The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-13

ART ITEMs.-Hale has just put OIL exhibition
in his gallery new marine view, by John &c.
Peterson, a rising New York artist. entitled
The Rescue. 1t represents in the middle dis
lance barque with her mainsail hove aback
and boat just lowering to rescue crew of ship
wrecked sailors who are showing a signal from
raft in the left foreground. The vessel is
slightly careened under the influence of the
backing of the sails, showing the range of her
decks, while the angry clouds and leaden hori-
ION betoken coming storm and that the res
cue is just in time to save life. The treatment
of the sombre waves, rejecting the dark clouds,
is excellent, and the drawing of the vessel is
very fine. Close by it are picture of Choco-
rua, by Gerry, and scene in Francona Notch
sketched near Rogers's, about eight miles from
the Glen. 1t gives Mount Washington on the
left, towering up close at hand.
Schumacher has secured for his gallery two
of Harry Browns pictures, the first finished by
him since his return from Europe. One is a
scene in Venice, on the Grand Canal 1t has
the clear italian sky and soft dreamy atmos-
phere of that famous cline, and the artist has
carried out the detail of the retreating buildings
with charming fidelity, and has produced fine
perspective. The companion piece is French
coast scene, sketched from nature, with steam
er lying in little jetty in severe storm which
lashes the waves to fury, and makes the desc
late little village more forbidding 1t is one of
Harry's own foreign experiences transferred to
canvas, with inimitable grace. The subject is
of course one of that class that he is accustomed
to depicting, and while Brown treats it exceed
ingly well, one turns to his Venise with admir-
alton, for here he has undertaken new order
of work, and the beholder loves to study its,
varying lights and shadows, and admire it for
its warmth of color and comprehensiveness of
scenery. In the same group are three pictures
from Goupils, New York-both of Adirondac
scenery; one by Lawrie and the other by Fuech-
sci, New York artists Between them is a pref
ty little French genre picture, containing two
well-drawn figures. There is also nice little
picture of Island Pond 20 years ago-an autumn
scene. 1t wildly recalls the time when we first
saw the Pond twenty years ago, at the same
season of the year, when the forests were rich
in their gorgeous colors. 1t will recall to many
others similar recollections.
THE CADETS DRILL AND DANCE. Our Port
land Cadets may throw down the glove with
impunity to any military organization in the
State, and they may, without fear, challenge
New England to competition, for if they were
beaten, it would be by so small mark as to be
hardly perceptible. Of the exhibition last night
it may be said that it was, as near as possible,
perfection The programme, after the grand
Introductory march by the company, was as
of fIa -.
line of battle; wheeling; obliquing in line;
forming column from line of battle; obliquing
in column; forming line from column; forming
column of tours to the front; front into line;
breaking tours to rear; marching in retreat;
march by twos double time and single rank
drill; manual of arms and firing; bayenet ex-
ercise; drill by the color guard; silent manual
and bayonet. The marching, filing and evolu-
tons in line were admirable; the young men
moving with quickness and steadiness of po-
sition that was more like piece of combined
mechanism than individual action. In the man
ual and bayonet exercise, both by and without
the word, the time was accuracy itself, and
whether the drill was performed in squad or
singly, it was the same The color guard-half
a dozen of the youngest lads, under command
of "a sergeant-rivalled their taller comrades in
the perfection of their movements. Both Off
GERS and privates won great praise by last nights
exhibition. They have shown themselves to be
good soldiers. After the drill was concluded
the floor was given up to the dancers. A very
large company of gentlemen and ladies were
present, and large committee of the Cadets
did the honors of the evening splendidly. An
ord Of don
was sufficient to satisfy everybody who loves
dancing. The full Portland Band of twenty
pieces furnished the music during the drill, and
Chambers orchestra of fifteen instruments Of
fciated at the dance.