The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-23

wheeling VIsItors 1hEOnginE to th'
LOAn-The Ara Department..

osities almost an impossibility. At an
sarly hour the large building was well
illed, and people continued to pour in
until nearly closing time. Among the
audience we're many Wheeling people,
and they contributed not q little to the
by congregatiug at Lucas
music booth and furnishing some delight
kul vocal and instrumental music.
A popular feature Of the exhibition Is
the art department, and in this connection
the following account OF the contents from
the pen OF our Bellaire correspondent
will be interesting:
The section OF the exhibition that is de.
voted to the art department ia certainly
one Of the chief points OF attraction to
visitors. In all expeditions, from the Cen.
tennial down, the art galleries are the
most popular parts, This Is the first time
any collection OF paiutings has been made
or attempted in BellAire, and its success
must in great measure be ascribed to the
ladies in charge, Mrs John Bigelow and
Miss Carrie Randolph, The work OF
hunting up pictures and soliciting contri.
buttons to the display was considerable,
and they still have q daily task In taking
care OF the pictures and answering the In
Vulnerable questions. The catalogue will
save much answering questions; but its
compilation, Us far as regards the art de.
partnent, is rendered very difficult by the
neglect OF exhibitors in many cases to give
the titles OF the pictures and their own
names. Several landscapes, among them
q forest scene, with the figure Of hunter
among the trees, are nameless, as are o
number OF small paintings and drawings.
The picture, lifs.slze, Of "0ld Abe" the
celebrated war eagle, Ia exhibited by the
painter, q Wisconsin artist, who has paint
cd similar one for the Wisconsin State
House.
A pen drawing by A, G, Bauer Is as
good as such picture can be made. The
subject Is King Lear rejecting Oordelia,
Three portraits that hang eide by side
attract much attention, as the persons
themselves have been seen often by many
who recognize at once the likenesses
They are o painting Of Bishop RossCrans
by pupil OF st, Mary's school, Columbus,
and two CTsyon drawings OF Bishops Whea.
Ian and Kain, by John Myles, Of Wheel.
Ing.
Miss Eckey, OF Mount de ChantAl, has q
number Of pictures here, and shows her
skill in water C0lors by bunch Of flowers;
In Crayon, by the picture OF cleaner; and
In oil by the head Of Ohrist-Ecce Homo.
Miss Welsh, OF Armstrong; Mills, also
has q water color sketch OF a house.
Water coloIs, as generally used, cannot
show to advantage beslde the deeper
shades OF oil ColoIs, Miss Welsh also has
two oblonR ebony panels OF flowers In oil
and some drawings.
Romeo aud Juliet, an engraving, be-
longu to Mrs. Chas. Rhodes, as do pair Of
oblong landscapes hanging on either side
OF Old Abe-paintings In which the can.
vass Ia covered with interlaCipg branches
OF trees In the foreground, and yet the dis.
tant parts Of the landscape are seen.
On one Of the pillars are some excellent
PLAQUES OF dogs heads, by Miss Clara
Forbes. And on another Is particularly
bright PLAGUE OF dog holding duck up
from the long grass. II is very lifelike.
On pillar, too, are q pair OF pencil
drawings, OF the most delicate kind, by
Ben II. Faris, an entirely self.taught anna.
teur. The wood scene is In the style that
has added 80 much to tho beauty oil the
pages Of Harpers magazine, In the pictures
Of W. Hamilton Gibson,
The only other pencil work Is a small
sketch by Ed. Lszure. He, the youngest
artist represented, has also Crayon
drawing Of one OF Raphaels cherubs,
showing excellent work, on the eyes es'
pecially.
Another copy Of this Cherub, dstin.
guished by having wings, 10 the work Of
Miss Alice Kinaey. She also has one oil
the very best landscapes present, an oil
painting Of the Source Of the Delaware.
J. s. Carter exhibits q pair oil excellent
large steel engravlngs.
That fine steel engraving loaned by Mrs
]. T. Mercer, OF Landseer's celebrated
"MonarCh OF the Glen" wins many ad.
miring glanCes. A pair OF pictures OF q
stag before and after the fight are also
hers.
The painting OF soldier is 0 portrait OF
DR.. KuIz, when Unterarzt, or assistant
surgeon, Of the Sd Prussian cavalry.
Miss Lizzie Anderson has number oil
small landscapes, two small 10 be SNOWY,
but well and carefully done.
Right opposite these Ia large oil paint.
ing OF the same subject as one OF Miss
acknowledgements California Sunset.
This is by Mrs. Rev. Dean. She has quite
q number OF paintings-a sunset scene
suggested by Gray's Eegy In a Country
Churchyard; the Susquehanna River, the
Bubble Blower, and several others. Glen
Tilt, Scotland, Is the one that seems to be
most praised Of her works.
Three Wheeling artists-storm, Faris
and Myles-each. have q number OF paint
ings. OF Storms, FallstaG telling the
wonderful tale Of his valiant deeds TO
Prince Hal, 10 the most noticeable picture
present. A smaller picture, OF Fallstaff
and Prince Henry sitting by table, is an
older work OF the same artist. The Chess
Players, too, is his, as might be known by
the peculiar Coloring, which even the
tyros who vlsit the Loan have learned 10
recognize.
Mylss has a variety OF pictures-the
two CrayonB we have noticed, pastel por.
trait OF himself, and oil paintings OF The
Two Orphans, owned by Mrs. II. K. List,
and Grandfather and Grandmother"
This latter is q picture OF an interior with
excellent effects oil sunlight and reflected
light on the figures OF the old couple.
Grandmother's holding of her knitting to
SEQ dropped stitch never fails TO be com.
mented on 90 $50 NATURAL" Another
crayon Of bis is that Of Muegge, the
Wheeling news dealer, on which great
deal Of careful work has been put.
Fatis' pictures are all oil, and nearly all
portraits. There,is q view Of Cheat river
and q PLAGUE with his boyhood' 3 home in
81. Clairsyllle. We haYe mentioned The
portrait Of .. G. Morgan, and there is one
similar OF Stephen Gregsinger; q bright
picture Of his own child, Tom; full length
figures Of Mr.. Tracey and wife, Of Wheel.
Ing; Mrs. John Cochran, Of Wheeling, a
life size, full length portrait with oil Ihe
details carefully worked up and yet kept
subordinate to the portraits and a PLAGUE
with o portrait Of Arty Parsons, painted
with pure, tnmixed O6lorB.
Mr., Long, a steubenvile amateur, has
the best fruit pictures In the exhibition.
Three peaches with some grapes are