The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23

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Ink drawings and water color sketches,
OF almO microscopic delicacy, adOn not
only the heads and tails Of chapters. but
the narrow strips OF margin around Che
letter press upon the pages. a. these
must Necessarily be the product OF the
most careful and painstaking work OF
very skillfui artists. whose art cOln-
mauds very Li.h prices. there is hardly
a limit assirnabic % the expenditure that
may be INDUCED ia for this SORT Of orno-
mentltion 81 single copy OF a chosen
book.
The late millionaire banker, j. "
Drexel, ordered of MAJ. David Edward
Cr0nin q cops ii Gen. Grants autobiog-
r1phy, illustrated Oh the margins, iCr
which he agreed to pay - 900. lie died
before the work OF illustration was COM
pictcd and Nj Augustin +. DAILY se-
cured the book for Sl,JJO, but even az
that price the proportions Of q for book
md .l93 for marginal illustration arc
suggestive, and Nal Cronin says that
lhc work Will bear thousands u dollars
worth more II similar adjournment
Among the exquisite drawings IN this
costly hook are over two hundred pOT-
traits OF distinguished heroes Of the wax
Of the rebellion, both Federal and Confed-
crate, ia the making Of which Maj. Cronin
achieved what he believes 10 be- an i'm
portant discovery in physiognomic
sclence-nOtllug less than the lighting
nose" or nose OF the soldier, which he
demonstrates Is 40 least IS markedly IN
licativa Of character Is any other physi-
col tIait previously noted. Speaking on
the subJcetly recently he said:
"a
Gas mv drawings copies from photo
graphs were chiefly made with pen and
ink, 1t was necessary, IN order % secure
accurate resemblance, TO dwell with
great particularly upon every line and
feature, especially as in pen and ink
drawing on delicate paper mistakes can
no. be ciIaced. knowing the general
character and history Of my subjects, il
,vas natural that | should remark any
hing in the facial outlines plainly indie
alive Of either. and before / finished my
work detected at least one peculiarly
which seemed 50 invariably Characters
re Of a certain class Of soldier that
came to regard it almost a. n demon
5tratel generalization. At all events,
AutNilaA AlINAlWl4NLldAI1 ~ tADAf liz ~
tempt at generalization may be worthy
Of record, even should nothing more be
proved than a series OF remarkable coin
cideuces
Those who are familiar with the his
tory OF the late war know that there was
a class Of soldiers distinguished by SOFT
II personal intIepidity, amounting al
most to ferocity. They were, perhaps,
no Drawer than others who, IN action,
were governed by a sense Of duty incul-
Gated by stern discipline But tho class
TO which / refer appear to have been &C.
iuatel not only by n sense Of duty and
sometimes by spirit Of gallantry, hut
also by a fcryent love Of fighting. They
eloricd in the tempest Of battles. Gen.
Phil Kearny was good representative
Of this class
There were many famous generals
who did not Lelong to this class; good stra-
tegists Ike Cen. Joe Johnston; great or
ganizers, like Mcclellan; able command
ers u q corps and tacticians, like Frank
lin Newton Humphreys, Wright and
Warren; trusted Ia council like Halleck,
meiA0dlcal and executive, like Meade
and Mcdowell, or comprehensive. watch
iul and patient Ike Lee.
THAT there were 50 many West Point
graduates often very capable officers wig
lid not exhibit the personal quality
have described does not seem strange
when We are reminded or the fact that
III who enter West Point do not yOlun
tarily choose tho career Of q soldier
Some ale merely passive in their choice,
influenced by the wishes OF parents OF
guardians. Others arc prompted by q de.
sire to secure the unusual advantages Of
the educational course 40 that institu.
ton Cen Grant himself, as lie tellsus
IN his memoirs, was aveise % military
career and II first tried 10 cyadea course
AZ West Point, though IN his case, eyi-
IDENTIFY, he did not mistake his calling
On the other hand, some OF the officers
who possessed the qualify OF personal ia.
repidity ~ an excessive degree were
West Point graduates. Obviously, IN
their choice OF profession, they were per
mitteI 70 follow their natural bent