Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 November 1890 — Page 1

21.-No. 20.

THE MAIL.

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Notes and Comment.

It never rain* but that it poors. The Democratic majority in Indiana is about 18,000. /Well yon see it happened something ike this—etc., etc., etc.

McKinley, Cannon, Ingalls and a host ,^f good men went down in the conflict.

President Harrison came back to Indiana to v-o-t-e. He now returns to Washington to v-e-t-o.

A Texan artesian well yield# one million gallons of water a day. Needless to «ay that this goes to waste. 1 A roan by the name of Jagg ran on the Iowa legislative ticket. No doubt ho was au active campaign worker.

Iowa managed to go Republican, and go did Ohio. If they had gone Democratic, sad, Indeed, would have been the day for the G. O.

The Thurm&n banquet at Columbus, Ohio, will not be a strictly temperance affair, #10 a plato indicate*. It will be au old "ruin one" event without adoubt.

The new constitution adopted by the Mississippi convention prohibits illiterates from serving on juries. At least thin feature of the new constitution is commendable.

A Japanese author has just finished novel on which he has been steadily at work for forty-one years. How inter eating it must be? Jufct think of forty years Inspiration or rather perspiration In tho volumnl

The Ft. Wayne papers published the name of the winner of a sofa pillow, which had been disposed of by chance, and the postmaster sent the papers ml back to the office*. This is enforcement of au excellent law with a vengeance.

Philosophy in the nutshell is contain ed in this paragraphs "80 far as politics goo* cannot admit the arguments of the men on the othor side, while it is my duty to feel indignant if he does not readily agroe with mine."

The French government is puzzled and alarmed over the vital statistics late |y collected. The average marriage ago has increased to hut only 7 people out of 1,000 are marrying. Tho births used to \e one for every '23 inhabitants now It is one for every 42.

It has been said that In win© drfnklng nd beer-drinking countries drunken .««** is novarseen. That la, where every Lie drinks no ono get* drunk. Such a ridiculous principle could only bo advanced by the drunk man surrounded ion all sides by men in the same oondl/tion.

A society has boon started by women Of high social position In Now York, it is said, "for the advancement of propriety and frugality In dress." A black list, made out by the pastor of the church In which the society originated, Includes as articles to be avoided the decollette dress and sleeveless bodice, lorgnettas and useless trimming*.

That is a very practical idea in vogue in someof thesouthern colored churches according to which wbeu a collection is taken up all those who will give are asked to come to the alter and deposit the cash. This Idea starts everybody forward, and "the fall that the minister holds the plate makes each one feel that nickels will be out of place there."

It is now said that Chauncey Depew learned while in Europe that Bismarck did his best to bring on a war between Germany and the United States at the time of the Satnoan troubles, but that Ktuperwr William overruled him. This Is the most damaging evidence of the ex-chancellor's alleged growing childish no** yet brought forward. One would have suppesed that he knew better than to antagonise the grandest and strongest of American republic*.

See the pearl button and the mountain sugar as they appear to the Democratic orator:

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See them as they look to the man who ha» a family on his hand*:

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In the city of there ha* been «at# hUshed a Work legman's Self-Culture CIub. On Sunday afternoon* a debating society meet* for the discussion of practical questions. Monday club of boy* from to 16 year* of «g« meet* under the guidance of a lady Of education and culture* On Tttwdsy evening* a Young Man's* Reading Club

meets, and on Thursday evenings the club meets to listen to a lecture. All the entertainments are free to workitigmen and their families. This is an institution of most excellent nature, and one which may truly be aaid to tarry out a liberal and progressive idea for the advancement of the working men of a great city.

Senatoi Voorhees will not retire from public life. The Legislature ifl his, the Senatorship likewise, and for six more years he will continue to practically demonstrate in the United States Senate chamber how a tall sycamore of the Wabash gradually opproacbes that age when growth ia no longer possible and only long, bare branches remain to in dicate that once an abundance of foliage served to make the tree conspicuous in all the forest surrounding it.

Geraldine's Letter.

