Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1876, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 2 NEW YORK GOSSIP. Recent Grand Washington’s e Birthday Fete. @ Bennett’s Mafrimonfal Affairgese 'ms Trip to Canada on a Special Train, 3 for Rubenstein, the Murderer ' yympsthy L of Sara Alexander. “l‘rim"" Notes at a Discount--- Back Pay from Gas Oom- panies. (o Latest Stock-Board “ Gag "'—Married Her Coachman, . sl Corresvondence of The Chicago Tribune. Now Yons, Feb. 24.—Probably tho grandost P M gaken all in all, that ever occurred in this souatrr, t00k place on Tuesday evening in the tbree bailding® onited by bridges and canopies {fortte purpose, tho Acsdemy of Music, Nillson aod Irving Halls, the occasion being Washing- {qg's Lirthdsy, and the afeir itself a Lady- iaehington. tea-party and reception. It is esti- paisd that 10,000 persons Were in attenddnce, ad. if toe crush and jam afforded any criterion, {wsatho most crowded affair of the kind which sereame of in this city. It was a mingling of e creme do 18 crems with the middle-classes b3 is raely mob with, and deserves more tun » passiog notice. Such a demolition of rbtoilets, rendiog of costly laces, and pitifu] Searaction of delicato materials, 5ome of them e and venersble, as occurred on that evening, i pinfol to contemplate. One Ilady mana- stated to & friend yesterdsy that L damage to old and valnable Iace suffered by barself alone was equal to an ontlsy -of £300, Thsse bellesin powdered hair and the costumes of their dmothers were out in profusion ; 308 cne of Tho aveniog papers. in its account of {he affair, naively states that gentlemen’s dress- soats sufiered by resson of the powdered heads, Zwhich is & 8or¢ of left-kanded way Of saying the lndies’ besds csme into 100 close contact with the gentlemen's shonlders. There was & tall, eapper, a0d relio Toom, all of which wers crowded #t the eame time. The 1812 veterans (s mers bandful) were present. Among the anomalios of the occasion were several hundred gentlemen promenading in _overcoats and hats in Laod, and ladies with cloaks and boonots. It will be a long time betore this rare gathering will be sorpassed. EDITOR BENNETT'S ENGAGEMENT, AND HIS TRIP TO OTTAWA. The engagement of James Gordon Bennett to Miss Ida May, formerly of Baltimore, is nosw the promivent topic of society talk, especislly as it is espected Mr, Benpett will do something scceniric or wonderfal in the way of a wedding fete wher he leads his fiancee to the altar. Mr. Bepnett is determined to do everything in an tncommon way and on & scale of unprecedent- edmagnificence. On Monday it was announced that be had ordered some extracrdinarily hand- some jewels for the expectant bride from Tiffa- y's,00 Union Square, and in the next two dsysnot lesstban fifty persons called at that establishment, 25king to be allowed to £ee the Benoelt jewels. 0f ccurse their curiosity was not gratitied. The lady is described as tall and of rather slight buid, She bas brilliant black eyes, and datks, wasy bair, with o fair complexion, which is said 10 bave been the envy of her lady friends for years. She1s counected with some of the old Enickerbocker tamlies of New York. Ir. Ben- rett and Miss May baving been invited, with others, Lo attend Lord Dufferin's ball at Ottawa, Can., concetved an idea pecuharly Donpettish. be engsged a train of palace cars, 12d travoled” ~speclal ™ at 35 miles per boor throngh to Montreal. They started on Monday morning, and made the trip,which usnal- Ir consnmes sixteen, in less than twalve honrs— justto ehow tha Canada chaps whaca live Amer- 1can jowralist can do. He 1s very popular with the ladies, but the last ove in itio world who would be charged with being s ladies’ mau in the unal sense of that term. AN EPISODE OF THE ADYVISORY COUNCIL. The day that the Boecher Advisory Council held Hts first secret soesion, it was suggested to the Prymonth sexton that the busy reporters would try to conceal themselves io favorable places for besrivp the discussions on the guestions at hsue. The sexton sccordingly proceeded to examine all the nooks and corners of the baild- iog whezever 8 man or cinld might be stowed away., He was about to give up the searchas uofruitful, when a crowd of engry reporters ontside assured him that the reporter of the ——— w8 certatuly concealed somewhere in the auditorium, 88 he had gone into the buildirg *od had not come out. The sexton resumed his bunt, aud this time, sure enough, he found, to bis surprise ang delight, the missing reporter coiled up inside oune of the ventilators of the suditoriom, in a decidealy uncomfortabla place, but oue wherein he coufd actually hear Mlmost &ll that was eaid. Tho Enight of the Pencil was hauled out amid the jeers of the miniaters, and when he got onteide of the building avd told bis adventures to Lis brother Teporters, the latter mnanimously votad them- Belves & meen get for telling the sexton any- thing about it, 3nd. awarded tho discavered vio- Hm 8 ronod of drinks for his enterprise. INCEEASING INTEREST IN RUBENSTEIN. The unfortunste Polish Hebrew, Pesach Bubenstein, now under n death eentence in Brookiyn for the murder of Sara Alexandgr, & Ty-rese. is exciting extensive sympathy among bis own brethren, - blended with some indigna- tion among sl) classes, concerning the woy in which he is being trested in the Ray- mond Street Jail by his keepers. On Sastar- 4y last bis brother Jacob called % see the condemned man, and at thelr parting [»fllw.nav.em asked for a dollar, Jacob took ous rom a roll of bills ip bis pocketbook, and tried loband it to bim, but tho keepers interfered, ¥ing it migbt be poisoned. The next day he Bt for & Hebrew book, which hia father sent tm. T book was intorcepted, aud bo was not lowed 0 receive it. 1o epends nearly all his e in religions devotions, and, as the Jemsh feeidents of Brooklyn firmly Lelieve beis s vic- tim of prejudice against people of their faith, In Ca%e excites more than usual attention. His Y618’ fees thus farhave been paid by his fath- *, a0d amount to pearly £5,000. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF INFATUATIO! A vory singolar case of blind infatuation is re- Torted on the part of & girl who probably passed through Chicago on her way to Kansas yester- 4ty morning. ~er name is Alice Van Nostrand, *ho has lived in Flushing, near thia city, until fooeatly. Her fatbor died some timo since, and *ft her about £900, which was placed to her @edit in & savings bank. On Monday morning the became of age, and, having & certificate to effect, was ennbled to draw from the bank J lfsa amonnt to her credit. The same day ghe farted for Kaness in company with a :gflhlzss character pamed Bill Augsberrsy, 0 has glresdy = wife and thréo fi“flm, It geems eho condeived fn fatuation of the fellow about & year ago, and, h well aware of his situation ss & married o, conld not be dissasded from the determi- Son to live with bim. They carried oo a udestine courtship for some time prior to ir departure, and, though every eflort was @ede to gestroy the illusion, it was sll in vain. 0 gir] wag reepectably connected, and botter Humgs were expected of her. ‘The supposition st s long as the money lasts Augsberry W‘mnmt, but woen that is gone—good-by, TRIEGNE NOTES AT A DISCOUNT. The Sun pursnes the victim of the Tall Tower ud Jiy Gould with its characteristic persisi- *c3. Ita latest discovery is that tho Tribune is thort financially, and is forced to pay for its hite paper with notes. Thia would not be 8o b3 if it was nat for the secona assertion