Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-16

eAi anu ihht oi Wlllhm OF DfnuFr, a lotlrs
dark melancholg face, with Que Or two othefa
whose originals proved themseiyAs worthy 81
their poaiiion, gained from 10 \ faw nomnnta
acfutiHy, but the Others we're wearspnie.
10 the Kings bed room hte the celehtAted
portraits Of the court Of Charles II Here Is
Lonise de Queronaillc, the French girl sent
over BY Louis AlA,t 10 capliyato the susoept.
.ible hgart OF tho English King, aud to, inhu
oucshim 20 favor DO i-nierests Of dc Frehch.
She. succeeded perfectly in ali her aims-so,
cured the title OF Duchess OF Portsmouth for
herself, and that Of Duke Of Riohmond, Tor
her son. Hefb fstho Duehess Of Rluhmobd.
whom Ohnrlcs onco wanted 10 marry, here,
Nell Gwynno, tho charming orange giri Of the
theatre, whom Chnrlosa 40 loved, that hia lhht
thoneht on oatth wasbf hor. sSBo kind to
poor Nell" he aaid, and these nre recorded
in history NJ his last words. And here is Lady
Middleton, Indy D6nham, the Dieheas of
Cleveland, and numbers of others Of the cohrt
of that monarch, all OF whom we're very beau
tifnl and very wicked. There are portraits
here, however, OF two women. qnite Ms bea0ti-
lul ms witty and accomplished ~ tho others,
against whoas purity not u word wis ever
hrcRthed, evenoin those liccntious times--tho
Conntcss OF Grammout, md Lady Ammo
Hyde, the latter OF whom afterwards beonmo
Duchess of York, and mother of two Queens
Mary and Anne.
In another room, ] paused long before tho
portrait of Baynrd Piorre--the good kyikht
"saRs peur et saRs J'eproohe," who died n
christian and a hero on the battlo.io IN 1924
before that Of win Somcrs tho Jester Of
King Henry VIII who, although known only
as the privileged fool, yOt carried under tho
mopntebanks face, tho soul aud heart Of Que
of Gods noblomeH, and before that of Henry
Howard, Earl Of Shrrey.t 10 whom tho historian
gives n character which is almost perfection.
lilo was, It is spid, n dignifed n~ohleman, Ios.
sessed oGpersonala courage almost romantid.
to which ho united q ,poitonesa and urbanity
peculiar 10 himself aud all those mild mud
sweet dispositions which blandish private life.
He was u tender aud elegant poet, and raised
high with both lance aud peu, tho fame OF his
fair Geraldine. He possessed talents capable
81 directing or thwnrting The most important
affairs Of state, but he was too honorable 10
DO iu the interest eithdr of tyranny or rebel.
lion, aud the violent reign nader which he
had the misfortune to live, admitted of no me
dunn. He retired, therefore, to private life,
and devoted himsBlf to gcntlor p%htsnita. but
his great and qshining ltalcnts excited tho
Jealousy aud suspicion Of Henry VIII, and aG
ter tho Formally of y trial, no was. cpndgmncd
and executed for high treason in 1917.
Americans ID these days, Who cannot M.
prove either Of tyranny or rdbelfion,nre threat.
oncd with tho sane fate. -nU 4ad.n
Allo of the pictures in the, Queens DRAWN
room, seventeen IN number, nro BY the Amcri
can, B~cujnihin West. An old f1ngIishman,
walking with us through tho rooms, ridiculcd
our claim that Wea was n connltyman Of ours,
he thereby qnly showed hia prejudice nnd
ignorance,
There IL also ii this Palace n collection of
the cartoons Of Raphael which arc very cello.
hrated. Tho church, IN his day, was the prin-
cipal patron Of art, aud consequently hia great
est picturos represent Biblo scenes, His
Of Ananias, Peter and John at tho
Beautiful Gate, tbs Miraculous draIt of Fishea,
and Paul preaching at Athens, nre tho ones
which interested us most Tho last nnmed,
represents Paul standing on tho eminonce OF
Mars Hill, declaring unto the people tho 'un'
known God whom they ''ignoantly Worship.
ped The attitude and expression of tho
arc fall Of animation and oarnastness,
and in the tncea OF his hearers, the emotions
of their hoafls are 80 skillmlly portrayed, that
ono can toll Rlmost Mt n glhneo who thny nro,
or ut lenst what they think Of the speaker, aud
tho doctrine he sots forth. That woman
believes II all, aud her heart in brimiul of love
for her Savior and admiration of no heroic
apostle who no eloquently sets His powers and
virtues forth. That strong man in front OF
her IN also u believer, md HIS face shows q
spirit OF perfect gentlenosa and humility.
That tall venerable man, who stands with arma
folded, his eyes almost closed, and CHANGING
toward tho ground, il evidently ono who has
aluvuNE ppilaH htpnoalf tng., III. -.a-I ----l
his emotions, and ha ability TO defy calamity
Ho is struggling hard now to retain that rqui.
llbrium OF soul and that passive Indifference
which his philosophy requires of him at
all times and under all al circumstances
but this new gospel has a power which NIL
fast ovorthrowing the pillars ofhis pride,an tho
stole is "aImost persuaded 70 be a uhristian .
Near by him, iAl a man with face dihtosted
with rage. Perhaps he isa priest of rome
idol perhaps q reprobgte, infuriated BY tho
preachara denunciaiioh OF his fayorite alma.
a teacher ofsome philosophy, %enyions
OF tho success OF the humble tant maker in
tho most enlightened capital Of the world. In
marked contrast with this character, is hia
nearest ncighbor, who evidently Is one OF those
think that the only aim Of life Ia 10 be
perfectly at ease, permitting no passions to
agitAte their souls, no labor to -disoompose
their bodice, His features, which are regular
and pleasing, exhibit nothing but a plying
for the man who, IN Ma estimntion. IA
expanding much energy TO very little p%urpoae.
There are some other figures OF almost equal
interest, which might DO mentioned did space
permit II is a grand picture, and II drawing
expression and cotupdsitioR,i Il ID allthat cohId /
be, required by thu most o~xacling critic na
We were wearied long before we had ac.
complicated the inapacli9n Of this palace, aud