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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
BRONZE PANEL OF BURNS AND
HIGHLAND MARY.

When the earthquake laid waste San
Francisco In the spring OF 1906 the model
OF Burns statue in the hands OF the
De Roma Foundry Company, all ready 10
cast in bronze. was destroyed by the
flames. But as soon as the city had been
rebuilt loyal Scots rallied and rewrote
their checks, with-the result that a fine
effigy OF the poet was unveiled in Golden
Gate Park. on Washington's Birthday.
1903
10 was Emerson who told US that the
Declaration OF independence was not a
more weighty document in the history OF
Freedom than the songs OF Robert Burns.
American Scots began TO urge memorials
OF their national heroes nearly fifty years
ago. and 1872 saw their efforts crowned
with success when the Central Park
statue OF Sir Walter Scott was erected
in this city. No sooner had Il been I'M
yelled than a Burns Monument Commits
sion was organized and a commission
given to Sir John STEEL the Edinburgh
sculptor, for companion statue. Thus
il is that Walter Scott and Robert Burns.
two Of the greatest sons of Scotland. sit
face to face In our midst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

poets birth at Alloway, a couple Of miles
away. the huge bronze effigy shows the
poet on his feet, his arms folded across
his breast
One Of the four bronze panels set into
the pedestal, representing the parting Of
Burns and Highland Mary. was donated
by twenty-five Americans from twelve
states. At the unveiling, in 1891 this
panel was specially unveiled by Wallace
Bruce, United States consul at Edinburgh,
who rected an original poem and who
prefaced his eloquent address, by this trib-
ute: Burns is. indeed. the Bard OF Scot
land. the skylark poet Of Britain. the
prophet OF America, with ringing words
OF freedom and manhood" The American
panel in the Ayr statue was made by
George Bissell. OF Poughkeepsie, who exc
cuted the Lincoln statue in Edinburgh
and many efgies in New York.
Ireland, too, has her Burns statue. at
Belfast. smaller replica Of that at Ayr
Twenty years ago was erected the life
size Burns statue at Adelaide, South Aus
tralia, showing the poet reciting the
Winters Night 20 a gathering at the
Edinburgh home OF the Duchess Of Cor
don. Another Ayr replica is standing at
Melbourne, the American city OF Aus
tralia" Every Scot in Southern Victoria
contributed TO the fund with which II was
purchased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

sway him He is stanch in his convic-
tons: neither the choice Of subjects nor
the medium binds him. and he models,
paints. draws or etches whatever attracts
al the mood SEXES him He is a free, IN
trammelled artist
II paint when ! find the subject is not
suitable for sculpture. l do anything [
like, and in the medium I think most fit
ting ! cannot be bound" with a laugh.
told him of the universal admiration
for his bust OF Tostoy-how wonderfully
how sympathetically. he portrayed the
harassed spirit Of that lover of humanity.
lie was the greatest man I ever knew,
he said gravely. When I first met him
had never read word Of his books.
But we had so much in common We soon
became fast friends. 1 visited him sew
cral times. and We often took long horse
back rides together and discussed all
kinds Of social problems. when l was not
modelling him. lie was SO simple. so
sincere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

was put up only twenty-five years after
the poets death. The man who inaugu-
rated it and gave il much financial sup
port was Sir Alexander Boswell, eldest
son OF James Boswell Johnson's bios-
rapher Among the interesting relics kept
within IS the Bible presented by Burns
to Hieland Mary. and in the neatly Kept
grounds surrounding the monument Is
little house, in which are statues or Tam
o. Shanter and Souter Johnnie, carved In
freestone by an unframed sculptor. Thorn
O. Tarbolton. Thorn, who was an humble
stone mason, leapt into fame by his exc
cution of the group. He was overwhelmed
with orders by patriotic Scots. and came
over subsequently TO America, dying in
New York in 1850 az the height OF his
vogue. Kilmarnock. Edinburgh and
Mauchline have Burns memorials Of sub
stantial proportions, more Ike embryo
castles than monuments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
NEW ZEALAND, LAND OF BURNS
ENTHUSIASM.

