Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-19
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crowded before. Tickets OF admission
commanded q premium long before the
time for the lecture to begin.
The poet is described as tall. but he
modified his height to . due measure by
rounding his shoulders. His hair.
brown. waving and fluffy. wal parted in
the middle. and fell. like that in the pic
lures Of Charles H., 10 his shoulders.
His face looked forth a. between q set Of
soft window curtains, white, bsardlsss,
smiling. and mild. His features were
Irish. much toned down; prominent. but
not strong. The brow-ths little TRAN.
gular area to be seen Of It, that is-was
wholly placid and unmarked, aud the
eyebrows were neat. delicate and arched,
Of the sort coveted BY women. He wore
. swsllow-tailsd coat Of the ordinary pat.
tern. Q white waistcoat, low cut and
double. buttoned. q pair Of black knee
breeches. black silk stockings. and low.
counter shoes. His broad expanse OF
shir, front was punetured In the exact
center by q diamond stud. and q fine
handkerchief was thrust ~nsglissntly In
between it and his waistcoat. A ribbon
and seal danslsd below the latter gar
ment. His collar turned down, not very
wide and not cut very low. and a white
silk tie was evenly knotted beneath 1t.
His upper and lower parts, to sum up
we're picturesque, and his middle section
mathematical and commonplace.
The lecturer read his manuscript in o
dull monotone and ~listless cadence, which
reminded one OF the reporters OF q
schoolboy scanning Horatio's first ode.
The audience soon began to show signs
OF WEAKNESS. but o few art devotess in
the front scat managed to raise sufficient
courage for an occasional applause. Two
Of his u~,terances which provoked 'mirth
were these: "Satirs il tho homage
which ignorance pays to genius" ITO
disagree with t~hree-fourths Of al England
on all points il n Of the FIRST elements
Of sanity" An idea Of his manner Of
information may be conveyed in this SEN
tsnce; Kedts-was o pure-and su-
ps-rior artist"
The speaker said:
81 am asking. as you have listened for
three hundred nights to my friend. Mr..
Arthur Sullivan's charming opera. "Pa.
tieuce," that you will listen to mo for
one night. and rs you have bad satire,
you may make the satire a little more
piquaut BY knowing q little mere OF the
truth; and that, in any case you will not
take the very brilliant lines Of Mr.. Gil
bert any more 90 o revelation OF the
movement. than you would judge OF the
splendor Of the sun or the majesty oil
the sea, by the dust that dances in the
besu. or the bubble that breaks on tho
wave"
Mr.. Wilde said hs thought tho first
duty Of an art critic was to hold bis
tongue at all times AID upon all sub.
jects. He concluded by saying:
You have heard, I have nj doubt, at
least o few words about two flowers
which are directly connected with the
esthetio movement in England. The
flowers, assure you. e~rroDeously are
supposed 10 be the suitable food OF some
artistic young men. Let me tell you the
reason We love the lily and the sun
flower. II is because these two lovely
flowers, Of all our flowers in England.
are the most perfect models OF design,
the most naturally adapted for decor
alive art. The eaudy, leonine beauty OF
the one, and the chaste and precious
loneliness Of the other, give to the artist
the most entire and perfect Joy. aud see
that you lot there be no flower in your
meadows that does not wreath its ten.
drills around your pillars, no leafi your
giant forests that does not lend its form
to design; no graceful spray OF wild rose
or flower that has not been grown on
marble archwsy or window; no bird in
your Dir that has not given the rides.
cent wonders OF his color or the exquis.
ite curves Of his wings spread in flight.
to create moro beauty and freshness Of
simple adornment.
The papers as q general thing arc In
duleing in satirical remarks concerning
the young lecturer. who announced that
to America he looked for the future de-
vslopmsnt Of the true artistic spirit.
This country. be said, is young. and has
the heroic qualities required.
One OF the New York papers, the
morning after his lecture, said 'The
Wilde ass OF England waited his sstheti-
cal sentiments over o largo audience at
Chickerips Mall last evening for half an
hour, the majority having escaped at the
expiration Of that time" But notwith.
standing all this ridiculs. tho imported
esthsts is sure to gather mp q good pile
Of American double eagles before no
goes home. He has already made en-.
eacements In many Of the important
cities Of the East, and ia besisgsd by
managers all over the country to give
them the earliest dates at which hs can
appear for them. It evidently pays to
DO l~ackadaisical in this the most practi-
cal OF all ages.
10 the Senate Of the United States last
Tuesday Mr.. Pendlston attacked the
National Banks as q monopoly. and o
strong political factor that has defeated
legislation OF both houses, and with
$3.50. 600. 900 Of capital had in twelve
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