that the Tribune notes are being hawked on the streets 2ta discount of 13§ per cent per month. Yes- terday it called npon Jay Gould to help his I8per with some money, to pravent its property frm being ruined. Whether true o false, tho Sun bag snccesded by dint of constant_iteration 1o making the public believe that the Tribune is ROGE property, and its 5tock & poor investment. Daus undoubtedly means to cripple th o be can, and prevent R_apilhlicfl? ‘:mhtimlg:pfgg purchasing the paper in time to be of eervice in the Presidential campzaign. Thera are nomerous stories aflost 2a to the intentions of Roscos E:fil?:yg d!o Lr;ndéa in respec: to the Tribune, at pry ing baido s presont amount to anything BACK-PAY FROX THE 649 OOMPANIES, 8 TIn Brooklya the gas consumers are making it hysly for the gas companies. Tecently it was discavered by several parties that their metors were duter,:uva in registering the flow of gas in- carrec.ny' in favor of tho compavies, and by establisbing this fact they were enabled to ro- cover large eums from the gas companiss for the excess paid for several years. The publication of this fact has started an army of engineers i the eame direction, and the gas companies are kept bard at work paying back large and emall sums illegally exacted from con- sumers through defactive moters. In addition to tho excees amounts refunded to consumers, companies are compelled to put in-new meters, aud, out of the five Brooklyn companias, it is stated ooly one of them will make a dividend this quarter, so great has been the inroad upon their revenues, and so diminished their_receipts from the lessencd consumption. The Brooklyn companies are modela in extortion, They de- mand s deposit of £15 before gas is allowed to Do introduced into any house, and 1t is asserted that thoy are nsing millions of dollars belong- ing to gas-consumers in bavking oporations, to assist their dividends. o A TWENTT-FIVE-YEARS' IUNT FOR A HUSBAND. Another singular case came to lightin the courts lately. A Mrs. McCahill commenced suit for the maintonance of herself and dagghter, agaiost her busbaud, when it was developed that he had abandoned her in Ireland twenty-five years ago, and omigrated to this country. A few years efter, she followed him, and for nearly a quarter of a century s been searching for his whereabouts. Last weok she found him in the moral City of Brooklyn, right uunder the drop- pings of Plymonth Church. At first he was glad to see her, and kiesed her, and also his daughter quite affectionateiy, but just then another wife (whom he married ten years ago) camo on the scene, and the affection vanished. The Irish wife and child were ordered off the premises, snd told to moveon. The scene is nOw trans- ferred to a civil court. and probably will be car- ried 10 o criminal tribunal, unléss McCahill comes to terms very Soon. The man has amassed quite a fortune in Brooklyn, and offers no escuse for quitting ‘his.first wife and off- spring. : THE LATEST NEW YORK *‘GAG.” The old #orn-out card, **This'man was talked 0 death,” showing a coffin, 5o long nsed as's guard against bores in this city, were followed by & serses ot devices to effect the samo purpose, warniog individuals to ** Give us a rest,” etc. The latest, however, is a droll eard which some wag bas had printed and distributed among members of the Stock Exchange. It is *‘Scale of Prices," and reads as follows : $ 50 Full etatement and any number of questions de- sired answered for. . Imagine the feelings of a man asking s proper question of a Wall trcet broker to observe him torn down the left lappel of bis vest and display & card with the above printed m large type. The thing 18 ndiculons, of course, but probably there is more fun among the stock- brokers on the Board every day than is to be fouud in any simi'ar body iu the woild, and one- balf of the popular jokes of the day are in- vepted there, ‘Theslang terms nsed to designate stocks would fill a column. They ealled Cin- ciunati, Colambus & Indiana Central ‘C., C. & 1. 0.) *Colfee, Cakes & Ice Cream;" Bacific Mail, *Post Meridian:” Western Union, “Double U " ; and #o on through the ligt, The Great Western ghares are called * Great Windy."” Jay Goald i3 called by s hundred titles, ‘Thimble-Rigger.” **The Cat in_the Meal,” © Jsy-Bird,” *-the Bobbin-Boy,* ** Black Friday,” and “United Presoyterian,"—~meaning thereby hie represents the U, P., or Union Pacific stock. ANOTHER BORED OASE. Another case of matrying a coachman f8 re- ported. The marriage took place in August last, but was only printed in tho Herald oo the mora- ing of the 21st. The . bride ia the daughter of & wealthy resident of Stamford. Coun., haudsome, inteliigent, and admired by many of tha society beanx of that aristocratic ptace. The husband is a young Englishman, who has been groom and coschman for the young lady's father for abont two vears—one nnusnally intelligent for his oc- cupation, and liked exceedingly by all the fami- Js, eod, it scems, especially by the daughter. The coortshin took placé by day- Tignt, almost exclusively during the drives to the depot to. receive the indulgent papa. They were married. in Stamford by a Methodist cler- gyman, but the parents were not adrised of the oceorrepce notil Jast month. Though the mar- tinge bas been made public, the papa has re- moved his daughter to this city, and has con- cealed her from the husband so effactuslly that he is unable to find her wheresbouts. The fact seems to be that the yoong man. thoagh in bum- ble circumstances, is capable of makiung her an exceifent busband, snd_her lof may be more en- vied than pitied by many a marrisgeabio girl in this country. HOW 70 GO TO FLORIDA. Ax, C. G. Francklyn, agent of the Cuoard line of European steamers, is one of our aristocratic 2nd wealtby citizens. Lately ho madeup a lit- tle party of twenty—just ten couples—and in- vited them to join him in an excarsion to Flori- ds. He engaged a steamer, fitted her out with extra comforts and provisions for the trip, aod about one week 2go started on the trip. Anoth- er prominent Wall street man, lstely one of Jay Gould's workers, astonighed the natives about the time it was revorted his firm had been dis- missed by Gouid by iositing & balf-dozea choice friends and starting to Cuba in his own yacht on a pleasnre voyage. Theso two trips and the Bennett special train to Montreal are fitting iliuetrations of New York extravaganoce which ia their way reslly ontdo the Bonanza style of San Francisco. There is completeness in New York extravagance which outdoes any- thing in California. FUNNY PROPOSAL FOR LIGHTING A PUDLIC BUILD- ING. Some time ago the Brooklyn City Council or- dered an advertisement for proposals to light the city buildings. It was intended to letin the patent gas machines and carburetters, bt yes- terday the proposals were opened. To-dsy all Brooklyn is laughing about if, as among the offers is one from an_eccentric man of wealth, named Peter Lavingston, offering to supply each Alderman with a tatlow dip, tho President with two. and a sperm candlo for the reporters, and donble allowance for protracted sessiong, gra- tnitously. He explaina that he believes candles will enlighten the Aldermen on various dark questions befors them, sud insista that his pro- posal is serious and not meant for a joke. As parc of the war on the gas companies, this is & pretty good thing. DINED AND WINED THE WROXG MAN. Among the gossip of the green-rooms is 3 story of & certain well-known tenor, who, on the oceasion of big resppearance in thia