The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-20
HINTS FOR OUR VISITORS. uu
Suggestions TO These who Have a
Few Hours to Spare.

eral arrangements, quite generally Offering
round-trip tickets at one-trip rates, good for
the entire week. The managers Of the vari-
| Gus hotels and boarding houses have pre-
pared to entertain large number Of extra
| guests who desire to remain over night.
while the restaurants will furnish refresh
ments for those who come to the city for a
few hours only.
Arrangements have been made by the horse
railroad company to double their capacity
for handling passengers on the different sta
tion lines and some extra trips will be
| made.
This evening the new Operatic piece, "ShIp
Ahoy," opens at the City Hall for two
nights, and at the theatre the Bennett
MOulton Opera Company commence weeks
engagement The Grand Duchess Is the bill
for tonight.
During the day there will be much to in
terest our visitors, some Of the principal
points Of interest being mentioned below.
The Public Library, Baxter Building, Con-
gress street Is open from 0 am. to pm. The
library Is furnished with all OF the leading
periodicals Of this country and several for
eign illustrated weekly papers and month.
lies. the use of which. as we'll as Of all books
on the shelves, Is free to all persons, strang-
ers as well as citizens, for use In the reading
room. In the reading room beside the books
and papers belonging TO the library, are
gathered some of the best-known works Of
Portland artists, as well as portraits Of we'll
known citizens. Among these are crayons
OF Hon. james p. Baxter, the president of
the Maine Historical Society and donor Of
the building; Hon. William Willis, Port
lands bestknOwn historian, and I.ongfel-
low. Among oil portraits on the walls are
several OF Charles Coles Asa Cummings, w.
III. King and N. @. Sawyer, as he appeared
IN early life. There Is a superb likeness Of
Danlel webster at the age Of 80, and por
traits OF James and Stephen Neal, and Of
Deacon Benjamin Titcomb, who accord
Ing TO tradition, wore the first pair Of fun
length trousers ever seen in Portland. OPP
posite the door Is full length portrait of
Nathaniel G. Sawyer. the first and foremost
benefactor of the library as he appeared lat
er In life. or oil paintings. not portraits,
there are two Of Harry Browns, sea pic
ture, with breakers rolling in on a ragged
shore, and picture Of Pleasant Pond with
the mountains In the distance. A charming
picture Of Presumpscot Falls by John b.
Hudson also has place on the walls, as has
Charles COdman's Diamond Cove, with the
| old-time island steamer Patent at the wharf.
This picture shows the curious effects Of
light and shade that Goldman Is said to have
made by going over the canvas with pin
before the paint dried. In the reading room
are also Paul Akers's celebrated piece, the
Dead Pearl Diver" and a plaster bas-relief
| OF Louisa M. Alcott, beside portrait busts of
several literary celebrities. Martin Milmore's
Emerson stands in the front of the room be-
tween the windows.
Across the corridor from the reading room
Is the library Of the Maine Historical Society
with its priceless collection Of books and
relics. This room Is open to the public daily
from to p. m. Among the most interest,"
ing relics is the bell from the chapel Of Faith
er Rasle, the Jesuit priest Of Norridgewock.
several old-time fllut-lock muskets and Reyo-
lutionary iswords, epaulets. buttons, etc.
There Is also In the library model Of the
"Old Jerusalem" church, the first meeting.
house OF the First Parish, erected after the
log cabin days Of the town. There are many
Interesting pictures and framed documents
| on the walls and many curious and valuable
| old books on the shelves.
The different art studios In the city will ba
open. In Mr.. Charles l.. Fox's, his annual
| exhibition Of his scholars work Is In pro
| gress. This studio Is In the Robinson block
at the corner Of Congress and Centre streets.
up two flights. and Is open from a. N, to
pm.
Miss Alice Gould's studio. will be open to
visitors from to 8 p. m. daily. Owing to
the fact that Miss Gould's work, both water
color drawings and decorated china Is so
much sought after, her display will not be so
large as 1t might otherwise be, but 1t will
make up in quality what Is lacking In guam
tity. Among others she exhibits "An Old
Revolutionary House at Wenham, Mass, >"
| AT the Docks" harbor scene, and "Daf-
fodils" and Magma Charta" roses decorated
panel pieces. In china are Bellique chocolate
pot and cream jug, ornamental vase, plates,
cups, saucers, bon bonnieres, etc. prettily ar
rayed ana very prettily decorated. On the
| wall In the inner room Of Miss Gould's stdd-
| 10 amongst a profusion Of artistic bric-a-
brac, stuffed sea fowl and seines, is an oil
| painting we'll worth looking at. representing
Paul Jones of New Haven, Just as night
Il AdlAo ONCA buO OtNaus al bGt OhNOApbAuh tub
| vessels In darkness.
/ Harry Browns studio in the Motley block.
| 5O74 Congress street, Is crowded full Of pic
lures from his skillful brush that one could
| spend whole day looking at. In the outer
room are some Of the sketches and newest
| pictures that Mr.. Brown has been at work
on during the winter. including many bits Of
the islands In the bay and hooks and corners
Of the White Mountains. In the large room
are about 100 finished pictures. There
are two large paintings Of White Head with
spray dashlng nearly to the top, several 9TH
ers Of the same, under calmer conditions,
and spirited vessel picture, being a view
taken from the landing at Peaks Island
when the yacht landing was crowded. A
picture Of Peabody river near the Glen,
frlnged by trees full Of the glory of autumn
nal foliage. occupies the middle Of the room,
flanked by bits of Cushlng's Island. Mr.
Browns studio is open to visitors daily frem
a. m. to 3S0p. m.
The Natural History rooms on Elm street,
| containing fine collections representing the
marine life of the bay, New England bird
| life and the mineralogy Of the country, Is or
en- from II to daily.
Portland Observatory which, with Its tele-
scope, affords the finest view in New Eog-
land, not excepting the Boston State House,
win be free during the week te persons hold
ing special railway tickets.
The dome Of the city building will also be
open to visitors free during the day tine.
There is no telescope In the sdome. but the
view is Of the best.
Fort Allen Park, at the end OF the Con-
gress street horse car line, the Eastern
Promenade and Fort Sumner on North
street. next to the Shailer school, and the
Western Promenade, afford fine outiooks
over the sea and the surrounding country.
The Eastern cemetery on Congress street.
next to the North school, is the oldest bury
Ing ground in the city, contains the bones Of
the first settlers Of the town and is an inter
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