New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02


on THE ICg WITH THE EMPRESS
Il was skating when the party arrived Tine Empress
after watching me for while, sent Tor me 10 DC po
epted The Due de Morny Introduced me to one OF tue
chamberlans who performed the ceremony OF
ton. The formula OF presentation was spoken jill Ems
sh evidently OF polite consideration Tor my h.io"
atty. The Empress acknowledged my presence ny
eourteous commonplace. was then presented to the
EMPEROR. The Introductory remark as lar as ca"
recoect. was may have seen your father SKATING )"
your own country. sir; at any rate ah Pie"'o" "
welcome you In mine 80.
"Thc Empress then intimated desire to skate WIN
me- We made several turns OF the pond together ol
skates; then the Empress seated herself IN an ICE
and pushed her round Orr conversation during 'ns
time was uninterrupted although the topics were so
commonplace that they have lett little impression upon
my memory The Empress asked me- remember "he'o
had learned to skate On Lake Michigan about 4'ooV
miles from here,'I replied "A somew nat more eni'g-
sjye field of operation than this she observed sins.
great lake You Americans should be good skaters WIN
such oppOriuniti Of exercising ,. . ,,or my
proficiency. She asked me great deal more "oou'
America and particularly about the war;
a. Which size DO yon faVorf' she ASKED
The North -, . l., a., -,,h, , sho
Did the Empress skate well the reporter asked
" Oh pretty we'll" replied Mr.. Marshall; wen
enouen for an Empress They all seemed to skas iaIiy
except the Emperor He seemed to have some dlnIiy
in Eeen ulni
an old man of eighty. TIE Impression receiver OF 5
E,n'neror Was of man had outhTed the promise
s s ,@e MIN to be- The light dim d@Tr-
ened ali the by its being set IN deep socket NE
nosfache and Imperial such "a are familiar 10 Az
fh world through his pictures. Like his halr they were
black through art HE shoulders were bowel tnS,s
,var den lines IN his face amt when lie raised US
hand noticed trein0r To II ana nervous
the muscles. His figure was heavy ana though ms gen
eral attitude was an erect ohe' !" WIS o''"o"''' nv
TSe ~ Afternoon passed of delightfully."- NY embar-
n a foil rts4r a
ruioy myself thoroughly. BY The time We were lhrOnsh
everyone had expeneDccd the effects OF the wh''I
inc ice an the way dragged skirts and wet feet JUST
before We ceased sEding the Emperor observed lou
10 we'll SIT. am curious % see you 40 inofe-o" pe
NV reception on all sides had been polite to cordial
tty Infroducticns to members OF the Court bad
ont The Tmpress at the time however. engrossed NV
attention preserve recollection OF her as ne mos,
t,,n had much to do with ths Dut apart run ihat
her personal cuaFacierislcs were OF khu to 'aho 81,
p.rfectly IN sweet, clear voice OF medium pltcb WIN
Dash OF French viVacty acceerating hef speech "a
wirnan Her beauty as perfect long Oval idcr
with large eyes, brown aud iu of lusire Her comeA
lam WAS thu D, a perfect brunette, Win the alhtrs.
hlusn of color IN the cheeks. The expression "I nei
mouth was perfectly lovely. It Wa secrecy ihAl Oh
woman buf %. noble man. SUI tnere that gentle
sublime suggestion OF generosity ana noDliiy
dress was simpe thoneh rioh. with ess oSteniaiio"
nouf II fban that OF many OF tne attendant ladies'
| sknted on the pond regularly after that. Among
ner OF gossip picked up was tnat Tue Dno ue
Noruy HAD been taken III OF cod contracted on the zee
on the DAY OF my presentation lie was confined 10 w
house aud his condition, 1t was feared, was sriloa'
s safe bushes. he transacted entirely AT nome, ~ was
s,d For this reason did not take advantage OF Ms
invitation to view his collection OF pctures, when w"s
and ~ / recocct wac using for reading eHerclsr
some ami opcrettas OF H. when Dr. Evaus ht1
gwen me. Inc DuAe "io'o ui'"'' ''0 "'
'''''' cARNIvAL OF GAYETY.
