, 1875-06-23
4 Pleasant and Informal Evening Among
tic Artists,
5ketoh Of tho Prominent Pioturaa on
Exhibition.
Nymph and satyr...shlstaw's Work. 1hs
Approaching storn."
THE RECEPTION.

4 OHASD [hGHH.
Tho reception Of tho Chicago Academy OF Do
sign whs lell Iast night at the rooms Of tho
Academy, corner Of Van Buren, street and Mich.
igan aveuue. The rooms were profuacly deco
rated with flowers. A magnificent 1osAl cen.rc.
ethnd, consisting Of large urn and pyramid
burroundod by smaller usns, was placed in the
main salon. MeEBrs. Gonktns. Rogamoy, and
Robertson composed the Reception Committee
ofar.ista. Soon Rftot 8 o'clock tho stream Of
viBitors begau to pour In, aud the rooms we're
soon douse!y shrougod aud tho artists wore busy
pointing ont tho notable features Of tho paint
tugs to their frscnds. Tho grand pieturo j" 10
surgo Chicago" placed At tho end Of tho
room, attracted great deal Of attention and
comment, aud, among the others, tho "Tonirg
Of tho BELL" by sbirlaw. Of Munich and tho
"Nymph and Satyr," by scisz, Of Munich, At-
tracted gsoat doal Of notice.
fuE bruD1UB Or ARTISTS
lRd bcon thrown opon. and NJ mitch lutereat vas
manifested iu tho India-ink Bkotchcs and draw
ingH from models aa III tho flushed ~orkH Of ut
in the E4leries below.
The reception was thoroughly
1NEoAAAL AND AKI1sr-l1E
no pretopso at elaboration being noticeable
iu the arrangements, Two Italian violsula.s.
harper, and 4 lute-player, made
muslo Of d kind In pleasant ac-
corl with tho occasion. somo bottlea
OF ciares vera empsied into bucket, and claret-
punch served out to tho ladies' by tho artists.
Every one was lively, cbstty, aud iu good humor,
and tho pleasure Of the sssemblsgs In tho en-
tortalulnent was evident from tho general A.
pcct OF Oayoty. THO lifting strains Of Ohenbach
and Strauss twirled hlarousiy through tho air,
lin of
shsonga, aud tue lights gl1nced upon beautiful
toi!ottos and lovely faces agloH with animation.
AM0E0 THOSE rltEaRHT
woro: Gen. ]. D. Webster. Col. W. H. Jenkins,
Mr: Otto Jesue. F. 1. 1ansan. alai. Kirkland.
+. Cuiyoz, Mr. T.. Almlui and wife, III. Allan
House, atr. Arthur Pickering, Mr.. John Lo~is,
Mr. J. McGregor Adams Rnd wife G. J. Hall,
". D. nlH4op. Ar. aud Mrs. DIust, &lr. Froncll
J. A. MARITIME, 11iaa AMMO kerr and Robert
Freer. hliss Kate Manierro, Mr. ". ". Chand-
Ter, Mr. Trimu1ugham aud lalics, hr. @. J.
1u!teau. Mr. 9. Schwcrdl Col L. II. Davis, 5lr.
7. ]. Wilson, Mr. Horny Groenebau1n aud wife.
Mr. T. ". Wickersham. hlr. Charles ?. Bsllmau
and wIso, Mrs. +. Eastman, Nj. Allen and wlfe.
Mr. G. H. Mccormick, Judge Gearing, Mr.. II. II.
Handy and wife, Walter J. Bu:1or and wife, Gen.
N. B. Dufora, Dr.. Powell, Dick 6tearus. Miss
Kato Kellogg, Mr. z. Sheldon and daughter,
1anss Wood snd s wife, Y. AE; v: q: DEdry, Mr; ~ J.
a. Haf"e!l+ AF. ~. y. NGMk Auu "ltes hlE.
Charles Kern aud vita, H.. Z. J. Eluors and
wife ME. Boyd, Col. Pratt, AID. Waterman, Capt.
Delfaycu, 3lr. Jsmcs H. DAlo aud ~lfo. Miss
Fanny i. Dale, Mias Matsis Dale, a. J. Gallo
way and Wife
flo pictures had been fitcly arranged By tho
Gallery Commlttod Messn. Bchwerdt, Root,
aud Jounev, 10 AZ to command tho most advAn-
tageoua positions possible 70 DO obtained III the
limited 3 pace Ut command. Tbs ssrsam Of Wis
itorB did nut cease to pour il until after TO- aud
tho reception maa. boIh in 1Dint OF numbots and
Interest manifested. a distinguished sueosas.