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2l8 RECOLLECTIONS OF THE
Russian costumes are highly interesting and diversified, as
may be expected with such an extensive territory. We illus-
trate those which appear to us the most picturesque.
The mosaic pictures executed from the designs of Professor
NefF, and sent by the Imperial establishment at Petersburg
are very fine, and would appear still more so were they not
in the dangerous proximity of Dr. Salviati's beautiful pro-
ductions which are in the opposite Court.
"We find here those little images of Saints in the Byzantine
style, with the heads and hands framed in heavy gilt orna-
ments, which are to be seen in Russia, with a lamp burning
before them, in dwelling-houses, in workshops and even in
railway stations, which by the bye is somewhat embarrassing,
as etiquette compels you to remain uncovered wherever those
pious emblems are affixed.
We remark, on our way, two fine pianos from Warsaw,
some magnificent porcelain from the Imperial manufactory,
and the model, by a Frenchman, Felix Chossier, of an ex-
piatory chapel, to commemorate the late attempt to assassinate
the Emperor.
In the Fine Art section the most striking picture is an Inun-
dation, by Flavilsky 5 a woman standing on her bed is cling-
ing desperately to the wall, and sees with the utmost terror,
the water gradually rising and driving towards her a swarm
of hideous rats.
PerofFs genre paintings are very clever. We admire above
all his group of children, with their eyes red and their
lips blue with cold, drawing a hand-cart through the snow*
An old woman's head, by Horarsky, is nature itself and
might be signed Ribera.
Russian costumes are highly interesting and diversified, as
may be expected with such an extensive territory. We illus-
trate those which appear to us the most picturesque.
The mosaic pictures executed from the designs of Professor
NefF, and sent by the Imperial establishment at Petersburg
are very fine, and would appear still more so were they not
in the dangerous proximity of Dr. Salviati's beautiful pro-
ductions which are in the opposite Court.
"We find here those little images of Saints in the Byzantine
style, with the heads and hands framed in heavy gilt orna-
ments, which are to be seen in Russia, with a lamp burning
before them, in dwelling-houses, in workshops and even in
railway stations, which by the bye is somewhat embarrassing,
as etiquette compels you to remain uncovered wherever those
pious emblems are affixed.
We remark, on our way, two fine pianos from Warsaw,
some magnificent porcelain from the Imperial manufactory,
and the model, by a Frenchman, Felix Chossier, of an ex-
piatory chapel, to commemorate the late attempt to assassinate
the Emperor.
In the Fine Art section the most striking picture is an Inun-
dation, by Flavilsky 5 a woman standing on her bed is cling-
ing desperately to the wall, and sees with the utmost terror,
the water gradually rising and driving towards her a swarm
of hideous rats.
PerofFs genre paintings are very clever. We admire above
all his group of children, with their eyes red and their
lips blue with cold, drawing a hand-cart through the snow*
An old woman's head, by Horarsky, is nature itself and
might be signed Ribera.