The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-22

titude. ICheers.1 1T jsaruu,.,
effect OF nude representation q s -. the
upon young men is unwhole.o, :. "Onen
would NOT be 20 if auch work. 49, ~. Duf i
mitted without question into o "s.s = ID =
leries' and became thoroughly fams ~ sal'
them. On the contrary i '.'af TO
much toclear SWAY from healthy .h.s., %
lads one of their usorest tr;.,a sa''sd
prurient curiosity which Il brea II, = 'aat
ish 'coneealment. TCheers1 w rluo-
there is mystery there IL the sn, ~nes
of evil, and to go to theater. vh sssss'0a
have only to look at the stains i e you
half of the female form and u Nc 81 ole.
to see the other halt undrsued rs
more pregnant with evil imaginiDp. u.s. 9
the least ohjectionablss Of tota II q. =
draped figures. ICheers 1 Il ~, y
art there have been qnestioDabls ~. sa
figures exhibited; but the fault g. au y
that they were nude, but that tbey ], -. -
the portraits of ngly. immodest Won, 10y '
In conclusion, after remarks q S =.
connection between beauty and morsl; -
MIR. Rathbone said: ssThis no,,a. - -
beenanggested by an occurance # -
pool which shows how thin i st;ll ss
varnish of orr boosted civilizat;or y ~
Iadema's beautiful picture II sm.
Scnlptor's Model which most 4, rs
viii remember as having hung Il A.
academy Tor three months without ~.
walton, ishung in the Autumn evb;s s.
tlon OF that town. The papers W.
Hooded with letters by offended father,
offended sisters and offended g,ana
mothers. Laughter Some Of ths..
were couchedin Language which BETRAYED
a foul-mindedness perfectly horrible
These ] will not refer to-; but one i
them, an offended father, appealed totbe
mischief it was likely to do young mem
Now, j am o father, and have healtbv
SONS growing up, with thetemptatiopst 3
which healthy, high-spirited lads ar
liable who are going forth TO meet tbe 1
dangers Of the world, not unwarued apa
determined, ! hope successfully, to n.
sist those temptations, and carry Through
life that revefent love of Womanhood AMI
untainued delight in womanly beauty
which is the bloom and flower IT man.
hood, and the browning reward Of pun
AMI innocent life. I fearlesaIy assert
chat MIR. Tadema's picture isnot 4 tenn.
tation toyouth, nor the suggestion ofone;
! should be ashamed if it were 60. Itis
amentable that it should have been %
regarded by some men of perverted in.
stincts; nut, ifso the mischief is done,
and we cannot for their sakes arrest The
course of human progress and thato fthe
nation. Rather let the culture and
chiyarlry of the land stand ahoulderto
and, rising once more the old
ny of st. George for merrie England
70 forth to do fierce battle in defensecf
Tomanly beauty and womanly lpurity
against the fell Eastern dragon Of pru.
lish pruriency." ICheera.1
Some discussion followed. There Yves
general concurrence il the principle
'ontended Tor by the reader of the paper
The speakers included Mr.. Cooper, Of
london; Mr.. Statham, who thought
dr. Rathbone had taken an exaggerated
lew of the merits of Mr.. Tadema'spie'
ure; MIR. G. w. Hastings, whoFeminded
ne congress that the art section had
een originated and made a sueeessen
rely by the effects of Mr.. Rathbone,
AZ. Rowland Hamilton, Mr.. Lampori,
fr. Boyce and Sir Walter Stirling, who
ontended that the perfect male figure,
ather than the female, WAS the mpdelsf
eauty. After few words from Rev.
II. Roberts and ca. Old6eld, tbe chaif'
nan regretted that no opponent of nuds
cures had taken part in the discussion
ie agreed with Sir Walter STIRLING A. Y
he male figure being the most pafiec
lodel Of proportion. He Joined Y %
sndiDg the exhibition of nude fgufss,
ut Thought considerable snparxlslop
nould beexercised over ucb exhibisopsf
Hear, hear.
HORSE raising has become a lsFge pus,
ness on the Western plains. Some