The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-08

All this was so decidedly asserted that
it was most amusing to one who knew
by experience that "green uns" could
not command for their first years prdc-
tice at writing-for the TriJme's waste
basket, probably-collateral enough to
keep them in stationery
II that is sample of the cOnceit bred
in colleges, it is small wonder that so
many graduates are never heard from,
or become merely great nothings."
Experience is a college that commands
situation.
ART.
The Providence Art Club gave their
first public exhibition Of paintings aud
drawings during the last three weeks
in May. The paintings were severely
criticised by the art critic OF our Daily
Journal 1.-THE critie-appearsd to be
suffering from severe attack Of artistic
dyspepsia, and all the eIimpses of bea-
titic visions that were so pleasing to Us
of more mundane tastes, we're to his
aesthetic appetite but "gall and worm
wood; )" yet in many points, possibly
all, he was not far from the truth.
An elderly lady (uot an art critic
stood beside me as 1 was studying an
elaborate fruit piece, and pointed toward
come lovely cherries. saying, 81 should
say those cherries are as large as life
aud twice as natural" That was "pat, /"
and was equally applicable to some
/ beautiful piums. How Nature would
have blushed at her poor efforts after
! seeing Leavitts masterpiece Yet his
( fruit pictures are usually worthy Of great
praise, aud this one would we'll adorn
some "friskode" wall.
y lovely old-fashioned bowl Of rare
china, filed to overlooking with rosy
apples, with a bunch Of hazel nuts lying
suggestively beside the bowl, brought
to my mind visions of the old home
orchard and the double line Of hazel
bushes that bordered the country road
which led US TO our neighbors. This
tiny picture 10y Miss Eleanor Talbot,
gave me thoughts It was not "too nat
ural"
] Robert HallwOfth gave US Fiddler
that might we'll have had for its inspi.
ration "rhe Spell-bOund Fiddler" re.
cent novel by Jansen"
For beauty, John y. Arnold's belle
Of the Beach," ranked first, 1 think
artistically, 1 should place Eureict
Rein's Winter scenes first and foremost
For complete misnomer, or complete
failure to cause her picture to express
/ the idea, was Rosa Peckham's Rev
erica beauty jauntily attired in pinl
silk and white lace, and who was de
murely looking from under her droop
ing eyelids, particularly the left one, a
If 20 determine what impression she wa
making upon observers. II the pietur
had been named "Coquette," it woul'
have been admirable and have as full
represented one type Of that species a
the bust OF that name did the cloud
type.
II criticism is healthy, then the "Ar
Club" will be liable to strengthen ant
continue to exist and yearly do bette
work, which is the prayer Of all well
wishers, zone Of whom am which"
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN wHEELNEN.
The "bycyclIsts," J." representing twenty
six clubs from various parts Of the Un
ion, met at Newport the last Of Ma.
and formed themselves into az organi
zaiion with the above title, elected OH
GERS. made grand parade on Bellevu
avenue, grouped themselves upon New
ports famous rocks and were photo
graphed, gave "bycycle supper" an
u otherwise conducted themselves like i'm
poriaut and useful members Of society
RI SCHOOL OF DESIGN.
AS we foretold in our last, the hrs
week 10 June was honored by the secon
annual exhibition OF the above school
The work for the last term has been IN
der the instruction of a new teacher, G
/. w. Porter. The drawiDga appear NOR