New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
little information as to Ieighton's private life
and character has found it's way into print.

Mcclure, Phillips & Co. have just published
A Portfolio of Bird Portraits" group of eight
water eoors by Mr.. Bruce Horsfall. reproduced
IN the original tints white paper and mounted
on gray boards A large leafet accompan nes the
portfolio and gives text by Mr.. W. e. D. Scott
OF princeton University, on the birds portrayed
These are the catbird. the brown thrasher, the
starting, the young boboiink. the wood thrush.
the meadow lark, the robin and the bluebrd.
The pictures were made from live birds in the
collection of Mr. Scott. The artist lived closely
day IN and dav out with them; could observe
them morning. noon and night. at play. at rest.
asleen On fne WinR nnstinr n1ntina-in fact q
asleep, on tne wing, nesting matlng-In fact at
all stages and periods of their lives" The result
Is pleasing Mr. HorsfaH has not only patience
but skill, and his studies give a truthful inn
preston The markings of the wood thrush and
the meadow lark are indicated with peculiar
success. though for that matter. all of the birds
are faithfully represented. In seven of these
plates one bird is drawn but the sheet devoted
to the young bobonk shows the bird from five
different points of view. For artistic cleverness
this is the best of the lot. Mr. Scotts notes are
brief and to the point, and supply just the right
accompaniment to the water colors.
Some amusing gossip of everyday familiar life
on the Prussian side In the war of 1870 is to be
q Coz. volume of letters sent by Count Paul
Hatzfeldt to his wife from the headquarters of
the King during the campaign. He was at
tached to Bismarck's "ambulatory Foreign Of
fice.' and the Chancellor used to call him. saws
Countess Hatzfeldt, "the best horse in my
stable" Afterward he had a brilliant diplo-
matte career, going first to Madrid as Ambas-
sador in 1874, and ultimately serving through a
long period as Ambassador in London. In these
lat he ALL,
happened to him, and. though these arc not of
serious value history. they are interesting in
so far as they give vivid idea of the back
ground against which the memora BILE events Of
the time are to be studied. He had a sense of
humor and tells of some droll occurrences One
of them, about Kutusoff, is rather horrible.
During the battle he went to sleep
somewhere on the ground Some soldiers ap-
preached him, and. finding that he smelled very
bad. they thought he had been dead for some
time. and covered him with cloak. as is the
custom in the case of dead bodies" Count Paul
is comicaly pathetic over the situation he had TO
face at Ferrieres. THE King has prohibited all
| acquisitions here. and won't allow anybody to
go out shooting here either OF course Roth
schid's butler won't sell any wine and the
result is that, although there is a cellar chock
full before our very eyes. have nothing to
drink" OF course. there are numerous refer
ences to M. Theirs. Here is picture of him at
Versailles:
NJ. Theirs has aged and has tired expression
He told me he had been route for forty DAYS
and that he had slept very little. But all the same
he woke up again at luncheon. and his real nature
came out. He told me a whole heap of anecdotes
On his way he had met French peasant. with
whom tA entered into conversation. Finally he
told the peasant his name and the man did not
even know who NJ. Thefs was. Just imagine how
his vanity wounded
We didn't discuss politics at all, but every mo-
he let it be understood that he and his friends
wished Nj.
and NJ. Cochery Joined in the chorus. He gave
Victor Hugo a nice little smack. The conversa-
ton turned mis- letters, which they said were de-
testable from every point of view. pretended to
be astonished, saying that had always thought he
was the first poet in France, and that he spoke an
admirable language, to which NJ. Theirs replied:
'IThe result of having NJ Hugo first poet and
NJ Leboeuf as War Minister is that we have
the pleasure of lunching with you here. You will
not Be offended with for saying that this would
have been more agreeable under other circum-