The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-06-19

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coming to determine ion that q, any
sacrifice and at any cost they will no
longer be dominated over by few
thousand men, and if the extreme issue
is forced upon lis it will be short, sharp
and decisive, and there can be but one
result here-the triumph of order and
Of law, and the establishment of this
hard fact, that strike or no strike the
majority will and ought to rule, and
that the very cornerstone Of our gov
ernment Is set in the declaration that IL
was founded not for any set, nobility or
privileged class, but for the greatest
good to the greatest number; and that
principle must stand while the Repub-
lie stands, and can only fall when the
Republic falls.
But turn with relief inexpressible
from tue strike with all its irritating
concomitants into one of our loveliest
Art galleries, where. surrounded by the
most magnificent creations of modern
genius can forget the police court and
the boycotter, the thieving aldermen
and the Broadway villainy, Wall street,
Jay Gould and all unpleasant subjects.
Where the Fifth avenue crosses Broad
way and just around the corner from
Delmonico's restaurant, is the famous
Shaus AIT Gallery, in which can be
found some Of the rarest and costliest
gems Of art that have ever been seen in
the United States.
II created a ripple. Of excitement in
art circles here when It was learned that
William Shaus, who has been so closely
identified with our art life for more than
a quarter of century, had laid down
the baton and retired OH an ample for
tune, leaving the business to his nephew,
Herman Shaus, who is now the head o
the house land on whom his mantle has
worthily fallen), and A. w. Conover.
I know of no other place IN New York
where stranger can go at any time with
the absolute certainty of seeing a first
class collection of pictures. Other gal
leries there are, quite number of them,
where costly pictures can be seen, where
Jay Gould, c. P. Huntington, d. o.
Mills or Charles Crocker would receive
the greatest attention; but nowhere else
in New York will the general public re-
ceive equal civility and consideration.
And the crowning feature of this part;-
cular gallery is, that it has been the
constant and unfaltering friend of
American art, and the result of this
fostering care is evidenc ID in the splen-
did work that many of our native artists
have done in the past ten years. Mr.
Shaus was almost the first one to recog-
nize Donnat's genius, and by persistent
effort he has earned a place in our
noblest collections for his grand picture
of "The Spanish Quartette.' The
present head of the house, Mr.. Herman
Shaus, contemplates a splendid Exhibi-
tlon in the Fall, when the public are
promised a look at the wonderful
picture, Rembrandts "Gilder," which |
excited such curiosity two years ago
when the gallery of the Due de Morney
was scattered to the winds. 1t was then |
purchased by William Shaus; the price
was fortune, and if 1t is ever sold, as
it doubtless will be, 1t will cost princes |
ransom to whoever gets it.
Many people from the country who
visit New York run into Tiffany's at
Union Square, take look at the emer-
aids, rubies, diamonds, and sapphires,
examine the wares in silver and gold, |
and then depart, satisfied they have |
seen all that there is to be seen. On
the floor over the store is the most |
collection of bronzes and |
objects of art to be seen anywhere in
the United States. Here, on free ey-
hibition, is ThaXter's beautiful poem in
marble f'Loye's First Dream, lovely
beyond the power of words to express.
And near by, Cooper's magnificent
creation of "Spring, pa work that will
earn for this aspiring young sculptor
niche high up in the temple of fame.
Our future in art is hopeful, when works
like these come from the chisels of men
who are yet in lfe's early spring. Poor
Thaxter died before he was thirty. and
Cooper is still young man, with life
of golden promise before him.
1t was amusing to see the crowds
along Broadway wherever photograph
OF Mrs. Cleveland was on exhibition. /
Without being strikingly handsome, she
Is fair to look upon. 1t is a go od, hen
est, sensible face, and one that, having
seen once, YOU would be pleased to see
again. 1t is rather Quakerly cast of
countenance, quiet, dignifed, but not
by any means rcpellant. The remarks
on the likenesses were all complimentary,
though everybody appeared to think
That the President had got much the
best of the bargain.
You doubtless recolleet about four
weeks ago I gave You brief history of
Tasker II. Marvin, the great Wall Street
b oker, who sunk million of his own
fortune and failed for nearly $4,000
HIS money was gone, but amon0 his
assets his creditors discovered charac-
Ter worth more than stocks or gold or
diamonds. He was treasurer of a num-
Der of important institutions at the
line of his failure, and tried to resign
rom them all; but so unshaken were
hey in the mans integrity, that they