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at Hill Hall. Essex. are pleasing works:
but his most striking picture is that o.
NJ NUinski. the Russian dancer. who IS
represented in blazing gold and scarlet
with Oriental background executing the
famous dance of the hands" The only
American artist of the group is Mr. Wal
ter Gay, whose charming interiors or
chAteaux vibrate with atmosphere The
picture of the reception room in the
Barbara Palace at Venice. with its deli
cately decorated ceiling. its wall paint
ings. it's silken arm chairs in tones OF
green and it's Venetian glass chandeliers.
is one OF the finest works of the kind
that Mr.. Gay has painted. This picture
il now the property of the Boston Art
Museum.
There are three characteristic por-
traits of ladies' In full length by NJ. An
tonic de la Gandara. each In long viii
loyv lines and subtle tones. NJ Rene
Menard exhibits large canvas. in
spired 10y delicate poetic feeling. repre-
scnting two shepherds in clearing ot
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

hundred thousand if anybody else did.
Nobody else did. Somebody signing him.
self Painter" offered IS. Somebody
calling herself "a lover OF dear Nelas-
quez" gave FIVE shillngs. There was a
pause.
Then the ferocity Of the art experts
became more alarming than ever. Tho
picture, too, was on view. Thousands
paid a shilling 10 see IL. Los Fumadores!
Wonderful.
The picture, at last was purchased.
It was placed i'm the National Gallery.
AS it could now be seen free, nobody
went to see it. The agitation began To
obb. Then, suddenly, one morning
persOn-certainly no gentleman-wrote
To the uapers saying that the Nelasquez
was no VelasqueZ at all. Velasquez
paint that hand? Velasquez perpetrate
that nose OF the first smoker? II was
absurd He, for his part had urged
people not TO buy IT, The people who
had subscribed began TO want their
money back
They wanted It back still more when
an eminent art expert, who had exam
ined every known Velasquez with new
microscopic apparatus of his own inven-
ton, declared that TIE picture was by
Pedro de Plasencia, a person nobody but
this expert had ever heard of. Another
critic knew, positively knew, that the
picture was by an unknown friend OF
Volasquez whom he Ohe critic) called
Amigo de VelasqueZ and whose exist
ence had TIL then remained dark There
was a great shout OF rage among sub
scribers. Then the agitation died down
forever
Los Fumadores is still to be seen, IL
you look for it. Is it by Nelasquez. or
by his amigo. or by Don Pedro? Who
can tell? But, at any rate, it cost half
a million. That from time TO time, takes
some country cousin TO gaze upon it.
where it blackens and bleaches in the
place of honor among the Spanish school.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

He got up from his chair and inspect
cd a worn canvas in one corner of his
large country dining room, which looked
more than ever agriculturally depressed
that evening. The picture was ot dark
ColOring ard showed a tavern III by Il
far door. through which one caught a
glimpse Of vacant country. The aScu
frame bore some words I'm Spanish-Los
Fumadores \ bright idea struck him.
\ few months later, you might nave
seen i'm several newspapers heading.
"Rumorcd Discovery of NelasqueZ +,
ana some paragraphs stating that an
American art expert had offered the sum
Of $500 900 for "A picture. declared To be
without doubt by the great Spani1rd.
now i'm the possession of an old but agrl-
culturally depressed family not named.
Great interest was displayed by the
Velasquez critics. and. in response to
this "A firm of art dealers consented To
put the picture upon view, that the pub
lie might see II and Judge At the same
moment eight art experts wrote TO the
papers pointing out the insuiferable
shame that must and would forever over
whelm England II she allowed herself To
miss the opportunity of acquiring a Nc-
lasuucZ for half million.
At once a fierce agitation began y
mutimilionairc said lie would give u
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
FIRST SKETCH FOR "TIIE FISHER
MAN AND THE GENIE.
From the drawing by John La Farge)

produce. show him almost in the mood
of the scientist. In 1866 when he made
his famous Illustration Of Bishop Hatto
and the Rats" he approached his task
with LITTLE drawings like the one in our
Illustration. over and over again famil-
iarizing himself with the rats form and
texture. And necessarily he studied its
characteristic motions, for. as / have
said. La Fargo simply could not treat
living subject in terms of immobilty
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