eity, thoaght it would be a good thing to make friends with & certain critic whom he partially feared. Hesent him sn invitation to dine, sod ordered his host to prepare & Apread of unexcelled elegance, and without regard to expense. The dinner camo off, tha tenor was all smiles, the critic was de- lighted, and,when the dinner was over, the tenor was certain he had his man * fixed.” He awaited adxiously for tho paper on the morning after his appearance, After an early breakfast he pro- cured 8 copy, when, to his amazement, he found & slashing criticism decidedly unfavorable to himgelf. He waxed mad, and was indiscreet enongh to tell the story to Max Maretzek, where- upon the veteran burst out in & roar of laughter. After composing himself, the veteran conductor informed the verdant tenor that he had ‘ained the wrong man.” The victim was heartbroken. DE. DEENS ON DEAD-HEADS. A ghort time ago Dr. Deems, of the Chureh of thio Strangers (tho same which Commodore Van- derbilt bought and presented to him as a good- will offering oo account of the respect jn which he was hed by the Commodore's new Southern wife), made an snnouncement of & concert for the benefit of the Ladies’ Society, 2nd, turniog to the chiidren of the Orphan Asy- lum sented in the gallery, remarked: *“An op- poriunity will be given you to attend this con- cert. The seats you will occupy bave been paid for by & lady of this congrexation. You will uot, therefore. 5o 88 dead-heads. The day of dead- hesds in cars, concerts, and churches, L hope, i8 past.” The Doctor himeelf is open to the charge of dead-lieadiemn, 88 in common mth other city clergymen o is willipgto accept & dead-head rebate of 25 per cent o the price of all books purchased of publishers. DEATTY. . BOSTON. ‘Washington’s Birthday---Its Cen=- tennial Reception in Pri. vate Houses. Mrs. Sargent ““ At Home at 3 P, M."es The Costume Party at the West End. Martha Washington Flirts with a Nine. teenth Centary Youth-«-Eye- Glasses and the Emerso- nian Dialect, Concert at the Deacon House—The Old Stories of the House—A Oroak About a Bran. New Building, From Our Oun Correspondent. Bostos, Feb. 24—The Contonnisl spirit which tinges overvthing just now, had & very rood chance to exploit itself on the 23d. And the chance was by no means neglected. There was tho nsual amount of bell-ringing and other official noises, which everybody knows all about, and more than they want to know; bot apart from all this, the opportunity was very prottily made much of in various ways amongst private individuals, At Mrs. Sargent’s, for instance, there was a reception—s aay reception, com- mencing at $ o'clock in the afternoon, where people came until 8 o'clock to chat over a cup of coffee and salad. It was s good deal on the kettle-drum order, though it was on s larger acale and with less of the tes-table coziness, sud it had a cosmopolitan air sud freedom sbout it which one finda nowhere else in Boston. In the evening thore were several partios, all hav- ing & smack of what somebody in an oxasperated mood calla **the everlasting Centennial fever.” T am very sure that the most charming of these wag in a charming domicil at the West End, where & pretty hostess received her guests in powdered heir and the ruff and farthingale of old days. It wasnot a masquersde, but CESNTENNIAL PARTY, sud all the brocaded petticoats and queer old fineries had been pulled out of csmphor-wood trunks either as models or to reappear in the original material. There was no arbitrary ex- action that every guest should present him- self or hersell in costume, but there was never- tholess a very general repressatation of “ye olden time.” Of conrse Martha Washington in Lerchiof and cap was presont, and the face of the young lady who took the character was 8o puod & likeoess in soma potnts of natural con- formation that by the aid of art, a line here, and & shade there, a roally startling resemblance to the bland-visaged dame wa have been made so pictorially familiar with was the result. The fomiuine portion of the company haa entered more lurgely into the represontation than the masculine. Whether the nineteenth century man, who reads the Nafion and goes io for “no enthusiaem,” ia toa sall-conscionsly prosaic and * gensible " for such theatricals, or whother his vanity is &fraid of the efect of tha . SILK-STOCKING AND KNEE-RUCKLE PERIOD, is ono of the conuundrums ** which no feilow can find ouh” to quote the immortsl words of the ronowned Dundresry. Lau very certain it is, that the raff aud farthingale by far outvam- s, and Marths Washington I d feminines had to be con- teat with attentions from a very uucharacter:s- tic got of galiants, in black coats and trousers. Howaever, the course of flirtation did not seem to run less smootbly on this account. Masrtha Washington held her coarc with great ecideat satisfaction to taese black-coated gentlemen, and seemed to find it easier tha everto dse the weapons of dark eyes underncath 8l that pow- der puting. 'The sbarp criticism that s Boston girl always flirts bebind a pair of oye-glasses and in the Emer<onian dialect. came forcibly to my mind a8 I cangbt glimpae of no fess than six of those visual aids, and one—not {0 streich & good stors—heard a pretty cresture say bet seen a 8ip of caffes aud & spoonfui of oranga ice. ** EMKRSOX BAYS, YOU ENOW, THAT * FRIEXDS SUCK A8 WE DESUIEALE DEEANS AND FABLES,"” Here seemed to bo tue exact fulfillment of the critieal prophecy—the conditions were all hera, eye-glasves and dialect, and yonth and beauty 1 & Bostonizn olla podrida ! and the diaslect was chosen from one of the tenderest of those immorlal essays—that upon Fricodship ! Anothor of tho dsy's celebrations was a charm- ing concert ac the Descon Hause givea by & number of first-class artistes,—Mrs. J. Honston West, who ecarned her best laorel at the last great jubliee, taking promiment part. The fundsare to_be used to farnish the farmer's house aud kitchen to be exhipited at Philadel- phia. The Deacon House—by the way, let the reader bear in mind that the pronunociation bere ia not after tho manuer of tno church-deacon, but with the emphasis on the latter syllable— bas ceased 10 be a region of romsoco and_mys- terious interast, since 1t lag been turned ioto & semi-botel. Aud passing through the rooms now when aoy ball, coucert, or other fete 13 in progress, it soems a great while ago instead of 8o few years—it is_roally ooly five—that such odd stories were told about a house here in the very heart of Boston. It is five years almost to s day sinee the auctioneer rang down under his relentless ham. mer all that Marie Antoinette furniture, the Sevres china and-pictures that wers onca held in possession by tha ill-fated Queen ber- self. The facts of the case wero that a member of the Deacon family, having at the time & sur- plus of means which he was apparently in haste to be rid of, chanced upon these guondam pos- sessions of the French Sovereign, and at oncoe invested in them. And, by and by, these pos- sessions sre sent over to America to adorn the great mansion on Washiogton street. They mot onty adorned it, but they made it presently the centre of : ALL SORTS OF ROMANTIO 6GPERSTITIONS. And o we ere told that the Deacon family were Qecended from this Toyal lady, aud that she herself walked in ghosily actisity but in very fine riment, at certain ghostly hours, throngh these apartments. It waa a queer place in those days before it came under the auctioneer's bam- mer. Most of the furnishing was of foreign 1m- portation, and had a history. But