New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26

those OF the typical Frenchman. His hair IL thick
and white: his mustaches are Ike those OF
Sou,he-n soldier his nose is long and powerful and
his figure is well set. The people all stop to look
n, and gree, him for all Paris knows the man
Alexandra Dumas the Younger. who a Few days
ago celebrated The seventeen anniversary OF Ms
birth II IL seldom that Dumas returns TO his nome
without a new addition 10 his gallery OF paintings
or sculpture He prdes himself more on his knowl-
edge OF art than his novels and comedies only
recen,Iv he had n part OF his garden covered that
he might find place FOR his collections. Dumas the
Elder took more pride in his knowledge OF COOKERY
than I'm writing The Three Musketeers ana 'he
grandfather preferred people to wonder at his atm
let,c powers than to admire his talents as an army
leader. ~
The wealthy proprietor OF the Avenue de V''liers
palace was born IN attic room OF faris. whore
principal piece OF furniture was wri'lng desh Oh
July 90 1924 His father was then only twenty
wears old and still a secretary OF the Duke OF Or
leans a place secured for him by his father. the
old General Alexandra Dumas the Marquis de IN
Pailletere, who had gone 10 an early grave as '"e
result OF confinement In Neapoliian prisons f"'
the occupant OF the attic ROOM who was one DAY
~ make the name glorious had renowned the noble
title and called himself plain Dumas. Tor " WAS
plain In those distant days Negro blood. as Is wen
known circulated in their veins as the mother OF
the old general had been a native OF liavtL
The home TO which young Alexandra Dumas came
was not happy one. and the father soon deserted
he
FOR themselves This deserton and this struggle ana
the love for his mother his only parent Influenced
most OF Dumas's writings In later years long AFTER
he had come TO wealth honors and distinction.
When only seventeen years old. at the College
Rourbon young Dumas made his literary DEBUT In
n volume OF poetry entitled youthful Sins. Eut
M one seemed startled by his debut or by several
novels which he wrote later on. He had an ABILITY
to make debts at that time more prohouhceu IMAM
his ability to produce books for which the pu'hc
craved-folloWing In money matters tne ioo''
steps of his father lie soon owed 900" francs. TO
help overthrow the burden, he became reporter
nm one Of the Paris papers. and chroniced the
news OF the French capital from day to day
On one of his assignments" Dumas met a woman
OF the half world known as Marie Duplesss' lie
became Interested in the poor creature ana oecueu
10 mmor,alize her in book. He went to ST Ger
main hired a little room in one OF the INNS ior
which ne paid twenty day In three weeks
he had finished the novel. la Dame aux came
las" which has made bis name undyihs' iha' was
In lS48; his triumph was Immediate anu IL was
triumph which no other book tha' "e ""' "''
In the last few years Dumas has been silent,
THE C'lemenceau Case" which caused the world 70
talk was simply adaptation for the theatre Oh i'S
nGy am wFe" ohe e o Se few who speak
German and read Ge5 of oethe Fausi Which
made him many enemies ana suoeced time, m But he
treatment from many critics for Time "'' "'
disayowcd IL later. practically: =, 100000, ,,o,,r,
Dumas is hard worker and spends several hour r
daily in his beautiful study, surroundeu ny ms
Sian morning presened to nsh him S S ms
friend NJ. de Zichy the priSa.e To paintings
..Ths' Farewell OF Two Lovers and scene from
The Clemenceau Case. Ihese are "''0''e "''
vorites. - ,,.,,,,s and his father
after the taken place are among
ahe most beautiful in literary history ana are .i
&c the Younger although to-day an ola man. stl
IT nfors 10 nj. father with the homage of child
In the recent edition Of The Three Musks,eer 81
nsro,a among other things, the foIOWlnB d"-
dressed TO his fathers spirit; o,a ,y,u roach
'Wherever thou mayst be. my WORDS VIII rtrch
,hoc. for i'm the last twenty-three years IN Will
we have been separated. no day has gone py OH
,hich aid NOT think OF thee. my best triehd' an
Whcn n , Tho The i,npossible had happened and had
been able to forget thee a thousand VOICES "oN
have recalled thee daily TO my memory