The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-11


and reflected heat, while business stag-
mates, and merchants dolefully look over
their ledgers, and farmers do their level
best in the fearful encounter with their
cid foes, crab and joint grass, who,
though often cut up by the roots. as often
return to vex their rural souls; while we
count the days which will intervene be-
fore the Supreme Court will give rs a
sensation in hearing the arguments in
the case before it of Morton, Bliss e. Co.,
we are put to many shifts to solace our
weary spirits. The prolific fountains OF
DR.. Fisher and Mr.. Mckenzie afford 9
cooling draught. but the effect is tran
sient, and even the ice cream Of the latter
needs rcplenishing. The nicotine OF
cigar obtained Of the Indian Girl, who,
by-thc-way, does not belong to the un-
civilized and treaeherous tribe OF Mo.
docs, has pleasing effect at night after
the days doilgs; SO, we nay say, does q
quiet cud OF Hopes renowned twist to-
bacco. The bookstores offer some at
fractions in their we'll filed shelves, and
in the pictured pages of tho magazines,
always excepting Harper's journal of
barbarism, which We detest. But in
such weather,
Thinking is but an idle wasta OF thought,
AND nouSht is everything, and everything is
| nought;'
SO we stroll up and down on the shady
side OF the street, occasionally munching
an apple or sucking lemon. While in
this mood, yesterday, at the pretty fruit
6ouique OF our old friend MCGOWAN. the
delicate front OF Wearn's Art Gallery
caught our eye It looked like one of
Palladio's gems of architecture, Nesting
in the cozy old town of Vicenza, or
learned Padua, far away in Italy. We
determined to see if 80 fair an exterior
contained treasures within to correspond
and match its excellence without.
Familiar as we have been with the
excellent photographs Of these artists
for many years, we really were somewhat
taken by surprise by the improvements
which they have made or adopted in the
art. They make photography tributary
to painting. It contributes the mould
ing of the head, face, features and form,
and the painters brush adds the color
ing and gives the expression. The skill
OF Mr.. Wearn in taking you just as you
are. at your best, is equaled by the deli
cate touches of Mr.. Hi1's pencil, which
gives life. animation and effect, and
makes of the photograph work of art,
g picture worthy Of preservation as your
genuine counterpart and resemblance.
We saw portrait Of lady, recently com
pieted, painted in oil, from q sitting or
two, aided by the photograph. which is
lifelike and pleasing. One Of Gen. Ker-
shaw presents that gallant gentleman
with all the attractions of his speaking
and genial face; aud on the easel we no.
tioed promising sketches of Judges
Townsend and Graham, Mr. Hollins.
head, Of Abbeville, and The lamented
DR. Trezevant. Tho economy of time
to the painter and sitter equally, and the
invariable accuracy in contour and pro-
portion which the photograph affords,
give to this mode OF securing portraits
double and desirable advantage, which is
as applicable to the miniature as to pic
lures of the largest size.
It is pleasant place to spend an hour,
is this gallery. On the walls hang few
oil paintings, with moro water oolors,
and many pastiles, all attractive as the
counterfeit preseutments of friends or
acquaintances. The copies of Thor
waldsen's Seasons, and the four Apostles,
and Powers Proserpine may we'll cause
you to linger over their spiritueAe beauty
and grace. The stereographs also form
a distinctive and pleasing class of views.
They are easily produced and cost but
little, yet afford exact copies OF all the
noted and pretty scenes in and around
the town. Nothing can be more correct
or pretty than the several views of the
college campus, the different churches
and hotels Neacle's bridpa and tba