the little boudoir where the possessions of 3larie Antoin- etto _wers gathered was really the ecene of iuterest. Here were ¥ragonard paint- ipga set in the wall, which a graphio critio described 88 an srmy of *‘robustous young cherubs tumbling about in mid-air irrespective of all Iaws of gravity.” I am not eure, however, but these Paintings were not in_the yellow salon just without the boudoir. But the em- broidered_dsmask of the boudoir curtaios, the medalion Princess Elizabeth on the wall, the pio- ture of the Princess Lamballe, the centre-table with its 1nlaying, the littla chairs with portraits of themselves fixed in the bncks, these wers items of curious beauty which one could never forget. THE MONTMORENCI BALON, agit was callod, was ali a shummer of green and gold, snd_at one end was placed the famons China of Sevros, presented to the French Quean a8 the gift of thocity. The centre of theso g]eatea held the exquitits picture of a court anly, and the delicate cups were mar- yels of ace and elegance in de- sign, The branch of the family who resided bLere for & time, were never, it is $3id.quite content, with & New Enogland residenco after the easo and variety of a_ Continental Jife, and this with the other fact of failing fands,and a1l this fabalous weslth of expenditure upavail- able, brought the house and its odd furnitare to tho ‘auctioneer's hands. Plenty of people were founa romantic enough to believe that the fam- ily fled because poor, pretty Marie Antoinette disputed posgession with them at dusk and mid- Dight houra: rustling in eatin_brocada _through the boudoir to the salon where ho peered at ho portrsit of her _ester-in-law, and im’nte'd for the necklace in the ht- tlo empty jowol case on the centre- table, snd fussed sbont geveraliy, in the way hosts are asid to do, amongst her Seyres ching and the rest of the fine thingashe could not take with ber on lher last journey. It seems odd now when evervthing is 8o changed, and the house full of thé commonpiace bustie of entertainment, that, right here in the Leart of Boston, next door t0 the Commonvweaith Hotel, such A PALACE OF ENCIANTMENT, _ even in its idesl facts, could bave existed. It wasn't diflicult to believo almost anything of it then, when one caught a glimpso of 'its lonely state, set a8 it waa in the centro of & large tract of land, and built about by s high brick wall. But now romance has depsrted snd we listen wide awake to modern concert-singing or talk about the hard timea while we assiat at some testival for charitable purposes, or otherwige, in the precincta that was onca the Maria Antoinette boudoir or the Montmorenci sslop. Spesking of 0ld fiouses and historic belonginge reminds e that a New York pictorial has applied to Mr, Bargent for the privileze of Aplied to oL PHOTOGRAPHING HIS CELEERATED PARLOBS. I suppose it is without doubt that this celebrity all arose ont of the Radical Club aod its doings there, which brought ont the pgrand army of correspond- outs to expatiate on the curious old furnitare of Gobelin tapestty. etc., which was sent over from Franze by an earlier Sargent in the days of the Revolution, Bat if the Radical Club celeb- rity has atarted the ball of fame, the bright and indefatigable ittle hostess is at the bottom of it all, and, moreover, keeps and adds to this fame something elss beyond it. in her drawing-room *eveniogs " and ‘‘receptions,” which are really, in their large and liberal intent of hospitality, nuique, and with certain alement of democracy and independence which suggests the French salon of balf a century ago. And vow a_word ahout the new Equitatle Tn- surance Bulding on Milk and Devonsbire streeta. It1s just completed and ONE OF TRE SIGIITS OF THE CITY, not only for its costlv bexuty, but for its restau- rant on the sixth floor, whero elegant public dining-rooms and private ones &re carried on in a very high up fashioa 2s to pricesand viands, a8 woll as structural elevation. All tho cooking is carricd on at this elevation, and at dining hours the elovators are constantly running. Bot there is & good deal of eriticiam amongst thonghtf persons upon life~ fosurance people spending their _money upun such magoificent buildiogs. When a crash comes, a8 1t will sooner or later, with such costly expenditures, te widows and orphans wiit have to pay for it. In the meantime, we all foast our eyes on the begutifal building, and 2uin tho throng which goes visiting to tho top of ho house, and takes & pesp out of the Signal Bervico windows, whioh has its oftico in the up- mmost flight. Then down We come in one of the three elevators, and thank our stars that we are not the widows and orpbana who, by-and-by, are to pay for it all. But that does not quiet our tongues of criticism, nor shut our ears to the words of prophecy that reach us from wise and fearful ones. N.P. A CENTENNIAL POEM. The Winnetia Literary Club celebrated Wash~ ington's birthday by an entertainment of a lite~ rary and patriotic character, at Academy Hall Among other atirsctions, and one which played o conspicuous part in the exercises of the ocea. sion, wasa superb eagle, mounted in the best siyle of theart preservative. Iis history is as follows : Several weeks ago, Wilbur Boynton, & ‘boy about 14 years of age, while shooting in the woods near the suburb of Winnetks, saw a large bird satling majestically far above him, and, not knowing what it was, fired atit, and, much to his surprise, bronght it down. It proved to be an American eagle, measuring 7 feet from tip to tip of his wings, and well worthy the honor that was in storo for him. He was presented to the Literary Club, and was introduced to the public, on the sppropriste accasion alladed to, by an original poem by Mrs. M. J. Burdon, written for the occasion, and read by her. The etage waas surmounted by a large piece of bupting ; the esgle rested on s pedestsl draped with our natiopal emblem ; sng before these glorious Bymbols stood the gifted writer, as if Tospired by their presence, and delivered her poem with such spirit_snd feeling 28 to fairly electrify the whole audience, 2ud to evoke the most enthusiastic applause. The poem is 28 follows : A WELCONE TO OUR CENTENNIAL EAGLE. Tho old, primeval story, Qf how a world was brought Out from the womb of Chuos With the lightning of 3 thoaght, ‘Has fuded into darknozs, And in its stead unfurled The proofs that untold centuries Combined to make our world ; That istand after island Slow raised its granite head ; While, at the voice of Nature's God, “The waters backward sped, And watched, in solemn silence, With sullsx, mutfied roar, This rock-ribbed marvel rising, & With evor-widening shore. And in that morning-twilight, Ere yet s sun had rlsen, A curiousdife began to creep Frow out that stormy priscd, And move wih climbing motion, With toiling foot aud hand, Tpon that strange new surface Jehovah callea (e land. And still the mighty Architect, A8 sges onwurd rolled, | New marvels into being brought, Unfolded from the old; ‘Each ahiping link that laft His hana ‘Shone brightet than the past, 'Unhl in Eden’s Garden staod ‘His brightest and His List. ‘From germ to germ His livin, 1o Simbea Greation's o Jis {mage blossomed fair, ‘His work was done, and perfectly Evolved His wondrous plan; And King of aul His creatures He called I1is fmago~—Man, ‘Tho air wvis rifs with music From countless swalling throats,— For all created Ntura joined To rifss tho joyful notes Of thot grest snthem which the stars Had sung through all the years, To orgap-tones the Alaster-land Had swept