The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-23
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The May Mdgast,sos.


The serials are increasing in interest,
and The complete story, Miss Give and
l." Is charming. Contributions of poetry
! are from j. W. DeForest. +. w. Bour.
dillon, .sR. Co." Mary B. Dodge and John
James Piatt. We give that of the latter
entitled, "Some Pressed Flowers"
Here in my poets book see
The flowers your sweet hand plucked for me-.
turn the leaves; each page is fraught
With gentle flowers Of fragrant thought;
All loveliest things are there, deem,
That haunJ the poets waking dream.
turn the leaves: your flowers dear faces
CLEAN, book-marks Of the sweetest places
(Yet ne'cr q sweeter thought read
Than those the mute flowers know, indeed).
And everIOre they seem to look,
Whene'er l ope their prisoning book,
And, cheated, take-a moments space
Their jailors for their angels face;
Then, sere and withering only miss
The resurrection OF your KISS!
The second paper ON Louis III OF Ba-
varia completes the sketch of that
youthful monarch, who, though q nom-
to do. "He is ennuyed from morning to
evening and from evening to morning;
from the first of January to the thirty
first Of December"
As to the private morals of Louis II Of Dava-
ria, the duty OF the biographer is to state that
they are pure and apparently innocent Doubt
less the King likes 10 laugh sometimes in the
company OF the dancers or singers of his royal
theater; but that docs not amount to nythIng.
He has the reputation OF having a superb in
difference toward the beauties Of his capital.
With Wolfram, the gallant master singer, he
Is angry with that unworthy chevalier Tam
hauser, who could not forget the kiss that the
goddess Venus had given him; bouquet of
forget me-nots or the promise of blue rose
should nave sufficed him. Such reserved con-
M
could indulge all his fancies. LOUIS of Bavaria
is one OF the handsOnest young men in his
kingdom and is the most chaste. Fair and
fresh complexion, fine and blonde moustache,
bright chestnut hair, interesting expression,
he is indeed charming chevalier, especially
when q smile lights up his dreamy eyes. His
photograph adorns the album Of thousands Of
young ladies. Our young man dresses with
studied negligence; the ends OF his cravat
droop over a velvet collar. He is a delicious
tenor; a beautiful man. almost like q beautiful
girl.
turn of mind, this characteristic mani
Testing itself In affairs OF State as well
as in personal matters.
The conduct of Louis ii on the leading ques-
ton, the relations OF Bavaria with the Snzerain
State, fuctuates snxularly. To-day he will
graciously receive Prince Bismarck. will lodge
him in his royal chateau at Kissingen, the
place where his troops were SO cruelty NAL
treated by the troops sent by his guest, which
proves that he is not rancorous. Another day
he affects an almost lnsolent independence Of
the policy Of Berlin, and tomorrow he will
render spontaneously, as it seems, some signal
service. He disappoints one after the other,
sometimes the partisans OF absorption by Prus'
sia, sometimes those the Bavarian autonomy.
He looks upon it as his most glorious exploit
that he has assisted the Franco German war.
He Is very proud to have aided to cut q great
piece on OF France, and to have contributed
himself to overturn the old balance Of Europe.
He was heard once recOuntinG with pride and
animation the part which he mad taken In the
great event; then suddenly he stopped in his
recital; he frowned, ami turned abruptly upon
mis- heels. Perhaps he reflected that after hay
ing made the Prussian Emperor SO great, only
a small place remained for the King Of Bava-
ria. Thus he oscilIates continually between
two opposite sentimonts--pride at having been
shame at having been duped.
AT one time Louis was engaged to
marry his cousin, younger sister OF the
famous ex-Queen Marie OF Naples. Her
father was cousin of King Ohio of
Greece. Besides Marie, one sister had
married the Duke of Alencon, and
marriage was applauded by
all; peasants and citizens were alike de-
lighted.
The marriage was then well prepared; already
he fortnight mad been fixed FOR the wedding.
Compliments and congratulations poured in;
already gifts had been exchanged, when sud-
lenly the intended bridegroom grew cold; his
visits became rare. and soon entirely ceased.
The father Of the Princess in vain interrogated
The King. ~ am gtieved, grieved! have no
reproaches to make against my cousin, who is
very charming, but have changed my mind"
Nothing more could be obtained
The European newspapers have re-
Gently published the following telegram:
ut is learned that his Majesty, the King
OF Bavaria, is meditating a long journey
to India; during his absence he will
leave the regency of the kingdom to his
uncle, Prince Luitpold."
A paper OF exceeding interest is enti-
tied "The Last of the OLD Masters" it
being a sketch of Salvador Rosa, the IA
nous painter, Of whose pictures about
enc hundred and seventy are still in ex-
istence, most of them being in private
In. England. His parents
both belonged to families of poor artists
who had ever struggled with poverty, as
yator. The parents resolved that this
first born son should never be an artist,
yet very early he manifested remarkable
powers in that direction. If found
skctching, he was severely punished. He
covered every bit Of paper he could lind:
when shut up because of it, he would
cover the walls with charcoal panoramas
Of the scenes commanded from the WIN
dows. lie was sent away to school. but
his disposition to indulge in bis tayQrite
pastime could not be controlled, and he
was sent home in disgrace. In spite OF
all such discouraging opposition, Saliva
tor Rosa worked diligently, and early
won fame that will never die.
The sketch of Angelica kaufman will
also be read with interest. Richard
Grant White decides that it is incorrect
to say II feel badly" feel bad is right.
One might as well say "The grass looks
greenly," says Sir Richard, and so say
we.
This magazine completes, with its May
the twenty-titth year of its ex-
istence. Three hundred numbers, max
ing fifty volumes, have appeared in the
time. The Harpers' of to-day presents
the same exterior appearance as did the
very first number. The same yellow
tinted cover, the same ornamentation.
This is we'll, for, although there is a
chance for Improvement in the faces of
the figures, still they are so identified
with the magazine that we should be
sorry to see others take their place.
The matter OF the monthly, however.
would hardly bear comparison i'll its.
earliest numbers with those of to-day.
The first number contained only eight
Twenty-Five years there
after the current number contains sixty