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5 Mil' fi ;cx'
Will TUESDAY, FMimURY 2t. 1800.
'? iff! III flnbacrintlons by Mnlli rostpald.
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' tUUg'iff DAJW,rrYer.. OOO
1 I lifF f St!!PAT, r Yesr . 8O0
rl IB DAHT AND SUNDAY, prr Year 8 (to
i r iM jPs i t'AIl.V AND HtmDAY. per Month 70
, I yii fii Postais to forsitn countries added.
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; fUM iW Paws Klonqn" v"' '3 nMr "rnd Hotel, and
! i SfE w$ Mown No. 10, Boulevard ilea Capuclnii.
' ' iff S " "" trinii vkn fatcr m ul manwrip4 r
1 "a! 'ST f jficaticn Wis l Ann r'ltdtd arlleltt ttlnrntd, ihiv
, ll!S fiilil niiil n oil coin icsd stainrit for Mat purpoif.
, j M 1E .:;, , .
I russ (ho Hull Will 1
n The Hull Army Itoorganlyntlon 1)111 pro
OS vde for n forco about tho samo In possible
i rdzo na Hint allowed ly tlio Btibstltuto In
9M the Senate reported by Mr. Cookkell
WW that Is, nlmut 118,000 ofllecrs nnd men.
finl Tho substitute continues tho net of
!j Inst year, under which 11m army eon
H ta'ns ,,2'00 mrn "'"' empowers) tho Pros
mat Ident tr enlist nlbo :i.",000 InluibltnntH of
Ws Cuba, Porto lileo nml tho Pacific islands.
48a Tho Hull bill requires nn nrniyof n llttlo
Ww 'efl8 t'mn uoono "Ulconi nml men, with a
31lt possible addition, nt tlio President' dls
sBf crotlon, Bons to Increase tho totnl number
fflE to a llttlo ovor 1)8,000.
'SStti ll It can bo Been, therefore, thnt tho I)imo
'J 4t ill orats In tho Henalo who nro contending for
! S jSj tho (substitute mo icnlly lighting over a
i j Q 'f quibble, except for postponing tho neeos
3? J Mm i'V permanont rcoi gnnlznlion of tho nrmy
'i'Bffl an(' ex:Pl' s0 fnr ns ,'10 fictions mutter
! $ itfffl ' ne '"illtn,('"l(' I" tM0 '"InndH In con
ISw cerned, nnd thero tholr position In unten
' ttlWf bW nn1 '""K01'0"8, They nro proposlnsr
jj Maalffi nn oxporlment hcro thcio ought to bo
t ffP only certainly nnd llnallly.
' riwi&HK Moreover, their fiubstltuto is a mensuro
f' lliiK? constructed for tho putpoou of oppost
rawwM t,on n,c,p'y' w" ,,in 1Iu" ''"' l,ro"
I !kI fronts a- maturely considered and necessary
' i pf! II scheme of nrmy reorganization, Insures so.
' If H WU curlty and oftlcleney, nnd noids thn poi II of
i f native enlistments, though It leaves It ills-
r! m 1 crtlonry with tho Pjesldent to cilist
i Ifcfe $mt islanders If thnt plnn shall proo to boox-
I ' ilM K pedlnnt. Tho Cockrell substltuto compels
! wM am him to resort to It, oxpediontor inexpedient,
! rlwJlsl whatever tho military difidnntnpes in-
' llwalliSf volvwl or hoocr impossible It may proo
?wfflw to bo practically.
) iWjfimf-l No reasonable Scnatoi, therefore, can in-
i 'Iffilfs slston tylnirtho hands of thePioidcntnltli
I' ImS thlsCocktellhubstitutoaiul therel)y Impciil-
ji gKW ling thclntoicstsof his countiy. Itlsmoro
'! 4Hffllr than unreasonable; It is sheer indifTorenco
I I iiwl ' "10 nftflna' honor to attempt such com
1 IiMh pulsion. Nor Is there any ccuso in econ
,! Jffij omy of cxpendituro to nffoid a pretext
' S SI 'or " "I"06 the coit of tho army under tho
4tf 3$ u" D'" w'" bo ycry I'-1'0 m01"6 than under
' : aw M Coc,ro11 substitute.
' f liltR, " '8 disKraceful to tho Democrats as
i; &fi AM' Americans thnt tliey are thus endeavoring
'; !HI i': to subordlnatotho interests of tho nation to
t li'1? IS tho Interests of che.ip political strategy.
I V MM g
' SSsfl bc Threatened Attempt to Force tho
I 1 r French President to Resign.
fl ffiKpSi Theronronlreadyinilicatlonsthatthe antl-
l mM revisionists and reactionists do not mean to
WjSfe ! submit quietly to the outcome of tho recent
V Bm WW Presidentl.il crisis, but Hint thoy will try
Warn to drlo II. Louih;t fiomoniLo by applying
' 'i li'l pressuro which proed effectivo in tho
; IB 1 case of his predecessors, M. Ghlvy and
i Ip'f'if M. Oahiuw-Pkhifii.
islfe'? There Is no doubt that tho siiddim death
3 a 'SlP of '" l'AUnE took tho anti-ro Isionlsts, the
HsiyBj Bonapartists and tho Monan-hlsts by sut-
flSlifrl prise. Tho uhoit lntoial between that
tflltlif event and the meeting of the Chambeis
Uwtikf '" l''it bosslon or tho purpoM) of choos-
' fl4 Ingft nqw (Jhlef Magistiato did not nflord
; . K MM fs i them time enough to oncoi t a plan of ac-
' r fillip ' tlon and tocpnsfjildato tlie otlng strength
$ liflfi which they undoubtedly possessed. Thoy
B l wore perplexed, moreouir, by tho aell-
t Ml fl I latlng bolmvl of M. Mube, who,
wP M I' iiDtll tho balloiing had actually begun,
i II 8 I '"'I l'ot positively foibld tho enemies of
f H f K Dbbtfuh to voto for him, nnd thus pic-
f l Si i vented them from uniting upon another
i 1 IS I candidate. Tho natural exasperation of
; r ffi Wi the sntl-rolslonist8 at missing a fair
i I HP ?1 chsne of electing a Picsldent favorable
' S & , he'r v'ftW8 lfl therefore, ucravatod by
(yjil the fueling that thoy have been tho dupos
'if K of an Intrigue. Tho lolent demonstra-
I Mis tlons against tho now chief of tho State, to
lUf ftl which thoy hao ghen ent In tlio sticcts
"isSPf gl of Paris and through their, newspaper or-
fe Sit k i gans, rocal a set purposo to convince M.
' SI W Loubbt that the Presidential ofllco is not
fl jBJ' S worth holding under such untoward condl-
1 1 P t tlpus. Theso demonstrations aro likely
t 1 fi to bo repeated In an even mote outrageous
i ff W't W "" "" (K"0U8 frm on tho day of M. Fauhe'b
1 1' Wn- II funeral, when it Is oxpoctod that M. Lou-
11 TH ' '11 BCT' '"nw'nB tn0 example snt by 11. Casi-
fpffiJ 1! MIK-Pinirai, will wajk, as chief mourner,
V M H behind tho bier.
' ; pi' Ife It Is well known that tho fifth Ptcsldcnt,
ISltw. nlthough a man of Indlsputablo courage,
JJM f, found his seneo of dignity so wounded by
aRlr t'w nttacks to which ho was subjected
fim that ho quickly lonouncod In disgust
sfH'W Is publlo functions and retired to
Sites!? private life. The calumnies, howovor, of
P$M which M. OASiMin-PEniEB was tho vlc-
Sm "m 'em trivial in retrospect, compared
t i3 w'"' t', storm of vlllllcntlon to which M.
