Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-08
GEORGETOWN.


GEORGETOWN, June s, 1880
on Saturday morning we visited the farm
workshop, foundery and studio Of our artist friend
| ClaIh MILLS, on the Bladensburg road, and were
mucn grauned at what we saw there In the
iouhdery they were just finishing a duplicate OF
tne Jackson Statue, ordered by the State of Ten
nfssee' and we saw there three bea
oronIe ousts-one Of Secretary Floyd, one Of Sen
d'oi hammond, and one Of General TAYLOR The
arus' VIII soon be ready to cast in one piece his
statueHe OF "Old Age" which will require great
dellcdcy OF workmanship and care in handling,
a. ,sunI Parts OF II are extremely small. He hopes
10 isa the beautiful work of the Partisan founde,
IN Inat ilne and IL he attains the perfectness of
detail ana smoothness of finish which charac-
teriLes me Cleopatra" in his possession, he NAV
rest satisfied. He showed us copies in plaster OF
the Venus de Medicis'' and "John the Bantist
beheaded, +" both of which he intends to cast i'm
bronze but will not be able to do so probably for
, may months, as he has entered into contract
WIN the Government for casting the colossal
freedom" for the dome Of the Capitol, which
Will require his whole time and attention. we
were much pleased with ''wild horse, designed
ana executed by his eldest son, youth of seven
teen or eighteen years of age, who, with his
younger brother, is now in Munich, both awaiting
themselves of the great advantages there afforded
S mem Ior pursuing the study Of art, which they
nave great aptitude for. We saw letter from
tnem In which they speak with enthusiasm of
tne works OF art in Munich. but say they see but
lew gooo "horses' in metal. They describe the
knre,Ssung process Of casting statuary in Milers
american studeno-one from Georgetown-but
90 NOT give their names. AS we started home
wards we saw bounding over the sward a noble
elk, with broad antlers, the counterfeit present.
ment OF which, In bronze, We hope some day to
see upon the pedestal of the Washington EQues-
rlan statue. We may, some time when we have
Leisure Tor the task, send you account of Mr.
Mlllss extensive buildings and machinery and
the many objects Of interest about his place. with
description of his novel method of melting and
casting heavy masses of metal.
Why is Ii the Washington papers of this morn
ing do not notice the accident to the Long Bridge
yesterday! The span next to the Virginia shore
gave way while light buggy was passing over
but fortunately no one was injured. There is a
very ugly breach visib from here which looks
as if travel would be interrupted for some time
to come.
Attention is directed to the advertisement in
another column of a strawberry festival TO be
held on the fair grounds at Rockville on the
18th Inst. This entertainment affords some nov
city to pleasure seekers, for the drive to Rock
vile is delightful, and the ladies who manage
the affair are as handsome and agreeable as any
In the world. Besides those who attend will
nave the satisfaction of contributing to laud-
able object. the building of an addition to the
church edfce.
Mrs. Ellen Key Blunt gave a Shaksperian
Reading last night, at this, her native place, by
invitation OF some of our most prominent citf-
Zens
This is the last night of the strawberry festival
by the ladies Of the Methodist Protestant Church.
Bear ii in mind.