, 1876-08-13

NEW YORK, Aug. 10-The design for the As
tor Memorial Rcredos for Trinity Church, in
this city, is completed, and has been photo-lita-
ographcd and distributed for comment. Being
in plack and white, of course it is impossible to
Judge of the effect which its combination Of
colors will produce, but bcing as It is, the work
of an artist, it is safe to believe that In that
spect it will be equally Us pleasing rs 1t IS In
outline.
It Is to be hoped that the material OF which ii
will be mainly constructed -stonc-win nor
contrast too violently with that Of the main body
OF the church. is often the case structures
OF this character and it can only be said that tho
result is looked for with some trepidation
In q few days Mr. F. C. Withers. the architect.
will sail for E11ope to arrange for the execution uf
unfortunate. not to ,say nnneeee.arv;
not unfortunate that he should st5tse 3 to secure tl
sary to 70 out OF the country to look for It, con-
sidering how much excellent work of this Char
But Withers is an Engishman, aud rs such is
probably not 20 solicitous about the dtstinctiyey
national character Of his work as he might h..
wherever it comes, and moi be hypercritica1.
One piece Of intended decoration, not men
n the printed an nos m
it very bad On the walls on eit1e. side Of tho
q IN I'm; memory m Of william B. Astor." This il
cheap, besides being. ambiguous and should bo
do1e nstsaa awa9 OF wilam B. Astor It happened
be some quack- medicine mans heirs who desired
thus to perpetuate their parents name. Tho
church would have as little reason for refusing
pe'h peren beard 10 Of William B. Astor dong anything
which marked not 9e
but it does seem as II they might bs content 70 90
good thing in the name Of their Father wlthous
| publishing 1t a. suggested
ART NEWS.
There are so many Chicago people visiting
| and about to visit this city that word OF re-
| minder to those who are fond Of pictures re-
gartl1ng some of our art shops seems apropos,
lest their modest claims to notice be Disregard
ed through the superior ones Of the loan collec~
tfons Gl,eras se-r11rsc galleries OF the dealers>
arising presume, from the fact that, Il you bug
| had money enough, you might carry on any On
This feeling will perhaps be not readily appteciat-
| ed but is q very consoling one when once you &C.
ouire it, and cannot be experienced at the loan'
Al Goupil's they are enlarging their store, which
indicates certainly refreshing confidence u tha
Ter was out % They have some beautiful pictures
on their walls, an unusually large NUMBER lnqeeo.
for midsummer exhibition new one ~ James 1's:
| fart OF brooks, and cattle, and sunshine, Is the
most refreshing in the room, and suggests TF;yon,
except for the fact that the cattle are well drawn
! leave you IN no QoUDt Us ~ tAGAA ot!@S.So"
ria and one by Bontibonne, are the newest; two
4 Achenbaeh With their muddy watss ,sh h; an
parents arc among the largest. One By LesIsl, ot
.tDandelot Reading In the Garden Of vetsallles,
~ q piece Of figure drawing is worthy OF long
tin to zee. The .'Fete-Day," by Lcclair, is
noticeable from 1t sbrilliant colors and plctur-
esone costumes, and, indeed, nearly all are for
At sehaus the wates.coors Of vibeft and LIE, L.
| dea1. THOSE Of LcLoir are noticeable in com1asi.
son with his in oil as ~ ,GeHplrsi I'M, 1n
gondsr g5n ly Why he paints So small il Z not that it
paws better The s'Reveler" tn marble by peG-
indeed, that the = abandon is almost contasious;
Here, rs 1t Goupirs, there is an embarrassment o.
riches in the way OF paintings and OF new proof
en.snviues the latter OF which are always good a.
that aes Of aHy fbr yoar
readers may he induced to 80 and see for sngn-
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