from out the aphores. ‘But high sbove the tunefal throng, With ey that faced the sun, With pinfons that disdained to rest Tul highest crag was won, Soared ane who sought no fallowshlp With aught of carthly mmd, ‘But bared his breast to’ Heiven’s own air, The lord of ail bis kind. Five thousand years had passed away, And crowds of human life iad nilled the kingdoms of the earth With scenes of war and atrifs Man éver, for opinion’s sake, Had given each ag2 Yenowd, Ang, "midst the burning fagots, guined A martyr's holy crown. For sill s tyrant Pharaoh kept an's noblest rights opprest; And still a Moses forward stept, To give God's childran rest, From Egypt's burning ands they wenh jZirough landa of vineandwun; | "Mf1d orange-bowers they paused, to hope ‘Their home of Freedom won. But not the falr Ttalian skies, Or vine hills of Spain, Wor yeb the Switzer's Alpine homey ‘The German's fair domain,. Nor even brave old England, Our motner, fair and blest, Nor Scotland, with ber rugged hills, Could give the wanderer rest. Still came the ery, * Go forusardd® A0 ll there Eolled 2 sea fore Man's onward prog Exe yet he could be xms.“‘ 1 But waya are never wanting When hearts determined stand, And o'er that gulf of waters The * Mayftower* tridge was spsnned. eath thy blu axien, dmerica, All Lands elasp hands once more, And 0aks and pines their tassels blend, From East to Western shore. ¥argotien hers the purplo robe, ‘The sceptre, and the crown,— Forgatten, tov, th’ oppressor's power To keep expreasion down, For Freedom’s bird above ussoars, And, from bis lofty crag, 8wooped down, 3 bundred yeats sg0, To clasp our starry flag, A bundred years—“The Princess wakes,” The fairy spell is gone: And, from his eyrie in the clouds, ‘The bird that faced the sun, And cleft the air with dauntless wing Upon bis exgle-Bights, Lo honer owr Centenniat year Upon our hearth ahights. To Young Amerfca’s brave hand Tho delgning Esgle comes, To fire with newer zeal the breast Of Freedom's younger sons. He whispers to the coming ranks Of ereater heighta to win, Of air yet freer thau we breathe, Abovs contention’s din; ‘Where Science shall build rosdways For thoughtful feet to tread, And fair Religion light the torch From beacons overhead ; ‘Where earnest-browed phulosophers, And tender poets’ eyes, Sbiall sean the future pages With kindly compromise; ‘Where each sball bring his brightest thought, And in one bundle bing To make the perfect golden grain ‘That feeds the future mind, We entertain 8 royal guest, Tho lord of upper air; He droops kis wings in ‘calm contend ‘o find & home 50 fair. ©On ! look beyond our present crimes, ‘Thou bird of fearless crest, And make us cagle-cyed to scan The future's grand behest. 8till thou our standard-bearer be, 'And plant our colors high Tpon the mountain-tops of Truth, “Gainst Honor's glowing sky. Afiy War's dark shadow pever rest ‘Between us and the sz, And mill our Plelad-group of Bistes For * smany minds tn ona’" THE FINE ARTS. Some of Walter Shirlaw’s Latest Productions. Do Haas' ““Snnset After the Storm "= A Look at Elking' Studio. The Statue of Lincoln Which Volk Is Preparing for the Centennial. Art Notes from Across the Water--- Picture Sales. ART AT HOME, BHIRLAW'S PICTURES. Local arc matiers are comparatively quiet, though most of the limners are busily engaged, gome giving the finishing touches to worke de- signed for the approaching salo nnder the aus- pices of the Associated Artists, while others ars designing their chet d'cewrvres for the Centon- nial Exhibition. The only reelly noticeabls aevent during the week was the reception and unveiling of a large consignment of pictures from the studio of Walter Shirlaw, erstwhile of Chicago, and now of Munich. The consignment included ope fin- nished pictare, a Iarge collection of studies, and quite a number of exquisitely finished crayon drawings. Of Shirlaw it msy bo truthfully said that he is & capable and thoroughly cooscientious artist. His progress during tho few years—six at most— that he has been in Europe gives promiso that long before he reaches the meridisn of life his works will stamp him asone of the greatest of-American limuers. He ig full of ambition and & hard worker, and these are the only royal roads to success. Previous to his departuro for Eu- rope, his fellow-artists who were colonized in the old Urosby Opera-House—when wili Chicago again ses such s hive of hardworking, capablo youog fellows ?—frequently remarked to him, *8hirlaw, your drawing is first-rate, but you have no feeling for color.” Shirlaw at times became despondent at the eriticism, which, while severs, was always given in the most friendly way ; but the downheartedness was of a_brief duration. Each failure to obtain what he 80 industriously um:igm. fired his am- bition, and he finaily resolved to go to Europe and begin at the bottom of the ladder. What he bag acbieved during tho past six years has been an agreeable surprise to the friends he left behind him. Most of our readers remember the “Toning of the Bell,” which graced the walls of the Academy of Design last summer, ond was awarded an honorable place in the Chi- cago collection at the last Exposition. Its care- ful drawiog, strong coloring, fidelity to nature, and the mauner of telling the story, commended the picture to the critical eye of the connois- geur. The favorable notice that it received {from the press and the public induced Alr. Shir- Jaw to make another consigument, and in this he has surpassed his previous efforte. Tue only finished picture i this collection is entitled *“Good Morniug,” ascene from German country life. it represonts s German peasant woman *‘shooing ” & flock of geesa from ot the rncxety old barn, which eerves for a cow- shed and old jumber-room. A flock of pigeons whirling over the old roof-top, the family cat getting ous of the way of a mischievous boy, & playful little puppy poising for a epring at one of the geese, a couple of children looking on, two _or threo rude farming implements, and a buodle of straw, form the accessories, all of which are hsndled ss_ faithfully in color snd drawing as are the maio actors in the scene,— the peasant woman and the flock of geese. The Iatter are in_ all possible acitudes, and all are Ennoad with the fidelity of & photograph. The umorous element conista in the attempt of 8 couple of the geese to capture a piece of bread which & dimoative scion of the family holds over his heed. He is thoronghly afraid, aod had hé an opportaoity he would run. In color the grays predomnate, and they are subjected to such broad treatment and bold handling that the picture at a distance has an absolute stereoscopic effect. The half shadows are carefally haadlod, 28 witness the drawivg and coloring of the peas- ant woman, who atauds just within the door of tho old barn. The color stadfes are bold and vigorous, par- ticolarly most of the smuiler ones. 0 haif- Jonatn pude figare of 8 woman is & capital flest study, though 1n two or three places the drawing of the arme is {aults. Thia is particalazly notice- able 1 the left fore-arm sad wnst, which are bard and apgular. ‘The Italian Musician " is another studio pictare. It roprosents a ragged Jittlo _tronbadour, whose ivstrdment is a worn- out flageoler. He reclnes on one side, curled o and cnjoying, £o the fulf bent of his inclina- tion, the Itslian eiesta. ‘The vose is gracelul and’ the color strong. There is an error in the foreshorteniug of the fingers of the left hsnd, which gives them & dwarfod and stutped ap- pearance. . Alr. Shirlaw's wonderful powors as a draughis- man are fuliy developed in the cravon studies which adorn the walls of tho Academy of De- sizn. The most striking in the coliection is “The Mountain Robber," a bloodchirsty-looking pirate who infests the byways of the Davarian Alps. Heis standing, bent sligbtly forward, peering with anzious ése down 1ho narrow path Jeadiog up the mountain side from the valley below. His right hand, resting over his nghv leg, which is raissd apout a foot, nervously grips an_old-fashioned pistol. A huge knmife, encased in & leather ehoath, finds a resting-place in an elaborately-wronght girdle which clasps his waist. 