Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-09
ART NOTES..

hnOde Island points in a clear light on the
right, and gathering storm on the left,-the
contrasts thus introduced affording fine effects
In atmosphere and play of color. 1t is one of
the largest pictures we have ever seen from
Mr. Richards studio, and is well worth visit.
IL Is freely handled, very spirited, and thor
00aghly excellent i'm every way. By the way.
Mr.. wilson Vice President of the Club, has
oeau,ltul marine aquarelle by Mr.. Richards,
which has for some time past been on view in
the tiub roOm 1t is not likely that any of Mr..
M:s friends will envy him the ownership of
this PARTICULAR picture, but a good many OF
them would very much like to have an equally
hne example by the same artist.
The art event of the week in New York
has been the first exhibition of the Society of
American Artists, which was opened to the
public in the kurtz gallery. on Wednesday.
This organization includes in it's membership
many or the younger and most promising ar
6sts OF the country. both at home and abroad,
ana It's friends predict that its annual exhibit
tlons, if smaller in catalogue numbers, will
soon rival in merit and interest those of its
older and more exclusive sister institution. the
cons 6eth ef sg he
interests of art, and are for the present on
iTlendly relations. 1t is not believed. however,
that ina the these can continue for any length of time;
Dut that they Will shortly become rivals and
active opponents of each other
so greatly encouraged was the Art Club
by the very favorable manner in which General
Blrneys late lecture on Art was received by
tie people of Washington. that arrangements
nave been perfected. in cooperation with it.
10 secure the delivery here of a course of eight
lectures on the same subject by DIR. J. Leonard
corning This gentleman comes to Washing
ton with endorsements of the very highest
character from Boston, New York and Brook
!yn, which fact, in connection with the excel
lent auspices under which his course here is
lhaugurated. ought to be conclusive evidence
to our lecture going and rt-lOving people of
Z.
Instructive and interesting manner. In ad-
dltl0n to his own special fitness for the task
large number of valuable pictures which can
not fai! to add greatly to the satisfaction OF
his audiences
In recent letter Mr. John Ruskin says:
Nothing can advance art in any district of
this accurSed machine and -deviLdriven Eng
land until she changes her mind in MANY
things, and my time for talking is past. l lee
ture here, but only on the art of the past
Mr. Ruskin. who at last accounts was quite
broken down in health, becomes more and
more impatient every year because the public
Will not accept his peculiar and extreme dog
mas on art AS inspired teachings. But, in
spite of his jeremiads, it is patent fact that
the popular standard of artistic taste was
never so high in England as now, and that,
with few rare Individual exceptions, better
work was never done by her artists of any
age than that produced by those of the
present day.
Ihere are SharperS i'll art, as in other call
ings. The young indianapolis sculptor who
took mask of Mr.. Mortons face after death
refused to allow the use OF it to Mr. Simmons
for his medallion likeness for the proposed
monument mo to the de dead Senator except upon
tant demand was refused, and Mr.. Simmons
went to work on his model, working from pho
1Ggrapns etf' and it is said he has produced
young man will probably have his labor for his
pains as he deserves to have.
In reviewing the exhibition Of the Ameri-
can Water Color Society, The Nation of last
week says: walter Paris, in his 'Lenox Fur
mace, gives honest work, without sensational
village OF iron works Superheatng the land
scape OF the high summer nOon." 1t is rare
piece OF good fortune to any human being not
who rains thunderbOts from that high Olym-
pus, and Mr. Paris may congratulate himself
accordingly.
- Mr.. Witt, who seems to be permanently
and prOftably located in New York, has been
stopping in town for day or two, on his way
back to that city from Columbus where he
3ho ,I M state house: Us Mr:Mitt has already painted
for the same building.
The ART Journal for March has an en-.
craving of Boughtons "Edict of William the
Testy,' in the Corcoran Gallery. The engrav-
ing does not. however, do justice to the Origi-
nal picture, and the painting itself is not, ir
turn, quite worthy the reputation WHICH the
artist gained by some OF his earlier works.
1t is understood that Mr. Bierstadt, who
was recently the guest of the Governor Geae-
raj of Canada, is making arrangements to
paint large picture of Mount Dufferin.
A SINGULAR AND PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-On
Sunday night Edward Blake called at the
drug store of Dr. Noble Oh the corner of Nor.
man and Green streets, and had put up in
bottle equal portions of nitric acid and quick.
silver, sly the same forming nitrate of mercury.
placed loose fitting cork in the bottle, so as
TO allow vent, and prevent the mixture from
exploding. Blake said he had but little dis
ing. he wandered up Green street. He pressed
The cork hard into the bottle, and, as he
walked, shook the mixture up, until it sud.
struck him in the face, and burned his right
eye 50 badly as to deprive him of its sight. His
left eye was terribly burned, as was also his
face.-l Boston Herdtd March 3.
DOMESTIC SCANDAL THE CAUSE OF THE
iiIAIIAS CRIsIsISeyeral special dispatches
that. Signor Crispi was forced to resign the
ministry of the interior i'm consequence of a
DOMESTIC scandal. It seems that he was mar
fied RE With religious rites at Malta in 1854; that
consulate II 1855 that in ISL he.separated e sarsa
from his Wife and on the 18th Of January last
ne married again, and is now threatened with
prosecution for bigamy. But he claims that
IN 1884 he was NeapOitan subject, and that
ms marriage, certificate should have been
countersigned by the Neapolitan consul, fail
ing which his marriage was void.
VIRGINIA DEBT CoMMIssIoN-The Virginia
pointing commission, consisting of the GOV oy
ernOr, lieutenant governor, attorney general
and and the speaker Of the house, and three busi-