New-York tribune., 1907-12-07

trated- sto, PIP xiv. 13i. Houghton, Miffiin
This is a miscellany with a singular unity
Made up Of writings from different hands it has
nevertheless been framed convey
broad impression MI Fartlett's essay the
portraits of Lincoln. and the brief biography
composed by the late Carl Schurz are only the
effective, if taken together. in suggesting
the large outlines of Lincoln's personality. The
numerous illustrations still further strengthen
the descriptive purpose Of the volume, and,
placing the last touch to the scheme. the poems
by Mr.. Stedman and Mr.. Glider have been
produced along with the cast of Linceln's hand
and the life mssk by which they We're inspired.
The vivid essay by Mr. Schurz is well known
and need not be traversed here. To many read
ers, however. there will be much that is novel
and significant in Mr.. Bartlett's enthusiastic
yet thoroughly judicious pages. This artist has
convinced himself Of the absurdity OF the pop
ular belief. the world over. that Abraham Lin
coin in face and figure in action or Tepose.
an ugly man" He examines this belief in the
light Of the portraits and easily shows that. in
stead Of the high intellectual and emotional
qualities of Lincoln being "incased IN an Ill
assorted body there was an admirable
body, and a deep harmony between the outer
and inner man OF course. there were many
of Lincoln's contemporaries who saw beneath
those elements in his makeup which were nom
inally ugly. Mr. Bartlett quotes Nicolay's de
scrption OF the Presidents walk, walk wig
orous elastic, easy, rather quick, firm and dig
nifed" There was ''shuffng or hesitating
about Lincoln's carriage. He had d large
swing in his movement, and when enunciating
a great thought that he wished to impress upon
his hearers he would straighten uD to an i'm
pressive height" We have reproduced here,
hfc nN-ac
''the kindest eyes ever placed in mortal head
and the author quotes some of the sayings
about the transformation of those gaunt features
under the influence of emotion One passage runs
as follows. When affected by humor, sym
pathy or admiration for some heroic deeo Vi
sacrifice for the right his face changed III an
instant the hard lines faded out of it, and the
emotion seemed to diffuse itself all over him.
His sad face OF sudden became radiant; he
seemed like one inspired"
with MANY such touches Mr. Bartlett recalls
bat may he described as the spiritual beauty
in Tincons countenance shining forth as ne
walked among men and gave them Of MS
bo,pdIess stores of sympathy. But the authors
,,, is also TO show that Lincoln's face was
beautiful in construction, as in this part OIL ms
analysis: Another constructive dlsuhcuoh oi
,coI,,s ,ace consists i'm the slight setting for
,d of the upper two-thirds of the profile. be-
yond that found in most good faces-ohe Oh 'he
structural reasons for the superiority OF the pest
Greek faces over all others These with 'h'
beayv. projecting and easily moving eyebrows
make a combination of distances and forms oi
:,xo, distinction The authors discourse
,.,.a. here and there almost technicai 'turh'
but i'm the main he manages to eIucloa'e MS
theme i'm such wise as TO make IL very opeai
"a ,iyid There is much interest in the re-
marks he cites from certain sculpt''s III fafiS
20 whom, he showed the life mask and other
ords trremiet Rodn and Aube he tells us,
% whom he showed the photograph taken OF
.o,, coated in 1868 were astonished at its
orieinal and imposing presence. 1T is new
ION >, they said; he has tremendous charac-
e.. 7, is to Frenchmen Mr.. Bartlett re-
Ls tba, the credit is due 'of first seeing
,,a ,rue oeauty O, the life mask, of approaching
:. IA describing it" He thus allu1es TO theif
view of the subject:
u,.a, in 1877 I took a plaster copy TO the Oldest
hr"nze founder in Paris. TO get u cast IN sa
put il down table side py e soe ~en MoIds of the
the Apps were What beautiful face! Why M rs
ioohaghl ghlasmfnI and has more character than me M
NOR md we think that the handsomes one IN IN
france, What extraordnary Soiisa ,1ed Who II
what fne fem dSms II y shal sas take pleasure in showing
" as i soand- naming several & 81 inc Some
a after when tc get the 6Ionoe cops in
the founder told me 1 that masI, and expressed
others na IN the most appreciative terms OF WIZ VIZ
they saw in ii. Here IN I constriicon ii has
said III rd - interesting character and its pe plares
are remarkably beantiinl ng i of none such must
he he Of OF wonderful specimen OF thai tyi'e
r,ra,,,,et was impressed by the eXiraoroiiiais
,,.sa,,,v of the face. 1T seems tilpossi-
h,o ). he said. that new country iike sou'
oss ne v.adrce such a face 1t lis unique