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BYE THE BYE.
Two or throo years ago tho curiosity of tho
literary world was piqued by thu npionranco
of a book cntitlod'UohtiUull and Ills lRluud."
It was a study of English character, Im
mensely clover mid sarcastic, but no ono
know tho author, who gave his iimno us Mux
O'ltoll. Sulisequcntly it camo out that tho
writer wan a Frenchman, M. Dlouet, who had
spent years in England as a tutor to children
of wealthy parent. Afterward ho told us
ub about "John Hull's Daughters' and last
year ho visited tho United States, which re
sulted In n book on Brother Johnathau that
was very pleasing to our nutronal vanity lio
cauuo It seemed to bo just and fair. Max
O'ltoll has written a scries of papers on tho
French icoplj and their characteristics, and
tho Uouhikh has secured tho oxclustvo right
to tholr uso In Lincoln. In "JucquesDon
homuio" O'ltoll writes in tho same dashing
stylo that ho does when leveling his bailies at
John Bull or at Brother Jonathan, gently ns
slstlug them to seo themselves as others see
them. When it is his own country and his
own people, however, which are to bo hold
up for iniectloii, M. Mount naturally and
confessedly allows a roso-colorod light to play
uon their features and tlirow a glamor even
over tholr faults and foibles. There is no
other country, says tho writer, about which
foreigners tulk so much and know to little us
Franco, and ho proceeds iu a series of clover
sketches to enlighten us regarding his fellow
countrymen, their llfo, their work, their play,
their prejudices and customs, from "Jacques
Bouhommo's" school days to his old ugo. The
fuct that tho writer sicaks whereof ho knows
and that tho reader looks at Franco through
French oyes lends much of It valuo to tho
work. Ono of M. Blouet's most enthusiastic
chapters sings tho praises of his country
women, whom ho gallantly defends against
charges of frivolity and kindred weaknesses.
Their chief charm, and that which distin
guishes them from tho women of other coun
tries, ho considers to bo their conversational
lowcrs, which are yet free from any taint of
Rtrongmindodnotis. Ono of tho chief points
which tho author Intends to Impress upou tho
reader is tho falsity of tho familiar saying
"Paris is Franco." Paris is not Franco, in
sists tho writer, and Franco is not to bo
Judged by Parisian standards; as well might
ono take tho turbulent and extravagunt Par
isian .workman as a typo of tho sober, pcaco
ftd and industrious peasantry. As individu
als and therefore us a nation, ho admits
tho French tendency towards narrowncssaiid
absorption " their own affairs. For exam
ple, it ono were to ask tho lirst hundred men
ono met in Franco tho namo of tho president
of tho United H latex, only twoor three would
bo ablo to answer tho question. And yet wo
speak of French inqulsltlvcnessl Theso pa
pers will begin in this week's lOUHlEH and
continue for eight or ten issues.
V
Dick Johnson is a notablo example of tho
boneflccnt result of having one's fortuuo told
by a bright young womuu. Tho good things
promised him are all coming to puxsuud with
such a rush us to almost bewilder tho fortu
nate fellow. Lust week camo a cablegram
nnuounolng tho safe arrival of tho promised
son. A few day's later Dick was mudo man
ager of E. K Crlloy's hotel at Beatrice, tho
now Puddock, and of course it goes without
saying that ho would not leave tho Capital
City without being tempted by n hundsomo
incrcoM) in salary, Tuesday evening ho was
presented by his friends of tho Capital with a
gold-headed cane, and ho seems to bo on tho
road of realization to all tho good luck pre
dicted in his "fortune." Dick is English bom,
but on arriving in this country ho picked up
his h's and dropped tho insuperable Insolence
of tho uvcrugo Britisher (If ho over had any
of it). Wo uro proud of htm as a conspicu
ous proof of tho saving grace of American
institutions and influences. He begun his ho
tel career us a bell-boy in a summer hotel up
in Wisconsin. Ho made himself so lndlspcn
sible that thu proprietor liud to promote him
In order to keep him and give his genius for
usefulness more scoo. Ho has retained tho
old habit, and for four years past has been
tho chief and radiant ornament of tho Capi
tal's desk. Dick is ono of those cheerful souls
who aro born with well-behaved livers aud
rose-colored eyes. His fount of good nature
is always in full How, and it is not strange
that this Impending change elicits a mingled
sentiment of regret and well wishing from
a host of pooplo who have como in contact
with him.