'The costume i Servian, and very pictur- esque. The pose isgraceful and evenly balanced throughont, and the expression is just enough idealized to sugsest the naughty but nice Fra ZIiavolo, who, 2a the opera goes, stole both the heart and the jewels of Lady Allcash. If Mr. Shirlaw would trapsfer the drawiog to canvas, and work it up with the rich colors of the pic- turesque Servian costume, it would make a chet d'cuyre of which he would lLave right to be proud. Among the other crayons are several heads,of whichthe **Artisan " isthe most strikin: ‘Tue modeling of the head and arms 1s chsr terizéd by grest freedom and strength, and the anatomical Bielity is not the least Striking of the many points of excellence which the picsure displays. Yits * Fisher Boy™ and * Market Boy "—two color studies far tiesh texture and half-shadow treatment—are carefully bondled, and display conscientious treastment. —They ate, however, F merely studio pictures, and possess attractions only for the student or flaneurs of the studio. + Harvest,” a scene in the Campagoa, near Rome, by Victor Scals, on exhibition at the Acad- emy. i8 & good sample of the Itslian school of landscape art, and in eome respects suggeats the Corot sehool, though lacking his brozdness and sacrifico of detail for immensity of effect. The aky and clouds are_rendered with great fidelty; the stacks of wheat and the peasant women glesning stand cut in bold relief against the standing grain in the middle distance. At the ated Artists’ on Wabash avenue thera are, in addition to the Shirlaw collection, “The Rainy Day,” by W. R. Eaton,—a little 1andscape which possesses many good poiats. The dull, beavy, mistv_atmosphere, through which there falls a drizzling rain, and the swollen bayon in the foreground, are painted with care, but the flock of ducks, whick are winging their way through midair, sre disoroportionately large to the surroundings. *“'fhe Oiud Cavalier,” by Douglas Voli, is an_sttempt to bandlo deep ahadows, but the effect could ba heightened by throwing a little more Light into the dying em- bers on the heartbstone. The pictare hangs in 2 bad light, which may tend to make this aefect more conspicuous. 1t is treatea with groat free- dom in drawing and color, | DE MAAS. t At O'Brien’s,thoe piece de resistance is a large sea-piece by M. I. De Hans,—*Sunset after the Storm,” 8 scene off the Isle of Jersey. 'This painting was exhibited about ive years ago in the Academy of Design on Adams’ street, and will be remembered bi;!mmy of our readers and resident artista. m De Hass' best style, and shows the artist in his liappiest mood. The picturo is & yery stroug one, and will bear fre- quent and close study. To onr voung artiats it affards an opportuoity of studying the effects produced by free haudling of color applisd with the palette knife. Amopg the latest acqui- sitionn to this gallory are : 2 “On the Lake,” a scene in Switzerland by Fish, of Munich. _The fizures 1n the foregronnd are nicelv bandled, but there is & Iack of aerial perspective, and the picture is destitats of the effect of distance. «The Pontiue dlarshes,” by Vertunne, of Tome, i8 another good specimen of the Italian jandscape school, in which color is brosdly maseed for effect, @ -F=-" . - X +In the Tyrol” by Steinicke, repreeentss river foreground. with a rangeof hills in the dietance. The sky is well treated, and the gen- eral effect is good. % Violets." & genre by Stephens, of Brussels, is simply s drapery study. The pictare tells noth- ing. sud has no more suggestivenes than & lay figure on which ia draped iu artistic folds & love of a dress. « Mooolight " and ** Sunset,” by Hesde, are néitber belter hor worse than the majority of [ the works of this artist which have been exhibit- ed here. The water reems to possess tnat ir- upy auality to whicn color is given by a sheut- lead attacbment, which is never found in nature, and only i the works of wis artist. His flower tu‘d_ blosss m bieces are infnitely superior. b Sheep,” by Wourtermaeter,—a flock of wool- carers guarded by a woltish lookinz shepherd's dog,—is caretully drawn and nicely bandled, In many respects the picture supgests the sams subject 80 often handled by the late Techageeny, : gh;)s. works were well kaown here several years ELRINS' GALLERY. Of all the local artists none have worked more assiducusly or achieved a groater amonnt of reputation—reputation founded more on what be bas attempted to achieve than what he has sccomplished—than Heary A. Elkine, To a considerable extent the existence of Alvert Bier- stadt, and the acres of canvashe has covered, geoerally at the sacrifice of truth for startiing theatrical effect, are responsible for the position which Mr, Elkins bas achieved. He is conscien- tious acd embitious,~both are commandable qualities in an artiat, and uo attist can be suc- cessful without poesessing them,—~but at times bie allows his judgment to be warped i strain- ing after the theatrical, though not to so pro- nounced a degrao as his great prototype atluded to. He strains after too much. Ho aspires to cover too much ground, aud the result is that his large pictures are uneven ia tone nandling, and drawing. Oncein & while he strikes out boldly, and sstonishes bis brotber artists with a bit of strong vigorons handling, of which the right distance in his big picture of “Shasta™ is 8 good Epecimen, but genorally therais a thio- ness and a weakness in bis larger pictures which completely dwarf, if not absolutely deatroy, tho ‘vigorous portions of his work. In his smaller efforts these defects aro not so apparent, bt he rarely fiem away from the manoenism, which en- ables {he convoiseeur to detect his haodling at the slighteat plance, Whenever he does in a fit of new inspiration make a departure, the result shows an improvement in every essential. A cloas ingpection of the picturea ROW on exhibi- tion at his gallery on Wabash avenue will iucon- testably sustain the trath of this opinion. Dur- ing the paat week he has added to the numerous canvases from his easel, half 8 dozen pictares, two or three of which exhibiz bim at his best. Notably among these is * A Cloudy Day " (32), a fuiet littlo Bcene near Conway, New Hamp- shire. Heavy masses of clouds are scudding athwart the heavens, whils here aod there are to be seen little patches of awell-handled blnesky. On theleft is a charmiog bit of meadow, while fo the right, in the distance, i & wheat-field. Three trees stand ont i bold relief in the cen- tre, while a little to the right extends a clump of shrubbery. The treatment is bold, acd exhibita a great deal of vigor, and, on the whole, the pic- ture is very effective. Placed in jnxtaposition with what eeem to be_more pretentious efforta, it possesses & strength and brosdness of treat- ‘ment which almost kill the others. Asa quiet bit of nature, it_surpasses anything we have seen from Mr. Elking’ easel in & long time. *Mirror