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1 1 BOSTON EVENING TBANSOKIPT. FRIDAY. APRIL 6, 1894. A FRIEND OF ANIMALS. Amusements.

THE FINE ARTS. Amusements. THEATRES AND CONCERTS. ounce d. The purpose of these papers ia to weigh the achievements of the leading artists of the country, and the writers are evidedtly prepared to perform this task in a sympathatio spirit.

The form given to the papers, that of an informal dialogue on a veranda, permits variety and freedom of expression, as well as occasional minor divergences of opinion, and recalls the entertaining notes hy William Hazlltt in his "Conversations of James Northoote, A. The concluding chapter of Wendell Stanton Howards aeries of bright articles on Russian art la full of interest and instruction. The analysis of the characteristics of Russian painting In general is undoubtedly very just, and the remarks concerning Repine and others who were represented at the Chicago exposition are eminently sound. Among the other articles in this excellent number, we may mention Gilson Wllletss account of tbe mialatnrist Georgia Campbell; J. H.

Chadwicks description of the new process of ehryso-ceramios, Invented hy the Misses Healey; the instructions in wood-carving methods by Charles G. Lei and and Lily Marshall and the articles on Italian lacs making, household decoration, china painting, wall papers, etc. Thera is tlie usual liberal supply of colored and black-and-white pictures. The April Art Amateur. The Worlds Fair is not yet over, at least, not for the Art Amateur, since the concluding paper in its rather bald criticisms on the paintings exhinited at Chicago last year appears in tha April number.

It is written by Roger Rlordan, and belongs distinctly to the school of criticism which is satisfied with labelling, classifying, assorting and grouping things a sort of writing which Is tiresome to the reader, and must he doubly tiresome to the writer. One of the feats of this article is this, Impressionism truly began with Courbet he led the way to a nev ideal In paintlag hut be never was a realist in anything like the English sense nothing was too wild or too ugly for him and his temper and that pressure of the school from which he could not entirely free himself foreed him to generalize, which is to idealize. This is rich. Another specimen of the standard of art criticism which obtains in the Art Amateur office is to be seen in the following extract from a paragraph about R. L.

Newmans paintings, at present on exhibition ia the Museum of Fine Arts: Mr. R. L. Nswman might have been an excellent copyist if he had ever taken the paina to study. The same authority pronounces Besnard one of the foremost of living painters.

C. Goodwin, eaoh in a new piece the spectacle, Palmer Coxs Brownies Miss Marlows the Dells Fox comic opera company Miss Rose Coghlan; Marie Jansen in a new piece, Miss Dynamite. The appointment of William Seymour as local representative of the Actors Fund has given a great deal of satisfaction. Mr. Seymours early experience with this noteworthy institu.

tion gives him tbe best possible equipment for the office, which is one requiring most delicate treatment and the most careful judgment Mr. 8eymours wide acquaintance with the profession is also an Important factor in his performance of the trying duties of tho position. As wss generally expected. Queen Victoria has decided not to open the new building of the Royal College of Music. As in the case ef tbe Tower Bridge, the duty will fall upon thn Prince of Wains.

Tbe Royal College dedication will take place on May 7, when a knighthood will probably be conferred upon Samioa Fox, who contributed the money for the building. It is reported that Mme. Wagner has resolved not to give performances st Bayreuth for several years after this summer, not until she has trained an entirely new company of artists expressly for these festivals. She has accordingly begged Richter, ss. siaoe the death ef Yon Biilow, the oldest pupil of Wagner, to relinquish his engagements in order to conduct at Bayreuth in July, and the Richter London concerts will accordingly be limited to four, to he given on Mondays in June.

Richter will, however, in October direct three concerts in London end several is the provinces. Miss Julia Marlowe was the guest of the College Club yesterday afternoon at Hotel Bellevue. Among the company were graduates of Yassar, the Harvard Annex, Boston University and other Institutions of learning where girls era taught. John Francis Gilder gave, at Steinway Hall New York, last Tuesday evening, a concert of original compositions for the pianoforte, assist ed by Master Charles Meehan, soprano, and William H. Lee, baritone.

It was the first public appearance in New York of Master Meehan, although he is well known there aa a church choir singer. There was a good-sized audience at Union Hall last evening, when Bobs Uncle, a society comedy by Miss Carrie W. Colburn, was presented by a company of amateur players. The piece, which gives in an entertaining manner afftmiliar theme, handled time and again by more experienced playwrights, is good in its way, and was made interesting to those present. Miss F.

Isabelle Parker took the honors of the evening by her clever impersonation of Kate, proving herself an actress of mueh premise. James A. Bliss was also good as Bobs Uncle; aed Miss Colburn, the author, was becomingly animated as an irrepressible boy. The others were fairly good, although all were not letter-perfect in their lines. New Music Received.

From the White-Smith Musie Publishing Company For pianoforte Bewitching polka, four hands, P. Keller. 8ongs Tender Thoughts of One Dear Heart, P. E. Broad; Thou Art Mine All, T.

Bradsky Have You Seen Johnnie Frazier? E. Hewlett; The Power of Love. W. Pegg; The Wedding of Sarah Jane, B. A.