V
Thp state board of agriculture will hold its
annual meeting in this city beginning on Juu.
iilst. Ono of tho Important matters to bo
settled is tho location of tho state fair for tho
next 11 vo years. A corn exhibition will Ihj
hold in Grant memorial hall In connno tion
with tho meeting, and it is proposed thst tho
exhibits shall bo sent oust to advertise Nebras
ka and bcr products, Tho premiums will
rango from V to f5, and most of tho exhib
its will bo of lots of twenty ears. It may in
terest tho ordinary reader to know how tho
latter aro to bo compared. Tho board an
nounces tho following score of points:
Length of ear 100; circumference of car 100;
evenness of car 100; per cent, of net gain to
cob 300; color aud uniformity of grain 'JOO;
quality and ripeness of grain 100; weight of
net grain compared with legal standard 100,
Tho Haydou Art club promises to muko an
effort to secure "Tho Augolus" for an exhibi
tion in Lincoln luto in tho winter, and holds
out to tho public the hope of bclngsucccssful.
"Tho Angelus" was sold a short. time ago to
an Amerlcun firm for 55!l,000 francs (about
$110,000) in competition with French bidders,
who aro suspected of having shrewdly tiled
Brother Johnathau under pretense of want
lug to keep tho wlntlug in Franco. "Tho
Angelus" will bo seen at a New York exhibi
tion under tho auspices of tho Anierlcun As
sociation for tho Encouragement ami Promo
tion of Art. That high-sounding namo is In
tended to conceal tho identity of soverul art
dealers, who aro handling tho picture to ud
vance tholr own business interests. There is
little doubt of tholr lotting their costly can
vas go about tho country If they can got their
price. Tho Now York exhibition is plnnucd
to show tho works of llaryo, but a hundred
masterpieces by Corot, Daublgny, Decamps,
Delacroix, Dlar., Duprc, Millet, HousHeauaud
Troyon will also l exhibited, ostensibly ai
accessories to tho show. A New York critic,
shaking of this matter, says: "Alone, 'Tho
Angelus' would certainly disappoint tho pub
lic. It Is a sombro, uuliupoiliig canvas fJlJ
x25 inches), painted with a heavy hand and
and altogether lacking In technical lieauty.
But arranged, as It probably will be, iu ft lit
tle shrlno of Its own, with detectives to guard
it, aud jierlmps railed off so that It may not
lo approached too lightly, it will bo n charm
ing 'pleco do resistance.' People will look
at tho Buryo bronzes aud tho Baryu water
colors aud at the great works of tho masters
of tho Fontoineblouu school, and then they
will como back again and ngaiti to look nt
'Tho Angelus,' and they will whisper to each
other: 'Fancy I moro than $100,000 Just
think of it! Nearly $200 un inch I' and they
will wonder if It is painted on gold and it tho
frumo Is solid gold to!"
Elsewhere iu this CouniKH Is an article en
titled "How to Judge a Picture " It Is from
tho jien of Miss Huruh Wool Moore, Instructor
iu art at tho Htate University, n lady who
has proven her right to speak authoritatively
on matters artistic As Mis Moore says,
Micro aro no absolute standards of criticism,
of Judgment, tiut thero aro general rules, and
her timely article is helpfully suggestlvo.
Anyone not already up on tho subject who
will read Allss Mooro's explanations carefully
cannot fall of viewing the works exhibit
ed In tho Senate chamber with greater relish,
Intelligence and profit. It is not protended
that thu reading of this nrticlo will muko d
crltlo of anyone. It Is not exhaustive, but is
as comprehensive probably us it could well bo
iu tho limited space given it, and It Is so
plain, so free from technical terms and mys
tic expressions us to bo clear to tho simplest
adult understanding. In two words, it Is
helpful, suggestive. Tho CouuiKli hopes that
Miss Mooro may favor tho public through Its
columns with more information bearing on
thu current art exhibition.
V
A hugablo waltz gown is ono of thu latest
things written about by an eastern corres
pondent. What a vista of possibilities tho
namo opens up to the imagination of tho mule
scxl This particular gownls described usbo
lng fitted over a boneless corset and put to
gether without steels, reeds, cords, straps,
hooks or even buttons. It is a clinging prin
cess nffair, draped after tho manner of tho
Greek dress, with folds tliat fall and flow
about tho figure. A glrtllo and bucklo hold
tho gathers at tho waist, and knoU of rlblxm
secure the neck and sleeves. It is a house
dress, but may bo worn on homo-dineing oc
casions. Tho necessity for a dress of this sort
may bo questioned by precise spinsters and
severe manias, but there isn't a pretty wo
man in tho country who will honestly frown
it down. Of course, if a body doesn't like
men, and lias an aversion to being hugged In
tho waltz, then tho gown iu question would
lie as impertinent as tho monograms curved
on the UJIJi maids by their husbands nnd
sweothourts. But brought to tho compass of
a woman's waist, a man Isn't satisfied Ith
an armful of whulclionu. It isn't a pleasant
tiling to hold. Ho wants to feel something
tangible, something resjionslvo nnd that's
what ho cuu't feel when the womuu of his
choice is laced iu nu armor of steel. To Lo
successfully hugged a woman must bo. curl
ing, and in tho hugablu gown with Its yield
ing seams and Its graceful drapery sho can
bo sinuous as a seriieut. Bight hero a bit
of gratuitous advice nmy not Iw impertinent.
