monogram or lit:1c mirror, Oh the LEI
Of tho ng1re srpeaEs IN miniature the from
view.
By 1lubers there arc tTo pictures, the Dllcoy
CIT Of calsta " belsg sne most valuable: aud b
ScrueaIs there Is. In lile.nIa, "Keoeoc
aud Jacoh,'' dnk.hucd, tn. r1eatn
fcene, wherein the face Of Rcbec:a, viii
dark fnll eyes ard nost lovlole con:o1
o. dellcate,y rounded cheek and chin, ~ exceed,
| ngy beautiful; md nlso by Jordeaus, pi i,:nve
iSreatly admired BY crIucs), tAble scene sntt
lied "Blowttg Hot and Cold" reprcaenEU9
sat5r visiting the family Of y peasant, and addin
to the feast At which they are rega1ing him, som
Intoxicating cnt1 OF his OVID. 10 n,scnievous I
It's tendency that the whole picture Is satlr1ca
and not bait SO admirable, 1t SEEMS to me- as xof
or The sAne hand tcataiogued ~ Philemon an,
Barc.sh, gtvtIR with great sleor ana beauty, an
the inrfeaaA cntss Of tic itscf, the -ist OF Mcl
curJ to peasants who Eke thnss who entertain th
tatyr, plzce before him the best datntIes the
rofsets; hrd not ccnteut With th!s, the worth
housewife tn1.ts On alaytrg for him her pet goost
which niteady-in the pIctute-hs. nown frp,
her arms to the protection Of that btiIht Tlslee<
ssudal-wingcd, and erchAnungty courteous gees
You Know the ssory, hoE in sasltg tho gooss
Mercury rade 1t boon u his no,ss, tna: Aaoalt
lay golden eEga Tou know, TOO, IT. tat.-k1llc
At last ALd Jon will SAY tna: II Bo ton buEs
Picture At the socaoo IN February. It Will no; b
this.
Then tAeie = verJ l4:ga p:csare no.lcei /
the catalogue ss frlloxs:
"LAbbe c. The expulsion o! Adam Aad Ey
from Paradise: remarkably powerfully rAinsc.
to-.