The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-23
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story that GIBSON the Sculptor used to tell, as
illustrating both the physique and the notions of
Roman artists models When DAzEdLIo was
pursuing his early studies as painter in Rome,
his chief model was certain ANTONIO, o singular
" we'll made man, who frequently sat to the
artists of tho day when they drew rom the nude.
Ho was besides very good-natured to tho young
students, who were often very hard up for money
not only allowing them to run into his debt, but
occasionally even lending them money. Mover
theless, this very amiable and handsome person
age had killed his own brother in moment OF
sudden passion. Upon which, With gl'm satlfe'
p'AzEa11o remarks that it is Impossible 1or
ANYBODY to be perfect. Speaking about models
in general. GIBSON used to say that in his
whole experience he had mover known put
one person whose figure was rca"y WILL
ont n fault cf some KIND. Either tho face
was faulty, or the head, or the neck, or some ono
part of some one of tho limbs; and 1t was the
work of tho true artist to correct tho defect In the
ind,, dual figure by suggestions supplied by other
6onres which we're without fault in the particular
cnrves or forms in question. The only one ex-
ception that he had met with was boy belong
ing to the Roman laboring class; and he, like
p'AzEa1Io's admirable ANTONIO had been once In
prison for stabbing comparison. "At the pres
ent time, it is said painters in Rome draw lar TOO
little from life, and especially rom the nude; anu
| this, not by any means because good models are
scarce. but because it pays better TO go on manu-
featuring third and fourth rate sentamentaiitles
for the supply of the market than to undergo the
labor necessary to make man true painter or
sculptor The buyers are almost eAclusi'oly
tourists, chiefly American and English, the fneri-
can at present being by far the best customers so
dealers in pictures and works of all Kinds. Ihey
have plenty of money, and about the same real
tnovlege of art as our newly-made rich men III
the North, who buy pictures as they buy uphos-
tery, for the purpose of fornishng their houses IN
| the approved fashion Of the day. There ls per-
| baps not city ju the world where art is more
| thoroughly manufacture than it is beneath the
shadow of the wells that were raised and painted
| by M1cr 1EI ANGELO and RAPHiEL."
APAR1s LETTER to the London Star notes among
the incidents of the day the reform whlch the
Austrian band has succeeded IN e1ecf'ne III 'ne
martial music Of France. For the last sixteen
wears the Parisians had no other patriotic az than
spartant porr Ia S,iie' but the other ever'ng, ut
tho CIRQUE do rJnperatrice, tho demand for LA
Marse'laise" was so pressing, 80 Violent, that the
Austr; baud, yielding to the sf~eks OF the peo-
ple stl dck up that splendid, that most warike OF
trnes, the melody of which went ringing through
the house as q spi-it-molipS strain, With q" lts
bursts of 1.ch harmony and its mouInful wai''ngs
II uy the enthusiasm Of pubic was '7desci ba-
BILE. Thousands of people were there exultng In
the harmony of that long suppressed song, beating
tine to it's rhy thm, and shouting in their full
hear rsedness Of ADMIRATION. Tho correspondent
saws: ssI understand now why the present govern
ment breads allowing this popular and military pr
being played and sung IN the streets o. Pals or
the towns Of Fisuce. Tne effec OF it s most St.
ring and ;-resistible. rnderstend also why, in
the C.mea as wen as in Itely; why, at Malakof as
well as at Solferino; why, on the ba-1.cades as well
as on the battl field this national tune, this ez-
citing ditty, produced such exultation among the
combatsnts. OF all national songs, OF a" merch-
ing airs, none has q more madden'ps effect thon
La Marsenaise; none is more appropriate to
awake ideas of slaughter, Of vengeance, OF sabre
clashing, bullets e, .ng, horsemen char. ng, and
steudards wa,i ing. md tt;s may perhaps explain
why most Of the papers Of the opposition now e1-
press the hope that the Fiench authorities, having
a',owed the Austrian bend to play that patriotic
trre, the same favor will be granted to all musl-
clans in this country.''
The ENTIRE REVENUES of the Chr-ch Of Eng
land are stated, on the authority Of the Eccss
tical Commissioners, as published N their repolS
OF 1896, to be fS 21S (about sS2 400 OOO which,
il divided among the 900 clergy Of England and
Wales, would give to each about f259 (slsCo)
year. This aggregate includes, however, the re-
venues of bishops and deans, archdeacons and
rich incumbents, and therefore gives no idea OF
the actual state Of affairs. "The great body OF the
English clergy are shsmefully undei paid"
ssThere is first the apprenticeship Of the yorng
curate, when he receives his ESQ (s25J year. 1t
is impossible to say how long this may be extend
ed. Then his salary may be raised to 81OO or S12O
a year $500 or 5000, when be has probably wife
and family to support. On that miserable pit
ance he may continue to live for an unlimited
time, possibly for his whole life, though his labors
may be honestly and rngrudgingly given to the
work of his high Office. Even if he does obtain,
after wears Of work, benefcience, he Is often
little better, and not unfrequently is worse, OF
than before. Perhaps the curate Of twenty yeats
service succeeds to living Of fSO0 or ffOO year
(s15OO to $4,000, but with it comes multitude
OF new expenses which often make him wish
himself back again in bis less disnifed position"
This shows that the English clergy are following
very Door trade, 80 far as business is concerned,
and it is not surpl Sing that very considerable
proportion Of them are composed OF very poor
caps.s ties. Poor pay, poor preach" !" was a say
ing Of s,usoS OcoUN, the Indian preacher, when
he used to preach among the churches Of eastern
Connecticut for bushel Of rye.
UNDER TIE CAPTION s.Brides lor the for West
the last number Of the New York Ledger has the
following: "Iet the unwedded adventurers who
have pitched their tents in Washington Territory
rejoice. A thousand young ladies, "chiehy be-
tween the ages Of sixteen and twenty" will be en-
route from New York to that comparatively lady
less land long before the Ledger OF to-day has
iourneyed thither. A steamer is to bear the pre-
cous cargo to its destination by way of the Straits
of Magellan and all along shore. Plenty OF en-
ployment at remunerative wages is promised to
the fair emigrants, and we earnestly hope that
the rose-colored picture Of their allure draw by
the parties who have organized the scheme will
be realized. That the enterprising voyagers
will be able to dictate their own terms to the
Washingtonians there can be little doubt. There
are not women enough in the territory 10 keep
the collars and wristbands Of the iorlorn male
creatures in buttonable condition. In all proba-
bility every young lady Of the crowd will have halt
a-dozen admirers at her feet. "Here's my hea1S
and here's my hand" will be the cry OF the Wfeless
pioneer and it will be well if the competition docs
not lead to deadly feuds between enamored rivals.
Propitious gales to the Pacifc-bound steamer 4!
Good fortune to her pretty passengers Should
Their expectations be realized, moro shiploads
will, follow The sex is not pitiless. The DAM
sells of the Atlantic slope" will not permit the
western f-ontiersinen to degenerate into savages