New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

orine of W, AZ sts heroes TO the vagueness of some
of her outlines to the predomnants gwen f I'd 1c I
liant but often premature, and inerseeung one ao'her
as thoughts do in conversation & ho bi on the Other
hand whether accidentally aud through hVOuhtlIy Ioi
Getfuness from the dhe4y o, sbt ete s yerv
little said OF him in OF her numerous No!h @ Enoh
~ VeIIfda were read aud compared, Nine de Sael was
enfusastc in her preference of the passionate and po
tent beauty Of the story Of the prstess over inc sweet
ness ZOO b1colc for her taste) of the other masterpiece
The famous article suppressed by inc HGe"t ~ i noo
also extOrted from her cries of admiration but IN heI &C
tnal writings we find hardly any testimony on tnls heaq,
In the preface of Deiphine the Genius OF Chrsuay
alluded 10 as book whose original conspicuous eAua
ordinary imaginative power must be the admiration even
of ITS foes" NJ de Chaeaubrand, in an article lO te
MereTe M. de BOnad tDeeemDer lsO1l Dre,y Z nyo n
this euogum of Nine dc stacls but amid mutual nom %
age they stll maintain the same adverse b0sO1h @ Tho @ .
not these EOble names ike two hlghs On te o
posite banks of stream, once, Tor DIlei space uie
scene OF waTlke operations, beneath when hOstie Dlus
gathered for assault ana struggle, Du Men' d al
pOsterys distant point of view seem TO approach ana az
most to unite, constituting double triumphal cOlulnn AT
the entrance OF the century We te @ Trinnn
have arrived since the days OF the Martyrs ana Cornne
rence the fl sentiment of which Lamartino has con
suted himself the interpreter in his Destnes OF fOesy
wide diferences between Nine stael and NJ. de Cha
teaubriand we are also struck by tle essentiat
bance which they presents both loving liberty, Impatient
OF the tyranny and capable OF feeling inc gIaueud
of the popular destiny without aburG thelr AZ
tion Of the religious sentiment in ways whleh HeIe
divergent than contrary AT the ep9cn Oh e t Of UE
between them and 1t was to ChateauDriand that Me'
de saG was able to utter in her lat Illness 'so nd
fu words: have always been the same Intense anu
sorowful have loved Cod my Iather & anu t nDvi M Mi
lOsophy had done before. In the Considerations on me
French Revolution, which appeared shortly aiter tl9
i'm the COnserrdet for December 1872 we find one OF s
tributes to Nine de StaGl thoroughly respectful ana pc
coming but reserved and cool in It's admiration the
tribute i'm short OF an absolutely courteous foe tbs
too prOtracted dscOTd Is at an end woman 'hns NJ
cameD who by a singular coincidence hrst saw NJ, ue
Chateaubriand at Nine. de Stats house. ana VINO met
him for the second time at the same place III IS mas pc
come the bond of sympathy between them IEr2ugh s
noble attachment TO tins intimate friend OF Mme. de
SaGs-herself the object of so much tender Ic6dId-M
de Chateaubrand has been LED TO modly ana qhgc u s
original view of character and talents when ne now
understands better than formerly The ola barriers nave
fallen The preface Historical Studies gives PROOF Ot
this more thorough understanding, but that hual nOnu
nent of his powers which he now preparing VIII con
tain portrait and an estimate OF Nine DE Stae the most
envable and exhaustive ever offered to memory IKE
hers Amid much That Is sorrowia thee Is AZ lcast r9
consolation about surviving one ustous 20
rics when is ilCstrious ones SELF ana feHeISh o
human glory leisure and opportunity are aiiorded 10
crown their pictures 10 repair uelr ne d Cbo,nau
Ut their graves. The warm panegyrlcs OF NJ ue ChaSau
with the devoted friend who formed the sacred tie be
tween them, whom he did not accompany into the depths
Of that asylum Of the dead but who unwilling 70 display
her grief desired 10 enter the cemetery aoe-ths occur
nng beside the Lake of Geneva so near the scenes I'M
ewes of poserity an impressive and memorable funeral
service Let usno fail TO note for the honor OF our age
Schiller. Scott and Byron Chateaubrland and Nine ue
saG Votaire nsulted Jean Jacques, and the voice Oh
humanity, as Ch6ner says, alone TecOnclles them IA
cine and Mohere between whom there love, were
silent about one another and we owe them grnGge op
OF poetic grandeur IN what we see to-day.
