The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-20


&c R.AH.D DTOR.aGCO SALE
At OuE Coming Eair, 9
Commencing Here Oct. goth.
1856. ssi'ss
At a meeting Of the Fair Committee
held here on Tuesday last, Capt. Matt
EAtkinson introdnced resolution which
was adopted by the committee to tavesa
grand sale of Leaf Tobacco at our Fan
Grounds on the last day, the Far com
1mencing here on the 20tli Of October.
Is This will doubtless bring together the
largest number of tobacco raisers and
buyers ever seen IN the State. =
Large pfemiums will be oHefed on ev-
cry grade of tobacco raised in this sec
ton; and the premiums given on each
grade to the pile that brings the highest
/ priceA Hleper Isteps will be taken to
carryyont the spirit lof this plan SO that
no advantage shall, or can be, taken to
defeat the object in view. A large tenn
porary shed or tent will be provided IN
which to display the tobacco; and every
arrangement perfected by. which both
| sch er and buyer shall be accommodated.
This will be grand occasion for, Wes-
tssa tsas s 9 Ts si Sb sEs %i1
be present from the different tobacco
marts Of the United States will be guar
antee that the very highest prices will
be given for every package placed on the
tffoor. Besides this the occasion will be
agrand one for the tobacco people to
meet together for consultation, forming
acquaintapces and mutual profit in
many ways in addition to seeing the
splendid exhibit that will be made by
the Fair. We trust there will NOT be a
tobacco farm in all our section .unre-
presented. f4s 2e5 .tt
The DROP CURTAIN.
For quite number Of years famous
drop curtain has spread itself for the
study or the pleasure of the audiences at
the Opera Hall. They usually have full
time for study; for the curtain is gener-
ally slow in rising. They are happy in
having such prolific theme for enjoy
ment or criticism. Let us look at it. We
are puzzled to know the, true intent of
the artist; whether the work was his
real purpose, or a Sburlesque; whether
genius gone astray in ignorance Of the
rules of art, or satire upon, artists who
were ignorant or defiant; whether the
artist had Hogarth's humorous satire on
common violations oflinear or aerial per
spective in mind, or Mhether he was
happily unconscious that there was such
thing as perspective. The scene is a
seaside piece, but such seaside piece as
only Italy ;:conld. provide. s A massive
quay, gardens glowing with flowers and
rich with shrubbery, castle, vessels
upon the water and the rolling blue sea
in the distance. The prominent feature
of the foreground is the quay, the ap-
proach to which is flank On either side
by massive balustrade between the
walls of which the seaman is supposed
to reach the water side. Looking down
between these walls, we find that the
perspective lines, instead of conYerging,
as nature says they ought to do, trium-
phantfy defy nature, and go on widening
as they recede, and if extended fal
enough, would take in the whole un-
bounded ocean, To the right and left of
| the quay Is. the vision of d gorgeous gars
den, all glowing with flowers of such di-
mensions that the Princess of Brobdig-
nag might have found a boquet in a
single specimen. To the left rises cas-
tie, a marvel of architecture. Tits keep
| ing with the gaity of the garden. Time
has put no stain upon it. There are no
crumbling walls or shattered battlements.
It stands sFerect and fresh, in all its integ%
rity, and invites inspection to its beauties
II - nrai&S 1n%t
is. the very remarkable one that while
the front is composed of two lofty stories,
the sides are divided into three stories;
and as the same apartments are unavoid-
ably embraced in these divisions, the
suggestion is unaVoidably presented of
some Blue Beard arrangement by which
the unwary guest in passing from his
chamber to the banquet halls is treach-
erously plunged into depths below to be
no more heard of
Now look upon the water. A dead
calm rests upon it, and not a breeze ruf
hes the mirror;like surface. A sloop
lies out a little way from the castle. Her
rig would drive the owners of the Puri-
tan or the Priscilla to distraction. Her
single mast is stepped far astern, and her
iib boom sstuck up at an angle of As de-
grees. Her main boom is coquettishly
| tr1Ced up at an angie OF about 10 uegfeoS;
and the nainsal. is stretchedto nautical
tautness. The jib is set far out at the
end of the boom, and seems bent on
working on its own hook, SO far apart are
the two sails. The air is dead calm,
but the little vessel is ambitious of a
show of motion, and around her stern,
and along her sides and in her wake she
has churned the water into foam like a
duck splashing in horse pond, and
makes very good make-believe ofa very
fast sailerE in dead water and in dead
The left shore of the little bay is
thanked by a line of cliffs which, as they
recede in the distance, go on increasing
in height, until, if they would 60 far
enough they would surpass Himalaya
Tor Andes in loftiness. ri e
| The.i1orizon bounds the view, and the
spectator looks out to sea. But the artist
proposes to give an idea of the tumult OF
the'mighty deep, and the angry waters
are rolling onward atan angle of about
ten degrees with the horizon, proving
tn at they are both fearfnlly and won
derfully made.
The drop scene is sho~ein itself.
! ! AHEAD OF ALI THE STATE, H.
Mavar A ston iYnnoses q fine of five dol