The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
HARD HEADS AND HIGH ART.
THE LOWER EAST SIDE AT TBs
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM

who Have Not Learned to Gush at sisb,
Off Great Name iIe.tcr street shocA.a
by the statunry- Mumm,rs Unhopores
md Unsouxht-Naturni CrIticism
Before the Sunday opening OF tho Me,ropo,,.
tan Museum the art galley was was the ro-
sort OF hy-tercal enthusiasts. There were. OF
4 course. thousands OF visitors VIII, wandered
about In a natural way. scores OF artists and
art love q with keen apprecin' ion but thu
visits OF these were made weary by the mon
and women OF the hysterlcnl 3 h ol. who vera
original o ,ly in their sensational a lice ives
This sort OF thing still goes on but u Sun.
day new kind OF art critic is now admitted
He Is always amusing. AMI at times in -truc.
tive This critic is the people.
/ Some time ago n paragraph appeared In
TUE Sun which set forth that in the streets OF
! Toxic II was no uncommon sight to SO crowd
| of Japanese day lnborers at win low admir-
ing "A bit OF cxIuisltelv decorated pottery. II
WIS not surprising when a museum ompoyca
said that the Chinese and jap ,nesc vera
among The most persistent attendants at thu
museum. and that they seemed to have con.
siderable taste and 10 get n good deal o. enior.
ment. But the Chinese AMI Japanese do NOT
come on Sundays. They prefer The week
days when the crowds are not 30 large
The Sunday crowd, II It can be Judged
from tue pepDle WHO Wont last sunday, Ie
curious cong omera,e Of moor Americans and
, foreigners. with here and the Q people who
show in dtess an language thai they have
had superior surroundings and education.
The Sunday opening seems to be accom- pish.
/ Ing Just what 1t was designed for. 1t opens
J the museum 20 those who cannot come on
other days and who enjoy AMI appreciate
I paintings. statunry. ami antiIuit o.. To some
II seems iinpos -lble that a man or woman who
las l;t'le OF the Learning OF books should really
, care for art. Yet classical music vi nowhere
IN this city got such applause Gs from Tomp.
kins luare's rouGh-ooking crowd.
Last Sunday about 5000 people. at least
1000 OF whom showed in face and dress an
intimate knowledge of the fierce struggles OF
life. visited the museum between O'Clock aai
6 and seemed to Q Joy. themselves all ut AZ
sennIncly as I they lad , several generations
everything in The museum. 1heydld not f have
any umultnous soul heayings. They did not
S"nsTs dsrcat 81 sfh "ny In sy "a
n9d resled. and in sitting down each chose :
gentleman VIII" moved about in this crowd al.
Ono would have thoush he WAS ri king his
way through ! sever Eth: IN, writer 1oine! him
"A good crowd here to-day p. s 1''''-
mans; sst ,soas.!,: :implS Seasti'. N'A'''
They think it's dime museum They look
uron eve ythng as freaks. You ought TO zee
,sm down . Ut the mummies. They ake on like
NWhsrs's the harm' They're enjoying them.
The uniformed gentleman lifted his nosel
M This is pace where peope come for art
ISsss na kn9% an1 ~, m
Criticisms went on as oeiose: i wasp II;
person. but funny at times for one OF another
sort: Early in the AFTERNOON q party from
trance. They seemed TO lee! shabby. and put
on an air Of impudence to hide their feelings.
her and sener" air Of Coz
S soG: 5@I some here once yass ooF :. 4.
ali the rest came. They looked IL" In srorn ani
smsns 1t saSh O
sssmed d:. rec One q TIE s"'s s! IS s a.:
they IND soi well past she and two other sIfI.
whispering. and looked about to see II any 10y:
body was , watching. They walk ed til oqeh and
10 the sad tb.
caught sight Of Power's, Greek Slave and
nudge ne two others. They narrowed thsiF
was too great. They passed and rspsssed IN.
irm lxed in their minds. As they passed in
to loin the others. one said:
Gssst ISL siaS NcseO FI H. girl. is in va
TGs stat"sy hall wa; 20. popps, and tn:
extent: The lower east side has 100 practical
R Rma Aod TN n The Of ss fern d.
hHnas VIA the e s9od q
took Columbus before Isabella ios Mr.. I Edwin
cov"rer Of the uni'ed suites. m ! that's why
Everybody recogn zei George Washington.
hsS ssr 2s ES%a% 5Ss'S %s
black bo%nes EDGED her way in With
ss SSsn Ms' i"a "a E {.
when he hal that Iook." which is . mo.t
,. The EqE9psnn csoptinfe1t passed much time
rresslye o, appreclaton. TIT, Frenchmen
l9v6 the H%d scs T.. *
tpre which, he really liked. no said very little
All Sny mS9 %s sE' b.
reliGiously inclined wsle disposed to grow
o9h.s the Of Ysn
masters caught II for their stout women with
iunne inces. Remhrandt's Glider" was Rd-
mired by young and OLD. Looks as II be Was
Alive. You kin almost see ls eyes winE."
The Storm" found many admirers. with lts
handsome boy and 1.-THE lin had girl dashing
along for sh"lter. but mothers drew their
daughters away, identity regarding the hand.
some couple as too lightly clad for public APP
peRranco.
All things onsdered. the Sunday crowd wAl
inst MS appreciatve as any other crowd, and
tho historical element was left out. The
artists whose work was under ins spec ION would
have been we'll content. There were many np.
pr"cintive remarks. s"me SO Keen that tho ap.
pearance OF the cratic made his criticism seen
wonderful AS for those who looked upon the
whos thing as a show. they pointed the moral
81 tho cry raised for the Sunday opening
they will l. arm what the pictures aud ststuari
mean.
Even II not n single visitor carried away
more than a general impression Of harmony
and beauty, It WAS some light for the harrow
stairways and dark tenement rooms.
Mr.. Green Understood It.
Fr m N. Chtc O n M Sept