The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-26

world over. Here In this land OF ours we
have a demand on the part OF section OF the
community many Of them well meaning
drenmers, moro OF them humbugs for Gov
eminent ownership and control OF public
utilities And in fsraway Russia the people
are shedding their blood In the effort TO DO
free from the tyrannical bureaucracy, which
is nothing more OF less han Government
ownership and control oi public utilities.
NEW YoBK. Jan. -. I j.
Tho Durlinrt Magazine for February.
sThe Sculptures in Lansdowne House
Is the initial article in the January NUMBER
OF the Buripgior MdqdEine published In
America by Robert Grier Cooke. New fork.
In this article A. H. Smith OF the British
Museum describes the collection Of ancient
sculpture, consisting Of about 100 pieces,
which adorns the London house OF the
Marques Of Lansdowne X. G., in Berkeley
Square. In the after part of the eighteenth
century a sculpture gallery was an APP
pendage to nearly all the great English
country houses. In London there were
few collections, that OF Lansdowne House,
made 10y Lord Shelburne, being one OF
but two OF Importance that have remained
intact through more than century. De-
spite the fact that the drst Marques went
about his collection in the very business like
manner Of contracting with Gavin Hamll-
ton to supply him with round number
Of statues, busts, and basreleis, the coll
lection is an exceedingly fine and interesting
one, and the numerous plates Illustrating
Mr. Smiths article give some hint OF the
value Of the Lansdowne treasures Partcu-
larlyinteresting il the account, IN Hamilton's
own words, OF the experiences OF his work.
men in making the excavations, uncover
ing these works in marble. In the swamp
Of the Pantanello at Tivos Hadrian' 3
yilla). Other excavations were made at
Tor Colombaro and elsewhere IL the search
for sculpture to fill Lord Shelburnc' s order.
In connection with the Statue Of Hermee,
Standing Erect. Mrs. Jameson records
tradition that Canova considered it to
be finer than that Of the Ani.nous OF the
Belvedere.
In "Opus Anglcanum, an article on
the wonderful embroidered vestments,
the worlng OF which has come TO be de-
scritod by this name. and which is repre-
scented by only twenty or thirty pieces
that have survived the ravages Of time
and neglect. Miss May Morris. daughter
OF the late William Morris. describes par
ticularly the Syon cope, an excellent eI-
ample OF the neM va English embroidery
OF which the Ascoi cope, lately returned
10 the Italian Government through the
generosity OF j. Pierpont Morgan. Is
one OF the finest and most perfect speci-
mems The description Of the Ascoli cope
is reserved by Mss Morris for the February
number. The article is Illustrated by
plates and illustrations. Miss Morris takes
up the subject OF the technique Of 'Opus
Anglicanum.' and points out the various
tricks and traditions OF the English school
distinguishing this work from that OF Ger
man or Italian provenance.
DIR. j. p Richter. the eminent authority
on early Christian Art, contributes a schol-
arly article on Early Christian Art in the
Roman Catacombs DR., Richter calls
attention TO tendency in the PAST TO draw
arbitrary distinctions between Christian
and Pagan art Of periods that are con-
temporary, a tendency arising from false
deductions, and he points out that so far
as the meter Of early Christian artists
was concerned this offered a. little from
that Of their fellow workmen as does that
OF the artist OF to-day who is a freemason
from one who Is not. just as Christian
writer's Of the early centuries spoke and
wrote the same Greek as their fellows;
what they had new 20 offer was not style,
meated and moulded by the thought Of
the time. SO with early Christian art and
Pagan influence.
The frontispiece Of the January Bur
hnqton is an exquisite reproduction in
oolors Of THE Good Shepherd. wall
painting. Of the third century In the cata-
comb OF PrRtextatus, described in DR..
Richter's article.
The third and concluding article of a
series by NJ. L%once Amaudry on the
pictures in the collection Of DR.. Carvello
at Paris, describes some early vorksof
cussed and carefully described by. Mr..
Amaudry are adequately illustrated by
oollotype plates. which well convey
relative idea Of the qualities OF the original
subjects A note by Roger Fry on 81.
Giovanni di Paola, picture also In the
Carvallo collection. Is appended to N.
Anaudry's article and at the same time
Mr.. Fry introduces TO the attention OF
the reader an exquisite miniature-to be
ascribed. with reasonable certainty, to
Giovanni di Paola. owned by Yates
Thomson. occurring In a manu- script Of
the 'Divina ommedia.' the earlier part
Of which manuscripts by a different, Trob-
ably by Florentine. hand. This note is
particularly interesting in It's deductions,
and the miniature in question is repro
duoed In an accompanying llustra hon.
The second article by John HodRson on
Transfer Printing on Pottery takes up
the subject of Liverpool tiles, examples
of which are 70 be met with occasionally
in American collections Mr.. Hodgson
describes the method by which the tiles
we're printed, and the plates engraved
for the process. A very valuable catalogue
Of these tiles is appended, and the article
is illustrated BY colotype plates
A. NJ Hind and c. j Holmes oon-
tribute Instructive and enlightening notes
on newly discovered study in the print
room Of the British Museum for The Christ
Blessing the Little Children" (RembrandD,
In tho National Gallery.
Announcements for forthcoming er-
hibitions. photography, and notes Of
interest complets me contents OF the jan
vary number Of tho Burlington Magazine
and make 1t a valuable addition 70 the
llh-ary Of every collector, conncisseur
and lover Of jets 6srertv.
Negro Pharmacists.
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