New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-25

she he Csnova's holding her two wrea,hs a. Hebe
holds ever and goblet and more mi1dlng what she
Is about than her model Yet this statue has been
produced great expense IL contains three tons OF
bronze, was cast at Munich at an expense OF Slo'Wo
and fault OF the State. which has dealt generously
with all the artists has employed. IL she has got
nothing hut much bronze for her money. II often
that In day the artist does not respond Win
the generosity should the generosity Of those for
whom he works. Mr. Rogers had an opportunity here
do himself aud tue STATE credit II he has done his
best, all say that his best il very poor
We DO not understand the claim made by the
Commissioners. In Mr.. UEjohn's name. however
that ia this building something new has been
produ ed architecture. There Is not so Tar
as we see, single original feature IN the archrc
OF the building; nor Il the attempt 10 uhl'e 'ne
post-and-lntel system with waiting (noue Of 1t rail
and with the pointed arch, together with Gothic foaSe
and ornamentation. as happy as it ia Wanted Aswe
have SAID many times the employment OF the coarse
white limestone Of this part Of the country iatai 70
all delicacy OF sculpture aud carved ornament NOR
can the mere building, the laying Of stone upon
stone he done In this material with any iook
OF finish. Unless great pains Il taken and mneh
money and time expended 10 seems Impossible 10
get clean Joints But this white employed every
where here associated with polished granite columns,
and while 1t might be allowed TO pass muster Without
its within is thinking. very Objectionable IL
is bad enOu Oh 10 have two OF the great halls filed with
casrOn gallery fronts supported three stories hIg on
cast-ron pillars all alike as peas In pod, ana one
pillar placed upon another without any attempt to vary
the spacing But not to mad elegance of workmanship
or fneness OF material anywhere but the same
carving close to our eye "a "Ouo
be suitable for the cornice of the building,
and the same coarse stone employed for small
capitals and canODies Is used for the
great capitals OF the interior aud those II the porte CO.
rhsrs this is offensive good taste. ne painted orDa
mentation, too, s of the most perfunctory AMI
shoppy KIND deficient Drauty deficient In approprl-
ateness without life richness and entirely "thout IN
terest. II Is to too much about IL, II one con-
denim IL at all, for its tameness and weakness are
what strike US most. Such pouderous architecture
as this nterior-a perfect Luxor of columns supporting
ponderous lln,es OF stoue-calls for the strongest
and richest decoration that could be applied TO
it. But the decorator has been as umid III
his dayiugs with his painpOt II he were painting
a parlor in a New-EDgand village where the " white
wall party in the majority The contrast between
the dead white Of the limestone freely employed here
aud such cOorng il allowed on the walls Is disagree
ably raw and in the Hail OF representatives this was so
plainly felt that the gallery columns which were OF the
peryadiug material have been frankly painted to orihg
them into harmony win the rest OF the decoration III
must be said passing that the excessive use OF col
umns in the interior Of this building may be looked upon
as new feature architecture. They spriDg up every
where Ike mushrooms, and OF all sizes, while in
many cases little are hOsted on the tops OF Others
eacA provided with It's cap and base, and sepa-
rated from the other by lump o. stone.
To speak plain TRUTH and hlt the root OF the matter
"a we perceive It, the architect has attempted 90 do
too mucn with the money appropriated and the
Commission has erred, though with the beet intentions
in not insisting on decoration and IN not eNpcndng
all the money appropriated for the binding ca Tie
building proper II was, from the drst. impossible to
get all the art al the arctecturc, ali the good building
called FOR, with the money Appropriated BIT, when
uotoniy would the commission get all this bat the urn-
tlre and other things besides-somethIng had TO he
given nd ami OF course the sacrificed Il was
ridiculous to ask u sculptor OF Mr. Nard'r
position TO make SIX statues where twelve were
wanted, aud Mr.. Ward II he had been less
good natured. would have gently put the propo-
s,on by He was not Chartered with, nor has the STATE
Chartered wth anybody, but it has been the sufferer by
its own ambition do with It's money than could
be done One really good thing II has secured, the cary
iny on the Jympanum the central arch Of the northern
uortico representing the famous Charter OAK. This
work executed by Count Zilevsk. Of New-Iiaven Is
really delicate spirited and decorative piece OF scup-
turc portrait subordinated to the limitations of art.
yet delightfully."- retaining ITS individuality; exactly
such a production as medi9va artist would
have nut before US, and yet essentially nine
teenth century in its way of telling the truth
We never had the pleasure or hearing this scnlporS
name before, but If it is IN this spirit that he always
works we heartily wish he could have had some % the
interior carving ntusted his hands. The statues OF
Sherman and TrIrnOull side Of the Du ding
by the sculptor Ives very good specimens OF por
trait sculpture, and the head OF Horace Bushnell,
carved by Mr. Conrads, in OF the medallons over
the same eastern porch the first executed Of conteH-
Mated series q strong quiet memorial OF the man.
good be ginning OF a work wei worth doing.
II will be seen that the Capitol at Hart
ford cannot be ranked in the category With
that at Albany work OF original force and
stimulating power. From the New-NOrk building is
already going out AMI in time 10 come as II progresses
toward completion will more and more 90 ont Great
ing and shaping influence our arts-On the art u
architecture and all the arts that depend upon her
making an era IN tie history OF culture. Its rude
beginnings, Will be forgotten In the larseness
of IL. later design the mistakes in its plan will be
reced by the good learning to app 20 such
UNDERTAKINGS and the building VIII serve guide ~ d
example to other states and future generation Conn, cu
cu nght have done much and s0m- day Will Few oil
our states given birth 10 many artists sac,
and 80 far as she known how, she bias shown her
pride In her sous THIS building no, the last i'm
nortant structure the OF Connecticut il To build.
and when the time comes another let us hope
that to the general excellence Of the present pan AMI
Of money there will be added the knowledge aud the
will needed TO make IL great teacher aud great cx-
aulple of the Arts. &C
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPOR1.