Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-02
OUR LONDON LETTER,
unvciling The Statue Of tho yov.,,.,
and Dranallst Dumas at Paris.
sir Moses Montcilerc- The Cen,ep.,, i
a Long and Useful Life. -
Special corrospon1onco J, ~,


e. London, November hn,,a,
N II said somewhere, AT some tir,n = neaid
lie, that next TO the nnssos.i 80 ny
:, one OF great qualities, Is the oana.i,ss
II ior recognlHlng and appreciotino IN
is In others" Which stIggee,io, mem
c, time gave rise to the query m mo- ~ tie
mind; Whether can one recnenjs UWli
appreciate great qualities ii, anot Nv
- uhiess he or She to some extent IL
u possess such qualities2 NV 49,,
n ansWer TO THIS query was, that the ract
w ollc man discovering the elements
"a sig Nv hess IN another, and honorinr
- priHa .locie evidence that he - ivast
N wholly devoid of excellent uuoli,;ose
: II this conclusion is correct tban I,
lolloWs That France and Enpland aa
rather the French aud Enplfsh bntl,
{ possess qualities that in the. ,vnrI,ii'
l. estnallon go for greatness. on liz
: ith instant SUNDAY, by The way) paris
) .uihe't VuI en- moSse to do honor to
one OF her great men, who, thongI
uead IN The flesh, lives and viii loSm
, I'VE IN the hearts of the French neo'
PIE me purpose Of tie GATHERING
MnS ~ Withess Tie unwilling of the |
T ii,'.ii't Wnich nus been erected in |
Iloohof OF Alexandra Dumas, in tba
Place Atalesherbcs. From tbn Wv, Wv
ports OF The ceremonies published
here, | gather the followint. particu'
lnrs, which | trust and believe win not
be without interest 10 Anlericnn
readtf-, many If notmost of when
nave enjoyed the master works OF tl,a
great writer. Wy
In the early afternoon tho stntpe
was nunraped and exposed to view |,
WiSii iIs unconventional simplicity
anu naiurAlness ut once impressed lhp
/ spectator Dunas Is seated, scroll and ,
pen ~ I'liu, with AN animated eX- |
| preston OF face as though meditating
| one of those stirring and exciting in,j,
dents That he is delighted to descrihn :
Ills dress Is very simple, beipga loose /
ufeSSihg gown trousers and slipners. /
ms Wurklngs,lress in which. at hisson,s n
suggestion, the artist represented him a
fellow IS group of three figures. n n
young girl seated in the middle with n
an open book in her lap, to her left a n
student and to her right bare-armed d
workman, The farmer looking over her r,
shoulder the latter listening eagerly Il
10 me recital OF one of the autho, = TO. 4
nl'tli'i 10 t''es' At The back of the pc OF
desL"i Is seated the figure of the Ii,
Observation-Disclosures, Dumas, inv, rite az 81
ana most characteristic hero. n
jhe artist was. Gustave Dore ci
WHO, when thern ,, e ~
uuseemly .'suunbDley he,,,o,, ~ n,
certain other artists who wanted To do M
the work, as to what nav shonIJ I ho inv inv
received for II, volunteered to do il de
his work being his con. To-
trlbution to the memorial in honor of cas-
the inau whom he so mich odmired ~, de-,
y writer. Ii was stated of him that in
the design from which Tho ,,,nmI. ,,,"o - -
executed was siletched Nv hin, Of sto,
single sitting and wilnny,t mr,,o,S ned
or stndv In KIT tbot anc,
il was in the naturr az an irariratir,, ovo,
This fact cpupled viii, H. thnr IN, In i
hat il was the las Won't n a,,,, ,an,; and
ute done by him investad ',lra no. Mo,
norill with Special intnrast fnr thosa wa,
who knew the Facts. NJ do .enven whs
he president of the memorial com, reli,
nittee, told an aneednte of Dore In. vat,
with the statue ,,,l,,oh to a
hows what hard and enthusiaslie war
yorker The painfer-scnInfor yr.s. - as
allied upon him ono daI IL, he Si,dia hsv
nd eutieated him Ia be nno,s. car'n,I and
If his health. sNn, hn ,,n,,iiol NJ Of
must make haste to atone far - cry. len,
ny Injustice. They INV ,,o,o ~, ~ ~ con
names t9 tba ",aot nov ch,
of paris MI ~ h"va tacl
to a bacl, ailev sn illus ,ono
rlous name dear to evarv ono of mo tion
must uvenge this shnn1af,l hnr,is,, ~ thn
n this connerrjon i me- ,'o,,.ir, $40,
hat il was noticed Inv nan,,,, .hnt NJ tho
dumas M was nh.si,t TO- ,i i''u Az III
rration. Upon inoniw w hain le , in.,i whi
was ascnrlainad ttnt Will fian;''1, 10 !
rance was doinT Lo,,n,. ~ a. No ~ ~ haCa
father he hnd "ona 70 -, az nh
Ieath upon Inc to,ni az ~ Gnn. 49,. f1 ~,
ofe rs a protest II WOO " ,',n,',,d trao
gainst the neglect nf ,'at ,,at
lring the ceremony In "'' do viii
X private honor ~ ~ 10 , ""S u0 tha Ia,
mong the other snao.i,a 9 '.oi,ioiS Nv iaV =
occasion was onp ~, AZ mutt ~, ~ IN iJ
oucet, as nresi,Iont ta oni.i.'is a",S
amatic authors who 'iJ s1o,sy ~ i,
e words: "At "na I tinoa M,,l , mriw
lend of The G,ibar a9 ~ 'i' ~; yuuIS p.m
lend of tha sn,, ~ ~, 'i'iies an oi, NV,
q 6ot - Nv hio SHUT Nv va
ent two oiorio WIS ii'oi'u- ieall'
ernt,ire-Dt,vo tn' 9, year Lp men
thout ever baina s ry,'cf'' w witch, Y''' y.
tn the otbnr al i1n,puti"c c oi'e ' VI
tied in mo s,,,,o i,i ie1S ivioSqi W.
lie. CIoretie ,,','.Ioit",itJ. ~. min
ne soriatv nIsn ~ tiiesauene "a '.e w
ON tbe oS,,a '.i7" ''"u s9nig.ii'iis ~ unu
w,;rd, .i" uel,iv.eu .hc ~
production of o,,o ~ hil iintei1"is ~ snrl