The record-union., 1898-04-17

OF the leading papers was by a Wom-
an. Miss Mary Carter of Manhattan
read a paper on the promotion of art
and literature in journalism. She de-
scribed the evils of yellow Journal
ISM" and spoke of the good done by
clean newspaper work. A resolution
was passed indOrsing the views set
forth in her paper
without any of the usual private
view and reception formalities, the
group of Ten American Painters who
recently seeded from the Society OF
American Artists will open their first
exhibition at the galleries of NIessrs.
Durand-Ruel, 3S9 Fifth avenue, New
York, next Wednesday, The display
will be open to the public from 8 a. III.
to p. m. daily, and an admittance fee
OF fifty cents will be charged.
Paris, says the Sketch" is still Won
dering at the recent action Of the Con-
sell des Muses., which has just pre-
vented the Louvre from acquiring a re-
markable example of fifteen-century
Italian art. The curators of the Lou
vre unanimously decided to purchase
& Madonna Adorant Jesus" which was
10 be seen in the shop of one of the
principal picture dealers on the left
bank of the Seine. 1t was probably
from the brush of Piero Della Frances
ca. a few rare examples of whose work
are possessed only by Florence and
London galleries. But the Conseil des
Muses. rejected the proposition of the
curators, without assigning any rea-
son, although the price demanded was
not excessive Paris artists are say
ing that the Council has overstepped
its authority.
AS an antidote to the practice Of
characterizing pictures by musical ex-
pressions, the following characterize
ton of music in terms of pictures may
be recommended. It is quoted from
Thine and the Hour" Speaking of the
numbers in a symphony concert, Fred
eric Field Billiard says: TT cannot be
inappropriate to criticise such works
of art as pictures, initiating the
language of the Salon, as follows:
Awarding the prize to The Master
singer one may still honorably men
ton the sea-painting Sea Calm by
Mendelssohn; the whistling hell winds
gorical mural decoration, Francesca
da Rimini, by Tchaikovsky; and the
harem scenes from 'Antar,' by NJ. Rim
sky-Korsakoff. In his 'Gazelle At
tackled by a Roe Rimsky- Korsako!f
aims to be realistic, and succeeds in be-
ing ridiculous; the gazelle is out of
drawing and limps. Wag-
ner's romantic historical painting Of
the Nuremberg Music Guild is, how
ever, easily first, and is certainly wor-
thy to rank with the masterpieces OF
the French schools. The pictures were
we'll hung and admirably lighted
through the efficient and artistic work
of the committee, Emil Paur, Chair
man."
Sir John Leslie has painted two large
pictures and presented them to Berk-
hampstead School chapel. Each bears
the inscription "a free-wilI offering
given and painted by Sir John Leslie
Bart, 1885,
At Birkenhead, on the Cheshire side
of the Mersey, has been established {
pottery for the manufacture of a ware
that has the characteristics of Della
Robbia The discovery in that neighbor
hood of clay that would take the higf
glaze and brilliant color, was made BY
a Mr.. Rathbone, who has been supported
in his experiment by a wealthy syndi
cate. Conrad Dressler, who for some
time was chief designer, has started
works of his own at Medmenham, on tn
Thames, where similar clay has beer
found He has worked especially in thu
direction Of low relief for external dec
grafton of buildings, fountains, and 81
forth, whereas the older pottery con
fines itself at present to vases anC
plaques.
A small picture, no bigger than
miniature, said TO be by Frank Halls
has been discovered in Amsterdam ant
purchased by the Government for tn
collection of The Hague. The employee
of the University Library at Amster
dam have also discovered a work o
the seventeenth century, which has beer
recognized as a portrait of the in
famous Baltazar Gerards, the murdefe
Of William the Silent. Another discoV
cry has been made, this time at Trieste
It is a portrait of the young Princes
of Gonzaque of the ducal house of Man
tua, and is incontestably by Van Dye
and in good preservation. 1t was stolel
from Mantua in 1923 by German sol
diers, and since then had been hiddel
away and forgotten.
The Royal Administration Of tn
Swedish State Railways invites civ
enoineers or others interested to a com
Detition in designs for railroad sta
+;ons functions etc, for the city c
Stockholm The first prize is to b
10 COO Swedish crowns (about $3.50
the second. 5000 Swedish crown
(about $3.50; and the third, 400
swedish crowns (about $1,075). TIL
Time for competition will expire at moo
on August 81. 1898. Particulars con
cerning the work will be furnished b
the Swedish Norwegian Legation, NJ
2011 Q street, Washington, D. Z
eve SEEM, says the London Times
referring to the sixteenth exhlbltlon q
the Painter Etchers, ito remember ina
when the society was founded, grea
deal was said about the need OF en-
couraging original work; about IN
harm done to the art by the deman
for reproductive etchings and engraV
ings, and so on. The title Palnlei
Ftchers' was adopted from the F'renc
peintre-graveurs to denote artists Wh
produced original plates, and thos
only 1t is a little curious, then.
find the most important wall in tn
gallery. more than half covered Wit
reproductions. and those in mezzotln
not etching: and the sight should lea
to the reflection that it is not SAFE