Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-28
ART IN AMERICA.
A National Popularity Illustrated by a
New Partisan Painting.
New York World

New York World.
els American art crude?
Yes. | think so; but also think" says
Mr.. James Wight, the well-known art con-
noisseur, of 757 Broadway, New York,
q that in few years we shall surpasS the
world in art We are mixed people, and
when we have our artistic character formed
we shall excel the old world Our develop
ment since the war has been great"
'Do Americans much patronize foreign
art ?"
e Indeed they do And as they pay the
best prices, the galleries of the Nanderbilts,
Astors, of R. g. Dun, Nicholson of Chicago
Mackay of California, Harding of Philadel-
phia, and others, contain gems of all the
modern masters"
g Are the works of the modern chosen
above those of the ancient masters ?'
'' Very much so. Historical scenes, real
and ideal landscapes, and decided charac-
tiers in figure are the most popular The
last time ! was in Paris picked up a very
strong bit of drawing, which depicted
middle-aged man bostered up in much
be-cushioned chair, his face and surround
ings indicating intense agony. His table
is crowded with many physicians phials,
abandoned bandages and used-up bliSters.
Before him tub of steaming water mock
ingly sends its incense into his face, and the
grate-fire cheerfully bIazes in mockery of
unhappiness His nurse nearly distracted
at her masters fretful and ever-varylng
commands, is a type of diSmay. | really
enjoy looking at this picture! know how
the old fellow feels, for | myself was for
twelve years q victim of intiammatory
rheumatism. Every spring and winter
perfect torture twisted me for two or three
months, during which | was often unable
to sleep for week at time; was torment
ed by continuous agony, and at one time
was totally blind for fortnight the dis
ease having settled in my eyes. | had the
best medical skill, used all the approved
scientific specifics, visited the famed min
eral springs of America, of Carlsbad and
Paris, bat every year the same mad fire
literally burned me alive When | look
at that picture it seems like mirror of my
own experience, and often laugh to my
self as ] think what an old bear must have
been when | was suffering as the subject
of the sketch seems to be-"
DON'T you think you are tempting fate
by making sport of your old encmy?"
Z" Oh, | fear him no longer. My last at
tack was over two years ago, and all the
agony of the preceding twelve years CEN
me no hope of recovery. | had some faith
in myself, however and when they gaye
me up | undertook my own treatment
We'll, how did it work?n
8" Investigated the whole subject of
rheumatism, and found that it was in my
case caused by disease of the blood, pros
ably produced by periodical inactivity of
the kidneys. I then began Warmers safe
cure, twenty bottles of which completely
purified my blood, and | never have en-
joyed such robust health as do now l
presume have recommended this treat
mcnt to a thousand persons in Europe and
America for general debility, malaria and
rheumatism, etc. and have never heard
anything but satisfactory reports
Mr.. Wight has an intimate personal ac-
quaintance with the best people in Europe
and America is a man of the highest re-
pute and character, and his experience
gives weighty testimony to the remarkable
power of the celebrated preparation named.
g You think, then, Mr.. Wight, that under
the thin vcneering of estheticism there is
substantial art development in America
" l certainly DO, and l have confidence,
as | said before, that when the true Ameri-
can idea is settled upon, our development
will be both rapid and excellent"