Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-07
The Art Club Loan Exhibition.

evening" tEc li>k Oh pictures SHOWN - nUl
very long; but almost every one on il is good.
Neither are anv of them very large; but values
in art are not regulated Ivy size.-as Mr.. Story
pointed out in his eloquent way the other ght.
The paintings shown have been mainly select
ed, one would Judge. by people of refined taste
Tor the adornment of their own homes. ana
Renee were chosen for certain wearing quail
lies which nearly all of them viii h. found to
possess, rather than with reference 10 ~cn>a-
lional effects. The collection will therefore
prove Ia he largely satisfying % competent
Judges. II ii be not astonishing 10 che mass:
though We fancy its high ana wcl->gIS.aincd
quality VIII he q decided surprise to those who
have not heretofore had facilities for knowing
bow many really good piciuTcS-iaklng no ac-
count of "old masters" and choice copies
are owned in Washington.
The STAR has not room at its command Iur
q iuli enumeration. much less tor an elaborate
description, al the pictures thus shown: but At
least portion OF them should br referred 10
II only To Indicate To those familiar with the
name and reputation of the artists represented
HE general character and quality of The eNhi-
ultlon. In portraits there may be seen one liN
Elliott. which was considered 10y both that
gentleman and the critics a. the very best H.
ever painted, with first rate examples 10y Mich
olson ieaIy and Huntington. a. We'll clifford
gives us the golden glory of summer and the
carly autumGS rich haze among the noun
tainS. rivers and lakes of New York and New
England, While Nc Entcc puts upon canvas the
PcH>ive poetry of late October and November
DE Haas. Potieyin and Hamilton have trans
hAed The yaryn" moods of the restless sea. and
Paul Weber invites TO the quiet repu>. of
wood and field and peaceful SKY. Thea
doTe Frere carries the behOlder where he
may catch an enhancing glimpse of The
mosques and minarets of Cairo the Grand. in
Il rich orient twilight: DuSigUN sweeps with
LIN through the silent canals az Venice
bride of the sea: NahlbCrg walks with him
amUng the stately hirchcS and under The clear
sky 81 Scandinavia: Kaiser holds him spell
bound amidst the stormy clouds. the. rocky
heights and turbulent waters of switzerland:
lumllaiS sings in minor key tender idyI oi
peasant life IN France: turOt teaches lS hr
oEiy could what mJrVclS may be wrought with
the quie, cOloTS ana simple phases of. nature:
kcn>ett leads him charmed among the rocks
10y the seaside, Willie Colman. Bellows, Hub
bard. Mignot. the brothers Hart, Castelar, and
other taVoritcS unite In successful Efforts 10
Illustrate the beauties of American scenery
In figure pieces may be seen the first n>pirl-
ton and best realization of Eastman John
sons justly popular "SayoyaTd Soy:" Beau
TAIN lrying-dCad alas. too SOon,->howS us
Raphael III his studio with iiTmne>S OF touch
aud dcllcacy of finish worthy OF MelS>ouicr
himself: Neddcr. the subtitle Interpreter of
localities. gives us glimpse of medieval life
with the glowing culur> Of the ruby and TOPAZ
0Utyi"ing each other: j. g.. Brown. truc>t Stu
dent Of boys. takes us among the gamiuS OF
the street: HcnHeS>ey touches sympathetic
choid IN human nature M the walk Ut his blind
musician and little girl along Il river bank in
the quiet III evening: Dore illustrates 4 bible
legend in his Wcirdc>t vein. which GUY con
trastS with all episode in child lille that every
body who has ever en- loved youth will ba sure.
Ia understand. Beard. DE 6cul and Tate ac-
quaint us pleasantly with some Of the lower
TOMS ut animal life. while the minor offerings
OF naturs-hcr beautiful flowers and llScioii>
iruits-are laid before IL in all their original
charm 10y the cunning hands OF Lambdm.
Wins and William Brown.
