Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . rk, broken health, and a burden of cares and responsibilities beyondher years. It was a face of unmistakable beauty, but it was the beauty of intelligence and geniusshining through dark, lustrous eyes, and the lineaments of a mobile countenance. She pausedbut a moment in answer to the warm applause of sympathy and admiration that greeted her andshrunk back modestly to her inconspicuous seat. Closing Scenes. On the conclusion of the ceremonies Miss Ream was surrounded by a cro
Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . rk, broken health, and a burden of cares and responsibilities beyondher years. It was a face of unmistakable beauty, but it was the beauty of intelligence and geniusshining through dark, lustrous eyes, and the lineaments of a mobile countenance. She pausedbut a moment in answer to the warm applause of sympathy and admiration that greeted her andshrunk back modestly to her inconspicuous seat. Closing Scenes. On the conclusion of the ceremonies Miss Ream was surrounded by a crowd eager to con-gratulate her upon her great success, and among the first was General Sherman, and others ofdistinction who had known Lincoln well in life. The exterior crowd, who had been unable upto this time to get a good view of the statue, now rushed forward with such eagerness that thepolice found it difficult to keep the mass from leaping upon the platform in such numbers as tobreak it down; and up to the time that the lights were put out the pressure in that direction wasof the same intense description. 28. Biuutc ISram iFrum u paiutiitij by (J^mrgr 1^. A. i^ralti. [From The Independent, New York, February 16, 1871—Mary Clemmer Ames.] Miss Reams Statue of Lincoln has been removed from the centre of the Rotunda and hastaken its permanent place in the Old Hall of Representatives, and there holds crow^ded receptionsday after day. h is curious to stand here, as it is by any new work of art, listening to the impromptuand impartial comments made by careless gazers as they come and go, as well as to the criticismsand compliments of those who consider themselves competent judges of any work whatsoeverunder the sun. The average verdict is a most favorable one. That the statue is strikingly a like-ness of Mr. Lincoln must be acknowledged by the most prejudiced observer. He stands at hisfull height, the head bending forward, the face looking downward, as if surveying the Emanci-
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