MBo IjOHBKT Is oxposod. It Is possible, how-
mH ever, "that tho present Chief Magistrate
llMSj ma' e " mnM ' niop1 fi'"r,'y Ibro and of a
iEkIS 'f ss sensitive temperament, nnd that ho may
mlfriS deem It a patriotic duty to remain at his
BMi'lf post. It Is certain, moreover, thnt tho
W pf great mass of Paris worUingmen esteem
tjpMj'M! ; nnd like M. LounKT, for thoy havo often
'Bfwff I requested hlmtonrbltrntodlsputcsliotvvcou
'lilW'Iftf themselves nnd their employers. Itfollovvs
h Ik S :' that tho antl-rovlslonlsts will find It much
( H Sf ' more dlfllcult to oxclto populnr animosity
$wl llw against tho now President than it
, f 4ilif wls In tho enso of M. CAsniin-Ptniuii,
3fi wl whoso sympathies woro know n to bo
'flUi'Isf' aristocratic. Wo aro disposed, therefore.
iUff Si to think that, unless M. Louiikt shall turn
RMJIjffl out to bo a much weaker man than ho is
wgw MSI supposed to bo, the campaign of defamn-
pxii;lj tion nnd mob vloleneo already organized
IP' M against him will fall, assuming, of course,
jJBf -Srj that tho connivance of tho pollco or of tho
YH ' 'w' Paris garrison Is not secured,
rll i ml There Is another way, however, in which
Iff Sl 'k enemies of M. Loubkt can assail him ;
k ffii WP refer, of courso, to tho tactics ly which
8 1 Sli President OnEVT was constrained to resign
A i' J &B i his office. It will bo remembeied that,
mfl WS ifysr tho exposuro of tho scandals assoel-
P3 mil ntad with tho name of M Wiutov, the
Irtl ' son-in-law of tho third President, tho ma-
fflffl ) a' j! Jorlty of the Chambor of Deputies perslst-
Wm ' H ' oAtljrjrefused to reposo confidence In any of
M -IM tne'mensiiccesslvoly proposed by President
liUti. Wffl Oiievv for thu ofllco of I'rlmo Minister.
it :
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Tlio post of Chief Magistrate wan thus ron
dorcd untonable, inasmuch a by tho Con
stitution of 187G, nomlmlnlstrotlvo net of
n President, )s alld, unless it bo counter
signed by a Minister responsible to tho na
tional legislature. M. ClnEVr might, Indcod,
havo appealed to tlio country nnd requested
tho voters to Judgo between him and tho re
calcitrant mnjorlty of tho Ohnmbor, If iio
cotdd havo provallod upon tho Senate to
author! 1dm to dissolve Parliament and
order a now gcnoral election. Ho was tin
able, however, to avail himself of such an
oxpodient, because thoconsout of tho Scnato
to a dissolution could not bo secured.
Let us now mark tho difference between
M. I.ouhlt'8 situation nnd that of tho
third President of tho Trench ltepublio.
It Is ttuo that tho present Chamber of
Deputies when oloctcd contained an over
whelming majority of antl-rovlslonlsts.
It Is also truo that only tho other day
tho enemies of Pheyfus Boomed to havo
lotalned much of their preponderance
in tho Chambor, for, by a majority of
11(1, thoy carried tho bill transferring
Iho decision in tho Dioyfus caso to
tho wholo Court of Cassation fiom
tlto crlmlnnl section of that tribunal,
It should x noted, howovor, thnt thn
pnssngo of thnt bill vmih demnmled byPie
iiilci'Diri'i'Ynud piomotcd by ox-Piomler
Mhl.lNi:, Ik)IIi of whom, last Saturday,
I'nmi) foiwuid ns zealous advocates of
M. IiOUliKr'rt election to tho otllco
of Chief Mnglstuilo. it is nlmost
ei lain that what wo may call
thu nnll-Judtclniy bill could not havo
been passed had Mussis. Durt'Y alio
MUilNr, or even M. Dl'Pt'Y alone, opposed
It. Now, It Is obvious that n campaign
designed to reduce M.IiOt nurto lmpoleiico
by depriving him of lesponslblo MlnlstoiK,
will havo to begin by an overthrow of tho
Dupuy Cabinet. It Is extremely doubtful
vvhethor tho antl-rovlslonlsts can muster
Buflicieut sticnglh for that.
Lot us assume, however, for tho sako of
nigumeut, thnt M. Dui'uv can bo over
thrown, nnd that an antl-rovislonlst mn
joilty In tho Chamber of Deputies will con
tinue to lefuso their conlldcnco toevciy poi
son nominated byM. Louiikt for tho post of
Picmier. Docs it follow that tho picsent
Chief Magistrate, like M. Grew, will bo
forced forthwith to teslgn? Wo nnswci no,
because M. Lounirr, unllko M. Ghkvy, com
mands tho triibt, and ovon tho nfToc
tlon, of a gicat majority of tho Sen
ate. Thn Senators will not permit tho
muu upon whom, with a rematk
nblo approach to unanimity, thoy havo
pinned their faith, to bo expelled from
ofllco by a hostilo cabal in tho Chamber of
Deputies. They will authorUo him to dls
bolvo Parliament and to invito tho country
to judgo between him and his defamcts.
Meanwhile, ho will bo at liberty to ap
point u Ministry nil interim, and, if ho
has tho good senso to recall M. Constans
from Constantinople, and to mako him
Minister of tho Interior, ho will give
tho antl-rovlslonlsts a light such as
tho Trench people havo not witnessed
sinco tho Poulangists woro extin
guished about ten years ago. M. Con
stats showed himself, at that time,
to Ihj a man of Iron will, for whom mobs
nnd military conj d'i!tatn had no terrors.
Of late holms been kept In reset ve, to bo
called upon at tho last moment, should tho
lepublio soeni to bo in jeopardy.
With tho Senate nt his back nnd M.
CosbTAXs within teach Piesident Louiikt,
if ho be a man of resolute temper, may
avoid tho fato of M. Gnivv ami provo moro
than a match for tho anti-rovisionlstu nnd
reactionists, oven though they should re
assert control of tho present Chamber of
Deputies.
Tho Trouble with the Rev. Dr. Uains
ford. Tho Rev. Dr. ItAi.vstoni) of tho Episcopal
St Georgo's Chinch preached a sermon last
Sunday, In which ho lamented tho neglect
of tho obscrvanco of Sunday by chutch
attendanco and usctlbed it to tho bad
example of people who uso tho day of
leibitto for social amusements, dinnors,
musical entettalnments and tho like, thus
betting the fashion for a city " thnt sets thu
chinch fashion of seventy-fivo millions of
people "
At the same time, with amublng incon
sistency, this ptoaeher declnted that ho
had "advised tho boys of his palish to
take athletic exorcises on Sunday nftet
noonsand to hold etoss-countiy tuns." Ho
himself plays golf on Sunday, and ho said
last Sunday that ho is " in hopes that when
bettor tapid tranblt fneilitles uioalTotded
it will let men comu to tho 8 and 1 1 o'clock
services, and then go out with tho family
or play golf or rldo theit wheels."
