The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-06-11

Paris Correspondence New York Woild.l
A few nights since a young. well-dressed,
and very pretty woman was dancing az M a.
billie, where, by the way, there is as yet no
Queen. File de Pair and Alice Ia Dianchlss-
euse having disappeared below the horizon,
despite, or probably in consequence OF the no
toriety they enjoyed last summer. The Wo-
man in question danced with so much spirit,
grace and petulance that she was soon sur
rounded by compact throng which stimu-
lated her TO further exertlons by applause
At last she advanced as iez cduGlier seul, and
was most airy and provoking until she sud-
denly stopped, her countenance became rigid,
her eyes started wildly from their socke.s--in
another second she gave a wild scream -
'Great heavens! my husbanJp' and she
bounded quick as lightning, amid tbs peals Of
laughter OF the spectators. Every eve was
now turned towards the spot on whica her
terrified gaze had been riveted. There stood,
with folded arms, young man some thirty
years old. He said, with an ironical, husky
voice, YES, gentlemen, the new star whom
you nave been applauding is my Wlie-the
mother OF my children. / have come to muir
der her. Yesl whenever meet her again, 4
will shoot her down." His deadly pallor con-
hrmed bis words. The garden police came
up and begged him to leave the establish
ment. He asked, '.Where is my wile?p he
was told she had gotten lnto'a carriage and
had driven away rapidly.
WINNIE REAM AND HER STATUE OF LIN
ooLN-lt may not be quite SAFE to say that
Miss Ream's Lincoln" will be a MASTER
piece OF art, but it will be the most wonder
Jul and valuable statue OF him that will give
MIN to history. And this is so, because it is
the most exact preservation OF his form and
features that has, or perhaps will be mae.
Mr.. Lincoln gave the sculptures sevetai sit
tings for head and bust in 1854. She then
made several models OF his face, life sized me-
dallions, and two or three statuettes, to Get
accuracy OF form. Alter his death, when the
contract was given her by Congress to make
the lite size statue in marble, she came pretty
thoroughly to the work. She procured The
clotni-g the President wore when assassinat-
ed, including glaves, his squme-toed boots
and o.her minutise of dress. me OF Mr..
Lincolns family presented her cast of his
hand. The clay model then went mn under
the fingers OF the little builder as precise as
llie, aid the dead President reappealed with
rlgnttui exactness to the inger nails. Know
ln& tnese truthful details OF the work, you
ieei Almost as II in the presence OF the iiieIess
body every Time you see the figure, though
the race does not want the proper expression.
Ine statue is Mr.. Lincoln's night ana form I'd
a miliimetre, and is draped in plaster with
the facsimile oil his dress worn that lasr
night at the theatre. Miss Ream viii, send
the cast in advance, soIidly boxed to Leohorn.
She will take London and Paris on her wavl
ana ioiter down to Rome over the Alps.
W9en her statue conies back from Italy in
enduring marble, 1t viii be set ND in the Can
ltol, where the details OF lis creation will give
It a historic interest rarely possessed by the
works OF greater artists. Vanity and over
confluence are not among Miss Ream's tall
ings. She believes she has much to learn
aoroad.-Correspondeat of Cincinnati Com
naerciai. N 1!