Evening star., 1886-11-27

SCENES IN THE CHEAT MART OF TRADE ETC
ETC.
| Special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
NEW YORK, November %, 1886.
HOW "ARr' IS "MANAGED-
It was q rainy night in the city, The streets
| were sloppy. Little pools of water glistened
on the sidewalks of 23d street. Electric car
bons threw Off misty, uncertain light. A
| steady stream of humanity was pushing down
the stairway OF the 6th-avenue station Of the
elevated railroad. chill wind from the North
| river blew in the face of this stream and sent
windows of rain rolling towards Broadway
A few strugglers folded dripping umbrellas
preparatory to sauntering into q popular
music garden. A canopy was stretched across
the walk a hundred yards west of the music
hall. 1t was illuminated with Chinese lam
terms. The canopy led to an open church
door. Every minute carriage stopped
at the opening OF the canvas funnel. Every
thing outside indicated a wedding within the
edif1ce On entering the canopy you were adj
dressed by a man uniformed like French
commissionaire. He was supported in his
duties by police officer, sDeciaily detailed for
the service. On the presen tatiou of q card Of
invitation the commissionaire bowed grace
fully, and conducted you up the steep steps to
the vesttbuic of the church. There you were
received l,s by second official in full uniform,
officer. He received your card, while q third
commtssionaire placed in your hand a neatly
printed pamphlet entitled
"CHR1ST BEFORE PLATE
Having thus been duly impressed with the
Importance of the show within, the inner doors
were thrown open, and you stood upon the floor
Of the church. The room was well filled, but
the stiffness OF death prevailed. The only lights
were those flooding with etiulgence the great
painting stretched across the stage. The visitor
was at once impressed with the silence that
prevailed. Men and women sat like statues
d,t dumb and motionless, gazing at the picture.
The f1rst figure to attract the eye was that of
ragged and unkempt Hebrew, with both hands
raised, shouting 'sCrucify him." Gradually the
OF all the sketch of Christ got your attention.
1t is as different from Sami Morse's living fig
urs as night is from day. Morses was a robust
cal health. This. however, is pale and con-
the forehead slopes, and the hair is very lons,
and not particularly curly. The whiskers
cover the cheek like thic.set, and have a
Christ. Not church member in the country
has ever pictured anything like it in his imagi-
nation. The Saviour roamed Judea with his
olsclpies, nSheu with them, plucked corn with
them, and led All outdoor lfe that would have
bronzed any man; This seems like the portrait
room for months, and who has Just been
dragged from Il Turkish bath. Sink the eclat
with which The picture has been heralded, and
and 1t would be condemned by ninety-nine out
OF every hundred who pay half u dollar each to
satisfy curiosity concerning It,
The delineation OF Ponlius PLATE is even
more unsatisfactory than that Of the main
figure. Pontlns is seated upon a dais twiddling
his fingers. His brows are knit, and his ewes
resemble those of ferret The Roman cast of
features are lacking. The nose is short and
stuhby. The man looks like Doodle alder
man in brown study over the merits of the
Broadway and cable roads, 1t would REQUIRE
the Droadest stretch of the imagination to make
Eoman governor out OF him. His surround
ings are not those OF a Roman magistrate. The
Romans despised the Jews. Official authority
was always upheld, especially in foreign coun-
try, by display OF military loree. In this paint
Ing only one soldier is depicted. He is at the back
OF the Hall trying to quell u disturbance The
Jews crowd around Plate, leaning on his throne
OF the utmost familiarity with him. There is
not the slightest indication of the ancient Ro-
massive face, but he looks more like AN Arab
Shiek than like High Priest. The hall OF
tnstice is dismal and gloomy. It has been
daubed with bitumen until it resembles a coun-
Gil chamber in the time of inqusition.
Nine visitors out OF ten prime their imagina-
ton with the stupendous adjectives and dett
suggest tons In the descriptive pamp phlets and
fancy themselves within .he domain Of awe and
wonder. TO feed this fancy, it is said that old
fellows resembling learned savants, have been
employed to fill certain seats, and at stated
periods give vent to rhapsodical expressions OF
feeling. Women from Boston and New Eng
land are especially impressed by the views of
those stool pigeons, who pronounce are 'ar,"
fast, "faust" and can't, ''caunt" The smart
ness of the agent in charge of the show is almost
passed SO much free advertising.
AN ARTISTIC WHISTLER,
While gazing at the picture recently a visitor
was charmed by a sweet melody which sounded
as though it came from q muffied flute The
trills and Quavers were done in mastery man.
ner, and the tone was soft and alluring the
time being perfect. On turning TO discover the
source OF the music he saw man with wiry
hair. bnshy beard and an enormous mus
tache, with lips slightly pursed. The man was
wi,istling. His eyes were deep set and piercing.
His appearance recalled pictures of Herr Most
and the Chicago anarchists At all events the
the Baron de Munkacsy himself whose visit
has aided so much in creating furore over the
painting. He Is almost as famous whistler
as he is q painter. At the Century Club the
other night he entertained the company with a
whistlng seance. One of his audience said that
he served up "Listen to the Mocking Bird in a
manner that would have made the whistiing
negro on CoEey Island piers turn pale with
envy. Munkacsy, whose name, by the way, is
genial and sociable, and is making host of
friends. One OF his cnaperons here is the Hon.
Joseph Pulitzer, who knew the artist well
when in Hungary. Munkacsy occupied Mr.
PuiitZers box In the Metropolitan Opera House
recently, where he received attention from
many leading citizens. Mr.. Albert Pulitzer has
given, or is about to give, dinner in honor of
his distinguished countrymen. The Hungarian
colony are enthusiastic over his visit, and the
Americans. The artist will sail for home Just
before the holidays.
THE PROPER THING IN GIRLS
this year is dashing and straight and strong
She g-eets mankind with an imperious stare as
she strides along the street with her chin In the
air, her shoulders well back and her arms
swinging TO and fro. This week settled it. The
opera brought society back and the proper girl
came romping home with flashing eyes and The
ruddy glow OF perfect health showing through
the nut-brown tan OF the summers campaign
The clinging girl with tender eyes, the romantic
girl with the yearning glare, the domestic girl
with her turgid French, the smuggling girl with
her artful smirk, and the girl Who clung to the
skirts OF mama-they are gOne all gone. They
went away in q nutter with timorous screams
at the snort Of the engine and the rush of the
burly world. Now they've come back but
OF lofty, gay, intrepid, mettlesome, dashing
girls, who swagger abroad with delicious femi-
nine audacity and who have brought the breeze
OF the mountain top, the salty flavor of the
oceans edge and the buoyant air OF the Berk-
shire hills into the very heart OF dirty, dusty
town has seen the girl OF to-day with her high
bred look, her daring style and winsome as
sumption of manliness Is far and away the most
fetching thing that the world at largecan show
ROSCOE CoNKLINa
is not recognized by strangers when they see
him in the streets nowadays. The accepted
portrait of him made familiar by the pencils
Of the cartoonists is that of a man of slim and
elegant physique with a pouter pigeon chest, a
slim waist and jaunty carriage. The papers
are fondest OF representing Mr.. COnkllng stand
ing with his legs well apart, one hand thrust in
his breast and his head thrown back after the