Now, is It nny wonder that reasonable
men nto not disposed to put tlicnibehcsout
of tho way to go to a church to listen to
such stuff ns that? If golf and bicycling
are piopct amusements for Sunday, why is
not any other amusement proper on nny
other day consistent with tho obscrvanco
of Sunday ns Dr. BuNHi'onn himself keeps
tho day Dlnnets and musical entertnin
inents do not keep peoplo from going to
church any moro than do playing golf or
cycling. In tiuth, tho competition of tho
Indoor amusements with tho chinch Is less,
for they nro nt hand, while to get Iho out
door sport a journey away fiom town Is
requisite. Wherein, Intrinsically, tlio ono
Is vicious and tho other commendable does
not appear to a loghal mind, and a rudo
senso of loglo being ptovalcnt among tho
people, tho opinion of tho Sunday golf-playing
pntson lannot command popular re
bpoct. If It Is right for Dr. Kainsioiid to
inilulgo In Sunday spoit In. one way, why is
It vicious for other peoplo to tontiimo on
Sunday other fottns of telaxatlon In which
ho himself participates on Othoi days t
Neither kind of nmubomont can bo culled
religious, and both, nccoidlng to tho old
American notion, oflend against the pioper
ohservnnceof the Lord's day.but tho ouono
more than tho other. As to Inlet fe re iico
with church going, tho outdoor sport Is
manifestly tho worse offondor, Tho indoor
social entertainments take place In thn
ov ening after church servlcos aro over, but
the other mubt bo putsuod ncccssatily in
the daytime. It Is probable, too, that the
actual church attendanco at St. Goorgo's
nndnt Episcopal churches gone-rally, Is much
larger proportlouatoly Jfrom among the
peoplo ho abuses than thoso ho commends
nnd to whom ho sets an exatnplo In his own
conduct on Sunday. Take nway from those
churches tho sort of peoplo against whom
ho inveighs nnd what would remain?
Where would tho money to pay forrunnlng
them como from ?
The reason why men do not go to church
is not the distraction of indoor or outdoor
nmusoments. It Is because thoy have lost
religious faith, just as the Rev, Dr. Rains
roiti) has lost it. His sermon lost Sunday
was without a traco of such faith. What
does ho beliovo in ? Docs ho believe that ho
is preaching tho Gospel of everlasting sal
vation to men, who, without It, aro doomed
to everlasting misery ? That is tho faith of
i
J
his Church, bub he cannot believe 16 when
he makes any earthly nnd tomporat condi
tions of any coiiscquonco bcaldo It, whether
of wealth or povorty, yet it waB onlyon tho
temporal that ho dwolt. Ilia bollof seems
to bo porfunclory only, and It is tho eamo
wlllt tho peoplo who proror to uso Sunday
In some other way than going to his church.
Thov nro of tho cartlt oarthy, but so is ho.
Dr. lUiNSFonD also laid on tho news
papers tho blnmo for people's not taking
him seriously as a religious guide. "I know"
Iain not guilty of any uncharltablo criti
cism," ho said, "when I dcclaro thnt thero
Is not ono slnglo paper in this city with nny
considerable circulation thnt cares a fig for
nny mortal thing but making nionoy."
Now, how docs ho know that? Of courso,
ho does not know it, for It is false. No man,
minister or layman, who had a pnrtlolo of
religious pi lnolplo or religious perception,
could havo made such nn nsscrtlon. It dis
plays a distinctly irreligious spirit. Dr.
IUiNsroni) works for mone) ho Is paid a
hundsomo salary nnd lives upon it luxuri
ously; but wo will not say thnt ho works
for money alono. A nowspnpor Is a business
enterprise, ImtbonlbO Is tho mnnlng of St,
George's pntlsh'n business enterprise, de
pendent on money. In both, howovor, thoro
Is, besides, tho obligation of duty, of con
science, of lldollly to tiuth nnd conviction.
If Di.KAlNHHtnn discharged thalduty thor
oughly ho would not now havo reason to
abuse people fot not going to his church or
nnwspapets fot tecognllng his neglect of
It. If ho were half as earnest, half ns la
Ikii Ions and halt ns slnccto In his dovotlon
to tint religion ho was commissioned to
preach as a conscientious and ficlf-iespect-itig
newspaper Is In the performance of its
function to bocloly, St. Gcotgo's Church
would bo tumble to hold onc-linlf of tho peo
plo who would tush to It to hear from hltn
tho wotd of life.
Tho wholo troublo is that tho Rev. Dr.
RviNSHtltD cannot induce peoplo to be
liovo because ho himself docs not beliovo.
In pinto of religion ho gives them only
sentimental and tttiphilosophlcal philnu
thtopy, far icmoved fiom tho essential
thing ho was commissioned to preach -tlio
way to eternal salvation, bcsldo which
nil entthly concerns nro not worth a
moment's consideration. "Tor," to uso
tho lnuguago of St. PauIj, "our light
ndllcllon, which is but for tlto moment,
worketh for us a fnr tnoto exceeding nnd
eternal weight of gloty; while wo look
not at tho things which nro seen, but nt
tho things which nto not seen; for tho
things which nro seen nro temporal, but tho
things which nto not seen nro eternal."
"What?
Tho ntguments on which Tammany Hall
has ordcied tho Manhattan Elevated Rail
road to vacate Battery Park, and so stop Its
tialns at some distance from tho ferries, ln
v lto tho attention of this city's inhabitants.
It will bo well fot oery Now Yorker to ex
amine for himself tho grounds on which
this imtneiibo inconv enienco is to bo imposed
upon tho public, and to see how worthy
they aio of respect.
The reasons given by Ptcsldcnt Clauses'
of tlio Park Department woro three: Tlrbt,
thnt thcio " seemed to bo a deterioration of
tho tnllroad struetuio nnd a lnek of atten
tion to tho maintenance and repairs, thnt
ndd to its ugliness and ttnsuitnblllty to a
placo in any paik; becondly, "leaky drip
pans at tlio path crossings ;" thirdly, tho
"repot t of tho Hoard of Health."
Tho structuro's exterior Is as It has al
ways been, and as Mr. Clauses has known
it throughout tho several years of his com
mls&Ionershlp Tho leaky drip pans tho
company had "promised to repair."
This bungs us to tho leport of the Board
or Health.
lhat document Is, up to date, perhaps tho
raobt remarkable fcaturo of tho crusade.
It must bo taken seriously, of course, on
tho assumption that It was put forward in
entirely good faith. It was pteparod for
tho Health Board by Chief Sanitary In
.pcctoi Di. M. D. Ti.lxky, and started out
with tho statement that "tho cats wero
found to bo bufileiontly illuminated by gas,
as required by law ." Then listen :
" h a very heavy rainfall occurred during tho
time of thii Intjieitltm the matttuu iu every car I
vl-ltctl nis flltli.' w 1th street dirt and aaturated with
water which dripped from the clothing and um
hrellas of the lUHheimern. than proving the unsuit
aid Hois of the matirinl utcd. As a result of this
condition tht air in tho cars becamo rapldl) humid
and i:uo rino to ofTintdve odotn
" lhc temperature of the atmoKphero In the rar
wan very hot and ttuffy when the doors were
closed between fetation, rautdug tho pauRcugftrs to
pcreplre frcel). On approaching fdatioua the guards
threw open both doors of earn Nob. 2, a and 4
of each train, permitting a thorough flow of cold
air, which c aliped a drop in tho temperature of at
leant tr,'1 while the p&Meuger were entering and
leaving the train, thereby endangering the health of
those who rode for a long diatance, aa a aeries of
thefee druiighta are liable to oci anion catarrhal and
other affections of the air paauagenand lungs."
'lhc "spitting signs," albo, wero In small
punt and "inconspicuous."
