New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-19

"a. O69W ~ 40D0.
GustGve D0re 10 0 solitary man. Since he
| was boy, and the delight Of that Bohe-
nsidn club Of men Of genius. whore art and
seo9 and Wit and humor Allied the Laughing
| hcors in tho c3seuss behind NOtre Dame do
/ 1o1etto, IL ID doubtful whether he has ever
been econ in cafe. He delights IN sewing
shst he lives tho life Of IN Arab. Plain
albeis sH forMs of luxury arc ct his COM
n1aDd. During the twenty-five yeafe wo
have known him he has lived in his mother'e
house, in the. Hue St. Dominique, ct. Cor
main, in the midst of the Ministries, EN-
1assios and somber hotels Of the old srist0.
Sracy. IL b heEe that it - delightful to see
him.
You pass under great gateway, peculiar
tethe qu.rter, scroes tho yard. up . broad
with French taste in the hangings and fur
nisnre, bot having superadded that air Of
quiet and comfort which Distinguishes .
weM appointed English homo. Yoa see that
all these perfect appointments, these masses
of curious and beautiful things, these artful
filli1gs up Of corners with valuable knick-
knssis, and this providing Of treasures upon
the walls, arc tho long result of time. Tho
st0ry of many quiet, happy, active years
lies-plain reaaing-bef0re you. The fOllos,
books, and albums, the musical instru-
ments, the proofs snd finished plates, the
costly presents-tributes from far and near,
from straoee1s and from loving hands;
the paR supeIbly cushioned in . corner
by the arnehsir of the lady of the
house, whose loving. spirit has followed
every footseep of the illuetrious son Gag
homo daily FROM the Lycee 0harlemagne);
and finally Gustave Dsre himself, who
comes forward from" IN inner sanctum to
greet yOu-e peoeilin one hand and cigar
;; In the other-make delightful impression
on the miAd Of the visitor. Dore has net,
in his address, the ceremonial c0urtesies Of
the conventional Ffenchman. His face
gotta quickly through the penalties Of meet
ing, to touch the subject on which his vehe-
ment, unresting mind is bent. If he b in
sad or moody temper you will see and
! feel it 1T onoe; - he leads you to his work
place, for he must get on with his work
while he talks. Ii he has . grievance or .
wrong, you will know it. He il incapable
pencil or brush or g1aver, toss his hair
back, and give you, in burst of anger, all
that 10 upon his mind. But the storm 10
short, and IL generally dispelled by some
sudden reference to . picture in progress,
an idea not yet attacked or some sketch
caught up from the mountain of papers,
blocks and drawing materials which are
EcrS ~ .rH..s.n.n.~~s Dor. rn 49, M,
yv.. w. 81 ii. ~. ~" menr ,.s.,...s.-ho
~ ~ot yv y. - Ioht him n ~ p. =
oren ~ S;s"n:. HI. nfsns With snv fr;ard for
whose opinion he has the least respect. He
is thankful for asuggastion; If 1t touches him
his fine penetrating eyes are raised from. his
drawing and fixed intently upon You. His
S.. thst IN an arAr.ordinarv deorea vh;oS
Tc.S T.wttcr .~sSIHd az ~ m";sst-
- r.c a. th.A van csn seI1e,n tS,nrt
him ont If tho rassma Of NJ h - h;s
-o-l And h;s NAV When hs.. ..r;va. IN
his annusl trip to Tendon at the. Westmir-
a. PsIana or thu. Fan Hotel. his fsithfnl
o PA .s.vs~t Iasn .ncssds ont h;s dra~;"1
NV "a ~.;rt;.s n,atsr;.i. :. .oc- :. ~ lrge.
s.~ t "rhncli"d .,snd ncrsf. or.st L..
- t.orhiS i "a. ha can not cae Az aa.1v
~. 49," IN vhich - IN a. homn A he ~.
."v"rE ~ an o,cloct in TIA nnorn;nr a..
ios. hn.rho1;es h~ve hsen von4 e ~
short thS a~trsorainarv rate az vhich he
e.~ ,,.c c n;ctn.a ana ;jInstr.t;on. ths
~. S.;r. thst tha .nst.;nad,. ro~s-' LII "a
s ~;0n ~ ~ -. ..s. Wa .siieS IN she Rns ~
GD:s =. s.0 ~ ,e-c;rc ~ fo,nS 49, ~
~ -as ,"x A. Vork n "a. r.ns1 800.
LIZ n" $500 S;.e.*sd rs "a -. to,, - -:
L LIZ TS.sa shrt ;r .r st+;" ~ - ..o
n nouS1. ~ ~. .or,e- riats "f .hH Ne
oonx.ns Nv Ucs sno v SrP!.h;nrr -. 60 Ss"+
pnyI .";.s+ to- y1.,l -a.a ~. 9I -"
;a.ta1 $780, aeoh nasr,v fr;.had.
JooCU1 Pl ~ 49, +S;.S - ..;S ~. ...h.,.
o.. UT. S.1s - na,;srcs ot an ~ A'
To~dor ha iii have The kev. ~ tho
m o - 30 $500 ~ r;oht IT,, - 49,
ssn LIZ - ." thsra and haze so me-. hour. r.
70. 70 sU,0 o.~;99~ ~ nrs If h;s n;otrro. hafora
S.o .,,a -. ~a-Iaf ~erSo,e,s -
s ayS U1' n h.s haan .osnv ehonr. =, his :;
IT'LL strd;o A. homo in the Rne a. Dom;.
n;"n. hatora Ia saIIiae forth nat The Oh
Torr. Tac;a,at;f acrosa the plaza IA Ia
Concords to II. oraat oteI.,. in the Rne
Horer1
~ r,.E...- ;n.osrra.>h,v Tho Ar..A =.
por;.D ia q monnmanr that does honor r.
;tsn-a. Not haoansa T. !. a6m;r.hiv CON.
s;usI - arsrv nat and fn-r;.haX i,La
En- s.+;.t,. bona Tw;tR an awe tn comfcrr ~
~ suT 90 s - ~ hsrmop;es Int Secsn.e l. II
| IT, ,eaE~as;on If a dream IF Dora,s NV
h n~ When the hard cIass;cal masters ~
| ~" Do Rcr.narta frrnad a cold shonfdar
mnon him and even his Nav to the wslls Of
| ~ Salon vas NOT clear. he reaolvad. a he
nainted vaiiantly in the modess studio which
he hnilt o0t from his home-and which, ia
nov the rreat sn,sn de reoeOtiDa. vhere
| he oive,. .his pleasant Sunday evsnings
! and hia. ,nuaicsl soirees-that he vouid
/ erect h;s own extibition room, and stand
! alone ia the midst of his own creations,
| challenging the ositicism of the world.
! More than twenty years aga We talked thie
| over insthe Rue ST. Dominique, sitting near