The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-07

mes called imitation camel's hair cloth, and
then that useful, durable material, Japanese
silk, which is just now exceedingly popular
again for demi dress. A new veil has made
It's appearance this season; it is thin grey
silk tissue, covered with black dots of some
velvety substance, and is very becoming to
the complexion, though not very durable.
Beyond this know of TO
STRIKING NOVELTY
in the realm Of fashion. A pretty trifle has
been introduced by the confectioners for the
Easter festivities, the shape of sugar egg,
made hollow and containing candies and
infinitesiInal toys. These eggs are tied up
with gay colored ribbons and vary in size
and price, some being huge and quite ex-
pensive. OF course they are especially in
tended for the little people. The art season
here is unusually brisk this year; sales Of
several fine private collections of paintings
have taken place, and more are like to fol-
low, while preparations for the same annual
exhibition at the academy of design keep
our own artists busy at present. Whether
the dispersion of the aforesaid collections
may be deemed an unmixed good. doubt,
tor as a rule, very few even of the finest pie
lures bring good prices. l suspect that their
owners find something akin to white ele-
plants, and are glad to get rid of them at a
loss even. Mr.. George Fl. Stayner,a wealthy
Brooklyn gentleman has just bought,
however, one of Bouguereau's celebrated
pictures, "After the BATTLE" Mr.. Stay
ner is man of taste, and he
has a very elegant and complete house
in which to place the gems of art he
is constantly on the lookout for. He has a
special fondness for rare and antique books,
and is the fortunate possessor of some very
valuable specimens, also of some very fine
and costly sets of engravings The directors
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art have re-
Gently held a meeting to consider the expe-
diency of purchasing the Di Cesuola collec-
ton of Cypriote antiquities now on exhibit
ton there, but belonging to John Taylor
Johnston. Mr.. Johnston was one of the
founders of the museum, and has been most
munifcent in his gifts, but he is not moved
to present this invaluable collection entirely.
1t is understood that thep price named is very
moderate, and it will be worse than folly TO
let such an opportunity slip, especially as it
is we'll known that the British Museum has
always regretted letting it go, and would
give more for it now than the first price de-
manded. During the week the 2Sth ami
versary ofthe
USE OF MODERN sPIRTTUALIsM
has been celebrated by meetings, by remarks
in trance and out of trance at these meet
ings, and, among other things. by medium
istic account of the life, death and triumph
ant entry into the spirit world of Charles
Summer. L can't conceive what this great
adds another pang to the death inevitably
approaching us all, to think that any one of
us may be served up in this way with the
sauce of spiritualistic quackery soon as
the grave has closed over our shrinking
forms. Let us hope for better things
In conclusion, give you hitherto unpub
lished anecdOte of President Lincoln: An
artist, Norwegian by birth, though resident
in this country for many years, was at one
time engaged to paint Mr.. Lincoln's pOr-
trait, and in the course of his work he be-
came quite well acquainted with his distin-
guished sitter. One day a western senator
called during the sitting, and he and Mr..
Lincoln talked of various matters, and finally
of the German language, with which the
senator in question was thoroughly con-
versant. Mr.. Lincoln laughingly said, that
he only knew one sentence in that tongue
namely: "Geben sic mir elm lager" "That's
right, isn't it?" "Yes," returned his friend;
when all at once B., the artist, astonis ned
them both by saying: "No, gentlemen; ; ou
are wrong" Then looking at the president
with a twinkle in his eye he said: you
ought to have said, Mr.. President. 'Geben sic
mir drei lager" Mr.. Lincoln saw the
point, and soon they were engaged in drink
ing "drei lager" after hearty laugh at the
comically practical twist given to the con-
versation by the usually silent partner. The
story Is not so much in itself, perhaps, but
1t is worth hearing as being one of the very
few never before told of Mr.. Lincoln. Be-
sides, he generally got the better of every
body in the received traditions, and it is
quite relief TO hear of one instance when
he acknowledged that he was fairly caught.
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