And this peeiless document moved tho
Tnrk Boatd to cut off tho clovuted lino fiom
the Battery'
Of couibo tho matting, which has been in
use since tlio toad was built, can bo leached,
llko tho gas, by tho law. Tlto law may rc
qulio tho elevated road to drown tho offen
sively smelling matting with cologne, or
any perfume on the drug store's list which
tho Health Boatd may pronounce desir
able for the public nose. It (an lncloso
each particular scat with a partition,
so that the passengers housed therein
iniinot bo visited with that cyclonic
change of IT, degiees of lempnrntino
foi which Dr. Tui'.si.Y voucIich with tho
nuthoiity of oflli lal bclence, or it enn make
tho elevated load shut up all existing
doiusand provide bidders for passengeis
to enter and emerge fiom tho ceiling. Tlieio
Is no limit to tho mechanical devices
vvhli it Tammany Hull, straining, under Its
new dispensation, with unprecedented
elTort to snivotlm public good, may com
pol tho elovnted road to adopt.
binco tho order was Issued thoro has boon
another icpoit on tho road's structural
imperfections.
Hut what has nil this to do with tho ques
tion of access to the Battery for the In
numoiablo peoplo whoso ' est way to It Is
over tlio elovated lines?
Tho President of tho Park Board, Mi.
CiiADHEV, and tho President of tho Health
Board, Mi. Munrin, havo not thus meek
ly mado themselves figures of absunl
Ity of their own volition. Tho Pies
ident of tho Municipal Council, Mr.
James .1. Cooqan, a citlen of peculiar
nmlabllity nnd unobtrusiveness, has not
been warmed Into his rago ngnlnst
tho elevated road by the heat of his own
Intel nal fire. Theso submissive gentle
men havo boon impelled by some higher
authority which, to say the truth, has
can led on Its attack upon tho elov ated with
aclumslnoss of method and a grotesqueness
nnd childishness In Its various pretences that
suggest a most extraordinary falluro to ap
preciate tho natiuo of its onterpi Ise,
Tho Tammany statement is that Tarn-
rriany Hnll has reversed its long-standing
policy of upholding the olovalod road's no
cess to tho South Ferry bocnUso of leaky
drip pans, soggy matting and, too open
doors on tlto cars I
Whatever else tho Now York publlo may
bo, lti8not,oollccllvoly, a fool. Whon Tam
many offors those excuses for its notion tho
publlo laughs. But that fooling will soon
change. Tho laugh Is pretty euro to bo
succeeded by a, frown at tho most reckless
uso of oDlolnl powor nnd contempt of tho
.publlo Interest over encountered by Now
'York slnco Mr. Tweed's own day.
And what Is Pall for?
Mr. Crolter,
Mr. RiciiAni) Cjiokhii hits always been
reputed of that rigid moral strength and
straight forward habit that speaks in
variably tho truth. This honornblo repu
tation has preserved for him tho sym
pathy or tho respect of vciy many men
who clashed with him in politics, or
ovon in personal Intorosts. Ho has en
joyed and profited by ft widely dissem
inated conlldcnco that his word was good,
and that tho snoakiilg deceptions of weak,
scheming nnd naturally dishonest men
woro foreign to him.
No chaigo of unfriendliness can Iio
ngnlnst n reminder to Mr. CiioKr.ii Hint this
pilceless leputallon of bis lias hnd enst
upon it a cloud of mistrust.
Accotillng to all tho nowspnpers of Now
York, questioning him ono by one, Ml.
CnoKRU hns said substantially: "I know
nothing of President Cj,AUsln's order. I
had nothing to do with it. I know noth
ing of what tho heads of departments ilo
cldo to do until Iseo It in tho nowspnpers."
By this, of courbo, Mr. CnoKi.ii denied
that ho had any lolatlons to or foreknowl
edge of tho attack Instigated upon tho
Manhattan loadbytho vailous municipal
departments.
AVo warn Mr. CnoKi'.n that ho Is tant
pcilng with a possession hlthcito credited
to him which is moro precious thnn gold.
A publlo reputation for llgld veracity Is
not to bo lightly thrown nway. Hadn't Mr.
Choker bettor mako n clonn breast of it ?
Brewer on ICxpnnslon.
Mr. Justice BnEWnof the Supremo Court
of tho United States dellvetedannddress on
"Tho Spanish War" boforo tho Liberal Club
of BufTalo Thursday night. Of tho sportivo
spirit of a part of ills remarks this specimen
will bo considered sufllclent:
"Orim visaged war hath amoothed lta wrinkled
front, and llousos haa klued his last girl '
Tho boi Ions part was almost equally val
uable Wo tnke a llttlo of it from tho Buf
falo Evining Times ;
"To mv mind there aro presented only two plana
for tho disposition of thin croup firstly, to maVo
them a colonial pesbeaKion, secondly, to Incorporate
them into the United States. Tho ilrst is directly
against the spirit of the Declaration of Independ
ence and tho fundamental priuclplo upon which our
(loveiiiment was fouudod. Shall no forget the lex
on of the civil war. in which we sought to establish
a princlplo which a colonial pdicj would shatter?
Government by consent and government by forco
are antagonize principles "
Hero tho learned Judge is as hopelessly
tangled as a learned Judgo engaged in dis
cliHtging obifcr dirla ut a club cm be. Tho
civil war was a particularly good Instauio
of lighting for tho sako of imposing gov
ernment without tho consent of tho gov
erned. Tho "spit it" of tho Declatation
may mean anything, but tho "spint" can
not suiter any moro from colonial posses
sions than it did In tho civil war. Our
Southern brethren thought that thoy, too,
were fighting in nccordanco with tho Dec
laration. But It is no uso to track tho
learned Judgo through tho maes of
general assettion and cloudy vagueness
Tho Declaration nnd tho Constitution mo
tho commonplaces of rhetorical appeal.
When Judgo Bni.wrn talks about tlio
"bpirit" of tho Declaration, ho means
merely that ho doesn't llko the annexation
of tho Philippines, tho reason why ho can
not tell.
After some Improving observations about
Indians and disarmament, Judgo Bhiavisr
proceeded to dibcuss tho labor pioblom In a
manner worthy of that other accomplished
economibt, the Hon. Saji GoMi'tns :
"The problem of labor ia serious. We have 3 2,
000,000 unskilled laborers south of tho Mason and
Klxonllue. Aro we to aid in solving this problem
hy adding 10,000,000 or 12,000.000 more of un
skilled Malays to our population? '
Evidently Judgo Diuivvun expects that
tho ten or twclvo million Malays will
"lako the first bhip for tho United States,"
as Senator Tillman says.
Finally, Judgo Bitr.WKit picscntcd this
curious view of tho wickedness of wealth
nnd of tho fato of tho Monioc doctrine :
"But there is money In It The wealth of Ormus
and of Ind is now asinthedijsof Mil ton the di cam
and expectation of the nations of tho West. W hat a
picture is this? Ihocaglcof llbeity standing llko
a buzard over an expected corpse. This reaching
out Into the Orient means a repudiation of tho Mon
roe doctrine."
Iho notion thnt tho Monioo doctiinols
affected in any way by tho entrance of the
United States into tho East iswoilliy of
Judgo Mson of Illinois As to tho "money"
in tho Philippines, Is thnt a sound objei tion
In Judgo BiiEWKii's mind? Does ho con
sider it u disadvantage for a nation to bo
licit nnd to Incicaso Its riches.' Wo hnvo
novel heotdthnt colonial possessions vveio
sought for tho sako of getting poorei. If
Judgo BnKvvut will take tho tioublo to look
up tho history of tho colonization of this
country ho will find that tho hope of money,
of trade, was the great Insphlng cause; and
nn immense area him been dedicated to
freedom on this continent, simply because
thmowns thought to bo "money "In col
onies. Wo cannot conscientiously say Hint Judge
Bm.vv nit's Incursions into tho discussion of
expansion aro felicitous. Whether thoy nro
or not, tho post ho occupies should keep
him out of hahtyjudgment as to f,uboe(s
which In ono way or another may como to
bo passed upon by tho Supremo Coutt.
