, 1873-12-05

old hutory, md put Charlcaton oioe more to
work to secure high road to tue Woat.
THREE AMERICAN sCULpTORs.
Miss 11ostncr, miss Foley, md mlsa
Ereeman.
From the Golden AGs.
Miss H0Bmera studio III QUO Of the mort
beautiful In Ro1no. On entering It tho tlrst
thing which attracts ono's attontion tB d
lnrgo fountain. Which occupies tho contro Of
the room, atld tic original model OF QUO Or
now adorus tl,at iady'a grounds. Two pllo
rooms open from tiiB central apartment, aud all
throe are lined with tbn graceful works Which
havo maao their author 90 famous. PUCK
crouchos tl,oro tho very cmbodin,ont OF diablo-
rio his graceful form scetnB instinct With clio
subtio eprit Of naturo's life, that lifo which
stirs in oyory r,tytling loaf, quivora In evory
blado Of grass and tioats, in every chang
lug shadow, tlls most vital and exquisite
airy aud 3oicato lines. It wns Puck which won
for Miss uosnlor hor tlrst celebrity In Europe;
its originality aud beauty Attracted tho attontiotl
Of tho Prince Of Waes. who at onco purchased
cory of 1t, aud It las p,co found ,tB way 10
Zenob,a. tho captive atl fotterod qucon atandB
apart unfektered In aoul mud uncunquered by
into. Doatrlco Ccnci lies near, overcome BY
wcarinoss aud alcop, as Hho did. on tho floor OF
uEr Gull tiiD u!h4k utAUlH uHE GACCMllUut Dill
oven in her slumber tho b,ttornoss Of her Do
apair and her utter sense Of abandonment mover
1ooscn their held Of the holploss creature. In
strong contrast to tho earthly misery IL tho
sleeping Fawu. who reolinos on q bank in u
sereno reposo go full Of calm nnd poaeo that
ons ia sure uono but aoulloss being could fall
into this droamloss slnlnber. This waH tho
first work executed by Hiss Hosmor alter
tho doatl Of Mr.. Gibson, and its strength
and beauty quito stopped the mouths Of those
500 that Miss HoH,aor will never mako any moro
statues now that Gibson is doad." Not far from
this fawn stands Quo Of Gibson's own works, tho
Amazon, full Of vigor aud womanlineBH, and
master loved to givo to Ills marbles. The latest
work Of Miss Uosmor is fu1l-longth statue Of
tho e1-Qnoon of NAplos tho "beautiful, ialso
Quecn.'" as Mrs. Browning called her; to II sho
devoted two yoarH of careful nnd hard labor.
For shose years. no one but the artist and tho
sitter caught glimpse Of tho clay. Miss Hos
mcr made the hre even III the little modelling
room, lest aoma profauo eve should rost OIL h0r
work, for 1t il ono Of her poclinritcs not to be
able 70 finish her model IT it las boon intradetl
not grll'nble ut It's exclusion from hor Banclunl
whom such work as Miss Hos,uer'a il thu result
ofit.,
garot Foley, another Nav England girl, who, i'm
pollol by her loyo Of art, exchanged her natso
Now Hampshire hills for the seyen hillsof Rome.
In her callY childhood Acr whiting " iii wood
Of all sorts Of fnn'inr subjects, was the marvel
which she cut in chalk, tho worst Of oil pDssibo
materials which she, in ler utter ignorance of
oil Artistic nlatters, took for want vi botter.
still exist IN Now England, marvcta Of sEll and
patiouce, Which could thus triumph over difficult
ties, fur .whonoyer lel knife met with bit Of
tllAty substance III tho Chalk, largo tlukos wonId
fall nway, and tho whole of tho work be ruiacd.
Hearing of cameo portraits which woro cut in
Dostor, Miss Foley won't to that city to de-
vote herself TO TINT art, which she sue
seven years app onticoship | III skill and
reputation; bnt not satistina "ith tl4is, hlo
went to Europe. where Eho soon ,eca,ne famous
for tue cxeollonce OF her medllliop portraits in
marble. Hnr studio walls nore 1inod with the
portraits OF famous men and women. In this
gallery Of celebrities the well-known faces Of
Longfollow, Bryant, 8. G.. Hall. nnd William aud
Mary 1loWitt are grouped together. Tho b,st
rany 1t some Of tho lnoEt successful poi trats OF
that lsrge'hcartCd nm. mud Laying been wi.loy
copied iu plaster it hulds place III many no-
gio cabin in America, II 'act which pleaeoA lie
artist as much as it would hayo gratiioa the man
ideal heads made by iIias Foley lave gnil cd d
wido popularity; IN fact, sho is q woll-Anown
and Aonorcd exhibitor III most OF the art gal-
lcrios Of Europe, hor CLEOPATRA aud
llor Albaneso ylr hase tson tue most extensive.
af hor ideal nolaloas. Tho must
important work which Mlss Foley has ever un-
dortakcn ls, however, lcr at,llics Of The 2loph-
ot Jcloniall, OF wlom she intends to mako q
liro-aizad statue ono Of tloso days. Preparatory
to this larger attempt Hllo has made a medalion
MD bust Of Tho old Hebrew p0ot. The n.oru
prophet has taken a strange hold On tue artists
neutrality-suspicious., st!cuglh,. iiro, and
Btot1uehs are tho mingled characteristics Of tho
ino hoad which she LAS drawn aa tho onibodt-
,nent Of her dreams Of the old Hebrew seer.
lior design for the seated statuo III grand and
in!posing in its simple dignity.
Miss Elorn Freeman ii q tlliri artist whom
New England has saut to tue EtolTal City. Bho
than lhe Two already nlon.iuncd, but her gelIiua
is uudouotcdt sud hlo nooIa only time aud
patronage enough TO ensure her nlainteuancc,
TO take llonolable md equal ral2 with ho. sister
dosigns and Of graceful has rollefs,
s;usueltos, busts. md stasnca. Miss Hos"
mor, who Is as generous in her apprecia-
tlou and sympathy AZ Tho IL distinguished III aor
profession, ID one Ut MiAs troer.aas warlnost
frienls ald aduliroI* she has bcel, tl4e pupil
OF Horatio Gteonoush aud Hiram Powers, aEd
eucsl uf these masi erH, recognizing llor genius
volloscl brigat future tor hor. One ot her
worKs u Il bust Of "Sandslphon, Tho Angel Of
Prayer" md 10 most exquisite ronder'ng
though different form. 10 Lonbrcllow nlbo
Miss Freeman owe. tho suggestion of t4e sub
ject Of another Of her D-Bt works. This iH a
lifo-sizcd statuo Of Chibados tho,;music,an of
Hi4watha'H story, l1a stands ii, all uncols.rai,,-
cd attitude, holding rocd-lile flute iu ha hsnd.
1t Is figure charming from its very simplicity
aud unconscious gracp, creature uh foe and
wild III The zcpllyrs, the ,nurmuring brooks, aud
tho singing birds, Nloso Music ho lIas caught
| 4lid nude Ills uWsl.
A Eriho of Ece1le.HyOrs1aipers.
| Fran tie .rstr r0rk It1nes.
The existo,,co in the brute creation OF some.
| thug akin to the reasoning facuty OF n,an Inns
| long furnished to tho student Ut nature the