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some maintain their level. such as 1t ID;
and others are but ghosts Of their former
selves. There Is academic work that is
positively comic in its ineptitude. but it
does not seem needful to mention the names
Of those who show it for they are old men.
and once they did better.
Sargent has evidently got too much to
do. He shows six portraits. Ave new and
one old. The latter is the half length Of
Leon Delafosse, the musician-a beautiful
portrait, and one with which it would be
difficult to find fault.
good and a dignihed portrait. too; Is
that Of Manuel Garcia. presented on his
hundredth birthday. He does not look a
hundred in the portrait. nor in actual life.
but he does appear good deal older than
Sargent's delineation. And the artists
summary notation of the socket Of the eye.
seen in profile, takes no account Of the eye
itself. This gives a sightless look to the
face and interferes with ones enjoyment
of a finely conceived and finely painted
portrait.
One second more Of sargent's time would
pr obably have sufficed But one second OF
Sargent's time means something-at pres
ent rates. and averaged over the year.
probably about half a cent.
Many more seconds would have been
needed to make the full length of the Count
ess OF Warwick satisfactory On the other
hand, the dash and bravura Of "A Vele
Gonfie" (-With Swelling Sails y is very sue
cessful. 1t is the portrait OF handsome
brunette who has donned the mantle and
sword Of cavalier Miss Wertheimer
was the original.
There is, further. three-quarter length
of Lady Helen Vincent. in black and rose
appearing somewhat hard and cut out
about the shoulders and seen against a
dark red curtain that one knows; and then
the large group of the Marlborough family
depicted on a canvas measuring about 10
feet in height by in width.
The scene is at Blenheim Palace, a kind
Of slcove, with a column at either side,
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LONDON, May 19.-This year there is
moro talk about the works rejected by the
Royal Academy than about those actually
shown. Among the reflections was statue
called 'Lycidas," modelled in wax on core
of wood and colored to represent old
bronze.
Technically, it is excellent work; 1t was
executed by Hazard Thomas, man who
takes his art very seriously. He is an
Englishman who lives at Capri and has de-
voted many years to the study OF Greek
etatuary. and from time to time he comes
to London to show what he has been doing.
-, =, ,When this statue of "Lycidas" was re-
ft3stH BY the academic committee, certain
acAdemicians, of whom Sir William Rich
mond was one. advised Hazard Thomas
to send this work, which represented two
or three years Of thought and labor, to
the summer exhibition Of the New Gallery,
Regent street. And there -1.ycidas" re-
ceived the place of honor.
"Lycidas" Is extravagantly praised by
the critics and doomed by the press. The
one thing that nobody understands is why
it Is called -Lycidas, and many ingenious
theories have been advanced to account for
It's name.
The Academy says nothing, and the sculp-
tor says nothing, 50 IL seems we'll TO mention
the circumstance that when -Lycidas"
rade his appearance before the academic
committee he was not called Lycidas, =
but "Narcissus. A statue must have a
pane. seemingly. but what it represents,
n real work of art. is not a name, but an
idea. Ideas are difficult to name. and "Ly-
cidas" is more appropriate than Smith,
Somehow, the Royal Academy has never
been allowed to lead the retceful bust
nesslike existence which its corporate
soul aspires to and deserves. In some
soft part of it's comPlaceAcy there always
eticks thorn. il not stake.
SION after its foundation in 7sS it hap
pened that member nc nod Gainsborough
insisted on painting portrsits of pretty
women when he ought 10 have been at
tending to the corporate interests. Nat
urally the council proposed that the name
of Mr. Cansborough h, removed from
the list of mombers,
But other members objected strenuousy
They even talked about it in public. and
for the council and the businesslike ma
iority there was a lot of trouble.
Time and again there has been trouble.
external and internal through some such
rational procedure, whether of the council.
the selection committee. the hanging COM
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this exhibition will be visited by fewer
than the customary 100000 seekers after
culture, price one shilling, nor that fewer
than usual will purchase the catalogue.
price another shilling, Here at least some
twenty thousand of pounds sterling, just
while you wait.
What business man would not be proud
il by taking 80 little thought he could pro-
duce so much money? What, then, is tie
matter with the Royal Academy of Arts?
