, 1875-06-13

nractice Of art, and Won the cotnmenQatlOn o1
! Sir. Rus1in n the boat copvlet OF turner's plo
tnres in existence Michel Angeles saying
s.True genius is infinite pauence, used TO atalac
| N a motto over her Studio door. Her copies oi
( Turner and original sketches Of English ruins
ssc., .re now highly valued IN bost,n
PHILLIPS "NcUL1ouGH."
It ia bns fair to Mr. Philips to publish the
following:
I'll due no less to tbs we-estahlished influence o
your PAPER IN thls city than It's importance to thai
seek to throw : side Light into the " crit4que on Nc
dav The picture was hung at iosinR height tho
hesd reaching soue - feet aooTe tho door. Tho fors-
shortening Of pa1ts and o. g. of and hnee
ward TN easily be Imagined, *ha the Poles pcsuro
was Adyau:ageouxly liac<d. lighted nichsd, aud
draned This uar business to the Art manager.
My utcturs Of M'Cnlloch boua ade order, and
not Tor SALE II uEefu, therefore, oily tu COVER
ikolated biauk On the wall should not undertake To
ont,on Eut + recognize in the article In 1uestlon
something to 10 Thankful for moro enlightened turn
in Chicago Rrt-hter1tule
The article OF list Heek YRS perhaps not care-
fa} enough to mako it clear that tha TWO pictares
zero not aide By side, but quite differently sltu-
atod. Ii TACT, tho A'Cul3ch y ras hung in an
sdiacopt room to the "a Pope" over door, aud
tho artist is entitled TO Whatever allowance
should ha made for this dlnadV2utaga.
Mns. FAssRrT's WORK.
Mrs s. H. Fassutt has rece4tiy completed,
aud has uuder way, several portraits in crayons
aud uate1 -colors. including Ekeneeses OF Gen.
Loean's family, Mr.. Richardson. OF tha Bank OF
Montreal, aud wife. and several Washington peo-
ple Mrs. Fassett has also outlined asetcn of
q child1 on 3 sewing party, which promises to bs
u very charming character picture Her 1nde-
fatigablo industry haa been rewarded With do
cided improvement aud rare facility in the use
Of the pencil and brueh. Her lkeneases are H.
most Invariably satisfactory.
ME. and M1s. Tassetv will remain in Chicago
IN
iu8ton in October, the1e to take up tholr per-
n4auent residence TAoy hayo already located
gallery and studio there, and their Chicago
friepda may only hope hencoforth to have them
he1e turing the 4ummeE,ssasons' =: *
At the boginn.ng OF tho present year thero ap-
peared N Paris hebuo:nndai illustrated review
calieA L4rt. wh:ch ls probably the largest aud
most expensive ari-periodiaal 10 the world. lts
edito, -in-ch1ef is II. Eugete Vernon, and its
greatest nauos Ii literature On Lie Continent.
Among the list, numbering upwards Of eighty,
ara I..iae, neuan, Jeau nosseau, Paul de Mns-
set Lovassea-. Louis and Reno Ncnan1,
Gheraroi President OF tho Royal Academy Of
tle Beau1 Arts d'Urbino, Dsbouche, DosCamps
rector dss Musces do Florence Tue ouiy Eu-
glishmao on the staff is P. &. Hamnitop. editor
OF the Portfolio and Ruihor OF the 1ntel-
lectursl Life" etc. Among its art-contributors,
Ill OF whom are C1st1nb u1saed arc 1hsophlie
Chaure., Didior, Fl4.ne1g, Gilbert, JAcuemart
Martial, Hedouu, kaeone;. and many o:hers Of
equal n.erlt Is ARTISTS, Ihe subscription prica
Of L'Ar in Paris is 100 ftanca = Year; in In
gsaud and 81 ain, l40; IL Russia, 1S5 in the
Uuired States, LOO. The Hev. Dr. Uorstio n,
Powers, Of this city, has lately boon invited BY
its management to bccmo Que OF its literary
contributors, which il tho first recognition Of
tho klud, ve believe. that any American has re-
celved-
Ahr1sTs IN FRANCE.
