Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-02-06
NIld-Wintor February Century.

A remarkable feature of the Mid Win
ter Century IS the opening article on
"Gerome," the famous French artist and
trainer of artists. Gerome. of all con-
temporary French painters, is best known
in this country, not only because of the
popularity of his works, but because so
many of our leading artists have been
trained bv him in the free national school
the Beaux Arts, or else generously assist
ed by private advice and encouragement
Gerome himself has helped in the prepar-
alton of Mrs, Hering's article by permit.
ting the engraving of some Of his most
interesting pictures. which have not yet
been seen in America, as we'll as some of
his studies for pictures. He supplies al
so sketch of his own life, and has al
lowed the use of conversations and let
tiers. Particularly interesting is the from
tispiece, which IS an engraving of this
masters Napoleon before the Sphinx, % a
picture which is special favorite with
the artist himself and which remains in
his own possession. Supplementary to
this article there are published "Open
Letters on Gerome by the we'll known
American artists, George de Forest
Brush, E. H. Blashfeld. Kenyon Cox,
Wyatt Eaton, Will H Dow, John H.
NiemeYer. S. W. Van Shaich, A. H.
Thayer and J. Alden Weir. All of these
artists were pupils of Gerome's in the
Beaux-Arts, except Mr.. Blashfeld, and
he is indebted to Gerome for criticism
and advice.
| Other specially artistic features of this
number are Mr.. Coles engravlngs from
the originals of Simone Memmi, with &C
companying articles by Mr.. Stillman and
Mr.. Cole, in the series of "Old Italian
Matters; also the fourth of Mrs. Mary
Hallock Foote's pictures Of the Far West
t'The Orchard Win l. Break"
Two leading serial features of this
number are sustained in particularly
interesting installment of the Life of
Lincoln" and Siberian chapter by Geo.
KEENAN, entitled "Exiles at Irkutsk." In
the 'fLipceln Life" the authors give an
account of the events leading up to the
final removal of General Mcclellan. They
fortify their account by citations from
MSS, in their possession, aud by 1.-The
Presidents own words, taken down at
the time they were uttered" The same
installment contains an interesting de.
scriptiOn of the financial measures in
which the President supported Mr..
Chase, and chapter of unsurpassed in
terest on the relations between the Presi-
dent and Messrs. Seward and Chase. In
connection with the story of resignation
of these two secretaries striking Incl.
dent is given from the diary of one OF
the authors. In Mr.. Remnants 'Exiles
at Irkutsk" some astounding facts are
narrated in the line of those already CIV
en-, and which have attracted the atten
ton of the civilized world. War sub
jects are continued in Memoranda oil
the Civil War;" the subjects being '"The
Battle of Franklin" and the "Canal al
Island No. TO-"
"Slow- Burning Construction" by Mr.
Edward Atkinson, of Boston, is an artl
Gle OF practical directions as to the con
struction of buildings, partly flreproof.
on the cheapest plan. Many readers Will
be surprised to learn how much advance
has already been made in this direction