doubtless there lurk here and there in
American homes these casual souvenirs
Of the artistic past. But the cult for
craftsmanship in the particular phase
TO which we refer has yet to be estab-
lished upon a solid footing. Too often
the drawing is passed by as trifiing.
altogether unimportant thing, of no
value commercially and Of only the
vaguest artistic interest. Perhaps 1T Is
Lecause the drawing, as a drawing, has
hardly ever been put forward in our
exhibitions on terms Of equality with
the painting. We refer, Of course, not
to the finished drawing Of the illustrator
or TO the portrait, but to the study made
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
BEAUTIES OF BUREAUCRACY.
From The London Globe.

From The London Globe.
A good story is going the rounds OF
the French newspapers illustrating the
beauties of bureaucratic government IN
Germany. We are told that in tho
PostofIlce Department. if clerk wishes
a new pencil, he has To hand in tho
stump Of the one that has become too
short To- work with. In the particular
instance cited. q clerk received his new
PENCIL without returning the end. Be-
fore tho omission was discovered the
clerk was transferred to another office.
Just after ne had commenced his duties
AT his new post he received an oiticia'
intimation that he had neglected 10 hand
i'm his pc lcil ond. BY this time II had
disappeared. but to prevent bother tho
clerk purchased new pencil. cut Oft Il
piece about the length of the missing
hit. and dispatched IL 20 the stationery
department.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

a collection Of the highest interest. From
the conventional point Of view they are
subsidiary TO other things. The galleries
are hung with large body of La
Farges paintings, a number of his WIN
dows are shown, and much space is oc-
cupied by his Orientalia-paintings'
prints, textiles and curios. Divers mis-
cellaneous objects from his studio round
ont a long list. But Of these, in The
Tribune of yesterday. something has al
ready been said. We wish to-day to
emphasize the rare interest of the draw
ings.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

lacquer furniture, entitled lie Sommeil
Agitee" All the pictures in this charm
ing little exhibition are clever and in
teresting. Works by Raffaelli, lie Sida-
ner, Aman-Jean, Prinet, Dauchez, Henri
Martin, Morrice, Lucien Simon, Charles
Cottet and Zacharian, are strongly char
acteristic Of each painters talents and
are greatly admired. Z. l. =.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
pcsthumous ExhibitionS-Draw-
inns by the Late John La Fargo.

rather remarkable condiuon OIL
.,,ncs exists in our local galleries at the
'nor,ont. a condition perhaps unprece-
s.,,ed \ single posthumous exhibition
- common enough, but the one of works
-. vjnslow Homer. recently at the Met
rcpolitan Museum preiigured an un-
.,.rsl number of others. The Century
C,,b showed not long ago group OF
,,.orks bv the late Frank Fowler and It's
GALLERY is now occupied by a collection
g ,ointjngs from the brush of the late
Warrington Whittredge In its rooms
:, the Fine Arts Building the National
eculpture Society is holding an exhibit
ZION OF works by the late J. Q. \. Ward
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

a forest, bathed in the subdued light or
an autumnal evening. 1t is entitled
"Bucolque." and evOkes the sentiment
of one OF Virgils eclogues. NJ. CASTOR
La Touche, with his bright. animated,
fairy-realm alIegories, is becoming the
Perrault or the La Fontaine of Partisan
painters. His anecdotal "Peau dAne,'
with the traditional young woman with
her flock of geese, is delightful DIT OIL
work, more pleasing perhaps than the
picture of a young woman sleeping in a
chamber upholstered with red chintz
"toiles de Jouy," and decorated with red
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
S0LD.
A Fantasy on the Current Craze
for Selling Heirlooms.
-om The London Daily Mirror.

