The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
LOUISVILLE.
THE EXCITEMENT OvER THE COMING
RACEs-EvERYBODY BET
TING ON THEM.


That great day, for which all other days
are made In the mind Of the average Louis
william, the Fourth of July, on which
THE GREAT RACE
Is to be run, is near at hand, and as 1t ap-
proaches the excitement increases and wakes
warm. Bets run high, and Molie Mccarthy,
at this time, seems to be the favorite. Every
body Is betting some high, some low, but
still everybody bets something. The ladies
are betting, the gentlemen are betting, the
negroes on the street and in the hotels,
schoolboys, and the gamips and peanut ven
ders, are all betting. "You bet" they mean
business, too. Everybody here has learned
"horse talk" and not to know all about the
two distinguished animals, or personages,
Ten Brock and Mollie Mccarthy, is to argue
yourself behind the times, and be voted
bore. It is admitted now that Miss Mollie
Mccarthy Is not scrub; she has blue blood
In her VEINS and pluck enough to put life and
mettle in her heels Ten Brock is said to be
too fat to run his best, but that is nothing.
His hackers have not weakened, although the
Western mare Is a very formidable opponent.
There is no doubt that the race will be run,
and old man Harper Is grit to the backbone.
Ten Broecks defeat by Parole Is yet fresh in
the minds of all Kentuckians, and the State
will demand theraee. or send Harper and his
horse before Potter's Investigating commit
| tee.
Louisville has just now new sensation, in
| the way of
AN ART LOAN COLLECTION.
| of articles of VeTtu and works of art Many
| of these works are meritoriOus and full OF an
pre-Adamite, although many Of them look
| old and weatherbeaten enough to have come
| out of the ark.
A few of the oil paintings are eminently
| fine especially the head Of Prof. Won Deid-
rich, model sitter at M anch, painted by
| Mulvany. This painting is faithful to life,
even to the crystalline brilliancy of the iris
and cornea, and the reteulated texture of the
skin. Il is faithful, even to painful degree,
as in the bloodshot corner OF the eyes, and
the salacious curve OF the lips. Then you see
a Ecce Homo by Carlo Dolce, that was paint
| ed in 1858, a fine old picture in warm colors
belonging to Mr.. Menefee. But will not say
more OF the oil paintings, because we all be-
| lieve the time has passed for 'gush" over oil
| paintings. The photograph and the chrome
have killed ali Of that, and men who "gush"
over the works Of the. old masters
| don't know any more about 1t than
Gen. Grant did when he viewed
Che treasures OF the Louvre. The photograph
has too much sunlight in 1t, oil and brush
too much OF sombre shadow; but the former
will delight the masses because they are
wealthy because wealth brings refinement
and cultivated tastes, which the pr0fanatnn
UuIgus are supposed not to possess. There Is
the living dash in the photograph which the
uneducated eye can see at q glance, but the
classic beauties Of the Madonna, the Ecce
Homo and the Last Supper must be studied
TO be understood and admired Look first at
the oil painting of the incestuOus Beatrice oil
E,If ST nh of thnd
ing Pauline Markham In her ravishing stage
dress; then, don't you think that the photo
graph Pauline will getaway with the Beatrice
Of the palette and easel In the estimation oil
the masses
These treasures now on exhibition are loaned
by their wealthy possessors for the benefit OF
the church, SO that ''the vile plebeian rabble''
can pay their niekels and quarters for sight
at them without treading on the Brussels OF
their palatial mansions. Poor felix's like to
see these rich old pictures, and pay for the
privilege, too.
Messrs Victor Newcome, Menefee Avery
and Fosdick, Gen. Basil Duke and others have
nobly loaned their priceless paintings to the
Art Association for the benefit Of the Presby-
terrain Church, and have placed them in the
care OF leading ladies OF the city.
MANY RARE AND RICH OLD IACEs,
owned by Mrs. Menefee, Mrs. Sallie Ward
Armstrong and others, are also on exhibition
and contribute largely to the interest of the
association. A rich antique cape of church
lace, the art of making which has been lost
is owned by Mrs. Sallie Ward Armstrong.
Flounces of point d'Alencon, Mechlin and
Valenciennes are exhibited as relics of former
glory. They look very old and really think
are old, for they look as yellow as If just I'M
wrapped from some mummy Of prehistoric
times, to say nothing OF Daniel Boone and the
early hunters OF Kentucky. Old china and
old silver are on hand; old bronzes, old pot
terry (keramosl old pistols of Queen Anne's
reign, an old Turkish musket pipes and a
hundred other relics. all on exhibition at
twenty-five cents head, which goes to the
church, the great OH11ittn1 gGther1tnL OF all
loose change that you may happen to have
about your clothes on such occasions The
collection is most creditable to Louisville,
and shows conclusively that her citizens are
gifted with no ordinary amount Of taste and
culture, and her better classes ready and will
ing to engage in works of charity
A permanent collection of loaned articles OF
vertu would be very attractive, and we hope
to see similar institution established In New
Orleans. But l would advise, Ii old coffee
colored laces are put on exhibition, that they
be thoroughly washed; they would not look
so well to the eye OF an expert, but they would
look cleaner.
REDUCED RATES OF TRAVEL
will he given to Louisville over all leading lines
of railroads during the racing carnival, and
over the Louisville and Nashville tickets will
be sold for one fare for the round trip from
New Orleans This reduction will enable
thousands of visitors to attend the races, who
otherwise might not come Fully 5000 Wis
itors are expected from st. Louis, and as
many, perhaps, from Chicago and New York
DR.. Standifer deserves the praise of every one
for his liberality in putting the fare over the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad at half
fare.
/ MoLLIE MCCARTHY
is visited by all who can get the entree to her
aristocratic stables. Her receptions are very
exclusive, and no gentleman need call to pay
his respects to her unless he is chaperoned by
a young LADY, Hence you will see, every
morning, long line of phaetons, with ladies
driving. and always accom- panied by gentle
men. The gallantry of Kentucky gentlemen
knows no bounds, and thus we see gentlemen
avail themselves OF the services OF their lady
friends who own phaeton.
AS to Mollie McCarthy's pedigree, it is ex.
ceptionally good; her grand-dam was sired
ny Lexington, and her sire descends in Inca
descent from imported Glencoe. Her blood Is