New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-27

which IA one of great interest to me. for es
representative in certain sense Ga ns SSt o in
Testimonial of respect for my friend Mr. Brldgman, WIZ
has conferred hSRSr up1n uT wh VIII
beneft the artists OF our country % H ded ~
Joshua REYNOLDS who sad thst nSI rTe Bur there is
something eyond this-that ft Of God Without WHICH
man can accomplish nothing Tnce tr w which lead on
TO perfection OF study most valuable In enas
our friend is most verify example a and after
that interchangeable industry That 10 the disposition Od
which friend has shown as mas 1S That feel
the example which he has shown He mas maS'e and
ne secrets Of per vtsS few az arsss have
PATIENCE to overcome The academy T 20 Se
has been mentioned SO Kindly mas sSr ali schools
art We do not wish to be ATTACHED TO any friend
Sas shown this same cahocity Of taste and respe''
and honor him for It, IApplause.l uo,dor-
The chairman next remarked that IL MI. Fanuo,-
bilt were there he would say "Depew viii 0p
for men Now we will listen to thaV genei e.n"'i
lApplausel Mr.. Depew was receiver en'n"'
cally and he said: ..,, rorre.enta.
tive CAPACITY Nobody responsible for %hS artsts
say am trepldaton in tSat artists
are as YOU have sad modest out they are Ee
difficult TO manage GEe ere and that
s 10 te how to harmonize the different "a like
afraid the only methoa in which ntian ca Of sh%en cole
ns way Pats Day They into one oOa ay
on the 1 ,n,. Of sysnDs to these
Tiny senie%en Of whom a, an ts ssg ladder
NEST msI ~ N S ay and abroad Applause
And there is that other gentleman n me Glorious his
tory Of the Navy A2Pagse IN ART in
States st Take picture of the great Sseses v
produced by the best ,b artist rssut Of to day, and
The difference is great as 1000 years ID
almost other country e S9 tine ne qProTtb 81
Itself and so it goes Europe for Its qualification
am enough OF an American however 10 wan, 70 see h
on account Of merit Of the American artist himself
glad 10 notice that In the artistic Wpfk o, Inc
studios in the reputation when American artsls
have gained abroad and reflected back here American
Art has attained its proper place at home Nothing has
done more to give impetus to 1t than the brilliant
work of the young aud emnent guest b ns
thrown him in the air and broken him into pieces ana
when he has gathered himself together ne e1cns III
lean pictures to my collection !" ILaughterl
ESy 1 FnHe for what he has done in another
sphere remember meeting Colonel Stebbins one day,
who said that the Khedive had given the monolith to
America The matter was presented TO Mr.. vanderbilt
who said that II we could ind anybody TO bring the
obesk ho would pay the expenses.
and Mr. Hubert and another gentleman looked ABROAD
to find engineer who would undertake the difficult
task, but they could not succeed In discovering one
and when they were in despair modest officer OF the
United states Navy said, will bring the obellsk
from Egypt to the United States" app ause J
All the engineers there said It couldn't be done
but we see the achievement of skill and genius IN the city
to-day lApplduse Some may say, What the connec-
ton here tonight between q distinguished American
artist and this officer who has brought the obesk across
II is the connection between Assyran Art which Brde-
man has illustrated, and Egyptian Art which G0rrlnge
has transported. lApplause. II that distinguishes
Egyptian monarch Thothmes the noble bn VINO erected
obelisk originally some three thousand years ago.
modesty putting upon it-(for he was not an artist
Ilaugnterl description OF his own deeds. achiev.
ments, triumphs and proves, and claiming Tor
himself TO be the lord Of Egypt and the sovereign
of the world had been in NewYork City, and could nave
got from under it, and for tue last Two days had oeyn
down in Walst., he would have lost his title as noble
bull great aughter and could have taught him mere
in NewYOrk Things that he never knew three thousand
wears ago Renewed laughter.i For when he came
TO be ground powder between the anagonsm OF the
National banks and financial genius OF the average
Congressman who could not tell the difference between
An old cheese and safe deposit company great laugh
terl II would have diminished hs finances and shorn
him so close that he would have rubbed smooth every
hierogyphc which illustrated his achievements Laugh
ter and cheers.l
Other speeches were made by Colonel Lathers.
Charles Miller, E. P. Howard and r. b. Roosevelt.