From The London Daily Mirror.
He had been brooding over many
newspaper reports of the wonderful
Gums offered. alleged 10 have been Of
fcred. or actually given. for famous
works of art, especially for paintings, at
the moment. He had followed the con-
troversy about the supposed NelasqueZ
Venus" about Holbein's Duchess Of
Milan" about the Chesterfield suit OF
armor Then. the rumored 100000 for
the Krole Gainsborough. the $4,000 for
the Lansdowne Rembrandt fitted
through his mind
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

-, tho artist for his own purposes. II IS
cnr this reason that we attach peculiar
,,,nortance to the drawings by the iate
I"hn Ia Fargo. included in his collection
american Art Galleries. There
aro about five hundred OF them all 'oid'
90 brndred of these being shown III
ard the others being distributed
=. = mortfolios. They for:n by themselves
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

At the National Arts Club there is a
memorial show of the late Walter Shir-
laws paintings and drawings, and at
the Salmasundi Club a number of sc.
lected paintings by the late George II.
NcCord are on view. The collection
left by the late John La Fargo has been
placed ,~ea exhibition at the American
Art Galleries, where it is to be sold on
the afternoons and evenings of March
%. 80 and Il. We do not recall any
season in the artistic annals Of New
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

Of the drawings reproduced on this page
Look. for example. at the half dozen
lines with which ne sets down his hrst
idea for his well-remcmbered design of
THE Fisherman and the Genie. We
have deliberately reduced it in scale, but
this has not diminished the large eject
ivenoss Of the sketch. with few
touches of the pen Ii Farac secured
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
STUDY FOR FIGURE OF CHRIST IN
DECORATION IN TRINITY
CHURCH, BOSTON.
CFrnnn the drawing by John Ia FarGeO

The family agriculturally depressed
are this year wintering in Egypt. They
have purchased new mansion IN May
"a fr
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
ART IN PARIS
The Salonette of M. Rodin and
His Friends.

Paris, March II.
The Society Of Painters and Sculptors,
Of which NJ. Rodin is president, opened
it's annual exposition yesterday in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

Austin, Texas. June 1.-THE state
wide prohibition campaign. while con-
fined to the Democratic party. in the
election of all qualified voters OF the
state. irrespective OF their party at
filiation. will be entitled to cast their
ballot and it is not improbable that
the result may be determined by the
vote of Republicans
The apparent luke warmnesS OF the
voting masses on the subject Is hard
to account for The efforts of the
nti-Statewide Prohibition organiza
ton to arouse interest and enthusiasm
in support Of its platform seems to
have met with as little success as that
of the pros.
The charge is made that the large at
tendance at the prohibition rally
at Fort Worth was due to the fact that
each saloon keeper in the state was
required to send at least one delegate
The principal argument that is
brought to bear against statewide pro-
hibition in Texas is that wherever this
plan of abolishing the liquor traffic
has been tried 1T has proved unsuc-
cessful. The prohibition leaders, how
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
PROHIBITION FIGHT
MAY DEFEAT COLOUTTT AND BAILEY
PUZZLES LEADERS

ever, naturally retort that while there
may be violations Of the statewide pro-
hibition law. these offences are not as
Objectionable as the open saloon. and
that in due time public sentiment viii
cause a complete Observance OF the
prohibition act.
Gov. Colquitt continues to give his
undivided support to the anti-prohibf-
ton cause and he will make a number
OF speeches during the present cam
paign against the proposed amendment
He was one Of the big figures at the
recent rally at Fort Worth
State Largely Prohibition.
Texas is already largely prohibition.
The local option law has been extended
gradually until it now covers more
than two-thirds Of the area Of the
state. Local option has particularly
met with strong favor in north and
west Texas. In the whole western part
OF the state lying beyond the Colorado
river there are very few counties
where the sale Of liquor has not been
prohibited Along the line OF the Texas
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
DIR. DUGUET.

DR.. Duguet. member Of the supreme
board Of health, member of the acad-
envy of medicine, alert and youthful,
with short cropped white beard, with
laughing eyes and rosy complexion, has
just entered his 74th year.
1.-The secret of my youthfulness," he
said, "is very simple. In the morning 1
drink a glass of cold water with
lump of sugar and a slice of bread
take a hearty lunch at 1 o'clock; eggs.
a mutton chop, potatoes, fruit. cheese
and a cup of coffee. Nothing between
the meals. About half past in the
evening 1 eat light dinner. Every
day walk at least three miles. When
/ go hunting, as 1 do quite often,
walk 10 or y miles a day easily.
What / consider very important is
the fact that I do not smoke. I have
never smoked. Smoking makes you
old without any doubt. I do not drink
but a little claret and water with
my meals, and 1 sleep seven hours reg
ularly"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
Two Queens to Take Part In
the Growing of King George
OPENING BALL AT
LODGE POSTPONED
Many Visitors Are Expected
at Cloudcroft on
Sunday.