Tho trump card iu hugging at any other tlmu
than iu a waltz is brovity. A tasto is an ap
petizer, but satiety cloys the senses. Tho
sweets of llfo should bo niggardly dispensed.
They should bo fwl to tho ailmlrer as parsi
moniously us a trained nurse feeds a conva
lescing patient. No matter hw hugablo tho
subject the king of hearts will run away us
soon us ho bus toasted. Motto: Nevergivea
man enough of your tlmo nnd favor It jou
wunt to keep him enslaved. With tho huga
blo gown and discretion any bright, neat wti
man can rulo a despot. A man knows tho
danger to bo apprehended from a surfeit.
Tho hint, dear girls, doesn't cost you a cent,
V
Tho Omaha charity ball this week seems to
havo been fur from a brllllunt alfulr. From
tho rejiorts of tho dailies It would seem that
only fifty or sixty couulos nurtlcinated nnd
.that tho ladies left their best gowns at homo.
Tho reporters made desperate eiforU to gild
tho ball as a success without lying outright.
Davollowoof Den ver,formerly manager of
tho Lincoln base ball club, was iu town Mon
day on his way back from tho Minneaiiolls
meeting of tho Western base bull association.
Whilo in Lincoln Mr. Ilowo tried to find
enough enthusiasm to stir up, in tho hojio of
getting Lincoln into thu ussoclation. St. Joe
wns kicked out because of its failure to meet
certain requirements, and its plnco is going
begging. Previous to tho meeting It was
loudly talked that Detroit and Toledo would
bo likely to go Into the association, but It is
likely that neither city mudo application, nnd
now Lincoln is good enough to fill tho gap.
All lovers of tho national gumo would like to
seo this city represented by a good ball team,
but tho gentlemen of sjKirtlve inclinations
who wero called on to chip in $700 each at
tho close of tho former oxieriuumt uro not
falling over each other in a mad rush for
more of tliat kind of fun. However, hope
springs eternal, and perhaps a now cron of
enthusiasm will bo ready to liar vest by spring.
V
Tho Union Paclflo seems to liavo aroma I
ltbolf to tho importance of tho passenger traf
fic in and out of Lincoln, and is improving
its accommodations accordingly. An ur
rnugement hus been made wlurcby Its trains
will run into thu 11. & M. depot, a chaugo
from the run-the-rlsk-of-helng-kllled-ln-get-tlng-to-lt
depot thut will bring thousands of
blessings down ujion thu heads of tho U, P.
management. It Is Intimated thut nuother
passenger train will lie put on soon to con
nect with tho west bound flyer at Columbus.
Tho up-town ticket olllce is being refurnish
ed, anil Ed.Hlosson, Iho old reliable, tho man
who never sleeps and nover goea out of town,
will havo hundsomo quarter worthy tho
great railway system that ho represent so
vlgllently. Tho Union Puclllo's Interest is
mostly Iu west hound buslnesn, nnd, appar
ently, it means to get ft bigger share of tho
travel to and from Lincoln. Tho Improved
dejiot facilities and Increased train service
will probably bo supplemented with nowspa
ier nummuccmente of thu advantages offered
by tho great Overland Itoute, and Lincoln
people will lio cornHKindlngly proud.
V
Crauccr, tho nrt dealer, is exhibiting In ono
of his windows seven iwlutlngs from tho
brush of D, Weber of Freiberg, Uoriunny.
Tho artist is the father of Prof. Adolf Wetior,
who visited Voter land last summer and
brought theso paintings back with him.
Thero is a scene in tho Black Forest: rocky
mountains on tho right, a torrent in thu mid
dle foreground nnd ft forest of firs at tho left.
Two smnll pieces give Hwlss landscapes, but
Mr. Welier Is happiest in his character stud
ios. Two of them show Gorman cooks, mnlo
and femnle, a third pictures a philosopher
and n fourth n long-haired momlier of somo
religious order. Tho backgrounds amidmost
black, and tho Bhadlngs am In dark browns.
Tho chnrncter linos nro skillfully ilrnwn, and
tho effect Is rich, suliducd, antique.
V
Tho ministers havo met and resolved.
