St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-28
YOUNG LADY Ar THE FAIR.
What She Saw in the Art Gallery
and Elsewhere.


CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-These are the
golden summer days, the harvest time
of the year. the days of opulence and
perfect comfort at the fair; for the gods
are propitious to its welfare, ana Smil-
ing skies, refreshing breezes, and brill
liant sun rays alternating with silver
moongleams o'erspread the virgin
city, while increasing hosts of
eager people throng its gates to
give assurance that the fair will he a
success financially as well as in its per-
feet proportions aud wonderful dis
plays.
LII these cool Indian summer days
countless thousands crowd the art gal
lery. and such throng of Intelligent,
thoughtful faces is to be seen nowhere
else on the grounds, decidedly not in
the Midway. You cannot tell who are
standing next to you. 1t may be some
notable incognito. but you feel it is a
parsonage superior to the masses that
swarm i'll the foreign theaters and
amuSements in the PlaiSance. The
Rajah of Kapurthala visited theRussian
exhibit the one afternoon that l was
there. unbeknown to all, while the
great electrician, Edison. spent a few
hours there listening to the amateur
criticisms on American art, and passed
out of the grand portals of the East
Annex undisturbed by the people who
speak in awe the great wizards name.
so. Some of the Paintings .s--
The Russian exhibit in the southwest
corner OF the main building is one of
the finest collections Russia has ever
shown to the world. Its two most strik-
ing pictures, 1.-The Brides Attire" and
"Tle COSSack's Answer" are wonder
full groups of representative natives.
The principal figure in the former is
the bride-elect, dressed i'm her beauti-
fully embroidered robe of blue-tinted
white, while at her feet reclines sister,
with her face uptnrned, sad and sweet
at the pproaca of the serious event.
Pressing the brides hair is an
elegantly robed woman. all aunt. per-
haps, while watching the interesting
proceedings are numerous maiden rel
atiyes aud friends, with healthy, merry
faces and robust forms, all in brilliant
Russian gala attire. Several children.
unconscious OF the momentouS side
OF wedding, are eating and
playing i'll one corner, while
grandmother sits among them, wonder.
ingly. and probably thinking of her
own wedding long ago. But the life of
the picture is in the eXpectaut bride
groom, who. impatient at the delay. has
burst i'll the d0or, and is barely re-
strained by the attendants. He can wait
no longer. and 1t seems as il the sweet
heart is also impatient at the delay, and
would rise, in her half-completed toilet.
to greet her lover: but the paints keep
their places, ana we'll portray the few
anxious moments before the ceremony.
The colOring is vivid, the figures stand
HfelIke from the canvas, and the de-
signs of the costumes are elaborate and
graceful.
''fhe COsSack's Answer" is a group
of the honeliest, ugliest brutes that
wage war. Sitting arOu nd a. table are
five Or six villains. their faces SCARED
and brOnZed, their clothes torn and
bloody, tieudishIy discussing all epistIe
evidently received from the enemy. Of
fering terms of capitulation, and the
reception it receives bodies no good for
The senderS. The onlooker eau almost
hear their hoarse laughs, their defiant
speech and war-shOuts as they pen
their reply, and feels thankful that
they are only on canvas.
SiemIradsky has beautiful Italian
scene with manv figures, the subject
of which is ''Frina," and the picture is
from the emperor's collection. On a
hill to one side is temple from which a
stream OF Italians nave issued in their
gorgeous robes and tunics. and in the
foreground is the nude figure of
Frina, accompanied by attendants
with her apparel, while IN the rippliue
waters of the Mediterranean rests a
luxurious bark, towards which the party
is proceeding. Skies blue like the
robins egg are above, many-colored
flowers and decorations are everywhere,
and the whole effect is very bright and
charming.
AivaZovoSky has collection in this
division representing different scenes
of Columbus life and voyages. and he
gets one effect that is not found often
elsewhere. 1t is of a stream of light
falling across his picture, bringing it
into strong relief, and SO faithfully is it
drawn that one looks toward the sky
light to see If it is no. some chance sun
gIeam.
WY piCtQLc dSleI
nak's Home Again." Seated in an
apartment car is a sweet, sad-Iooking
young woman i'll widows garb, and a
foreign nurse holding an infant. You
can imagine the story without de-
scriDtive catalogue = her husband is
dead. and she is taking her child home
TO Mother"
Interested as most of the people are
IN studying this most wonderful gal
lery or genius. there are a few that
should be stopped at the entrance. Two
faShionably dressed women, people of
seeming culture. called the attentios of
a guard and inquired for the main en-
trance to the east pavilion, and, being
Informed, went on their way rejoicing.
They had .'been through tie art gal
lery,' they congratulated themselves,
but | doubt If it had taken them any
longer than it usually does 10 walk a
like distance.
The Cadets.
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