Aro w not rldlr.e backward at present?
Si rinvfltlJ Mi uMicaii.
You nro, and Hint's whnt makes your poor
little head so dlz.-
'Iho Hon. Wist) Ali.ev of NebinsUit
dhuddors at tho I'odera! courts, nlilcli ho ro.
Curds as shrines of autocracy, aristocracy and
plutocracy. He tolls tho Hecate that tlio Ktnto
courts aro "tho only tribunal which to-day
stands betwnon the masses of the poonlo and
ruin " This is unjust to Mr. Ai.lkn, who will
continue to stand between the massosnnd ruin
until Maroh 4.
America had her LirATETTE and the Phlllii
rlnes will have their LarATiTir Juilge jlilit
Mason.
But will the Philippines ever have their
Hume Mason?
Mii.i.kr, who won the six days' laeo of
last week in Ban Francisco, tovoilnc nearly
I'.'.'OO miles, Is the Mm Knot whom the cranks
and sensationalists two months ago drew plot
tires and told as a case of exhaustion which
should compel tic-day racing to stop, Ujlleb
- ""'' c 1 ' "
In December made 3,00? miles. In snlto ot
howl foraSoeletrfor tho Prevention of Crueltf
to Men to pluck Mirxr.n from Ids whool as a
dlsKracoamldofrrndntion of his race, Millkb
walkedouttho noztday. mnrrlnd within a wcok.
ontored upon tho arduous business ot boine ex
hibited in n dlmo museum, nnd soon began
tralnlne for tho Ban 1'ranclsco contest, wherein
he Is reportod ai rnlslnc tho rocord by nearly
200mllos.
Talo the bicycle away from tho wheelman,
tho ulovo from tlio hands ot tho boxer and tho
football from tho (oetottho colleglnn, and tho
haggard chock, tho bleeding noeo and limping
lee will horrify sportloss souls no more. But
we fear thnt the world won't bo nny bettor or
know Itsolt an well.
I chnrgo that the Hepubllcan party thinks
more of tho tulssr s dollar than it does of thn blood
of the patriots of tho United States. Cot Dryan.
Wo aro nfrnld that tho Colonel's charges will
bo thought too hleh, but ho la gradually per
suading hlmsolf that If the country had been
blessed with the Income tni thoro would have
been no war.
Tlio Hon. John PAnnoN Airur.i,r has dc
torminod to bo Mayorof Chicago, much ngnlnst
his will. " Tho Slayoralty of Chicago," ho said
hi his grand opening speech, " is the last thing
In the world that 1 covet." Ho feels that his
duty Is tosacrlflco himself for the sako of res
cuing Chicago fiom trusts nnd tho rulo of
young CAiiTKn IlAitBtsoN and putting an end
to " a hordo of abuses nnd wrongs that nre now
a curse to that city." It 1b hnrd to toll whom
to trust in theso wicked days. Altoklij and
llAiuut-ON cannot both bo authentic Bryanlto
prophets and only original nntl-monopollsts.
How is the public to toll which is genuine?
Col. Wij.liam Jennimjb Buyan Is still en
gaged In exhibiting Alt.ut. Ho has roachod
Grand P.apids with Ahab and expects to take
him to all thoone-nlght stands. AitAn. Sixteen
to Ono and flovornment by Injunction aro tho
three grentnttractlons of tho Colonel's show at
present, but Auab Is tho only now talent.
Jilt A XTO V 1 VKS A T I.A W O FEIt A HOOK.
lie Says Its Value Wns Misrepresented anil
He Hues fnr 83,788.20.
Ilrayton Ives, tho hanker, had an action on
trial yesterday before Justlco Leventrltt of
the Supremo Court to recover tho price ho
paid to Gilbert Ellis, a London bookseller, for
n book entitled, "Letter Written In riptnlslt
by Christopher Columbus Upon Ills lteturn
from Ilia l'lrst Yoiage nnd Addressed to Luis
de bant Angel. I'obrunrj 10 to March 14, HI) 1,
Announcing Ills Fltst Discovery of the New
World " Mr. Ives bought the book In March.
1K.K). for $4.a"J. but ho nllogcs did not dis
cover until flvo sears later that It was a coun
terfeit. As Mr. Ivea hs imtchisod other
bo"ks from Mr. Ellis for which he has not paid
because of alleged mlsrDreentatlons on
which lie was led to buy tho hook In Question.
Iio asks judgmont ngninat tho llrm lor only
JJ 788 0.
Air Ives slates that Ellis doclorod the lok
was printed from old binnlsh tio and was a
genuine cony of tho original letter, which is
In the Ambraslnn Library In Milan. Italy Ho
hns since ascertained that tho liook. Is only a
hUlful representation jiroduced hv a photo
graphic process and that Its value Is about
'I lie defendant contends tint tho representa
tion', wero made In good tnlth and Hi it ho still
bolleves tho book is what ho represented It to
be
Mr Ives testified Hint Mr Kills explained
toliim that he had brought the book over
from England nnd tried to Hell it for S10.U00.
but as ho had not been able to get n customer
up ti tlint tlmo ho w willing to tnke less for
It Mr. LIIIh showed Mr Ives a translation ot
tho original lettei. When Mi. Tves told Mr
LHIs that the print seemed to I e in poor condi
tion Mr Ives testlilcil that Ellis replied that It
was jiibt such a work ns would ! eipectcd
fiom a typesetter who was Inn hurry to get
out siieh an Iinportuut fact au the discovery of
the New World.
On croso-exninlnntlon Mr. Ives said that he
had been collecting rare book and paintings
for llftcen voars Tho case went over till to-ihi.
A Cuttle- l'mhlem.
ToTHEEnnonoi' The Sun .Sic: How many
readorsof The Kuv aro familiar with that old
Greek jiroblem supposed to havo been pio
poundrd by Archimedes during one of his off
dass? It is known as the, "Cattle Problem,"
nnd It is given heiovvltli. vvitli tho request that
somebody of an arithmetical turn of mind send
In mi nnswci. I give tho wording ot the origi
nal. Compute. O stringer, tho number of the cat
tle of Helios which once graed on tho plains
of Sicily, divided into four herds, according to
color, to wit, white, black, dappled, and yellow'.
1. Observe. O btrangei. that tho Lulls of the
wlilto herd aro cuunl In numbers to one-half
and unit-third of tlw black bulls, together with
all of the jollow bulls
'-' 1 ha black bulls nro equal In numbers to
one-fourth and ono-llfth ot tlio dappled bulls,
and nil ot tlio vcllou
'1 The dappled bulls nre equal toono-slth
and one-seventh ot the white bulls and all of
the elIov
4 Tho white cows nro equal to one-third and
oii"-fourth of the entire black herd
fi. The til uk cows are equ ij to one-fourth
nnd ono-lltth of tho dappled herd
tl tho ilappled cons aro equal to one-fifth
nnd ime-slxth of tho Mdlow herd
7 Tho yellow cows are equnltoono-sixthand
oiiD-soveuth of the white herd
H The bulls of tho w hitu herd added to thoso
of the blnck herd form a square number
O Tho bulls of the dappled nnd vellow herds
added together form n triangular number
Iteqiiired. the nuniboi of initio of each kind
in each of tho four herds
I'or tho bonolltof lessladvanceil nrlthmeti
ciniiH, it may ho expl lined that Hi" triangular
numbeis am l.It. (1. 10 lfi, 'Jl. ami soon, nnd
nro to called because they oinross tho num
ber of points which may ibe arranged lu tri
angles, thus.
m m m f,0t
Tim squnre numbers nrol. 4. !, 1(5. 2.". and
so on, and aro so called because they express
the numbci of points that may bo arranged In
squares, thus:
., p
With this explanation tlio problem should be
simple enough for nit) body. . J, L.