Stile. From the Oliver Ditson Company: For the pianoforte Idilio. T. Lack: Carmen, overture. Bizet; A Maiden's Caprice." Rollin-aon.

For one or two guitars Silvery Sounds, waltz, W. Jacobi. Songs Love or Die. E. M.

Young; What Fairer than Flowers? C. Keeker; 'Twas in tha Glorioua Month of May. F. E. Sawyer; At tho Forge, Johannec Brahms.

Frcm H. S. Gordon "Sefiorita. waltz, J. W.

Moore; "Dream of Love, mazurka, C. Drum-heller; El Ole," Spauish dance, EL Holst; We Two, waltz. H. S. Crane.

Songs Faith and Hope, H. Millard; Harmon ia Sacra, pieces for church service, U. C. Bur nap. From Arthur P.

Schmidt: Songs Looks and Eyes and Sir Ronald's Ride, J. Haeckel The elrome Home, C. F. Lloyd Home Dreams, Sr. Quentin: The Holy Shrine.

E. Newton Ecstasy, Mrs. H. H. A.

Beach. For mixed choir Sweet is the Light of Sabbath Eve, R. L. Baldwin; When the Day of Pentecost was fully come. A.

Kemp ton. THE A lAmited XTumher of Good Seats For Sale AT UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE, Harvard Square Cambridge. Performances In Sanders Theatre April 19 and 20, nt 8 P. and April 21, 8 P. M.

BEATS, St.00. lt(A MUSIC HALL. 7th and last Recital this season. SATURDAY AFTERNOOX, April 7, at Z.sa GROSSMITH. Humorous and Musical Recitals.

Mr. GEORGE GROSSMITHS positively last appearances this season. 9f nle Future Noiar Johnnie. also Tho American Drama. Trials of a Comic Singer.

Ac. Tickets, with reserved seats, 1.30, gl, 73c and 60c, now on sale. lit A nle a Failure 7 The Wooing of Society Sketches, Including Woman, fne Lady Wooers, Tlie A SALE OF PRIVATE IMPORTATION OF FINE JAPANESE GOODS WILL BE HELD AT 'o. 4IM. Boyleton Htrcet, opposite the Institute ef Technology, on TUESDAY, April 3d, and continuing through the week, from 10 A.

X. to 6 F. M. The sals is under the same general management that conducted the recent Japanese Bazaar. VAJ mb SI PEBXIITS HALL, 264 Boylston Street.

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TOMORROW at 3, And Every Afternoon, MAGNIFICENT BOSTON THEATBE. EUGKXE TOMPKINS Proprietor and Manager CHAS. H. HOYTS A TEMPERANCE TOWN. SUNDAY EVENING April 8, ROBERT G.

INCERSOLL, What Shall We Da to Be Saved? Commencing MONDAY, April 9, MATIN EE BATUMI AT ONLY, FANNY DAVENPORT IN HARDOCg CLEOPATRA. GRAND GERMAN OPERA roR BixiriT op BOSTON HOME FOR INCURABLES. MATINKKH. WerfnMiday, April 11s IburHdy( April It. 'Die 'Gotterdaxnmerung.

Great Cast, Large Orchestra aud Chorus. WALTER DAM ROSCU. Conductor. Keats SI. 8 and 4.

Bale THURSDAY. April 8, at Box Office, beginning at 9 A. M. BtVfAl ap ST. THEATRE.

ISAAO B. rich. PnorniBTOK and Mama siw SECOND WEEK, beginning Monday, April MISS Tonight nt sharp. And Saturday Matinee at 8, AS YOU LIKE IT. Saturday Evening, Ingomar.

Miss Marlowes Repertoire Third Weekb Mondav sad TnesdayEvg's I Friday Evening, Twelfth Night. I Ingomwr. Wednesday and Thursday, I Saturday Evening; Cymbatllne. Aa You Like It, Special Natlnfe Thursday, last time. The Love Chase, Saturday Marines, Borneo and Jallet, Sale of Beaut now In progress.

BOSTON MUSEUM Evegs at Mutinies Wed. Sat. at 2. Merry Rendering of Musical Mirth. Their LAST WEEK AND HART.

MONDAY NEXT The Magician of Mirth, THOS. Q. 8EABROOKE And his own Comte Opera Company of SO people In TABASCO. By Barnet and Chadwick. Smrinlcenery Chorus of Sixty.

IT TUESDAY CADET NIGHT PARK THEATRE. Lessee and Manager MR. JOHN STETSON. Beginning, MONDAY, April 8, LAST THREE WEEKS OF CHARLEYS AUNT. Evenings, 8.10; Matinees.

Wad. and 2.10b COLUMBIA THEATRE. RICH A HARRIS and 1 CHARLES FROMHAN rTop- Managers. MONDAY, April t-OXE WEEK ONLY, 31X1. GEOHGE THATCHER and Company of Comedy Entertainer in tho hueecesful Mnaleal Extravaganza, AFRICA.

Even tars at 8. Matinees Wed. and Rat. at 1 Monday, April 9. T.

Henry French's Grand rod nation, THE PRODIGAL DAFOH1ER, as pro-sented 214 nights at tha American Theatre, N. Y. TREMONT THEATRE. AMERICA SHOULD BE SEEN ATONCE. Evenings 8 Till 10.30.

