New-York tribune., 1901-05-05


the magnificent vocal duet of the lovers IN 'he
second act which attains a musical climax
seldom surpassed. Bruneau's music is superoIy
sung by Mile. Delna, Mile. Raunay ana Mile
Guiraudon. but the difficulty is that al lile
characters are purely symbolic, and the French
public wants creatures of real hesh ana oloou'
Besides the opera is terribly sompre' the uh-
,b,,ad e,er,ents the sinking ships and hur
rtcanes proauced with all Zolas wealth Oh
imagination render still more mournful the
eerca +ennests raging in the hearts of the sym
bolic characters. IL is safe to predict that
"I,Ouragan." like "LAttaque du Moulin" which
is perhaps the best known of the other lyric
collaborations of Bruneau and zola, will find
more favor abroad than In France. Among the
select musical few in Paris. Bruneau is regarded
as the greatest French master of broad melody.
He is as sincere and earnest Zola. He re-
frains from cutting up his score for concert
room adaptations but this daring and original
composer-a sort of musical Rodin, as IL were
has not yet succeeded in catching the taste of
the French public. 'LAttaque du Moulin lie
Reve" and "Messidor'' for years will be
relegated to the lumber rooms of theatrical IL
braries. With characteristic fearlessness how
ever, the author and composer have resumed
their collaboration, and are already hard at
work on an ultra modern lyric comedy en-
Titled En1ant the dctlOii vi Nhi'H pass"
in Partisan society.
At the instigation of the Society of Friends
of Paris Monuments. the Municipal Council mas
decided to cooperate with the Ministry or flne
Arts and form museum in the house at NO
G Place des Vosges. where Victor Hugo wrote
Marion Delorrne" Hermann "Notre Dame de
Paris" and Les Feuilles d'Automne.' This
museum will contain not only objects that be
longed to Victor Hugo. but a collection or all
the first editions of his works. his sketches. his
pictures and his portraits. Part Of the expense
will be betrayed by NJ. Paul Meurice. who was
executor of the poets will
The exhibition of the works of Honore Dau-
mier at the Ecole des Beaux Arts is one OF the
most successful attractions of the Paris season
1t is a loan collection. comprising a thousand
numbers of which 115 oil paintings. There
is also a capital bronze statuette by Daumier
of Ratapoi and an excellent bass-relief fresco
OF Les Fugitifs' for the French master carl
caturist of the nineteenth century. whose
sketches form a living history of the political
and social life of the twenty years reign of
Louis Philippe. a sculptor as well as a
painter. The exhibition is daily thronged by
American artists to whom Daumer comes as
a sort of revelation, for his superb sentiment OF
color has never been fully appreciated. even in
the French art world, this being the first oc-
casion on which Daumier's paintings have ever
been brought together in show. Near the
entrance TO the exhibition, in glass case, hang
Daumers palette pencils and brushes. exactly
as the artist left them at the time OF his death
The Exposition de rEnfance. which opened to-
day In the Petit Palais. in the Avenue Nicholas
H. is the most charming and certainly the most
rar
year Nothing has been omitted of interest
to children or to lovers Of children. visit to
the section devoted to the child in art. contain
ing works of painting and sculpture dealing with
children. is in itself worth trip across the
Atlantic. There is a portrait OF Charles when
a child, painted by Cranach; there is a portrait
of the infant Duke of Maine. by Mignard: a
portrait of the youthful Prince of Orange. by
Mais: portrait of a little Dutch child. by Franz
Halls: other delightful portraits of children are
by Philippe de Champagne Lancret. Greuze
and Fragonnard The English school is repre-
sented by portraits by Romney, Lawrence,
Reynolds. Raeburn. Constable and Beechey.
There are exquisite busts Of children by Clodon
the little bootblack by Bastien Lepage is ad-
mirable: there is a curious collection of Japanese
children by Japanese artists. and a group of
children running out Of school, by Daumier-a
marvellous bit Of coloring. Three modern pict-
greatly admired are Nine. Charpentier and
her children, by Renoir painters children by
Besnard. and a child playing with a dog. by
Eugene Carriere. This gallery of children's
portraits includes remarkable canvases by
Carolus Duran, Jean Beraud. Jules Breton,
Munkacsy. Dubuffii. Degas. Boldini. zorn. Dag
nan -Bouveret, Weerts, Boutet de Monvel Bon
nat, Jules Lefebvre and Paul Laurens. series
of childrens miniatures by Hall is lent by NJ.
Gustave de Rothschild. There is a little portrait
of Dumas fills when a child. by Boulanger; there
beautiful statues of children by Puench and
by Paul Dubois. Among the relics is arm
chair presented to Marie Antoinette by the mar
ket women of Paris at the time of the Dauphns
birth: this is lent by Count Boni de CastelIane
There is a superb cradle presented by the city
of Paris to the Empress Eugene at the birth of
the Prince Imperial; It was designed and carved
by FRoment Meurice. The body is in rosewood
with enameIs in antique silver. A large silver
female figure personifying the city of Paris
holds a golden imperial crown suspended over
the pillow. This truly imperial cradle was at
Chiselhurst when NJ. George Cain, the director.
wrote to the Empress explaining the object of
the Exposition de PEnfance and asking the loan
of the cradle The Empress not only complied
but insisted upon paying the cost of transport
and also made gift Of the cradle to the city of
Paris. which yesterday accepted the Offering
Among other cradles are those of the King of
Rome and the Duke of Bordeaux. Other relics
are the skttles forged by Louis XVI, interesting
collections Of toys that belonged to Louis XIV.
Louis XVI. the King Of Rome. the Count of
Paris and the Prince Imperial There is a coll
lection of copybooks. with writing in the hand
of Louis XIV when he ten years old; there
scores of copybooks. maps. etc. made by the