New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

ever higher and higher around bin,
events. as his life draws To a close = ~ I
davis more and more from active oa-,;.. '''
i'm public affairs. and becomes not "a ''
builder in the sphere Of ideas as an o. 4
it. The world was changing and ba -
altogether prepared to change With i, !, .
that he took the keenest interest in N. =.
mundane movement. Such enterDris., 4''
Panama. Nicaragua. SUez and Rhins-n-
canals aroused in him such lively. indss5
sionate. interest that he said he wonld - -
live about fifty years longer Just On fbo.-
count" Nevertheless. he seems to rs,i-,
within himself as the end draws Dsa-
was kind TO him at this time He e,r,.
conflict with Kari August. to 10 sure. or.. p
management Of the theatre at Wein.-
masters mistress. the actress Karolina
mann, was opposed 20 him. and IL was dors.
owing to her Intervention that the act,,
sten was permitted, against GOe-he's or,sau-
put a melodrama on the stage with a poor.
in the title role, After that his retireraan.
the dictatorship came about as a r,a,,,-
course. Yet this retirement was not unUa,.
inasmuch as il left him more az leisure t,,a
absorption in literary work and inteIlec,r,
ciety which marked his home LIE doxn =
last hours.
He called his house monastery. IN. =.
was little that was nonastic about L. p
almost entirely filed with books and wa-s
art. and there he read. dictated and rees.y.l
endless stream OF visitors. the latter f,el-4
scores Of the most interesting per=ousgez q. i
day. Bielschowsky has this .ar-f1Hy A.
| sketch OF TIE poet at home.
The many objects of art gave l-s rooms -
tirey the plain furniture and the D00- 4-chits--
proportions. But there was one room xb,rs i
kept free from all artistic Drrarra- -tc0n ~
more plainly t4an the re-- of t-e louise ~
tains, no sofa. no carpet p" easy -Htir-ra--
but hard. Stif. clumsy oak t-r-I..re. a-5 +
walls. He did not wish u Ie- ans % .ect A.
distract his attention o. any luxury or ever s..
fort, make him careless OF lazy. IN ttIs So
furnished room ne spent rhe forenoon. beg
at or . O'Clock, IN continuous -a-d <asz
usually walked about ne arg" table AID d.
riety OF subjects such AS novels hi'-4 i.nal 3
ings. essays. and letters. and sIo6a v-a
lowing him. To b., sure i- aU bad --~a IA E
over and Sketcbed in the afternoon OPP evps--
the preceding day- or l-t're : " s."ck B, ne -
ing, tie EoIr az which "r~ 1f rs amas.-
arrived. lie employed no fewer taIa fI-- ~
uenSes.
Philosophical to the last. he here net T.
calm demeauor the griefs of his de aias
the deaths of Frau Won Stein. his on am
kind hearted prince with whom. happily h .
been reconciled. His grief went I-ep. "
shrinking curious in a man Of his rta-act7-
would avoid the word death when aIIud.,,
the loss of his son. But he kept lis pois4 -
to the final moment. On that uom4n: 2.
schowsky has this passage.
It cannot be established with certainty VIA. p
daughter-ir-Iaw: Now. little x5r-aa 9',. r--.
your good hand" To the serva.. he ea-.sd +
open also the second shutter Dr. rt- r11rr - =
more light may come IN From -.F- ~l-1--.-r
words More light have be-r. chosen -
bOlicaI ami are often quoted a+ s,---a-;s IL.
terauce When his tongue completely ftTai
he drew signs in the air with the l-lex frs-
his right hand Those Who were =se-t a.
with poSiUiveneSS that they r-ouz- z-ti Ire g.
w Al han past eleven Wa -aa ID Of "
1s52-'the dying man settled tt.z com sor-aF.-
the left corner of rhe easy .It.~. a.-I i Va 4
Goethe had been take. aW1- ---.s an ~
monty peaceful death made f-.. th- --e.---
happiness or richly endowed eE.-ta1et" IS
these words his pIysic-3- CLOSES the accom-
G0ethe's last Illness
In this volume of his t-a-=-..--.-. Pr5-@
Cooper has done everything r-e--s---y 70 -o-
out those parts Of the work which we're ,et
finished by BieIscL5vsky He has inserted
chapter by Professor kal.~.Le- on the sc.s,-
side of Goethe's career. and among the 19.s
prints one by Professor Max F-:e1-l1isr OF q
poems by Goethe which have been So, 70 T.
This note contains some very interesting ji
showing the remarkable extent 20 vl.-z q
poet has appealed TO composers. II ~,-
ways the text has been u~et-. s. augmented Al
there is first rate index. Wei printed e.
| Illustrated. this biosraphr takes q Sl-11 ai-
of the devotion which save II birth