Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
AN EVENING OF ART.
EntoyabIe Entertainment Mt the Piftsburg
Club Theatcr-Fine Pictures and Excel
lent Musician Address Full of Merit and
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Enjoyable Entertulnment at the FIttsDuF2
Club Theatcr-Fine Pictures and Excel
lent Musician Address Full of Merit and
Well IReceived-Society Notes,
Last evening was one of great enjoyment to
all those who attended the one. hundred and
fifty-seventh art reception given at the Pitts.
burg Club Theater. There we're three very fine
paintings on exhibition. The larger one, 1.-The
Village" by Cazn was mounted on beautiful
simulated mantel. handsomely draped with rich
crimson plush IA Head" by Henner. and
Grand Canal, Vendremin Palace" by Rico
Marlin, were placed upon easels. At the sides,
and above and around the trio hung old gold
plush, forming very effective background for
the pictures. The guests as they entered the
hall all availed themselves OF tne
privilege thus offered them to see ana
admire the exqisite works of art. Ihe VII
lage" probably received the most critical atten-
tion and examination its artist being compar-
atively speaking. quite modern, his celebrity
being now OF some ten years, stanalng. Oazln
was born at Samer, 1S4l, but claims Paris as
his home. His chief works exhibited in the
salon have been ''The Flight into Egypt" lie
.'souvenir de Fete," Judith" and La Journee
Faite." He obtained a first media in 1880,
and the decoration of Legion of Honor in 1882
on the occasion Of the collective exhibition Of
Henner's Head" was an exquisite little can
vas, and excited great deal of admiration as
did also the Grand Canal Vendremim Palace"
The programme for the evening opened with
a piano solo by Mr.. Carl Retter, a selectlon
from Beethoven. Mr.. Harry Brockett Jr, sang
Had but Wings" and Miss Agnes Vogei
sang 'Ich Liebe Dich" and die Odaliske."
The address of the evening, by Rev. s. F.
Scovel, a former Pittsburger was then dellv-
cred. Mr. Scovel took for his subject "Esthetic
Emotions" and contended that as the esthetic
is the beautiful. and nothing can be beautiful
except as it is good and true, the cultivation of
esthet1c emotions was decided benefit to hu-
manlty. He said the root of the good and the
peautiiul IS the same; there never can be beauty
uiSassoclated from virtue, consequently the
education up to the esthetic is an education
also up TO higher standing of morality. OF
eoucatlon as 1t is commonly called Mr.. ScoVel
expressed contempt for it was only educating
the man so that he could make living, he
SAID, instead of educating him SO that the
world would be better for his having lived.
he should be educated to the brightest INTEL
lectual and moral purity, SO that he could ENJOY
and assist others to enjoy an esthetic atmos-
phere. He spoke of the advancement the
world had made in the last few years, said the
word esthetic was first used in the year l324,
and that esthetics was the foundation of civill-
zat1on. Good taste, Mr.. Scovel said, was simile
for the esthetic emotions, and that good taste
was the result of symmetrical nature. The
United States, in Mr.. Scovefs estimation, Will
De the first country where good taste Will be
universal He conceded it away ahead of any
foreign country, and thinks the galleries OF the
Old World should be divested of all their gems
and they should be brought to this country to
assist in the cultivation of taste and the esthet-
ical emotions. The pioneers in this esthetical
movement must exercise self-denlal and
vigilance, according to Mr.. Scovel, and educate
by breaking down caste and permitting all to
enjoy the fine arts instead of favored few.
Public benefactors must have unity in counsel
and strength in execution, was the remark with
which the address was concluded.
Mr.. Carl Retter again presided at the piano,
with Vanatiowen OPP. 80, by Hermann Scholtz.
II Arise From Dreams of Thee" C. Whitney
Coombs. was rendered by Mr.. Brockett and
"Riccio's Song" Joachim Raft, by Miss Vogel,
concluded the programme. Parting glimpses
of the pictures, and an informal reception
among those present were the last enjoyable
features of the evening.