New Zealand. which has great num-
her of Burns clubs, has always been a
great Burns centre. After the disruption
OF the Church Of Scotland. in 1913. the
Rev. DR. Thomas Burns. son OF the poets
brother Gilbert. accompanied large
party OF emigrants thither and built up
the Presbyterian Church and church
school system in the province Of Otago.
Only a moment after the unveiling OF the
Ballarat Burns came the great gathering
OF Scots OF Dunedin and vicinity 70 wit
ness the unvelling OF their own efiigy. a
replica Of the STEEL original in Central
Park. New York. But let US return TO
America.
\ more virile and. with many Scots, A
more popular Burns statue than that in
Central Park here IS the efigy in Wash
ington Park. Albany. Costing nearly
5000. II was erected in lsss through
the muniicence OF Miss Mary Mcpherson.
an old Scottish lady Of humble parentage.
Charles Calyerley. Of this city. was the
sculptor. The Washington Park statue Is
eight feet. and stands on lo-foot pedes-
tai Of red Scottish granite and gray Amer
lean granite. Beautiful bronze panels in
bass relief, let into the pinth, show the
Cottar's Saturday Night, Aud Lang Syne,
The Poet Ploughman and the Daisy. and
Tam o'Shanter crossing the Aud Brig o.
Doom.
A Burns statue in the history ~ which
America has played a prominent part Is
that at Ayr-"Auld Ayr Wham ne'er a
toon surpasses for honest men and bon
ME lasses" Facing the place OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
nv Clar. Z. NacCh,sne,

vHEEE is tho Rue Weber, I
w have lived I'm Paris for
r, behind the Porte Matiot replied
Informant But i0 spite Of full iu-
,-roas bad to rau friendly gen
Il, s,atoreI near The Arc DO Tr-
- % direct me 90 the home and stu
T. o. Prince Paul Troubetszkoy. the
,-..,,-- impress .ouist. The gendarme.
II l-oVlrc tile street himself was
80 70 look into his little book. and It
NJ sr-e time before ] had the location
s-.sy fixed in my mind After ten
.-rss walk from Porte Maillot. ]
--,3 down quiet little street lined b.
= vss e. small villas. fronted by min
re gardens and ordinary low iron
res
- house 7 sought was at the bottom
Il .s street and on the edge Of the
r.sxton. The fence was so overrun
y. vines I had great difficulty ia ind
Eas bell on the safe. When II opened
.ara white wolf dog in the courtyard
rcosnized 10 as one Of the sculptor s
pud many animal models The house
q g-pretenrous. simple in every re-
o. and crowded with objects Of H.
fE
lesgsh was punctual Tor my ap-
r-usut had 10 VAT some time fox
rrHg caller 20 leave Many we're the
zrne calls. personal calls and other
--lruor which cut down the toe
r- hour allowed for my interview.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
AN INTERPRETER OF LlFE-NAT-
URE HIS ONLY TEXT.

NO. for 70 is life which always inter
ests me. putting away at his cigar Il
hate to be called sculptor. do not Ike
the term ] ann AN Interpreter Of life. ]
am a painter and ctcner as We'll as a
sculptor ] Will not be bound by any con-
ditions. when work ! try to produce
what ! see as well as ] can, and never
think Of what any one has done in the
past or is doing now. Nature only gives
me enthusiasm and there only do ! find
beauty When ] strive to reproduce a
living thing it is not this object which
I wish 10 portray. but life-life itself
which animates all things The word
sculptor he went on hercely, gen
orally means one who is not original and
who copies from the antique"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
WHERE THE VICE OF FoRMALITY
WAS UNKNOWN.

II gave one the impression OF a home
where life was intense. care free and
open 10 all: where the pets had access TO
all parts Of the house, where no article
was too good 10 he used. where cere-
mony and restrictions never entered, and
where life was enjoyed to its fullest
Freedom. the simple life. enjoyment
only of that which is worth while. was
the keynote. Many would expect a man
Of Prince Troubetszkoy's birth. attain
ments and reputation to live luxuriously
with a large staff of servants. Instead,
his home showed a life of austere SIM
plicity. I am told that he refuses any
decorations seldom uses the family title
and prefers to be on equal terms with all
around him. Utopian by nature. he lives
his social and fraternal theories. as did
his friend Tolstoy.
When the caller left Prince Troubetsz-
koy turned TO me and invited NE into his
studio. We crossed the small dining
room. entered a large well lighted, rather
dirty workroom. which was crowded with
statues Of all sizes. busts OF human fig
ures. and animals in bronze. plaster clay
and marble. No tapestry, RUGS, pictures
or antique furniture relieved the baroness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
OBFRT BURNS POET OF SIMPLICITY BORN YEARS AGO THIS DA

This Burns statue, OF which Sir John
Steel wrote, 1T is the best work I have
ever done" was unveiled by William
Patton. on October 3 1880 before
great gathering II is OF bronze and
nine feet high. The sculptor portrayed
the Burns shown in the Nasmyth portrait
and was aided by a cast OF the poets
skull. The efiigy shows the poet seated
in the fork OF an old elm, the broken
limbs of which form rests for his srma
His head is tilted back as he gazes at
the heavens, and in his right hand he
holds a pen, poised to jot down the lyri-
cal thoughts that come TO him This
Central Park statue has been so admired
that replicas Of it have been erected in
Dundee. London and Dunedin, y. Il.
Steel also executed the bust which occu-
pies a niche in the poets corner in West
minister Abbey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

wife by celebrated artists OF different
countries Here were portraits OF the
Princess Troubetszkoy by Sargent, Hell
leu. Besnard and Rietu. the last pas
telist Of Milan (all so different and yet
so like. etchings by Zorn, a hthograph
Of Tolstoy. with his autograph aud the
words Given TO Monsieur and Madame
Troubetszkoy' underneath. There were
also engravings which represented Trou-
betszkoy and his work. The tables were
covered with litter Of letters. papers
busts, small bronzes and the torso Of q
nude woman by Rodin. Interesting
sketches in pen and ink and oil by Trou-
betszkoy himself were seen in profusion.
In the small dining room was a superb
still life by Vollon, for which the owner
told me he had been offered a large
price. Both rooms were simply decorated
and as simply furnished There was no
ostentatious' display and every article
was full Of interest and meaning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
OUTDOlNG JOB.

Representative Johnson was praislng
the patience OF President Wilson In the
Mexican matter.
And patience. let me tell you. is a
rare virtue" he said.
Then. In reply TO a faint remonstranee.
he waved his hand and added:
'Oh. | know. l know; it's easy enough
to Guido job for patience when the bons
are on vour friend"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
THE PRINCES IMPRESSIONS OF
AMERICA.

81 am very fond Of Americans no vol
unteered. in bis broken English (and. by
the way. his mother is an American. II
twas a good stsru They are 50 sincere
and not as bias6 as the French. and they
know more of art i'm general than other
nations You have the best hotels. with
more comforts. than any other country.
I went 10 Toledo and ST Louis TO attend
exhibitions last year and look forward
10 going 10 New York soon"
How did YOU ike the Toledo Museum
1 asked.
"lt is a beautiful little museum and has
a good collection. The directors bought
two of my bronzes and Chicago boush,
three-a darseuse. child with dog and
a mother and child
81 sm sure you like New York I sug-
gested thinking of his successful eXhibi-
ton AT the Hisuanic Museum two years
ago and the great interest aroused in
his work az that time
"J'adore New York. et les Americains.
with 2, eat enthusiasm.
] felt We were progressing swlmmingly,
and put the hackneyed question which
ger orally begins an interview, And or
high buildings
They nave great character" he an
sVered. land ] Ike them"
"Have YOU any Of those interesting s.
berian wolf dogs which YOU model so
much? Ana how many bears live with
you here"
"Oh." with a laugh 81 left my bears
in Russia and I have but two dogs here.
Vasca and Marguerite. I'm Neuilly ! shall
have more space for them than ] have
here and shall be more quiet returning
from the ubiquitous telephone
] remembered that his first work. when
very small boy, was modelling in soft
bread or. wax the heads of his pet dogs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
HERO OF SCOTLAND AND FA
VORlTE OF THE WORLD.

The Burns clubs are unique. The only
body resembling them in aim and ap-
preaching them in number are the Brown
ing societies. but there is a red blooded
hale and heartiness about the Burns
clubs. "A jovial atmosphere OF pipes and
whusky and song. that makes a member
of a Browning society shudder merely TO
hear about In Scotland every village in
addition 20 the towns, has its Burns Club.
and wherever half dozen Scots are
gathered together at the ends Of the
earth the Burns Club will be formed as
the first log shack goes up
In the United States there AZ least
sght statues Of Burns besides many fine
busts. and Burns clubs galore and a
couple Of statues In Canada. BrOnzes 10
the poets memory have been put MP IN
winnipeg. Montreal. Halifax and Phila-
delphia. Each of the colonies COMPOSING
Australia has a Burns statue and New
Zealand. not content with the fine statue
Of the great man himself which II has
erected at Dunedin. has put up a monu-
ment 10 the bard's nephew, the Rev. Or.
Thomas Burns. a pioneer OF the colony
and a minister OF renOWn. who died in
1871 The only quarter Of the world in
habited bv Anglo SaXons and lacking, as
vet. A Burns statue. u South Africa. The
Burns enthusiasts have recently FOUND
out this fact. and Il will be only mat
ter Of short time before the gap ~
hlled
one OF the finest Burns memorials is
to be found htly enough. al his birth
place on the banks Of the Doom, at Allo-
way The cenotaph consists OF three
sided basement supporting a circular peri
style Of the Corinthan order, surmounted
by decorated cupOia. The interior Is "a
museum for Burns relics. This really inn
posing building. about eighty feet high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
INDEPENDENT. VIGOROUS
LOVER or LIFE.

