New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-07

otie ia in the conventional stagcsttudo employed to
represent despair and does not move us ut an. We
even have her hair let down In the welknown style or
mad or dying heroines although, II we remember rightly
Oe was dressed in the usual costume OF ladies OF the
period when they went for walk According to kau-
BACH she to have dressed herself beforehand with
view TO some heartrnding calamity sure TO happen be-
fore luncheon However we need not dlate what is
well known "a the Dusseldorf manner There Is enough
In these drawings that H. instructive from the skill Of the
artist and interesting froh the naturaness OF the treat
mept to make it well worth while TO study them with
care AS for the photographs themselves, too much can
not be said In praise Of their beautiful eearness In the
larger Sizes have the original drawings reproduced
with such athfuness belongs TO the photograph, but
with delcacy of tone superadded that could only be
secured by the hand OF an artist managing
the instrument. III the smaller ones, the reduction
produces an effect quite different, giving an en-
quse neness that delights the eye quite as much as the
stronger and reer handling Of the larger drawings But
neither magnying nor diminishing affect this mar
veous German drawing which has now reached perfec-
ton that makes us long for master who shall have
thoughts worthy Of such power OF expression Mean
while we be grateful to an art that can so perfectly
ranscrbe whatever the age can set before IT. and II Mr.
Buchanan would offer gift that would be sure to
meet universal acceptance let him add to his Gothic gal
lery, Kaulbachs Reynard the Fox"
Mr. Schaus publishes Autograph of Dawson, the
excellent likeness and the Autograph is we'll e1-
eouted.
glessrs Weismann g. Langerfeldt have sent us
photograph from drawing by G. Forster Of the figure
of tho Virgin in Murillos Immaculate Conception" We
cannot praise the drawing very highly, but the photo
graph is q skillful reproduction OF it,
Mr. S. A. Holmes publishes series of stereoscopic
views of Broadway, but they have very little merit Such
things If not perfectly WELL better not done at
all we admit the difficulty U ought to be overcome,
or else cheerfuly succumbed to. Mr. Browns success
has not been equal to his determination.
Mr. Christern has received copies Of Theophile
Gauthiers latest romance Capltaine Fracasse with IL
Iusratons by Gustave Dore We class these illustrations
among the very best that Dore has produced since the
Don Quxote They encouraging assurances that the
talent which reached high in Quxote and Les Comics
Droatques" Is still strong, and capable OF doing WORK
worthy of its strength The Bible" the Milton" and
much Of his later production has been lamentaby feeble
and forced but with subject not above the level OF his
somewhat material and external nature he easily throws
himself into his work with the yigor Of his earlier day
The Illustrations Captaine Fracasse engraved In
style admirably suited TO the subjects and the book Is at
tractlye, beside with excellent paper and handsome
print.
Mr.. Jedediah Swipes-Heavens (if we may be
allowed the disconrtesy What name Writes 10 inform
us that we made the mistake the other day Of calling the
geese in a certain picture, ducks" We frankly confess
that we did 50, writing under the combined off
ficultles Of absence both Of mind and body and
wo thank Mr. for his criticism. VIII he allow us to re-
mark that in spite of the apparent smness of our ornl-
theological knowledge have never been known to mis-
take other peoples geese for swans!
Emmons Brothers, Bible House, have published
portraits OF H. W Beecher and H. W. LongfeIlow. They
are engraved on steel in mixed line and tpple and are
doubtless within easy reach Of persons with slender
purses. The llkcnesscs quite unmlstGkable