m the Valley” (73) is remarkable only for being marred by the mannerisms which we bave ailuded to. **Century Willows " (20), an- other scene near Conway, posscases Bume of the stronp points noticeable in 82, but it is lacking in boldnees of effect. **A Place for Troat” (72), is weak in bandling and effect, and pos- sesges no inherent reason why it should wear the title given to it. ‘We understand that Mr. Elxins contemplates Roing to Europe during tho coming fall. This i8 awise step. Here ho has achieved as an ar- tist all that is’ possible. The otber local land- seape-artiats are no_better tban ho; in fact, many are inferior, 8od it iy impossible for bim to learn any more in this vicinity, for the simple reason that the mine of artisuc wealth has been fally exploited by him. A year’setudy of tho works of the French and German masters of the landscape art will expsnd his views, and open up to him a new field for the entertalnment and eolightenment of his vision. YOLE. _ Leonard W. Volk is busily engaged in his ate~ Jier in the Academy of Design in giving tbo finishing touches to bis clay model of Lincoln, which he hopes to have in piasterin time for the Centennial. This is the most ambitious work that Mr. Volk has yet essayed. Though not of heroic 8ize, it repiesents Mr, Lincoln standing abont 2 inches higher than m life. The martyr President, with the Emancipation Proclamation _partially uorolled in_his left sod a pen in his right hand. has just risen from his seat at the Cabinet table at the conclusion of the last consideration of the question which was then sttracting the attention of all the poh- ticians in the Nortb, and was the subject of no little speculation smong the lesders in the South. Both hands hang rather loosely by his side, The face is one of determination. His eyes ore fixed on the members of the Cabinet seated at the tablein front of bim. He seoms “ Gentlemen, wo have discussed thia n thoroughls. The abolition of siavers and the emancipation of the slaves are necessary to the Iife of this nation, and as the sworn head of the Government the duty devolves on me to tako such steps a8 I in my jndgment may deem to be night in the premises. I witl #igu the proc- Jamation.” The pose of the figure is admirs- ble, and the likenees is stnking one. Many of the intimate friends of the Second Washington bave criticaily examined it, and say that ft is superior to the portraits of either Carpenter or Marehall. 3 The cont fits easily, and gives an impres- sion of carelesspess without at all approxi- mating to sloncbiness. In ueiog a chair over the back of waich is draped in graceful folds a large cloak, for a support. Mr. Volk has departed from tho conventional pillsr, which. at best, i8 bald and unmeaning attasament, and thereby adds mo little to the cuarm of sculp- tore,—reposo in action. Judging from the con- dition of the work as it appeared yeeterday, there can ba o doudt that, should no aceldent happeu to the cast, American sculpture will be nobly 1epresented at the Philadelphis Exposi- tion. . 2 The rooms in Pike's building, corner of Mon- roe and State streets, will be ready for occupancy about May 1, and about that time the *‘studio fiies " may expoct to find nearly ail the artists of the citv domiciled therein. Several new pictures wera placed on exhibition vesterday at the Assaciated Artista’ Gallery, Wa- ‘bash avenue. Notice is reserved until next week. ————— ART ABROAD. Queén Victoria bas given an order to Mr. An- derson McCullum for three pictures—two in oil and one in water-color—of scenes in the neigh- borhood of the Royal residence at Balmoral. ‘The Berlin Museum has purchased the * Mao- frini Giorgione,” the Raphael of the Patriza col- Tection at Iypme; also from this same collection a small Signorelli. and & portrait attribated 10 Sebasting del Piombo. Henry Gatsiveau, an Enghsh landacape- painter of considersble ability, died Jan. 17, aged 85 years. He was a member of the Eo- gush Society of Painters in Water-Colors, andat the time of his death the oldest member. The Antiquarian Society of Cologne has an- nounced that an art exhibition, simifar in de- gign to that held 1ast yearin Frankfort, will ba opened at Cologne on July 1. The Committes invites contributions from all who possess specimens of medieval and ancient art, belong- ing to the Lower Rhine and Westphalian dis- tricts. Tho Vieons Kunstierhaus has Istely included in its exhibition *What You Will* and “A Summer Night's Dream.” by A. Steinbe, both of which are characterized by poetic conception and delicacy of- handling, and have been viewed with muoch interest, Attention has al:o deservedly peen given to Passin’s **Scenes io Venice.,” and copies from Raphael, Titian, and Giorgione, by Gustav Gaul. Prof. Camphausen, of Dusseldorf, bas just finished his great picture, commissioned by the Emperor Willism, represeating the {riumphant entry of the German army into Berlin on tha: 18th of June, 1871. Critics say thalthe artiat, who was prosent on the occasion of the entry, Lias reproduced the scene with marvelous fidel- 15, and has mastered bis verv difficult task in the happiest and most succeasful manner, The exhibition at Dusseldorf contains ths pictura, only just completed, of B. Cart Holf, *The Chriatem:f in the House of Mouarning,” which is destived for the Nstional Gallery in Berlin. The ors to the exhibition have ehown the liveliest interest in this pictare, and it is nnquestionably one of the best works of this pamter. In particnlar, the masterly treat- ment %( the composition, a3 a whole, is specially praised. The Munich Art Astociation has exhibited during the last few weoks paintings cn religious subjects by Pfannschmidt, a pupil of Cornebius ; by Laur, of Weimar (**St. Paui, 88 a Prigoner, Treaching.in Rome”): aud by Hofmann, of Dresden *(** Chnst Preaching from on Board Ship"), which have caused considerable screa- tion. “Thia is the more remarkable, because it i3 well knowo that, for a considerable time, paint- ing has beeu quite barren in this department. The Cruikshank Art Coliection bhas been pur- chasged by Mr. W. W. Rovertson on tbe purt of the Royal Aquarizm and Summer and Witer Gardeo_Societies, London. The collection ar~ ranged by George Cruiksbank will be exhibited in the art gallenes of the Society at_the tirst ao~ nual fine-art exhibition. Over 200 paintings The drapery is handled with care, |- have already been sent in, and the exhibition promises to be onme of interest. The art galiertes will be opened onthe dsy of the in- auguration ceremonies, and will continue oren until the 13th of May. The drawing for the Art Union prizesin the Society takes pluce on the Btliof May. Censtant Mayer has begun s larga picturs of 5 church intérior, with €40 voung ladies standing before a shrine. One of the mris has her tace rnised and ber hands clasped in 2o atsitude of supnlicatios, while her comzanion leans confid- ingly on her shoulder. Tus light from a stained glasa window falls upon tha fizure and sarrouud- ing objects with bnlitant effect. The work ia ex- Dreesiva in seotiment, and bids fair to_exceed in dnn{mc focce any former work from this artisi’s easol. A correepondent writing to the New York #er- ald from Berlin, under date of Fab. 5, 8sya: Considerabls foterest has boeen lately aroused all over Germans with respect to the present condition and prospects of German art {u the widest senss of the term, meaning thereby not only thoss higher branches of ssthetics usually known as * the fine arts,”—paint= ing, sculptare. music, etc.,—but also thosa art iadus- tries and bandicraft the true prosperity of which min- itterssomuch to the elegance, the refinement, even the comfart of life. 