The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-19

''The Seven Lamps of Architecture" ant
In 1878 1.-THE Stones of Venice" botl
written for the purpose of promoting
better style of architecture. Thereafte,
his we'll known works on art and archi
lecture and revised editions of his Garlic
works appeared in rapid succession, bu
10 or 10 years ago the world began t
suspect that there was something tn
matter with him, His vehement Ian
guage about the philistines, as he calle'
those who do not appreciate art, his anti
economics, as the Manchester schoo
called his theories, and especially hi
plea that machinery injured the conntr.
caused people to regard him as being O
the sort WHICH Americans call "cranks.
It was while in this state of mind n
doubt that he wrote that very vigorou
criticism on Artist Whigtler's "A Noe
turne In Black and Gold" 1t ran thu:
"For Mr.. Whistler's own sake no les
than for the protection of the purchase
Sir Coutts Lindsay ought not to hav
admitted into the gallery a picture /
which the Ill educated conceit OF th
artist so nearly approached the aspect (
willful imposture. / have seen an
heard much of cockney ~impudence, bu
neve expected to hear a coxcomb as
200 guineas for finging a pot of paint ]
the public's face"
Mr.. Whistler sued for 81 900 damag,
and got a farthing.
All this time, however, Mr.. Ruski
was making money at a rate whie
amazed more popular authors. He a
ways published his own works and tn
in such an expensive style that few En-
lishmen could afford to buy them, b
his income is never less than $15, 900
year. He inherited e200, 900 from b
father, a London wine merchant, al
gave most of it away. Even now
maintains a small army of pensionel
When it is added that he was born
London in February, 1919, and W
graduated from Christ church, OxfoI
in 1912, the biography Of the man
complete.
OF the laureateship, however, mu
might be written, and some OF it We
amusing. 1t is the custom to date
from John Dryden because he first ma
it of great importance, and since
time the succession has been regular, |
the first poet laureate mentioned in FL
lish history was John Kay, who receii
the honor from Edward Nv. In 1880
first patent for the Office was grant
and the salary was fixed at g100 per
- &sa.o1 - (Vrr,~~ r,ra 1
for the latter a communication of e27
afterward paid. Beginning with II
when the place first became a hid
honorable one. the poets laureate III
been John Dryden, Thomas ShadyI
Nahum Tate, Nicholas Rowe, Lawn
Eusden, Colley Gbber, William VII
head, Thomas Warrior, Henry Jdl
Pye, Robert Southey. William Wa
worth and Alfred Tennyson.
Every reader knows Dryden, Sout
Wordsworth and Tennyson, and d
know Cbber and Pye, but the other
happily obscure. Nahum Tate stan
British political history as o namF
reproach and ridicule. He lived in
Iy exciting times, the reigns of CB
III, James III, William and Anneh
took are that parties should not lr
gain control SO rapidly as to catch
in a losing situation. Thomas Shal
is chiefly remembered as the h1f
Dryden's satire of Mac Flecknoslt
he was not SO dull as Dryden pRd
him. He was made poet laureatfn
Dryden was removed, but dieur
years later and was succeeded BITE.
As to Nicholas Rowe, thousandve
read and smiled or sighed over pi-
faphl in Westminster abbey, whehis
widow extols his virtues ard heron
solable grief in quaint AMI. aories.
4 point for satire was added byta act
fhat She married again about trne
- epitaph was carved, and only is
1 she married the man who Ssed
4. 8. P. Boz