New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-15

Itm0 arrays runs with the winning bofse. No'e'
rather In proof, the most Uncommon. unkindest cut
tingur Of its late favorte the late JEFF Davis in one
Of s last weeks leaders wherein the late C. s. Tim"
fimeousy recoects ITSELF and shows up to the mingled
contempt and calculating repulsOn Of its readers the
late Hero as the earlier Repudator and Anelophobe
and IN exceptionally unwecome guest should the fate
Of exile cast him on English hospitality.
Two days ago the anctioneers hammer began to
break up the beautiful gallery Of the late Duke de
Mornys pictures and curiosites. The first day, only
modern pictures were set TO sae-smong them Six OF
Meissoniers masterpieces in many OF the best qualities
of true art. but the ruling prices Of which ran in
versely from their size. The six were sold for over
100 O00f The largest Of them could be covered by
dinner plate Their essential merit would not be less II
they each three feet square, but their selling price
would, am sure be strangely diminished. 1t is not
much the real artistic merit in his microscopic pieces
their mere microscopism-,hs mechanical difficulties
40 trumphantly overcomethat secures such prices 10
Meissonier The best, bu, the most mcroscopiealiy
wonderful OF the six. sold for 360OOf. And Fareres
very beautiful loveable Eve life.size-sweet, human.
kssablealmost perfect in drawing. though too fluffy
in bodily teIture-ust because the was too big
for placing In any ordinary living roorn was Knocked
down for s225 The aggregate of first days sale.
GoOOf Yesterday and to-day the choicer part Of the
gallery has been brought to the hammer Here except
Greuze the Dutch and Flemish were masters. Yeser-
days sales summed up more than sOo,ooof There
was a Holbein. miraculous In Its truthful beauty.
my tine at auction for 10000 francs than that.
and bought of that purchaser by De Morny for more
than lOo0OO. A Greuze. girl spinning of her
wool reel, sold for 81 900 and more francs Mere mad
modsh passion explains this price. The gem OF the
gallery portrait by Rembrandt of his framemaker-
marvel and n glory OF portrait of simple. honest
mechanio-was Knocked down. at not nickel cent less
than its worth, for l5j.OC0f Thirty thousand and
dollars in solid gold for the portrait OF an honest
worthy old frame maker and glider Of the oden time
Uncommonlv cheap at that. my dear Petroleus. be
assured. Thank your stars II you hight on another
40 good investment. Dear i. Troleus. II you will
permit me:
Lice, superbus snibulrs peeuu,s
Fortuna non muias genus
The moral Of which. dear y. 4. Roleum. is this
Don't dream that you ard nssus can become genteei
hy extensive purchases OF ugly ewelfy Bal Blacks
Tiffany. The Of that sort OF irinket you put
on the distinctly you show yourselves to be one
laughabls degree funnie in the first family way. than
the eminenty funny frs, family who proudly date her
ship OF from the corner grocery Of Knickerbocker
Hcssian. Now mind you p. I. y. Oeum Pictures OF
ancient or of modern asters oleraby well selected
are an uncommon safe investment. You. for example
P T. X. o Leum. bidding of that surprisingly beauti
l Rembrandt yesterday at l55 900 francs, would have
II ade not bad investment 1t will not sell for less
sum in our life time What with Sboddy. Idaho Silver
Mines Petroleum, copper here, quicksilver there and
gold and silver everywhere. g. d., dollars In gold
or IN greenbacksross cash In lne, aud all its repre-
sertan,s are diminishing IN real value WORTH the
works Of genius fixed in any way. canvas or other
wise are logically and by necessity rising in money
measure Of estimation The Investment then, Is good.
Moral Of al the Just foregoing 'cenfHs bathessi'es
is grayely this: Encourage the shoddy aud petroleum
fellow creatures who have Just grown rich and don't
know how spend their money 10 lay out on art-not
much for ,hsr hopeless sakes poor imperfect souls
bat for the sake Of the good cause. Did not nosres.
rich, buy here last Wednesday n beautiful Corot Tor
'''.' frsncs-because he bade buy ~ il he not
grown countless per cent richer since IN Instructive
floating over itf Tho hopeless. impossible rotten
bo.h OF artistic criticism he will let hope. never
arrive at. Coroi's genius displayed on canvas has
oreued communication between the common humanity
Of this ht erio commercially hodsed In man and one OF
the lr,t poetieal living lsndscapists between their
common humanity and Natures larger beauty and
common mothers right 10 the affection OF all her
children.
Well. have wandered wide away from what
seemed to have say; have kept Just by that nearer
than proposed. to what proposed tossy.
Rni IN any case mail closes five minutes from this
present writing.
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