Evening journal., 1889-09-10
Chicago's show.


on Wednesday night, and is doing great
work for art in Cook county. At eight
of the clock on the evening in question
the big fountain was turned on, there
was music by the band, and the Joy of
the inter oceanic metropolis began Our
esteemed contemporary, the leading Re-
publican organ of the town, contributes
some interesting details in regard to the
artistic side of the show, and we joyfully
borrow some of these on account of their
impressiveness as evidence of the ad
vanced state of the fine arts which pre-
walls there. 1.-The big building" says
the Inter Ocean, has been thor
oughly renovated and painted, in
side and out. and now pre-.
sents quite an artistic appearance ="
This artistic appearance is due to the
| fact that the outside has been given
fortunately L. Murray is dead a bright
drab color with chocolate trimmings.
which enlivens the building greatly" A
bright red color would have been more
Immediately enlivening, but as an an
cient settlement and art centre Chicago
could not approve so significant and
tawdry a shade Bright drab with chloe
olate is artistic looking" A new cement
sidewalk adds distinctly to the effect,
which has been enhanced by painting the
porticoes, with the pillars in black.
| lending a striking effect against the
| light background Fortunately solidity
and convenience have not been sacrificed
to mere beauty. I'm fact, the building
from the outside looks spick and span
new, and good for another three years
Nor is the interior without a spick
| and-span appearance and artistic looks
1.-The interior of the building has been
| given (Nlr. Murray is dead. as we were
] Just obliged to remark) a new coat of
paint and calcimine, and looks as fresh
as a daisy" The Exposition is worthy Of
the fresh and gorgeous exterior and in
terror The paintings in the art gallery
will cut no small figure in the Exposi-
ton The ''statuary has been loaned to
the Art Institute" The figures. in butter
of Muldoon and Sullivan have been re.
ceived with enthusiasm, and viii attract
admiring millions to the Art Institute
But paintings and sculpture are not the
only arts with which Chicago appeals to
the taste of cultivated public, and ex.
poses her exposition. 1.-The aquarium is
filled with all varieties of northwestern
fish, including the rare grayling, while
speckled beauties are shown in large mum
bers. In the fountain is a Florida croco-
die that swims around as unconceInedly
as can be, the dashing spray continually
falling over it. There is another crocodile
on exhibition-a stuffed one-14 feet II
inches long which has just come Florida
1t is as large as the alligator which has
been on exhibition at the Academy of Sci
ences. Besides the crocidiles and the al
ligator there is an exhibition of fancy
goods, and all manner of articles foi
sale. And the pictures are worth tn,
price of admission. One of them shows
Enthusiastically the features of one of thu
lpillars of Chicago, Potter Palmer" "A
rising local light shows picture of Lu
Their Latin Mills, the Chicago Demosthe-
mes, that is full of technical excellencies
He has, however, strangely missed the
colors of the eyes and hair. " This is re
grettable, because Mr. Mills is evel
prouder of his hair than of his Demos
thenic eloquence There is 'beautifu
figure too voluptious to be ethereal, witt
enveloping wings as light as swan
down" There are angels OF eterna
sleep with a highly ornate metalli
nimbus about their heads" We MOTTO
with regret but without surprise tina
the nimbus is, "a tride heavy, in conform
| Ivy VIII ING Beuerdl air % llgnVness al
delicacy Of the work but the summe
moon heralded with the music Of it
dainty, dimpled darlings should satisf
all the demands for sweetness and ligh
in both color aud composition.
1t is evident that Chicago is having
show worthy Of her history and her an
nexations Next to the fall cattle sho,
in Paw-Paw, the Chicago Exposition
the greatest thing out. 1t is picturesque
1t is bright, drab and chocolate. 1t
paint and calcimine 1t is 'as fresh as
daisy. New York Sun.