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Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
come within the last five or six years over that section' of British art which deals with the illustration of books . This is , in fact , only a part of the general movement of our school of painting and design ; but it is so marked in the particular department of book illustration , especially woodcuts , as to arrest separate and distinct attention . Our illustrators have
become peculiarly actual and definite , giving studies of figures , draperies , and accessories , from the life or the real objects , and setting themseh'es steadily to the exhibition of true effects in a broad , strong style , ivith vigorous lines and contours , indicative of something positive to represent , and a distinct , consistent perception of how this is to be represented . In woodcut
designs—in which , as Ave have said , these qualities are most prominent—the leaders of the movement AVIIO have had the largest following are Mr . Millais , in the way of easy , natural study and effect , and Mr . Keene , in that of sturdy , obvious definition , involving plenty of character and observation . Lady Morgan's Memoirs are in the press , and will be ready for the public in October .
THE TEMPLE CmrB . cn .. —We ( Builder ) congratulatethemanagers of the Temple Church restorations upon the sensible manner in which their office has been executed . The whole of the exterior of the north side , at one time hidden behind houses , has been made visible by their removal . On the north side , the original character ofthe masonry has been kept , as it should be , a rubble surface , not smoothly cased in wrought stone , as before .
The faded portions of the Avindow-dressings and the buttresses have been replaced . The glass in the north-side Avindoiv has been taken out and replaced ivith common white glass , in time , we believe , to yield to stained glass . We trust the managers Avill remember that a stained-glass windoiv must not be a picture . Good grisaille Avill be a thousand times preferable to a tawdry
transparency , be in better keeping with the building , and not cost a t-ventieth part of the money . The western porch , in Inner Temple Lane , has been restored very creditably , in good keeping with its original character , which is of later date than that of the Eound Church . Messrs . St . Aubyn and Smirke are the architects . The re-opening is to take place on the Sth of October .
DURHAM CATHEDHAI ,. —AA e are glad to understand that in the works HOAV going on in Durham Cathedral for the restoration of the Chapel of the Nine Altars , the ancient sculptures are to remain untouched , however much mutilated . All the shafts of fossil marble are to be repolished by machinery , and Avhere this cannot be done Avithout diminishing their diameter , or such clo not exist , HOAV ones are to be placed . The edifice is a noble one , amongst the finest specimens of thirteenth-century work , and a restoration on conservative principles has been long desired .
Notes On Music And The Drama.
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .
A musical tour during a lengthened period of three months , is announced under the direction of Mr . Land , consisting ofthe combined attractions of Mine . Gassier ( her first visit to the provinces during the last three years ) , Mine . Marie Cruvelli , from the Grand Imperial Opera at Berlin , Mr . Swift , the tenor , and Herr Josephs Hermans , the bass . The instrumental performers engaged are Miss Arabella GoddardM . Sainton ( violin ) ancl
, , Sig . Bottesini , the renowned performer on the contra basso . Meyerbeer ( says the Queen ) , is staying at Ems for the benefit of the waters . The illustrious composer places implicit faith in the Avater cure , Avhich is not a very pleasant regime . At six in the morning it is necessary to be under Dr . Spengler ' s direction at the hot Avells , Avhere , to the enlivening strains of a wind hand ,
Notes On Music And The Drama.
the patients imbibe an unpleasant quantity of tepid water , between the doses rapid walking is prescribed until three or four glasses , and as many miles are finished ; then to breakfast with Avhat appetite you may -. at nine o ' clock off the haths . This amusement is varied by inhaling vapour from the hot springs , seated round a stove , sucking from a gntta percha tube ; again exercise , walking , varied by a little mild rouge et noir , until dinner . Then off to the Kessel Brum ; more water drinking
until the evening concert at the Cur-Saal , AA'here Meyerbeer attends ; and on Tuesday they played a selection of his Avorks in honour of his arrival . After the concert , another glass of the waters ; and if the patient does not sleep well , it is not the fault of the water cure . M . Vii'ier the horn-player , is here , amusing himself by fishing in the canal , and occasionally delighting the frequenters of the concerts by his clever performances and usual eccentricities .
