The sun., 1890-05-11
NoRnTcH HoN,r HAIE 1T
The Nude In Art Can't Go On the Bin
Roards UnIeaa Il Menra Corseta.

NORWICH. May 1O.-Tho nude in art has
again excited the moral indignation OF this ex-
tremely straitlaced old town. A year ago the
good old ladies and pure old men Of Norwich
were lneNprcssibly shocked by tho exhibition
OF undraped Grecian heroes and heroines In
plaster in the new and famous Slater Memorial
Hall here. and they wanted petticoats put on
the females and trousers on the males right
away. The upshot of the agitation was that n
sculptor was hired to GO through the art rooms
and dress uu the gallery gods and goddesses
into moral Responsibility.
Since that performance the blush Of offended
modesty hadn't manted the pure check OF tho
old town until the advertising agent of a Gay
city company came here early this week. The
dead walls Of the city particularly a mammoth
board opposite tho Wauregan II ote in the heart
OF tho city. blossomed into painted furonEs OF
dizzy blondes. gamholling in blue ink about the
cliffs and margin of n tranquil ocean. Some of
| the hewitchtng creatures drfted la2ily on the
surface of the sen. their limbs intettNined.
others we're Just emerging out OF tho dger.
still others clHmbcrcl about the ellis. their
luNurant tressoS trailing oyer softly moulded
and tinted shou lors and then in one quarter
were clusters oi beauties in sparkling caves
that were like Monte Itisto,s. Many OF tho
human, If not divine. Not ono OF them woro
ANYTHING, save vanished smi 10 that was al.
lurng and demure. and which, PERHAPS, was
warm enough for the timo OF tho year.
such Opulence OF voluntuouS undiess had
never been publicly exhibited in, Norwich ho-
fore. and tho painted pageant had not been
many hours on the walls before n wind Of
moral Indignation rustlcd through the town.
There was IL hurried meeting OF deaconS and
ministers and reiormatory old lad lies, and tho
unanimous verdict oi the meeting was that
tho wanton rortraiture OF the blondes
must como down instantly But in what way
should tho censOrs acty They would not bring
action against the troupc in court, Tor that
method Of procedure would entail publicity on
"nrotestation" to Mcssrs Andrew 4 Harris, To-
cal show managers for tho Objectionable COM
pany. But the delegation had poor luck.
M"ssrs. Andrew y Harris had parcrcd the
cradle expense and forcibly expressed their
determination to keep the bills on tho
walls. Next the COMMITTEES appearcd, be-
furD Chief Of Police Bowen, and so
tho chief decisivev assured them that tho
shameless bills should be hauled Gown on tho
spot. Accordingly the Chief per. .onnlly notified
the local managers to-day that the dizzy hluuue
OF the mailed arm o. the law would hc intolod
against them. For n long time the managers
testify declined to comply with tho uolce o. der.
hut after two or three angry interviews with
the authorities Messr-. Andlew% Harris this
afternoon agreed that tho painted blondes
should he made togo. Therefore " Dr. !. lllory
Roath, went through tho town and stuck
loca! dry goods advertisement over the pic
lures Of the mermaids and Sirens.
The IT, ko OF the mattcris that the new bills that
covered M tho old ones are an advertisement
OF renowned corset in which n stout laGy an
pears with one Of the corsctS on and IN deSha-
bile only slightly less realistic than that OF tho
mermaid and siren troupe. SO tho cenSOrs arc
not altogether happy as yet. Showmon say.
witha that Norwich Is one of the best laying
dizzy blonde towns in Now England.