My Dear Rirra: The gymnasium at Coates college, which has been fitted up by the generosity of W. R. McKeen, was formally opened Monday evening. The bright light shining from every window as we approached, made it a very attractive object from the outside even, and tho inside revealed a large, well ventilated, well heated and well lighted room, fitted up with all the appliances pertaining to a, flratclass gymnasium which it is in fact, being, as President Duncan told me, the most complete in the state. Professor Juliette Maxwell, who ha* charge of the department of physical eulutre, comes with tho highest recommendations. She talked a few minutes in a pleasing and convincing manner of the advantages of physical culturo, then wont through some exercises with dumb bells, weights and Indian clubs, with tho most perfect ease and grace. ProtrMaxwell's instruction and the use of tho gymasium are not limit&f to the people of Coates college. She Will give lessons on certain afternoons and evenings to any who wish. She uses Sargent's method, which is said to be tho best. If Prof. Maxwell succeeds in teaching our young ladles to walk well, she will have accomplished a great work. Watch our girls as they pass along the st.fj»% an^p^ce how lew carry ffiem«eiv«*"well.

At a party not long since four of us were talking on this. same subject of physical beauty. I remember to have heard Dr. Young say that, as a rule, tho childron of the families he attends are better looking than their parents, whloh he attributes, In many instances, to an improved mode of living. I had an idea that continuous education had largely to do with physical beauty, but on looking fer facts to back up theory, I found that It is just the reverse. Continuous education does not produce physical perfection. Ther* Is a tribe In Africa, most grossly ignorant, who are as perfect as bronze statues, and over whose strange beauty the missionaries grow eloquent. Some of the Arabs of Egypt

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few years ago some artists came across an Arab horse dealer, with a head so grand they used it as a model for Olympian Jove. Prof. Maxwell, in her talk, went back to the old Greeks for an illustration of physical perfection,told us that they understood the importance of physical culture,and that every child was trained in it. Take our modern men of intellect, educated and cultivated to the highest point, and there is not one on the face of the whole earth who, in perfection of form, could compare with the old Greek athlete, who, in intellect, was not far removed from the animal. The Chinese, one of the keenest races in Asia, strong in character as well, are about the uglloat, The stupid Circassian is physically faultiest, both in face and form, while the Germans, the best trained people in the world, cannot be called a handsome race. In the English army the number of splendid men ia (taid to be larger among the non-com-missioned than the commissioned officer*. With the exception of the exqueen of Naples and the empress of Austria, there are no transcendently beautiful women In the royal caste, which has been cultivated for a thousand years. Ido not remember of any strikingly handsome men. Physical culture cannot alter the shape or features of one's face, hat it can help to make strong and perfect bodies, hence the absolute necessity of sueh a department In our school* and colleges.

Through the courtesy of President Duncan a large number of maaic-lovintt people were invited 10 the Central Pros* byterlsn church on Thursday evening, to listen to a piano recital by Him L. Eva* Aldan* assisted by Prof- Belcher and Lucia H«yl, of the eottego. Beoauwofa sevtsrecold Prof. Belcher wan unable to sing, aad his place on the programme*** filled by the Mendelssohn quartette, whom everybody fovea to hear. The. I^wefcytacfanefet**«h toil place la the city for a concert. The platform on this occasion was tastefully decorated with palm* and chrysanthemum*. Several of the college girt* acted as ashes*. The Kasha grand piano was sent La by the firm for Mi* Alden** especial tarn*. It sewnad to me

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Miss Alden played usually well. I especially liked the Field Nocturne and the Scherzo and Minuet in the Beethoven sonata. I have the greatest reverence for Beethoven, but there are many pages in his sonatos whloh are rather heavy. I start out with considerable enthusiasm. I determine I will like every note. I go along very well until about the twentieth page, and not a shred of melody appears anywhere, then I give it up and calmly await the end. The Chopin numbers were beautiful and beautifully played. The Rubinstein Barcarolle and the Valse Caprice were finely rendered. Those who knew what Rubinstein music ia could appreciate the work Miss Alden did in these numbers. The qnartette sang unusually well, and received an encore after each number. It was a most enjoyable evening, thanks to. President Duncan. The influence of Coates college begins to be felt in many directions.