Cloudcroft, n. NJ. June 1.-THE
opening BALL of, the lodge has been
Indefinitely postponed on account Of
the bad weather and various other reA-
sons.
Frank r. Tobin and family have
taken one of the Springer cottages for
the summer.
Prof. Carl Hack is in charge Of the
dancing pavilion and is prepared to
give lessons to anyone wishing to
take.
The lodge is preparing for big
crowd tomorrow.
The Beavers from Ell Paso and Alamo
will be up on the Gath and will have
a big dance at the Lodge.
Those registering at the Lodge are:
Harry Hyman, Waco; G. Sadler, FL
Paso; l. H. Aldons, Denver; r. D.
Brown. FL PasO; Jas. o. Berger, Ell
Paso; f. NJ Ciough. Tucumcari; Mrs
n r. Edinger, Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
Noted French Physicians Glue Their Recipes

scientific and literary works. L have
succeeded in doing considerable work
without fatigue by taking two siestas
a day, one Of 80 minutes after lunch.
the other from half past in the even
ing until 1 in the morning I thus
avoid the painful struggle. which in
the majority of brainworkers, takes
place after meals between the stom-
ach and the brain. At the same time
my psychic center rests three times
a day instead of. as with most. being
in activity Is hours in one stretch
Convinced, besides. that a man has
the age of his arteries to consider, 1
try to avoid all that might disturb
the nutrition of these. especially tea,
coffee and liquor.
Outside of this do nothing particu-
lar to stay young except that 1 walk
two or three hours a day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

~ o GROW old without suffering.
to grow old with all your in
telliSepce intact, your memory
unimpaired your legs strong, to grow
cid without rheumatism or govt, to
grow old with young eyes and ears,
to grow old while remaining young is
a difficult problem, which interests
all the world and on which l. have
asked number of Frances most dis
tinguished physicians to give their
opinion, for the benefit of my Ameri-
can readers. All Of these are emf
nently qualified to speak on this sub
ject, the youngest of them being 60
and the oldest go years of age.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
QUEEN MARY
HAS A new
CROWN
Is Covered With Diamonds
on Silver Framework and
Weighs 19 Ounces.
ANCIENT CEREMONY
WILL BE OBSERVED
The Amounting of the Queen
Will Be a Very Impressive
Ceremony.

London, Eng. June 17.-While not
urally the whole coronation ceremony
centers about the king, there is con-
the. historic event of Thursday in the
part that will be Aplayed by the queen,
as. in this case. two queens will take
active part in the ceremonies, and as
q result, there will be three thrones,
one more than in any other corona
ticn in the history of the United King
dom. The queen mother, Alexandra,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
DIR. RENI RARDE.

The famous hydrotherapist. who in
troduced hydrotherapy in France. is
II years old
Seated at work at a big desk under
a mighty. shady chestnut tree at Au
teuil, DR.. Benz Barde said:
For more than 40 years I have been
in the habit of drinking a big glass
of cold water every morning after
having had a cafe-au-lait. and to this
l attribute the fact that my digestion
is still that of a young man.
Il take a long walk every morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

will be at the left Of king George,
while queen Mary viii be at his right
The chief part Of the formers paru-
cfpation in the ceremonies will con-
sist chiefly IN joining in the commun-
ion service to the royal couple. while
queen Mary will figure as, next I'm
portant to the king among the actors
in this imposing and historic event
Nothing could be more impressive
than the actual coronation ceremonial
in the abbey itself. The ceremony Is
madiaeTal and even barbaric in its
spIendor, and the position occupied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
NJ. HIPPoLYTE HERARD.

