, 1876-03-12

nctpre is aI that this l1!u6tratlon l8 not. IAere
i no solemn and unnatural phalan1 Of boys, no
cimpss Of tents aud formidable array of troop
en. Instead there is the old Province House,
Tbch Gas the homo Of Gage al this time. The
General himself, suddenly summoned from hia
dinner, is standing in the traditional red-coat
l5sry Of the British upon the docrstaps, his face
e1p.essinG irate astoclshment. But he is not tho
best figure Of the picture. Neither is tue leader
Of tho little band. The best touches crop ont in
what would be called t1e minor porsopages of
The lttla drama In the little fellow who is
e,1siping forward to bear what al the row is
,bout. In tho old brown-cloaAed man who, with
biz hand at the back Of his ear, is fairly listening
With every muscle Of his face to discover what
Ibis extraordinary scene means. In the small
arthin who, taken in charge even ut thus inter
pting moment oY rcat elder sister, is standing
nth his red-nitteaed lands thrust out with that
mechanical action Of small boys under similar
are, While his relative attends to
u1s REFRACTORY NOSE.
There is All exquisite :ouch Of color and lifo in
he TWO fms danes who are whispering into each
,her's tonncts at the right. Zig bonuets these
,ne ct green elk Eith rose-tintod lining. sort
II flowcr-gardcn coal-scuttle. But the short
!1esEes show how narch wiser We aro at this day
nd generation III the way of our foot-coyerings,
h!aast For here are these gay danes stepping
:o1th upon tho snow in their slippers. made Gle
pant with silver buckle and rosette. Another
pretty aside is the 6aucy. aonsie. Yankee girl who
tossing her head with digiain to the gaflautries
If tue tall trooper who is euceayoring TO detain
ser ut his ede. And, overlooking the whole, the
,egro body-serrant Of the Generals leans out of
IL open window, broad grin upon his good
latu1ed face, showing lis delight AID sympathy
rfth $f.n4 11o 0fv ri
lsy !s an exquisite snowflake aud through it
t1s mid-wnter sun il yaiuly striving to struggle.
out OF this atmosphere the figures start llfo-llko
nth their spirited action end French method OF
soIoring. The whole group Of boys and the few
Erls is admirable. It seems that
NOTHING COULD uE BETTER,
md somehow it brings with sort OF intense
aearness that old time, az Charles Rcade's
tories Of by-gone period have the kuack
settipg before one the very time itself, aud
,rer dona. Altogether, This picture is worth 3
Journey to see. and whoa next summer 1t
aanes in the Art Gallery OF the Centennial
Building ut Philadelphia, as it is now decided
7pou. it must attract much attention. A lady
lust home from Paris tolls the story OF the
:1oad that clustered about it when it WIS On
ambition there q few months ago. One day,
Is she stood looking at 1t. q young Ametlcan
1ll, fresher from her school history than the
,thers Of her party. WIZ called to tell the tale It
represented. And, as she told it. some English
visitors standing by. leaned uearer to listen.
And one
4 TALL E:aI1su GrARDsMAN, TURNED SUDDENLY
rs the pretty girl concluded, and with smile
lifted his hat and bowed to the whole American
group With an air US il Of acknowledgment OF de-
t1a, for his nation. It WAS pleasant little ep,-
lode, and shows not only that the Br1ton Las
sgifter sense of humor than VIC u,e apt to give
him credit for, but = happy knack sometimes OF
showing it. But NO mu5t remember that he
stood not on his native heath, but On sone-
bodg's else native heath, and that beside Johnny
Glspesu, the American cousin, is fondlT-1e-
garded relative. However. Mr. Bacon's picture.
though an American subject, has the treatment
Of the highest French school OF art, which the
EDglshman effects not to like. and to criticise
in such wor.1s 80 t'co}d, " - thin," and "hght."
But this school is essentially described By the
and clear aud candid vision is left to itself. Dir.
Bacon, it will be remembered. is almost Boston
boy himself. Born in one of the adjacent towns,
al his relations and his associations clusser here
and it is verJ easy to SEQ that only an American,
ind think it is safe to say only New England
er, born close under the shadow of the three
hils could have given Us the distinctive features
Of cd Washington street and other etcetera OF
lankea characteglstlcs so perfectly
Another great national picture, or two others,
which have boen on exhibition previous to re-
movai to the Centennial exhibition in Phiaadel-
pbia hare been
MAKING GOOD DEAL ov TALK HERE
And these are by woman, Mrs 1mogane
Rohlnsou Mo1rell. Her subjects are those more
generally known in history. The First Battle OF
the Provision Trains'' OF course these subjects,
belonging to tho heroic, must needs have en-
tireiy different treatment from the pi4uant
homor Of Bacon's scene. But Ars, Norrelts
Whole method is entirely opposite to Bacon's-
Aet early instruction at Dusseldorf Under tho
fntsnr of Ent,~ ,3,ra audi Ea ff1A
bent to her genius which the French study with
Couture later has never eradicated. Here we
nave tho rich brilliant dyes, the line painting
Which bears close inspection and which oilers
such contrast to the strictly modern French
school Of sudden far effects. The Franco-Ger~
nan struggle found her in Paris during the
a!ego- It WAS here she commenced her two
pictures, aud doubtless the martial subjects
g1eE aud flourished in the atmosphere OF bomb
eoe!ls one Of which penetrated to her home On
s nur Of investigation. The picture represent1ng
he ttet battle OF the pu1itans ia that early bouE
slih the craft Of the Indians which proved Miles
ieandish y, to hayo such pluck and vigor IN his
Atla body. Miles Standish himself IL the CEN
uhi figure and, in spite Of his low stature,
s Mele is great power in his figure. Ihe face ls
very handsome, and has
LOOK OF JOHN MILTON IN L1NEAMEST5
aoa expression. Ho is treating with the willy
sale3, while st his feet two dead indians are ly-
ne. ~. It is in these 6emi-nudo figures that Mrs.
aof1elis skill and study declares itself- she is
one Of the women who have been students OF the
nudrared life model: and together with Miss
uardner, OF New Hampshire, opened II her own
studio school OF this kind. Dore gives great
Praise to this fgure-painting, which he speaks
.a. =, - touch altogether mssterly which has
sruly SURPRISED me coming from feminine,
eand." Jules Lefebre, and Bongereau- and
Hthsosee Hea'y ali unite il this opinio9 And IN
s, she second painting, - Washington Welcoming
He Provision Traina," there is . study OF horse
nesh which seems moro remarkable than the hu-
man figures. 1t is very promising and sausfac-
tory to consider that these paintings are BY
ssomau> And because they are by q uomao'5
nand. and have e1icited such tokens OF esteem
afoCa such high ouarters Lesser lights havo 1eal~
ously thrown ont base hints that thus woman
wa helped by some ono Of the great artists who
1aro her acquaintancee. It came in my way the
other day to see letter from one Of these very
N,sta who tndianaptly denies this imputatioo.
aa = oeoouuces tho enyious spirit that starred II.
FOOLS STORY ANYWAY,
4o1 such men as Dora and EealeY. and BouEe-.