New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-17

feature has been under the charge Of Sarah
| llallowell, subject 10 the direction of Mr.. Ives
the chief OF the Fine Arts Department, and Frank
| thomson, vice president OF the pennsylvania
Railroad Company, has personally taken control
Of the safe shipment of these Contributions 70
| Chicago. The retrospective class OF works. con-
sisting of paintings from the Colonial days down
10 the Centennial date, 1876 Is under the charge
| of Charles Henry Hart of Delaware, chairman oil
| the committee, the other two members oehg
Thomas b. Clark. of New-lork, and General
Charles q. LOring, of Boston. This colieeuoh' ~
is understood, will start westward to-day
The Germans in the art depaE ment' ~ Ill
| other departments, are manifcsting much energy
in getting their EXHIBITS in place They are WORK
| Ing with remarkable zeal and displaying 'A,e"-
| ing interest in all that pertains To the rApo-
sitlon- lhey are earnest, and sem TO ',h" !"
special pride in whatever they can lay their hands
| 10 in the way Of contributing 10 the success oil
this vast undertaking. Already they are be
ginning TO mount their pictures on me walls
| allotted 10 their works in oil. The galleries dc,
voted to the United States are rapidly filling. aud
work is going forward industriously. France,
too, is active, and her statuary ana hcr can.
| vases are being rapidly unpacked. feature OF
the art exhibition will he the reproductions from
| the Museums Of the Trocadcro and the Louvre
| of Paris which the Government OF France, in
| that spirit OF cOrdialiy which has always market
the relations of the French toward the United
States, preferred TO the Exposition, and which
came over by the Constellation. These illustrate
the development of sculpture and architecture
through different periods downward 10 that Of Il
century ago. They will consist Of correct repre-
sensations Of some of the most magnificent arthi-
tcctural achievements in the Old World, Including
portals OF many of the great catIcdrals Of France
As they seen now in their rough state they are
interesting; when erected and polished and tinted
and stand under the glass roofs Of the courts
of the Art Building, which already being
curtaincd for the production OF the best effects
upon this collection, beautiful picture VIII be
1t is understood that this il really tie first
International exposition in which Russia has
taken an active. part, especially with respect TO
the fine arts. A direct effort was made 10 secure
the cooperation OF Russia. and with that view
Professor Ives made a trip through the great
Empire Of Tho, North of Europe. visiting the
Petersburg. The result is a generous response ami
the class and quality and numbers of the cN-
Eibts received from Russia justify the professional
opinions that hereafter the artists of Russia will
take a high place in the ranks OF European
masters. and. ii is predicted, will fill place only
second TO France. even il the point of equality
the part of European governments toward the
art display is manifest by the fact that they
applied for, in some instances, tlrer-fouftns NOR,
space than could possibly be- allotted to them:
France asked for 10000 feet Of wall space. and
only 81 900 feet were given to her: Germany
wanted $4,000 feet and sle received lc>, than
10000, while England III response 10 her appeal
for 10000 feet, received only about 10000 The
space allotted TO the United States j. about
SO. 900 feet The east pavilion j. devoted almost
exclusively 10 France. Along the western gal
lcries of this pavilion the loan collection. which
consists largely Of French masterpieces, will be
distributed. England will have the southeast
section of the central pavilion, tha two western
galleries being reserved for the of Cana Ia.
To the United States has been assigned tn" north
east section; Germany will occupy large por,
ton Of the northwest section Of the c,ntrl
pavilion, while the southwestern section will b.
divided between Spain, Russia. Holland an'
Japan. The west pavilion will have IN II Au--
tria. Belgium, Italy. Drnmlrk, Norway ana
Sweden.
Al tile courts Of the building and the rotunda
in the galleries the different countries will b"
allotted space for an exhibition of ctchlngs, en-
cravings and the like. While nothing j. actually
in place in the courts, many of Oh" pieces OF
s,atuary are already unpackcd and exposed 10
view. One secs in the east court for instance,
coin uS92: the cast for the statue II Shake
spcarc, 10 bc placed in III" South Park Of Chr
cago: east also Of Partridec's Brooklyn statu" Of
Alexander Hamilton And there are bu>t-, too.
by the same artists. Of Edward Everett Hale,
James Russell Lowell and Others. But the bust
the groups Of s;atuary in their initial condition.
will be that of Mark Twain in bronze. hy
I,uelIa Varney Everybody who has read The
Innoccnts Abroad" will remember Mark Twains
visit TO tile italian gallery The guide pointed
out 10 him a bust Of Christopher Columbus
"lamation Of III" humorist in a half-int"roeatorv.
hale rcdulous tone And now comes Mark Twain
himself, conspicHOusly on a bust great occa-
sion intended 10 do honor 70 him whose freshly
busting proclivites seemed q cau>c
the head Of the vcrlant tourist Of score Of years
ago 10 hucuate 10 the right and left in Obedience
10 the emotions Of incrcduity and ncomprchcnsi-
bility.