MATINEE TOMORROW. THE WONDERFUL SCHAFFERS. BASCO 4k ROBERTS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. WEEK BEGINNING APRIL t.

Joaenh Arthur's Jceollatio Drama THE STILL ALARM Fresenlad by the Original and Exceptionally Strong Last, headed the Sterling Young Actor, WILLIAM HAKKlS. NEXT ATTRACTION, Breton Grand Opera Korea Stock THE DIPLOMATS. BOWDOIN SQ. F. ATKINSON Manages.

Even'g at 8. Matinees Wed. A Sat. at 2. Tbe Masterpiece of Melodrama.

THE STOWAWAY. NEXT ATTRACTION Th Silver Kino." B. F. KEITHS NEW THEATRE. Week of April 2nd 'TBE TAR AND THN TARTAR.

And a Mounter Vaudeville B11L Comlnooni Performance from 10 A. M. ta 1C.S0 P. M. Frieoa lie, 23a, S6e, 60c, T3c.

fl.00 and 1.5a MUSIC HALL. Xr. JEnill BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Paur, Conductor. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, April O.

arS.SOL SATURDAY EVENI.XJ. Air II 7, at ololst: MR. OTTli ROTII. Prorraiiime: Fnnerrle. Veu Biilnw (firrt rime); Symphony No.

8 iKrlra, Beethoven: two movements from Cnucerto for Vi-illn. Mollque; Traffic Overture, Brahni. Ticked for both performance! now on zaie at Box Office. ap Cits of Boston. CITY OF BOSTON-STREET DEPARTMENT.

XOTICK. The Board of Street Commissioners, in accordance with Chap. 822 of the Acta of 1891, as amended by Ohap. 418 of the Acts of 1892, having passed an order for tbe laying (rat and oustmetlon of a hlehway to bo known as Newbury street, from Charles Gate W. st to Brookline avenne.

Ward 22-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tbe Street Department is about to do tha work contemplated hi said order, end that all work to lie done In said highway by all persons or corporations having rights In the lamo to lay or repair either sewer, gas. water or other pipes, must lie done lief ore MONDAY, the 80th day or April, 891. at alter that time no penults fur openings will he granted until two yeare after said highway la completed. H. H.

CA KTKR. HupL of Streets. April 1894. FSTuTU ep 8 Host anfi jfounU. 08T On aftornnon nf April 4'h.

nt or nr JL4 First Parish Chnreh, Cambridge, while owner wss In attendance at a wedding, a flue, white Dianna weighing about SH karats, with adjustable setting; At lime of loss was screwed Into plain gold lacs Fix. A liberal reward will be paid for the return of the idu. Address all Information to I. Boston Transcript; it apt LOST. Blark Lace Brawl, between the Brunswick and Hotel Kensington on Boylston st.

The finder will be rs-warded by leaving the same at Tha Brunswick office; 2t ap 3 FIRST SPRING SPECIAL! I AT MESSRS. ISBURGH C0.S, JIAWT 8TIU3ET, Wednesday, April 11, at 11 ocloelu CARRIAGE PAIRS! HARNESS AND SADDLE HORSES! COBS AND PONIES! TROTTERS KThKY IIOKSB will be EXAMINED on AliKIVAL by Dr. Lyman. Harvard Veterinary College, and With hi CERTXFI-. CA 1C of SuUNIlNGBS or tho RE VERKK.

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4t ap 8 Theodore Chase Left $10,000 If. 8. P. C. A.

to the Ten thousand dollars is given to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals hy the will of the late Theodore Chase, which was yesterday probated in the Suffolk Probate Court before Judge Grant. The will of William Looney bequeaths 8100 to the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. Other wills were allowed as follows: George P. Pierce. Elizabeth A.

Lytle, Nancy A. Hayward, William Christy, Catherine Nason, Maurice Quinn. Lydia Rowe, James M. Smith and Michael Gi (father. Administrations were granted on the estates of William C.

Moore, Nancy Maria Covell, Katherine D. Hubbard. Catherine Carroll, Edward J. Britton, Sarah M. Stewart.

William P. Cabot, Carl I. Hoenemann, Reger B. Griffin, William B. Whitincr.

Henry F. Flynn, Martha W. Sawyer, Patrick Creen, Olive J- Btndley, Horatio EL Shaw and Catherine Gormerly, THIS YEAR'S EVENING CLASSES END. Cloning Exercises Held hy the Young Men's Christian Association. In Association Hall, last evening, were held the dosing exercises of the evening educational classes of the Boston Young Mens Christian Association.

Warren O. Kyle, the chairman of tbe educational committee, occupied the chair, and on the plattorm with him were Hon. Joaiah Quiney. T. W.

Hunt, A. 8. Johnson, J. Gordon. A.

S. Corel and George Alloa. Musie was furnished by the Association orchestra and there was singing by the Association chorus of one hundred voice. Addresses were made hy O. M.

