The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-28

ether Of thsu; iss finish Is exquisite and ID s,uk
. pleasant hasDooy. ich fingers a. 9 charm d
the senaes when the painting Is removed from
sbs. The friends OF Mr.. and nrs Brownin3
u Fioepce, bave b~eB much mortified and greye4
by article 10 the New York Home Journal
Of July Is, ridicnliDg their personal appearance
and manners. This, though In itself too low and
frivolous TO merit attention, noticeable - having
been introduced Tito paper conoucsed DXt
brother pet, and that. TOO, as extracted from he
private cone. POI oenoe Of an American Adf ct
~ me; thus sbos Dg itself o. much out Of pladb-ss
the ector was ont 0f god taste and feeling h CIV
lesucn unnecessary conspicuity. But what SUR
Prises Us m@e, and true 81 bin nearer 10 the homo
thrust which be 1ss given his reputation ~ gal
laDiry In this double offence against the fair AZ
eSpotiDg The exterior imperfections Of one-And abe
to jeeriDg dolls and sneering fools, and Il The
fame time lay Ing open the private shalio wness Of
another TO public vie~. Nor does his afssrhit ct
Common 0hseTver>' mend at all his own disabled
fepse. Lack IL second.siRht," indeed, must those
have who see only IN ars. Browning the ffail form,
shattered by disease on ,bich the strong workings
Of genius and beatnRs Of tue woman heart have
left eep TIA 70 10 advance Of tine; OF who cannot
cNmsly soUl-tbs pesmiDg Of moral beauty - far
SURPRISING ere superficial charms ~ the beaaty OF
her heavenly counter aDce will urpasg that Of the
Lesser algels-if angels they should chance 70
bodily Disguise of-~Ds VITO walked "hunbly and
eoity ON Earth, though In reality head and shouI-
ders sb We I'll que.nly women whose physical
voice Yves too feeble medium for the prophet tsne
OF spirit which found only utterance through her
PEN and echo In hnest bosoms. One, too, who
never soiled that pen by tie venom Of malice-who
had, emphsticaily, "she law OF kindness In her
heart end on her 'ips," ous Of viii h came never
cuIsiDg. but blessing snd love for all. How can
We wonder thar such spirits shrink from promiscu-
oas Intercourse; or hat when they are Induced
against their wilt 70 go into ungenlh society, they
should there "snsser the fool according 70 his
~ he v3~fs - n. oh f.tpf fri
Why should the stores Of learning which enrich
the minds ard uODks Of Mr. and Mrs. Browning
such universal intelligence su b powers OF osnver
should S Bss snne
instr ctive mdfsty or her silence In the presence
~ fabb e's, he mistaken by surh for stupidttyf
Her works speak herself; though on their blank
Leaf "a Q caution 10 these casual observers, who
must Of ne eseity, be casual ieaders-Sho0A b
wrilt&n--
Stay come not here 9TH upanont~d eyes,
And hope thst inner temple 10 behold
Where Beauty cwell- In phases ma aifold.
Core not, uAlsss your liberal thought can Iise
To Freedoms heaven, this posts native siies;
no, n' 81 ;'saI
Norlsmplsss search the cesp that in her He's
But you, who have . truth lit spirit, come
You who that superhumsn power cen see
which Turns the meane.t thing beneath Heavens done
10 gold, thre it, divinest alchemy,
c. nc-knee 70 Genius. enter Feelings home,
And own the GCdliAs In Humanity.
M - dO0Wef, Inc young AW6IACAn D0UIp&O08
named also In this ubltcy private letter-ae 'sthe
real foness Of Rome, "-is too true Q pupil q axt
not be mo- ee: as she Ia natural; and Sho would
blush to Re hersel set up in type-"As bold -
li0n againet those VIII m she reveres e. having On.
tered the temple 1t whose vestihuo yet nho tolls
snd' bOp<s From what We have seen Ut her unaf-
fectcd simplicity and esrnestDese, doubt not th6t
che would sit q Mrs. BrOwnibg's feet and learn OF
her, al If cIe who kDs w bow 70 mako The h1nan
soul speak through artistic 10 m. Mis- HOsmor has
t. ken viIla for he summer In the environs ~
FlsleDce, and will here &C upy herself with draw.
ing ont compositions to mould later int clay.
Her drawings are cad to b full ~ 1ooling
and classically beautiful. She has already. nAds
several successful busts also the study fog N
ideal statue, which WI, occupy her next winter at
Rome. BEN but weDsy 90 years OF age, what q
has dose IL remarkable and full of pronile, which
cannot fall to be realised, her genius betng United
to an init epid III executive force seldom met
with In 30 young person. She II wholly Devoted
to her art-rses Mt SIX, works eli day, and 70 lose
no time In the feminine art II the toilette, adopts
such modes o. utility, not the French nedists IN
vents; never suffering pre- occupation with what
people may think, or who viii call her ocoe0ts1e, 70
distract her mind from the ono purpose II hsr life.
Ger only amusement ia riding on horseback, vhish
she does after the most independent so9t-Alone;
and e0me idea of her enduring energy may be based
on the fact that sbe has just made the journey OK
Ten days, from Rome 70 Fore CO, ON her pet horse.
In faCt, the "Au ericau souptress" needs NO c0uo-
Ltre sUrenfe a. gallant or swordsman can work
Der own way through the worid--hght IL, II neoes-
fary--and che viii DO, We believe, In the higher
and more dif6cult world Of art.