Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-19
ART AND DRAMA.
Notes Of the Sciences OF Beauty
and 6ayety.
Matters of Interest to Our Local Artists
Home Dramatic Doings-General
Matters Of Moment.

The new engraving, Attorney, Is nov
in the market, and as a mate to the far
famed Jersey" seems to give entire sat.
isfaction. The picture is composed OF
some beautiful points, most prominent OF
which We will mention: beautiful girl
age, Near her is q beautiful Attorney cow
and calf, while in the background we see
ocean and hills. Any one having seen the
Jersey" will surely admire the alder
ney."
Next week Miss Eckey, Of Mount de
Chantal, promises to place on exhibition at
Nicolls few of her beautiful water color
sketches and a vase painted in imitation
OF Limoga.
The latest species of the animal known
as the placuue is made of brass FURNISHED
in a bright manner with q dead brass or
bronze rim round it, and attracts great
deal of attention.
The new barbotine ware is now much
used by art amateurs.
Miss Jennie Bailey, OF Miss Wilkinson's
class, has just completed the most elegant
rose panel of the season. The flowers
stand out in wonderful relief and the tints
are laid on in bold yet delicate touch.
Mr. NIcoll the Mcclure House art dealer
is soon to make tour OF the principal
cities in the east in the interest OF his bust
ness.
Mrs. L. C. Reed has returned home from
her art studies in Pittsburgh, for q short
vacation, and reports very satisfactory
progress. Among some studies shown US
were several German studies OF faces,
which were colorei beautifully. A head
Of German girl has some splendid Ii ght'
ing, as is also an old Jew and little boy.
Mr.. Forester, the well known por-
kra;k ra;nkar 0f piktshu rob IL
Miss Reeds teacher. This gentleman
has very large class of earnest pupils and
makes 1t point TO paint something else
besides plscques Mrs. Reed will return to
Pittsburgh next week. .-
Miss Fannie Adj has commenced taking
lessons in painting as an addition 30 her
large course OF studies at Mt de Chantal.
This school il becoming celebrated for its
art study. ..-...
Mr.. Wilbur L. Wright is going to make
sketching tour through old Virginia the
coming summer, accompanied by some
friends, and expects to make some interest
ing outdoor sketches from different points.
Miss Kate Leighton is soon to make
visit to st. Louis, and will attend an scad-
envy of designs while there. Miss Kate has
a large class of pupils in art in Bellaire.
Miss Ella Gorby and friend, Miss Maggie
Morrison, of Bellsire, were in the city dur.
ing the past week, looking at new points
of interest.
Miss Ida Smith, OF woodsfeld, o &C;
companied by several of her class, visited
our town Thursday.
Rosa Bonheur paid $1,000 for the lions
used as models for The Lions at Home"
and kept them a year at a daily cost Of 81.
The painting was sold for S5l, 900 before it
left the easel
u L. -
who has the contract from the State of
Ohio for a statue of Garfield. has placed q
plaster cast of his design on exhibition in
the Governors Office at Columbus. The
Dispatch of that city says there is some doubt
concerning its acceptance by the State
Commissioners. One of them, who says all
his colleagues agree with him, pronounces
il an exeerable effigy, bow legged, sway
backed and stoop shouldered. Why" said
he, II could take shovel and slap up a
better statue than that"
1t is surprising the number OF paintings
that get holes knocked in them by falling
from their places on the walls or mantels,
or while being moved from one place to
another. This in many instances, is re-
garded as great calamity, but it Is not
so great that it cannot be repaired. No
matter how badly a canvass is torn, so all
the pieces are there, il can be fixed up so
the injuries will be scarcely noticeable.
Among those in the hands Of a restorer in
this city is a very valuable painting
brought all the way from Boston by the
owner in the hope of having it doctored
up. The Boston artists pro-
Dounced it hopeless case on
account OF the canvass being rotten.
Then there are old pictures, some with
frayed edges, others with the paint cracked
and scaled off, awaiting the touch of the
restorer. Some professional artists do this
kind of work, but it is too often the case
they try TO improve the picture by chang
ing ito suit their taste; consequently pic.
ture dealers usually select for this work
artists who are specially fitted for it. The
most common accident to large pictures is
falling from the wall onto the back OF
chair.
Three of the large pictures in the re-
tunda at the National Capitol-"Embarka-
tion of the Pilgrims" Baptism of Poca-
hontas, and the Discovery OF the Missis-
sippi," have been removed for the purpose
of being restored. 1t is feared by many of
the leading artists that this is bad thing
TO do, as there are no professional restorers
OF note in this country. They have been
placed in the hands of as good as can be
found, bat he has convictions of his own,
and it is not improbable that in the process
of restoration he will take the liberty of
making the pictures what he thinks they
ought TO have been rather than what they
were. All that is the matter with them is
they are little dirty and are assuming an
aged appearance, which is not generally
very grievous fault.