I'm li(
Weather anil Speculation.
To Tiir Kiutou ofThk Sun .Sii Jl occurs to mo
tint the stiuiiilatliu: effect of cold Heather and tho
reulmen of food, Ac , that o indnlco in at such
periods ma) hae an effect on the spe-ulatite ten
dcnclcsot thoAiucricau people, l'crhapa I wight
ro further nnd say that tlio effects of eitreme tern
pcrature aro stimulating to speculators.
The highest prices ia 1HH8 Hem in January and
AiiBiist of that jcar, hen. taking ulnar as an In.
stance era tj" of a stock of nbleh the prioo Is
pui ly an evidence of lha speculative temper, ila
value being vi r) doubtful, it sold at J 45 in January,
14il In August and at 1S7M, in January, Ihiih. u
terniediatn prices wr fiactlonally oer 107 and
JOS Now when theso great philanthropists Ai
buckle and Iloracher am attacking its dropsical
corpse It sells almost as high as when It seemed
like a practliully monopolistic true t
Sol notliolii August and In Unccmber, 1807, we
had prrlola of ureat spcculatlvs fever and high
prices 1 route! carry the Investigation further, but
thin is suirU lent for lhc moment.
A" spring senna about to enter upon her balmy
reign I shall wan h with interest hi r effect on what
has grrwuto lie a dangerous and deplorable disease
of the American people, particular! nf the now
generation jl, u, jl,
J'liiLAUnrniA, Fib 50.
Xerxra's l'lve Million Army.
To ib J Fnnon nrlur bv-.Sr Ah tin arm!
ment of the editorial In 1 riday s Issue entitled
' M.ltlle Army History" Is smndand truo, histori
cal or legendary inaccuracy may not matter much.
According to onn authority ut least, however, ou
rrr in Intimating that the ami) of a million fighting
mm commanded by the fleneiul of the United
hlates forces In tho rltllwar uusthe most numer
ous the world has nar known, not eien excepting
"the legends of Xerxes or Kublal Kahn " ho far
as erie la concerned, I recall a statement In Ir.
Smiths "History of Oreece," based upon certain
estimates of JJerodotus that when the J'erslan mon
arch reached Theriuopylsi with Mt invading army,
his force numbored a,ii41,Slu meu of arms. In ad.
flitlon to which thoro was a still larger numrer of
reals slaves and attendants, making. In all, the atu
I endous total of over five and a quarter millions.
MmiiiOMT, l'eb. 18 Aituiuui n It. WarsoN.
A I'liilntivei Air.
It was a geiillo Hills lamb that had t!S and
thought he would havn a try at the stock market to
ee what would romo of it. When It was all our he
camo nut whistling a plaintive tun.
" What is that air 7" asked a musical friend.
'Oh, nothing inucij only ' 'Tis But a Little Faded
Flj.'"
inn sAtiaEXT qdBTJtAZT worn
Bostox. Fab. 20.-Tho oxhlblilon Of portralta
and other -works by John B. Sargent, IL A., the
famous American pnlutor. will opon this oven
Ing at Copley Hall with a "private view." with
cards of Invitation issued by tho mnnngcra.
Tho exhibition Is given tinder tho auspices of a
special commlttoo and tho profit aro to go to tho
Iloston Art Student' Association, on organiza
tion whoso schools aro mnnngod In connection
with the Musoum of Elno Arts. Tho membors
of thocommltteo to whom credit Is duo for the
Initiation of tho project nnd for success In
bringing togother so fine and representative a
collection of Mr. Sargont's works mo tho fol
lowing; Holkor Abbott. Chairman! Mrs. Wil
liam Ij. Parker. Secretary; Mrs. Charles S Bar
gent. Miss Annlo V. rutnnni, Miss Martha
rlllsboo. Mrs. Henry Whitman. Thomns Allon,
J. T, t'oolldgc, Jr., A W. Eongfollovv. Jr..
CharlosEUotNorton. Edward ltoblnson. Josoph
Linden Smith, l'redorlo V. Vinton and 0. How
ard Wnlkor. The exhibition oponsto thn gen
eral publlo on Tuosday morning, l'ob. 'Jl. and
will continue to Saturday, Marcli 11. As soon
as tho doors nro closodanumborof tho ior
tralts which hnvo been sent ovor from London
will bo shipped back, ns some of thorn aro to bo
sent to tho spring exhibition ot tho Itojnt
Academy, and tho others havo boon lout by
tholr English ownors on tho condition that thoy
should bo returnod directly from Iloston. l'oi
this reason It wns learned hi Now York sovoral
weeks ngo that tho exhibition could not bo
t ransferrod thoro. so that Now York ors w ho vv Ish
to eeo tho now portraits will havo tocomo to
Iloston. Itvvlll bo well worth their whllo to
mako tho journey Tho exhibition Is ono of
tho most interesting ever given In tho United
States, and as tlio work of a slnglo painter It is
most Impressive Thoro nro forty-flvo port rnlts
in tho galleries ns tho exhibition now stands,
nnd ovor soventy-Ilvo studies, skotches nnd
drawings. Tho jiortrnlts of Spoaker Thomas
U Heed, llobort Louis Htovcnson.and Dr. Duti
enn and two skotches wilt ho nddod to tho col
lection at tho close of tho exhibition of tho
I'ennsjlvanla Academy of Kino Arts. Philadel
phia, whore they now aro. This will bo in tho
last weok of 1'obruary
Tlio Sargent portraits at Copley Hall repre
sent tho painter's work very fully from about
1KS4 to the prosent enr. Tho earlier works
aro hungtogethor on the west wall of tho main
gallery nnd thoso moro recentlj painted nro
grouped on tho cast wall A considerable num
berln tho first category havo boon soen In Now
York nnd so havo some of tlio later ones, but us
tho portraits sent from London, vvitli tho ex
ception of tho Wcrtliolmer, havo not been seen
beforo In this country. It is In these that wo
find tho greatest lutorost Thoy show, too,
thnt Mr. Snrgonl In his latost wotk Is a greater
painter thnn over. Indeed, It is but just to sny
thathehas no living contcmiwrnry who sur
passes him, and so groat is his versatility thnt
It would he dlfllcult to name an ono man who
equalshlm. Noothet man allvoto-dny, perhaps,
may bo put In his class but M Leon llonnat.
It will hurt nobody's fcollugs certainly if wo
sa that Mr. Sargent Is incunte stably ono of
tho threo or four greatest portrait ralntors of
our tlmo.
Tho central position on the east wall is hnlil
by ono of tho most remnrkablo pictures Mr.
