, 1881-09-18
A VISIT TO MISSIONER.

Description of Hi. Home und Studio
Gov $tanfortl's Photographs.
| Paris correspondence Sacramento lcal5 Cnson.
| vonl tho Church 81 Ancrvt;r vo,, ,vi11 mr.
..ls W, 80 "..I ~
| ec''c VIM IS caileo II plt'ato note!, ," tIlonot-
onous stone bnililng, as tar as architecture Is
| concerned, butsuggestiye, as usual. Of hidden
| treasures within This is t},o hote1 and
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s.uu.o w 1'ie wv ut-t.sneo Ae17'' ne'seo1.1e1'
pn ringing the beil, the massive door swings
and OH the stone steps lining each side Of the
vast entrance appears Il gray-lialred man and
lllS wife, the co!lciefgcS, apparently grown
oiu III the service OF their illustrio'ts emf
to the left. leading into n wide hall, where
you perceive on one side spacious room
lifted W as parlor or rcception-room; to
the right an immense window, extending
apparently oyer one entire SIDE OF the bull't~
| which as yon mount suggests that ct
some regal residence, or Of 4 public
monument. At tue head OF the stairs
you enter Il large roon-.a very large room
light entering from windows above. At
! the extreme end Of the room opposit the t!o"r
is Il platform, which has undoubtedly been
OCCUPIED BY models. but which at present is
aoad1fd to sfray ray; ror .4M to ptsses Of sa
laneous o1jects. Between tie platform and
tie door Is large. statue of u ny:mpi, bya an
! Italian, while on the platform Is statnet
| II bronze Of the renowned painter by
] the same artist. lie is represented US
he looks these late years. and tlotfs in his
lands both pallet ami brush. Tn "onc side
Of the room is {. grand piano, which, to
Judge from the numerous oo1ects covering
it, serves somewhat US table. Its presence
anu the slze OF the room suggest concert
Ia!l. Inc more 50 that around tne walls are
sofas and chairs OF red velvet with gilt
frames; in fact, this furniture is 50
capacions % anu tue room SO ElrSe Ill SIZE
that It seeniS tue ut Aabltatlon OF =
moderate giant ami my surprise may
be imagined when suddenly d0or opposlt
was opened anu ~ extremely small INN! en-
terea dte5seu N the nesl1Tee @ OF tne Studlo. no., i
white. curling beard, reaching to his waist,
| and his full black eyes bea,nins like stars
~: Melssohler seoou before me, sers 4ll4lll-
utlFe Ill statare, put expressing Ill hls att1-
nes5 Of his size, md IN apparent energy and
activity not III the least consistent with his
advanced years ..,
IL appeared tflat the room first occupied
IS not the studio proper. hut q sort ot ante
Of the great artist, III which place he con-
tldes llis most ultimate thoughts to canvas,
anu with nus dcllcate tourh atta!ns greater
perfection III the style adopted by lie Old
Holland masters. In this neXt roon!!
ct;ll u,,;cf frat,, tho ar+;2.,c brush
o,nH ra',rasa,ti,,n "o oro"n ~ rnthar
lars iarse i iEurss, Subject a iitierine g entireiy
h fo,,n ,,,s i't IN tis nno;o cnverin "rcafrr nor
ion ia % Of the foor @ and streWil ria divers o.
rcts n ncnar an1 % to ri stnes event tht there
wero y ,r..a1ar " en,nnnt nf arnor iii - sreafrr
n'mhar ~ in;.tm ~. horees M 1.'o,fa1 II, cIoror
,ax inr,pI. .,inafo, nc'.I,n,ms n,,a s;Io ~
tha room, o r.ncI'i'' from }ha m ca;1in,
iv to '1 ttc IN ffuor fI,rSishrT tfe annrecfa1rd
o,t ~ hnt @ ,vhc;, Gy, ~ this ne ta ,v 2tndsreG
ths offn,nsn'ara eo warm t,tat sorgnt ,yitl,
nia,snr" tha c"ot"r ar If the :fioininr
roo,n than axam;naI a. mr ,eisurn fhe
,nSnw nictures oJnrni,,y the ~ vaiie cnnnosnI
r"f fnr fhe mnsr 'art n stetc1,es and nhoto-
rranhs of he tartIst,s work I noticeti be-
sifes n vary tne nortrait of Weissoiier
na;nted hv h,mseh whe,, he was ohnnf
n t vears " o,i IRE iikeness is Stirling.
nnrt;emior,r tha Inner 1,arr of the fire
f~r lis tI,ei' s1,aven ci1in is at nrcsent f,itien
hv his tfnw,nr heard There Is also a verv
line picture representing the celebrated
ily he spends the summer and great por-
tim of the winter remarked the portrait Of
lis nj and t]n11rh TOR taken tnpether r. and both
foos .r;""17, aS,rass;.a Sthila tt,a f,,;i-
ttst.S' Ne~~e.tA'EA3 :. - '.'e II