The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-01-25

first attained prominence. He formerly
worked in gashouse In Cambridge, plug.
ging retorts instead OF faces. George La
Blanche, alias 1.-THE Marine" obtained his re-
lease from the Charlestown nauy yard
through the influence of couple OF prom
inent men, members OF the Cribb club. six or
seven years ago
The Pelican and Fair Play clubs also aid
to keep alive interest here In the nanny art
OF mauling men,
Boston taste Ia getting to he subject Of
contempt among artists, that is the taste OF
the weather. people. Instances, have been
numerous In the last few years In which
artists of European reputation have come
here and been eagerly received, because OF
their reputation. They have painted portraits
by the score for rich people, executing 20
many orders that It would lie impossible
to do good work IL they desired, and
then these fashionable painters have gone of
with thousands Of dollars to Joke with their
fellow artists about the gullibility of the new
rich people Of the Hub. There il plenty of
testimony to the fact that artists generally
have the impression that Boston will accept
the most wretched work II it Is only done by
q painter of aristocratic stamp.
Meanwhile nearly every portrait and land
scape painter Of any worth who has estab-
lished himself here without seeking or get
ting the favor of society has been forced to
emigrate, usually to New York. Some Of
the most eminent artists Of Gotham are those
who have been thus exiled from the Hub.
Every month brings the news of some promis-
ing young painter educated here who is
forced by despair to seek market where
merit counts for more.
It has been said that jobbery and corrup-
ton could account for the ugly, ungainly and
gruesome statues that disfgure our parks and
streets. As it is evident that our citizens
neither understand nor care for good art
such lame excuse cannot be ac-
cepted The fact is that not one man
in thousand knows that our monuments
and statues are merely caricatures.
Not only the masses but the so-called
Cultivated classes" accept these impossible
lay figures in their awkward poses as works
of art. The daily sight of such monstrosities
demoralizes the eye and prevents proper
comparison between true and false art
in color, and utterly devoid of modelling.
statues are given to the many.
An artist said the other day: There is al
ways the excuse to be offered by man
ordering picture shat his income will not
allow larger outlay" while the artist knows
full well that he had afford to send his family
to Europe every six months and never stints
them in any little elegant luxury. He is sure
to claim, too, that a portrait hung in his
house will be Of great value to the artist as
an advertisement, and therefore it is worth
while to paint it at half the regular price.
The petty meanness to which such men
descend can never be realized by one who
has not lived in studio. The richer the
man, as rule, the less ready is he to pay full
price for his purchase Not long ago
wealthy man called upon one of our best
portrait painters to see about having pic
ture of his little girl painted. After telling
the artist that he had come "becsuse he liked
the complexion she painted" he was aghast
at the price she asked for portrait, ard as
sured her that che could get picture painted
for $50, and the complexion would be just as
pretty as those you make" What is an artist
to do under such circumstances, and how
deal with such vandalsl
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The Invest topic of the day in Boston is the
bad sanitary condition of some of the school
houses, but outsiders should know. that, while
there is e little family scolding going
on about the matter, Boston { school
houses average ~ssgs sMaritab1y| va as
regards ventilation A. E. Winship, the
well-known educator, says that within three
years he has studied personally the schools
Of nearly all the large cities of the
country, including nearly every city
of Massachusetts, as well as hun
dreds of towns of educational Importance
and he concludes: western cities have the
advantage in having mostly new buildings,
with large lots, secured when land was mex
pensive, and yet among the large cities Bos-
ton takes the lead in having the best school
buildings, the largest proportion of fine build
ngs, the best average, the fewest poor, over
i'll ventilated, ill-drained school
In the matter of fire escapes alone
are we behind other cities in the matter OF
school accommodations"
Yet Mr.. Winship admits that we have
some disgraceful school buildings, which fact
goes to show that most other towns have
zoo.
boston mas couple or hrebOatS for the pro-
lection of harbor property, and the newest
one is beauty. It's most remarkable feature
IS an extra propeller in the rudder, which
greatly increases the boats power for quick
turning. When the rudder is on
inc with the boat this screw in
;he rudder acts simply as SUD-
element to the ordinary propeller.
out when the rudder is turned it moves with
t, and aids in gaining the direction desired
The boat is SO modelled, shoal in 'front.' that it
IAN be run upon an ice foe to break it up
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The new conductor of the famous Sym-
ohony orchestra, Nikisch, who is to be i'm
ported from Saxony if the contract labor law
AN be evaded, is said to have a wonderful
memory, allowing him to conduct the Wag-
Ter operas without referring to the score It
Q favorite occupation with many Boston
women to get spoony over members of the
orchestra, but, unfortunately for the senti-
mental, Nikisch is married.
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II told you So" is the prevailing comment
low that New York doctor has told John
= Sullivan that he has too much typhoid |
ever in him still to be fit to train for the |
,rize ring, and that he had better give ND |
igars and go to chopping wood. Confidence |
n the slugger doesn't resurrect here tn any |