, 1877-08-05

MR.. nURN8 JONES.
concerning @ whose pictures | had something tc
~ 10 my last Let me- add to whatever ha:
| ALREADY been SAID the statement that a nearer
t view o1 his methods OF work, and OF tlle intu,n.
mete pictures not yet gwen to the public, has
! grcatls Talsed my idea Of his genius and power.
! include long sequences Of illustration. liz
ehooses. however, to cmpody them by a
p1oeess o1' draw:ng so difficult and labor.
gus rs greatly TO delay thein production The
4ua,itl ol m'nu 6y which this tec.ning brain,
flashing so full Of beautiful fancics. rrtaIns its
creations TIL thcv cap be 'sclothed upon with
peF1ect anu adequate expression, is 10 itself re-
ma Mmafkaole% and, in these dav5, very unusual.
luls great labor gives the artist great freedom,
s!,;,; s,,nS nom INC consciousness Of power. Ali
One OF the finished pictures which still adorn
nfs studio shows so much of this freedom that /
catleu II, at first sight, IN ecstasy of COLOR
=, name which did not displease the artist
=. Me aamreo Also picture ol the Annunciation,
10 which the Virgin, clothed IN white, looks iike
Tue llly OF consulnulate purity whose golden
hcart gave 10 the world its greatest glory. Not
Tess excellent did NC find series Of designs
Ieprcscnt1nS the story Of Perscus and An
oronIeda- a. One Of thsse-so far only sketch
tint-rcp1 esents the group OF the three Graii,-
tnose drcary Old witches who possessed but one
eye between them. This sketch carried Que
back to Rctscfl's Outlines By its yigor aud
lhe house aEd studio OF another artist, we'll
hnoWn to ma1F Americans, deserve especial
mention. This artist is
ALMA rADEMA,
whose paintings arc Of small cabinet size, but
s sseFr I1cn !. ~ 10 colorine and quaint in desgn
several OF these will be remembered among the
gems Of the Centennial Exhibit, and others
as forming part Of the Loan Collection which
attracted SO much attention last year at the
New York Academy Of Design.
4c AfY 1sr.jA
ton to an american public, we may say some
thing about his very original house THIS,
though not large, appears spacious, through the
variety OF REGIONS which it represents. On the
hrst hoor Is turkish boudoir, furnished with
low seats, low tables, pipes, poryclains, and
Oriental hanciugs. You ascend TO two drawing
one in old English style; from wiGeh
y5; yon pass to a Pompeian salon. whose
Wh aes,pa naa stoa wafli oo are j.. 1nee1shed
city. The studio is Egyptian, and among It's
embellishments are small 1nimicries Of the
classic mummy, placed at regular distances on
the walls, which thus simulate the sides of
exuberant hilarity Of N. Taucma, who is q Ger
man Of the Germaus blaud, rosy, and full Of
sparkling good-humor. His ftrst-fnishcd pict-
ure, be tells us, was purchased in Boston One
OF the pictures sent By him to Philadelphia last
summer was also purchased in the United |
States. He has, therefore, a kind side for !
Americans. ]
HIS CHARMING WIFE,
once seen, expIains some OF the features OF |
bis works. She has yellow hair Of the richest |
caior; her eyes also have primrose tint, while !
her complexion has pale bloom of its own,
most resembling that OF a white rose. She
gave us tea from lozensc~shaped cups, with
5aucers to match. In the ante-room below we |
admired painting BY her own hand, OF yellow t
Iorquils and e yellow fan, on a dark back
round Her husband seemed pleased when re /
praised this picture. So these two artists oc-
:upy their gutdcu nest peaceab!y, and do not
ear each others laurcts.
Let ule here say that the passion for the gold
n color still prevails. In dress, in furniture in
porcelain, It is the prevailing faTorite. Long
'anished from the social rainbow, it now |
lyenges itself for years oi neglect and, as every
log r1ust hare his day, NC will say that the vel
ow dog is now to have his, and that the dog
tar Of this coming August vii! certainly be of
us color. julia WARD HOWE.