The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-06
HEyBALED. BEAUTY


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Tho Theory ofOscar wilde Practically Dis
oussed-From the Efppyrean 10 the " IN.
dane.
Oscar Wilde, the csthetc, the present sen
sation Of the cultivated east, maintains that
beauty Is not taught but revealed. This
theory, which the ineiable youth evolves
with all the emphasis OF fixed fact, seems to
be calling forth some ridicule from men
who do not possess souls capable OF soaring
in the upper ether of sublimated ecstaCy.
OF the earth earthly they cannot or will not
see the golden halo which surrounds the
| heavenly heights of Mr.. Wilde's empyrean
world. Is this American peryersty, or is
the soulful blood misunderstood? IL IS II
| little of both, probably. Mr. Wilde, who,
! like many other dreamers who lived and
died before he came into the world, pro.
mulgates his doctrine in the faith of con-
yiction, forgetting in his serene ethereal.
ness the gross materialism upon which he
| is seeking to make an impression. Upon
| the other hand the common clay of human
| ity, forgetting the beauty of the theory in
the daring of its altitudinous PRONOUNCE
ment," ridicules the young esthete and
treats his utteranccs as though they We're
the emanations OF Oriental imagery. But
is he altogether wrong? Decidedly not! Both
sides are right and wrong. This is para
dox, but here is the solution The writer
paid a visit to the rooms of Messrs. Park,
Lynch IL Co., corner Twenty-tirst street ana
the Strand, sometime since. 1t was while
the Messrs Tobias Lyons Sons were eXhlb-
iting their magnificent display Of precious
gems for the csthetic enjoyment OF Calves
tonians One of the firm spoke OF splendid
stones which they had in stock; parures of
diamonds and flashing devices in ruby, gar
net, pearl and diamonds, but their beauty
was not understood until the gems were
placed before the eyes of the writer and re-
vealed their own loneliness to his soul
through the means of sight. Mr.. Lyons
then'unconscously further illustrated the
position assumed by the writer by stating
that while in San Francisco some weeks
previous he was attacked with rheumatism.
His acquaintance advised the use OF 5.
Jacobs Oil as relevant. 1t was character
lied as a superb remedy, etc, but he
could not appreciate the enthusiasm they
felt for it. He could not be taught the
beauties of the mystery Of its healing power
and the ecstacy which comes of its enjoy
ments. However, he tried the Great Ger
man Remedy. He then realized through |
the revelation of feeling the sublimation of
it's beauty. 1t cured him. Hence, while |
he could not be taught its beauty from the
lips of others, or learn by the sense Of sight, |
he was only capable of understanding it
through the revelation of feeling, and he
now has the most unlimited faith in its cur
alive power. Thus it will be seen that the
soul, which is what Mr.. Wilde evidently
means when he talks about the revelation
of beauty to man, may not be able to
conceive from verbal description, but is
flooded through the sense of sight and feel |
ing, as in the case of the episodes about the
gems and Mr.. Lyons experience with the |
Great German Remedy. Therefore the es-
thete is not altogether wrong in his de- |
auctions. But again he is wrong in that he |
makes the assertion sweeping. The beauty |
of scene or thing may be learned from
word-painting or the exercise of faith, which
the convincing logic OF great man has de-
fined as the substance of something hoped |
for and the evidence of things not seen.
Thus, Mr.. Louis Marx. proprietor of the
fremont cigar store, believed in the magic
of the Great German Remedy. before he re.
allied its beauty OF healing by per-
sonal experience. He was stricken with
and suffered almost all the hor-
rors of a soul in torment. He was so sit
uated when the pain came on him that he
could not reach a bottle of the Great Ger
man Remedy. He had reasonable hope
through faith in its power, engendered by
the encomiums bestowed upon its remedy
by its friends, that it would relieve him.
When at last re reached his home he APP
piled the oil and received relief; its beauty
was not newly revealed to him, but only
augmented. He, as matter of course, did
not think about the subject in this style,
out in a very matter-of-iact way as per
ectly reliable and trustworthy liniment.
Mr.. Marx has since used the st. Jacobs Oil
or sick headache, to which he is subject,
md saws it is decidedly the best remedy for
t in the world, which is equivalent to say
ng that it is the most beautiful liniment in
he world.
The experience above narrated may prob
I. Al, ,rI NJ. A. A |
ook-keeper for Messrs. lie Gierse u Co,
,orner Twenty fourth and the Strand. Mr.
Ioehler had rheumatism, but saw no beauty
n the pain, neither did he feel any ecstacy,
Except that which resulted from the agony
# pain, which is the converse OF pleasure
nd beauty. But he did see hope in the APP
,lication of st. Jacobs Oil. 1t is the
,leasure of the writer to announce that
his fine young gentleman was not de-
rauded of the realization of that hope.
The st. Jacobs Oil cured him. He is firm
n his faith that it has no equal in subduing
heumatic pain, and he will use, II
gain if ever he is attacked
nth the disease. 1t is true,
hat through the bencfiGent power of the
treat German Remedy Mr.. Kochler has no
but, like a sensible man, he
noWs he may have return Of il, and his
hind is fixed as to the remedy he will en-
10y.
There are notixed rules to define the teach
" and deception of beauty. 1t depends
lrgely upon circumstances or tempera-
tent, and he is dreamer who seeks TO
end the world 10 rules Of certain ideals.
therefore,, while Mr.. Wilde will only be APP
reciated by few idealsts like himself
ne Great German Remedy will 90 on re-
ealing itself to mankind through the vir-
les of faith and hope and realization
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