New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29
OSCAR INTERVIEWED.
FTOGs PIhch

NEW-YOEK. jan. 1SS2.
Determined to anticipate the rIbbic of poHul-a-
liners ready to bounce upon any distinguished
foreigner who approachcs or shores, and eager to
assist q sensitive poet III avoiding On" lmptruurnt
curiosity and ill-brod nsoeuce OF the professional
rcDortcr took lac fastest pliot-bodt on he station
and boarded the splendid CuHard steamer, the
Bosbna III the shuckinE OF a peanut.
us HsTHETIc APPEARANCE.
lie stood with ms large hand passed through his
long hair, against high cllnh'E-piec'-WhIc ma
been painted pca-grccn with pahc!s 81 peacoc-".ue
pottery let in at uneven lntTNdlS-ohe clDc# Oh tA'
high ledge. the other hand on ms mp. lie Was
dressed i'm a long SnUil-CO )Tcd, sngo-brrastcd
coat which reached 10 his heels, ana was relieved
with ,caislIn collar and cuffs rather ne worse Tor
wear Frayed linen and an orange silk haudkcr-
chief gave a note 30 the general artistic coluflng
Of the ensemble while OF" small daisy GTooPed de-
poulcntly in his uuIton-hole. ; We may cate
that the chimEcy-picae as ven 2S ne sea..A!n
his lectures on The Growth Of Artistic Taste in
7'''' HE SPEAKS ron HIMSELF.
Yes; | should have been astoulshcd had not
been interviewed Indeed, have not been well on
board this Cunard ,Argo9y have wIcsiicd win
the gauko, -harcd PoScidon, and feared his ravlsh
mcnt Quite: | have been too I'll, too utterly ILL.,
EXactly-Scasck in fact, II ! must descend to so
trivial IN expression. fear the clean beauty Oh my
str,n0 limbs Is somewhat Waucd. I am scarcely
mySclf-lny nerves are thrilling like throbblug
violIns--lu exquisite pulsation.
You are right. / believe | was the first 10
devote nv subtle bran-chOrds 10 the worship OF the
sluiioweT, and the apothcoSia OF the delicate tea
pot. | have ever been JasmlHe-ciadiet from M
youth. EOn5 ago, m!gIt say centuries III -,
wien student at Oxford, had trdmped thcyInta@c
of my babyhood, and trod the thorn-sprcad heights
of P0rsy / had stood in Tie arena and torn tie
bays from the expiring athletes, my competitors
Ills GLORIOUS PAST
"Pfrcisely-I took the Ncwdlgate. on! no doubt,
every year some man get the Ne"d2ate; b"t NOT
every year does Newdlgatc get an Oscar since thon
barely three years but centuries 10 such a. am
! have STOOD upon the steps OF London palaces-ln
Soutb kcusingtOn--and preached -Esthctc Art |
ho,r-.
robes have guided her limp limbs INTO signifies
knots and curying festocns, while we sane. ~ Inc
sweet sad sin OF Swnburnc, or the lone delight OF
soft communion viii Buue-Jone'. S"lnhuIHe had
made q name and BuIHc-J Jones had copied liluuln-
atoms ecr the first silky down had ranged my
ugper lip, bat tie Trinity o. Inner Bf0thtInood was
not complete till ! came for" ri, Ike the ASph0-
del from the wilds OF Already, to JOIN IN sweet
anliDhonal countclchaugcs with the Elder occrs.
We are BcantIIuI f"Hliiy-"o arc VIC arc We
LECTURE PROSPECTS,.
ayes: | expect my Lecture viii he a success. 50
docs Dollar Carte mean ID Oyly Carte. Too
TOUthicSs ScntE may Jrcr ana poor positive l'io-
prIcty may shake her rusty curi5; bus an mere" IN
my creamy lus.IAoOd. TO pipe OF Passion, yrnuious
P0csy aud reap The ScorchnS harNcS; OF Sri-Lovc!
| am not quite sure what mean. HE truc Idrt
neyeris I'm lact true Poetry Is nothing If II i, IN
telllgIbIe She i, only TO be compared 10 Slmacs,
vino Is not boy or gIri, but yet Is hOIh.'
Nv no are my neOphytcs Well, | fancy the
Lonsdalcs and the Langlrys would have never been
known ii | hadn't placed Them on q pedestal OF
datiodiis and taught the world TO worship
HIS KOSNlC SOUL.
ooh. YES speak most langnag 5; in tie sweet,
houcy-tnted brOguc nay own land lends me. LII
bca DONNIE dCiid mia Lcvtc exists but she II 10! tie
Jersey Lily thought have grOyrllcd ~ ACr icct;
She is not the Juno Countess, thOugh have twisted
nv limbs all over her sofas; she Is not Tie Polish
Actress though nave sighed and Wcpt over all the
boxes OF the Court Theatre; size IS not the dlapha
nous sarah though have rrawlcd after her loot
seps through the heavy field, of sccntlcSs AspAOdel;
she Is not the golden ri ci Elem more FAR than
any woman Ncroncsc looked upon, though / have
the Lyccum Temple where SIZE Is the High PrlcsJe,s
nor Is she one of the little Namccss Naiada haye
met i'm Iotus-hamts, who, with longing eyes, watch
The sweet bubble of the frcnzcd grape. No. sir ny
real love is my own Kosluc soul euthrOucd in its
HAWKES. essence, and when America can grasp the
supreme whole / sing IN tOO-tOO uti"laucc Tor vulgar
lps thcn soul and body VIII blend III mystic sym
phOulcs then, crowned vi h bclIamouTs and wanton
ilower-,ic-l luce | shall be hailed Lord of
Empery and AZ | stain my lips IN the bleeding
wounds of the Pomegranate, and WTcathc my DER
grown limbs with the Furnished disk OF the Sun
flower Apollo will turn pale, and lashing the
FESTIVE horses Of the sun, the tanner chariot OF "a
forgotten god will make way for the glorious zenith
Of the Oscar Wilde
At tins moment the Boshnia gave q sudden luTch
and the grand young poet fell PROSTATE on the
rabbit SKINS, worshIpping Posedon, and calling
fcebly for the steward Seeing that be would bo In
capable of receiving any other lnteTyiowera, !
Quilted the cabin. drank the brandy and-sOda which
the steward bringing and hen returned &c shore
AS quickly possible. 30 here u the Ist Iutel-
Agence.