Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-15
DRAWING TO A D s
The Great Exposition viii Soon be a
Thing of the Past-The Art
Halls Crowded.
snaeial correspondence OF the Ledger.

from q QlStauC6 udso DcoA "ASh oo
in great numbers ; their main OBJ
iect seemed to be how to get over
as much ground as possible in the
least possible time-a generalshlp
worthy of a good cause in fact, we
were all too rushed and pushed to
make grace a study. The EXPOSE
ton is now attended almost exclus-
lively by our home people, who
understand that now is the time to
obtain a more careful study of the
paintings. The best time to view
them is after the 4 O'Clock concert,
when the skies grow. soft in the
sunlight and the evening clouds are
golden.
About the busiest wor N in the
building, in fact in the whole city
at present, is Mrs. Blannerhassett-
Adams, the fourth lady member of
the State commission to the Worlds
Fair. Her work and appeals have
aroused enthusiasm owe the vari-
GUS exhibits of feminine work, and
has encouraged the formation of
World Fair clubs to get societies,
schools and converts to organize
and send their best specimens of
handiwork to the great Columbian
Exposition. Mrs. Adams is a lineal
descendent of Herman Blannerhas-
sett of historic fame, and has In her
possession many interesting relics,
once belonging to him. They were
loaned by her to the Exposition
management last season,are of prec-
ious value and on which she keeps
a heavy insurance.
The celebrated artist, Turner, has
a splendid painting down on the
catalogue as "Byron's Dream," a
story of an Oriental land. The
poet is represented as asleep, his
head gracefully resting on a stone,
while the sun of the tropics shines
rem~orsefully above him. The face
of the young poet with his head of
clustering curls, is a sad one. OF
what Is he dreaming2 OF his lost
happiness, bereft ofhcme, country,
friends and sweetheart. The face
expresses this thought. After a
very toilsome journey two camels
are taking their noon-tide rest,
while seated near them in their
rich eastern costume of turbans,
sashes and trousers are two Arabs.
All lovers of genuine art pro-
nounee the painting entitled 'The
Morning Glory" one of the very
best in the gallery. A beautiful
young girl in the morning glory of
her life, is decking herself with
this favorite, but perishable bios
som. The face is one Of innocent
beauty ; the finely moulded arms
exquisite in their beautiful symme-
try are in an uplifted position, as
she is placing one of these flowers
in her flowing hair.
Let us enjoy a complete view of
one charming landscape. A CLEAN
of sunny meadows, the wheels of a
saw mill, a narrow bridge spans the
water through whose gaping prim-
tive boards comes the o al of the
stream. One can almost hear it,
can see the silver sheen flowing
over its rocky bed, can almost
hear it sing its wooing song to fol-
low wheresoe'er it leads.
"Maids of Seville'-a picture
bright with coloring. Seville, the
very home of grace and beauty.
Here We have a full display OF
loneliness, groups of brunett faces,
Haunting their fans, and coquetting
with their black mantlllas among
the orange shrubbery. Crimson
and yellow drape the balconies sur
rounding these dark hued beauties
for the Spanish women are more
picturesque than beautiful.
"1he Lovers" a charming bit OF
personal as well as pastoral senti-
ment. The first rays of the norm
ing sun have begun to scatter the
vapors arising from field and
meadow as a young girl and her
lover go hand in hand. The prob
lem of life holds for each one un-
broken quantities of romance,
while he evidently seems to think
he has drawn no blank in life's
lottery. In the background we
see glimpses of blue sky and the
spire of an old cathedral.
The photographers display this
season has been much admired,
but the palm for artistic superiority
has been IS usual given to Messrs.
j. E. and Al. Rosch. This de-
serving firm has just received at
the Photographers Exhibition at
Buffalo, N. Y, the first prize for
their artistic picture called "The
Return of the Victor" Every one
visiting the Exposition last year
will remember the work Of these
talented artists in their beautiful
conception of L~ongfellow's Evan
geline; this year they give US a
compaionn piece from Tennyson's
ELAINE, three scenes from this
| most touching and heantifui story