New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-24
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He has also shown an equal dexeTity In his outdoor
scenes, in the shipyard, than which nothing
can be more unpicturesque in reality, and
effective as he has handled 1t In his second
drawing. Mr.. Chords Designs spirited. con-
sidering their miniature SIZE his vessels all pie
turesque and there Is real his clouds and
waves The sunghted little Schooner, drifting along in
Pascagoua's Bay, and tho strange craft fitting
i foreign harbors. around the great mano war; do
cIous and for what 1t u.s. the tiny bit OF sunset on one
Of the Fortunate Ises. is maryelousy good. In fact
both Mr. clifford and Mr. Hennessey TO caught
the spirit Of their author and the result Is harmony
not often found in an illustrated volume Of verse
American art and literature take q wider range in
Whttiers "BaLods Of EeoEHgIand." There are ten Of
them, all we'll known, and ell based upon old customs
and stories the stories be not old the sk OF the
poet makes them appear So IL Longfeow wasfortunate
in his artists Whittier has been st fortunate
one OF hisMr Harry FenD-and about lucky as most
poets In the remainder The forte OF Mr. Fem lies
among landscapes Of New England which he renders
chsrmDgy all times and In this with perfect
fidelity, his drawings having been made in the very
scenes OF the ballads He is at the accurate
and the most graceful OF all draughtsmen and ~ lin
ger his designs is like beng face to with Nature
on the rugged Of New England II the reader
doubt It, advise him hook Mr.. FeDns old farm.
house the Lii; his cleaning lake sown with water
ies his forest stream rushing and foaming roes;
his Summer twilight In the woods the boats hauled up
high and dry Ktery side and the joyous glimpse Of
CascO Bay Mr. g. COlmans two little views OF the Rhine
are fsrye In their great beauty and Mr. Ey tDge and
Mr. Hennessey better than usual both drawing and
sentiment Not particulariEe further us say THAI
ALI the Illustrations are faithful TO tho spirit and the
period OF the poens being beautiful where subject
admits H. and h0mely where 1t does not: and that
volume Is the best that Fields 0sgood Co have yet
published in the welded interests OF American literature
and art.
Whatever auls may be charged against the American
eharacter the want Of seriousness IN the grave matter
Of life and death Is not Though few Of speak Of
it, we are all concerned, In thoughtful moments 10
know what ls 10 become OF u.s. 10 otherwise the
phenomena called sprtuslism could not have obtained
the toOthOd It has here, and Mss Elizabeth Stuart
Phelpss "1he GateS Adr would not have been the most
popular book OF the year 10 which 10 was published It
is dare say tho reader knows inquiry into
prospects Ia the future life and In which speculation
and Revelation 60 hand in hand; aud the result is not
always satisfactory, 1t is always hopeful and ccnsong
IL was happy thought, therefore the part OF Fsds,
osEood Co, to bring out Holiday edition OF THE
Gates Ajar" and what with tinted paper red linen round
the pages snd Illustrations they have mado hsndsone
book of IT, Who the artist Jessie Curtis, Is, know
not bot there lie than promise in her best designs
what her art is now most at home with is children and
ysnng people There several good groups Of "oy
and Mary AZ Play" Faiths Good NIGHT" and "ThD