, 1881-04-23

At an "tmpassionfst" painters: "What
sort OF subiect are you going to paint on
That immense black canvas 2'' "11ow, sirY
THAT, str, Is my greatest masterpiece" "1s .
It? What is it7'' IA picture OF Nothing In
Space"
The firm of Warren, Fuller & Co., New
York, offer five prizes, amounting to $500,
for the best designs for wallpapers Md
ceiling. The exhibition will be held and the
awards vii! be i,la'!s at the American ~ Ar
foiiows: First prize, sl.0p; second prizs,
500; third prize, S9DJ; fourth prfzc $9o0.-REl
for wallpaper. designs, ,--ni,l q spGctai prize
OF $40 for d design for n ceiling decoration.
The annual circular Of a Fronclt dealer in
firm, with an upward tendency ,Tile order
of Wlckha,i Ifskar Of ruMls can be h9!l for
500 or se9 tat Ct r. sy,yefs,tar f,s redf q Moe p
tic Lion and Sun Is held. Theirs is brisk
trNie in these rlbbolts, which are genu!ne;
nnd not few OF tho Roman Orders come to
America.
alalvany'a picture ot Gusters Last hatte H..
, rssalsr Sarricasie. Ffhs faces ot three otlleera
arid half dozen prlyntes are seen thG TEST
ars ii grcat numbers outst,!e the basticade,
exposing themselves fully and pouring on tiie
| soldiers deadly ilre. Mu!yaMy sistteu me
spot Il, ls took sketches froM hattt the soox'
ylbcrt sends to tho Paris Water-C Color So:
cIetyu picture Ut u hall III the Vatican full
OF Eed-skirted Cardinals. A Papa! gunrd
has barred the doorway, presSniably ,s1e 70 ne
opss aparte 9oa tSaefrcaI GaEa1 t.etarn expresses
sleek and llypocrltical monk In a black ems
sock IL allowed 70 pass It'll unquestiontd.
Another Is OF two Cardinals at closed uoor,
ing through thekeyiloic.
Tic main figure Of Bastien:I :Iepagc's, joan
OF Arc" Which was one Of the leading NJ
fractions In tho Inst paris Salon. aild y now
the must Important picture In the exhibition
Of "'The Soctety Of AMERICAN Artists" wlll
ba reproduced Il, Scrlbncr for june, ln n full
page engraving by Cole. In reducing tile
| Wjlulu picture to the limits Of n magazlno-
II w. found ,as ts sSrs s woa@ are 9s
outline or scheme of the general design will
be- given OIL n separate page.
"The Butte Of LextnRton,"r Just being fin
islled by Il. II. Dtaknell. Ut Maiden, Mass,
ssystse fset ftay BY IT, tg o9 nnq i ns n
tho right are the retl-coats advancing In gooa
order, led by Mai. Pitcairn on q, black
clInrger. In the celitte ara three rebela, One
without coat, ani Ills sleeves are rolled Up.
points With q sword toward. the British; q
| third Is all Olu mall, Will gun 9A sHuuiAe4s
who appeArs to bu eounse'tnX Ills comraan 70
dests.. TO the right of tho threp iS knceL'
Ing farmer firing on the Soldiers. 10 tho ex-
: treino left IL a llululc OF excifeti ana nnHe-
'cldetl nillt,nMen-s firing, others Turning
to run. The Boston Advertiser saya:, '.rhe
nrtist'y Buccpss tn elnbodyInE the spirit OF !t6
lii the faces, the positions, niM NIL tho ctlat,
acterstfcs Of tht men forming the central
group will not bo questioned"
Tho New York Eueatmg Post quotes from
| the London -Art JUurlMt some or ltS cIltt,
, cis,ls on the new Burns stntue III Centfas
Park. Here are few samples:
''The American people love ButlSy a!1o
they were fortunate In their selection Of Sir
John Steel ns their SCULPTOR
"Tlle New York BIrns stAtue was nm
yelled In the Central Park, New YORK, on
the II OF Octubsr, 1Ss3. aml1 great re-
tpiclngs md produced quite Juror Of Gu
'T!,e statu,c !, IND \ quite an ovation before it
1.-THE nleiitai and ethereal rather thnn the
physical asuccts Ut tic poet are parttnyea.
tTlie Mtter, howovcr, 1re not neglected"
"Thp arttst hNs n(lned 1t lotlllDK legs tllAtl
:, the nct,lnl reprOuMcttGN OF Burns ut hfs pest
wien bOly ai,u mind were IN thalr zenlth:"
1T y Burns In one OF his most eie'atea
s:fIe poet is represented rs seated on the
. fork Ut An old elm tree." =.
"'rilc right lug IL drawn bncK, md ne le1G
thrust considerably forward, notl ntYln1 III
appearances otmuseuar re!axatlol,n IL, tho,
u II is to be noted among other points VA i
ths tFss VIZ Isr, od tho arm reDF0o0'Ss 'nA' '
. = ri,,rns co,,1d ha sevnre on occnSfouS,H