Sargent has ever painted It Is the luigest
canvas in tho London group, ami Isa poitmlt
ofMrs Carl Moornnd her two eblldien Mrs
Mojor, a young aiidBry pretty woman with
hair tingod with grnyond blue eyes. Is shown
seated on tho right of tho canvas in the corner
ot a Louis Qulii'.o sofa, mo framework of which
is gilt and the back covered with Aiihussun
tapestry Sho is clad in an evening gown, with
nnoverskirt of pilo mnuvo-tlnted pink satin,
with tho underskirt of tho sumo color cov
ered with laco Tho coisago also is trimmed
with laco. and tho points of tho llttlo pink
slippers are visible below tho edge of tho
sklit where the feet rest on a footstool. In tlio
left hand sho holds n fan. while the right rests
on tho back of the sofa and clasps tlio li ind of
her llttlo son. who leans on tlio sofa, with his
sister behind him looking ovet his shoulder
Hoth children nro dark in tjio The boj's
sloevos, which jilay an important jiart In tho
color scheme, are of mativo velvet. Tlio wholo
canvas Is painted in light tints, the bick
ground, which consist of a drawing room with
a llowered carpet, being in htrmony of
tint and vnluo with tho flguir-s and
costumes. Mrs Mwer's head is inde
scribably attractive and piiiuant, tlio jiose mid
arrangement of tlio flguro is giaccful, and
tho threo faces, tho hands, nnd thowonderfully
painted stuffs nre united in a hrflliint harmony.
This Is such a work as belongs only In thn
highest class of pictorial achievement and ndds
another leaf or blossom to tho artist's already
well-furnlshod ciown At tho left, besido this
Pictuie, hangs the astonishinglj llfcliko nnd
magnificently painted portrait of Acrtlieliiicr
This picture. It will bo remembeied, was tho
chief attraction at tho recent iiortrai show lu
New York, and was praised at length for its
masterly qualities in The hts. As was said nt
that tlmo It isa masterploeo. nnd will lie cele
brated ns long ns the paint anil canva3 hold to
gether. It does not look quito so convincing
hero ns it did In tho houth Gallery of tho
National Academ). for It was thero moro hap
pily placed. It suitors considerably at Copley
Hall from thevory light aspect of tho Meyer
group, and the fact that this latter picture is so
large. Tho Wortholmor would havu looked
better between any two other portraits of its
size, but its placing hoio was detcimlncd b
various consideiatlone. one being the desire to
give it avery prominent placo. and tho other
bolng that over-prsont difficulty lor hanging
committees, tho sio of frames nnd balnnco of
jicndaiits. Yet. ns It is. It yields to nothing in
tho exhibition in forco nnd vitnlltv. nml to
equal it tho committco would havo had to
bilng hero tho portrait of Mr. M.irrjunnd from
tho lletrojiolltan Museum.
1 he next portrait to tho left on tho east wall
Is a jileturo of a llttlo girl. 'Tho Honorable
Laura Lister, ' which can only bo called lovely
nnd delightful It evokos comparison with tho
celebrated "Ucatnx " (portrait of Miss Oooiet
In childhood), fnmillar to all New Yorkets who
visit the picture exhibitions, for It was Ilrst
shown nt tlio Society of American Artists and
nfterwaid at tho second portrait show at tho
Acadcnu. in lrfi1, I'nllko the IientrlT, wherein
tho colors nro bright and many lined, this
picture of tho Honornblo Laura Lister Is exe
cuted in a sober color (.clinino of black and
white. The little girl, blond-haired and blue
eed, is loproHcntod standing hostile a pedestal
which supports a largo vaso of dull gray and
green. Hersklrtof black satin is very full nnd
touches tlio ground, it la Velasquez, hho
has iimplo sleeves of whito mull nnd a
child's eap of wlilto laeo and frills The
poao ol tho llttlo flguio Is childlike and
charming, whllo tlio execution Is simple,
sympathetic und broad It Id a beautiful pic
ture nnd perhaps rivals the Beatrix, but It ccr
tnlnly Is not better. Lovely as It Is. Indeed, it
is not so charming ns that enchanting pleturo
portrait Next to this fine canvas Is a full
length portialt of Mrs Italjdi Cuitls. Mr bar
cent Is by no means so happy In this nortruit
as In tho other iwtrnlts of women Tlio figure
Is shown standing with her back to a round
table, with tho hands, the flngersturnod under,
resting upon it Tho position Is giaccful nnd
the drawing is excellent, but tho color schemo
Is unfortunately loaden nnd tho painting of the
head, neck and at mt, owing to n jiecultar light
Ing, Is lacking In tho splendid luminous qunl
ity that marks theralntlngof llko portions of
the figures In other works. Tho ball gown
worn by tho subject of tho portrait Is a close
fitting one of a sort of light steel color with
pinkish tlngos showing in tho lights.
Noxttotho portrait of Mrs Curtis hangs onn
of the best of Mr. Sargent's portraits, that of
Mrs. Thomas L. Manson, Jr. ot Now York, It
was painted in the onrly part of this decade
and was exhibited in tho first portialt show at
the Academy In ISTM.the exhibition so well
known as tho "Portraits of Women." Tho
general aspect of tho canvas suggests tho eatly
English school moro thnn any other, but it Is
in conception and in execution one of tho most
Individual and triumphant works that havo
come from the great painter's, hand, Tho ad
mirable ladylike characterization shown In
this charming figure teated onakgucre Eng-
llsh sofa. dM In gown of shot silk with W
Bttfposl. nnd notos of blhek and ehnrry rod, li li
ono of tho bost and most nympntbotlo por
trayals the artist has ovor achloved In
tho brilliant company from London It lose,
no whit ot Its oxcollcneo and vies with lha
bestofMr Sargent's latest vvmk In the t.
session of Iho finest, most slncoionnd mvt
nttrnctlvn qualities It Isnn ndmliabloplocc f
color nnd Is In goneral effect ono of the most
ui.lfled nnd harmonious compositions in the
wholo list of tho nrtlst's works Mrs M m.
son's Immedlnto neighbor Is a bciutlful i -Into
of a sweet and gentle lady In white, a p i .
trait of Mrs Inn Hamilton. She In rilnM
seated and In tluec-iiunitors length, the -kiit
of her gown Is white snllii.nmla fluffy rei
tion of whltotullo covers hor neck nnd shr.ni.
deis A beautiful English faco looks .,ut
of tho plcttuo nnd tho whole compi.
altlon In color, arrniigomont nnd ovoeiulori
breathes a splilt ot tefliionient that Is in
charming ns It Is tare. If nny nibor
lialnter can paint such lovely pictures if
women as this, wo nro nt n loss to think if
hlsnamo. Notto Mis. Hamilton lnngs at.ill ' k,
canvas showing a llguto ot a lady In a pink
niitnmcrgown, holding a wlilto lace, paiasul m
hor hand and wearing n large g'lrdcn bit f
light gieen straw, Tho offect is striking ami
harmonious, but tlio plcttirn lacks thn ilist
tion of color found in sevctal of thn olbcr
works It Isnpoitralt of MrH Siltonslall ml v
Isastilkliig mid effective canvas The n si i f '
tho wall at this end of tho gallery is taken up
by tlio portrait of Senator Lodge, which win t
exhibited at tho Soeloty of Aineiican ArhsU
twojoats ngo, ,i oeelletil (niivas. tho ir-
traltof llttlo Miss Khcpliard.nud thn full length.
of Mrs. ltiehard II Derby, both well known in
Now Yoik
Uoturnlng to the portialt of Mis Mejer in
tho centre, wo find tioxt to It on tlo tight a
thoughtful, icservcd nnd voiy qnletlj pnlntml
portrait of nn elderly man. Mr Penrose, width,
InmnmwnjH might bo ranked with the p ''
traltof Sir Manimiid, but licks the effectivo.
ncssaud color quallt) of thnt loninrkablewnrk.
