Art Notes

Londou stohavean exhibitiou shortlyof the work ol lumiorists in art, both old and new. Wellesloy college has recenüy been given a collection of sixty-flve paintings by Amos W. Stetson, of Boston. An unsuccessf ui altempt was recently made to have thoexhibiticii of the Londou academy opened on Sundayg. The Frencli liavo abandonad the idea of excavating ut Delphi owing to tho great sura of money demanded by the village of Costri. Boston artista have contributed only three pictures to the Paris exposition. The Hub is somewhat disuster! with its poor representation. Hamerton i at work upon a monograph upon Turner. It will form ono of a series of volumes on oelebrated artists which M. Eugene Mimtz is editing. London is to have an exhibition shortly of Dutoh vatcr oolor painters. Their work is among tue liït, as Americans know, for much of it has come to this country. The London World, speaking of tho {act that Wliistler was rocently decoratod bythe king of Bavnria, calis the worthy Aract' can "either a charlatan or an amusing jester in art." A perfeoüy intact tomb was discovorec'jat a well in Romo lately, and Sig. Lanciani, the well knowu Roman archeeologist, ut nca proceeded to aspect it. It contains niue en vases. They aro of a rather cornmou patti rn with the excvtiou of three, which havo red and white 1"oorationsonablack baokgrr:' nd