The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-06
GENERAL HOME NEWS.


Miss Alice Hooper, the Boston owner Of Turner's
"Slave Ship" is dead.
r. Swain Clifford 10 still at New Bedford Mass.
We regret to hear of the serious illness of william
A. Powell the historical painter.
William II. ODonovan will execute while abroad
statues of DIR. Long and James Ogethorpe fop the
State of Georgia. which to be placed in the ma
tional Capitol.
The Art Interchange inaugurates q feature in
its number of the LIST inst.-that of drawings in
the text. One OF decorative art work is by G..
Gibson; W. II. Beard contributes figure from one
of his pictures; there o fac-simile Of pen and ink
by Boughton, from his " Priscilla, and little fig-
by Kelly There is also double sheet OF signs
for tiles.
A wealthy American in Rome has secured per-
mission to have a copy made Of the statue Of st.
Peter.
The Omaha Art Loan Exhibition opened on the
evening OF the 25th inst.
Two new pictures by Jules Dupre have been
placed in the gallery at M. Knoedler Co.'S One
ian upright) is view OF an old stone mill, sur
rounded by trees. and the other good specimen Of
of his familiar motives-trees overarching
stream in which are cattle. and behind q luminous
One of the most interesting, and we may say in
its way unique specimen OF aboriginal American
art which has oeen discovered is huge pipe of
pent;ne which is ut Feuardent & Co.'S 1t was
bought from man who brought it from Santa
Fe. n. NJ, who said 1t came from mound
there. but would give no further information.
Its stem is va inches III length longitudinay and
from where it curves upward to the DO wi ii meas
ures to the top of the latter inches. The bowl is
cut into the top of the head of eagle whose beak
is turned inward and which has silver disks for
eyes. Around the top of the pipe are cut in high
lief four naked male dgures each side and
smaller pair in front. From below these to the
end OF the extend the undulstng forms OF four
rattesnakes. also in high reliet. Three have their
heads toward the bowl while tho other would have
looked toward the stem il his head had not
been Clipped of. This one has eight
rattlcs while the others have nine. Their
eyes of silver. The pipe is well polished and the
modelling of the eagle head and OF the snakes liz
good. That of the small figures is more crude. Tho
bowl interior il conical in shape and about and
n half inches in depth. while the passage, which
does not follow the form line exactly. but makes a
right ang Is about quarter of inch ia diane
peace OF Indian nation. and is naturally on ac-
count of its material, very heavy. II is curious
coincidence that the PHI should bo ornamented with
scrpents, while the rock OF which il IL made IN now
known to us as serpentine.
The fifth season of the Art Students League opens
to-day, as has already been announced. Among the
new casts purchased of the Louvre Museum tor the
use OF the antique scnool classes by the instructor
Mr.. Beckwith, are large figures Of the Discobolus
and the Genie supplant. colossal bust OF Lucius
Verus. and n reduction OF the great statue OF Mel
pomene in the hall of the same name in tho Ecole
DIES Bcaux Arts The accommodations of the an
tiquc room are much increased, the new apartment
measuring 80 by 80 feet. The modelling class, for
the instruction of would be scupors, will be made
known sculptor. J. :. Hartley, president of the
League. The first monthly exhibition OF the season
will be held tomorrow evening. Whistler's etch-
ings will constitute the staple IL will not be regu
lar art reception, but " reunion of members and
other students after the summer