New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-11


meaning without assumption.
Tom Moore at dinner tells his stories with hit or mis-:
s sd 10 Pa 10 would have as god
father for Rohschilds baby "Iaey1ana ,s sac ss
Frenchman. " Pour quoi, MONSIEUR "farce gu cru
lie mons chretien possible"
The late Lord Derby, then young man and still
Mr. Stanley, but already eminent is described with
such vigor and truth of foresight as well as sight,
that one who saw him 40 years later would still find
the picture true.
Mr. Stanley who believe is considered idle, but able,
will be the man" some day He ia sanguine talented,
ambitious. and full OF spirit and measure. never saw
such spirit. lie has got eye like bird of prey az
impatient OF all human distractions. His nose is not
handsome, but imperial He keen, restless and u
little desrotic. said as there any chance OF repeal f.
mot atom" said no with enthusiasm. "O'CoDnen
lie packing already - and reading passage from an
irish paper, his whole nature fired mp his mouth con
very fine. and just the expression wanted
And Hayden quotes Lord Melbourne as saying to
him one day-but this was some II or 10 years
later-that he considered lord Stanley The was
not Lord Derby till 1851 the best parliamentary
debater since Fox"
There are numerous remarks and stories about
Lord Byron some touching OH the melancholy quar-
rel with his wife, some on his relations with the
Countess Guccioli, some Oh other points. Hayden
is not partisan either side of the wife question,
and he shall speak for himself on that and others:
Nor can | think Lady Byron's treatment OF Lord
Byron fair. Her method Of accusing MN dfca6Ihly,
and keeping the public IN Ignorance OF the nature OF u
accusation. IL more artinl w,v OF destroying ms
character than ny teng the truth, let It be ever az
horrible. The only excuse she mad was ta ne Nas mao,
AMI when She found he was not mad She tcff ha"'
Mr. Ence another early friend Of Byron, told me that
Byron married. hc asked Byron how ne gnt "
Byron told him that when ne came nome ne "Ia nnn
made JOKE, thought he was sure OF dannati"n' hl'
Ece Eaid Moore knew Little OF Byron TIL he WiS ad-
vanced IN life lie said Iiobhouse always
,aizzed by Byron both in letters and conversation,
though he 1Ellce believed noblou,e was more attached
- tniu clSc. i sild lo Mi. idi't'
There were dreadful reports about Byron and Lady
Byronl' lie laughed at The caiumuy, aud ralo she
used him Ill.," / said, "She married hun To reform
him" yes" said Nh Ilce moi only TO reform him.
bat 10 refuse hin!' IL isJas6 what away
thought.
The day dned with Miss Ballie at Hampstead, with
WiIkip Miss i5ae tod me tat Lord Byron had told her
GA me yery morning he and Miss Abdnke were married
and driving home through the Grounds, and ~ IN
tenants pcsinry cheering, Byron SAID Ia her,
"MnJL could induce yGu 10 marry NE! y Coco hsdN.
onsl" sad Lady BYRON, " Because laycd Won" :" No.,
said he, yOu nave spice Of Mother I've; yon hirml
m b, oause your friends asSGd youto You refused me
twice, AND will De roy,ngcd.'
Mrs Opa told me, while brcnkfasting with her at Nor
mCrjs sne ever heard; mat u WIS - sweet Wh'h yer
ne spoke b. stlrtlrd her "as II the DoSil speaking
with int.nt To hegue" her lie gave one tie idea
SAID she, it yoic" "a, hat deceived Eve
ON another occasion byron said nave a great mind
10 believe CLlist4.nJ Tor tie mere pleasure % IAN
ing may bo damned"
lie bcgcd Shelley not to tas of he'll or ghosts after
ddrk-lt tuad" MA uneasy
Mr.. Hayward, who did his best in The Quarterly
Rcriar ia damn Grcyillcs Memoirs and the editor Of
them. will take pleasure in reading iaydons opir-
ion Of Charles Grcyille in his lifetime. The con
GLIDING sentence is fair sample Of Hay d0n's keen
ness in judging men:
do net kaow 3at Ike Arcron Grcviilcs brother 80
wei as Iuost people. liz rs ley md, too IONA 90 mcd
ding, aud ai,ctt 60 Zee 800 very diplomatic 'c id ihii
contemplate tendency IN mano tcluE =" Itle NUi'"i-
i.u te-ia1a ls,",s ''otsr H. said ~ Lord Cies'ci.
told wfcl Ee risclc' in families. ifOsay trIs inc
see. i hear. n &C. dars. God llp his nde! fur 20
le rcurl5 , D.. tlt-, Dc VIII Iuf down great deal OF
what ht neither sees nor arr 1ut sI-iec,s.