Tlioy resolved to muko certain "recommen
dations" relallvo to funerals, which may lie
brlelly summarized, to-wlt: That tho ar
rangements on tho part of both rich and poor
bo simple and Inoxjienslvo; that long sermons
bo discouraged that relatives take leave of
tho dead before tho public service ami that
tho coflhi bo not opened in church; that tho
uncovering of heads at out-door services lie
discouraged; that tho horses bo not wnlked
all the way to tho cemetery; thnt tho mstors
lie consulted as to tho arrangements and that
Bunday funerals bo discouraged, Tho minis
ters havo llred their guns Into tho nlr, and
it is not clear from tho statement furnished
for publication whether tlioy wero aiming
at anybody iu particular or not, Tho pro
sumption, howoVer, Is that tho ministers
themselves am tacitly pledged to personally
and individually urgo tho I oforms they ivcom
mend, and if they bo consulted about the ar
rangements for funornU they can no doubt
wield a strong Influence to that end. Possibly
tho ministers were too modest to address tholr
recommendations to the public, and thulrpui
Ilcutiun may havo been merely In the naturo
of a public announcement of a unanimity of
feeling on tho part of tho clergy. Under or
dinary circumstances a iuris!ionor might le
sen. the advice of his pastor, lint now the lat
ter has iho moral support of his brethren of
tho cloth uud can urge tho proposed reforms
with greater force and effect- Iu fact ho may
refuse to do cei lain things preach a long fu
neral sermon, for example. It is quite prob
able public sentiment will approve all tho
rcximiuendatlous with tho powdblo exception
of that relating to tho length of sermons. Ho
many good souU are fond of spectacles . Thpy
insist on having tho virtues of tho dead and
tho promises of redemption paraded at the
greatest possible length. They look to their
pastor to glorify a commonplace life, often to
gild a lie. And they call upon the good man
with such complacency, demand u eulogy as
ft matter of right 011,0110 tide aud duty outlip
other, and never think of a recoiuieiiButor
tho labor. No wondor tho minsters rebel.
Most iiooplo havo vory vaguo conceptions of
tho offort required to sponk. The words roll
from ft speaker's tongue so fluently 1 It seems
so easy I But anyone who has attempted tho
work of literary composition, olther for
speech or writing, knows that tlio work and
tho agony is Just as real as though muscles,
instead of gray matter, were being strained.
Thero Is no adequate reason why ministers
should submit to tho Imposition.
V
Faith, hope nnd charity, but tho greatest of
these is churity. 80 suld tho Muster nearly
two thousand years go, and innn has found
no cause In nil tho uges since to doubt the dic
tum. Tho ixjor wo havo with us always. It
is tho duty, it should bo tho pleasure It Is tho
pleasure of man to help man. Iu tho heart
of every man is pity for tho unfortunate. It
may bo smothered at times by the cores of
business, of family, of Bociety, but it needs
only to bo stirred up to burst forth In loving
kindness. During the past two days a quiet
but thoughtful man has been asking leading
citizens of Lincoln what they thought of the
Idea of a charity ball, and he has mot the
wannest approval on overy hand. Among
thogentlcmon consulted uro Governor Thayer,
Mayor Graham, Auditor Benton, Postmaster
Wutkins, Elder Howo, Editor Gere, Messrs.
Flunk L. Sheldon, C. J, Ernst, Georgo II.
Clark, H. P. Foster, Win. Leonard, It. II.
Oakley, D. E. Thompson, Charles Magoon, J.
II. McMurty aud C. C. Burr. One uud all
heartily endorse tho move to muko fashion
iay tribute to charity, and tho quiet man
win prouauiy can tiiese gentlemen together
within n few days to appoint committees and
muko plans. Tho Idea Is to have tho ball on
Now Yeur's night, which will give the Indies
as well us tho committees ample time to pre
pare for tho affair. In tho largo cities tho an
nual charity ball Is ono of tho biggest social
events of tho year, and thero seems to bo no
mason why Lincoln should not havo this mot
roiolltuti feature. It can be made a fashlon
ablo affulr from which Its patrons will retire
with the satisfaction of feeling that tlioy have
hud tholr money's worth (for the ticket will
have to bo high), aud n handsomo sum will bo
realized for the jxxir.
A preventative for croup. There no longer
exists any doubt but croup run bo prevented.
True croup never upturn without a warning,
and if Chamberlain's Cough ltemedy is given
as directed us soon us tho first Indication of
croup appears, it will Invariably dispel all
symptoms of tho disease. This can always be
done if It is kept at hand. 60c and $1 bottles
for side by A, L. Shader.
Leavitt, the coal man, tho gay and gonial
HeiirV. will lie fnilllil nftnp riiv.mlu.1- llrcf In
one ot the lKt location In Lincoln, Tho up
tnvn oillco will be at 11X) O street, the store
now occupied by tho Golden Eagle house.
School Shoes at Brlsco & Cook's.
