New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30

and soon afterward to have been repainted very
clumeily. / should not despair OF seeing II sue
cessfully restored II it were placed In the hahus
OF a man like Hauser, of Berlin. since nowadays
know so much more about the scientinc res
toraton Of pictures than was ever known before
II this could be done. and II this picture coud De
bought and placed In the Central Gallery Oh '"e
City Of London. where It would be seen In good
light. an important addition would be made to the
historical monuments OF this great capital ana
American visitors would find an additional reason
for exploring the Guildhall.
THE OXFORD BOOK SALE.
Another sale which has interested the little
world OF connoisseurs, though the great puoic
knew nothing about it. that which Messrs'
Sotheby made the other day OF $40 books from
the library Of the late Earl Of Oxford. He was a
Wapole who inherited some OF the tastes or MS
distinguished kinsman. the builder OF strawberry
Hill. and his books. all OF which he himself
bought, were very choice examples both Tor
rarity. condition and beauty. He had an espe-
cia taste for bindings. and paid large prices Tor
books that had come from the famous French
and Italian collections OF the last three centuries
and for works OF which one might say with
Pope. These Aldw printed those Dussueil mas
bound" Very good prices were realized espe-
cIally for a small but beautiful example of lie
Monnier's inlaid binding 1 am told that the
present Lord Oxford has kept back about 800
volumes the choicest portion Of his predecessors
exquisite little library.
London has to-day to boast OF an addition 70
Its statues for Mr.. Onsow Fords equestrian
monument to Field marshal Lord Strathnairn
has at last been placed in position In knights
bridge. Mr.. Ford is one OF the most interesting
Of our sculptors, and everything that ne does
shows the traces not only OF truly artistic eye
and hand but OF a sound training in the only
school where sculpture can be learned at the
nresent day the school Of Paris. One point in
which his new monument Is happily contrasted
with the late Mr.. Boehms statue OF Wellington
Ia the pedestal, which Is what 1t ought to be,
ntly designed as a living portion OF the whole
work. whereas In the Wellington Monument II Is
lust an ugly square block OF granite when bears
no relation either to the norseman above or 70
the foot soldiers below. 1t f. surprising that
English scuptors should only just now be awak-
ing TO the fact that monument is an organic
whole. OF which the figure OF the person repre-
sented is only part. and that the unity Oh 'ne
u,ork tho singleness OF the impression That II
creates, IL every whit as important d" the per
lection Of any OF the details
pUsE AND BERNHARDT.
For the moment Signora Duse is resting. though
she appears again at another theatre. the savoy
for a second brief season a week hence reJo'ce
% saw that her sincere and wonderful art has
now quite come home 10 the mind OF London; that
our educated pubic at least-and 1t Is very large
publlc-has found out the value. the truth ana
the beauty OF Il. and that she can command
crowded audiences whenever she chooses TO per-
form Even the vast theatre OF Drury Lane was
a a0da M
thrilled with the extraordinary art OF her per-
Torrance. The young school OF critics are point
ing. no, withou, malicious exultatlon. at the con-
,-,s, hc,ween this art and what they call the
,,icLiness and the artllciallty Of the rival per-
former IN the same role but am bound 10 adi
TIM, Nine Sarah Bernhard still has an Immense
following and that Days Theatre has been iuil
xhenever she has performed. Her new piece La
pr,nc...e Iontalne" Is. however. great disap-
,,ointmcn,: smoothly rhymcd, and made 10 con-
tain one great scene" OF coursc-a scene oi long
arrs and stralning embraces and swift al'crha-
lions OF yea" and "nay"-but withal the siiiiest
plav. as a play. that ever saw great actress
nerform In Browning's little poem hudei l"
IN. Lady OF Tripol. tells the same s'O''' anu 30
worth n dozen dramas Ike this
Tn. literary productions Of the week are not
co,snjcuou,. though as the poor reviewers know
they are as numerous as ever. ferhaps '""S'
that will be most talked about are sir Mar'"
Conveys lively chapters called The Alps from
End TO End" the work Of hrst-ra'c chfhoe'
and Of a real man u letters. not nade1ua'''y IL
Illustrated by Mr. Mccormick; and the TWO s'"u'-
,aneous TRANSACTIONS OF Cariotta LETTERS sony"
Kovalevsky" That this book Will have anything
Ike the success OF Marie Bashklrsers )ourha' l
ao no, believe but still. the Russian vogue IS no,
quit. over. and there are apparently NUMBER oil
nersons who are ready to take an interest III the
curious career Of a Slavonic heroine VINO was Il.
rho same time a very eminent mathematician anu
a creature Of wavering moods passionate ou'-
breaks OF Jealousy and such MS OF a''e'na'e Wv
ing and craving as must nave mauc "a "'' NV
most diflcut companion that ever n.y.
HUMPHREY WARD.