New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-02

sitting hy the fire In his private room. wrapped IN
great coat and complaining OF the unaccnstoneo
cold. Hr would state that he was receiver ny VIZ
Devil with genial cDlpressement Whch was p u,Vo
fascinating. ThcdIsunguished stranger was reaulhg
that DAYS UOrd when the reporter entered, Dnt nc
Immediately arose. put away the paper. ana inollon-
ing toward sofa by the window invited ms Vlslt2f
to sit and neatly folding his tail, seated himself
beside him. He described his voyage across lno
abyss as pleasant, aud he bad found hIiSeh ~ eA,
cellent health when he reached Ncw-N0rk ne Sesmeu
pleased with the aspect of the city, and tht
its inhabitants displayed so much intelgehec ,dl NC
did not think he could teach thGlh awning
new. lie decidedly disapprOved OF Secession, ana
enthusiastically admired the character OF the late la
mented Abraham Lincoln. This is the sort oil thing
that The Nelp- York HOld will publish when 1t gets
the chance and the competition between that Jour
nal and its rivals would be so keen that among them
the Devil would be interviewed almost to death
and he would desire nothing so much as to get BACK
safely TO his own place. We should expect that when
he got there he wonld instruct some OF his under
devils in the business of interviewing so thatthey
might apply form of torture to the malelactOrs
who come under their treatment"
The revival of NJ. Alexandra Dumas's drama lie
Cteraer de MaiSOn Rouge" has revived the question
why the author did not allow his hero to retain the
name under which he actually hOurished in history
that is, ROugeville, not Mason-Rouge. To this IN
quiry. NJ. Alexandra Dumas has Just replied by gV
ing very extraordinary story in the columns OF tne
MORiteUr du SOr. Writing to that paper, NJ Dunls
says that the fOurvOlume novel from which MS drama
is drawn had been originally announced Gap,
pear under the title of "Chevaiier dc RougeVIlie'
but that day or two after the publisher adVertse
ment was printed he On .D9masl received IetIer
Her. asking him what sort OF part his 1ather waS
made to pav in the book NJ. Dumas answered
very courteousy that as ne greatly @uted bIm o
in glowing coors but that, to avoid III any way huIt
ing the susceptibility of the Marquis, he wouIg re-
chrSten his work and call it " Mason Rouge 90
far 40 good bn at this point the story takes an I'M
expected turn, for, after an interval Oh week vi
two NJ. Alexandra Dumas receives announcer ie Yer
from the MARQUIS couched briefly rs follows: Sr:
Give to your novel what title You please. am the
last of my name, and / am going TO blow out my
brains this evening" This unsatisfactory epistle
was delivered to Nj. Dumas at q p. H. without
moments delay he started off his secretary to the
Marquis's lodgings Ill hopes of being able 10 STOP
the suicide: but il was too late. The Marquis,
who like his sire seems to have been of an unfor-
tnately romantic turn of mind had fallen mady III
love with q Russian lady, who had some excuse lor
declining his advances seeing that he was already
married man. Driven TO despair the eXcitaDle ho0e-
man had given the lady n last rendezvous at ms
house. and the moment she crossed his threshold au
shot himself in the head Nj. Dnmass secretary
heard on arriving that he bad not Killed himself on
the spot, hut was lying dangerously wounded. a
few DAYS later, however, when he went TO pay
second visit he found that the Marquis had torn OIL
his bandages in parOXysm ana was dead mus,
says NJ. Dumas in conc fusion, you VIII see that
is not from ignorance, but from dscretOn that CAL
my drama Maison Rouge"
The illustrated books received from London by
Scribner & Co. seem to he especially rich this year.
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of permanent value. Among the cheaper volumes
we may note an edition of "Esop's Fables" with
forcible and very characteristic illustrations by
Ernest Griset; handsome edition OF victor Hugos
"Toers of the Sea- in English illustrated with 90
wOod-cuts by f. Chiifiart, who manifests great
force, sometimes rude but often Tlvaing the gro
9eS@Io tabe. Book new edition Of
an old and well-nigh forgotten foyorlte. But
in the presence of some of the richer books THESE
modest glories fade In London the art of chrome
nv haS bppn lrOunlt
ton in the illustration of books which we in America
have hardly approached. Take for instance the col
lection of Twelve Parallels of our Lord, published
by Macmillau the texts beautifn ly Illuminated
on the left-hand pages, while on the right deeply
indented IN paper an eighth oil an men tllGh appear
in tie East by H. r. McEniry the colors so VIVID ana
the workmanship so fine that ut first view one might
easily mistake them for paintings set IN passe-paT-
touts-The same kind of art is displayed in q vol
ume of Flowers from the Upper Alps by ElJah
Walton. representing the natural appearance Oh te
mountain botany, with delicate landscape back
grounds This book is accompanied by an elaborate
text.-A volume of Golden Verses from the New
Testament" published by J. c; lotten, represents
different style of cOlOTprintng, being illustrated with
profnsOn of the most beautiful facsimlles from llu
minated Mssak and Books Of Hours of the XVIII and
XVIII centuTies.-Henry SOutheran d Co. are the
Early Printers and Engrayers," by II. noel Hum
phreys This curious work contains 81 facsimiles on
wood Of the oldest most beautiful and most inter
esting kind There are copies OF Illustrated ntle
pages, of cngaYingS by the carrier masters III
the art, and OF all the VI
bIack-letter volumes now almost unattainable.-
The Wonders of Italian Art published by sanP,
son Low, Son, d MaTston, is an English
version, somewhat abridged. OF an excellent
French work by Louis Yardot. 1t contains
10 autotype illustrations and abOnt 80 wood
cuts from the masterpieces of Italian Art.-A highly
interesting and valuable though less snowy book IS
the Twenty Years of the Arundel Society,"" by +:
w. Maynard, containing a descriptive catalogue OF
the art treasures which the Arundel Society has re-
produced in chromO ana photographs OF all of them
These plctules JOO IN number are 0liy One-Ilth tuo
size of the chromos, but so beautiful and distinct
that they convey an excellent idea OF the
orgnals-The triumphs of the art of book email king
are best exhibited by two splendid productions from
the Paris house of Firmin DidOt One of theseis Lee
Ars dH MOyeH dGe ct FEpoque de Ia Renaissance par
Paul Lacrox Bibiophile Jacob, illustrated with 10
magnificent chrOmos by Kellerhoven, aud 400 fine
wood-cnts, and covering every branch OF the liberal
and useful arts and the other is KellerhOyens mag
nifcent collection of Chefs GEurre des GrGnds
Maiires, containing illuminated copies from the
works of Lothener, Hans Memling. Quentin Matsys,
Filipino Lippi, and Fra Angelica. These are pro-
duced by peculiar process IN which Kcllerhoyen Is