It Is a notnblo porforninnce, howovor. slmi 1 1,
unaffected nnd impressive, and dlffeient ft mi 1
any other pottrnlt by Mr. Sargont tint wore
member. Net to this Is a plctuio that is I lev
mostnttractlvoof all the new portraits in Um
exhibition. It Is a portrait ot Lid) gnow,
painted in thrco-qunitms length. St ated In
big wlilto ehnli, with n background fot metl by
a curtain of pale blue. Inpineso, silk The gown tv
is white and the wnlsl Is oncliclod bv a snsb if Jl
mauve The hair is dark, and. while the ft a- 'jC;
turcs show no verv icmniLnble icgularlty or
special beaut) In thcmsolves. tho face is
so full ot chirm, tho expression so full
of character nnd thn eyes so winning
tint ouo Is irroslstlhiv drawn to the picture
Tho head is most beautifully jointed and
equ lis lu technical excellence any othei In thn
collection Hut the charm of the picture einn
nates from every element in it The llgiuo is
graceful, dignified, but not haughty, and the
nnvemblo is so dimming that we must con
elude without knowing tliu sitter that the
artist has never succeeded bettor than In this
work in pnlntlnga poitraltof u 1 idv and in
vesting his ortra)nl with the qualities th it
mako her level The picture next on the wall i
is a full-length figure f .ilndv.ln a gown of i
carinlno velvet, seated on a square som wilh
covering of pinkish brown silk This a por
trait of Mrs Haniersle), is a very sti Iking pic
ture, nnd possesses line qinllties of coloi and
remnrkablo ability in the pilntlng of tho ,
stuffs Tlio In ad Is Unci), characterized and
the expression Is most attractive 'Iho posa
of tho figure and tho arrangement of thocan
vus suggest somnw lint tho stylo of lloldlni, but
tho treatment is ontirelv personal Tho pilnt
lng of the velvet gown, with the lights on the
edges of the folds pioducing a whitish sheen,
nnd the silver trimming on the skltt ami
lunllce, eonstltuto a tour tie force of technical
skill, llosido it is a quieter jiiiiuronud ouo
that will probably weir bettor on long ne
qil ilntnnce, tho poitmit of Mrs Huiitoi.who
is depicted "Itt tht ee-quai tors length with a '
I tree blnck h it shading tho upper half of tho
face, a ruffled capo ovei hot shoulders and a
low -tut eorsngo of scarlet covered witli Ince.
Tho sklit Is black ami tho peivnding tints ut
thocipo aio tan and ihin. transparent black,
'i ho tan-eolorctl notesnre lepeateilln thofoatli
ers on tho Int. the bickground is ilirk, nmi S
the whole forms a distinguished, individual,
nnd stnkingly beautiful offccl. Tho charming
expression of tlio faoo is notnblo hcie, as In tho
PeutrnitH of Lndy Agncw and Mrs Hamilton,
and tho shallow on tho upper put is tians
pnrciitiind delicate in qualit) Every line In
tlio portrait is gruecful and elegant, ami the
admirable painting of tlio boiutiful neck is
worth) of special lcniark Iloyond this picturi
and filling the rest nf.the cast wall are the por
traits of the Into r-cmitor lit it o. ot the little
daughter of Mr. hears, in a dnss of white,
standing among lodrnngens. both of which
havo nppciircd in Now York oxliibltlons, and
ofaneltlnrlygontleniiiii.Mi Oeorgo V Peabnd.
In thonorthwest corner of thu main gallery
is n sti Iking lioi trait of Lady l'la) fair (nee Hus
sein, a hindsoino coloi haimon) of yollow and
black, which Is unknown in New Yoik, anil
from this corner tho jiortralLs follow on tlio
walls, including those of Mrs. I'etor C Brooks.
Mrs Loiing nice (Inrdinet), Mr. Ion IK hi
fosse, an admirable plctuio painted in half
length vvitli subtle observation, Mrs Heni d.
Mdiqtiind, Mrs Henienwa. Miss Dunham,
seen at the (society of American Artists two
enrsngo, and Mrs John Jay I'hnpmnn 'in5
Chaulorl, which was exhibited at the ' Por
traits of Women," IK04. to the centio, wIhts
hangs the line full-length plctuio of Mrs.
Davis of Woicestei, and her son This
Picturo, ono of tho voiy host of Mi Sai
gent's onrller works, was exhibited nt tlm
National Academy at tho tlmo of tho ar
tist's Hist professional visit to this country,
about 1KIH. On the left of this Is the por
trait of the boy Hornet fct. Oaudnns. the son of
tho seulptoi. with tho figure of Ids mothoi in
tho half light, a picturo well known In New
ork. and next Is iiBtudy ol a child with a voiy
delicate, simjilo piece of modelling 111 tlio head.
Nextto thlHibtho admirable portialt of Mrs.
Phlpps, an call) woik. but holding Its own
with tlio English portraits auross tho loom,
voiy charming in aspect and distinguished In
its color scheme of black anil white I'urfhcr
nlong on tlio othei side of tho door loading Into
tho smalloi gallery Is a group of three, por
traits xv itli tho lugo full longtli nf Miss
dn ltoh.ui in tho middle, very good in
a teehnle.il sense, but somewhat affected
In arningcmunt On eitliei sitlo of Itnrotwo
of tho most charming half lengths of women
in the collection. On tlm right Is tlio dollghtful
picturo of Mis 1'inuk Mlllot In llln", and on
tlio left tho equally attractive und moro bill
llnnt picture of Mrs Indies in a ball gown of
rod velvet. Hoth, though painted somo ten
jents ago, nro in tho nttlst's happiest stjlo.
Near theso is a lemnrkably flno head of a
young man, Mr Kr John Smith. i tinted with
strong contrasts of light and shallow, nnd
subtly, yet solidly, modelled In other places
on thn walls nro poitmlts of Mr Klssam.
Mr. Oeoigo Ilensehel. Mi Thornton K.
Lotluop. Mi. IN toi C Iliooks and Mr.
Oaidiuor fircone Hammond in n fow
days the Hrtr.iit of Mr and Mrs I N.
Phelps htokes from the last exhibition of tho
Society of Aineiican Artists will nrrlvo from
Now iork nnd bo hung in a pi lie leservetl for
It While tho new portraits) hinught over fiom
London form tlio most brilliant group lu tho
exhibition. It may justl) bo said that the earlier
ones, almost all of which havn been seen nt onn
time or nnothet in New York, compare with
thoin very favorably 'J hern Is nothing nmiD
dignified than tho plctuiesnf Mrs Marquand
and Mrs Davis and nothing In thoir wny inn-
attractive thin those nt Mis 1'hlpps, Mis
Iiu lies and Mr Mlllot ,i
The sniidlei gallery is ileh In studies and
skeuhes, now and old Especially worth) of
note inn n pi-nHle in lend pencil of Minn
(lautherciui, tlm famous Parisian beauty, a
picturo of a lad) vvitli led carnations in h'r
corsage, a prollle In oil of n gill i.f i apri. the
memory skett h of a lehearsal of M i'liwle
loops orciicatra In the Clique diiiver. an in
terior with the llguro of a hidy, with ied paper
on thn walls nnd ied shades on tho candles,
and it full-length Miidy, in life el7.e. of one of
tie .lav aiiflHiidnncIng girls at tlm Paris Extm- P
sltlonoflKWi He-sides these and other llgurn A
works thoro nro several landscapes with hid- i
dental figures ami a collodion of studies ol f,
draperies lu black and white, M
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