Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-08
COllegians Discussing Langtry.

1t was a crowd Of Princeton boys. where the
young HotSpurS OF the south. the youthful Nimrods
Tof the west and the sprgs of educated wealth be-
longing to the east, commingling in the gymna-
lows had an autograph card OF the jersey Lily.
which his father, member OF Congress. had sent
him, on which. following the name, "Lue Lang
Try were the words adapted from CampbelE
THE House was sad-the garden was wild
And man, the meIuber-sigh'd till Langtry sInird"
No use of twisting thu pleasures Of Hope" that
way IN washington. said an impetuous young
Southerner from Louisiana Tom Moore does It
per-rctiy WIN out the change Of single word,
where he says:
y. r wf tl ny. Whose form and whose soul
the Rt sf zach d isd at pos
If Langtry be there, there is happiness toos'
let one OF her own people have show at this, -
sid young Jerseyman from Hobokus. 1--WE have
said"
Where she went the flowers took tlickest root.
AS Langtry sow'd them with her odorous foot"
'Give o New Englan6er voice now" said bright
sharp face son Of the White Mountain region. 1--WE
nave poet who gets away from your English verSi-
Iiers IN doing justice TO the Lily. Listen to what
LOngfellow writes Of the beauty:'
Beautiful n form and feature
Lovely as the day;
Can there be so fa~ creature
As Langtry, tOrIld Of clay:'
Westward the tide OF beauty takes its way. said
nave so much trouble with the girls in Missouri;
The whole continent is after them on account OF
their loneliness. Even here it has affected me-
MY only books
Are woman's looks.
And LanS.ry's all they've taught me-"
A son of Scottish American. at whose Beck and
Can Senate sometimes listens. claimed the last
chance. as his father, TOO, had Langtry card and
he quoted Burns:
AND Nature swcars. the lovely tlnars
Her nobieSt work she classes O:
Her prentice hand she tried on
An then size made the Larstrys' o"
The young descendant OF Scotland added natvely
w men smith. OF the Capitol conservatory. reads
this verse OF mine he will send sIhe Jersey iry a
congressional bouquet sure"
as the boys parted q golden sunset glorlfied the
western horizon and to them beauty seemed 10 be
spirit walked with them to their lodges
CHOICE WORKS OF ART.-Mr. Downing will SELL at
MS auction rooms, on Tuesday next. December
18th, corner nth street and Pennsylvania avenue
very select and choice cOllectif a of OIL paintings
Dy Charles LanIn1n and Johai les y. Oertel, the
same TO be on exhibition on Monday. the 10Th, pre-
ceding the sale. Botn Of these ~tiStS are men Of
reputation and members of the New York Academy
OF Design, and their productions are well known to
me lovers Ct art i'll Washington and elsewhere
lille the author-artSt. Mr. Lanlnan. viii offer to
the public few OF his larger paintings. ne Will
also have on exhibition collection OF his smaller
pictures OF American scenery. which have attracted
50 much attention in New York and other cities
curing the paSr year Among Nj. GCrtels pictures
he Is so celebrated. well as 4 few of his ecceS-
ast1cai designs, with which his Meme has been so
nom anu h0iioraoly ldentuled u this artist. it
NAY oc stated That one OF his Tlgi0us pictures. en-
ttlfd 1.-The Rock OF Ages" Was probably the most
!opulI Work ever painted il this country. it hay
ing Dten produced in chrome and photograph to
the extent OF several hundred thousand copies
A larTc proportion of the pictures that are 70 be
oferCd are small and unframed. and it is presumed
Will be appreciated by those T-n0 are seeking gen
u!ne works of art as appropriate presents Tor the
coming holidays The subjects are so various that
all sorts OF tastes can be gratiticd and it is but
seldom that the cultivated people OF the city have
ha 50 good an opportunity the present for beau
flying their parlor walls.