Judge and Mrs. Mack gave a muslcale Friday evening, in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Jere Baxter, of Nashville. It was a most delightful occasion. The Mendelssohn quartette sang two numbers. Mrs. John E. Lamb played Benders Moonlight Ride and some Chopin numbers most beautifully. Misses Louise Kussner aud Harriet Paige sang. Miss Kathryn Fischer recited. Dan Davis sang Dudley Buck's "In the Dreams" and also sang the solo in the "Swing Song," from the operetta of "The National Flower."

Gehaldine.

BERNHARDT AS CLEOPATRA. Mme. Sara Bernhardt has a very capacious room at the Theatre Porte-Saint Martin, Paris. It is on tho second floor of the building, aud literally crowded with the various appurtenance of the eccentric actress. Her desk is strewn with manuscript and papers, the walls are covered with decorations, and the visitors can scarcely move about for the numerous odd pieces of furniture. The "den" is fitted with electricity and Mine. Sara uses it as a salon a dining room and a dressing room, as the exigencies of the momont require.

She was interviewed the other day about "Cleopatra,"and tWIs is the information she gave: ^V, "I shall not have single dress which has jem k. tp.. breawlfclia bodice and sleeves. My gowns will consist of nothing but pieces of stuff wound around my body, just as the Egyptian mummies are enveloped.'? And then the Cleopatra-to-be took from a neighboring table some samples of marvelous embroidery and showed them to her visitor. 1' "I shall wear ft queer little headdress on my black hair," she exclaimed. "What, black hair," exclaimed her interviewer. s. "Yes," and then, passing her hand with a caressing gesture through her own blonde curls, she added "Oh, yes 1 sh^ll wear a wig for the second time in my life. I shall have a dark wig and my skin will be tinted the color of a mulatto. Perhaps Cleopatra was blonde, though nobody knows, for all the information we have of her comes through the Romans, and they were the enemies of Egypt. The role, you, know could not help being a fascinating one. The patt is very long and immensely varied. It Is really unlike any I have ever attempted, and all 1 can say is the play is like a continuation of the fourth act of

Pbedre,' As to the asp, I have at last decided to use a make-believe one, because those of the forest of Fountainebleau, which I expected to have, are too wild and unmanageable. They make a noise, and they run away, and I really should be afraid to venture to use one."

The Army and Navy Journal furnishes this interesting paragraph: "Few are aware of the fact that one of the most distinguished mathematicians lives in the city of New York, where she has for thirty years Instructed captains and officers of the naval, revenue and merchant service in their mathematical and medical studies. The daughter of a wealthy ship owner, she sailed with her husband, who was a captain. She thus acquired a thorough knowledge of mathematics, and has done more to make life safe at sea than any other individual. The American Humane Society have placed her in charge of their nautical school, No. 93 Madison street, which has qualified over 8,000 navigators to make life safe at sea, 2,000 of whom were officers in the naval service, sad engaged in saving the life of the nation during the late war.

Dr. M. E. Kaowles, the well knows young veterinary surgeon whose reputation acnoag horsemen all over the counUty Is veary high, has formed a partnership with Dr. J, A. Mitchell, formerly of Princeton. Their office Is at their veterinary hospital corner of 30th aad Chestnut streeta.

The mad-stone belonging to Mrs, Taylor, now la the possession of her danghr, Mr*. Piper, of north F*fth street, has had numerous patients this week. A pet dog at Bedford, I&&, wsa tha oae, eight jMraoas feeing vietitas to its bite. All came turn for tnatawat) and, remarkable tossy, it adhered for many hours toaKh patios*

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TERRE HAUTE, TTSTD.. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8,1890. Twenty-first Year

[Clinton Seollard. in Harper's Young People.] Is':: THE SWING.

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Where blithely blows the autumn breeze, And where betwixt the leaves on high There glimmer little strips of sky, My sturdy swing is hung, and there I make swift voyages far in air. Now up and down I gayly go Upon my journeys lo and fro.|i!