OF iiaydon's estimates Of ootenp rary painters,
viii quote but two; the first on Res nolds:
sr Jo-lu, Ecyuu',s personal inli uct is stu lao -.
is,nce. Wien Do age o. I'D wto icmr"1rr MN be VIZ
fail considerably. Tie ma stamped tLe nature "l 20.
mud forever bJ aging that lie i9oA coatsl mo
This the act O. o. q r'nIue, 20 hhd To TIC 'sl lie
sIout have bent TO times 20 hin, ot dcd h the at
Itt'i which I do heartily admire IN Reynolds Is The
heroic cndor OF mind it tne condemnation De lrsscl
,pgn or t nnrst Of tue higher art IL T. ,,rs,ail,d
Ia ne history OF art or IN the human mind.
And this on Turner, which reads strangelyi in these
days:
turner's pictures look to II they The works
hi fcloWmen hs ircsc iuiir -iou7 Of tie scony "i
naluro. Wor' ti- slight "a power ~ dvinf the i"fr,
he -rcs Il - much casicg " i've cnrg' only, iikr
Res nods, than Z" combine rorTrc' form WITH cieci NC
liiisa Jlat man NO e mus wLr-c want n c-rh''h y"
tue ;ilt OlEc. .ia 90 81 V Gd ON hls o"h ica'i,F -
% iititt4I'l..tt li eh4t % lf
La'd wit Iar,lfe b} tle IaL}, 'e dl' li' ''"i 81 10
Allotted, tle ignorant or a., uIpuart u lIe ali .F
4hua Reynolds was FOR car., ami iu.HT - ihr rA-
for ey,y caprice ana every 'm"i !nc'e lnr c'r5
uuluclgpie c.dNl Tor every inioleit 'p' 10 d. '"i-
too nuon elevated above mortality % coud s..nd to Dee
inicHsibe.
What ia SAID OF Raphael ia better worth taking:
after all how sound j. Eaphaei's ta.tcl Admire
Ruocn. now assuming 81. aIs 81 a brtwny slaughter
man, zen if Dutch ~ hlEs and a.il.us thtu
look ~ Michael Angelo tunbiuE head over heels, and
tailuf UplIf HE Toe 80 ana maze You
wonder wh..c Ai7 h'"d is; aHd men go 10 l'dna'li
Inos!ng aloug u iie ,oc, uuat, cicd quiet r,s.r
unt,ing ON amy aiis To- sttact attention, met shrinking
from admiration ba' nos rcehns IT, delicate, sound. SEX
slDlc, anu true.
The following relate 10 AIT in general:
II anything VIII mlsIcaI tho rromilins talent of
youug student DO IL tae scnstl'sa, vicious, mp1ie"'
m.slcd tge D. pes OF h3f tAr academies OF Europe
Art is a reality, not deill.iOu nasmnch as It ap
proaches reality 4 approaches sr,eeti"n and nns-
much II approaches mere definition It - imperfect
and untrue.
Painters have but moment; never consider that u
your figure moves VIII nor be ~, bat Tor he vii
would be, bat vita what II IA.
And then to English and French art IN particular:
When was in Paris ia 1874 dincd with thc Academy.
cy - s,,c as ours - liz fcpiied Pour ccia ,as
brcr, 81 chacin trcntc ueuf cnucms.'
Tie explanation Of the propensity % the English
people IL portrait painting 10 ~ be iornd n icr relish
for Fact Let inin 90 me ifaa ~ inns NM lhe
greatest hatcs on De- distinguishes by the most brilliant
uesouHl yet TIC f.uel4h people Womb prefer
ais portrait a PAINTING ~ the great deed The likeness
they can nudge his existence u Fact ut tho trHlh
OF lie pctuc oi s deeds they cannot Judge Of Tor tL.y
have no Imagination.
As marking tho difference between Englaudand France
the following from their respective court Circulars" IL
suggestive:
EvGLASD.-Ycstcfday Her Majesty sat to Sir David
Wiikc for her 4tatO portrait.
To dNy Her Majesty SAT 10 Mr. Hayter her portrait
On Friday Her Majesty Bits 10 NJ Iistrucc FOR her por
trait.
FRASCP.-Yesterday His Majesty commissioned NJ
Horace Ycrn,t PAINT picture or TIE Hiurmng OF Con