The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-09

away from this house Of 'E- dead
snd 20 with me to the house Of the most
wonderful man Of the times, tie greatest
Of artists. unrivaled in power and truth
iulness Of mis- drawing -Gustave Dore
Not over twenty paintings com
pose MS gs.ery, but Oh" a.ont
will entrance your eyes 10 say nOthlag
of the Others. "Chrlsi Leaving the Praetc-
rum Il occupied D.re three yetrs in
pa uting, and l. doubtless the finest
picture al .he divine tca-"it ever pro
tuced The Saviour in show white gar
ments, with crown ot LnOrna on nj,
bleeding brow, Is walking down the steps
OF the hall, not one Ot nj enemies
daring 10 approach hlm, exceeding sor-
rowtul unto death; in tins swsylng multi
tude He preserves His gentle and meek
appearance even unto sublinily II the
distant back ground are seer the figures
of Plate and Herod The Roman Gov.
ernor is disclaiming all responsibility OF
the deed, snd seems aghast At the cOnSe-
duences OF his act. Near Christ Is seen Il
group OF three chiei priests, gloomy and
yet triumphant. The Roman guard i seen
clearing the way for tue Savior through
the crowd. The forms # the maletactOrs
who rear the eros, are in the foreground
Above the crowd Is Jewish maiden
eager to meet the eyes of Christ. A youth
Is struck BY colder. The hesrt-broken
Virgin is prominent hgurc. She l.
pale sad and beautiful. Be,cechihg the
soldiers 20 allow her To remain, and sink
ing PROSTATE, is Mary MagdaseR A
crowd in front ls seen At the corner, aHd
you can almost hear them cry "Away
with Hlml crucIy Him." In the sIr
the clouds are gathering IL swtu! dark
ness. The work Is II marvel in concep-
ton and masterpiece OF execution, and
by LOnd,u, n the crowd
ed ROOMS indicate. The grandeur aud
versatility of Dore's geEious have never
been displayed with such striking effect.
His other remarkable paintings displayed
are: The Brazen Serpent" The Dream
OF Pilots Mi'e,' Christ Enterirg
The Nj tssacre of the In.
noconts," The Christian Martyrs" and
Others OF lg=s note. Some four OF them
will be engraved and given 10 the public
early in the coming year, the artist beir@
now engaged On them. There are nu
mc, Gus subscribers for the arthor's proofs
many OF which 90 10 America, the Hst oi
which be showed me,
London IS rich in treasures wi his kind
and tue lover Of dne paintings can spend
his entire time in tho ga.Iarics ot the
Museum and OF tue National Academy
BUl enough for the present OF this kind
Of enjoyment
For the first time since the visit
of the Pasha, four years ago, was
there review OF the military 10y Her
Majesty Victoria 81 Windsor Castle.
Along with all London, We took the
train ~ see the same There were some
fifteen thousand troops, embracing all
the different arms OF too service OF
course everything was bright and gay
and the ,ceur WAS very fire one, still
the marching Of ihe various corps was
not H. good n expected. ! could pick
out dozen OF our home regiments that
would make all the movements better
The Queen drove on the grounds about
O'Clock through the long avenue nc
by the Princess Beatrice. she
was in black, her carriage drawn by
tour very handsome white horses.
The puke Of Cqrnbridgc vas NJ her side
OF horseback Her appearance did
not cause any enthuslasm. 4 feeble
attempt TO cheer WAS failure ~ q the
whole review lacked il spirit. From All
| could Judge it was looked upon n an
indication OF England undertaking the
cause OF the Turks ut Nh early day, which
as yet ,s Mt entirely popu,sr The
OF the display h-- elected
from somh OF the journals considerable
remark OF very ridiculous kirI. The
Castle mas long since been tue lavurite
resort of the English king and queens,
and has but little OF attraction save ~.
Georges Chapel and the royal vaults.
which contain the remains of Henry
VIII Geo-ge Ill, William ", and
Charles l. aud their wives The mar
riare ceremony of the Prince OF Wales
was celebrated here with much ms.uii.
aencc. OF course, the Qleon being pre-.
ent, the private apartments wsre OF
open. But | must close th, rather
wandering letter, so good bye.
Yours truly, :. l.