, 1873-12-28

noecacoio i59s 10 Lis parcnt-oarth bcqucathcl
Yet Santa oroco want. sher mighty ap;.tl :
What ls hor pyramid of precious stoncs,
M 8f EN- S n4f1Sfble TO @ ,,cr.st tho tones
Which sparEe 10 ho twiSshtstsrss,. hts.1ia ilfass us"
FEeshneaa @ In Tho grccn turf that wraps tho dead
WhoBo names ARC nlausolotmB OF Tho Muse,
M Are gently pressed with far moro rovorent tread
10an EYER @ prease tho slab which pavos tho Prtncefs
"And now," e1lo continued, "lot ua go to tho
Arno's do;ne u Arts most princety shrine, ::
Whore Sculpture with her ranbow sister vlcs.
And 30, 0roasin8 tho Arno, wa went to tho
great Ba1lory Of tho pitti Palace.
BALLS LINCOLN.
Tho same dey we callod at tho studio Of tho
sculptor Dali, to REQ bis model Of tho coloanal
tho Unitol States, to be exeoated In bronze. mud
to bo eructod oh tho public grounds at Washing
ton. 1t will bo altogether ono Of tho flnest, il
not tho finest, statuo Of Lincoln yet made. It
ssa i sss s
holding theproo]nmation III Ills right baud, witch
rcsts slightly upon column; negro is iilst ris-
ing from cronohtng attitude at Its feet; tho
with gratitude, reverence, and Affection, to Mr.
Lincoln; while tho lattor extending Ills loft
hnnd oyer tho hoad Of tho negro, % 4 blessing
ull1 HAlie no 1Tocs Ailn, Baya: anu upon tnl6
kind and tho gracious favor Of Almighty God"
Tho figure is very good; tho attitude and
face havo great dignity mud elevation, mingled
with Kind commisBorntion and sadness. He looks
tho great, earnost, sincere man le waa. You
road In his countonanco the Bncoro conviction
that ho is in tho net of tho performance Of
high duty, md tho profound consciousness Of
tho gravo responsibility Of tho act; md ho IN
vokoa upon ii from hia very hcnrt " tho consid-
eorato Judgment Of mankind and the gracious
favor Of Almighty God"
On the column, In rellof, is The head Of Wush-
ington, tho ahie'd OF the Unitod states and the
Stars. shall DO disappointed, #, when this
cd ~ one of tho finest in our country.
Tho llEoneuB, tho face. hoad, aud aguro, arc
all good; tho droas-a froclt-oost-flts bottor
eh mr. m ,na s nq
never saw lia crayat set 80 smooth but I SIP
poHo theso aro liberties tho artist fools juatid6d
IN taking.
Of Eyo before tho fall. fully realizing htilton's
description. Sho is moro lovely than any Of hor
daughters. Coming directly from the gallories,
from the Vonus do Medici, tne Vonns Of Titan,
compare favorsb'y with amy, and, in purity 10, Of
moment represented is when Bho
Inns Just awakened to lifo. Looking
light tho air, tho perfume, the beauty, tho glory
Of tho primeval earth, tho oxhileration OF life.
Iunocont aud happy neither caro-, nor regrct,
nor pain, nor passion, nor sorrow has marred her
perfect boauty. ''sho is indeed worthy to havo
boon our common mother" said a, lady at ny
sido, looking proudly at ler own lovely child.
How glorious seomB tho origin OF man, when
looking upon such representation OF our first
parent; mud who, in such 4 presence, can tolerate
tho h1ltniliating fable Of Darwin2
AtEAD's STATUES OF LINCOLN AND ETHAN ALLEN.
Oct 80. Wo visited tho studio Of Larkin h1cad,
to seo the model of his statue Of Lincoln for tho
monument at Springfield. I saw only tho head
and bust III clay, tic full longth having been sent
for tito i}g1re to be cnst in bronze. boliovo oil
tho friends OF Mr. Lincoln consdorit m excellent
likeness. =.
Mcntl in rnsy hart1 Mt work nnnn n ntntno of
Ethan Ailcn oryIorc;1 hv nm Stain of Vor7nont
tor ths old hall Of tho House Of
at Naauin9tun 1Ac cta3-Aoue! III Very bPlI1to9
and llto-ilke. lhero Wna IN Italian professional
model, dressed in tito old revolutionary costume
OF our country, attitudinizng for tho statue,
represent Ethan Allon. BY the way, is it not
time Illinois aons her representatives to this
hail Of statuary7. You know, Of oonrne, that
Congress has invited ench statc to place tho
satu % Gf MG Of hos mGst e
and many others Of tho States haye takon stops
to comply will, this invitation: New York has
sooetea George Clinton ana r;hillp livingston
~ tna l"o A'6soi!c A"tAea N4lcu w W W suun
honorou, aud elle has commsslonea Mr. Paimer,
tho distinguished sculptor, OF Albany. now IN
florence, to execute tue statue OF Livingston.
lhofo "onld not, shonla thihH, 20 any ainGr-
once or opinon IN fegard TO the pofsons TO be
soiected y lllinois; ~ would ngtee thnt LIN
coin anu douglas should DO our representatives
there. ....-..- .,.-..-
ohEYs PICTURE ILLUSTRATING phAHEs "ANEh1-
CAN ELAo.n
The artist Grey, Of Now York, man whom
many think ono Of tho finest eo1orists i'll the
world, has nearly finished picture illustrating
Drako's poem, "Tho American Flag" The
words which auggeatoa the picture are, as near
az can rocollccs thom, as follows. can't find
acopy OF the poem here;
untnr,cd har banner to Tho air,
she toso orr tn. ths .ssaa azure y roGe l,, OF g Mghs
"Ao He' 'nO ''A'e u ei'fs 'Ass''
Then. from 1is rnanafon in thu skies,
she called al her 1 caglo.bcaror H down, tH 1'
| And gayo into Ills mighty hand
Tho chosen banner Of our land."
l.. l,,,4I F.