The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-12
A 0TIPPECLEn PICTURE.
stewards $4,000. Affair to be Benton by
Chicago.

stewards s3O,OO9 Affair to be Bentch By
The ATt Re0Seao, just issued, contains a
clever burlesque on A. T. Stewards extensive
alegorical picture, in the shape of an order
from one Jubal Lee, of Chicago, which we
reproduce below
CHICAGO, May l, 1870. Hon. e. B. Wash
burne, United States Minister, ETC., Paris
Dear Sir--Having learned some facts relative
to the allegorical picture recently painted by
a Paris artist for Mr.. Stewart, of which is
said to be great affair, and having resolved
to beat Stewart as II have yealded to No in
Chicago, in ray devotion to Art as patron of
the same to the extent of my bBojted Means
Mr.. Washburne / want an Algorical Pict.
AZ #. 3G or thereaboutsss leastwise larger by
a clean yard ca. way than Stewarts and web is
to be tippecal of the hist. and characture of
our Great Western Metropolis. You know
what Chi. is and what she is bound to Be the
four most City of the Globe all right you go
ahead and give the Order to such Artist as
you may select subject to the hints below.
don't want Stewards artist. 1 want some
body who can beat him handsome Just white
wash him every time. / like Mr.. Chrome very
well his works are very popular in Chicago.
If he is in Paris please engage him at any
price under $4,000.
My ideas as to the Pct. air these
1st To Be 42x36 feet as 1 have already
stip'ted.
I'd To Be of good stout canvass, with good
Quality of oil, color and Varnish--he to fur
nish Frame 1st class Frame.
Sd To Contain follow'g Objects tippecal of
Chicago:
Cd One Grain Elevator, Chicago Pattern,
with seven CD vessels discharging Rejected
wheat and seven CD do Receiving No. 1 do.
Tippecle of Chi. ingenuity.
800 Thirty r. r. Trains all diverging into
one deapot from all pts of Compass.
(60) Sixty Tugs towing Lumber Vessels up
and Doun a small River Qay it on Hicb for
the River), and 6O,00O people waiting at
the Bridges for the Tugs to pass. Throw as
much Impatience as possible into faces of
people aforesaid).
These objects will occupy the four ground.
Then in the back ground l want Following
Objects:
(1) Sale of real estate, representing round
lot of acre property going for $50 an Acre;
also same going next year at $50 foot front.
(Tippecle of Rapid Rice of Chi. Property
0) Scene on Change representing specula-
tor with $3.50 in his pocket delling 100000
wheat Buyers Option all August (Tippecle of
Boldness and Enterprise of Chi.
Cd Divorce suit in Court tippecle of uncer-
tainty of life Particularly married life. Also,
exterior of Chicago Court House of which /
send you copy in plain Black and White
05) Fifteen Base Ball people evaporating
amid tne CLOUDS. Nine (J) players IN white
hose and six co Backers in sack cloth. (They
will do for Angels in the Clouds.)
(2) Two goddesses GODDESS of Enterprise re-
ceiving Piece offerings from GODDESS of Indus
try. Industry surrounded by sheaves ect. tip
pecle of Agriculture, and Enterprise wearing
helmeet of Brass, let down over the face, and
leaning upon building stories high with
French Roof and Marble ft. tippecle of En-
terprise make Limbs of G'desses plump and
haDdsome.)
(3) Three Female Figures nearly newd
tippecle of Past Present and future, Present
about life size, with head of Past just stick
ing out of pocket Past very small and
Magger. Future so Large as to be crowded
off the Canvass all except foot, leg, andhand,
Just ready to Gobble up Present Tippecle Of
Progress
The position of these objects to be some
what according to the diaphram given below: