, 1876-01-02

Following is HI account Of sundry portraits
which have lstolr been Oh exhibition at Dolls
Gallery in Boston (from private letter, dated
Dec 20):
TheS ran,rkede for the variety Of styles which
they repre- enscd. Frs: thore gon1ne Sir Josh.
ia keynolds; the picture Of prm md high-bred hui
not Tery pretty tttn tdy Of taerea 5outy. It
t1eicely drasn but aii in one brownsh yellow tons,
1edea 1 suppose. Then Coplsy, one Of ths
ss ID y lime =, xne uy eas With h1 tai
rejected in It. I doni Nv Who tbs Lay va. o.
there two Of tho brightest md best" nj Pur-
tsr's children Of the ch.-tha beautiful little ,ughtezs
ot Arthur Lym n. In group. The elder who ees.ns
presses close to her in vory sly childish atttude-
As usual With Mr.. ror:er's infants, they gotten
up Ike young cesscs--ths dark one. in bI ,ck
velvet emit ro!dered, and rel stockings and rbbous.
the little one in tluc sik and white la:e. They are
cuthing IL their plump hands, and have scatttred I'll
abont tho doo7 tho fin ST ct hothnuse roseauds Ct
shilling apiece. The velvet an lace beautifully
pnfed aud tie peas tiuts IN tie omplezton oi th.
sion Of both rhi iren is lovely aud thsy appear very
rretily uncors ious OF the e1pensivcness by which
they are surrounded.
Close alongside Of this snowy piece hangs modest
but to my mind delightful, portrait Q: Mrs
L,ihrop tRoss uawthorno). by Miss Boot. Tie
k1as, H. grEss rE ton '6s =.
erous rrace. Jns:i>e is done to the wonderful hair
which gjy2s and Of coprsa must give. the keynote Of
otof 10 Tue ctET3s m alt ,ethef fHGfe ID sWett-
ii .ndod with confidence, and simple syle about
the vark. which nak,s respect the young artist
very u.tl:h. and hose good things Of her.
The peoii: WHO r.sent tie Eutdaed reflection Of
HINTS manner which certainly app1ars in Mss
Beotts portrait cannot b, pie with the Duveneck
which hangs If It, but ehch interests amazing
". Il II the picture of honcs girl in
ugly green hat, but 80 thoroughly aud
exceedingly alive that is frightened to
have cxlfed her C1aln. And hers is no vulgar
;lzinness. There Is Refinement In every one
Of The unrassic lines-tn the pale compe.-
ion, with faint blue tint under the cyes-wolder-
fully paloed-tnd ths pdI little mouth. She is every
inch fiy, aud sue IL full OF rha: .cter. Wien sac
ereake-w;ch slle will prea.n!y-7he will say
thing which you will remember. The thing is quaint
from its absolute truthfuluess, ani cali it admirable
for the reasoo. There Is ano,har rather aricd
portr,it 1T lady, by Wright, with good fle~h aud
plenty Of it, and good lace jacket If the lace he real
Also, there two OF those siE1pts studies
which nsthetc Boston weepa happy tears. Th one is
bsoad e11Anse OF pen green wall <why pea gre y,
with struggles tie bough Ut grape-rina with
simple cluster of shrtve'ed grapes half hidden by
dry lef, and overlooked by tie IT ser+. The grapes
very WELL and brsatae the last breath nf the ing
year. and all turt Ths motto Of the picture should be
from Guy Flwk+s:
don't son repe1rber
Tlu fifth of Noyemb.r7
The other. should say, has less sentiment, but
'whst color !'-uae tall pe1cock feather. against
lilac ground. wish it had lesn I, anu not friend Of
tuine WHO describe It na study Ut fra@nents Of
leatder-dustar on worklng-s sprun.