The record-union., 1893-04-12
AS STRANGERS SEE Us.
Eastern Excursionists Fall in Love
With Sacramento.
Praises for the Capitol and Its Beauti-
full Park-The Art Gallery Would
be a Credit Anywhere.

About one hundred of the Eastern ex-
cursionists visited the State Capitol and
the Art Gallery yesterday forenoon.
Among them were many travelled people,
who had visited most of the great centers
OF the civilized world. They were all
very complimentary of Sacramento and
especially Of the beautiful homes of the
city and their large and well-kept
grounds. Suffers Fort was point of
very lively interest to them. They were
loud in their expressions of admiration
for the Capitol and the beautiful Capitol
Park. One Boston man said to a group
around him: "We hear that there is talk
OF removing the Capitol from this city.
Why we cannot understand, though sew
eral have tried to explain TO us in other
parts of the State. But we have not
heard sufficient reason that addresses
our judgment. Certainly this city does
credit to the Capitol, and the Capitol does
credit to the State. In our halliday and
a night here we have seen that there is
business thrift here and more advance
ment than we expected to find. You
people must not forget that California is
an infant yet, and your cities only begin
ming. guess you want toe much and
ca OGCG lOO III u SIOII GlIue.
AT THE ART GALLERY.
The visitors were especially pleased,
and were profuse in their expressions of
surprise. A gentleman from New York
said to a Sacramentan who was escorting
group about the city:
why, this building and collection is
worth the time and cost of every excur-
sion of Eastern folks to stop and see
alone. 1t will keep Sacramento warm in
the memory of our party when we have
forgotten many other towns we have
visited. But then all of California is
wonderful, and we take pride in it as
part OF our common country. Then we
meet so many from our homes, and they
are such big-hearted lot; really, you
people have way about you that is new
to u.s."
OPINION OF A CoNNOIssEUR.
Henry G.. Robinson of Niagara Falls
was of the party. lie is a welI-known
connoisseur OF art and has spent time in
all the galleries OF Europe, and has at
tended all the notable art sales. He vol
UNFAIRLY came to a citizen and stated that
of the 700 pictures on the walls of the Sac
ramento gallery he would, if he were
buying for works of high merit, select
fully 200. He regretted that there was so
much work of the German schools, to the
exclusion of greater variety in the collec-
ton. He added:
But this amazes me-out here in Cali
fornia, in small city. to find so much
which must have tendency to refine,
soften and better the people, and cultivate
their tastes. BY the way, that Madonna
and Child, by Luini, in the east gallery,
If it is genuine-and l believe it is. for il
bears all the marks of authenticity-is
worth, well, say, $40, GOO or $4,000 alone.
Such picture by the great master is
worth all that wealth can bid for it. Will
Sacramento sell it? Let me know. She
can't? l am sorry for that, for we'd like
it at the East
Yes, there are works here that don't
value highly, and some that are poor;
but let me tell you, go through the collec-
tons IN Rome and Europe generally, and
you will find daubs, plenty of them, and
in great galleries, often as large proper
ton of the Indifferent as here. This su-
perstitlon, or fad, that anything old in art
must have high value, is intolerable.
that is all. Old and new, in the eye of
judgment, must stand on merit; that is
the best judgment of the practical world
OF to-day, and it is right. 1
SAT BESIDE CHARLES CRoCKER
At the great Goupil sale, when he made
some famous art purchases. Mr.. Crock er
got some capital things, some that l
would not have bought, but tastes differ,
of course. Your California pictures in
this gallery are going to grow more and
more valuable as time slips on. Every
! year makes them better and more valu-
able. That is where you in California
have splendid advantage-in scenery.
MARK me; of all this continent Cali
fornia is to be the ideal study-land for the
artist. Take San Gabriel Valley, from
Raymond Hights-it will never cease to
reveal new delights to the lover of the
| beautiful. And then the Sierra Nevada
the American River Canyon, that we are
to see to-day, and where Bierstadt studied;
they tell me 1t surpasses anything we
have seen in the south. How can it sur
pass some views we have dwelt upon {?
This beautiful building-you ought to be
very proud of it's a treasure. That is
the bother of hasty travel one ought to
have days here; Sacramento mas plenty
IN off