There is one danger, but it is not as yet
very immi nent. There are signs which
show that many people are beginning
to take an intelli gent interest in art, as
distinguished from the business Of picture
making. and. to a less extent. from the
collecting Of pictures solely for the sake Of
the pc inters autograph
Instead Of asking who painted picture
they begin to ask themselves whether
they really like it. At Christie's they see
works hy academicians selling for twenty
or thirty pounds. works which cost hundreds
only few years ago. They begin to I'M
derstand why it is and there are now few
press critics who are willing and able to
teach them
Herein lies the danger for the Royal
Academy ana lot TlHny plcbuIe dedleTe'
Already one well known firm of dealers
in poor pictures can hardly sell to anybody
but Americans Columbus IL the patron
saint Of European dealers in poor pictures,
old or new.
or course there is good work at the Royal
Academy. but the proportion L. small
and il the works by outsiders were removed
there would not be many things left that
one cared to see. OF the outsiders works
generally it may be said that there is dis
tinct technical improvement
They seem to have profited by the many
exhibitions Of foreign work which have
been held in London Of late years. They
paint much better than they did, and espe-
cialy Is this true Of women,
But the academicians remain pretty
much where they were. A few progress,
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sure but he was right. At any rate think
the American woman Of fashion has gone
so far in her imitation OF English speech
and mannerisms that she has lost, or is
losing, her individuality and her reputa-
ton for originality. and therefore losing
good deal OF her charm in the eyes OF for
eigners.
IAN imitation English woman can never
be an English woman neither is she genu-
inc American. have never heard that the
Boston woman was a wild success in Lon.
don even in the days when she approached
more nearly than other Americans in speech.
at least to the English standard.
But to 60 back to the lisp. No one can
tell exactly from whence it came nor why,
nor how long 1t will stay. 1t Is certain.
however. that the prettiest and emartest
women are practising it and with great
success.
Il know women who use it only on COCA
sions when they want to make an impress
sion. For instance it goes better with a tea
gown or dinner dress than with shop
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step in the immediate foreground, and
another step little further away. Over
head Is bust OF the first Duke, the great
Duke Of Marlborough, hanked by trophies
Of Families and Blenheim. standards en-
broidered with golden heurs de lis.
Charles Spencer-Churchill, Duke Of
Marlborough. stands at the left OF the
picture. arrayed in blue velvet mantle,
which appears almost black-the robes,
COLLAR and other insignia of the Order Of
the Garter. He looks bored. and the con-
oeption is somewhat like Van Dyck.
Consuelo, Duchess Of Marlborough, stands
to the right middle of the picture, her head
high above that of the Duke. and high
above her own shoulders, and her eye
brows high above her eyes. most aspir-
ing and sprighty head 1t is that shoots up.
like flower on its stalk, from the low
evening gown of black brocade and rose,
trimmed with fur about the neck
To the lips Sargent has lent the carmine
OF q fower-madder-ca perhaps. a
most expensive pigment. suitable for
Duchesses. And then there are the two
boys, both in Van Dyck costumes
John, Marquis of Blandford, in yellow.
stands between his father and mother.
Her left hand. beautifully painted, is on
the boys left shoulder.
The younger boy, Lord Ivor Spencer
Churchill. stands at the right of the pic
ture, holding Blenheim spaniel and gather
ing about him the train of his mothers
gown. He is dressed in blue, and another
Benheim spaniel completes the dramatis
persona.
To carry out great portrait group Of this
kind is a task of immense difficulty, and
Sargent seems to have succeeded at least
as we'll as any modern painter-even as
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mittee or otner fun dictionaries There was
trouble about man named Whistler, and
more about others called Albert Moore
and Burne-Jones.
In 1885, when the work of person named
Rodln was rejected, there was fuss.
Rodln received his notice Of rejection,
decorated with the royal arms, of course
all the royal tradesrnen have the right to
use them-and. being ignorant of English,
| ne thought it an in aviation for Varnishing
Day. A friend told him otherwise and
told other people, too.
In 1897 the work Of Harpignies could
not he rejected without giving rise to
absurd and violent remarks. Last year
there was Boldini, and now Hava Thomas
and others. among them en- American
portrait painter Of repute.
Largely for such reasons IL has become
the fashion to abuse the Royal Academy
Now no scrbbler is too small too young.
too ignorant or insecure to boot. From
all that one hears the academy might be in
aterrible plight but any one with an atom
Of common sense should reco gnize hat this
is far from being the case.
Why should the Royal Academy of Arts
British business institution. accept in.
ordinately skilful work? In painted ST.
perficies and sculpt ured mass the present
exhibition. the ore hundred and thirty
seventh, really differs very little from its
recent predecessors. So
If it must be admitted that as compared
with 1,s42 exhibits last year there is now a
shortage of ten, il should also be reco gnized
that this year some of the pict ures are
exceptionally large and some Of the statues
unusually heavy, Qua mt il at lively he ROYAL
Academy is all right.
Dramatically considered, the amount of
energy devoted to he production Of these
1882 art phenomena is much az usual II
diverted into prac ical channel in some
dread future hour Of Britain's economic
need it would probably suffice to turn a
small mill slowly for Ave years.
And there is no reason to suppose that
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AN ENDLESS CHAIN OF WEDDINGS
For 10 Years Successive Marriages Have Kept Up Small
German Town-Can This Record Be Beaten7

FRANKroRr. Germany. May 1s.-A friend
and former fellow student who Is now min
lister Of the Lutheran Church in B., q small
town in the Duchy Of Hesse-Darmstadt
drew my attention to series of marriages
matrimonial chain" as he calls it-that
extends unbroken over a span Of just ITO
years.
He gave me permission to copy this chain
from the church records. Here IL is:
Oct, IL, 1736-Johannes Heide. farmer
and blacksmith, aged % years, was mar
ried to Josephine Mussig. aged 10.
Even il Josephine is somewhat Of a
shrew," is the dominies marginal note,
their welded life is tolerably happy
Josephine, who had borne her husband
four sons and three daughters, died in ITS,
and on Jan. ~, 177s, Johannes much to the
chagrin of his children" writes the parson
married again. this time Maria Stubel
aged rs.
Their married bliss lasted but two years,
for on Sept. %, 177s. Johannes Heide de-
parted this life.
On March II, 1888, the young widow
threw of her weeds and married Carl Ehlers
a printer and they remained together,
"tolerably happy" seventeen years when
Maria went to the unknown hereafter.
Single bliss was not the thing for Carl
Ehlers, for We see his name again in the
records Jan, 49, 1890: Married to Julie
Hoch." The dominic was evidently no
friend of Julie. for he writes:
$50 she caught a man at last, tho red
headed hussy; If he but knew that she cares
only for his acres; poor CARL"
And later. under date Of March ~, 1893,
he writes
$50 the red Vixen has run away from
Carl; I must go and congratulate him."
And again in November Of the same year.
$50 she did get the coveted acres; oh,
for her false swearing! But Carl says
no price is too high to pay for getting rid
Of her.
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we'll as Sir Joshua Reynolds in his group
Of the Marlborough family. with which
this one will join company. But that does
not rank as one Of Sir Joshua's finest works
Abbey Is not exhibiting at the Academy
this year. He is occupied with his deoora-
tive works for Harrisburg, which are too
large to show at this exhibition.
Frank Cadogan Cowper. who worked In
Abbey's studio for six months after having
been trained at one OF the London art schools.
has met with success His academy pic
ture. entitled -St. Agnes in Prison Reoeiv-
ing from Heaven the Shining White Gar
ment." has been purchased for the nation
under the terms of the Chartrey bequest.
1t is good picture, and in style oompa-
rable to that OF some re-Raphaelites.
j. j. Shannon exhibits the portrait picture
OF little girl, entitled "Blue-bow.' and
portraits of Lady Dickson-Paynder and
her daughter Joan, Mrs. Cecil Sebag Monte
fore and children, and Norah, daughter
Of Eliot Long, Esq On the whole they are
hardly as successful as others he has shown.
One might suppose him DESTROYS Of emu
lating the dash of Sargent; but as the dash
appears chiefly in the backgrounds, where
it is not 40 difficult to make something Of a
splash, these backgrounds acquire an I'M
due prominence. 1t is perhaps not neces-
sary to say that Shannon work is always
interesting. dash or no dash.
Luke Fildes portrait OF Queen Alexan dra
occupies the place of honor in the chief
gallery-the State portrait. to match the
one of King Edward executed by the Same
artist a couple OF years ago What was
said in THE sun of that portrait is also
true Of this.
1t is rather formal and lifeless; the ac-
cessories are of more Importance than
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ping costume or morning gown, and I
never heard woman take the trouble to
lisp to her butcher or her servants. On
the box seat OF a coach or in an opera box
it is another matter though.
There can be no two opinions about it.
A lisp is fetching and men like It, They
think it is feminine and the woman who can
practice a lisp without OVERRIDING 1t will
find it more seductive every time than the
most advanced evolutionary stunts.
did you ever know a woman who slut
tered slightly that was not attractive to
men? The same is true Of the lisp.
Il have been noticing that all women
do not practice the lisp in exactly the same
way. Some make a specially Of certain
words. others cultivate pet expressions
which lend themselves readily to a lisp and
practise them with telling effect. Salts
fed is pet word with my niece and alb
solutely' enters into almost every other SEN
tence Of the con versation of friend of hers
Az pronounced by those girls the words are
really quito taking"
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Inc IaC0 anu 10TH, Cuc buk0
Fildes is an accomplished painter, but
Abbey managed such things better in his
coronation picture.
There are several good portraits in tho
exhibition. Perhaps those best worthy OF
mention are a large equestrian portrait
group by the late Charles Flrse. A. R. Al;
The Painters Family by George Har.
court, and an equestrian portrait Of boy,
by George w. Lambert. very promising
painter. Tho work last named hangs next
to tho Marlborough family group. which 10
rather severe test Of excellence.
And Orchardson's only exhibit Is . por.
trait Of Howard Coils, a work Of much
refinement. Then Frank Dicksee's Lady
Hillin gdon' should not be omitted. as being
another good portrait by an academician.
King Edward and the German Emperor
have also been painted rather we'll.
Alma Tadema shows one Of the largest
pictures he ever painted. commissioned by
Sir John All d at what may we'll be one Of
tho highest prices paid to living artist
for a single example OF his own work.
The figure was said to be 10000, but now 1t
ID stated to be 600. For Tadena meas
uring Q feet by 1 the latter amount seems
more likely. He has sold quite small things
for upward Of E5,0oO.
The subject is the finding OF Moses BY
Pharaoh's daughter, and tho picture con-
tains no white marble and no bulrushes
It is archaeological after the manner of Georg
Ebers, tho German novelist. who dedi-
Gated one OF his books to Alma Tadema.
Egyptologists soon at them, and the public
loves them-and the public win love this
swarthy little Moses In his plated cradle Of
papyrus, decked with lotus garlands. and
the naughty daughter Of the Pharaohs in
By the Nile; and the Israelitish captives
In tho middle distance, making bricks and
watched by Ethiopian taskmasters OF
formidable size; and the pyramids IN tho
distance; and the blue-pink sky OF Egypt.
DC.
Another picture possessing considerable
powers OF public attraction Is The Cheat
by the Hon. John Collier, who is the brother
OF Lord Monkswell. Four persons, two men
and two women. are at card table, playing
bridge Of course.
One woman has risen to her feet and
her face wears q very fine eneer, directed
at the other woman. who frowns darby
and dramatically. One man looks judi
cial and the other seems to wish he wasn't
In all but art the picture is quite up 70
date--and 1t is by no means badly painted.
In a rather heavy manner the Hon. John
Collier paints pretty well.
That is Just selection, and much that u
we'll worth mentioning is necessarily omitted.
Now 1t can only be added that among the
water colors drawing which at once catches
the eye is that Of Charles W. Eaton OF tho
New York Water Color Club, entitled
Among the Pines"
In the two rooms devoted to sculpture
there is an excellent bronze bust BY
Andrea Luochesi, named -L'Eremita-'
Alfred Gilbert r. A.. ono Of the finest
sculptors the academy ever possessed.
does not exhibit this year, and fifteen other
academicians and associates are not repre-.
sented. Five Of these are missed.
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Squirrel a. q Planter.

From the Raleigh Ners and Ob.errer
G. B. Edwards has offered the gardener ut
the Capitol a number Of Japan walnut slips
He has Japan walnut tree In his yard and
this was visited by squirrel from the Capitol
grounds.
The squirrel ate most of the walnuts. but
buried a number close to the rose bushes in
MIR. Ed wards's yard. These produced tho
slips that Mr.. Edwards now proposes 10
give away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-09
WHY | AM AN
ENTHUSIAST.

