Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-08


Perfume.
v S4a.
Everybody p familiar Nth Inc story Of
,As contest between tae tao AtfeRlsn
painters Tor the palm o: supremacy in the
close imitation OF objects. One painted 8
girl bearing g basket o. grapes, and the
t.uiy wss 50 natural that the ouds came and
packed a, i. Tae other presented 6 framed
picture over which hung . cloth. His
r7aI hastily sns,ched &. the cloth to see
sha, was behind It, ana found
that il Vas painted, ard q
counterfeit. &c then acknowledged
himself vanguished, saying i only de-
csiysd birds, o1l you have deceived a pain
ter Without attempting 10 decide upon
the Justice Of such a decision, or upon the
respective merits Of Zsuxis and Psrrhs.
si1s. / IS certain ,hst very many painters,
oo.r OF ms6iR7sl snd n5dern times, have
Tar surpassed the teas recorded Of them
5o.h. Il is positively ,-ce lhs: az the arsE
slzht Of TItans Nsnlsss, especially those
IN the N1sao del Prado, OF Madrid, .
feels 3 thrill Of ~s-5prise that amount
Amos. % s vsiu. The sensation is exact
- a. a 60 lad u2l<ai ~unsuspactinglT
lcgo the bed room OF q duchess and seen
her IN puris uAtlraho1s.
Tie aos, wonderful s,ory Of pictorial
co1nterteiuiry ls tod Of Nso1se, who, be-
igg n the service OF 81 Italian prince, 10
Eaon q potsntsta VS. about. 10 pay G for.
nal v.it. received from me major dome Of
tie palace sQ5cisa, white cut velvet OF
Gsroa for a magnificent snit. Bat being
81 inTetera,e gambler, he riaked bis lvery
3: dice, ana los; IT, aud psiated upon thick
paper a substitute, which be EOre when the
great 6sy arrived, 10 the admiration o:
every one. Court sQ!:s in those days we're
made thick sad we're naturally sif, so that
!ss u~r5end!9g character o: As5Qses sGit
did not cause any surprise. But be had
given II such a royal sheen. s1ch s splsu-
did sweep Of changing tx; f1on gray 10
vhi,e. that the po'eU:ste vss attracted 5y
the stuff ard expressed 10 bis hos, a de-
si-e % purchase some c: TIA. particular
Geuoese fabric. Ma5Cse vas seat for. and
had 10 make a tall confession, which 60
ticklsd his mss.sr and his MASTER cues:
tbs. s.l Eas forgiven. and he lesk 10 the
Eaywscd genius purse = stopped ouce
more 70. q !eE DAYS.
BC' The coGn;es;si,s Of today sle iecid.
sGly those which nost interest the public.
There Is on Warren street s famous iuuch
ana EQGor place, whose glory is s panel
picture Of large size, named After the
HUT Iii apparently painted upon a
paneldoor e black oak. which ia draped
With Crimson velvet hanzjcys standing out
Eone way from l., 80 IS 10 permit the ir-
PRODUCTION Of concealed gas Jet which light
up the picture. These are OBVIOUSLY neces-
ssry because the petition of the panel is.s
dark one, between the fore part Of the store
sn5 he immsnse ssr snd counter in the
centre OF the place. On The supposed panel
door il painted a huGaag t.opy OF weapons,
birds. a rabbit, 3 hunting horn Of brass,
q drinking cup made from al ox-horn.
3 mans ksi, and above al q pendent bot
lie changing BY : s'ring, which is fast.
ened 10 one Of the objscis above. The
supposed panel door has immense rusty
Of hammered iron, artistic in coz
srucrion and Of the fifteenth century in
Ia the center. upou the left hand
SIDE. Is the keyhole, with its plate Of bat
bronze. Il Is shaped ike q hslosr-
der, and Is greenIsh in parts With age,
which gives II s Gusist queer aspect So
lhst it lOcE1 So II some one hsd dug Cd
from the eutsaiis OF the earth an ancient
ToIJec bronze and punched into it q KEY
hole. Men ome snd stand before this
for fifteen minutes 8. 8 time, and
the remarks passed upon II Gre curious IN
deed As 8 rule. city men are earsp;Cred
with il, and 60 into ecstscies over the
plamsgs OF the birds and the furry
coat Of the rabbit, oy=r the wonderful rep5e
.entsUio2 Of the bat end Of an old ana
.ock gan, over tie extraordinary imi-
Of the brsssEoEk OF Ias horn. But
gentlemen from the country, and especial
r from Chicago, who see II for the 6rst
line, declare that nobody csn take them
and that the objects are real objects
hung up with sn intent 10 deceive people
drummer from the city Of sin vas very
over the obvious imposition, and I
g that the thing was no; 8 paint
NJ. "keel L. aid his friend. he felt it
md found that 1t vSs . fat panel
Well" he said, u admit that ths rabbit
nd the birds are painted. ! ough. to
ave Esen that from the FIRST, because,
thsy are wonderfully life !
Ike, there Is Q so.t Of yielding
{ the muscles in 8 deSd thing
'hioh yoG don't see in this. But what got .
pc was the hanging up of tia, bottle, be. l
suss ! could see IN Q moment that the
tring was rsal" The crowd behind them =
arst into = roaE Of laughter, and the
runner maids q dash for the bottle, but q
is hand met only the fist surface OF q
sueL He VA ~dumfounded. Zee whit Z,
at last broke from his lips; that i.
eats Chiesge-hsng me if it doesn't! l :
Understand it now. Tia eli painted. frame
nd AL. and that's what makes he Illusion
perfect" There was another roar from
,e crowd that was taking in the scene !
ith huge delight. The mar dashed at
lie frame, but this time found Rcld wood.
be frame WaS not painted.