The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-17
A BEAUTIFUL CHRoMo.
Mrs. snOOks Washing the Children.
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Mrs. snooks Washing tho Children.
From tho Ri PasO m) JournGll
II the religious press gets ahead Of the
FL Paso Journal we give 1t fair warning
that 1t must get up on its spine. We have
stood the "sleeping Cherubs," by the
Carttttan Uni0nj' we have gazsd on the
picture Of wall'eyed virtue with which
Brother Talmage ropes in subscribers
from the rural districts unmoved, but
when the Christian at Work sends US a
picture Of two sore.eyed dogs watching
three merino lambs, and wants US 10 pay
them 800 for 1t, then, indeed, the free
spirit of an American citizen Ia aroused.
We want It distinctly understood that
We are In the chrome business ourselves.
Hereafter, every subscriber that takes
the FL Paso Journal will receive q beauti.
tul chrome, entitled "Mrs. Snooks Wash.
ing the Children" 1t Is one of those
beautiful home pictures that at once ap.
peal TO the fondest and honest affections
Of the heart. Every man who sees 1t
will at once exclRim "Would no were a
boy again" when being washed and get.
ting soap in his eyes was one Of the regu.
lar Affections next 10 the catechism.
In the foreground Is Mrs. Snooks. Be
fore her is tub, and one Of the orphans
Is struggling in tho water. The artist
has seized upon the moment when the
infant has just opened his mouth for
prolonged solo, but Is dexterously checked
by his mothers swabbing his voice with
a sponge. The manner in which stream
OF soapy water is represented running
down into the urchin's right eye Is very
finely done. In the other eye is thrown
all the added emotion Of pent.up grief
and sorrow that knows no tongue" We
DEFY any man to see this picture without
being stirred to his inmost depths. Mrs.
Snooks' face is study. 1t is such an ex.
preston OF motherly love, housewiiely
zeal, and beautiful devotion to duty that
can be likened TO nothing except that seen
upon the face OF our mothers on wash
days and at house cleaning times.
Three of the children have already
been washed. Their rosy countenances,
bright with exuberant health, have been
further heightened by the art Of the lin.
ner, who has depicted them suffering
with colds as one result OF their baths.
At the same time, their complexion forms
an agreeable contrast to the three behind
the tub who have not yet bsthed. This
is finely done, and cost world Of labor.
The whole forms an agreeable contrast
to the naked cherubs sent out by the re.
ligious press. 1t is domestic scene,
full OF holy joy, and tranquilized by o
sweet and dream.like peace.
In order to convey the idea that even
in so perfect home as this sorrow must
enter, the artist has depicted one Of the
children suffering with the measles. The
way in which the measles blotches are
with the dirt on his nose, hav.
ing captured the last named organ, is one
OF the sweetest things in the chrome line
that has ever been presented.
We are now prepared to furnish these
chromos TO every subscriber OF the El
Paso journal. We append a few certif-
Gates from prominent individuals:
"True TO life. The very atmosphere
smells Of soap."-Henry Ward Beeeher.
II assure you, on my honor, that the
chrome is so natural that one Of my chill.
dren actually caught the measles from
looking at it."-Ben. Butler.
"Reminds me oil the time when they |
used to wash me, now many, many years |
ago."-SuSGn B. Anthony.
"Send US $1,000 dozen oil yonr chro-
mos Washing the Children We want
TO offer them as premiums."- Christian at
Work.
ut shows domestic misery in the
highest degree. No woman ought to be
allowed to have seven children" We
tOrid WoodhuN.
We trust these testimonials are suf.
ficient. We could append many thous.
ands; but VIC forbear. Now let the hon.
est masses show their appreciation of art
by coming up and taking the Journal.