Among the objects of interest which arrest the
steps of the traveller in Switzerland is the chateau OF
Madame de SaGl at Coppet, in the vicinity of Geneva
We take portion of of NJ. sainte-Beuve's brilliant
sketch of the life at that ArcadIan retreat.
What the life Of Ferney was Voare that Of Coppet
was 10 Nine stall but to the latter has more of the
halo of poetry, and presents more imposing type OF eh
istence Both regn in their exile but the one, on the
plain the foot OF his somewhat shabby chateau IN view
of his clipped and scany gardens rdlcuies ana suDNett
The influence OF COppe is CTancred and the adorable
Amenaide apart precisely contrary II the influence
Of Jean Jacques continued under noDer FORM assuM
ing and bearing sway the very seats Of ms rVas
0wer. COppe cOunteracts and almost detrones ferney
Ne on the present century rank Feiney below COpgek
He nocf Re enthusiasm which peryades the air the ele
gance of the Copa6y, the glorious the Tanees
by the lakes thS mornings IN the park the storms ana the
things help TO enchant conception OF that resi-
dsHee GCPPe T. the Ey1@5 with Win which which an e e5S sSG Of
their dreams. Nine. de Gens, repenting OF her early
scribe in novel entitled AthenaIs Coppet In 1907 the
customs and Of the delicate complications OF that
il would be vain to seek for anything like faithful por
traiture in this otherwise agreeable ProdqSon Ie
the parts they nave to play preaeernrga &c M h Won
essy without taste All things are displayed IN
light of false romance which, in our view, differs as much
should prefer few reliable details OF which the
magluatons OF those who not there 20 see might
S SasPG be fe% e OF U heTs we're often as many as
thirty people in the house. including strangers and
slant August Wilhelm Won schlege NJ de sa6ran NJ dc
sismond NJ. de Bonstetten the BQTons de Y9lSt lnd
Balk &c Once every year, and sometimes oftenef cae
Prince Augustus q Prussia, tA5 celebrated beauty whom
bos b go Of people Of shoH and German and
acquaintance The discussion on Philcsopc ana utter
menced at IL o'clock IN the morning the hour wheh @
company assembled for breakfast Ihey were resumed
at dinner the interval between dinner and supper
which at eleven IN the evening and oSn pr9onged
until midnight Benjamin Constant ana Nine de stael
were the principal lnteriocn9Is Pe,gam gi Il1 a.
whom OF later day saw almost lnVailaDy Odse az
| faeftous 6nthugasm always marvelousy witty con
versatOnist but in whom intellect at length absorbed
ont naturally and brilliantly, what Nine de sae de,
claTed him. III her unbiased Judgment to Dehe nrSi OF
of distinguished His mind and hers were always
congenal, and hence sure OF mutual comprehension
NOthng-f we may believe the testimony OF those pres
en-was more wonderful ana dazzling thah the con
verse of these two IN the midst OF at select circle hod
hours, without once missing, the nyng shuttecOcks OF
countless ntcrsectng thoughts But II must n0t De
supposed that the world OF COppet always either
sentimental or solemn Often 1t was simply gay COrnne
had her days Of perfect unreserye when she resen9ea
the SignOTa Fantastlc Tragedies and dramas were oen
acted at Coppetthe Zdfe or Idncred OF Oitare WhOse
illustrations of chivary were such faVontes WIN Nine
dc sta or some piece composed for the occasion by her
self Of her friends The latter were often printed
in Paris that the parts might be easily learned, and
their arrival awaited with keen interest While import
ant improvements suggested In the interval,
courier was dispatched in haste and in some
Ond to recall modify the correction already on the
way. European poetry had its distinguished represen-
tatves AZ Coppet One OF the originals OF that court
whose dramas especially the AuiiG, played by
numerous corps OF German ladies-Zachanas Werner
wrote as follows TO Counselor Schneer at about this time
1--WE suppose suDdry details, which the irresisbly
suOus and vouptuous imagination OF the poetmystic
revels too unrestTainedly Nine. do StaGl Is queen
and the men of intellect who live In her circle cannot
withdraw from it, for she detains them by species OF
magic These not, IS fOOlishly supposed in
Germany all occupied in forming her. IL Is she who Is
giving them social education. She possesses In an adj
mrabe degree the secret Of uniting the most incOngru
elements Those who approach her may differ wide