, 1881-11-20
0pening This. Week Of Two Important
Public Galleries from.
the Studios,

people hacu nol ~ aHaf AtoAA uot14o ~ oeoet ~
] ouy Rood pctufes4 eno WIN a. tue 1ae. =
thas gooa pictures Gun w oiouEu
here and SOLD at good pf'ces' se'e-
| teseo all tarousn tae 'ts1 fcs1oA tpa,s ...
10 Cnicago are 10 DC louuo peoplo III eous'aa.s
| increasing numpefs "no nave pcconle 7ol4c4sn u.
~ Wealtny 10 pe aole ~ eu8a lue.i a'tche4oA ~
"aru aaorh:ng tuel1 nolnes WIN WI " 81
1ao tnefc - ~ souo tcaso1 W., en1e
NOT supply tnls ero"tuk uetnauo- L. - ua"o4o'-
ediy true tnas the aosehce VI ANY ilce saaeis
Tor Tue otsp'ay OF tne ar''s.4c pfooucuous " .
SAEei1ea anu Europe' Us "e.l ~ 'ue anscus' "
any ans11tuuon. lot itee '1stlueliou ~ att'
operates IN some oesree ~ oa' 10 'he eueeess
OF tns c'1g as u o'stt'outln3 point Aof az pio-
oucuons~-a oaf WHICH c@'s.s ~ eno oua1i4e VI
Sn'ca'o ano neF wealthy eiiHeus' pus tuo VIZ
'atc gaAetaes aoa scnoo's' WIN 1ne't ~" 4a1cs
u ao'o'ssio" auo .u'uou' eaA W tuosn -o"A.a
o'eteoIo1n'' .0's ' a4sau |"'1NsS ~ ~ t p-'
ano are WORTHY u eAe"ui 1ltu eu pnoi
~ eno nalios =. .Ae p1uNe .: s'oa.s s
LUZ Ia'o - ea.s 1stata 90. :. .ao 49,, -.
ua1'c1s, an 'ustit"uoa 1uss "sseu W ~ q .un-
Siderable expense, ana 10 oe thrown Open tnls
week, in the Central Music-Hall Building Close
]v following comes the COSMOS nu art resort
Nd -, rJa,orI,,s 1ha,fra n,i,,1ing tha oncn.
.ocasc1 ~ 'AaN ei's 1noa1'o '"'4ua' .1o oPoAA
Inc OF "hlch IS SCI tor 1nuesdas, Nov -.
As directly bearing upon the question OF de-
vcIopine art in Chicago. a communication given
,.tsi. 80. so."..ss a+.oa.I-. .1n.e ,ra;.a.
ot'o" ouoa'a e'a'Antauu "et.oeoo. AAo "A4.o4.
who is evidently an enthusiast with practical
ZION af y puhlic library hnldin- in Dearhorn
1'>..- a,;s1,S., .,o,,,s J.. 80 e.. f.ao ,.t
fath PROVISION snou.a ne lnaae toe 1iee at'
gallery and Il free school OF instruction IN art
II is argued that there is ample room in Dear
horn PARK Ia cn.nhtne Musenm and School of
Ar with the Pubic Library, and that the pros
nss such an weud be a
haneed by The he addition Of the proposed art de-
pa'.n'es1e 1nae sucu az "ou.u eou-
Ter lasting honor ana distinction upon our city
is N me ne which should commend itself to the se-
,;o,,e ,o,e,,ara,,o, ~ Cb;oaoo,s ,roo1+hv and
; 1ious a!on " "so'@' A14o
The American Art Gallery, located in Central
Nusi,- Hall ant, Under the 1na,;arernent of Mrs
N i: Green 1yii, oivo a reccnt1cn ncxt Tuesday
49, - o'~et'' y 40 e''o =" tee~PeH ~.
evening TO al artists ana memhcrs OIL the press,
who are invited without further notice to 4
private view Of the paintings: after which it
-."''i W tnto"1' ol'eu ~ tue puot1e' Aue 1ooa9
arc three in number, connected by arched door
red trimmed with maroon plush and fringe.
The toor Vt the largest room is covered With
carpet which harmonizes well With tue rich
drapcfy hung over each picture. the furniture
Of this room Il OF ebony: upholstered In
crimson brocado and PLUSH and consists
Of two tete-a-t tttes Of unique design, one or two
sofas. and a number of chairs Of artistic style.
The central or reception room, which Is tho first
entered from Without is of a1l:olive-green tint,
the floor covered with q carpet Of Persian do
sign, and light tables and standf of carved ebony
are arranged to hold rare Cnintse vases, one Of
the tables supporting an Immense plaque Of
French workmanship and peculiar beauty Ad-
jonil:. this room is another, ancly lighted and
carpeted and tinted in 4 delicate greeu the walls
of which will be hung with the largest paintings
Of the collection. Altogether it is as elegant
and artistic II surrounding As can well bo
furnished for pictures OF the highest
class. AS one enters the principal
room the attention Is directed at once to an
elaboratcly- draped ifc-size portrait Of the late
George 3. Carpenter, which occupies the entire
end :Of the apartment. This portrait was
executed by aIr. Frank L. Rockwell from a
photograph of the deceased, and as he has
never seen the original, he was obliged to fol-
low tho Photograph inpIicItly-a necessity
which can never be quite satisfactory although
in this case Mrs. Cari}enter was so well pIeosed
win the result thai She Mt once purchased the
uicturc Tho artisr has represented MI, Car
renter as stnnfaIng at tha foot of th. stairway
n tho main entrnncn to Central Music-
Hall: of which he was the founder. Ho
wears nnon his faca nIeasanr s1nit.. but there
10 snnrthtn,. 1arkinp n the frsnfmcnt nf the
1,ackrrni1nT md s1,rrountijnrs which jeayes nm
,,nn,f,asart f,nnressinn.
at a husty glance that the pictures are hung low,
are beautifully drapcd, not too crowded, aud
I, SE-