The record-union., 1899-07-30

iorln. Inc buyer complied with these
eohuitlons. and sent in a new declara.
ION properly drawn up. Meanwhile
she picture was travelling toward the
Irontier, probably in the bottom of a
Dig trunk, and when the Italian officials
went TO inspect the picture they found
That the visiting card was false. that
Tue name written on the stamped paper
OF proper size and form was also false.
ana tnat the address was misleading.
The WHY buyer has not been heard Of
since, and all that is left is the DECLARE,
iioh OF slgnor Baccei. Minister of Pub
Tic instruction. that energetic meas
ures will be taken.
Two medallion portraits-of Keata
and of Lamb-have been placed at the
doorway of the Passmore Free Library.
Edmonton, England Frederic Harri-
son, who made the presentation speech,
SAID that Lamb had no second in prose,
Keats no second in verse. According
| to Mr.. Harrison, 1.-The present engine
turned double action system of teaching
with examining, constant work at high
pressure and examination upon exam
ination is not favorable to the cultiva-
ton of literary genius
1T looks as if some of our promoters
were OVERRIDING the work of presenting
| monuments to France" saws the cart
Interchange" Mr. Peck's scheme q
raising a monument to Lafayette in
Paris is hardly assured. when some one
in Philadelphia has sprung the plan of
n 70 hG
erected in his native village in France
1t proposes to raise the necessary $780,
600, which the statue will cost, in TINS
country. Again. the project of an
equestrian statue of Washington, which
some women in Washington have been
working for during the last two years
and which they propose to erect in
one of the public squares of Paris, is
not yet assured, since thus far only
$50, 600 has been secured for the pur-
pose, a sum that would not go very far
in so ambitious scheme The above
remarks remind one that it is not ONLY
foreign schemes which prove abortive
The money is not yet forthcoming for
that monument to Hahnemann which
was commissioned some years ago, and
is still standing in the sculptors studio
awaiting the necessary funds for it's
erection.
Pearson's Magazine: 1t has been
common practice with artists Of
all ages and countries to paint
their pictures, and at the Cffizi
Gallery in Florence can be seen a
magnificent collection of portraits
Of the worlds great painters done
by themselves. 1t is coveted
honor to be invited to contribute your
own portrait to this collection, for you
must be eminent before this compli-
ment is paid to you.
AS may be easily understood, paint
ing your own portrait is a somewhat
troublesome task, for the painter must
do good deal from memory, especially
if he puts himself in an attitude which
it is difficult to reflect in mirror. A
straightforward portrait looking out of
the picture is obviously the easiest to
manage, for the painter has only to
place the mirror in front of him to see
his model.
Triple and quadruple mirrors must
be employed, when the attitude is in
any way removed from full face. A
for oneself, but a three-quarter face
would be no less So as in both cases
the artist would be working from re-
Election of a reflection, which, to say
the least of it, is a bothering con-
dition.
In these days of photography the