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101 [[stamp]] 48 [[/stamp]] Mrs. Small of Baltimore who visited me two or three years ago. They were very pleasant people and I had a very agreeable evening with them. I went again yesterday to see the fine picture by Ziem at Schaus's. It is a marvel of color and color has a great fascination for me. It is painted with the utmost freedom but with consummate knowledge. I notice his reds are almost always made of Lake instead of Vermillion. A world of pictures are being thrown on the market. The Blodgett collection is to be sold tonight and Stricker Jenkins pictures are on view soon to be sold. I went to see them this morning. My picture painted for Edwin Booth is there put in by Avery and I dare say more than half the collection is made up by Avery. Saturday Apl. 29. 1876. Weir, H. K. Brown & Eastman Johnson dined with me last night after which we went to the meeting at the Academy called to revise the Constitution. 26 were required for a quorum. By remaining there until 11 o'clock and sending all [[?]] we succeeded in getting 25 together and had to adjourn under the mortifying conviction that we only lacked one of a quorum. The apathy of the members is very discouraging. Brown staid with me. I go to Rondout today - Wrote to Gertrude from whom I received a letter yesterday Wednesday May 3. Went home on Saturday and attended the performance of the boys and Julia in the evening which went off well but before a small audience. Came down Sunday evening on the Baldwin with Bowyer. At Newburgh B[[enson?]] & Ward came on board. Brown and I came to my room and breakfasted Monday morning and then took the 9.30 limited Express for Philadelphia. Hicks and Huntington went with us. Staid at the Continental and met at 4 P.M. in the American department Memorial Hall. Were busy all day Tuesday and came back Tuesday evening. One of Bierstadts pictures was rejected, The Spring in California." I had voted to admit all his pictures although I confess if I had voted on their merits I would not have voted for all. They looked particularly poor and certainly