The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-17

Inc only 0rt6 WHICH lutetcot pwu1tC OpanlOu
period OF battleInents ramparts and fortincations
are the arts Of war. In military Paris, armed Paris.
where at every instant one hears the trumpet call
and drums beating, where regiments are constantly
| nling by ana tho squares are all mannuvrtng
ground; where men are at exercise down the streets
| or In open yards the great question Ia how long
viii "Metz Ia pucelle,n "Paris rindomptablen hold
outY" Itwould be out Of place. therefore, 10 give
your readers correspondence on the beautiful or
the ideal The ideal, indeed, when the Muses. no
longer soar over France and the goddesses are
frightened away BY those sinister sister phansoms-
misery, want, hunger, death Stin lovers Of lite
nature In New York havelong ago found their way
to the Fine Arts'' column In The HERALD. They,
at least are beyond the sound OF clashing weapons
and sitting under the shade Of the wings Of peace
ss look out for those vvifying perspectives, those
sunlit beams Of which Paris has so long been the
focus.
Neither can ], even In the midst Of this mechani.
cal war and murderous instruments, for one mo-
ment forget that srt is immortal This Ia no time
for what would be called sentimental rawlings; but
it Is always time for truth, and repeat the cannon
may roar, forests and villages may burn, the fair
land may become one dreary scene Of devastation,
but the spirit Of France viii outlive 1t all. Her
wonderful conception OF the inventive, called by
foreigners ingeniousness; her spontaneousness,
called tastefuness and the energy OF her thinkers
which we will cali genius, must prevail in the arts
But let us look round. Where u your art critic TO
find all the men whose names are 80 familiar TO
your readers9 All who were known to hold pen,
o chisel or q brush, are dispersed and are either
learning how to handle deadly weapons
or TO Ill Official posts In the provinces Hail,
republic OF letters Hail, victorien Sardoul The
author OF the "BenCit0n Family, 10 now mayor OF
countrifed locality; A. Dumas IT,. anthor or ..The
Dame aux Camehas," Is In The National Guard;
ns ast an ranSs %, s
army; C6singer. the sculptor Is the zouaves and
all my artistic friends are soliciting TO be allowed TO
stand round the hidden treasures Of Cluny and old
Louvre-n this post OF confidence 70 die for them
are mourning for their generous children; but their
works can DC compared 70 another biblical type,
however-that OF the seed which Will bring forth
tenfold in good time. Their example as lighting men
Is moreover proof against the accusation Of dreamy
apathy and sluggish inacton with which artists have
been branded. They are q plalanx now, phalanx
with head, a hand and heart. No manifestation
however beautiful has struck me IN the course OF
my life as being more touching than that which has
assembled thousands at the foot Of the statue which
represents the city Of strasbourg the Place de Ia
Concorde. It is one Of the eight female figures raised
high pedestals tlat personate the eight for
titled towns oil France. The statue Of StrasbOurg is
leaves some Offering on It's base--a bouquet nag
wreath Of laurel, or perhaps verse addressed
10 General Uhrich, it's brave defender. At evening
on the lap OF the lmpassve figure lie the unbroken
swords OF the few police oflcers VINO made a slight
show Of resistance on the 4th September. Honor
to Strasb0urg" Is the shout OF the flies OF men
who continually pass by, while the aged take Oh
The treasures or the museums are safe, readers
may not say where they are IN so widely y spread
the wary how to take possession OF them but should
the worst happen, should thlS struggle co me to
gt man to man on oarrcades within the city be
Cluny Will come to light some day on French terri
tory again. At Versailles the white nag, with Its
scarlet cross. waves over the palace OF Louis XIV
no sign whatever hangs over the hiding place OF
hidden Paris treasures The papers here have given
who win watch over the preservation OF these works
OF art have all been sworn to die with the secret,
our posteriiy WIN discover MurIos and Raphaels as
we now sometimes discover vestiges OF former gene
rations, Old coins, 30, in unheard OF places.
! called the attention OF your readers some time
ago 10 the exposition Of Lsleux: 1t Ia now closed.
end TINS month"; but as the state OF sepe na
been declared IN that port the exhibition is Rtrug
Cling Through difculties, and the Society Of the
Friends OF Art OF that city do but all the more
| serve mention here There are about twenty-one
lady contributors and lss remarkable works from
The wil el the Marquis Of Hertford is mot yet en-
tireiy known Il generally believed that he mas
friend, TO whom he conGded the care OF purchasing
for him at the various sales IN which his rivals were
One Of The most remarkable features which dis
tingushed the Marquis from the common
wealthy herd Of amateurs was his aver
or Clipped dishes. however. authentic their anti.
more precious am Inclined to believe IN the re-
port OF Mr. Wallace being heir to the Marquis from
just founded an ambulance for The wounded at his
own cost, which fs to be called the ambulance OF the
olnns o. o reavea ns thus
from five to six millions OF francs yearly. large
number Of Literary publications have bsen stopped
sGrt IL now coming out without carlcatures for want
OF drauehtsmen, all studying real life in the defence
because there are no typographers to set up type.
Some are extinct for want Of writers-oh, dearth
paps to for e i ws; %
to use calico and to wash out waste paper; bat
worknen have their hands too fu Of Cnassepo;s
last breath with the cry "vve Ia repnDque.n The
Monde and the Unicers have nown down to Tours.
Gi,artiln. the interchangeable Journalist has made an
offer to NJ Detroyat Of which the latter availed him
through the siege, called La DEFENSE Nattonate, and
send 1t to the subscribers OF the Lfherte from safe
CHARTER Of France How It 10 to get 70 Parlslans s
is anoher for, in my opinion, to be Frencnman in
France, or russian in France, or Frenchman in
eaving safe journalism out Of the question.
among the numerous comments which have been
ex-paper. but the admirable national song, the fol-
lowing story is told or the portrait OF It's famed
NE work "s q DAVID s
finest medaInon IN bronze. The great artist had
long desired TO get cast OF the head OF Rouget but
had never been able to meet him. Having aL length
completed his series Of great composers he resolved
to 60 10 Strasbourg for no other purpose than that
of seeing Rouget. On reaching the town he inquired
| was led to q wretched house In very
| narrow street, up lnnumerable flights OF stairs
The GU de who Lad been his cicerone SO
far then ied leaving, him 20 gain admittance
| as he best could. There Was no bell or knocker
Elo0 and
was desired by feeble voice from inside TO turn the
handle and walk in. Nothing could be less inspiring
| than the scene before him when he had done SO;
sickness and on q low bed. AS rs David DAN
| gers approached and made the object OF his visit
known TO The fever stricken man, ROuget, with the
| same sudden inspiration unto which we owe the
.Marseatse,h SAT up as II electrified by some mighty
vision; he rose, draped himself in his bedciothes
| lifted up his sinewy arm threw back his gray hair
and began to sing the low appeal, GALLONS enIdnts;'
then his voice swelcd like the ocean wave, ana when