St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-09-09
Worlds Fair
Letter.

the C02e1 points OF interest ~ the
Fair. The crowds that nll il daily
bear witness TO the American love
for Art. Many who come here for
. short stay plan to give the great
er part Of their time to The study Of
these pictures. It h indeed . mag.
nificent opportunity. The immense
collection, representative Of every
nation, Offers IN embarrassment Of
riches. From . lirst visit one brings
only delightful though composed
impression OF The national charac.
teristics OF the different sections.
Holland shows cool grey skies,
broad canals rejecting the huge
armies Of the typical windmills, and
Dutch interiors. The important
picture in this exhibit-some call
It the most important In the whole
buildin9,-is BY Josef Isreals. II
is called "Alone in the World. .
We see the corner Of . rudely light
ed room. The dim light shows the
figure OF . man. sitting motionless,
dumb with grief. On the bed be.
hind him lies the form Of his wife,
rigid in death. A quiet scene
truly, but pregnant with the sorrow
OF humanity.
From the Dutch section We pass
to the Russian, gorgeous With color
and magnificent costume.
The British have sent . charac-
teristac showing. There are pretty
maids painted BY Sir John Nillais,
and classical scenes by Alma
Tedema, In which there Il always. Z
specimen Of bic wonderfully painted
marble. Sir Frederick Leighton
President OF the Royal Academy, i
represented by The Garden Of the
Hesperides" and . portrait OF SiI
Richard Burton. Other tine por-
traits are by Frank Holl, George
Watts and Hubert Herkomer.
The United States Exhibit is 9
revelation OF the progress made by
Us since the Centennial. The Inn
petius then given to American
Art has borne wonderful fruit.
Among the pictures that especially
attract attention b one painted BY
Walter McEweu. called 1.-THE
Witch" The interior Il evidsutl-
. Puritan prison. A young wo-
man stands defiant, evidently re-
fusing to confess the truth Of the
accusation brought against her.
The officers in the background,
the woman-perhaps her mother
pleading 1t her side, the old bag,
also in chains, al serve - foils to
her strong young beauty. Ths
color-scheme OF greys, greens,
browns and reds IL charming.
The Loan Exhibit connects the
United States section and the
French. It contains many foreign
gems loaned from private collec-
tons. Here are paintings BY Carrot,
Mlillet, Daubigny,-a rare 0pp0r-
tunity to see pictures which are not
often on exhibition. The most
characteristic Millet is 1.-THE Man
with the Hoe" 1t has great charm,
both Of color and sentiment. The
rough laborsr has paused in bus work
and leans in . wearied patient atti.
tudc, on the implement he has
been using. Across the stubby
field arises . faint smoke from dis
tant bonnres.
The French section occupies the
whole Of the eastern annex. Com
ing direct from the American, it
is very natural to compare the two
exhibits. While the French have .
greater facility and . more finish
ed style, the Americans show more
sentiment and feeling for the ideal.
However, even II one does not care
Tor the choice Of subject, one must
DO homage to their fine technical
,kill. A portrait Of Renan, by Bon
nat, is fairly startling in its hfe-
likeness.
The rotund figure and huge face
u the philosopher are depicted with
incorporating vigoe. There Is
realism In the busting
zrey eyebrows, shadowing keen
yes, in the heavy features and the
ong coarse hngernails On the tat
hands resting on bis knees.
Another picture that attracts
much attention Il the full-length
,ort.ait OF Pope Leo XIII. The
'ivid papal robes are beautifully
- well q the kindly In.
ellectaal character 10 the face Of
His Holiness.
There b another picture In this
,ection before which one always
lnds . curious, interested circle.
t IL called "vanity." It Il . cir
,ular canvass containing two figures.
The blase face Of . laurel-wreathed
,oet looks weaEielly out Of the
,icture. A young girl with =
everish glow on her cheek holds
he bubble Of success IN her hands.
Under her feet are books, weapons
md arzm0r, emblems Of triumph.
Yanitas vanitatnm! SCOTT.
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