The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-02-04
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Oscar Wilde, the Enslish "scsthcle," ieclurcI at
the Academy Of Music. Bal,impie, on the subject
Of the "Reniissinse," on Thafsiay nj sh, q las,
week, to a good audience. composed principally Of
men. Abou; $50 Oscar walked upon the stage in
his mos, peculiar lank. lily fashion. drawing one
pipe-stsm leg after the other. lie looked usither
u the right 20 the left When he reached the
desk he turned AMI struck his favoriie attitude
his left hand At his hip. hi. left arm asisnb5 his
right hand ON the desk hi. leg. in beautiful dream
like rcpose. A usual, he wore the uniform Of the
Hsthe,es-shiie eravat. white vest, black dress.
coat. tight black knee brceches. with long silk
stockings aud paient-le leather pumps. lie wore one
white glove on his le!t hand. AMI carried a hand.
kerrhief in the right. With which he often during
the ie;iare touched his mouth in an efsminate
manner. His face wore disappointed look.
lie launched out into his LEISURE With a bow. by
saying: Among the laaay debts which We owe
10 the supreme aesthetic faculty Of Goethe H. that
be vas the hsst 90 teach 20 define beauty IN
terms the most concrete possible 10 realize i'll
mean. always in its special manifestations" His
voice vas peeuiiar-tEangy, aud without m0ia-
lation. lie talked light ahead. without esAnlA.is
or expression. IL was not disAgreeAbie al fret.
bat before a half-hour IL became decidedly monot.
onous, aud finally tircsone. His lecture, however,
In many places good. aud at times the Ian.
guage aud thought we're beautiful ye. Il Wts
spoiled. FOR the people having seen him--grew
tired aud began O. leave and the banging 81 the
doors disturbed the rest Of the audience The
people laughed when he mentioned '.Da -aneing."
When he finished there was some applause, as he
abruptly said, Art IL life. and closed his notes
with bang aud Slid oG the stage a. he had en-.
tered. lie spoke for one hour and fifteen minutes.
Then the people tgrnel ani lOOkel at each other,
aud laughed. The general impression wa that
Mr.. Wilde rescmblel an auionaton, wouai up 10
20. and dill 20. His lecture was an elaboration
Of the thought: "A thing u beauty l. JOY for.
ever"
Among the thing Mr. Wilde said were the fol.
lowing: "Satire-sterle a. IL l. dissraeeiui, and
impo,ent a. it il insulting lis the homass which
meliocri;y pays 20 genius" lie dSeit some time
upon beatty aud the love Of IL in various nations
lie told. in a very roundabout manner, how he aud
number Of fellow stulcnts had gone out 20 build
a country road. ani sail that something beautiful
could be gained from everything-not that he
wanted all the Young girls aud nea before him 10
90 out and bgii1 country Foads. bat he wanted
them % have some art study. lie said Baltimore
wAnte1 some good architecture. by -,hs xlt Of
great and generous citizen" he said. "you viii
gain much from that popular library. But What
you want Is school II dcsisn." lie also said I:
melancholy people neyer do much in art. You
dance great deal IdOn't disapprove Of dancing.
but you should dance the tsinae;. and not the
polka. II Is much prsttier dance. lL.aaghter.l
You don't want any more bronze generals eareer-
ing at every corner % your streets, as them
In Washington. You at peace nov. and peace
be with you" lie closed by saying I'VE spend
our days,each Of u. looking foF tbs secret Of life
wel my friends, the secret oi life l. in art
"a renewal; henee style Of decorative art freer
than the antique but resulting therefrom. revived
by Raphael in the POntidcats Of Leo X. a. the re-
suit 81 the sxhaming Of certain aneieai paintings.
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