'-ce Pau T.o.a,tszkoy is a large.
ur,u.y tuHt man. with features mod
r. Do urouc .res and a searching eye.
-rartiy OWNED man Of an unusually
z9stent nature. not anamic and COLI
r. not me8.tative and exclusive. but
srcgs accustomed 10 out-of-ooor life
great lover Of animals Slow Of
pm. cordia and simple in his manner,
rrantly put me AZ my ease.
banged Immediately into my inter-
+ realizing that every moment Of M
r vas precious when. whirr went tho
g,one and .I cannot stand this if,
p,siart Interruption. he said. impa-
rg eve a-- packed and about TO
- further o.t 10 Neui.ly. where j can
away from every one and have NOR"
n Or nl animals. But our real home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

one OF these busts is owned by the
Luxembourg Museum in Paris.
Here a caller was announced and !
seized the opportunity TO look at the
many pictures. sketches etchings and
drawings which covered the walls Of the
small salon. and which had been pre-
scented TO Paul Troubetszkoy or TO his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
THE BABY LAMB IN THE STUDIO
AND ITS TITLE.

was first attracted to the figure OF
baby lamb. its innocent face and long,
ugly legs being so carefully modelled
Isn't this something new?' 1 asked.
YES; / did that in Toledo last year.
The original was given to my wife for a
pct" and he added quizzcally: you
cannot guess the title l gave it,"
on assuring him I could not, he said
"'How Can You Eat Ne?
Then IL is true that you are a vege-
tarian?'
81 consider II n crime TO eat the flesh
of animals" ne said with vehemence.
And I never eat eggs or butter. nor do l
drink milk. and Tolstoy felt Just as DO
on the subject"
knowing his intense love for animals
and for life in all It's forms, ono can
T.-.;cu.d on seventh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

I gasped and made my pencil fly the
faster
He does not even enter into the spirit
Of the antique" he went on. He has no
talent. he has no love Of nature. lie
copies from another's impressions % nat
ure and he often tries to attract the at
tention Of the public by outre subjects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
AN INCIDENT OF HIS ASSOClA-
TON WITH TOLSTOY.

He once gave me an autographed copy
OF one Of his books and CHANGED TO dis
cover later that had not opened II. But
he was too big A man TO be annoyed. He
said. You will always he original If you
never read. Your own opinions and ideas
will not be influenced by those Of others.
Yes. he was a magnificent man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
Titled Soul ptor Thinks SaintGaudens Too
Cold and That Rodin Exaggerstes, but
Praises Remington HighIy-FIe Says
He May Make Bad culpture,
but Others Make Much
Worse"

shall he on Lake MaEsiore. where We
shall spend 40 least six months when We
are not here. or travelling. find ! can
do no work ir Paris Tor ] am never left
alone.
I expressed sympathy. for ] knew now
tr>iuS are those conditions. Imagine
Michac Angelo being called 10 the teie-
phone as Do lay on his Lack decorating
the ceiling oc the s.sunc Chapel. is 1t
concoiNahLn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
PPlNCt PAUL
INOU0t 1SzkOT

or horses or other animals so plentiful!
at his birthplace on Lake Magsiore
Have You any preference in your
work. ] asked. for his range is wide
running from portrait busts. lifelike ami
mails of an kinds mothers and fathers
with their children. small figures OF So
ciety folk To- a magnificent equestrian
statue Of the late Car Of Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

songs As he steered the plough TO and
fro on It's monotonOus course, dreamt
OF his power 20 charm generations, Yet
unborn. Of strange Mongolans on the
other side OF the world. a nation he prob
ably never heard Of tin well on in life.
The combined roles OF national hero of
Scotland and favorite popular poet Of the
rest OF the world have brought more
memorials to the fame Of Burns than
fan 10 any other two men OF letters in
history. More books have been written
about Burns than about any other poet
more literary societies established and
more monuments Of stone and marble
erected 10 his memory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
TIE PRINCES STUDIO IN PARIS

I done in an outre manner. and" with a
burst OF enthusiasm, when nature is 50
beautiful, so full Of meaning The old
masters were conscientious in trying to
depict life I'm its various forms as each
saw 1.-THE life at that time. and the
emotions it aroused Gin them study
only what 1 see before me. Nature only
is my text"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

