New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-31
Aewalark DAILY Gribsn'
FROM BOSTON.
A VISIT TO NETWORK.


cor,.sponderee Of The n Y. Tribune.
BosroS, Dec. q, 1897.
(resume the account Of my wandenngs. beho'H
me- It'll threading the streets of your city with Tue eo'n
.or;on before mentioned one dearer TO godsthan men
pover,v once esteemed a. the nurse OF noble deeos
"a IS noble men but now reasoned out of the
ol,r.h and amos, warned out of the world. Has she
then gone forever out of fashion! Are her o'o""
COAX and narrow skirt to be wholly eitaced by the
6,n.ry and ,nssi Of tho present day Are the uhss
cone in which she kept the cupboard and the purse
md trimmed the lamp that the Winters oil might out
last the Winters task Quite gone indeed ana 100
moor to be honest is become republican provero'
Hated as she may be- she makes herself at home on
earth in these DAYS and is found, an unwelcome 'sl-
tor at many a gilded fre-sde. The mistress OF the
house returned from her morning. work OF scattering
her husbands earnings, finds the dstasteul stranger
established in her best drawing-room-she has come
No STAY awhile, and make things right, htte' Inc
master comes home, and is not surprised to ind her
there He has seen her already at bis bark, and with
icb he tell. his wife that she is net likely to depart
at once. and that they must make up their nnnds 10
endure her. "They do not like me- my dear, the
so;a but WAS forced to come and help them So
saving We addressed ourselves to cross The muddy
Styx If Broadway the Charon OF the omnibus not COM
ing 10 ferry Us over, but threatening with u"ioolc".
looks or indeed hurting himself at US with the speed OF
two horses, and the momentum OF Twelve INSIDE
Eh,dirp him we found ourselves n" the nris'''
OIL :. asn came to myself was contemplating the
M0ussnd.dOllar totd.
Your readers all know the thousand-iolar table. 1t
has window to itself, and challenges attention, with
its sharply-eut contrasts Of black and white 10 the
vulgar eye it may appear to be Of cost iron painted III
two colors but the man of discernment perceiyes 1t to
b, of ebony and WORK exceedingly well carved. Il IS
adorned by miniature busts in ivory, of Clay Webster
franklin and La Fayette. gazed at it with longing
eyes, / entered the shop and inspected it minutely
Finally exclaimed: Il should ike to carry this back
TO Boston," what would you do with II !! asked
nv COMPANION. After some hesitation, replied,
would exhibit ft.s " You had better exhibit the fool
who wanted TO buy it." said she, and held down my
head and left the shop. But of her shall give you no
further news for at this moment her attention was
attracted by the appearance of party newly arrived
from the City of Pilgrims-a threadoare philosopher
will n shovel hat a poet with a beard and wo nan
with mighty beaver bonnet set back upon her head
and q pair of spectacles dangling over her nose.
These are my friends" she said; and heaven
knows, they want my protection here' SO, with a
word of warning and fare WELL she left me awhile to my
own devices.
Thus il came to pass that | wandered into the En-
gsh Exhibition, and there made careful observation
of the statue of the Cenci executed by Miss hoser
and praised. believe, in all New-fork and Boston
papers perhaps not excepting this Despite the geher
nj favor in which the statue IL held must CONFESS 10
the disappointment felt on behoding it. This disap-
pointment did not result from want of finish or OF cor
rect anatomy bat from much more important defect,
the want Of beauty and Of interest There IL no Idea
in the statue il represents woman with her back up
pernost and thrown into strong and unpleasing relief
The head lies rather low and az arm depends, with
hand that slightly holds string Of prayer-beads This
arm is carefully worked out, but It Is hammered,
and has not the grace OF nature. Inc race
expresses neither waking, nor sleeping, nor
dreaming, nor waking up--it seems 10 wear
eigned Sleep such as might be put on for purpose.
The draperies are good-the anatomy has no DOUBT
been assiduously studied out, but the result 10 aiming
without striking defects qualities athlng that makes
no genuine impression and that will never be renem
bered among the daughters of Beauty. Beside the
unpardopable fault that OF not making an impression,
this statue has two others, which should not escape
comment First it is rot charaeter.stici and, Sec
ondly is not original 1t is not characteristic, for
the figure might as well represent any one else a. the
Ceuc since no trait in recalls either her character
or her fate There is tragedy written on the mar
be- nothing to suggest either human anguish or super
human serenity tie only states Of mind supPosabie IN
the subject Had even the dead repose that follows
extreme suffering il would still be Characteristic. As
is We mus, simply call il the statue Of recumbent
girl with nedsy al hsad-iress, the eyes being closet
for some reason to Us unknown, and there beins ~
little agreement Observable between the name esd the
reality a. between and the sermons preached
from them.
The want of originality lie less censursble in 20 young
an artist as Miss HosIter. The attitude Of the ogure
has obviously been suggested by the s'ntue oi D.
Cecilia in the Roman Church Of santa Ceella, ID
Trastayere; but there 10 in the old statue quaint
chastity which Miss Hosmer has possibly not fua.o'
and certainly not initiated The saint Is deed ana de
capated. but the last struggles Of purity and OF e'y
seem till TO thrill through the composed hnos 'he
drapery il arranged to sbroud not to expose the OUT
nes Of the reverend srm there is little detail and n"
dspay-only the .igha, prortrate figure whose race
Won do not see seems to embody the whole tSught oil
msryrdom and TO breathe at once ite agony ana It's
peace. This is one Of the -tatues, let me say ~heh
Mankind should be permitted to worship
Aaer tbi.. II befeli me to enter Williams * sevenss
ors and N n.uetrafe to the inner shrine where Ro'
porb4or,. wonderful picture Of the Horse Far Is