'Whene'er I rise, upon my sight Dawn meadows hathed in golden light Whene'er I dip, my eye perceives A rustling bower of yellowing leaves. The jblrfls around me chirp and sing As merrily swing and swing But soon the birds will all be gonei _," And snow will lie along the lawn, So, if I tread, my steps will show Like Crusoe's Friday's long ago. When winter winds In chorus call, I do not use my swing at all, But patiently I try to wait 4, Until returning robins mate And when they cry to greet the spring, O- how I join tbem from my swing!

The Creoles olTo-day.

THE RARE BEAUTY OF THEIR WOMEN ^V,, STILL PRESERVED.

[Jules Dayot, in New York Sun.] 1 The glory of the Creole is not altogether extinguished. Time has wrought many changes in the race, and much of their wealth is gone but they still cling tenaciously to the memories and the habits that were characteristic of them ih their palmiest and most halcyon dayB.

There were certain customs and traditions faithfully followed by the best Creole families. The daughters of the house were sent to convent schools, where, it must be owned, tbey learned but little besides embroidery and graceful deportment. The sons fared better, for they were despatched to the universities of France to acquire that polish of mind and manner which made them the courtly, gallant gentlemen they were. Coming bud beauty, Mademoiselle was speedily married, the affair being arranged between the parents of man and maid, though there was no forcing of inclination, and the young lady had the prlvllegeof declining the proposed suitor if he appeared tin pleasing to her. Once married, even if she had been the veriest eoq^ittit/to Christendom, she usually settled down soberly to the management of her great house, in which she took a housewifely pride—Monsier, be it whispered, was a decided epicure—and as family affairs increased she occupied herself in rearing her numerous olive branches, often ten in number.

When the young Creoles returned from the war they foundsociety disorganized. It was a new and' strange order they were forced to confront, and, be it said in their honor, tbey met it like men. Face to face with poverty, often with widowed mothers ond orphaned sisters dependent upon them, they were obliged to take the first position they could obtain—usually a smart clerkship in a bank or in some commercial house. Energy and ambition did not allow them to remain long in the lower rank, and among those who worked upward Into positions of honorable responsibility one may mention Mr. Jules Tuyes—a veritable type of the chevalier of olden times— who is now President of a well known New Orleans insurance company, and Mr. Alexandre Landre—who could sign himself Alexandre Landry do Freneuce de Saint Aubun, had not his ancestors deemed such titles unsuitable under a republican form of government—manager of the Southern Oil Company. The fortunes made and rebuilt since, the war wrought financial ruin in the South have not been achieved by Americans alone for the names of Lanaux, Lanata, Chnffraix, Adige, Gelpi, Cassard, lasende, Lepeyre, and Hernandez are synonymous with business enterprise and good luck. That there is no lack of wealth among the Creoles of to-day, the handsome mansions upon Esplanade Street—now the fashionable Creole quarter New Orleans—bear witness.

Some, it is true, of the old families have sank into poverty and obscurity but taken as a whole, the Creoles have held their own bravely. Hampered by traditions of luxury and leisure, the struggle of the young naeti has been a bard one. They are futberoverweighted for the reason that they ha*e a generous objection to letting the woman of their family work am bread winners, and although the latter may perform prodigies of economy, yet, when there is only one wage-earner and many dependents, the strain most necessarily be severe. The sons of the rich are gf veti a university education aodtbechoioe of a professolon whereas commerce is the resort of those upon whom the need of aa immediate laeofl»i]Hraai^r

Bui society becomes more and more Ajaeriosaised each year, aad the differ* between the two races grow

Studying side toy side la school aad college, they have learned to know and understand each other, and reciprocal prejudices have vanished. Qsaal street is no loagwr the rigid line of demarkstlon between the Creoles and ia Slaw (Mesas that tt

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have left their "down townn predicts and moved *sj» town,"

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riages have completed what social intercourse began. It is a common thing to find the children of such unions chattering French to mamma aud English to papa, or visa versa. The happiest results may be hoped for from the grafting of Creole gayety and grace upon American progressiveness and clear common sense.