'The subject came lately under Qscassion in the Reichatag, and August Reichensper- ger made 8 specch which has attracted much attention. Ife Iamented the decadencoot German srt, stigmatized the mania for Italian {deas aud style prevalent in all depattments, and the flagrant want of originality in Iost of the working srtists of tha day, Who. conforms ing their practice to the prevailing’ tastes, content themselves with copying their predocsssors, instead of ving ua new crestiong, 4 Wo do not rant o et , “3 Germsn *fashion,' but & Germ: and a thoroughly German taste.” i The Now York Herald of Thursday has the fol. lowing concerning an invoica of Spavish water. colors, recently imported : The pictures were not imported by Mr. Tomes, bul this gentleman advanced money an‘gem after the o iginal collector had failed 10 aispose of them lust Jane at which time 1o objection was rade to the amoun of duty pud for them. Sinca then the pictures have fncressed in valuo from fho grester popuissicy of water-colors in this country and the higher reputation of some of the artists represented. and mo chare of undervaluation baa been made until the preparations for the present sale. Tho understanding between thy arties now intereated in the salo and the officisls ap- ‘pears to have been that the pictures would be valued by experts before the sale and compared with the actaal prices brought at suction. Thers are 179 pict- ures in the collection, and two days should certaniy hase been sutiicicnr to sea and judge the value of them. The pictares are reslly in tho poasession of the Governinent, and meitner Mr, Tomes nor Messry. Leavitt hava any control over the actions of the offi- cislg, although any loss of time and extrs expense arising from tho postponement of the sale must be borne by them. ~ The American Art Journal, in mnoticing ths water-color exhibition at the Academy of De- 8ign, says : That there {9 5 growing taste far water-calor pictarer among our art-lovers and connoisseurs was readily . proved by the large number of works which were im- mediately purchased at good prices, tha aggrezats ‘reaching sbout 10,000 for kome forty or fifty pictures, ‘hich were from the essels of ose beatknown water: colorists, The publicis only beginning to appreciate {lio real Falue af this bewsch of art, and tho &ioria of the Society are to be warmly commendod for its noble services {0 artin introducing and famillarizing the public with fta merits, and laying the good founda. ton for its permanent uccess. In addition to the old contributions wa were pleased to see many new nsmes in the list, snd smong them s great number of ad- miruble pictures, and which give even greater promise for the fature. Mr. J. C. Nicoll, Mr. Bsmuel Colman, Mr. J, D. Smillie, Mr. Lonis Tiffany, Mr. McEatree, Mr. Edwin A. Abboy, Mr. R.S. Gifford, 3r. Winslon Homer, Mr. Heory Farrer, Mr. Bellows, and A. T. ‘Bricher, among our American artists, contribute high- Iy-important works. The forelgn painters are well ropresented, and their collection 13 of more then usual interest. Ata salo of a collection of paintinas con- tributed. by _Messrs. Goupil & Co.. at the roome of Messts. Christie, Mangon & Woods, in Lon- don, held the last week in Jannary, the following prices were obtained : Saintin—Hesitation. . $ 20 a 420 1 e m Lejoune—The Lovers 200 Van Marcke—A Farmard. 3y Tlassan—The Gourmand. 408 Bchlesinger—The Reader. ... 4¢ Virberi—~A Aoung MountebanX.. e Lady Watering Plats.. Frd Worms—Victaries and Conquesta v A% Zamacois—The Conspiratory... e M 0. Achenbach—An Approaching Storm in the Tto- - “man Campe, 1,38 De Braumont ies g [arguerite in Prisor B¢ ‘Fougueresu—The Vow, Brittany 1,450 ¥ Delaroche—Herodi St Detobbe—Low Tide. 105 The Baptism. 1,250 Tony Fatvre— g e Lesrel—The Connojsseurs. Tissot—Marguerite in Cht Andre—"Tong Live the King 1" ‘Ariz—Baby's First S0ps.eeeena . €0 ABOUT WONAN'S RIGHTS. Tong years sgo the world began: The earth grow green and rivers ren: Tho sunligtt glimmered througt the gloom The flowers firat Lezan to bloom; “The stealihy woives commenced fo prowl; The funl hyenas lexrned to bowl; The dogs tegan to bark and bi The bezrs and long learned to fight; Tbe cats ficat lifted up their spines ‘The bumbugs buzzed about the vines And, in the Lright and early Spring, The merry birds began to mng. TWhen firat, tn Eden’s Garden fafr, 3fan bresthed, aione, tae balmy afr, And whiled away the fleeting hours ‘Amid fta labyrinthine bo With nothing to molest ar harm, Life inust bave had for him a charm: Fe dreamed bis day-dreams 'neath the shade, With nane to make him feel afraid, One te, when o'er fhe hills afsr Arose the new-born Evening-gtar, When Earth in solemn stillness slept, To bed contented Adam crept. 11is weary eyes be calmly closad, ‘And s00p In steep profound rej 1ie siumbered on, while from his sida, A bone, of which was made a brids, Was taken, With admiring eyes He woke st morn fn graat surprise To find himself » married man; Ana thep—domeatic lifo began. (Nothing but ribs are women then,~ The merest fraction of the men.) The world went smoothly for s whils, Eve kept Lis house in {rugal style, ‘And like 5 good wife, we suppote, Kept all the buttons on his ciothes. 1n Eden’s Garden, green and fajr, They thooght they were 3 model gz, But soon, to Adam's great dlsmay, Tlis wayward wife would have her way: Bhe talked to him of Woman's rights, Through weary days aud sleepless nights, THll Bo was glad, at any prics, Ta parchase pesce In Paradise. She ruled the lions and the besrs: She ruled the foxes and the haress Sha ruled (5o elephaats and fleas, The birds of air, tho bugs aud bee, The camelopards, sbm and tall; And ruled her busband most of all, (How often woman is tnclined To gratify her curious mind, Which, at an infinite expenss, Will get the better of her sense! How oft she looks with envious eyes On what propriety denies!) > When, from thst fatal appla-tree, Eve piucked the faireat frnit that sk Could find,—ahe ato the very best, And made her hasband eat the resh— (Ome sad mistake will often briog Long years of endieas suffering),~ Eve looked no more with loving eyss Tipou tha groves of Paradine. Doomed to s life of toil aud paia, Her years ware spent in rainng Cafn, “ ARGAL* 1, fn this more enlightened age, Our wives and daughters should eagsge 1n planning men’s wark out of doors, Or managing the shops nd stores, Or running Congress,” it ix pisin They ull would soon be rauny Carn. Oix Paznx, Tl Ecoe 7. HATl. — - ‘What One Can Go Through. Worcester Spy. A Taunton man of 46 bas bad & chackered ca- reer. He has been shipwrecked oncs, narrowi? ‘excaned baking in & railroad accident, hag been run away with times itnumerable. was sbot in the neck at Gertysbarg, bad a taste of the hor- 1ors of Libby Prigon, fell overbcard from a whsler, aod. befors being pickad ap, fefc two fingers in the mouth ofashark, was drafted twioe, had {ho right arm broken in two plecea durioy the New York riot, stood on & barrel Wity 2 balter azound is neck, m ag Alsbema town 5t the ontbreak of the rebellion, from gunnss to supset; io 1663 was crushed under a falfing building during o Californiz earthquake, and wa3 without food or dnnk mearly fifty hours. snd when homeward bound from the mines of tho White Pina region parrowly escaped lynching throngh a mistake in_person, Amid all, he pre- serves bis oguanimity, and refuses to belisve that luck is against him.