From Iu.t&eis '.Socs on Parit."
hava Leen spending \ month tAis fail At
FoatalubleAu anu IN the nclghboEla6 villages It
is there that artists may be seen their natural
and SIMPLE 6tdte, but at tlrst paid nut little at-
teuton to them. hard life that Of .u artist.
There are mou OF 81, whose names are famous,
Who co not earu IL, 0uU francs year. About -,
after ten years Of study, ha bsgins to produce
something, theu sa!ce must be made, aud to
MAKE eales ths artist nuss have the tuct OF Il
salesmsn. Some 60 fasting and put ID .heto and
there th1eo-franc lesson; bu. eren that Is =
chance. Some paint backgrounds for photog-
Eaphols, or large aign-boarIs. 1t 10, with real
merit, or friends i'll the newspapers. be may get
into notice by constant exhibition and pullug.
About 80 be oarps lttla money
Acd has caught tbs rheumatism. Each year the
number OF n1tiBts groxs less aad less. The 5000
pctures ol the Exposition DISTRACT toe attention,
destroy 81! beauty. 4 woman il pratts alone b.
har ilrehif8, III hez eAsy-char; put ler among
esgh;y baN-orease4 and hho is lost
Tho smaller towns nre beginning to have thair
s1h:bltions, md in this way little municipal
.eputat,ons a1e acquired. Two CT three. ths
most sk,llfu prs oH thel2 sso,i. shoes ~ soon aB
:he sslo4s Of the Exhibition arc opened, return !
70 Paris move about III society. and NeaI out |
Quantities Of ne~ glayes- They know |
he critics, thsJ Scent tie taste OF the day, and
'et up their studies Nhsu amateurs meet |
oaintor in certain set in society, and find be |
sears = decent coax. they can hardly |
,frez him isss than 500 francs for picture, |
loet Of them are ~ norsous about their talent I
Is WOMAN about her beauty. have known
me- ami QUO OF the three or four most famous OF |
.lnost to she'd ten1s on reading newspaper
rlsiclsm BY Dan #ho never handled q brush, /
On the other hand, artists have the gilt OF !
Ihs annn&l-pai0tes has 8 pof-
ralt Of : faded blonde haDglnR IN his studio;
"a has made Al 0ptelia OF her. On tbs wholo
an forget themselves they can think Of the
eaatlful sunset they hnye Just seen. In the
vening there float oTer tha AnIrous pretty
uniting scenes which they will some day paint,
lm4zons in long habits, with rod plumes, s:ag-
ounda which AGENT Tho air. bunting
orns hanging from the nec1s o{
he huuls,aen. They say to them
elvea TINT th1s time the plctule ehAl be CHARM
1g that they will aaow sheir taisnt- In the
aeanwhiie they chat about art, and indulge III
LA@AI45AI. 1Ol 1--we VI oAA IOuIc CHt4 AA3 kA8s ]
IKE NO thought OF the re~l:t,es Of ,.fo. Lastly,
aey hays loisura bonis; they arc uot nlwass IN
aruefs they have tho gayety AID spcrtlyaneEs
children.
In many respects they arc superior to ordinary
len Of ambition mud they a1e surely happier.
hoy i've in higher range OF Ideas they are
alt gentlemen q leisuro; their thoughts are
OF turned coward saving or kront; rnoy have
one OF the low tricks OF trade, uor yet the
olsnt and painful cares OF great ambition ana
business Very feH Of these peopfe {the
fists OF Fontsinbleau) are rude or unsocisble
7eo Among those whose outside Is rough and
no ara without culsu1e; there is a1waya 4
1lural delicacy Of perception, an easy appre-
onsiou OF tha original the graceful and The
Totesque; tho eens.bility OF their organs 10 I'LL
npAired they catch thought and beauty ou the
lng the initiative talant, the spirit Of carlca-.
ire, are ipborn in thetn.
h1sd idea ID ike the iron rod which sculptora
1t in their statues. 1t impaiea Sid sustA!ns.
great man II absorbing because 10 II anAarbed-
ODDS AND ENDS.
Gorome's ~*Eabte Dancs" in ths Paris Salon
han IT, |