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Richard Htahl, of "Ha(d l'usha" fame, now
a resident of Omaha, hus written nuother
comla 0iern, "Tho Hea King," and I Iu ivfalr
wny to havo It bring In a money return. It
wns submitted to Emma Ablsitt whilo Iu
Omaha lost week, and sho wanted to buy It
nnd liegln rehearsals at once. Charles II,
Pratt, lier manager, 1ms Intimate relation
with Hudolph Aronson of tho Now York Ca
sino, and at his suggestion Staid will Hint of
fer tho ojiern to tho Now Yorker. Harry II.
Smith has wrlteu wiuio of tho libretto nnd
mining his work Is tho folJowlngtoplculHoug:
When nu old man like 1110 In it woman puts
trust,
A ureal error he's certain In make,
TIioiirIi ho fancies sho loves him, 'tis only his
"dust,"
And hn'll surely Hud out hi lulituke.
I thotmht that this fellow would muko mu
quite fair,
And llko an Apollo suhllmo;
Ifut now I am toft Iu tho lurch, I declare
Htlll I think I'll know better next time.
I saw on the sluuo In a ballet ono nluht
A youiuc cronturo I greatly admired.
Wit) could dauro like n fairy. Iter raiment
was Unlit,
Twn In ftnuzo sho was mostly nttlrod,
I told her I'd wnlt by tho little stairo door
With ucarrhiKo In which sho could climb,
When nt last sho appeared; iho was sixty or
more,
Aud I hopo I'll know bettor next time.
I sat with somo friends In a neat llttlo game,
Hut nover u good hand I struck j
Not oven n small pair unto my hand camo
I was plnyliig In very hard luck.
At length with a "Jack pot" my sight I ro
Killed, And I "bluffed" with a nerve most subllmo;
But they wouldn't bo "bluffed," uud my
"flush," win "bob-tailed,"
Btlll I hoie I'll know better uoxt time,
AKTKIl.NOO.V MUHICAI,.
Mis Ethel Howo and her students gavon
recital at Tctnplo hall yesterday afternoon.
It began nt three o'clock, aud tho nine num
bers took barely an hour, showing a prompt
ncssof no iucousldorublo merit. The recital
had a friendly, personal Interest nnd attracted
u large comiwiny of ladles. Miss Howe is a
sweet singer of proven ability, and sho enjoys
tho esteem of Lincoln people in nn unusual
decree. Her competency as a teacher 1 con
ceded, and the nudienuo complluiouted tho
progress and execution of her pupils with fre
quent iqiplauso The following program wus
rendered:
1. Duett Byron aud Krlur Emanuol
Miss Coleman, Mr. Ilnrncs,
2. Slumber Hong Kucken
Miss MoAlptne.
3. Tho Outpost Plusutl
y Mr, Karnes.
4. Lovo'sHorrow Hhollcy
MIssHtlro.
0. Musks and Faces Molloy
Mrs. Mo Do 11 aid.
0. Wooing Htrclezkl
Miss llrockman.
7. Dear Heart Mattel
Mr. Humes.
8, Plorrot Hutchinson
MlssColomun.
0. Ansel's Kcrcnudo Ilrnga
Soprano Holo with Violin uud I'luno ac
companiment Miss Howe, Miss Ran
dolph ntid Miss Green.
TO-NKIIIT'H IIAI.LAI1 CONCKItT.
Tho deinnnd for tlckcta for Mrs. Weber's
ballad concert this evening has been very
largo, and a big, fashionable nudleuco Is as
sured, A party of young people camo from
Council Bluffs and Omaha this morning and
will remain over for tlio concert There will
be two changes on the program as sent out.
Mrs. Weber will slug "Just a Song at Twi
light" for No. 7, and Mr. Wobor, whoso play
ing is always welcomed, will jiorform one of
his own compositions, viz.: "Tho Lacndlors."
Mm. Nollio B, Skolton, pianist, of Chicago, Is
a stranger in Lincoln, but she will not bo af
ter this evening, for her playing 1b simply
charming. Her touch is wonderfully clenr
and maguotlu and bost of all sho plays coins
liositlons readily appreciated by an audience.
Mr. Brigham, who has hcurd her much,
speaks iu tho highest terms ani says that she
Is tho most pleasing pianist ho has overheard.
Mr.Brigham's ballads will bo "Across the Far
Blue Hills, Mario," by Murston, and "Onco
More We Meet," by Welllngs.
AT KUNKE'H
Itobert Downing ono of tho rising tragodU
ans, will bo seen ut Fuuko's noxt Monday
day evening iu ono of his now plays, "Tho
White Pilgrim," of which the Cincinnati A'n
oufwsnys: " 'Tho White Pilgrim' Is not a
highly - flavored, many - colored dramit,
through the scenes of which am strewn all
kinds of rlch-souudlng but meaningless words.