Wentworth, Mr. Covel, who ie the president of the Associatlen.and Mr. Gordon, who is its general secretary. Since the beginning of the term, on Oct. 3, 21 classes have been held, each class having been given 24 lessons, with the exception of tho class ia mechanical drawing, to which baa been allotted 48 leasona The different lines of study taken up embrace every practical department of instruction.

Diplomas were given to 73 young men. INVESTIGATING THE SQUANTUM FIRE. An Inquest Held In Private at Quincy Today. Judge Humphrey held nn inquest nt the District Court room nt Quincy this morning to determine the ennse ef the fire nt Squantnm Inst Saturday morning in which Charles M. Driver.

Cornelias Murphy and Timothy Meara were burned to death. The inquest was hald In private room, and the witnesses were examined one ntn time. All spectaters were excluded. The judge will report his finding in few days. Ladies Who Aid the Soldiers' Home.

A regular meeting ef the Ladies Aid Association of the Soldiers Home was held yesterday afternoon at Parker Memorial. The secretary was instracted to send letters of condolence to a number of the members whose husbands have died sine the last meeting. The visitors to the Soldiers Home for the last month reported that religious services have been held every Sunday, and five entertainments have been provided. In the month the following-named veterans have died at tbe Home: George W. Beard, Edward Cowhey, Lewis Saanders, William B.

Hall, Joshua C. Scroggins, Frederick W. Laird. It waa voted that the May meeting be held la Parker Memorial. Several new memDera were elected, and a literary and musical hoar followed.

Mis Alice Geddings and Mrs. Mary E. Knowles contributing to the entertainment. lie Adults Hla Guilt. Late last night John Martin, aged eighteen, was arrested at the residence ef bis parents.

East Dedham, on a warrant charging him with tke larceny at Vew Bedford on March 81 of gold watch valued at 850, chain valued at 88. 823 iu mousy, tbe property of Henry A. Robin son of that city. Martin admits hi guilt and waa turned over to New Bedford officers today. Ural Hstatr.

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Grossmlths Farewells. Just et ibis time when a Kanins city bu elected a municipal government composed entirely of women, Mr. George Grossmith's new society sketches. Woman, tbe Superior Sex and The Lady Wooers," are especially the Broadly host who received tbe English humorist at Music Hall last night appreciated them to the utmost. This was tbe first of Mr.

Grossmiths two final performances in Boston lor this season. These sketches gave gentle hints of what we must expect when the Womens Rights party gains the precedence, and they were presented by Mr. Grossmith with his characteristic dignified humor, which could not by any chance offend tbe most sensitive "When woman takes her longed-for place at the head of affairs. said Mr. Grossmith, "man will bave to taka a back seat.

Man should not be dismayed at the prospect, however, according to Mr. Grossmith, who contended that man would find that back seat most comfortable. If woman wants the privilege of doing the work, he saw no particular objection to granting it to them. Soma of the logical results of admitting the superiority of woman were pointed out in liis own delightfully absurd fashion, and he cave a laughable illustration of the practical results of assuming woman to be of the weaker sex. Some love scenes of the future were described to show how awkward the woman of that period will feel when the object of her affeatlons promises to he "a brother to her.

Another character which haa become to assertive in fashionable circles la this country, and Mr. Grossmith assures ns that we are not alone afflicted in this particular, that even the usually unobserving have been forced at times te shudder, is the individual spoken of by tho humor. 1st aa the noisy Jonnnia Is one of his bright and original songs it was shown how In this individual what would be considered very had form in others is very good form in him. These sketches were followed by selectioas from former programmes, including Hew I Discovered America and miscellaneous songs, illustrations and imitations. In watching Mr.

Grossmith last night one could not fail to he impressed by the wonderful rontroi which he exercises over his faeial muscles. How completely he can change his entire expression at will without the aid of wig or cosmetic. Last evening at varioua times he appeared as the gruff old Englishman who considered Sir. Grossmiths jokes slapid. with boss and mouth screwed into impossible forms; as tho vapid gilded youth of the period, Paderewski, called the chrysanthemum haire 1.

and as Henry Irving. Iu all particulars the counterpart waa perfect and won hearty applause. Stelnert Hall: Mr. MacDowolls Recital. )lr.

E. A. MacDowell gave his second pianoforte recital in Stelnert Hal), yesterday afternoon, the programme being as follows: NarDonll: Sonata trades. Opus 43. trlti: Nocturne.

Opus 64. No. 4. opln Waltzes, Opii 64. No, 8.

and Opus ill). No. 1. Chon MIS UTi 0a BU 1 '('US III'. Aa i Rustic editing Procession, Op ns I 6, No.

A Teuiplcron Strong: VA Sad Little Girl, Opus 7, I JiO- 4, .1 Forest Spirits, Opus 24, No. 3. tK nmk. from pu Poem, Opus 31. No, 2.

Mai Dowell Mntn 1riiensm- opus 40. Vatse trlsce, opus 4(, No. a a i a Concert Etude, Opus 3a This is the second time we have beard Mr. MacDowelis Sonata traqica, and the fine impression we received from it last year vu only deepened and strengthened yesterday afternoon. The last movement, in especial, which sounded rather vague mad incomprehensible at the first hearing, proved much clearer at the second.

