New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

the picture. he was at last convinced 'ha' '"e
portrait was exactly Ike him.
nv means of these portraits. Mr.. Landor was
admitted TO palaces of the King and the princes
on very intimate terms. He painted porra'' Vi
the King and made sketches In various parts ol
the palace and the grounds One day Prince MIN
led him to spot from which ne req"esteu Il
sketch in the name of the King. There was nun
ing OF interest be seen. and at first MT. Lau''
was puzzled. But. glancing up TO "'huo" oe
hind him Il occurred to him that the whoie a'iai
was hit OF strategy to give the Queen cnahce
IN GOO him at work Accordingly he ADDS
beean the sketch with my back to the WINDOW
for II must be remembered, to look at the queen
&c an offence punishable with death. | had not
heen many minutes at work before heard IN"
sliding window gently move. knew what was
coming and tried to screen the sketch WIN ~.
body So as to compel the observer, Whoe.e, !,
was to lean well out Of the window. II ne wisnTu
to SEQ 1t. \ little way off were hunhfens oi so'
dIers walking or squatting on the ground All oI
a sudden there was piercing squeak ana pi'Cn
,hange of scene. Every one standing leIi Hat "''
his chest. the soldiers to man ma tnelr naees am
their hands on the ground. Then for moment an
was silence then there followed another shriek;
II was evidently command to stand sun un.lI @
further notice. At this point there was anotnei ae1
noise al the window. II 1t were being pushed
quite open and | heard a whisper. Inc supreme
moment had come. and was bold ! tuIrsu III,
quickly around II was just as had Juuseu, In
Queen with her bright. jet-black eyes anu ren,eu
features was there caught I'm the act OF thrust,ns
her head out of the window. while seVeiai i'uIu'
Of different ages were in the pacKgrouhu, appa '
emily on the tins Of their toes and peepine over
Her Maiesty's shoulders | had Just tiine 10 see
her face: for. taken as she was. py surPliSe' a..
such an unbounded bit OF iorwardness on III, ,ny
mart she remained perplexed Tor secohu ,nel
quickly withdrew, coming into dreadiul colisoh
with her ladles-n- waiting who were Al tne n'o %
ment just moving forward The slidhe Wiiuy" WITH,
.,t..g Il. hfr -
tor from inside-appaTently they had enjoyed the
f,n-and by the sound Of shTill whistle me men
who had been lying dead rose ana neu reneNeu .e.,
from their uncomfortable position III the queen
had been Offended. the King would hardly nave
greeted the young painter with smile rev mo
ments later. She Is said To faVoi the eihancipi-
,i,n ~ corean women from their present seclusion
and from the legal slavery In Which 'hey are
held =,
Mr. I.andor explains that the name Corea Is m
cor-ort II is derived from A word which has long
heen obsolete The people call their country
chosen which he translates by the phrase Land
of the Morning calm" He deplores the fact thar
the Kingdom was ever opened To foreigners. apu
he shows. as most English writer's of recent
date In the East do marked dislike oi the Japan
ose Moreover he does not believe In western
culture for the East. MANY evils are before
vou" he exclams In apostrophe to Corel:
''hut of al the great calamities that might beiili
YOU | can conceive of none greater tnah an az,
temp; to convert YOU into cVihZed hauu",
His book H. highly entertaining not BY reason oi
itr literary merit. but because II Is lively record
Of personal observation under extremely iaVora-
HE conditions How minutely the author Oh
served things is shown In his remark that. whiic,
the corners of an Engshmans mouth curl up
ward when he is amused or pleased. NOSE oI W ,ne
Corean turn down. The portraits that he gives
are those ~ men of high breeding. of contempla-
tive rather than active disposition Ihere Is Il
singular refinement in these faces. ana ap'oiut'N
-, ,-ac. ~ IN. dlstincivcly Mongolian features.
Mr. Landor remarks that many members ot me
royal and noble families might well he taken Tor
Caucasians Tho population In g"nrial SHOWS
tvpcs corresponding to every rae" In ASA