It Ls a play In all that the term means. Aud
among the bauble-llko dramatic and gaudy
things that pass muster as stugo creations it
stands a palo, marble shaft, pure, white and
flawless. A piece of statuary cannot borrow
the pleasing accessories of tint, shading, fore
ground and iierspoctivo like a wnter-color,
but its merits must rest upon tho simple beau
ty of its design and execution. And It is this
simplicity ttmt ls the nutlvo nnd lasting
charm of 'The White Pilgrim' as Itobert
Downing produced It. This uctor's reiortolru
ls rich Iu thcsplun gems, but 'Tho Pilgrim" Is
tho brightest jewel of them all. The story is
taken from Mori vol's poem of tho nnino, nnd
in the adaptation it has lost none of its iotIa
forvor or sweetness. It is laid In tho twelfth
century, nnd tells how a Christian maiden
won tho heurt of the Pagan Prince Harold.
"TUB UUIIUI.AII,"
Gus Thomas' coinedy-drumn, "Tho Burg
lar," ls booked ut Fuuko's for noxt Friday and
Saturday evening and a Saturday inotlneo.
Tlio original suggestion of the pluy called
"The Burclar" wus.ln Itneir nrlmr.,.!..,, ....
A precocious but lovublu child, Informed thut
uurKuini never nariu people wlio do not ut-
telllllt to lllterfon, will. il.... !.,. ... ......
dangerous ,f bothered, awake todlscoverono
m mom prowung nuoui nor fut tier's library.
nu iiuiuiuii iuiiii m vno iiurgiars tiariuless
lies if allowed to luiv,i liUown um ti... ..i.ii.i
feels no four nnd is ouly anxious thut thu rob
ber shall "burgle us quietly us possible." The
ustonlshod robber, wiien he ronllzes tho situa
tion, chuckles over It, tenderly bundle the
little tot up Iu n rug nnd ensconces her Ukiu
a sofa near the flru whom she can watch him
Wink. "I'm guln'Ui take everything Insight,
llttlo one," ho says, "but thnt's no reason why
you slnuld take cold." From the snowy 1 ug
on the Note, tinted by tho firelight, the child.
Ish voice asks "Wouldn't ho please leave a
knife nnd fork nnd hkxii for lumnum'H break
fasti" "Would ho rather bon tiurglar than
anything ohe!" This situation, dollcloiudy
elaborated nnd jiccullnrly effective In tho
half-light, was tho foundation for the play,
Mr. Thomas has given It a now Interest
by creating n powerful and traglo dramntlo
under-sltuiitlon, The burglar I the Inno
cent's way wnrd fnlhtr nnd presently he dls-.
covers the lelntlonslilp. Changed In an In
stunt from the cureless, rulllnnly outcast to
mu i-ejieuinni una iigonlzed fnthor, tho burg
lar become the central llgui e in n rcoiioi f In
tense pathos.
KI1KNMUHKK.
Thorn Is a good denl of cnuso to wonder
how tho Mummi iieoplo make It pny, or, In
other words, how they ran nfford to glvo the
entertainment tlioy do for the trilling admit
tance charged, Tho big enrd of this week
hns undoubtedly tieou thu iorf(irniniico of
four seals. They do simple things, It Is truo,
but the marvelous thing about. It I that tlioy
have been tauirht to unilpmlnini (1,., ini,n,,.
of man. Tho young man In charge I from
uaiiiuurg, normally, wiioro there I nn Insti
tution given up to the training of animals.
Tho seals ato from thn North Hnn. Tm r
them wero trained abroad, and tho young
nan is now ns woru on mo two liable. The
nowspaiwr men wero favored with a private
IKiiformanco tho other day mid had a chance
to examine the seal at close range, Tho lit
tie follows hnvo glossy skins, that reflect
beautiful colors, and blir soulful nvm ilmi. nt.
most talked. Tho two trained sent wm-n
fondled without fear nt lielmr liln ..,..!
seemed to bo docile, affectionate llttlo things.
uno count not, Help coveting ono of them for a
net. What a noveltv ho wmiM l a. n...
seals movo about In tho light tho color of
tholr fur apparently changes with exquisitely
lieautlful effect. Thl is a interest
ing an attraction as thu Musee has
over had. To teko flshos from tho sen, teach
uifin 10 uiiuarsuiiKi mans oiuors nnd exhibit
them In tricks on a stage four thousand miles
from tholr nntlvo homt whv. it'- mnrvni.
OUS tlllllK Whoil VOU Htnn In Milnl nt ll TI...
seals live n long tlmo olthor In or out of
wnier, nnu aro irniistiorto.t In crate. Slier
man's trained goat mudo another strong
feature. Tlioy too had lioen trained to under
stand ipoken orders, which they olieyod with so
much promptness and intelligence as to leave
tho Impression that the gout had boon much
maligned by the wit. Tho w nlklng of a roiio
with only n threo.quartcr inch surfaco was
quite remarkable. In mnny ropewnlklug
ucUby nnlmnlstho "rope" hns 11 surface of
two Inche or more, but it is sot up fnr nwny
and only shows a thin edgo to tho audience.
