Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-06-27
From our Regular Correspondent.
PORTLAND LETTER.
ART AND MUSIC.

is attracting a good deal Of attention from
all lovers of beauty and art. One may
spend hours of each day at the rooms with
profit. The range OF subjects is surprising
for the size of the collection, three hun
dred works, and good opportunity is pre-
scented for contrasting the past style OF
painting. with its elaborateness Of detail
with the present bold, free fashion. An
excellent specimen OF the former is dis
tant view OF the Rocky Mountains by Cas-
ilear. Here everything Is clear and well
defined from the carefully painted fore
ground to the snow-capped SUBMITS Of the
distant mountains. On the contrary, we
have Bricher's Grand Menan," as an ex-
ample of the new style.
The picture every one would be sure to
see Is Tuckerman's Ravine,' III: Il.
Brown, artist. A cool deep emerald pool
rejecting in its crystal mirror the brilliant
tints of the autumn and the sombre hue Of
the eversreens, great gray boulders heaped
up as only New Hampshire boulders are
heaped, and away in the distance a glimpse
of the grand old granite hills.
waiting" by Hamilton Hamilton, is
full of suggestions. A sweep of fishing
coast with the surf rolling in. Seated,
aud leaning against the rocks sits an old
flsh-wife, her rude basket by her side. The
attitude is one of pathetic watchfulness,
and the eager, anxious gaze is directed far
over the treacherous pillows a. II by its
persistence TO fetch the sail she has grown
gray in watching for. A little beyond Is n
sweet young mother and her rosy babe.
The graceful repose and fond, proud look
of the mother is only exceeded by the wise
expires. ion OF the little eye so knowingly
turned up in answering love as the little
morsel goes on with his delicious repast.
Comm Thro the Rye" by Geo. A. Nc
Kinstry, Is a song on canvass. \ field OF
golden grain with wild poppics scattered
through It. In tho background "iassie
and her laddie," while in the foreground,
idly plucking at the heads Of rye, comes
the lone lassie. On her other hand she
carrie. basket and her hat susr"nded
Loosely by its strlng:. Tier .aucy beauty
set Off by the picturesque Scotch dress,
lends easy credence to her assertion,
"All the lads they smile on me,
when comm thro the rye"
"Snow-Bound," I. NJ. Wilesi IS like
wise a painted poem. representing so cx'
actly the scene Whittier describes In his
Snow Bound, one can no better describe
it than by quoting the entire poem. 1t is
all there.
June" by II. B. Brown is mastery
production. A description Is utterly i'm
possible Imagine bend in country
road Just around the curve the gables of
white farm house are seen above the bill
lows OF green ; great trees lean over the
road aud low stono wall skirts either
side: at our left pair OF country bars
made OF little blrches lead into the pasture
and over all is the June greenuess and
gladness.
The Mascotte at City Hall, Monday, was
listened to BY weil.nlled house. The
success OF the performance must have been
highly satisfactory 10 the home talent pro-
ducing IT,
Tuesday, the lIaydens gave the grand
Oratorio OF the Creation TO delighted ac=
dence. The chorus, under the lead OF
Kotzschmar, was perfect in time and move
ment. THE Heavens are Telling" was
given with grand effect. The soloists,
Miss Milllken, Messrs. Stockbridge and
Coyle, were generously applauded. Miss
Fanny Jordan as pianist, and the German
ia Orchestra of Boston, rendered the even
ing a most perfect season of musical en-
ioyment.
Crowds attended the Musical Festival
at Maranocook, Wednesday. The weather
was unexceptional. The accommodations
flrst.clas and the music of u surprising
degree OF excellence.
Tonight, we have the Cary concert with
out Cary. The gifted singer is scarcely
able to speak above whisper. Mrs. Ada
Cary Sturgis has come from Durham to
take part. The programme will be car
ried out as advertised with this exception.
The ticket-holders are given permission to
return tickets II not satisfied with the ar
rangement Miss Cary has generously Of
fered TO pay out of her own pocket for any
talent the managers might select TO I'LL her
place. This the Hospital Directors would
not, OF course, allow. They have endeav.
ored 10 obtain Nine Gerster, but were un-
liable to do so. But the Weber Club, Ce-
ella Club, Miss Long aud Mrs. Sturgis are
an attractive array OF talent, and 1t Is
hoped large attendance will aid in max
ing the concert financial success for the
benefit Of so noble charity. II. $. A.
VALUABLE Book. We have recently
seen very valuable subscription book en-
titled Museum of Antiquities" by l.. w.
Yaggy and T. l.. Haines. The book con-
tains 944 pages, is printed on heavy calen-
dered paper, and is fully illustrated. Among
the illustrations are seven steel plate en-
cravings Of fine design and splendid execu-
ton. One Of the most interesting chap
tiers is that on Pompeii, the buried city OF
Italy. About 1900 years ago the people of
that magnificent city, were suddenly ar
rested in their usual vacations by a shower
of ashes from Mount Vesuvius, followed
by stream of lava which buried the whole