Thalberg has been playing at Boulogne , preparatory to his musical tour in England , Ireland , and Scotland . M . Boeage , the celebrated French actor , Avhose career was at its cultimating point about thirty years ago , at the timo of the great quarrel betAveen the classieqiies and romantiques , has just died at Paris , aged 6 ' 7 . Boeage , in pursuit of the vocation Avhich he felt to be his oivn , had every difficulty to overcome . Being born to a laborious existence , he was successively weaver , ht
grocer ' s man , and bailiff , but in his obscurity he never lost sig of the object he had in vieAv . At length , obtaining a footing on the stage , he advanced with a wonderful rapidity . In Dresden the musicians are engaged in a considerable difference of opinion upon the subject of the alteration of the pitch . After a lengthened discussion , a number of letters in the musical journals advocating either side successii-ely , it Avas suggested to g ive some performances in the loAA * er pitch , and the opinion of a ' musical conclave Avas to determine as to the proposed alteration , but the only result arrived at was , that being so equally divided upon this momentous question , they agreed to defer judgment until other cities had tried the experiment .
Poetry.
Poetry .
" EOME OE DEATH . " A nation stood and held its breath , To learn the watchword— " Eome or Death ;" Then , ivith a shout , like Ocean's roar , Took up tho cry from shore to shore ; Some join'd the standard , soon uprais'd , Some held aloof , some stood amaz'd ,
Whilst round it ' s chief , an ardent band , Gathcr'd to ivin the ivisli'd for land . His was Avas the purest chivalry , Match'd ' gainst the darkest devilry Of trait'rous friends and statesmen—foes In whom no IOA'C of country gloAVS : Mazzini , man of schemes and iviles , Allur'd him by his artful smiles , Eatazzi , slave to France ' s pow'r ,
" Sought for his blood" in that dark hour . Land of art ! and land of song ! Cans't thou suffer such a ivrong ? Deceiv'd , betray'd , a martyr's fate Hangs o ' er the victim of their hate . Freemen of Italy ! speak out , And let your monarch hear the shout That bears to him a people ' s pray'r
His'truest-hearted son to spare . Victor Emanuel , arise ! On thee are turn'd all patriot's eyes : Eestore the chieftain to his rank , Nor be a vassal to the Frank : Then , side by side , with courage true , He'll conquer , or he'll die , for you ; And Garibaldi ' s latest ; breath Shall cry " Our King , with Eome or Death . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
come within the last five or six years over that section' of British art which deals with the illustration of books . This is , in fact , only a part of the general movement of our school of painting and design ; but it is so marked in the particular department of book illustration , especially woodcuts , as to arrest separate and distinct attention . Our illustrators have
become peculiarly actual and definite , giving studies of figures , draperies , and accessories , from the life or the real objects , and setting themseh'es steadily to the exhibition of true effects in a broad , strong style , ivith vigorous lines and contours , indicative of something positive to represent , and a distinct , consistent perception of how this is to be represented . In woodcut
designs—in which , as Ave have said , these qualities are most prominent—the leaders of the movement AVIIO have had the largest following are Mr . Millais , in the way of easy , natural study and effect , and Mr . Keene , in that of sturdy , obvious definition , involving plenty of character and observation . Lady Morgan's Memoirs are in the press , and will be ready for the public in October .
THE TEMPLE CmrB . cn .. —We ( Builder ) congratulatethemanagers of the Temple Church restorations upon the sensible manner in which their office has been executed . The whole of the exterior of the north side , at one time hidden behind houses , has been made visible by their removal . On the north side , the original character ofthe masonry has been kept , as it should be , a rubble surface , not smoothly cased in wrought stone , as before .
The faded portions of the Avindow-dressings and the buttresses have been replaced . The glass in the north-side Avindoiv has been taken out and replaced ivith common white glass , in time , we believe , to yield to stained glass . We trust the managers Avill remember that a stained-glass windoiv must not be a picture . Good grisaille Avill be a thousand times preferable to a tawdry
transparency , be in better keeping with the building , and not cost a t-ventieth part of the money . The western porch , in Inner Temple Lane , has been restored very creditably , in good keeping with its original character , which is of later date than that of the Eound Church . Messrs . St . Aubyn and Smirke are the architects . The re-opening is to take place on the Sth of October .
DURHAM CATHEDHAI ,. —AA e are glad to understand that in the works HOAV going on in Durham Cathedral for the restoration of the Chapel of the Nine Altars , the ancient sculptures are to remain untouched , however much mutilated . All the shafts of fossil marble are to be repolished by machinery , and Avhere this cannot be done Avithout diminishing their diameter , or such clo not exist , HOAV ones are to be placed . The edifice is a noble one , amongst the finest specimens of thirteenth-century work , and a restoration on conservative principles has been long desired .