Fuw Morgnna wn rathor a high-sounding
name for the storeoptlcor. pictures of Leo
Mnrloy, but tho dissolving view wero renlly
excellent nnd provoked a great denl of merri
ment. Tho sea serpent wns thirty or forty
feet long nnd emlradlod the feature of tho
traditional monster of tho deep. Among the
lull of attractions for next wook will bo a
tableau repioscnllng the participants in the
Cronin murder by wax figures; also Hood
brothers nnd their black nrt; Nana Sahib, a
mysterious lielng from the east; Wnltor&
Grays with tholr trunvntlniitlo vnndovlllt;
Ldwnrd Lorctt, long shoo dancer; llttlo Miss
Lorett, tho young womun who innkes shud
ows of nil kinds of heads with her hnnils; Sol.
Stone, tho lightning calculator; J, H. Vim
Znudt, reformed spiritualist; Kllman & Mc
Kee, acrobats; Undo & Neuty, trnjiezo per
formers. HOW TO JUDGE A PICTURE.
MY HA11AI1 WOOt, MOOilK.
It would lio us easy to answer categorically
tllO (IllOStiOIl hoW in iiulir., ,.l,.l,.rV. .... i7.-
' J 'ftw I'lv.uiu ld fcvf IU1
lull
nun 10 paint a piciure, tioth are mutters of
education. Judgment ls an acquired faculty,
it grows by uso and it is only by continually
testing and trying this taculty by comjiarlng
many oxumples of nrt and bringing to bear on
the subject the exjierlonco nnd evidonce of
others whoso success Is ucknowledgod that wo
may hopo to havo nn opinion or vnlue. A
good crltlo ought not to lie, but is, as ram ns
Kuwi iu list. 11 iiriisui nro sometimes horn
sutu, criHcs uro invariably made, and self
made, for tho work of other minds can help
them only by assimilation. Buskin's defini
tion of tlio difference between folso nnd truo
teste will help us to renlizo this. Ho suys :
"Tho difference between f nlso nnd truo tasto
Is the difference lietween our first and our ul
timate impressions."
In naturo our first Impressions muy be our
ultimate ones. Tho loveliness of a mountain
lako or the majesty of a thunder cloud docs
not grow ujion us,wo realize It at onco; but In
works of art our first impressions uro utmost
always not our ultimate ones. We may,
for Instunco, bo uttracted by powerful tech
niqun or replied by weak or faulty lechnlquo
nnd not look deeper. If wo are judging a stu
dent's work tho technical qualities are the
ones to Iw considered, the student Is learning
how; buta work of art Isanend.notameuns;
it is u creation, wo don't euro so much how It
was made, though thut Is Interest'ng. We
leuni to lovo It though the technique bo weak
and fuulty, us Iu innumerable instances of the
early musters to lie seen in Euroicun galleries
some such exumplos li, LlnhiKer's gallery,
Omahn, and mnny in Now York mid New
Haven. Theso musters were the jmth break
ers, the men who mudo ios!blo thu work of
Michael Angela und Titian. Thoy nro dear to
old friends, but now ucquuliitaneea uresureto
lie stumbled nt false prospectlve,or aid. awk
ward realistic conceptions of mints uud niios
lie who belonged iu the Orient und not in
some llttlo Italian cnstello or Dutch ilorf.
After a little, the observer feel singleness
of purioo, directness, jxiwer, uud when ho
tH'glns to realize thu pnrt those works played
iu their day the churm of nssocintlon givesan
added value. Thu productions of the early
musters are unique; the world is too sophUti-cuti-d
to nvolvo mo thing like them again.
But how does the unprernred tout 1st regard
this treasurer Ho feels an netual .corn of if
llttlo Hifiect thit his Judgment is jieifeetly
suK-rflclnl, isirfeotly wnrthlr, That iwinrt
man Is tho ono to lm uttmuled by a plcturo
the single recommendation Is thnt tlio Illusion
of II technique I almost ns'strong n itnllty.
Agnliia nupei llel'il Judgment, or rather no
judgment at nil but simply a first Impression,
will nut ho tho ultimate one If the man give
himself tho trouble of iiuy thought, ktudy or
rending,
An nrtlst' imwerful technical handling of
his subject I gwsl, I imnt, nnd carries you
rapidly nnd smoothly to tho end in view,
wheiensu wenk nnd fuulty tientmcnt keep
you Jolting nnd Jarring over the road, but
there nro qunlille In a grout picture not ni
pnreut ut Hint, which con.u out one by one,
uud these lire tlio qualities which glvo tho
mot M-llned djllgl't to thn lultlnted, Tho
same ainoiint of time, trouble uud thought
exs'iiiieii ny a raiiiiiuuto ror Initiation und de
grees In fiee-iiuiKonry would mid thl "pro
clou seeing to the eye."
