New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-22
,nzyv opx n.uy TRIBUNE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1876

regret The Winter was passed IN Dresdoii
where he received the most fattering atteh
lions from the intellectual circles Oh tha'
capital He found an Intelligent fellow-stud"ht III
Prince John, since King of Saxony, whose interest,"
in Italian literature formed bond OF sympathy pe'
tween the two scholars, which soon rlpehed INTO
cordial friendship. One Of their early meetings II
thus described 81 dined with Prince john. Inc
,nvitstion was verbal one brought by one of the
officers of his household this morning, and weht
punctually at three o'clock. There was as little Ger
emony as possible. | found his grand-miitre Ia
waiting, with one other person whom Gu no'
know, but who was invited like myself. ana was Tue
only other guest. The Prince was informed We were
there. and appeared. went into dinner Alone ana
asked for me, formally, to sit on ms nght manu-
He had a gold salt-celaT like snuif-box
iuss "a the King had He went out first from din
ner to the saloon and after talking with us lttr
more there. bowed to us all and left u.s. So muchfo
the ceremony of the matter The rest was az shape
and agreeable as possible. We sdined at little
round table. on winch was placed only very hand
some dessert of hot house fruits, etc. The
conversation was in French, and purely literary and
schoar-like of course a good deal about Dante; but
the other invited guest did not say word why,
know not The Prince values himself gOod dea'
upon his literary knowledge, and he has right 10,
for he studies very har HIS manner IL simple ana
frank solnctnies a litte modest and disnlsinl, but
rs pleasant tacr at dinner or supper IT is not easy
10 find those who will 90 before him. The dinner
lasted about an hour and n half and
when came away, he invited me to come ana see
him apv dav i'm the forenoon, without the ceremony
of announcing myself through his grand-noitre"
The Summer OF 1886 finds the travellers OF Vienna,
during which visit memorable conversation WIN
Prince Mcltcruich is recorded who seems for the
moment to have laid aside the wlles of the diplo-
matlst and to have opened his mind To the Amer-
can stranger with certain artlcss simplicity unless
il were the habitual art OF the consumnate states
man. From Vienna. MIR. 1icllnor proceeded through
Upper Austria and Switzerland 70 Florence, where
he arrived on the fifth Of November, remaining
nearly a month, and iheu taking his family to Rome
for the Winter. The cherries character of Italian
domestic lie it would appear. was no less
striking at that time than it is ut present
s'The want of society intellectual, agreeable
sociefv--s very much fet by foreigners, not only III
Florence. but throughout Italy. have sometimes
thought that il is even felt by the Italians them
selves. especially when have found persons OF the
first distinction far rank and family arc con-
in the most cherries manner, some
times in an upper story, and sometimes IN remote
corner Of one OF their vast, gloomy and 'mcomiort
able palaces, without fires IN Winter, WITHOUT
c,rn.ts and without convenient furniture; ana
this. too, by 40 means the result Of their poverty
bnt of indolcut habits and perverted tastes, which
while they prevent their posscssOrs from making az
effort for better things, do not prevent them from
feeling there are such things. ana being parity
ashamed that they do not enjoy them. No doubt
the fortunes of the highest class have been i'm
paired, even within the last twenty years, and
. i've tt II "a /, gIlupi
10 sell their galleries and rent their palaces This
ma, been caninontly the case at Venice and Bologna
and partly so at Florence But this viii not account
for the state of social lie throughout Itaiy still
less for the low state Of intellectual culture
especially among Italian women"
PASSING over the remainder Of Mr. Tfcknor's visit
to the Continent, which was crowded with the most
deligltful experiences We find him in the Spring of
1s3S. acun in London, renewing his previous ac-
quaintance with the most eminent persons OF the
,ay and noting down his impressions with thc fresh
ness and simplicity which give = perpetual charm 10
the pcrusal Of his Journal OF Henry Nelson Cole
ridge. he thus writes: London, March 23.-We
had "a good many visits to-day, but the oniy
per.on that came, whom WAS curious to see as "A
stranger. was Henry Nelson Coleridge. He must
still be- under forty. | think but his hair is quite
white and the contrast thi, forms wthhis rich black
eyes and no less black eyebrows and wlisScrs gives
him quite picturesque and original look lis
manner j. a little Shy and embarrassed and the tones
Of his voice are very mild and conciliating so that
the first impression he makes is pleasing. His con
yer,aion fully srlstains thi, impression. lie talk,
well ard agccably, tut not brilliantly. What /
chiefly asked him about was the publication of his
uncle works but the details be- had to give no were
not very curious" or Ilallam: "Nr. lallam is
suppose. about sixty years DID, gray-headcd hesi-
ta,es a little i'm his speech is lame, aud has n shy
manner which makes Him blush, frequently, when
he expresses as decided an opinion rs his tempcra-
nent constantly leads him TO entertain. Except
his lamcncs5, he has a fine digniied person,
and talked pleasantly with that air of kind
ness which is always so welcome to a stranger
OF Locl<hart: Among some other places went 10
afterwards was John Mufrays-the publishers.-
where fell in with Locklart. with whom have
exchanged cards this week but whom had not seen.
He is the same man hc always and always will
be, with the coolest and most disagrceable manners
| have ever seen. / wanted to talk with him about
Prcscotts Ferdinand and Isabella and by sort of
violence done to myself, as well as to him. did so
He said he had seen it, but had heard no opinion
about it. | gave him one with little ceremony,
which dare say he thought was not worth a but
ton: but did it in Il sort of tone of defiance, to
which lochhafts maHn'ls HltSiSilpiA lHP'li'u nv
and which dare say was as judicous with him as
any other tone. though am sure ii quite astonshed
Murray who looked as ifhe did not quite
what was saying" OF Wordsworth
"May O. We were expected at Words
worth', and were most heartily welcomed. with real
frank kindness as old friends. 1t was nearly their
dinuer-time and we took the meal with
them. 1t was simple as possible aud the
servants took our places when we left them, and
dned directly after us. Afterwards we walked
an hour on the terrace and through