New-York tribune., 1869-06-08

ton capable Of furnishing giants, athletes, kings en-
presses porrs cOurteEaRs the most real and the ss
Ideal garoG in sush q way to unto extremes and az
semele in Oss parsonage the most exquisite eha[ n,st
seductive that Of CsrreEgo bI vita reher IA
and more vigorous amplitude boT Of llie Is @ hssl-
tfUl ferns and better regulated rhythm, az
most colossal that Of Michael Angelo DoI sV one
palnful severity or feVolusg Despair; assupy among
judge of the place which The Venetian; 70 persoaA
| painters, and do not know II J1eid "
clinauOn in preferr1Rg them 10 any. -, Do,
| Like a true Frenchman our author touchee epor
Italian life in all its most prominenU "d
| aspects and discusses political conPii'S.i ~ -
soeial cboroctris.cs with the freedom OF one WHO
bo5 stnd;od +b.r, for wears He seems not 10 nave
,oo+o+od t1o core of italian society; he learned
lttla or nothing about the popuIace; anu ho 10 I
so GOOD an observer either Story OF ho"els' ye'
bis remarks are interesting ana oIteh enVer saine
Probably through an oversight the Voiuhe uooS ho'
80 tbe date of the journey which it describes 1t
W ,osl and the changes in the condition of Italy
snce then have been so great that may omit what
NJ Tane Gays about the political situation, aud con-
tent ourselves with the following picture OF the
Italian character, painted at Bologna:
That which strikes among the young men mere, as
I'm Florence and elsewhere that which is Noticeable IN
streets Is certain air gracious smile and ten
der and expansive ways; nothing IS thefe Oh rLene
oaoa IsseiadTd with peculiar accent like that OF Don
OtEviO in Mozart or OF th0 young tenors OF lhs It "a
Marguerite was Inconsistent but he perfectly expressed
that state of mind For the same reason peopo s SsT
geld chains; their hair Is glossy ana there Is sohenE
blooming and brilliant thrcSEsSat the[ @ their dean
black hair audaeiOusy knotted or masSod III lesuouS
ra tho vigorously defined forms Of shest rsars ana Se
lew it. and the solid bOHiness OF tho skuu oieStel any
appearance Of SSSSsS' S5 SSty mako amends
the structure and expression Of tAer ieatsres
eiSa and talent and will life to the best
account On looking In the windows Oi I'VE eookSt9eS
lures fer Italy and its provnee recognize tails very
Character although goddeSses and asSorca goddesSos
their heads arc short and roHnd and grossly gay ana
sensual Nothing can be moro significant than these
popular personages and these recssmLeo VRsSx
female OF Punch" with long curls and brannew
frocks OF tho Frenchwoman OF hareehu, ceQaot
sh sprghtIy and oxtravagaAt or tho candid: honest
'KladdersdAtsoh and tho minor Journals OF Berlin.
nine oseeE in the morning cut Of four
always three them frizEed and nearly In fu dress
60 baTeheaded some Of them merely letting black vail
hang down their shOulders their halr swols on
superOy both sides Of the mead they seen 70 20
equipped for conquest; nobody eoud imagine more
naturally Triumphant physegnomy an ar more IKE tas
this the spirit and the Imagination OF nen, they must
control. .,-,--,.
onei In this forced silence and society the brain ana
eyes both busy The lady facing re Is ho Wiie ot
mSor garrison duty Ia the AhruEzi beAufs athoug
mature CAV prompt self and what tongue!
Northern ana Southern Europe, the Latin and the Ger
manic thousand leagues apart Ia tins facility
OF xpression, in bold judgment sHd Ia prompiude OF
action She argues and decides eVerythng-tLs IN
doence Of the AbruZEi peasantry, their teHask
the entertainments Of the Government, her
dog her husband the oieersof the battalion eur ane
regiment the 27ih" She addresses ns ana then turns
70 her neghbqr, eecesiastc, who like the rest has
the same Italian air, that is TO say he gallant ana
obsequiously polite. Her sentences nov out Win lhs
velocity and sOnorOusness OF insIhauetble torrent
Day before yesterday, another about oTtyelght IA
black spencer pued with ribbons, and with red face
entirely absorbed the conversation and made the apart
nent ring with her tatte and o1clSmaaSns Inc otnst
diligence i,it6Ietre and her husband had her TemoVsa
up TO tho tSipataIe by our sde ohe 20
and corrected my errors OF pronunciation aier h.NAe
two three times in succession misplaced an accent
or not having caught the precise tone sue Deeao in
patient AID gave me Scoldlhg; sHe lnIoruS ~ ,nAt
she is just married that she and her husband hadn't
three men alongside OF her and she IS VIE taxes ana
keeps the lead. Ihave in my mind MY others an OF
whom nay be grouped around these tnree types INC
dominant trait s vyacity and eIeafnoss Oh ocnecp
tion boldly exploding the moment 1t is born. Their
ideas are all cut out at sharp angles; she is the
FrenehwOmsn, more vigorous and less nne; IKE We
latter and more than the latter she ls seNledi he
makes OF herself center; she does not await direction
in her of the mid, the nid the modest or the
Children and husband in Gernanie fashion. ipvoiun
tary compare her with tne LrgSn wGrh
t heart SG Tgd IN nef3 morality bo G Of mceGan
! cal principles; one especially, In her straw hat
! like an eItngushor. genuine spinster IN embryo
without toilet, grace, smile or soy, a"Ays sisI, % oI
Vhen she speaks As keen as knfa-Dade She belongs
without donbt 70 that species Of young lady VINO
the White Milo alone Win bcr fnObhci'
or clanberng mp Mount Blanc at four IN tho morning
tied two guides by rope her dLess converted hto
trowsers aud strdins along over the glaciers In mat
country artificial selection has produced sheep espe-
elaly for meat natural selection, women especially
for action. But the fOTcc has operated more
fro0uepty in another sous8; the despOtc energy OF
the man and the necessity OF tranquil home 10 the
oyerWorked daily labOror have developed In the woman
qualities belonging 10 the ancient gerinAue STOCK,
namely capacity FOR subordiuctOn aud respect umOr.
ous reserve apttudes for domestic lie, and tho senu
lnent Of duty. She remains accordingly the young cr
even INTO matrnony: being spoken 20 she Dushss; H.
with all possible precAution and clreumspecuon, one
yies 10 draw OF the silence IN which sac Is
aured she expresses sentiments with e1tree mod
esty and immediately relapses She IS imnessuraDy Te
moved from any aspirations Of command OF taking the
initiative, Of Independence even. Ia ali the English
recently met tho man lH Chle IN every
Italian couple II IA the woman
KRILOP AND HIS FABLES ByW X. s. RATION ~ A.. Of the
Brush lime. lbo L0hsen; hulhAa Co New
York: George Routietge 4 SosA
This is prose translation Of about one-half
Of collection OF rhyming fsbeS, which, in their orig
NAL form and language, enjoy extraordinary popu
arty They are the lips OF ali classes in the empire
and are handed down from father 70 son q national
heirloom They made Krilof in his lifetime, the most
popular wter in Russia when he died. the whole nation
NAV be said TO have mourned for him and when it
proposed TO erect bronze statue Of the poet by public
subscription the children Of all ranks hatened 70 offer
their contributions Stripped Of the charm Of neat
graceful pointed doOn and reduced 10 the level OF
plain prose- the fables lose Of great deal Of
their effect We miss also important part Of their