Will fifteen minute siiont before one of
llnphael's curtoon glvo any Insight Into Itt
llnplmel I culled tho "painter of tho mind."
Wo must think lr wo wculd Judge llnphnol.
Tnko nny one of his great hlstoilenl picture:
nsido from thu situation or the moment, ex
pressed with such mastery, notlco how overy
liiiKirtunt Incident In thu past which lead up
to it, Is, by some group, somo symliol or somo
gesture, brought toyuur recollection uud how
the future Is likewise suggested. Sometimes
In ono llguro Ituplmel has (tainted tho wholo
character, history uud philosophy of a man.
Instance: the Isolated, self nlmorbcd cynlo Di
ogenes iu the "School or Athens." Having
thocJow to Hnplmel's th light what olso In
thoro to enjoy? a thousand thing: hi ox
qulslto taste, his harmonious grouping, which
won for him the title of "the melodist," etc.
All these thing may bo studied belter, moro
comiKwcdly, from photograph and reproduc
tion than from original.
Take nuother famlllnr name, Itcmbi'nndt,
the mnster of mystery. llnplmel I us clear
a the sun, ltembrundt mnke the shadows,
tho abysses, the dnrk place, the night, toll
their story; nnd yet he I reillstlc, ho uses tho
most tremendous contrasts, ixit us never re
linquish thu hojvo of having n lleinbrnndt ex
hibition In Lincoln some day Mr, Bchuus'
splendid "Glider'' und the etching exhibited
at Wundorllch's In New York City last win
tor would together make 11 delightful exhibi
tion. ltembrniidt's theory Is n sort of promlncnco
subordination theory. A man rise Iu n crowd
to speak, Your oyes aro fixed on him. Now
the faces about him sink into dim back
ground. Ho ends and another springs up and
claims your attention; number one now
merges Into background. Something of this
prlnctplo I felt, but not all of It, at tho first
sight ot a Ilombraiidt.
Iu general, wn need to bo told what is good
and what 1 bad and why It I bo. If the hun
dred gone licforo us, who havo thought,
weighed, pondered theso matters, havo uri i vtd
at somo unanimous conclusion let u Inform
ourselves as to what that conclusion is, and
enjoy the advantago of so much knowledgoat
the start. It will give us momentum and a
right direction. Lotus accept tho dictum,
for oxumplo, that there 1 a charm in tho
study or composition or tho arrangement tho
artist make or hi material, tho varying sil
houette, tlio uses or geometrical musses, or lor
hiMtuneo triangular or pyramidal forms in
landcnK) or circular groups, balance of
musses nnd lines that rellovo ouch other or
conduct thu eye to thu most Importuiit point.
This wo cannot study Iu one picture; we must
huvu u number to compare together. If wo
aro somewhat behind hand we don't waste
tlmo trying to discover those points Iu pic
tures which hnvo not been vouched for, bo
cuuso wo are now establishing our standards.
Tho charm of Hue, tho power of chiaroscuro
or light und shade, nre most to lie felt In etch
ing und ien uud Ink drawings. If we can
see many such together, so that theo qualities
nre reiterated, an Impression will lio made 011
us.
To bo ublo, therefore, to Judga a plcturo a
certain education is necessary, uud for thoso
Interested It I very opiwrtunu that a collec
tion of good studies, tho very thing needed, is
now on exhibition iu the Senate Chamber un
der tho nusplces of the Hnydon Art club. Iu
tho onglnnl drawings, 125 in number, loaned
by thu Century Company of New York, wo
can comjiaro tho force of blnck nnd white
studies In various mediums and by excellent
artists, Thero aro studies 111 oil and studies
lu wash, which Is India Ink or sepia applied
uy 1110 urusu, us mo murines or J, O. David
son; studies Iu wash mixed with pen and Ink
as iu Harry Femi's "City Hull, Albuny;'
studies in Simou-puro pen uud ink, us In
iieurus "liumesnuko" or Kemble's humorous
sketches. Notice tho thin boundary lines of
these last, how they fade into vacancv. There
are studies in iiencil, as Vanderhoot's "Pulpit
in c.raur,"aii(i in gouclie, wbrch means
the addition of white or body jialnt.
Not less interesting Is iho selection of auto
tyiio reproductions of tho great masters from
the St, Louis Muwuiiii of Fine Arts.
This exhibit can glvo largo returns for study
nnd the Intelligent people of Lincoln will not
bo slow to nvall themselves of such a suliutan
tinl benefit.
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