The Washington herald., 1911-11-14
STATUE, PLANNED FOR
THE DUKE OF ALVA

Members Of the French Society com
nected with the Belgian aristocracy have
Joined In a movement to "statufy'' the
Duke Of Alva, Spanish governor Of the
Netherlands and Flanders under Charles
V and Philip II. Alva, the cruel muir
derer, the tool of the Spanish Inquisitionl
He Of ell people to be honored IN the
very land which. bled from thousand
wounds through his Unsuitable thirst for
the blood of ''heretlcs." as he was wont
to call all Protsstantsl Aiva, the mon
ster, whose intolerable prosecutions made
of the cities OF the Netherlands streams
OF blood, spilled In the name of the re-
ligion to which the Dutch ana Fiemings
refused to return after the precepts OF
Luther, Melanchton, and Calvinl
. If there be any one at this late day
who still is DESTROYS Of having q dispas-
sionate view Of that monster in human
form as he really was in the flesh, let
him go to Brussels, and in the fine mu-
seuV there look at AIva's portrait by
Moro.
ton that Moro had habit Of looking
at his sitters with an unbiased eye full OF
light, and Of singular penetration. He
was sent for to paint the portraf Of
Queen Mary CTudof), OF England, which
now hangs in the Prado Museum at
Madrid. and which sol fatty contradicts
all her apologists. His name was Van
Daschort, before he was created by Italy
the "Caballiero Antonio Moro" He
learned his art at Utrecht, perfected 1t
under Titan in Venice, and after Italy
had given warmth Of expression to his
coloring and grace and elegance to his
expression, visited the great cities Of Eu-
rope and there painted soyereigns and
illustrious personages.
As soon as he had made for himself
a name and Independent means, he set
tied at Antwerp. In his day the hub Of
northern Europe in trade. architecture
End painting. In that city the summons
came to him 20 repair to Brussels, to do
the portrait of the Duke Of Alva- Per-
haps his thought-reading blood ran cold
as his eye for the first time fell upon the
countenance of that butcher" One sees
from the portrait that he judges Alya
to be Just what he was, the executioner
of his Kings .generaE-and PARTICULAR
orders, and that, besides, he lent to them
a fanaticism all his own.
And yet, there is a haggard air, de-
noting a mind Ill at ease that may have
been troubled by all the tortufings and
massacres that took place under his d.
rection. AIva, in that portrait, strikes
the behoIder as a nRrrow|minded Mac
beth. He has a masterful nose, but
wanting in refinement, and indeed indica-
tive of a certain grossness Of nature
The lips had a habit of being clenched
The contracted outline OF the forehead
tells a tale Of habitual obstinacy, and
the cold. dark eyes seem never to
have reflected the heavenly light. The
genius OF the painter also appears in
the use he makes OF the armor which
the duke wears. 1t seems to shut him
in from all the human influences that
make for good.
The portrait which Moro painted OF
Queen Mary I tBloody Nary indorses
the popular opinion in which her san
culinary surname is expressed. It fright
ems at first sight. The painter takes
notice OF the rigid lines of her figure
and a want OF elasticity in the flesh, In
which nowadays doctors see a prognostic
of internal cancer. The fingers, in which
the artist had the curious fancy to place
a flower, also are OF a waKen hue.
Z The Earl of Shaftesbury. the latest
'custos rotulorum," who, as was
stated in these letters the other day,
possesses a fine tenor voice, which he Is
called upon often to make use Of at
church functions or charitable concerts,
has received the tempting offer OF $780,
900 from an enterprising American i'm
presario to tour the United States
and Canada with a concert party. The
earl refused. He and his countess are
accompanying the King and Queen Of
England on their trip to India for the
durbar. She is lady OF the bedcham-
Der.
She is a sister of the Duke OF West
minister and Lady Beauchamp, and a
great friend of the Queen, being one of
the few having the privilege OF en-
tering the Queens boudoir without a
formal invitation. She attended her-as
Princess of Wales-on the voyage
around the empire in the Ophir. Lord
Shaftesbury, who was lord chamberlain
to the Queen, also was lord chamberlain
when she was Princess of Wales, and he,
too, took part in that memorable trip.
In view of the Kings absence arrange
ments had to be made for the transac-
his return from India A commission
has been appointed which is to under
take the duties to which otherwise he
would attend. The Prince Of Wales, be-
ing still a minor, cannot hold privy
councils or sign state papers. The honor
to represent the King has fallen upon
the prime minister. Mr.. Asquith; the
president of the council, Lord Morley,
and Lord Loreburn.
The royal children will be under the
care Of their, grandmother, Queen Alex
andra, who is greatly attached to them,
and no doubt they will have "a good
time at Sandringham. Not only the
younger children, but the Prince of
Wales and Prince Albert will probably
make Sandringham their home during
durbar time. Little Prince Olaf, too, is
to be at Appleton House with his
mother, Queen Maud of Norway, a
daughter Of Queen Alexandra, whose
health has improved greatly and who
will spend the winter in the milder
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