The whole sonata seems to us au exceedingly fine composition, full of fire and invention, with moments of wonderful beauty, of profound sentiment admirably expressed, end carried through from beginning to end with a very firm hand. It is the one important work by Mr. MacDowell with which we as yet loci ourselves thoroughly in touch. Templeton Strongs Rustic Wedding Procession is an extremely taking little banjo-piece, full of graee, life and humor; it may be called a sort of elever reduction of Gottacbalks Banjo from the dimensions of a grand showpiece to the more modeit eanvas of a small genre-picture. The Sad Little Girl seemed to us to be less sharply characterized, and' more commonplace.

In the midst of Forest Spirits Mr. MacDowell broke down. Two or three days before, be had the bad lnck to creek the tip of hie right forefinger, and tnoucht of postponing the recital: then he thought he could get through with it, but the pain cf playing on an open wonnd, even with sticking-plaster, proved unbearable, and he had to giro up. Thus handicapped as he was. it would 1 unfair to criticise his playing, which was evidently not up to ills usual standard in point of finish and clearness, although in the extremely difficult and taxing sonata he showed rare sustained power, and held the music together, so to speak, with wonderful Bareness of grasp, Local Announcements.

The remainder cf this week at the Hollis Street Theatre, the second of Miss Marlowes stay there, is thus laid out: Tonight and tomorrow afternoon. As You Like It: tomorrow night, Ingomar. Next week is appointed as follows: Monday and Tuesday nights, "Twelfth Wednesday sr.d Thursday nights, Thursday aftori.oon, The I-ove Chase; Friday night, "Ingo-nar; Saturday afternoon, Romeo and Juliet; Saturday night, As You Like It. Members of the Bank Officers Association will repeat their minstrel show in the Bijou Theatre, for the benefit of the association, tonight for the last time. George Grossmith will give the last entertainment of his present tour at Music Hall tomorrow atternoon.

The programme includes the new sketches, Woman, the Superior Sox, The Lady Wooers and The Noisy Johnnie, with The Trials of a Comic Singer, Tlio Choral Society, and groups of songs and illustration. The programme for the concert by the Symphony Orchestra in the Musie Hall tomorrow night, selected in memory ef Yon Biilow. is as follows: A funeral march. You Biilow; Beethoven's symphony, The Heroic; two movements from Moliques first violin concerto. Otto Roth, solo violin; Brahms's Tragic Overture; Wagners Huldigungs March.

Mias B. Marshal will give an entertainment of music and readings in French at 298 Boyl-stou street, to night. Last performances are announced for tonight and tomorrow as follows: At the Boston Theatre. Hoyts farce, "A Temperance At the Boston Museum, Hallen and Ilsrt's variety shea-, The Idea. At the Grand Opera House, the melodrama of life in New York, Tho Still Alarm.

At the Columbia Theatre, the extravaganza, "Africa. At the Bow- rloin Square Theatre, the melodrama, The Stowaway. At Keltha new theatre, the operetta, 'The Tar and the Tartar. Two theatres will continne their attractions as here set forth The Park Theatre, where he farce. Charleys Aunt, will be ran until April 21 The Tremont Theatre, where tbe spectacle, America," will be retained until Auril 14.

The Midway Plalsauce will be withdrawn from the South Armory at the close of this week. An extra exhibition will he given tomorrow atternoon for the amusement of young folk. A corn drill by forty-eight girls, under the command of Captain Lombard of Cam. bridge, will be a feature. These changes are announced for next week: At the Boston Theatre, Fanny Davenport in Ssr dons the Columbia Theatre, tlia drama with horse-racing Illustration.

The Prodigal At the Grand Opera House, the new comedy, The Diplomats," first times on any At the Boston Museum, Seabrooke's company in Bar-net and Chadwick's 'extravaganza, Tabasco. At the Bo wdoin Square Theatre, the English melodrama. "The Silver King. In Perkins Ilall, tomorrow afternoon, there will be a marionette show for the beuefi of the Ward ic Div Nnrsery, A play. The Kings of Italy," and a ballet constitute the hill.

Personal and Miscellaneous. Tl.e us xt season at the Hollis Street Theatre will begin on Sept. 3 with Peter F. Dailey In A Country Sport." These engagements have already been made for the season of 1894-95: Augustin Dalya company with new plays; the New York Lyceum company is Pineros new comedy, The Amazons; the New York Empire company in Liberty Hall and Sowing the Wind EL H. Sothern.

Jehn Drew and Nat Fiftieth Exhibition of the Boston Art Club Water-colors, etc. The Boston Art Club opens its fiftieth exhibition today with great (fclat, magnificence and splendor. The golden wedding of the club is officially and SBSthetically recognized by the exhibitions committee, under whose direction the galleries have been sumptuously and brilliantly decorated and embellished with extra hangings, plants, flowers and many other orna mental accessories, prominent among which is a superb chiselled brass candelabrum from a Russian church, placed in the middle of the main gallery, under the handsomely proportioned and gorgeously tinted canopy vfhioh so greatly enhances the effect of the lighting in this imposing room. Never in the history of the Art Club have the galleries mads such a rich and festive appearance, the key of oolor being golden yellow, which is shaded off into variens other yellow tints, from lemon to orange, the entire scheme of color having a harmonious and satisfactory ensemble. About the lofty candelabrum yellow and white flowers are solidly banked, and settees dratted iu soft brown stuffs surround this central "pilce de resistance," from which one surveys the glowing walls of the large gallery.

