National Republican., 1875-06-21
THE PICTURE OF coRINNE.
, Rsnstt for the W,shington Nonum

a DouOuI lOL bAc
A grand fete for the benefit Of the Washington
Monument is to be given on Tuesday evening,
Jure p, at wiIlsrd's Hall, which bids fair to
rival all the successes Of the past year in behalf
OF the Centennial" !" and become an event Of sig
nifcance to the future. In the united efforts Of
the great artist, Mrs. 1mogene Robinson Morrell,
whose unrivaled genius forms an appropriate
corr er stone 10 the patriotic scheme Of Mrs.
Bouligpy, whose graceful endeavors to advance all
measures relating to art culture in the city Of her
birth, enWrap her enthusiasm In kind OF rare
glory, the citizens of all classes who rejoice in
Homan's work should meet these two earnest
representatives with at least half smuch zeal as
they exhibit
The painting of "CorInne, A." to be exhibited for
this object, viz: the raising Of funds to complete
our national, long forgotten monument OF Wash
ington, where cobwebs Of several decades have
accumulated unblushingly, while bats flap their
Ominous wings in the very face Of the great
nations capital unreprovsd, is one Of which the
world has exclaimed in the tones OF twenty-five
critics composing the jury CT examiners for the
Paris exposition, "great among the greatest"
and unsurpassed in all that makes q womsn's
IOveliness divine, is the face Of Corinne, the
work Of beautiful young lady Of New England,
whose gifts of taste and talent have placed her
to the Ioitiest pinnacle Of fame beside her art
sister Mrs. Morrill,, the lady under whose
auspices It appears now, should Of itself be sure
educators of both sexes wherever 1t is presented,
for in this element of beauty exists the elimina-
tiOn Of all perfection Of taste among the masses,
whose opportunities for culture are confined to
stated public exhibitions on few occasions IN the
year; or to the outlines Of the human form In
rude pictorial sheets, or sometimes, too true, in
the genuine steel engraving. Ifleisure served,
perhaps the average mind, animated By love Of
The beautiful would seek in art galleries the ami
mus for development of dormant talent, unbidden
by higher authority. Still, as in music, the
masses follow standards Of leaders, and therefore
the most benefit to be derived from the exhibition
Of such an exquisite painting as "Corinne."
Already in the eyes of connoisseurs, the finest
conception of Madame De Stalls ideal Of Italian
genius, It would be fitting supplement to her
work OF art that its exhibition in the Capitol of
the United States should crown It with the halo
of Republican regulations appreciation by plac-
ing It in the category Of treasures contributed TO
the furtherance Of a patriotic duty-to Mrs.
Morrill,, Of whose achievements in another school
Of expression. Tho coming entertainment en-
braces variety and originality, and will afford
opportunity for the rectatiops Of poems by Mrs.
Mary E. Nealy, and DR.. c. u. Cox. Fair, young
girls will preside at tables provided with fruits,
and loves merchandise for profits We are assured
that loves labor shall not be lost. Then citizens,
one and all, come forth to the festive halls on
Tuesday night, with your pockets brimming, and
your eyes attentive to the rich store OF delights to
be unfOlded,