New-York tribune., 1876-05-23
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r,rer NV Justin Mccarthy on "Thc Pre-
p,rbaelitcs in England" gives hvey account '' u'o
prevaence of that movement IA Lohuoh' "non III So
shane or other peryades every department oi s"Vo'
ave have row IA I0ndon," says Mr.. MCCARTHY pro
ransacfe palnters pre-R phaelitc poets. preRaphae
,,ooyeists pr. ulaee young ladies pre-Is phaeli1e
basg eyes, complexion, dress. decorAions' "inu'" cur
rars CHAIRS tables knives, forks ana c0a!-Seutcs' We
have pre-naphaolie anatomy, We have pre-haphaeA'e
music | have heard a neodrama'le performer a.
srribed us that clever pre- paaeite actress Bu' ths
is a degenerate form OF pIeaphaesin as represented
nv Ruslin the prophet The SchoOl Danto Iios-
setti Holman Hunt. MADDOX Brown, and Mais, is prdc'
tIoal expoundcrs in art Since thai time it has been ue-
serted by many of its old leaders. Mlais has gone
IN for money, and pants portraits to order hoimh
Hunt has a craving for popularity, and exhibits hs
pictures TO struggling cr0wls Rossctti viii not show
his pcues in pubc at all and takes Pains TO con-
eel his work than other artists do 10 display theirs
He is lonely, secluded, seabsorbed sincere ana cac-
tric OF genius with place in the Royal AcadeV'
ami no hal Of exhibition Ia literature the 3re-laAa i
ite school described by Mir Mccarthy IS fun of V-o
1t holds It's own AGAINST all the attacks OF orthodox er-
esm The present votlry OF pre- Raphaelsn, whose
portrait Is painted ia somewhat piquant cOors Is pccu-
liar person.ge He believes Dante Rossett, Brne
Jones aud Whistler TO he the greatest artists OF the
modern world Rossett Swinburne, and Morris are tue
ouy English poets lie has intense faith in the phi
Iosoply of Schopenhauer and the music of Wacner aud
idolizes Chopin. He boasts of being familiar with the
Greek poets, aud far exceeds Colonel Hguson In his
admiration of sappho while he would not thank him for
his attempt to clear that poetess from the reute OF GER
tain eooentictes of moral conduct He Is atisci that
America has only two great names In literature,
Walt Whitman and Joaquin Miller. lie makes
for himself sort of religion out Of Wallpaper. old tea
pots ana fans He thinks order and yet piqucs hlm
self on his originality. He and his comrades, ike
Charlcmagnes converts To Christianity, receive thc;
religion in plaoons He is full of afectstions and OF
freshness OF sefccucet clevcess, and loyal devotion
10 his 1ag. In short, says Mr. Mccarthy, he is que
distinct figure in the literary history OF orr une ana
all his narrOwgauge ideas, his pedantry bis whlm
sicaty and his n0gsense, he has claims and merits ar
SURPRISING any of the types Of artistic ahocteton before
his day. Among the other articles in this number which
may be read with interest Gail Hamiitons spicy
vnlcation Of Washington society against the charge OF
extravaganza, General Clusters account OF the battle of
Bull Run, in which he does justice to the character ana
position Of several distinguished American officers and
Lucy IL. HoOpers article on American Women Abroad"
protesting against the boldneSs and vulgarity OF our
native beauties which bug the national manners into
u-Tepute.