At first, so mellow and warm are the tones of the decorations. it looks as if the pictures were going to suffer a little from such luxurious environment, but this Impression lasts only so long as tho pictures are looked at from a distance. The beauty of the exhibition, so far as its strictly pictorial character is concerned, consists in the interesting and sterling work which comes to light after a somewhat careful and detailed examination of the collection. There are few clous, or "leaders, to form brilliant centres, with which to entice the eye afar; but the strength of the exhibition Is just where it should he, in the excellent artistic quality of the rank and file of the pictorial army. Another featnre which strikes us as commendable is the In creased tendency shown towards small pictures Brevity is the soul of wit.

and, other things helag equal, the smaller a wateroolor is, the better. In the very first circuit of the galleries the visitor will be sure to find at least a score of small pictures which there need be no hesitation in pronouncing first-rate. Tbe hanging has been done with great good judgment and success. There are nn pictures skyed, or almost none there are but two tiers of pictures on most of the walls and everything can he seen well. In addition to tbe water-colors, there are in this exhibition a few pastels, black and white pictures and icnlptnres.

The latter are contributed by Cyrus E. Dallln, William O. Partridge, Alexander Pape and another Mr. Pope. Mr.

Dallin's full length nude female figure and his basa-relief of a mother and babe, in the Renaissance feeling, are the notable works of plastic art in the shew, and are extremely fine. The nude figure would be still better, though it is already in most respects admirable and full of grace, had the artist felt the courage to depart from the lines of his model still more than he has done. Mr. Dalli has before shown that be had the making of a sculptor in him, but now be makes one feel that there can be no mistake In counting on him to take a foremost place in tbe art in America. Most delightful is the refinement sad gusto of the infants chubby figure in tbe bass-relief, which haa a remarkable sad memorable style.

Mr. Partridge exhibits a pertrait bust of Whittier. Mr. Pope shows his Lioness and Cabs. The committee on exhibitions consists of Messrs Henry Sandham.

Rosa Turner. William H. Jackson. Charles A. Walker and William G.

Praston. The members of the jury were Messrs. Henry Sandbam. Ross Tamer. J.

Ambrose Prichard, Melbourne H. Hardwick, Walter L. Dean, Horace R. Bardlck. Charles Copeland.

Robert M. Bailey and Cyrus E. Dali in. Five hundred dollars worth of pictures will be bought from tho exhibition by the club. The salesman for this exhibition is Mr.

Frederick B. Allen, well known as a lecturer on art topics and the author of several hooks on art. The exhibition will be formally opened with a reception thla evening, when only members and their ladies will be admitted, and tomorrow tho show will be opened to such of the public as have been lavored with season tiokets. The closing data is April 28. Bing Collection of Jnpnnoso Colored lrlnta at the Art Museum.

The collection of old Japanese prints in color, belonging to Mr. S. Bing ml Paris is now on exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts in the hall of the Morse collection of Japanse pottery. The number of the prints is In the vicinity of five hundred, about half of them have recently been shown at the American Art Galleries in New York. Japanese engraving has only very lately become known to European collectors, the choice examples of the old artists having been snugly kept ont of sight in Japan nntil a few years ago.

This collection of Mr. Bines is the largest known. The chronological arrangement of the collection permits the visitor to form the acquaintance of the newly discovered art in an intelligible manner by beginning at one end of the gallery and passing by easy stages to tlie farther end. The Japanese engravers have worked entirely on wood. The drawings, being made on transparent paper, were then traced onto the bl ck, and the white lines cutout with chisel.

The printing was done entirely by hand, a disk of bamboo filaments being used for rubbing the raster against the block, and the ink being applied somewhat aa in etching, with rotiaiilerable attention to color and much retronssoge. resulting in a great variety of tones. If several colors were to be printed, a separate block was needed for each of them. The mechanical execution of these prints was extremely perfect. the register, for instance, being invariably exact.

The designer and the engraver were in genera the same person and when they did not personally engrave the blocks the designers directed the execution of the work and presided over the minutest details. Thai it is that one recognizes tlie hand of a superior artist not only in the character of his drawing, but in the style of the engraving and the coloring of the print, the work being that of tlie one man from beginning to end. In the Bing collection the earliest works date from the latter part of the seventeenth century, and the latest works are of the early part of the present century the art seems to he virtually extinct today and what is still more significant, the older engraylngrs are the best, and as we come down towards the nineteenth oentnry shore is steady deterioration, along with a certain The gain in cleverness. The originator of the school of engraving here Illustrated appears to have been Hishikawa Moronobu (1875). Of him Mr.

Bing in his catalogue writes: Moronobu at the first stroke was able to form engravings of the first rank. At no succeeding epoch was a touch more large, nervous and firm to be fouad. His engraved compositions have the plasticity of bas-reliefs. The stroke only tells, but it tells everything it alone gives the shape better than tbe most cunningly arranged shadows. All his impressions are in black, but iu some of his finest booxs we shall find them thrown up by tonches of color with tbe brush, orobaMy hy his ova hand.