These hurried notes are written without
catalogue ri hand. and il i likely that other
names and themes equally worthy uf mention
have been omitted: hut what J. said will serve
la give the public an idea of what The Club.
aided by the kindness of it, friends inside and
outside The organization, has been able IL
bring together, and 10 give an assurance in
advance that the exhibition. modest though IL
De. l. one thoroughly worth seeing.
It may properly be added that the attend
ance at the opening view last evening was such
aS could not fail 10 be gratifying 10 the Club.
alike in respect To the character ANA number
OF those present. Tie gUest-roil of the evening
Included many distinguished p"r>on> aud
comprised iair representation of what MAY
/ justly be called the cultivated and appreciatiya
/ clements OF society. both resident ana tempo
lary. IN the national capital And what must
! lie equally gratifying j. the fact that an pres
Cnt seemed Ia he delighted with what they
saw. and to feel that ii Was good to he there.
CHICAGO 4 GOOD PLACE FOR TRAMPs-In
The criminal court of Cook county, H. lin
I Chicago yesterday. Judge Ne AiIiSjcrdccidrd
on an application for a writ of habeaS CORPUS
! on behalf Of woman arrested for yagrancy.
/ ana committed To prison 10y Il city Justice
/ under an act 10 punish vagraucy. passed by
/ the legislature Of Illinois AT its last session
| that the act was unconstitutional and afro.
/ ciouS To The last degree. in that il denied ID
| peison the right of trialby jury guaranreedby
the state constitution. He said the act WAS
| passed during undue excitement over the
! tramp nuisance, and that he should con
! slider he had done a good thing if he succeeded
Ill giving the measure lis death blow.
| MARRIAGE OF EDITOR DANAs DAUGHTER
/ \ special from New York December ). says:
/ Miss Ruth Dana, second daughter of the Hon
/ Charles n. Dana editor OF the Sun. was mar
| ried this evening at her fathers residence ON
HoSoriS island, near Glencove. to DIR. VIM III.
Draper. oi THIS cry Dr Draper is practic-
! mgphysician. of high literary attachments and
social standing. He is one Of the most cult
waited musicians of the city. Miss Danas con
tilb"iionls To magazines have attracted atten-
| non III literary circles. The nuplials were
Solemnized i'll the presence of the relatives
and most intimate friends of the bride and
bridegroom.
PROGRESS OF THE TURKISH wAR.-Ac-
counts from the bulgarian compagn report
the Turkish advance within three hours
march of TirnOva. The Russian bulletins adj
NIT the capture of Elena. Prince Mirsky was
attacked by from twenty TO thirty Thousand
tHfks, and alter stubborn tight retired to a
the mountain gorge. The Turks renewed The
attack on Wednesday and continued till even
ing. when il ceased. Moukhtar PaSha tele-
graphs from Erzeroum that three feet of snow
cover the ground. and that the Russians have
posted a corps Of observation on the Deve
ROyrn and quartered the remaining troops in
the adjacent valleys.
FORECLOSURE OF A RAILROAD MORTGAGE
In the l.. :. circuit court at Springfield. ILL.,
yesterday, a bill for foreclosure was filed by
Judge MhitehOuse. of Chicago, solicitor for the
Union Trust Company, of New York against
the Cairo and ST. Louis railroad. The trust
company is trustee for the mortgage bond
holders. The mortgage is for 81, 5O0.000. with
accrued interest, aggregating over S20o00o
The appointment of 4 receiver was asked
The court granted the decree and appointed
Henry W. Smithers, Of New York, Receiver
The income of the road has of late been af-
fected by depression of the iron and coal in
tercSt.
DISAPPOINTMENT AMONG THE MINERS-A
Pottsvlie, Pa. special says: The action of
Mr.. GOwan i'm reducing the wages of miners
thirty per cent. for December has incensed the
men. One said to-day: Never mind. if We
ever catch GOwan in pinch again We will
squeeze him he has us foul now. and he knows
We cant strike, but every dog has his dly and
when the time comes Wen pay him back in
his own coin 4 majority OF The miners had
fully expected a raise of wages and the disap-
pointment is great.
THE ROsECRANs RAILROAD CONCESSION i'm