One of the most marked traits of the Creole temperament is buoyancy. They know how to enjoy. They carry lightly that yoke of labor whioh seems to press so heavily upon English-speaking people. The wisdom of Inhaling the "perfume of the moment" is known to them. They do not go forth on a gala day to push and shove and growl they brush little annoyances aside with a laugh and a jest in a crowd they are gay and good natured. Both men and maidens are passionately fond of dancing, and even the warmest weather does not make their enthusiasm flag. The love of music is deep rooted in their natures it is to be questioned wether they could live without it. Poor indeed must be that Creole who forgoes the Sunday opera matinee, and no pinching or Btlnting is deemed too severe if that pleasure is in view.

In personal appearance the Creoles are a good-looking race. Tho men are usually good looking, sometimes strikingly handsome, in the brunette type, and though short of stature, they are broad sholdered and muscular. At her best, the creole girl is irresistlbly pretty, the dark wonder of her great, long-lashed, liquid eyes further enhanced by a stormcloud of hair about a low, smooth brow, brilliant white teeth, delicately-moulded features, and a clear olive complexion. Her figures is lissome and rounded {supple and slender without angularity or at tenuation, and her bands and feot are small and dainty. Now and then a strain of Andaluslan blood produces a milk white blonde with violet eyes and shimmering golden lmir, doubly piquant among her darker sisters.

Though the rigidy of tho old system of chaperonage has somewhat relaxed, the creole girl is not allowedas much freedom as her American friends and in many respects she is more unsophisticated. For instance she does not understand love making "for fun" for, tho men of her race do not think It honorable to indulge in such questionable jesting# If one of them pays certain marked attentions to a young lady, it Is understood that bo wlfhes to make her his wife. Such matters are looked upon seriously, and the rupture of an engagment is almost compromising to a girl.

Somewhat timid and conservative, the creole «irl does not "go in for cutyum" quite so energetically as the American girl she does not belong to so many clubs and classes for mental

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ment she does not want to vote nor does she yearn for a mission. Like the French jcunefttle^ she is apt to look forward to marriage as the feminine 'lestlny, being eminently fitted for tfehpod by her sweetness of nature and domestic tastes. As a mother she errs on the side of over devotion to her children. That she grows stout—alas?—with increasing years is the only dark spot in the picture but you will find that the creole matron, though she may have lost the lithegraceof maidenhood, has preserved much of her beauty of face, most of her lightness of heart, and all of her smiling good temper.

Although the creole girl is not addicted to delving among the dead languages, she has often three or four modern lauguages at her disposal, and Is also clever wi^h brush and pencil. An excellent taste in music is common to all, and there are many who are distinguished by musical talent which is cultivated to a pitch far beyond the limits of a drawing room accomplishment.

To see the creole belies in their glory you must visit the French Opera House in%ourbon Street of a Saturday night. At such times the horseshoe curve of the balcony might well be styled the line of beauty. Not so many diamond necklaces to dazzle the gazer as may be seen at the New York Metropolitan but the shoulders are as white as any in all the broad land, and a single glance will convince you that the creole girls have not lost their family jewels—those lustrous, brilliant eyes that have come down to them from generation to generation. TUB SMAMCB FOB PRET7 WI VES. (Ladies' Home Journat]

Girls, to be successful to-day, most have something more than pretty features. Hie men who Me worth marrying are looking for something else than pretty faces, ooy manners or fetching gowns. Tbey are recognizing full well that wornen ar9 progressing at a pa.ee which will quicken, r*ther than slacken. Tbey realize that the woman of to-morrow will be ter is mind than her predecessor of

brighte to-day. wives who will

and intermar-j&n of tewaorrow.

Hence they are looking for ho the equal of that of

her neighbor. Beauty is being considered aa adjunct io mmmoo sense. "I want a wife who Jknows something, who hi worth having for what she knows: not one of these aoeial butterflies," said one of the greatest "catches" of the last Hew York season to me at the winter's dose. And be expressed tbe sentiment* of tbcusends of the young man of to-day. Tb# scent for pretty wi res Is &vmf and the lookout for bright young women has began. And the girt who to-day trains ber mind to knowledge will be the woo-

THE Ill'ROI.AK.

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AMUSEMENTS. FRANK MAYO.