For month there was good skating, and the Bois
WAS the scene of series OF the most brilliant Winter
.f Dsvia I antm ant To q
used to turn out to witness these The Winter park wa
a blaze OF nre from countless lanterns. the ponds
sarmed with skaters and every available shelter from
the cafes aud restaurants to the projects house were The
scenes Of banducis ranging IN grade from Vulgar
supper TO q magnificent feast OF the members OF the
Inperial Club The diguiares Of the Empire presided
or participated IN these IL carnival Of gayety
more like page from romance than real life.
About a month after my presentation again met
the Emperor and Empress the pond. Tue PR ylous
performance was repeated. asked the Emperor per
mission 10 present him with proof Of nv engraving Of
Washington. II was readily granted An amusing ac-
cideut brought this days skating to an abrupt c0nclu
sion Among the skaters the Imucria pond we're IN
English nobeman, whose name escapes me, and hi-
daughter. lie was Of the biggest men ever saw
Ata moderate computation he must have been seven
feet in height with eirh IA proportion. His daughter
was modelled similarly liberal scae lie Ice now
ever Wa not point of tact 10 hin that the
~ roke through. The water was only Dreast deep
and they stood there helpless. with chatierug teeth
while ladders were procured 10 pEoNlie l"ouA lu'
tbem Toe mpetis party Withdrew, leaving them I'M
embarrassed b. their presence. never "a" tue Lmpc
rOr again exec % IN lja cnifisge.' ~,
Did you present your picture 10 The Emperor
al did ana received lcttir ~ ackuo"ea gment TIE
Emperor wrote Dy the proxy OF secretary OF cOurs"
n the most encouraging terms OF the picture as work
OF art He pleased with u rs tbs portrait OF great
man instinct he said with the spirit oi the man him
sslf In conclusion, hr placed bis influence al my dis
posal n chose 10 command H. liutended 10 AK per
mi salon 10 paint his portrait Il was my opportunity
and N had taken advantage OF II my art future woua
nave been assured Paris, wrch means the world
But with the death Of President Lincoln al my plans
were broken mp wanted TO paint the Presdcnt- pur-
trait aud returned T. Amercs Il once 10 gather M
teria for tnat purpose Ny Parisan studio ana my Ia
lisiau plans were abandoned forever"
FRENCH ART IN 1868
nuow were the artists In Paris doing at that time ~
"1bey were all fourisbIng. Cabanel had studio full
Of pupils and with Ger0me and Pills, directed the stud
les OF the Ecoe des Beaux Arts Delacroix lately
dead: Courbet was painting his eccentric way to fame
Dore had emerged his Apprenticeship TO the Phil
mons and was delghtns the art world with his Don
ouxote. Couture's popularity Was on the wano. He
no longer had great studio where milionaires tried
TO learn painting because 1t was fashionable to have
Couture FOR master. II Il curious fact about Cou-
lures pupils that those Of the inferior masters have
exceled them artists. The only pupil who ever did
him credit was the late Mr.. Hunt Of Boston.
"stl Couture far from poor. III mad his country
house outside Of Paris and his little studio In the city,
where he worked IN the inter time The great ateer,
where scores of students worked had gwen place to a
little GxI0 feet There one day found Couture,
at work on his famous picture, The Realis IL was a
savage hit nj the school, OF which Courbet the
prophet. II represented man using the lead Of an
antique Venus in the inobe capacity OF seat pan;ng
the besneared head of hog Lately cut off and set
up on a window-ledge. heterogeneous collection Of
OBJECTS such old boots, turnps carrots, string OF
onions and huge cabbage, was suspended with grim
and unpicturesque uniformity peculiar 10 the people
who believe In only accurate representation OF
nature from n string on the wall OF THE Reast's >
studio. Couture was painting these from models on his
own wall. / remarked 10 Couture, The cabbage on
yOur canvas ght pass for real one
80 Just So NV boy he chuckled through his thick
moustache the only way TO satIze these people Is 10
do the thing better than they do IL Themselves
" Couture extraordinary man, personally, as
well as IN art He almost dwarf In stature but OF
tremendous breadth and depth Of chest IL was this,
perhaps which kept him such constant fear OF being
carlcatured lie never would allow bimsef 10 be pno-
and purchased and destroyed the negatives