The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-30
THE PARIS SALON OPENS.
,K1TER DISPLAY OF PICTUREs
.,S Tr mas SNOWY IN YEARS

Not n Few FIeturss &c little
S.,,,. but Ms.y Fi-s Cs.v-ss.-A-srf-
-, A let. no Themselves Meet credi,.
p,,rs Aprii 2o-At the old Salon. which
-. this week. Il IL evident that the MEM
~, Al the Society Of French Artists have been
~, ron heir m ettle BY the successes Of their
.,,.ls OF the Champ de Mars. The conss-
...,cs IL that the Salon OF 1894 contains q
-, display Of pictures than have been
n,ousht together for several years before at
49, pal.ls de r1ndustrie. As usual, though.
ms are good many eanvsses exhibited.
1.i,h in charity to the public and to the
.,,i.,, ouehtto be turned with their faces to the
..il,. The admission Of these wretohed
go. nrovss that "favoritismr still holds q
si,cs in the councils OF the Salon jury. and
a., II suiiees to be the pupil Of some we'll
t,ovn artist In order to get tho worst pot
hoii.rs hung. The most notable feature OF
an. salon Is, perhaps. the large number Of
..sn.. from the life OF Napoleon. while II will
=. noticed BY everybody that an even larger
.,oportion OF meritorlous works than at the
champ Do Mars are due to Americans
william Bougusreau's picture. innocence"
IA. been purchased By Mr.. MarburR Of Bslti-
mora II IL one Of the great artists best works
A Young woman Of pure classic style OF beauty.
rearing q costume Of white drapery. which
s.scends to her bare feet IL holding . new
ham babe and little lamb In her arms The
solor scheme IL . series Of white tints. The
P..ri" 1. . startling but powerful study OF the
nuds She IL Just rising out Of the opening
.hsll which fills the entire background with
n, exception OF . small corner to the right
yhsts the emerald green waters OF the ocean
are seen. The upper half OF the
sherl throws the torso and head into
deep shadow. whilo the full strength of
July sun on the seashore falls In direct rays
on the luminous flesh OF the lower limbs. The
contrast between the fiosh tints OF the upper
and lower parts OF her form 10 very striking.
Her left knee 10 on the lower half Of the shell
where hcrs and there are glisteninG other
pearlsl and the right knee IL lifted By the
movement she IL making to rise on her feet.
Her long. bright black hair 10 hanging down
her back.
1t pleases me-" Boueusrsau recently said
TO the reporter. more than any other study
OF the nude have produced The graceful
ness Of the pose and the contrast between the
light aud shade fascinated me. and when my
picture was finished did not feel had done
the subject justice Therefore painted It all
over sgain-a hard thing to begin doing at the
age OF o." However. N. Boueuereau is amply
for his pains. as the harmonious.
graceful lines OF the second canvas make It
the most perfect study OF the nude this century
has ret seen Jules Breton exhibits two mas
teriy works. Tho End Of the Harvest" repre-
SCENTS . man digging potatoes. while
woman beside him picks them up and
puts them In her apron. whence she
pours them into basket standing near. In
middle distance two women are emptytng
their bask etful Of potatoes into sack. while
further on some men are loading cart with
the full sacks. Il 10 the end OF the field. and
only few potato plants remain to be dug MP.
The sun 10 setting. softly reddening the plain
and the harvesters. On the horizon fire Is
sparkling and smoking. and q storm cloud OF
b rosy tint IL floating In the air. The
Canal at Courrieres" IL calm rustic scene-s
plain. . village. and q canal. whose towpath
runs through forest filed with We 'rrs and
sweet flowers. II Is q painted poem .css easy
TO describe than to admire.
Felix do vuillefroy contributes two OF the
lovely rustls scenes no poTtIays With so much
ss s1f %nss 11iia Is suHiish. study IN
:. i ssaIs@iS eons'snt eHSlsit. tn. portrait Q,
Tho Countess de s." very pretty bru-
p pss on m an opera eo.s Of red velvet
with ermine: also Black Diam nds," . study
ef ? young siIrs. head. whose eyes are the
= Michel de. Munkaesy. displays q charming
Louis NIL interior. entitled - lie Rect" 1.-THE
portrait OF Gen. Fevrier. the Grand Chancellor
81 the Legion Of Honor; VINO Is In Uniform.
In ias s.. is :sfs Gs sons
through the military year book to ascertain at
about what period they may hope for pro-
occasionally the case In France with officers
IN the Same regiment,
,. Sncj fhs sssans s .ss nE !. ss s
foot picture Representing two nuns from a
some ish for the inmates Of the almshouse.
:, GABRIEL FersieE s exhibits Little Red Riding
forest toward evening. the fading light adding
10 the m ystery OF the encounter. Her only pre-
occupation is evidently to preserve her cake
herself In the distance is seen the
|. lie .ss' and appears abput i've Years old.
hhe Is robed In . dress OF gray velvet and .
red hood, from which emergss her fair hair.
painted her with sabots. to imply that she is q
in the salon one Her f Fsn S
shows little daughter OF the desert who IL
carving in her arms a tiny black kid The
:, Tony Robert Flsury, has . fine picture emit;
leading on q table. who has interrupted her
Jules LetehYro eNnlOits Two pOrtrnlts "a
mile Bernier contributes Q couple OF delight
ful landscapes Emile Cameron displays a
Iuste scene Of great beauty and Visit to the
Russian sssel the Emperor Nicolas" which
FhoSs the ironelad surrounded by small craft
loaded With yisltors-
Mr. Henri Mosler has never painted any
thing better than " a Brittany Legend" which
he exhibits this year. An old woman at her
spinning wheel Is telling her story To group
Of women aud children. The figures are liz 10
by blazing IRE from tho large open chimney
piece, Nr. Moslers son. Gustave Henry.
makes a creditabe debut in the salon with
ehArmin 9 Ian dscAps. u nder The Apple Trees"
COW in a shady orchard. The drawing and
sunlight effect OF this picture have been L. uch
admired OF the mem bsIs OF the jury,
Ime. de Foiard. neo Bachelor OF Washing
ton, who is the niece Of United states senator
Vest OF Missouri, attracts = good deal OF atten-
tlon with liie-3iZe portrait OF Miss Josephine
Morse. the lovely little seven year-old daughter
81 our popular ConsuLGenoEaL Mr; Eugene
Vail who was born In France OF New York
parents, displays a remarkable landscape,
,so!r d'Automns a EtaDles." 1t represents
the bridge Of Etaples on an autumn even
Ing Two figures. woman and child. are
snTiy returning home toward the village.
The whole scheme IS in a gray note. and ia
es'isaey Of color makes It one Of the best
works IN the salon
Mr. Walter MeEwen OF Chicago Is even more
han ~ ,hE rxrffh mia