1t is very seldom that You hear o.
the writer of the Ads of a proprietary
remedy taking the medicine himself
yet such is the case with the writer OF
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weight. l had a friend who was con-
nected With the Magee Emulsion c.
and he stated that he really and con-
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Emulsion would build me UP. Was
all right in every way except that l was
thin, SO having a natural aversion 20
taking medicine, l hesitated. Ny
friend assured me, however. that
would not regret taking his advice, so
| started taking the medicine. / be-
gan picking up from the start and in
eleven weeks from the time L started
taking it, l had gained ten pounds =
about a pound week. | was so i'm
pressed with this result that 1 deter
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wonderful remedy. l therefore vent
to Troy to see if this could be arranged.
I was successful in my negotiations
and accordingly severed my connec-
tons III New York in order to take Ecld
OF this most marvellous medicine"
What is in Masee's Emulsion that
works such wonders? Surely it must
be more than an ordinary preparation.
That is Just the secret OF its flesh pro
ducing powers. 1t contains nothing
but what is of benefit to the System-no
waste material, no artificial stimulants
that ill the patient with hope and then
when the reaction comes, leaves nm
worse of than before. All 1t contains
is pure Norwegian Cod Liver Oil,
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;tritiUns claiming to nave the active
principles Of Cod Liver Oil without the
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oil which have not passed through the
several stages of refinement. MaGee's
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and also because the malt DISCUSSES
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-09
OFFICE CLOSED
French WA Make Nc Loan to Turkey
Until After investigation.

Coretantinorlc FOB S.-tfcrmany's vic
trry in cautrnirg IL contract for IN" r.
armament of the Turnish amy threaten
to result in a serious disturbance 81
Ffluko-Turkish political relations. The
French ambassador Erre, NJ. t"nStanS.
proposes To iraV" ftOSjantlnopc shortly
Tor Paris in or In' fa 'nESult with For
the amha "a ,ior ..@S informed the Turks n
government jr"t ~" Fr"nch market is
closed TO ~. ire !! Turkish loan.
Trwfik THSha. tn. foreign mimi ter tried
to COmprDrnir" tn natter. offering to SET
tie the Syrian railways question in mau-
nor satisfactory 80 the EurnCh claimants
and TO puTCh..1,. n lit3rY equipment to the
amount Of $1.Jo.'.r in France. The am
hasSrdo~. however. demand a til" eX!,endi-
value Of new armament. with French gun
factories and the complete satisfaction Of
thu French demands regarding railroads.
These terms the ambassador dnr Jared 10
br final. aEI not having re-, riNrl a reply,
Feb. H. tho ambassador Informed the
Turkish government that II" refused to
continue the negotiations. adding that TIL"
French market was closed to fUrth"T
Turkish loans. A. 4 result of this rotIii-
cation. tho ottoman Bank Withdrew its
proposal for The rejected loan and notified
the minister of finance. RcShad PISha .
that it would not entertain any request
Of tn" government for advances. Tn"
D"UtSche Bank then came to the Porte
aid with an offer to assist the trclStrV
TIL" Germans are thus for the moment in
CumplCtc pOsS"SSi0T Of the financial field
and an il-tdn has already been pTomulg;t r
cd ordering the purchase Of an The new
guns in German factories but il has been
decided only 10 rr.irm 81 BATTERIES nj pres
ent instead Of ! I. rs originally proposed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-09
DUE TO POLITICAL CAUSES
Assassination of Soisalof Scininen
Claims to be Mark of Vengeance.

st. Petersburg, Feb. S.-The assassin
alton of Prosecutor General of Finland
Soisalof Soiuincn is believed to be un-
1oubt"dly due to political cases. Tho
Associated Press was Informed at the
ministry Of the interior that Soinnnn
r.as long ago marked out Tor vengeance
. ythe young Fcn0man arG Satenoman
pai ties who regarded him as a traitor
to his country. As prosecutor general
he held a position independent of and
in som" respects even sur erior to thai
of the governor general ard he was IL
so the leader Of the OIL Fenoman party
the influence Of which no longer IS
dominant in III" Diet though it is still
preponIerant in the Senate. Soininon
had long expected to meet a violent
end.
Extreme precautions were taken to
safeguard his life but this precautiOn
lately were somewhat relaxed because
the Firms appeared To have settled
down to 4 policy Of paSliv" obstruction
-vithout resortng to violent means.