, 1875-12-12
The Vicissitudes Of q Statue.--Queen
Vlctoria's Memorial to Her
Dead Husband.
The Marriage Of Arsene Houssaye's Sou--.
How the Elder Houssaye Got
Rich.
MADAME russAuo's wAx.woRxs,

| ara about twenty other curiositiea, coQprisin,
busts, pictures, jewels, models, and relics. Ih
originator Of this great exhibition, which stil
] bears her NAME" Madame Tussaud i Sons " i
| the present style OF the ffm,-has been deat
| now some years, having departed this life il
1880 Madame Tuseaud Quoting from the cat
alogue) was native Of Berne. in Switzer.
land at the age OF years she Was sent tc
Paris, and placed under the care Of her uncle
II. cu1tius (artiat to Louis XVII by whom sh.
WAS instructed in the fine arts, OF which he wal
an eminent Professor Madame Tuesaud hai
the honor OF 1ustructing Madame Elizabeth
| sister Of Louis XVI, to draw and model, ant
was employed by that amiabie Princess untii o.
tober, 1789- Accordingly, Madame Tussaut spent
great portionof her life ut the Iuilleries and
at Versailles, where she had the best opportuni.
ties Of becoming acquainted with the nobility
and talent Of the French Court, besides being
occupied executing manY commands. The
most admirable specimen Of her talent in the
present collection is the portrait of the famous
wit, Vo;taire. In 1902 she left France, and from
that pezlod exhibited her collection Of figures in
the principal cities and towns OF Great Britain
and Ireland, and for moro than twenty years in
London.
Let me begin. then, now and make few IT,
marks upon some OF the figures as I noticed
Of the door stand George Washington and Ben
lamin Frauklin. They are both, OF course, hfe-
size and suitably attired. Washington Was
taken, they say from bust executed during
life. H8 wears q handsome black velTet coat
with q row Of brilliant, diamond-like-looking
black silk stockings to the knees. He also ha4
buckles on his shoes. according to the fashion OF
the day. When add that his hair was powdar-
3D.; that sword hung BY bis side, and that he
had on white cravat, I have completed my
description Of the first President, as be probably
appeared on great occasions at the White
House. 7 thought the effect OF the
whole wns very good, and can readily
believe that the features gave truer idea OF the
great original than one gets from many OF the
cheap sort. Franklin also we'll repaid an At
tentlye five minutes thero in his snuf-colorel
Quaker's garb. The features seemed we'll done,
as far as I could Judge, and the garb was eml-
nently characteristic Of the City OF Brotherly
Love 100 years ago, aud is, no doubt, such as
the great philosopher and statesman frequently,
it not invariably, wore. Next to Washington, on
the right We coma to some royal personages, as
they appeared in their Infancy. namely, the
Prince OF Wales and the Princess Royal. Tie
latter is now Grown Princess Of Prussia, aud abe
is here seen as very little girl in the cot along
With her stall more baby-like brother the infant
Prince Of Wales. He was her junior, and AZ
1t was taken ia 1842, could scarcely have
been twelve month old. As work Of
art it seems almost perfect,-the features
done. The Prince Of Wales, attired in royal baby
costume, which admired but am quite incom
potent to describe, lies On HIS back, with his
head slightly raised, looking and laughing at his
sister, who sts also in the cot dressed in q neat
little frock, and laughingly shakes child's rat
is handsome work Of art, and said to be fac
sicnile Of the original at the palace. notice
that the lady visitors seem much interested in
the cot and its contents. Leaving the babies. I
MacMahon, and Marshal Bazaine. They are
in private clothes-black frock coats-and
are, I should think, pretty veil done. I
knew the x-Preaident, Al. Theirs, ct once.
Bazaine is represented as = good-looking man,
although he did surrender at Matz e. very ugly
done to tho present President Mac}fahon. who
shows 3 commanding military presence, and one
Of those Roman noses 80 largely indufged in by
Caesar, Wellington, and other great eonguerors.
These three eminent Frenchmen stand IN an
easy group on the floor, looking at each other:
but moving on another step or two, We come to
another French party. Among them I notice
Gen. Trochu. q ane-looking man. in the uniform
of a French General. Near him, also, stands the
Prince Imperial, in the military blue coat
and trowaers, brass buttons, and white belt
that he wore, I suppose, az cadet at Wool
wich. Madame Tussaud Il Sons do not
seem to make him quita as good-looking
as some Of the photographers. but still he u
even here 3 flne-looking, promising young man
enough, and oue you would think that might
make good King OF Emperor for the people Of
any republic that might accidentally, through
planetary, social, political, or other
causes. get tired Of repablicanisn: Washing
ington. as everybody knows. WAS the F4thar Of
bis Country, and here We hare the man who
earned long ago in France the title OF ~ The
Father OF the People, namely, Francis the First.
He is represented hera in complete suit Of ar
NOR, such as WAS worn at the time-armed cap
J. -pie-from head to foot-and looks "a it be
would be bard to hurt with ANYTHING short OF
,orpedoes, nne-pounders, or chilled conical~shot
IT eomc sort
THE yicIsslTuDes OF STATUE.
The London Daily Nesns OF Nov. Is saya: A |
rood many years ago, Sir Gilbert Scott, then |
,lain !" Mr." Scott, who had obtained commis-
non to design the national memorial to the !
Prince Consort, reported to the Queen and the !
Executive Council in the following words: ''Tho |
dea which have worked ont may be described |