The Portland daily press., 1893-06-13

present minister there, Thus, In the
course of time, the Corcoran family
has worked around from being re-
garded as half-union in their feelings
to become representatives of the
United States at the very court to
which Slidell went. In those DAVIS I
used to see Slldeu, and Mason, too, in
the countries to which they were ac-
credited. Slidel1's daughter has mar.
ried southern railroad exploiter;
Erlinger, think, he was named.
In course OF time I got to know Mr..
Corcoran, too, and his name stands
high among the promoters of art. Gin
cinnati to this day holds tender place
in the hearts of men who like TO see
American art long, prudent and par
ticular. The carving in wood in that
city, introduced by family Of old
English people, has Left prosecutors
behind it. I went into the house Of
Mr.. George, at Parkersbnrg. w. Va, q
few years past, and found it exquisite
in wood carving. every piece made for
it's place, and no duplication outside od
the house OF any bit eof work In ii.
There were pictures in wood, poems
ia maptelpieces and friezes, and the
kind old man who lived in the house
sat among these things and talked
about his wife and daughter, who had
gone OF to Europe to give themselves
apprenticeship Ia the arts. This great
exhibition at Chicago will answer
the same purpose to hundreds OF
thousands OF hungry souls, who do not
liloe lard, butter, canned meat and
other things Of traffic, which eonsti.
tute SO much Of the life of the western
states. II we are young people, we
are descended from old ones and from
nations in which was the spark Of art
The artistic instinct in man IL shout
the best tribute he can pay to his al.
legged Creator, for the Creator must
have had the art spirit If He made
theee shapes as we see them. Darwin
says He didn't. But II the Creator did
not make them just rs they are. il
there was no image Of the Creator to
model by, still the growth Of the beau
tiful as it appears TO us is worthy Of
pursuit. They used to paint men be-
fore they had anatomical them, sup
pose, or did the pointer closely follow
the anatomist?
Years passed on and I saw the same
picture transferred to the st. Nicholas
hotel, Cincinnati, the main restaurant
Of that city, q place for fine wines, etc.
Ia the smoking parlor of the hotel was
this great canvas, and found chat the
sons of the eatfng-hcuse keeper had
become by development landlords and
were men Of note.
In course Of time the chief of ST.
Nicholas hotel wrote to me, asking me
if would hunt up the story Of that
painting and Of the artist that painted
it. He said 1t was Pauline Bonaparte.
the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, who
married, when young widow, Prince
Borgia, in Rome, q lover Of paintings.
The picture, he said, had been brought
in the collection Of Joseph Bonaparte to
his house of exile at Bordentown,
N. j., and after Joseph Bonaparts re-
turned to Europe by the consent Of the
allied monarehs he had many Of his
paintings sold, and this one was bought
by Nicholas Longworth, Jerseyman,
who had removed to Cincinnati, like
many other Jerseymen from the time oi
Jonathan Dayton, in order to grow rich
in western real estate.
set to work and found what little
there was about this artist, Jacobin,
and companion OF David the painter
who was expelled to Russia after the
restoration Of the Bourbons. am not
sure that the painting represents Paul.
inc Bonaparte, though that is it's repu-
tation, I think it probable that ita
having been in possession Of Joseph
Bonaparte Led to the inference, per.
haps the boast, that it was Paul
inc, the great beauty I have read,
however, that Pauline was rather Of a
golden tint, whereas this woman was
dark. The sketch Imade OF the picture
wa rewarded By a nice bit OF furni.
ture from Cincinnati, 50 that even to
ma Nicholas Longworth had been
something Of benefactien GATE