Ninety-two years Of age, NJ. Hippo
lyte Herard, who six years ago pre-
sided over the first international con-
gress for the prevention Of consump-
ton in Paris, is. one of the Nestors
of the Academy of Medicine
NO excuses of any kinda robust
constitution" he said to me, as the
whole secret of old age.
There is an old saying that when
you have successfully passed your 60th
year. there is nothing to prevent you
getting to be 100 This contains con-
siderable truth.
"I do not know If I shall reach that
age, for my legs are beginning to give
out, but I can assure you that there
Is no simpler or better way to grow
old gracefully than life without ex-
cesses of any kind"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
PROF.. FouRNIER.

Like NJ. Cailletet. Prof. Alfred Four
nier. of the Academy of Mecidine. is
70 years old.
'Metchnikoff. whom we have known
for years and OF whom we are very
fond, has made my wife and myself
live w to these rules during the last
two or three years" he said, "and this
has done us a world OF good.
I'VE eat no meat in the evening and
drink sour milk very often. No to-
bacco. This is about all. so you see
it is not a very difficult prescription
10 follow to reach high old age"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
How To Grow Old Gracefully and HealthfuIly
By George Dufresne

Lunch between half past II and 1,
very plain lunch, eggs, some meat
vegetables and fruit. No coffee or tea
No tobacco. In the afternoon a walk
and intellectual work, which is like
gymnastics for the brain. 1t is just
as necessary as physical exercise
light dinner. no meat. To bed about
10. Sleep for seven or eight hours.
'@These are the hygienic rules 1 fol-
low. and as you see, 1 am in the very
best of health.
II spend about six months in the
country every year, and then 1 drink
plenty Of buttermilk and sour milk
The action of this upon the digestion
is greatly beneficial"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
NJ. CAILLETET.

This learned physician, who has just
given to the world an immensely in
teresting work on the breathing Of the
plants, Is 70 years old.
Use everything and abuse nothing, F"
said NJ. Cailletet, president Of the Aero
club. that is my advice.
THE secret Of my youth? I might
say, like marshal Vaillaut, when asked
how he felt: feel very well since
have left some OF my tools in the barn.
Rise between and s. lunch and
dinner at regular hours, six or seven
hours sleep, a walk-this is my daily
program.
ct wake up at about 1 or 2 in the
morning, and at this hour, when every
thing is silent, ideas concerning my
work often come to me, and I scribble
them down on a scrap of paper. Be
tween and 4 1 fall asleep again and
sleep until 1t is time to get up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
PROF. HALLOPEAU.

you ask me-" said Prof Hallopeau,
how I have succeeded in reaching my
69th year without showing any signs
of age or any evidence of failing in
te1ligence and clearness of brain which
might encourage those of my friends
who are coveting my seat in the
academy.
Extraordinarily inclined to die from a
disease of the brain, 1 endeavor to
avoid every strain on this, organ. while
at the same time working hard on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

during itsby the queen will be the
most envied of any woman in the
world. None who will witness the
matchless scene in the historic the
alter of kingly dramas could wish for
anything more imposing or more
worthy of the great traditions of the
British empire.
Precedent Governs Everything.
Precedent will govern everything in
the ceremony at the abbey. AS the
king and queen enter the historic
building, the boys of Westminster
ICS-.s-.,,os - 49, nopa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

speaking men stand face to face IN
battle"
The Moral Victory.
The moral victory won by the United
States in the war of 1912 might easily
have been achieved by diplomacy, for
it was not in battle, nor yet in the
treaty Of Client that the victory was
recorded. Its first record is in the
treaty of July 8. 1915, signed after
the news of the battle of New Orleans
adopted before that time, and then the
celebration may be made to take on
the character of great peace jubilee
for the entire English speaking race.
Peace That Lasted.
Since the end Of the war of 1872
there have been no hostilities between
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
TWO RODIEs RECovERED.

New York. N Y June 1.-Two
bodies believed to be those OF LernueI
E. Smith. jr., and George Schultz. were
recovered from the xiii Won Kul be-
hand Staten Island yesterday. Both
were members Of the yachting party
Of five that vanished in a thunder
storm last Saturday night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

TRAIN HOLDUP REPORTED.
Portland. Ore, June 1.-THE police
have a report that the eoutroound
shasta limited on the Southern Pa
cfffc which left here at 5 D. m yes
terday. was held up and the mail car
looted near Yoncalla. Ore
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