IA Nt hundred and ffty-hve years ago
TO-DAY u.-e was born in the hum
y BE cottes. of ID Woodworking but
r'l-strck,r farmer. ou the outskirts
Ai'. Boz Scotland the most popular poet
tas ever lived. A hard boyhoOd lie
ID. s.aye-s f.r the wherewithals of
ssfiy subs stcuoe. lie was learning
I'd AZ the ago more fortunate youths
going o. College. Troubles came
and fast throughout mis- early man
g and az tmrts-s seven he died. outside
as OF debtors prison only because
friend small eieyenth-hour loan,
''o' thar hs pair Of horse-pistols was
Wy Zee ne could offer his PHYSICIAN
M the great bulk oi his writings
-a.shed. And the day his body was
e ne grave his widow lay in child
seldom ha, sadder evening closed
upon d human life
W Burns stands pre-eminent among
''lofis ot rocsy ou severa. grounds.
'rner iu t-e hearts OF Scots was
'ls bin. scotland Was. and is, in
land of remarkably few national
Unlike other lands. she can feast
~asnaton upon pra -ticaly no ma
history no great national strue-
SEPARATIONS defeats and victories.
2" memory goes back into the
-els Of late mcdiseya.ism The link
seotand. dcstinles with those Of
-. IN the seventeenth century.
-. mat her nationa. history left OF
H.. Ne map Of Europe began 10 as
y present coLors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25

Here is a sturdy independent who fol-
lowed no art either past or present, who
from his childhood discarded the teach
ing Of schools, who cast aside all tradi-
tons and who strobe ahead, hcwing his
own path and drawing his inspiration
from the mother Of all art. Nature.
No criticism or friendly advice can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
roer WHO SINGS IN UNI.
FsRSAL LANGUAGE.

b., score o. years Of hts death
D.. as accepted as the Scottish hero.
-. analysis Of the reason OF his
-. hole upon the heart Of the Scot
u. se'ess. though a dozen books have
= '''sn on the subject.
-, .'sntsl humanity and simplicity is
~ ~ endeared him 10 the world be-
q -. y, Firth Of Forth. Speaking from
ss.,.'l.' and 20 the heart he sings IN a
''sl language.
.sis ,t sou Of humble birth.
tso,isr 81 Of The lowly earth.
y 10 u.ol at not to-day.
IA. greeted here's Thy bay.
~ Dr., On. unknown bard
olt.,.e-s course is rough and hard
~ sxs. al times by thy sweet song.
-. - nor mind the throng-
= ~ Chinese Commissioner Chang
's.,..s. a. the opening Of the Burns
sz,, : the 81. Louis exhibition. A
's<< asnt How little the uncouth
~sy composing his simple
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-27
RAILROAD NEAR CORPUS
ANTONIO TO CORPUS CONFLICT
ED BY SATURDAY.

Corpus Christi Texas. Feb -. The
layiug VT steel If me >tu Antonio. Ivaldc
\ Gulf railroad his been completed ~
~ distance nf within three miles of Cor
ms Christi a. u. Ponder. president ~
the road, stated that IN SATURDAY. lll cun
atructi1n work between SAN Ant MO aud
Corpus Christi Viii have been cump ctrd
and that within \ few DAYS thereafter
Jhr operation of trains over ill., wi lines
VIII start. ~ present trains from Olem
~ Ibis city are are being operated over
hr Eri~ru and Texas Mexican lines.
Whtu The San Antonio Tvalir \ Gulf
completes ill., line INTO Corpus Christi IL
win ~ the fourth railroad far CorpG~
Christi and il i> planned to celebrate
thr occasion with . banquet ~ th.
Nucrc> hotel ~ which President Ponder.
Wee President lrming and other ~
ficinl, ~ the road viii l-- special guests.
Covers Viii ~ l.id for several hundred
GUESTS. The Commercial club Il, now
preparing a program for the occd,iun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-27
OPPOSES RESTRICTION
DIX. CHARLES W. ELIOT SAYS RI
S~TRICTION or IMNlGHATION
WILL CAUSE LABOR SCARCITY.

New York. Feb. -. Further %re>tric
tiou eft immigration would aegrayatc the
scarcity NJ labor in rural districts and
smaller cities WI the United States. said
nr. Charles " Eliot. president emeritus
KY Harvard ~ \ lrttrr received today 10y
tlc National Liberal immigration league.
replying a. the question whether hc >tiL
held " view ~ that effect given expires
~inn January ~. 1911. The league made
the letter public TODAY.
nr. Eliot. declaring ~ has nu reason
tn change hi> estimate II thc situation
u~ previously given. SAYS u ~carcit, oi
labor iH this country Viii prevail ~ hong
~ there IN a >par>cnr>> ~ population
ami enormous unused natural rc>nur r>.
iH The dr,r upmcut NJ which both new
capital and Labor will H. needed.