Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-10
ART NOTES.

Taking as its text the bill recently intro
tluced into the Senate by Judge Davis to secure
the erection of statue to Chief Justice Marshall
in Judiciary Square, In this city, the New York
Ecenin9 Post strongly urges the adoption Of the
Joint resolution offered In the House some time
ago by Hon. s. s. Cox, to establish permanent
national council on art. This measure, 1t will
be remembered, provides that to this council of
five persons, shall be submitted, in connection
with the joint committee ON the library, all de-
signs and proposals for paintings or statues Or
dered by Congress, and that majority Of the
body so constituted shall decide as well upon
the artist to be selected as upon the subject
matte matter Of such designs or proposals, except
ing the same. The effect Of such commission
or council, If properly made up, could hardly
fall to be advantageous, both to government
iZing It ought to be passed without delay.
The second number of the american 4rt
Rerie,c, the new Boston magazine, has local
interest for washington, because Of the fine
Illustrations it contains Of proposed designs for
completing the long delayed Washington monu-
ment. These designs are five in number,-that
Of Mr.; searle having appeared in the first num-
very beautiful and elaborate in an artistic point
OF view, and In that respect more pleasing to
the eye than the simple shaft originally con-
templated, it is likely that the great expense of
carrying them out would prevent the adoption Of
considered. 1t is altogether probable, therefore,
that the old design will be substantially ad-
hered to. And on the whole it is perhaps best
that it should be So
1T is understood that few friends of Mr..
Max Weyl propose to offer him the compliment
of a.littlef farewell "send Off" prior to his de-
parture for Europe, in quiet way, some ever
ing next week. 1t is pleasant to know, by the
way, that Mr.. Weyls departure has been post
poned beyond the date originally fixed, in order
i'm m 1rniS for
pictures which were given after his purpose to
leave shortly became publicly known. Whether
these orders came because of a desire to possess
some of that gentleman'S work or from belief
that it would have greater commercial value
hereafter,-that his prices would go up after
achieving the European reputation which most
OF the delay in starting cannot be otherwise
than gratifying alike to Mr.. Weyl and his
friends.
- The illustrated entertainments to be given
by Prof. Cromwell in Lincoln Hall next week,
will afford to those unable from any cause to
travel through Europe the best possible oppor-
treasures of the old world AS the "Autocrat OF
the Breakfast Table" happily phrases it, '.a
Journey with the professor is the grand tour,
the voyage and the accidents, the tavern
keepers reckoning, the swoop OF the custom
house, and the incubus OF guides and rdletS de
place" Prof. C1omwelrs previous entertain
"
and he can hardly fail to draw good houses as
long as he stays.
"A French writer interprets the two words
"Hors Concours" frequently appearing on pic
ture frames to the great mystification of the
uninitiated, to say: Gentlemen and ladies, this
canvas needs neither praise nor rewards. He
who signed it possesses fortune, glory and
fame-the just recompense of genius universally
appreciated" Briefly, it may be added, the term
means tout of competition"
o1a&,
p Blair is projected in st. Louis. The commit
tee in charge of the matter are advised to get
first good design by paying for it, and then to
entrust the execution OF it to an acknowledged
master OF sculpture.
Prof. j. Leonard Corning, whose discourses
here on art a couple of winters ago gave so
much satisfaction to his hearers, Is engaged to
deliver series of lectures on the same subject
before the New York Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science and Art on successive
Tuesdays at Association Hall, in that city.
The opening lecture, next week, will be on
'Athens."