Mower County transcript., 1893-06-21

inc CWO uee1ng SCOUTS, thelr chargers at
mad gallop; but one Of the scouts, wound
ed, has been strapped to his saddle, while
the other, leaning, well forward on his
horse, leads the half-unwilling and terri
fed steed of his unfortunate companion.
To hundreds of thousands of visitors
"The Embarkation," in the Belgian sec.
tion, is intensely dramatic. To them it re-
calls the day of their own departure fo1
America. The bitterness of parting, the
dull fear Of what the future might bring
them. It is a scene on the quay. The
great steamer "Pennland" is nearly ready
to depart. Wives are weeping goodbye
on the shoulders of husbands, tall lads are
bending down to brush away their mothers
tears. An old woman, with faraway
look in her eyes, sits astride her bundle
with her hands crossed and her pet cat
A baby is asleep upon pile of luggage.
A beautiful picture which contains the
quintessence of tragedy for one poor soul
is "Sele of Slave" by an Italian artist.
The connoisseur, rich and luxurious, rises
eagerly from his couch to inspect the
trembling girl, whose robe the slave-drive1
holds with his left hand, while in his right
is seen q whip. It is all too realistic for the
comfort of a right-thinking American.
can Innocent Victim," by Seymour
Thomas, an American, shows sister OF
charity fatally wounded by stray shot
near the battlefield. A soldier with shat
tered forearm rises from the grass to look
at her.
"A Legend of the Desert" by an Ameri-
can, is vivid picture. An Indian girl has
crept up to the CHASTITY corpse which she
has found on the sands and is gingerly
looking in the dead face.
Scenes of death are much in favor with
our modern artists. There are in the ex-
hibition probably three hundred paintings
in which the grim monster is shown in all
his unwelcome FORMS One of the most
picturesque of all these is 's The Last Voy.
age," representing the funeral of an old
Hindoo. His body is laid out upon boat
and is being silently rowed down the
Ganges to the place of burial by boy,
while girl shades the sun from the dead
mans eyes. This painting is by E. L.
Weeks, who perhaps stands atsathe head OF
the American: colony of artists in Paris.
1t is unfortunate that nearly all Of our
successful artists go to Europe not only fo1
their culture but remain their for their
subjects when they have reached a point OF
development in which they are capable OF
doing high-class work. Thomas Hoven-
den is one exception to this rule. His
Breaking the Home Ties, " now a famous
picture, is American all the way through.
1t has been much reproduced in engrav.
ings, and no doubt you will remember the
TALL earnest boy with his effects tied up il
a bundle. saying goodbye to the little
anxious mother, and the teamster waiting
whip in hand, to drive the youngster forth
into the world.
In the Austrian section is large, i'm
pressive canvas which quickly catches the
popular eye It is theatrically dramatic
representing " situation which many a
playwright might envy. Under the leader
ship of Count Thurn the Protestants ot
Bohemia have visited the palace of the
Emperor Matthias with demands for the
repeal of obnoxious laws. They find the
and these unhappy men they throw from
The implacable leader, his infuriated fol
lowers, the resisting, despairing counsel
lors, one just about to disappear through
the window to meet his death on the rocks
far below, make together a picture of rare
passion and intensity.
"Tulla," bya German artist, showing
themad empress driving her chariot overth
prostrate form of her father, is spectacular
Salome, the daughter of Herodias, bearing
the bloody head on a salver, is ghastly:
"Washed Ashore" F" a medal picture, by az
American, C. S. Reinhart, has far more
feeling than either, though Of quiet tone.
''The Poacher's Wife" shows rurai
cottage at evening. The door has opened
in response to knock, and you see the
warmth and cheer within. At the door.
step stands gamekeeper, head hung low
and twirling,a big, soft hat. He does moi
need to speak. The wife, who has il
stepped out Of the cottage, may see the
body of her husband lying on sleigh out
in the SNOWY road. She falls to bench
that stands IN front of the cottage wall. IL
These are dozen of hui sdreds of such
compositions in the Art p alace, pictures
which spedk with eloquence greater than
words Of moments in which souls were
tried and human passions were freu to
their depths. 1.aey are pictures whic. II
is worth our while to look at and to permit
ourselves to be stirred by.
.3s WALTER WELLMAN.. d: