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Show The Future of Irish Art Great Painter Enthusiastic .Over Its Pros peels Dublin to Be the Center of a World' Colony of Painters. (Special Correspondence) D. YEATS, portrait painter and Irish patriot, pat-riot, looks forward to the day when Dublin will bo tho homo ot a eclohratod colony of ar-"Thla ar-"Thla light was mado for painters," ho declared. de-clared. "We cscapo tho gloom of London hero and wo are In tho mldBt of pcoplo among whom artists ar-tists llko to live. Our wholo environment, environ-ment, anlmnta nnd Inanimate, quickens quick-ens tho artistic Instinct." I Mr. Yeats asserts that tho Irish pcoplo pco-plo aro poetic and sympathetic and havo 1 a largo capacity for tho Ideal. "Thoy lovo tho things of tho mind," ho said. "Go Into our schools aud witness tho splendid energy thoro. Seo our boys study. They aro looking forwnrd to great careers. Ono Irish boy says, 'I'll go to London and hecomo a Judge,' another, 'I'll be a big doctor,' another, 'I'll go to India nnd mnko a name,' or 'I'll bo off to Persia and becomo a grand vizier;' another, 'I'll wrlto a vol-umo vol-umo of essays or poems or composo a song or paint a picture' Tho English En-glish boy sas, 'I'll go Into my unclo's office,' or 'I'll go Into trade and make a fortune.' Henco tho English hoy's dull plodding and perfunctory devotion devo-tion to study. Tho caroer hold out w tho English boy mnkes him a drudgo and crushes tho pootry In himself; tho career held out to tho Irish boy makes him work light-heartedly and stimulates his powers of mind and soul." Grcnt things seem to Mr. Yents to bo in storo for Ireland when tho Catholic Cath-olic element In tho country attains efficiency In practical things. "It will bo a glorious country then," ho affirmed. af-firmed. "Tho Catholics aro full of longings nnd pootlc musings, but they aro slack. Inefficient. Tho Protestants aro without Imagination, savo the Imagination of oratory, but they aro great administrators, thoy are highly ofllclont. Catholic Ireland Is awakening. awaken-ing. Wo must keep commerco out founded on tho very beautiful work In tho nrt-crafts sliver work, fur-nlturo, fur-nlturo, stucco, glass and mezzo-tint engraving done In Ireland up to JUBt should glvo plnco to tho doctrine of amusomont. Hard work I condemn, good work I commend. Good work Is but a form of amusement, and Intellectual Intel-lectual pursuits nro tho best forms of amusement. In Ireland wo nro poor, but wo aro mentally and spiritually healthy. Wo aro not soured. Wo nro not petulant. Wo do not rush through tho streets llko madmen. Wo hnvo not lost our capacity for enjoyment. De-splto De-splto our poverty nnd Ignornr.ce, tho springs of our natures nro sweet." In tho foregoing Mr. Yeats Indicates his reasons for putting a high valuo upon tho qualities of the Irish people as companions for men and women of artistic gifts. Ho also thinks Inanimate Inani-mate Dublin a pleasing homo for tho - - I M ' St. Patrick's Cathedral. artistic temperament. Ho likes the architecture, tho statues, tho parks nnd such stately thoroughfares as Sack-lllo Sack-lllo street, whero rlso tho O'Connell stntuo and tho Nelson pillar. Tho Hank of Ireland, Trinity Collego nnd St. Patrick's Cathedral nro thought to offer flno specimens of tho type of structuro that gives to tho Irish capital capi-tal tho aspects that please tho artistic eye and nourish artistic talent. Tho best hopes for Irish art aro the leading portrait painters nnd a most accomplished nrtlst. W. Orpen, though little more tbnn a boy, has mado a namo In London with his Intensely In-tensely moralized Hogarthlan painting paint-ing nnd drawing. Tho suhuihs of Dublin havo wonderfully wonder-fully Improved within tho past twonty years, and with their many flno buildings build-ings nnd remarkably well-kept Btrocts, they mny almost bo said to coiiBtltuto at present tho chief of tho many attractions at-tractions which tho stranger Is wont to admire. The outlying townships of Tlathmlnes nnd Ilnthgar, Kingstown and Pembroke, Clontarf nnd Dalkey, aro all Inhabited by porsons engaged In tho commeiro of tho city. In wealth nnd commercial Importance Import-ance tho capital of Ireland Is Inci casing cas-ing yearly, and architecturally Its beauty Is being steadily added to. The venerablo buildings of famous old Trinity College, rich with the memories memo-ries of tho famous Irishmen who havo graduated from Its halls to win distinction dis-tinction In all walks of life, aro partlc- KE3H-BBiLy..il!!iBfHflU.llBRtM Blarney Castle. before the union. Among tho fine work being done by Irish nrtlsts today to-day are tho landscapes of Nathaniel "Hono nnd tho sculpture o, John Hughes, n young man of great genius and energy. Walter Osurne is among and keep tho English out. Tho lattor aro mean becauso thoy worship material ma-terial things. Everybody In England wants a fortune, and money makes tho poor slaves and the rich beasts. The dry rot of physical degeneracy has set In beyond tho channel, nnd In the great Industrial centers the people cannot stand straight "Elizabethan Er.glnnd enjoyed ItBolf. It spent much time nt the theater and was well oft. I think tho doctrine of I hard woik Is an Infernal doctrine. It I ularly attractive to the visitor and nro pointed to with prldo by every native of tho city. The population mny safely bo put at 400,000 and Is steadily advancing, ad-vancing, tho emigration from tho Island not soemlng to affect the residents resi-dents of the capital: No spot In Europe Is moro worthy tho attention of tho tourist thar- tho chief city of the Kmer-aid Kmer-aid Isle. |