The New York herald., 1874-09-28

Camorfdge, one OF the editors OF the great Cam
interest your says read WITH great
cannot, with all my wish to do So rec pnize IN the
mask ,n poI rat Of Shakespeare, yet none the
pleasant a form all that Ia known about IL " Mr..
Wrlght's letter Is ong one, gong over the argu-
men. na =, Win s0ine paft,cuiariV. but have gwen
Mr. Samuel rlmmins, Of Birmingham, one of the
"This photograph differs from any / have ever
seen, and am not sure II does not record the best
position or the noble lace. II am not as enthu-
siastic a believer as Mr.. Page. am deeply i'm
pressed with itu
Tue Rev. r G. F1eay, Of skipton, York, one OF
the most active contributors to the New Snake.
speare Society, says-'Un my return home after
few weeks' absence, the first thinR that meets
ny ny eye Is your most interesting article on tne
American In all his sympathies as myself, this INST
recognition OF my laborlng IN the same held as
from YOUR T side 'S Of the A,laas,c a is doubiy
gratifying. say doubly, because anything 30
quietly and senslbly written would have been very
welcome 10 me, rom any source, Just now when
| feel quite aded with the h'ghnOwn raptures or
the s0-caned aesthetic writings OF our young English
school OF criticism. Tue photograph is quite sur
prise to me. l had not an idea that the mask
Mr.. +. ]. Furnivaii, the director OF the New
Shakespeare Society, and high authority on all
matters OF Chaucerlan and Shakespearian criti.
cism, has written me two letters on the SUBJECT.
Gle on tue death mask with extreme interest,
and learned much from 1t. The mask Is
nearer tue DrOesnOut portrait tnan anything
else and s certainly the finest OF ali. On Visit to
StatIord last week the clerk said that about three
years ago your great sculptor, Mr. Story examined
tne Dust most carefully rom q scanOding. He
thought that t was made from mask: certainly
that the eyebrows were Of different length and not
ON the same level; that the length from temple to
ear was very great; the length Of the upper lip he
attributed to the shrinking OF the noStrls the drSt
part to go after death the lower part OF the lace
he thought very death.like. was glad to see that
the lace OF the bust was really not at all so pud-
dingy as the ordinary photographs and engravlngs
make II, but larger, stronger and more fallen in
under the cheekDoneSn
Inc inequality between the eyebrows In the bust
taInly very striking coincidence, with q like ine-
quality between the eyebrows In tue mask. In
giving those particular measurements In my
Scrbner article | attach no Importance to them
whatever, but merely inserted them for the pur-
pose OF being minutely accurate in all the facts
that could gather GU the subject.
One Of the measurements OF the mask which
gave In Scribner Is incorrect, though how the
mistake occurred am unable to explain. Ii Is
the length OF y straight line drawn IRON ear to
ear, the object being to show the enormous
breadth OF the face and head. Seeing that there
was obviously some mistake IN the case wrote to
Germany to have the line remeasured, and find by
o letter received only last week that 1t Is 60
q. In your article you seem rather nOn-cOmmit-
tai in regard TO Mr. Pages meritsS
A. III so, 1t was entirely unlntentiOnal. Mr..
Page deserves the. highest praise. He may have
tirey on some points, particularly In regard his
scar" But he has awakened an extraordinary
degree OF atten on to the SUBJECT, snd the discus
sions whch have followed III this country are
leading TO careful REORGANIZATION OF the whole
matter both In England and on the Continent.
Thus closed the tertalnlng interview, which
am sure Will be read with delight and interest by
all