Notes On Music And The Drama.
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .
A musical tour during a lengthened period of three months , is announced under the direction of Mr . Land , consisting ofthe combined attractions of Mine . Gassier ( her first visit to the provinces during the last three years ) , Mine . Marie Cruvelli , from the Grand Imperial Opera at Berlin , Mr . Swift , the tenor , and Herr Josephs Hermans , the bass . The instrumental performers engaged are Miss Arabella GoddardM . Sainton ( violin ) ancl
, , Sig . Bottesini , the renowned performer on the contra basso . Meyerbeer ( says the Queen ) , is staying at Ems for the benefit of the waters . The illustrious composer places implicit faith in the Avater cure , Avhich is not a very pleasant regime . At six in the morning it is necessary to be under Dr . Spengler ' s direction at the hot Avells , Avhere , to the enlivening strains of a wind hand ,
Notes On Music And The Drama.
the patients imbibe an unpleasant quantity of tepid water , between the doses rapid walking is prescribed until three or four glasses , and as many miles are finished ; then to breakfast with Avhat appetite you may -. at nine o ' clock off the haths . This amusement is varied by inhaling vapour from the hot springs , seated round a stove , sucking from a gntta percha tube ; again exercise , walking , varied by a little mild rouge et noir , until dinner . Then off to the Kessel Brum ; more water drinking
until the evening concert at the Cur-Saal , AA'here Meyerbeer attends ; and on Tuesday they played a selection of his Avorks in honour of his arrival . After the concert , another glass of the waters ; and if the patient does not sleep well , it is not the fault of the water cure . M . Vii'ier the horn-player , is here , amusing himself by fishing in the canal , and occasionally delighting the frequenters of the concerts by his clever performances and usual eccentricities .
Thalberg has been playing at Boulogne , preparatory to his musical tour in England , Ireland , and Scotland . M . Boeage , the celebrated French actor , Avhose career was at its cultimating point about thirty years ago , at the timo of the great quarrel betAveen the classieqiies and romantiques , has just died at Paris , aged 6 ' 7 . Boeage , in pursuit of the vocation Avhich he felt to be his oivn , had every difficulty to overcome . Being born to a laborious existence , he was successively weaver , ht
grocer ' s man , and bailiff , but in his obscurity he never lost sig of the object he had in vieAv . At length , obtaining a footing on the stage , he advanced with a wonderful rapidity . In Dresden the musicians are engaged in a considerable difference of opinion upon the subject of the alteration of the pitch . After a lengthened discussion , a number of letters in the musical journals advocating either side successii-ely , it Avas suggested to g ive some performances in the loAA * er pitch , and the opinion of a ' musical conclave Avas to determine as to the proposed alteration , but the only result arrived at was , that being so equally divided upon this momentous question , they agreed to defer judgment until other cities had tried the experiment .
Poetry.
Poetry .
" EOME OE DEATH . " A nation stood and held its breath , To learn the watchword— " Eome or Death ;" Then , ivith a shout , like Ocean's roar , Took up tho cry from shore to shore ; Some join'd the standard , soon uprais'd , Some held aloof , some stood amaz'd ,
Whilst round it ' s chief , an ardent band , Gathcr'd to ivin the ivisli'd for land . His was Avas the purest chivalry , Match'd ' gainst the darkest devilry Of trait'rous friends and statesmen—foes In whom no IOA'C of country gloAVS : Mazzini , man of schemes and iviles , Allur'd him by his artful smiles , Eatazzi , slave to France ' s pow'r ,
" Sought for his blood" in that dark hour . Land of art ! and land of song ! Cans't thou suffer such a ivrong ? Deceiv'd , betray'd , a martyr's fate Hangs o ' er the victim of their hate . Freemen of Italy ! speak out , And let your monarch hear the shout That bears to him a people ' s pray'r
His'truest-hearted son to spare . Victor Emanuel , arise ! On thee are turn'd all patriot's eyes : Eestore the chieftain to his rank , Nor be a vassal to the Frank : Then , side by side , with courage true , He'll conquer , or he'll die , for you ; And Garibaldi ' s latest ; breath Shall cry " Our King , with Eome or Death . "