, 1880-02-02
PARIS.
The Exhibitions Of the Society Of
Painters In Water.
Cutoys.
A Visit to tho Gallery In tho Rue 1aatto
--Dore, Detaille, Vibert, and
Letoir,
Tie Ncw Ministry md tho O1d-Wcntlicr
anl Flootls-l)ramnttC and MI.
sfcnl bits.

klCfll 1t3l3s
Epteta1 Correspondence ol The Chicago Tribune.
l'tIsis, jan N--1t used to fin SUPPOSED Tint
the French, however gifted they might bo rs
sculptors, t1raugh!smch, mid painters In oils, |
wore be1lilul ccrtnln other tlsl0ts-n0tnhly |
the Engiisll-ln tho delleato a1,tl Interesting |
field of watnr-cnlora. tfllo water-cotur co1l-
trib,,tons to tho a,ltluai Safo!ls nyu gnteEal-
~ been relatively Insignificant. They have
accordingly been treatu1 by thu 1ianEEnH
committees with scalt ceremony, MID slowed
nway anywhere, III cold and tlesertctt gnl-
leries, where fcw vlaltors ever llatl thu cur-
ngu to look fur tliotl. Lust spring gallant
attempt WIS nnde here to remedy this statu
of things by private enterprise.
4 wATEItcoLois SOCIETY,
entitled tic SocietG t1'A1uarcltistcs Franeals,
WIS founttutl,by Il few Of tho clcverest and
must popular French artists, a,uu',g whom
were conspicuous alcll men rs Edoi,ard DE-
tni1lo MID tu Nouvllle, Vibert, 1satey, nntl
JncAuet. All exhibition Ut wDrRs by
thcs1 artists, whose liames hui beet
hithurto associated with quito
different department Of hrt, was opened
I'll the Rus 1.atte. The Adnarcllstes
hnst decided sucecss. Encouraged BY the
result uf lflelr experiment., they lnro att
lunl,cett that q secUNd exhibition Of the SAME
sort as the first will be opnned ut the lsuo
1.a1!lte oil tho 1st Ut March tlcxt. Il, tho
meanwhile thoy have mt on view c1ar.il-
ing collection Of 0ll-rnintfngs. Thore ARE not
many Of t]leln,-probably sixty, a!l told,--but
amongst tho number It wnill1 be hard 10
point tu lta!f-,.-tloxcn that nrc not perfect
gems Of art: Tllo Auunrrlltstes arc crU.lltGtl
with MI Intention of withdrawing altogether
in fnturo from the big bazaars known rs
Salons. They compiling not without some
show uf reasOn, tint Iii tho Salon their works
are utterly lost II, multitude Of mediocre Or
worthless tlnubs; md they last year cunEe to
the conclusion {ysllEcl, take tho liberty Of
considering extremely i|l-jutlgcd and Ego
ttsticnl) that It would be infra dig. for
them to continue contributing. III fact,
they l,ayo retired unter their tent, like
Achilles md, wrapping themselves. In their
uWu luerlt, hay1 furiMud WhMt locks ut
tho first blush very like II lnutnAl admiration
s0clety. However, with this part Of the INIT
tt tt sS'tsr s GENERAL i II ss i y ssss rsfy
tic brontl fact ttat by secetlfng from their
lcilow-lrtstS tho Agnnrelllstes have given
people nn opportunity VI Enjoying
Il CAPITAL EXHIBITION
of picked works, such rs yUll would have 10
Bo iar Gno4Bia u H!}ism.t sm.t,,.,~,o IL, , 1vo,or.
ro cq!ego aa,. g. u oortaa,,i,, otait's ,,1, " m
emn,naiv: G"y % Gtlt nfter iii, wlats in hume :
Not nluu1i iii this case The 1lrst Thing ttl'l
OIL my return from tile foggy streets of Lott
dUi the other lay wsts to proceed 70 tue ttlo
Lniittc, .Ml,ern spent most de'igitfn! After
nUOll. Tho lfttlp gallery Of tho AH1ArclllStgs
Is lix,trlnns and cn,ilie1,tly arlstocratle, 1t
consists Of but two rounls; but these aro
% a.tail II tut @ w"ut,l 10 ,uost W accsptablo 1T tic
sSss W.T., tg ,!,t s;s' u ,s,,,Y ssg n M1 smtsr.rSt T
tat,,as amf msnt n;,,r u e"w f mr." a i.,Mr ~ ihHt
pte,ules ,,tf tnf''5 55,1 1io%. M.outv H. cn tn nmir
vHtHiis Wtisot o'a ni1rt w te sMtors nre Il thcniselyrs
MorKs VI IT, IT, VI ,,|a;,,t nI M te wni;a t
eurs n t IT. ~, ~, avorr ~" ~ W." nxnnvIna
Tnre,,u,st r,',o''r ms thon, rrs six pIcturcy by
3o''"o'' "''' n,tsr. w, na,,,e
remarkable in ,nlny why's. They nre, fer
MInnttve B.ze. Yle largest a,Ml Anest, y mag
nicet seote lHnseept; rcpr{gst1||E @
five fcet by three. VI tlag otliorS, tnfce nft
certainly not nlgl,tcel INCHES III length, mt
these Inst are finished with tlo iloSs serip.t
lninty- portraits, ono 9f, WHICH, u rGnSamt
Girls Head, Is pot lMuch Inferior to anything
Of Greuze.
ED0uA1.p DETAlTLE,
who contributes tha inust important work h
The exhibition. slluws i,s another Uf his won
AertN! MILITARY pictures, entitled ),
Souvenir OF the GrcHt Alalleityr,es.m ,,s,a ~ l.
would pass lnustef hl'tsoat AMyW4eI1e ~
\ Meissontler. II 1t Wls not sigiEu EuWhrt
Detaille. YOU l,nye tl,o sn1le l!'ntllu at,eil
tion 70 detail IN te rllil,tl'lg. tue salia con!
posltlo't,, tug sh1he llia3lllef. = Bro,lp 2
mounted 9lieerS--e9ns'5tills ol fFetel
Ealatlel aud knot Of l'!ill!nntIy.nttlrgt! lol
elgn military nttaclles-is %AtehlI1g tnv M pr9ee e
rcss nf q lnilnic BtrllEE'p iroll uso iunt nt
ETuy old Windmill ~ tt,o lop OF gInss{ hiti
group lh9 tino y9ana fgitoY, II the 8carle 3G
llMdrcss unlturnl, IL M E'igllstima',: Ili
; ll0rstnlla ut Ills SHY IS RUSSIAN. turthc
OIL aro ~ Austrian ufIlan ai,d . ir!isslnll
with sgyeral other foreign 0ilieYrs., II "
Immediate foreground, on tue right Of y,
picture, nrg twu nullilteu trellcn ottterllcs
turltlaE their bucks tuWar4 yDll.. a group Q
peasalltswo te }a!go droni 1'ae'f jig MSate y
thelr lny's nslitlsel!lent-is cur'1usly innKin
OH, while ting nrtll'tryMela II INC i!laulp ~
ta,lce work their glils, Behind nl IL c!on!!
s,tInmor-sky. W2itld s[eiy you to tell tlil
painting from Aietssolinler II y0u nrp ~
| IN experienced Vts!iltpr ur u professional nr1