After this master, in the last part of the seventeenth century, came Klyonobn, founder of the celebrated school ef the Tori-I, which wss wholly devoted to the lllustratioa of theatrical motives for about a ceatury. There are numerous specimens of the works of the Tori-1 (Nos. 1 to 19), in which we find the first use of color. At the outset this was limited to two tints, usually pale green aud tender rose color. Other colors were soon added, and It is the judgment ef amateurs that the most veriest specimen of the school sre those dated about 176G There Is little merit in sny of the work alter about 1830; for, as Mr.

Bing remarks, today. In this department of Japanese art, aa in all others, tradition still survives, but it does not escape tlie common lot The irruption of commercial ideas has put an end to the happy time when the least thing from the hand of an artist unmistakably testified to the tender care which had watched over its birth. The Art Interchange tor April. An anonymous series of critical conversations about "Home Living American sinters is begun ia the April number of the Art Interchange. The writers, who appear under the names of Ilowe and Turrey, commence tlielr talks by a discussion of the works of George Inaew, William M.

Chase and Robert Blum, aud portraits of In ness and Blum are given. It is intimated that future Instalment of this series will deal with Winslow Homer, John Abbott Thayer.Thomas Hovenden and Mamas Waterman other American painters whose names are not yetan- FOR A HOME FOR OPERA. A Strong Possibility That Abbey, Schoeffel At Grau Will Take Mecbanlce Hall for the Purpose. Durinr the abort opera season last month there was a saggaatlon that Abbey, Schoeffel Sc Gran might take the large hall in theMeehanlcs Building ami convert it into an opera house. This was followed hy the suggestion that tbe same gentlemen were cos tain pi a ting cooperating with the managers of the new Musie IIsll, which Is to be built on Huntington avenue, making the bnliding suitable for opera aa well as concerts Another scheme suggested was the building of a magnificent opera heusa on Huntington avenue.

The lest two plans, it la understood, have been practically abandoned as too gigantic for a city like Boston, and the only plan now being seriously considered by the firm is the taking of the hall in the Mechanics Building and converting it into an opera house. Mr. Bchoef-fel had a conference in Boston yesterday with several gentlemen interested in the project, including President Whitcomb of tbe Mechanic Association, aud the whole plan waa gene over. It haa been practically demonstrated that tha hall can be converted into a modern opera honse which will meet the requirements of the city for years to come. This could he accomplished by removing everything now in tke hall, leaving only the walls and trusses standlng.and following in the reconstruction the general plan of the Metropolitan Opera House of New York.

At the conference yesterday nothing was decided, but it Is probable that soon after Mr. Schoeffel returns from his trip to New York another conference will be held and something of definite nature agreed upon. BRIEF LOCALS. Archblshop Williams will dedicate the new Roman Catholic shurcb, Maplewood, next Sunday. Thirty-two persons will be examined at Newton next Saturday for positions on the Newton police force.

Officers of division 2 last night made another raid for gambling implements on the Savage Club at 8 Bosworth street. Nothing was found. A temperance convention under the auspices of tbe Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society will be held in G. A. K.

Hall, Dedham Centre, next Tuesday, Next Monday, at 10.30 oclock, in Chaaning Hall, 25 Beacon afreet. Rev. Daniel Dorchester will give a free public address en Education Among the Indians. Tho City Government committee on the disposal of garbage left Boston last evening for Wilmington and Philadelphia to study the system in use in those cities. Burglars broke into the house of William Harding, a Waltham milkman, living on Grove street, early this morning, and sloie property estimated to be worth 8109.

Tho governor has appointed Malcolm Slllars of Danvers to he a member of district police, serving in the inspection depsrtment in plsce of Samuel C. Hum, who has resigned. Charles W. Kugg. a prominent citizen of Cambridge and past commander of W.

H. Smart Post G. A. has disappeared and bis wife thlaka he haa gone to California. The body of an unknown man was found In the water at the Chelsea slip last evening.

It had been in the water for some time and was taken to the North Grove Street Morgue. Horace Langley of 34 Malden street, Charlestown. attempted to kindle a fire with kerosene oil last evening. The oil exploded and Langley is at the Massachusetts General Hospital. A tramp named Richard L.

Kelley, twenty-one years of sge, jumped from a freight train on the Fitchburg road yesterday and fell under the ears. His left arm was cut off and he will probably die. John L. Pine of Dorchester drove his wagon against an eleotrio ear which was standing still in Dorchester last evening, and wss thrown to the ground. He sustained a severe scalp wound and was carried to his heme.

Johnnie McLean and Willie McGee, two South Boston boys, found revolver aud some ammunition yesterday, and while playing with it, McLean was shot in the thigh. The bullet has beeu extracted and the hoy will lire. A wagon loaded with eggs and milk, and owned by Walter K. Hutchinson, was struck by a traia at Arlington yesterday afternoon and wreaked. The horses attached te tha wagon and the driver escaped uninjured.