To-night the romantic actor Mr. Frank Mayo, supported by his own company, •will present Davy Crockett at Jfaylor's opera House. Frank Mayo as Davy Crockett is known to the American people everywhere, and the names are now-a-days as intimately related to each other as are Joe Jefferson and Rip Van Winkle. Each is the special creation of each, and as there is but one Rip Van Winkle, so there is but one Davy Crockett. Mr. Mayo is the ideal backwoods-. man—a hero in buckskin. He is commanding in stature, an Apollo in appearance, strong as Hercules, and as tender as a woman a face that for manly beau» ty is not surpassed, aud au eye that can flash like the lightning or melting in softness can look deepest love into a woman's eye. All this with a voice sweetly musical, or loud in clear ringing tones that thrill, makes him the very dream of the dramatist who limned the beautifully poetic character. That Davy Crockett should become famous is not surprising, like the old Homestead, it is an idyl of American-life, pure and simple. Priest, poet or peasant, must all enjoy it, and the moat vigorous opponent of the stage could not find a questionable line or situation in it. A more beautiful play than Davy Crockett never was written.

The story of "The Burglar," which is the attraction at the opera house on Monday night, is familiar to most of our theatre-goers, but a short description of it will not be out of place to those whoweronot fortunate enough to see it here on its former visit. Itisthestory of the double life of a man who was led into cringe, became a burglar, reformed and married happily only to bo forced back into his former life by threatened exposure from his former pals. Ho disappears, is reported shot and killed. Ills Wife marries again and moves to a distant city. After a lapse of yoars the burglar enters her homo at midnight, not knowing where he is, and is confronted by his own little 7-year-old child whom be had not seen since she was a baby. During ono of the most charming scenes ever written, which here occurs between the little innocent and tho burly burglar, the latter discovers Ibe relationship. Broken-hearted over the wreck of his own life he leaves, taking "only a lock of her curly hair." Later in the night he is wounded by a police-

man's bullet and returns to die in his former wife's house. Such Is a brief outline of the pathetic side of this touching story into which a great deal of bright comedy is naturally introduced. A very strong company will be seen in the cast, including A. S. Lipman, who made such a decided hit here in tho title role last season. "TUB TWKIA'K TEMPTATIONS."

William J. Gllmore's magnificent new spectacle, "The Twelve Temptations," which was seen here last season and greatly admired, is to be presented at Naylor's opera bouse next Thursday evening, Nov. IS, but In a manner that will show it to be entirely new in every respect. The present season will be devoted to the "Second Edition" of this gorgeous spectacle, which means that an entirely new scenery has been specially prepared, a number of trick scenes invented, with newly imported specialties, also premiers and the largest corj»s of dancers ever seen in one organization. The piece will also have the advantage of a carefully selected dramatic company also, the best pantomimic artists that can be secured. Mr. Gilrnoro, who is very progressive, has spared nefther pains nor expense in this season's production, which will be notable for no less than a dozen of novelties. The costumes have all been designed by Baron do Grimm, and In money value represent a small fortune, while the scenery is said to exceed in richness that which was shown last season, which is saying a great deal. Sixty-seven people form the numerical strength of tho company which uses for its transportation a special train of three sixty-foot cars. The sale of seats will open at Button's book store Tuesday morning. 9TOTBS

Joseph Anderson says he doesn't think his sister Mary will ever return to the stage. ••The Charity Ball" and "The County Fair" have proven the greatest theatrical successes Chicago has experienced for years.

Mr. A. C. Gunter is now writinc a story entitled "Miss Nobody of Nowhere," which he says will make the greatest play he has as yet written.

Joseph Jefferson is regarded as the richest sctor in America, and perhaps in the world. He has always been a saver and never speculated rashly, and while be has taken things easier than any other great artist, he has done so on a profitable basis. He plays only about two thirds of the season. Besides his handsome residenoe st Buzzard's Bay, he haa a plantation In Lonlsisna and a form in Naw Jersey. Mr Jeffeimrnownsa wholo safe deposit vault full of intorest-bear*^ ing securities* which keeps adding to" his capital every year. He is a great lover of art, aad ha has a fine collection* He to, Indeed, a fine amateur painter.