New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
A RECEPTION TO r. SEYMOUR RADEy.
THE LoTos CLUES COMPLIMENT.

THE LOTOS CLUES COMPLAINANT.
TIE ETcnER's WORKS DISPLAYED IN THE CLUB
ROoMs-HIs IMPRESSIONS OF NEw-YoRK AND
us PEOPLE.
Dr. Francis Seymour baden. TIM well4Nnown
English etcher who arrived In New-York a few
days ago. was given a reception last
evening at Lotos Club. large COM
pany was present. The time set for the reception
was half-past nine. But both members of the club
and invited guests gathered slowly. The early
arrivals spent their time in examining
collection of Mr.. Hadens works which
had been arranged on the walls of the
east parlor. Shortly after 10 o'clock. the rooms
having filled up and the guest of the evening having
arrived, Whtelaw Reid, the president of
the club, made brief address of welcome
wherein he called attention TO the fact that the
best examples of modern etchnGs the club
walls, and that DR. Haden himself was with them.
He referred to the circumstance that the art in which
DR.. Haden had acquired fame was rather the recrea
ton of his leisure hours than the pursuit of
his life, and suggested the results which
would have probably been attained had
the artist devoted his whole tmetO his work Mr.
Haden. who may be described as a hale aud hearty
Englshman, with a pleasant voice aud an easy col
oquial manner responded in a short speech lie
spoke follows:
think must accept this kind reception in great
.
To look upon II as a graceful compliment 70 myself
have long looked forward with great pleasure to this
eyes was that should see the results OF what has not
seemed 20 meet with MI Herbert Spencers favor IN ms
estimate OF your people. ! must disagree with Mr.
Spencer For a long time It has been business and
n pleasure 10 no tne ordinary ehecs7 OF WoIA anu
work Honest work hurts nobody; worry over work
may hurC anybody, English or American. 1t
Just before | LETT England I met that celebrated
n
experience a Of sickness Overwork and he said
that he had not 80 that DOCTORS you see agreed at
least have been in New York about one week
ana II appears 10 be six. can assure you !
have taken a great deal OF interest III Wnat
have seen. When We dropped anchor down your pay
ana saw the Hntry FOR ne lirst tine tnousnt wa
IN the Iagus looked arou q upon yeur shores ana
never saw any mn- more N character aud co.2t IKE
Portugal NeW-York itself reminds IN. OF Lisbon.
ship, roughness aud mciNy on landing from The Gus
House All the books that have ever been written
on America and puoilshcd III England taught me 10 eA
ect things. protest was never deter treated
my boxes at ali. Aud / was afraid Of
the interyiewers. But never met with more cour,
c nav ACC b1f he I'D O tu -uc "a way IA to suggest us
belief that was remarkably male ana handsome man;
Eide TO H. The color is decaedly Dutch, Du. the
aclcr is ParisIan / suppose IL is telegraph line
which gave the idea If Is practical character ne
hevr there great deal OF electricity here am given
To understand tuat Americans nave the tacuty
OF storing up electricity IN their pgrs1ns'
In coming mere my great desire DO wnlt can to
To Restore tidl
DESCRIPTION Oi Art known rs painters ctclHTI ine.
sir GtCr-e D4sCnt al the Atncutuu tiup Ju't
beforeI came away. asked MN II ne ma ever p.'i
IN America ana he sald 'hat ne h1q' i aAAeV
him 90 tell wuat ne could ABOUT II. he answered
a. the country we're fIe -aid ne had none.
VIA dil he think OF New YORK! was my mex question
nad been TO niagara. Yes, lie had been
there. And what dld he think Of il Well
he dd mol think 10 at all When he there was
iy rc VIZ ;or i yerl and irre months ago sr
r..ff.s sly fly
therefore have seen niagara AZ the carry age u nhe
months.
At the conclusion of Alr. Haden's remarks, num-
Der of the members Of the club and invited guests
were introduced 10 hun by the president. Later IN
the evening A. 2. Burbank, Robert Burdette,
Thomas Whifen, George Clarke, George W.
Colby, c. B. Hawlev, James Metcalie,
Macgrane Coke and DR.. Arthur f. Hills contributed
to a musical and elocutouary programme for the
entertainment of the club.
Among those present during the evening were
Dr. 7. Brynberg Porter, Arthur Quartley. Dr.
William \. Guernsey' = T. y D. 1,,!MiI Ii,et'
o.eo 1m Harley 9IlIJ' d. G. T. west H. Carrnaton
-. Van Nostrand :. p. Avery, Gilbert Gaul +. NJ
Gregory Enhu Vedder Carlton iggns A. I. How
land francis A. silva, }. b. Glider, l.. ". oeayey
John +. Townsend. Joseph Lyanf' George Z; Coo
per- Charles Osborn, Thomas Moran, Roswell |
smith General sir Edwin JchGson; Or. Lewis \. |
.yrc :. q. ". Benjamin, X Van Elten. y. W. TAI |
mer Count De CouTcY. ). ". BoutOn, Thomas Moran,
Camille Pltou. Granville Perkins. Henry +. oewei, |
George H. smile, Dr. Aoyes Dr. William A. Ham
mond Ir A. l.. Macdonald {, Instant Mayer, Dr. /
Noutro~e A. Fallen Or. Chare, Insice Pardee. \. |
Wright Sanford, Isaac A. NelIgman, William |
Hart, Eastman johnson, john La Fargo.
Dr. Charles Il. Miller, George H. Story. Launt
Tbomp.ou. Colonel Thomas w. Knox. Dr. y. ". |
Kingsley. Colonel Richard Lathers, W. ,. Macy, l.. |
C. Waehnel, George ". Carleton and II. L. Budg-
man.
Among the ctchngs of Dr. Haden exhibited were |
"Ihe lowing Path" and The Shere Mlllpoud, |
which has been pronounced 10 be the finest etching /
OF "a landscape subject ever executed, Win the |
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