Tbe next Ploughman Farmers meeting will be held tomorrow morning in Room 505, John Hancock Building, 178 Devonshire street, beginning at ten oclock. The subjeot will he Small Frnlts, with an essay by Abel F. Stevens of Wellesley. Mischievous persons have recently been at work changing the headatones in the Common Street Cemetery inWatertown. A Charlestown man recently visited the cemetery and found two headstones gone from his family lot and others In their planes.

A watch has been set to catch tbe miscreants. At the monthly meeting of the Franklin Typographical Society, last evening, at 121 Chandler street, twenty drafts amouatlng to 8445 waa ordered for sick benefits during the past month. Bsrta was unanimously elected an honorary member and several active members were obligatea and several others proposed for membership. At the annual meeting of the Watertown Unitarian Club last evening the following-named officers were elected: President, Charles A. Gregg; vice presidents, W.

H. Ingraham, Francis Kendall. S. F. Whitney, H.

O. Wilson and C. A. Stearns secretary, John 11. Edwards treasurer.

John H. Edwards; exeoatlye Committee, Charles W. Stone, R. H. Dow, J.

W. Gerry, Herbert Coolidge and W. A. Lingham, William Lloyd Garrison waa the guest of the club last evening. At Randolph inat niglit tha Cnmpallo howlers defeated Randolph hy 9 score of 2293 to 2144.

PERSONAL. Rev. If. A. Pfailbrook, pastor of the Universalis! Church at Quincy, has accepted a call to the Cbnrck of the Disciples, at Watertown.

Henry P. Payne, one of the Northern Pacific Railroad receivers, and a prominent Republican politician of Milwaukee, was stricken with apoplexy last night. It is believed the attack will prove fatal. The death in Paris of Mme. Adele Lehon, superior-general of the Order of the Sacred Heart, make Superior Vicar Mme.

Jone of the ConTent cf tlie Sacred Heart, in Kenwood, near Albany, the highest member of the orier. Rev. EL P. Herrick, pastor of the Bint Methodist Church of Waltham, is soon to leave that place, aud last evening he was presented with a handsome silver service by the members of the Ladies Aid Society connected with the church. The presentation was made by Mrs.

Frank Bowers, and Mr. Herrick responded in a very appropriate manner. John Graham, the well-known criminal lawyer. Is ill at the M-tropolltan Hotel, New York, wliero he has lived for the last ten years. He is said to be suffering from gangrene in his right leg and consequent blood-poisoning.

Although ha has tho best medical attendance and is under the care of a trained nurse. his condition is considered extremely critical. He is oyer seventy years old. Memorial exercises in honor of the late Governor Hamilton Fish were held la the Assembly Chamber at Albany last night. In the well of the house sat Mr.

and Mrs. Hamilton Fish. Nicholas Fith and other members of the Fish family. In reserved seats were the Judges of thn Court of Appeals, President Low If Columbia. Philip Schuyler and J.

L. Cadwal-adar of New York and other invited guests. Hen. G. F.

Edmunds delivered the oration. Speaker Crisps ambition to represent Georgia in the United States Senate la in the natural order of thing, for a great many Speakers passed to the oilier Honse alter their terms as presiding officers expired. Among them were Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut, Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey. Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, Theodore Sedgwick, Joseph P. Varnum, and Robert C.

Wimthrop of Massachusetts, John Bell of Tennessee. R. M. T. Hunter of Virginia, Henry Clay of Kentucky, Schuylar Colfax of New York, James G.

Blaine of Maine and John G. Carlisle of Kentucky. Commander Heyerman of the ill-fated Kear-sarge waa prepared for the newt of his conviction He had received an intimation on Saturday of what the verdict would he. When seen he said, I expected an acquittal, but my shonlders are brqad, and I can stand the reanir. It remains to be seen what the plea for clemency will produce.

I still hope for the best, so far as Secretary Herberts action is conoerned. The court does not teem to have taken account of the fact that I saved 302 lives in that disaster. Some men would have had a gold medal voted them for such an action. If the sentence of tha court-martial he sustained, Commander Heyerman, who is Na 38 on the list of navy officers, cannot be promoted for two years the term of his suspension. Ills pay will go on as usual.

Fayment of Woburn's Water Loan. At a meeting of both branches of the City Council of Woburn last evening, an order was passed providing (or a new form of refunding tha water loan, so that 899,000 of the water bonds dne shall be payable in ten years aa follows: Nine annnsl payments of 810,000 each and one final payment of 89000, the last payment being dne April 1, 1905. Feur ballots for water commissioner were taken in the Common Council without result. The matter was than laid on tho table. A Possible Industry For Waltham.

The industrial cnmuilttea of the Waltham Citizens Club will give a hearing Saturday evening to the manager of the Shaw Lighting and Extinguishing Company, with a view to locating their plant in Waltham. To Care for Milton Streets. The selectman of Milton hare appointed Charles Mitchell of Randolph a superintendent of highways. Tlie body of Mis Nellie V. Bowman, aged twenty-three, waa found in the Mohawk River at Rome, N.

this morning, probably the result of suicids. Her mind had doubtless Decerns unbalanced. Carpels and lpMJa7e's FHOM THE EXHIBITED AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN FAIR, CHICAGO. Descriptive catalogue on application. It lly A.

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