, 1877-06-10
PARIS.
A Walk Through the Salon for
1877.
The Chief Pictures---Dore'a
"Jesus Condemned"
The Portraits, Historical Paintings,
Landscapes, Etc., Etc.
American Art at the Exhibition The
Expected Prize. Winner.


Expected Prize-,Tinner.
6ctetai EeYrstpondfxct of 7As Tribune.
PARIS, France, May 21.-Pol!tcal e.cnts hur:y
on With startling rspIdlty towards tbs Cnknown.
mud threaten 10 become 20 paiufn11y iatereatinz
that nncss sefzs this opportunity ofdeA!lhg with
The Salon. may Ind myaelf nnwt1|fn91y Obliged 10
ebe're Il altogether. Rather than teavs It unnen.
TONED. Will give yoa wha. must necessarily be an
incomplete snrtew Of the Exhibition. n.-eonteptfng
mytelf with few general observations. and brief
notice Of tbs most remarkable paintings and
eculplure.
ons Of The features .hs. strikes visitors 10 this
years show In tho pa1ais DC lIndustrie IA tho
EXCESSIVE HEMnER or PORTRAITS
exhibited. Hihtorical and Landscape art have been
comparatively ssghted4 and The preference given
10 the easier ana mora remunerstlss ps!ntlnE Of
ambitions nondntt.es. The walls are lined with
"Msdamo xxx's" and " Madcmolselle -" In
every costume. decent and indecent, that could
we'll b. Imagined. In too many instances these
po1trstts Ara evidently .nerc commercial specuta-
tionr, ,-rosks, like the razors Ia the poem ''made
to sct1." Most Of the ladies whose faces look ont
apon one from ths't e.n,a'.pt'son' ssc in evening
or ball dress, highly suggestive Of the
1to0asta des Kodts There Is = shd
want Of natural, unatiIted grace
ID the attitudes; anda thing extremely strange at
the 6sss bahh. fes 10 are Aceastnmed TO credit the
French With taste IN such n,atters-thc eye u con-
Ptaut1y shocked BY the most fragrant vtnt8tions OF
tho laws Of color. 6nvera1 clever portraits are en-
tfrelr spotlt BY their backgrounds. White dsapesy
ID pasted THE only appropriate word can IND for
It, on brilliant screens Of nitrams7ne 1scd forms
glaFe from tho m!dst Of flaming Fellows. There IL
anT amount of good drn"ing. but It ID allied 10 Al
amount Of bad Color In the portraits Of member
Of the sterncf sex far better results have been
attained. Leon Donuatts AN. Thtbrs' t:so. PAD
ts great centre Of sttraetinn. The facs Of the
| veteran statesmnn has been Ilmned in hsppy
moment Without loting tho resemblanco 10 his
subject, n. Donntt has eontrved to invest the
portrait with something Of the ideAl theroic IL
hardly applicable 10 such d bourgeo4 old gcntlc-
| nasn az II. ThterB). MeIsson!cr, abandoning bis
Savortts soldiers for avhi1c. sends capital like
ness Of ll,s friend. "A,s1andcs Dumas, a1s." Mr.
q. +. llealy. Of 1'oaton, .. 8. contributes a
| portrait OF the coming tnnn.
| an. oAMnHTrA
mo. ]. o40). which r., on tho whole, decidedly
poor rlctasc. This Republican leader IL repsesent-
cd in profile. His ons remaining eye is Of cour1c,
| on tho pido OF the facs vtatbis. Tho hait aud
beard arc grsycr than they should be {but perhaps
they are Intentionally aged In view Of tho uext
Presidential election, and to eoncflfate votcrs.
who, ~ 4 ruie. dtssrust young nenl: tho checks
and e. ''ssk .nd .os, tho In
| from ! plentiful but area.y fo.st- There
.r nsbs ;a ss ea.eeP % e. Of pG' s .u t. a
rs,ntea h lbs easatsaNe under th.s d Nj.
speetsb. iiebfex; III: iio.he,h Msiiis.inr =
T9sa Ts.,s rs s,s seo En- ss :a1SS
!:G" % s;s.: !: If ;sss p5et piSs5 e
| French yIcfuFfts or The 1H1O camnslrn Xnofhrr
distsn0n*hed officer, Gen. C---de NJ, dtsr'nys
~. e b mote exact, htdes1h.s dlmln!.hcd
50 muci, ist tSe po1tfaig 10 ~ Exhibition. To
| As'rsYcHz roRsAKEN."
r. ~ A?" 9 xss sls ..ass sHs
ss,S, sSS .ss. s n :'s:*:;; .sa! :.
nGs Pn bscsae s Il f Ia :%s pes.sd
ii Th,,,oa e e.,l i In i; :aee roo9, i
and saintoa persoaase., renbsr hef homage. The
s hc ss rses anf o1sr savns Tss bs
lusipId vacancy OF 1aanr rannsed Madonns shst
nses b. sn,,,n",ss %snt'ae4 h' !. \ ca. as{
trsit md sii3, "Ths Pavorits sul..aa, a. .
clever variation CO. IN ft:reneattd theme A
tho feet OF her lord and master, willis eunuch
entera, benrln, In hls hnnd tho bead Of = riral.
Tim ;tony hn,,ar Of ihe dead fsee !. aep,eied With
Ffsteis :bsspsl; q, kSip,s" tSo. s7ss; md, :" :
lttlo farther On, byM. I'd. Lou's Dura!n'a :. f1oo
:ppfepsi,'s so: HSKats I'd + k.e"l. y ~ ~
quiet and untensatlonal subject.
Atlonast tho pictures that havs been most talked
| dued-fs II, 0efyex'a
"coxHualos 1T rnh CHURCH OF TUE TRINITY,
PARIS"
lows and tho rT1cn. marble columns which embeI.
llsh this beautiful church. 10 extremely clever.
wilt aay t.s same of tho tgurss of two fa.hionshy
rsass sees Ss. ae via II
iou caa smost read Tho thoughts Of she Two ladies.
s:s.a,t Inc bsrrler th.t :ecm. 10 cni them al from
tho ignorance OF tnnoeenco of.ths lttIo communi.
san. yGIh e.n .ss ,hs: thfz ss bp;y !st;s
J 10 spaii "-.thc hanasome now afe.'es. Pardon
il way. but ID lmpoaaIbjs 10 take shs muddy ant
hlutsed bundle OF Whlte!-gsesa that knccta tnd,s
net1y hsfors tho .',.r !.
us lcAse this subject, on which | sdnitr an =
!ssue with the Ksest majority. md eaas 90 TO n
abfe rlctars Of bright eyed. dark clad Paris maid
t:ss$ - q III sss' ~a't' il III Eas'susa
ausrAyx poRE's "Ixhus ooapxHaypn
(Sc. 7.7>. The great mater h1a limited h!s eau
...nee "a C. Ut b.. 'et,es 10 diseoacsn sooa n.a!
of The crl,csl ctntlepen who arc % fond Of dls
a.sgtng him i b. 'ong been t,; III fashion
ins i WA Hishiy, aa',.ed by !hs in1oluntar,
.s sssi.t 81 t:"a VIZ *ss' sesas iS IL
5oys: VII! !, !, .!:p:aS!a pst@;si, %,.s .sM H.. he