St. Landry democrat., 1893-03-04


Many and able have been the apostles
OF the beautiful which the centuries
have given US; nor have any been ADLER
or tuore numerous than those of this our
fleet footed nineteenth century, which,
despite all its hurry and utiIitalianism,
has left lasting footprints on Times
sand, made therein by her favorite sons
-Shelley, IennysoD, Keats, and that
great apostle OF beauty per Sc, Ruskin.
lie who " has spoken with a voice OF fas-
clnatlng power OF those pictures which
never change, yet are ever new which
are old, yet not dimmed or GefaCed of
the beauty OF which all art is an ack-
nowledgment, Of the admiration of
which all art is the result, but which,
having hung i'll our view since child
hood, We are apt to pass lightly by.n At
Ills bidding we awake to Il new cOncep-
ton OF the beauty and grandeur of the
world; " and how aillueut is the exuber-
ant earth III revelations Of Ioveliness y
They burst into life beneath our feet, in
g. The bright mosaics that with storied beauty
The floor of Natures temple tcsseate:
they beat the air with s-tinted pinions
above our heads-stretcn out enchant-
ing vlstas before our eyes-dance on the
crest of the impctuous Waterfall-sIum
Der upon the bosom Of the TRANQUIL
stIcam-gaze at their own images in the
mirror OF the CLASSY lake-look down
from the eftulgent stars-unfurl their
0ricnt-hued banners at the waving of
AurOra's hand - shoot their meteOric
lights before wondering eyeS-arch the
pIismatlc bow in the blue canopy above
start into life whenever Nature lifts
her sceptre, an undlsputed SOVEREIGN
sparkle Ill every quiveriug dewdrOp-
pulsate through tue great artery of all
creation. And day and night these plo-
rlous witnesses of beauty's all pervadjne
existence are chanting in chorus, "LOye
the eautiful, for those immortal fOun-
ta1ns, whence all purity descends, are
beauty S WeIl-spring
But tie world Is not enIbellished bv |
he beauty which prodigal Nature alone |
lntolds her hand maiden, Art, deyeI- |
Dps the beautiful with emulating skill, |
lhd Nuen SHE Weus a pure creation to q |
l&bie use, her brow is radiant with Ma
nIes borrowed crown. The vivid re-
lex or the painters genius mirrored uD-
II our Walls---the triumph of the scnln-
Or's chisel reared in our homes-are not
1ere tasteful, protitless luxuries. There
soul refining power in their familia
they quicken those
Igher senslbilities which time is MAX
lg- a constant effort to deadeu; they
ITO undfsc5t e,tAe, dormant heart, hith
noughts out of the monotonotutsse daily
petty soNcltudes, ont Of the mire of
cares which 50 nuickIr
estr"y the freshness of the spirit y: thay
IL the mind, through the eve, with elc,
ating images, with visions of serencr
ealms, until the clamor and tumnlt Of
MS world sound afar off.
10 certain class of beings there
selhs 10 nave been granted the rare
lit OF beoatDying eyes, '"''
with prompt embrace all beauty to eptola ,
hey have an unconscious Dover of .
leallzlng whatever they look UPON in
AZURE IN Art, in Humanity. They
Eek me granite hardness of Reality
ltll the tender, clingiDg ivy of senti,
Ieht' ana cover the sharp giles of bare
at:s Win me VelVety MOSES OF imagi-
a a, uion. WIN tnem there is ever an uu-
eel;,curreht OF poety flowing beneath +
hey ale the worlds true poets. thonoh
7fciance they cannot lay claim to the !
nallest foothOld OF territory on Par.
assus' ana have never been impelled E
the silrllng Of the "divine at1iatusn !
pen an Inspiration. They are the true :,
tIsts, though they paint no pictures, :
L they have the artist instinct throh, :
ng within, and living panorama of 4
actiul forms, symmetrical outlines
III glorious scenes, is ever passing in
hg procession before their mental Wis., -.
q. Better till-they ale constantly
oyed by an irresistible impulse to
axe Beauty and Use clasp hands. AS A
hhNns constructed dial out of flow
> ana, by the expanding and cl-.iny d.
oel'cate blossoms, told the time of "
y as accurately as if it had been d;
Fonicled 10y the Intricate machinery of IS
satcii' SO the passing hours of those d;
10 'unellt THIS beautifying tempera- III
~ u; are marked by the blooming aud Is
ding of LIES choicest flowers. WIZ "