Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-08-23

Garage III the nelgnOornood OF OXford,
which is to be her future home. am
now in London alone. These two or
three days of mental idleness have
quite restored my brain TO working
condition, / believe, and now let me see
what | have to say to you.
Powers statue of the s.Greek Slave"
is one OF the topics Of London, at this
moment, and, in my opinion, if il fare
as well, as TO preservation, as the We
nus de Medicis, it will be more admir-
ed than that first marble of the world,
when London shall be what Rome is
now. Power should be idolized by
woman for the divine type of her by
which he has now elevated mems ideal
Of the sex. That SO wonderfully beau
tiful thing can be so true to nature
that this divine mould is unquestionably
like some women-is conviction that
must strike every beholder, at the
same time that It makes him thank
God that he is born one Of this "kind,"
and make him adore woman more in
tensely than before. This Greek slave
stands for sale in the Turkish bazaar.
Her dress hangs over the pillar against
which she leans, and she is nude with
the exception Of the chain hung from
wrist to wrist. 1t is girl of eighteen,
Of beauty just perfected.
A particular criticism of the figure
and limbs would hardly be interesting
to those who are not to see the statue,
and can only speak Of the expression
of the face, which is one that gives the
nude figure complete character OF pu-
rity-a look of calm and lofty indig-
nation, wholly incapable of willing
submission to her captors. Powers has
secured by this work, / fancy, commits
sions enough for new works to fully
occupy his time. 1t was bought by an
Englishman, who has been offered four
times the sum for it. five are TO be-
leve one of the London critics (O the
chief merit of the statue is due to Mrs.
Trolloppe, who discovered Powers
genius when he was making wax fig.
ures in Cincinnati, and induced him to
embrace the art and 60 to Italy!!!
My trip to the country was made by
the Great Western Railroad, which i.
the most complete in its arrangement:
and sends the fastest trains-two eve
ry day going their route at the rate o
sixty miles in the hour! The scenery
in this direction is exceedingly fine
Windsor Caste lying on the left of the
track, among other objects of interest
and Reading, the fine old town, honor
ed as the residence of Miss Milford
Nothing in America can give you any
idea of the expensive elegance ane
completeness of the railroad stations
its hedgings-in, and its arrangements
Of all kinds. Every foot of the route
is watched by guard in uniform, and
no human being except workmen is
ever seen within the limits. AT every
stopping place, the cars glide into spa
cious buildings, with magnificent re
freshment rooms, costly offices, and at
tendants in the lettered dress of the
company's men. The system for adj
uniting and tischarging passengers j.
admirably complete, the delay is but ar
instant, yet sufficient for all purposes
and | should think ingenuity and order
could no further go.
1 A hundred delicious pictures glided
under my eye in our rapid flight, but ]
saw one that | wished Mount, the ar
list, could have seen--thirty or forty
lawmakers, men and women, eating
their dinner upon the edge ola stream,
the field half-rnown on which they had
been working, and the other hall COM
pletely scarlet with the peoples that
oversbadow the grass. A thicket be-
hind them, a shoulder of hill rising
beyond it, and various other features,
made the mere rural scene singularly
beautiful, but the acres of this scarlet
flower, gave it somehow peculiar and
racv mildness. The farmer has no
great affection for this brilliant intru-
der upon bis land, but the owner Of the
splendid park, and the loving
traveller look on its novel addition to
to natures carpet with very vivid ad-
miration.
On my return I saw an instance of
the English surliness so much talked
of, and Il think so seldom seen. A
remarkably elegant and high-bred
looking lady was separated from her
party by want Of room in the car be-
fnrn ,,s and On nettinp into nnrs she