, 1875-12-12

it upon the pedestal WAS undertaken. scafToll
ing was reared On the north side OF tho memoir
al, and tina mass of bronze, being raiaed by q
| crank, Was carried into position by running
crane The headlees trunk Of the statQe wAs de
liye1ed feet first. and for nearly al hour yester-
day it remained lying OF its back while the chain
were being attached. The intention to place Il
in position was not generally known, and there
were no other spectators bevoud casual passar.
by and q small collection OF nurse-maids, whf
eagarly seized the opportunity OF taking pri-
vate view Of the hollow inside Of the work ot
art The figure is nearly Is feet high from basA
to crown. the total weight being little more
than seven and quarter toms When close"
ly viewed it presents gigantic appear
s'7arEned upon tho PROSTATE body, it called ta
| mind the picture OF Guliver ip LihpuE being
bound by tho Liliputians. The head was carried
| up first, and lald Oh the steps, pending the n.
proportions Of the body may bo gathered from
| tha fact that tho head is exactly feet high.
| This uas one OF the few sections Of the statue
which ME. Foley lived to see completed He be.
slowed immense palma upon 1t. had it chased
under bis personal directions. and has succeeded
! in producing splendid and hfe-llke portrait
{ Mr. Foley Also saw the legs and the hands tin-
ished, and, indeed. he lived 10 do all but give
the finishing touches to work with which hin
| name may perhaps be chiefly remembered. Tbs
casting was done by aiess1s. Prince i Co., oi
Southwark. and was, alter an accident that early
befell it, very successfully carried out Shortly
| after they had commenced the WORT one Of tha
| mods broke, entailins an extra labor Of ds>
! months duration.
Mr. Foley, acting in accordance With the gen.
eral design OF Sir Gilbert Scott, has represented
the Prince Copsort seated in Aan easy attitude,
habited in the robes and wearing the insignia oi
the Order Of the Garter. Tho left hand Of tha
Prince rests in a natural position on the knee,
vhi1e in his rig ght is bald . book, on which ia
leg,biy carved the title Catalogue at the inter
national Exhibition, 1851" In choosing to pro-
sent the Prince In q seated position Mr. Foley
had to contend with the grave disadvantage OF
ard look up II the work. He was not unmind-
ful OF the force OF this objection but he fet, Al
he himself stated. that il represented standing
the statue would. IN position, repeat tho four
the columns, and also the principal figure in
each of the tour groups Immediately below.
Moreover, an erect figure would fail to have
the desired appearance OF being euthroned in
Presidency over the symbols OF Art and Science
which surround it. Mr. Foley has skillful1y met
the difficulty indicated bv giring forward in-
chnat'on to the head ana upper part OF the body,
and thus the spectator looking no gets q more
correct idea Of the contour and proportions OF
the statue than he otherwise might.
Something yet remains to be done IN tho wav
OF gliding, but practically the memorial. which
was foreshadowed at meeting held in the Man.
sion House within 1--WE weeks OF the death Of the
Prince Consort, is now completed The proceed
ings OF yesterday were, Of course, Of purely
business character, and devoid of all ceremony.
But it is probable that carly in the spring he1
Majesty will herself unvell the statue.
THE MARRIAGE OF ARsENE HoussAyE's SON
''Splridion writes from Pans to the BoatoE
Saturday Euening Gazette: Mons. Houssaye'a
marriage filled St Philippe dl RouIe Church
~ $aw+ 4. FT1..
groom WAS Mons. Henry Houssaye, the only
child Of the Paris correspondent Of the New
York Tribune. The remark often made upon
the strange disparity Of character and position
which existed between the elder and younger
Dumas has repeatedly been made upon Mons.
Asene Houssaye and Hons. Henry Houssaye.
The former, still young, still ardent in the pur.
suit OF pleasure. still writing. in q ribboned.
laced friled style, Of the frivolous sides OF
parisian life the latter. grave, scholarly. book
ish, devoted to the sagerest form ct
art, aculpture, rather than her gayer as-
pects.-the son saema to be the father.
and the Latter to be the former. Mons. Arsena
Houssaye is very wealthy, although he came TO
land OF wealth with peu for his only alpon-
stock. His pleasing appearance, which he im-
proved to the utmost By great Care Of person aud
thoughtful dress and excellent manners, won
him friends. whom he kept By an agreeable bab-
BILE. Friends gave him Office, which led him to
lucrative ventures. When Mires WAS at his for
tunes height he wished to buy lie Constuut,on-
mel and Ls Pays, buk could not see his WY
through the necessary negotiations. Mous~
Arsene Honssa}e offered to conduct them to sue
him. The purchase effected and the contingent
fee pocketed Mons, Houssaye joined Duke
de Mornv with him he had long. been
on a familiar. it not intimate footins)
ees then barren zelda or corered with
sordid novels Tho rwot' speculasors knew
the schemes Of tho Government to make this
the most splendid quarter OF Paris. The money
they received as damages for property taken to
open streets was enormous, and enabled them
Houssaye occupies ono Of them conjointIy With
Mr. Stebbins, q wealthy New York stock-broke1,
formerly partner Of Messrs Henry Clews Il
Go. Mons. Arsene Houssaye and Mr.. Stebbins
very handsome drawinR-rooms. They have
agreed that. whenever one Of them gives ball
the other shall surrender for the night his gal
lery and drawing -rooms, They 1nd the agree-
ment works well, and all the better ~ each gives
the other certain number OF invitations to Ill
his balls to be distributed among his friends.
It Was probably through Mr. 6tebbina
hat Mons Heury Houss2ye became acquaint-
I'd with Miss Ritter. I know nothing about
her, further than that she comes from California
despite inquiries made in every direction. No
body sesms to know her. There was very
3riltiant gathering at tho marriage; among the
oefsons present we're Gen. Fleury. Cen Schmitz,
Marshal Csnrobert, Admiral Pothuan, Mons.
Aiphand. the Director ot tho Public Promenades
If Paris, Emile de Giraruin, Leonce Detroyat,
Paul de St. Victor. Prince Galitzin, Chevalier
Sig1a italian Ambassador), Baron de Lesseps.
8schofsheim (the giddy banker). Halanzsei
Manager Of tho Grand Opesa) The bride vaa
ed to the altar BY the Consul-General OF tbs
United Statss- The names Of the company
present reveal Mons. Arsene Houssaye's posi-
ion here-rather social than literary or artistic;
lot Of the highest social circles, but OF those
ircles in which amusement is the first thing
ought.
DtEU V0uS GARDE
TO FRIEND.
God yuu bless! bear 1t ringing
In my heart and through my brain,