, 1876-04-15

brush, you begtn 10 gather INTEREST, and to re-
mou2bor that those pictures aro oil contributed
by private individuals Or soctesios for this and
tho Centennial occasion, and thai, consequently.
historical lntorost Of porson or painter. lou
turn 10 tho catalogue. Yes tbls is
one OF GILBERT sruAnT's PonrRAtTs,-
tue fanoua sinaGt whose portrait OF Wasnlng-
as indeed It ls Tho only Washington which u
considered rollable. but tho portrait before nh
IL that Of Mrs. Samuel Eliot aud ia owned BY
Harvard College. Il IL ovidcntly tue portrait Of
YOUNG woman, for tho faco Is liuoloss and |
ioYoiy III its doIlcato bloom, but tho turban and /
kerchiei. which was tho mat1on costume ~ o. ths'
| notes. There ara two mora fem!ntne hohds. |
from tho old Doston families. women who were
boautios In tnelr day, and whose exquisite hesh
ful accuracy. But moro interesting than these
! IL TIE portrait Of .
/ p1suop cnEyEhCs.
the Roman Catholic probate who was 10 beloved In
| Dostou by Protasthuta aud Catholics alike. Tho
face hns Josuitcal o1prcsalon, Which ID not
especially winning, out thcto ia loo! OF power
| md chtractar which makos yor "onder more
and moss at stuart's great facility and akill. and
| Whilo WAS regarding the Dlshop'a enEgmat-
ical faco. heard q voico In snimprossiyo under
:" liz rhothcr know him vo!ll'
Turning. l found the speaker uss Wendoll
Phillips.
OIL, "and has often heard him toll OF those
terrible days Ia Paris whom ho "a" the htfooss
:" nut don't admire tho Bishops face Lii.
Phillips It looks 10 crafty"
- Docs it ? Woil. only eoe in It Ill tho
pleasant Gualtloa I've hoard 10 much about.
The bishop iH ono Of my saints:
Tho portrait Of Btuars. .hmaslf. BY John NoaHlc
I .1.n t1n tt,fn D. ilHta hH H{6FN{nF
eye "of which Drake tolls, which " photographed
subject or sitter at glance"
From Bishop CheVerus ono naturally turus to
nlHuoF DEnELEY,
liltls In the roar. And thoto Is 1i:tle shock
! to tlpd tho kuthor OF 'Thn Minute Philosopher"
who usoh to dream Away his days IN lovely Now
mau in inspect. Ills portrait is by swiboost, who,
ca,no over with tho Bishop FROM England
III 1870. And he.e arc acme gonninc
Cop1oya, portraits OF rhomns Doyinton and his
| wife, that old name which givoa tisls to one OF
tile most prominent streets III boston. Historic
record tolls nh Of tho marvellous sAill With which
Coploy painted draporios, and tho truth Of thin
m.rf looG X At tSat saa An indoe i
ia worth looking ut. 1t is tho flowing skirt Of
Madam Hoylstou, and tue color Ia rlcl olive.
But 1t IL not paint we're looking At. It Is satn
, lewiston herself ID not beautiful object.
Copley didn't tiattes hsr. istle dark-slinnod.
elderly face, With Kind snilo and surrounding
!. tho faco IN ugly cap. A black lace korchat,
4 aud pnlr OF long nnita OH tlg nr1is, ahow how
worry ugly cur sucsettessea could Dress. Nova
0 days, Il Ms&lam Boylston lived amongst TIE, sho
8 would drop OF len yeass with thus stuffy, old
8 wonantsh costume.
0 But tho husband Of this good dame looks
:. 4 uANp6OME FELLOW
1 In lis long hut wa!scoat nna other Gay-colored
o gonslo,on Of that period didn't change
|. their drcas With change OF ags, iigb the
@ !adies, aud thus proclaim themselves old fogtos
- Not they. Every ono OF thnm, from Sohn M
l. oppoalto wall 70 Gov. Thomaa Hutchinson, snd
Il nentamin Lincoln. Ltentenant.taor thu
,s latter beas]ylooking tnan, aud Potter Fane,lal
@ Iuekios ID dasered ss et nsistcosts rusd .bt fos
10 and hand frttls. Aud even that loYely-lacoc
Mrs. Eliot, who couldn't have boon over 4
nhen Stuart painted hvr' has mol
4 muf1lod-up neck, and ot!ar, aIsnu
Of tastcless snatronbood: Well,, VI
oo are tAkiug our revsuge now. Wo hayo donnot
'iy whlio cur brothoru watk in chimuey-pots an
>. "1" wAsnlsarox AL1sroN
10 woll repreaontcd BY hta Isaac Of YORK. from TT
IT, Jew. Ono can't holp thinking as thls face OF
or Jow dorld, npblo and fair lu tint bosh ~ t
GO skin aud hsis, that Allston had fa
&c bettcr IDEAS Of the pure Jewish typo than ~ Ts
rt'as men M md women Who tako our idea 81 tue 5on
To- from the brokors aud nor1nau.Jswis
,r; popus;ion, 10 Of n tss ss hoosSa a;sa ss'. no,
Alston's Jou was Of tho typo from vhene
,or Christ came. And must think that Allsto
ro- had ths in mInd, for In tho noblo outline, IL
!igh head, the yellow flowing hair ~ md golde
buayd sheFe are tho llnoameuta OF lie ootlYe'
t,onRl Christ. with which NO arc familiar.
H. uger upon theae old paluttnga, for brought Q,
NJ FROM homes tn private dwellings, OF iron, u IA
lno they made stately and interesting conipsp,
lge which tic witlo space OF tho room. snd ts lat
tho .,s thfesB esBsos tha s.vs eni aaE ' tr.n
vt. sush ~ hsve mentioned Il phi!lips ths sno
M aa' dotes Of Thu md tlss QUO. brought down fro
sna 'notter or graudmothor. Tab "hss Que "oa'ot
tes. .'D!d you know Story when hs VISA ~ you'
ut', ~ that7" asked ono old Dostonian of anoshe
Aoa ths ] pistYts j. ,ssa, vas b, Gilbert Stuart a
ARD now NEAR IT DROUGHT THOSE OLD DAss
!, IL uKAn pmtLI1r8 SAX:
has MY mother know O1oyerua Well." tto" be'
and whon n,omens before 70 look up ana sea GO T. 1
col. wig and waistcoat, and knee-buckle. Ahd
stookiugs was to think Of per'oa far CUE
reach OF such living memories.
Upstairs in she second ssory was display
ssut rat decorative .rt BY women 'es Tho Wona
I,.t Pavilion 1t Philadelphia. which convinced
tliat our art sducst!on bad boen p1ogreSsl
siace Mr. CHARLES Francis Adaus ~aa IT Il
piouua Exposition. and could lind only sn a
htaidorsd picture and phantom bouquet 70 u
'aen ressIlt our industrial art Ia AmoEica. uere "
ton aoma heRutiful tiles, dpns BY Hotnen, nat
toNn1s sud grasses catkins md willows :
farms. Hero pora China toA.sets, aud \ I
spoclmeus OF roa! pottery nolded and decor
hing al by wo.nou.
orx ware tic modern paintings, though nuet {
INKS forget TO N enlon lnat ~ sAs AsEs easa NJ ".
nda- inE'tooh " 40, Aeht! oaeou uoasoa ~
Mr. was tecolvlog eooa yea! y! sttens'on' A.
. uu tie nsat tn4uk cA'no upoa "as *uo
swd ronTAAlT oF WENDELL rAlLI1Fs " T. a,LttH
tsts at distance 10 genera! aApoot NV oa&n1S a.,