New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-10
PERSONAL,

NJ. Verestchagine, the painter of battle-pictures
has recently had two singular compliments paid
him by Continental Governments. So wildly has he
depicted the horrors of the battlefield that in
Russia the public exhibition of his paintings was
altogether interdcted, while at Ber III the military
authorities forbade soldiers TO pay theIn visit.
Fortuny and Meissonier, when visiting the Vati-
can together, came TO pause before the famous
ranstguration." Messonier as the elder of the
artists at last ycntnred express Is candid opn
ion that the picture was "ovcrrated." Tho impet-
uous Fortuny was delighted 10 hear this enunc-
alton of the secret conviction which he had not
dared TO utter that he jumped up IN the air III his
exhllaIatlon.
Louise MichePs play, Nadine" has just appeared
in Paris. To the grand rehearsal the dramatic
critics wero admitted by a card which the author
had written something like this, for example :
" LaiSsez passer II. n partisan du Roy. Louise
Michel pcrotsuSc.D The theatre was rowded, and
there was "a strong attendance of Commu nists quite
ready 10 resent IN a muscular manner any attempt
TO banter the baldcrdaSh Louise Michel has perpe-
trated.
Undue importance has been attached to
n power Of attorney gwen by Mr.. William II. Yam
derbit Just before sailing for Europe TO his second
son. William X Vanderbilt. and financial
writer's have INDUCED in absurd speculstions as to
The possible consequences of the transfer Of Mr..
Vanderbill's confidence from his eldest TO ms
second son, which they assumed tLllS 10 lnulCale
The tact is the power of attorney Is simply one 10
collect and to execute leases on the hall dozen
different buildings Mr.. Vanderbilt owns III tho city.
Dr. Bartol once invited Mr.. Emerson to dine with
him to meet Father Tay lor Tho philosopher hest
tated, saying Father Taylor is a cannon better
on the Common than in parlor." But he WAS
finally persuaded As he left tho table for his
train Dr. Bartol said to Father Taylor " That IS a
sweet spirit "Yes yesO said raylo " should
be 90 to hell it would change the climate and the
emigration would be that wayp Father Iaylo
also SAID of him " have laid my close to his
heart and never detected any jar IN the machinery.
He Is more like Jesus than anybody else L have
KnOwn."
Chief Engineer George w Melville who is max
ing the hazardous and almost hopeless search for
the missing boat and party of the Jeanette I'M
der command OF Lieutenant Chip, IS man of very
striking appearance. lie was born IN this city, and
n his young days his family was well known among
tbe old Kuickerb0ckers. He Is a heaVy-bullt man,
re,rhine about 1870 pounds, and is about five feet
eleven inches in height. OF large and powerful
frame he is of light complexion, and has
brirht piercing blue eyes. He is supple, and
n skilled athlete When he returned from the Arctic
in the Tigress, in November, 1873 he visited the
enoinc.r,s office in the Navy Yard and when met by
ms brother officers the natural question was asked,
well George how do you feel" He answered,
As bright as n new uniform, and never telt oct
fer and to prove his assertion turned handspring
without the east difficulty When serving his time
in the machine shop he could no more work In the
same time than any other man, ana when pasoing
through the shop If he met obstruction no higher
Than his shoulders he would spend no time III gong
around it, but would Jump over II with tie greatest
ease.