, 1869-06-15

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ro1t. Her phy1ician has pereuptos1ly ofoefea ;,
,er to pause In literary labor sna she h1s gone 70
.auada tn search Of absolute rest Her publishets
,,sappolnted In not being able to follow mp the I
,t1rliaut succexa Of Little Women" with book
70 ku.e to make decided hit NJ = rouancc based
IN the humorous element Of tho reformed spsif IN
Sew England t,om hee pen, arc going to tssue II
,nce Mss Acosts " uo-pith sketcacs," those
sweet simple records Of wonanA
var experience, which WON her hI
hrst long step towards reputation These
sxetthes ns.gtnsA5 Appeared, thtnk, IN the oaSs'
zsou.eeath newspaper, where they attracted great
attention, and were speedily put n p1mpnies
esNuon b3 Mr. laneA Rcdpatn, who uas then m
business as publ!shef. In making volume OF
them now, Me6s1A Roberts Brothers put WIN them
eight short stories, four Of tho camp and four OF
the nrestde, the bezt productions Of Aisa Alcotth
easly woxx In literature. some Of them VII rank
with the very best Anort stories Of Nj. Uae ana
Fitz Hugh Ludlow. -.
Roberts Brutneta nnd some delaI unavoidable II
getting On, John Wealb "reminiscences, owing 10
the extent Of the authot1 reslzians. They nave
Miss Iueelovh = ner story, "Mopsa the Falry,"
about rca.ly. II Il only Iust out IN England, a9o
they ule the s1me platea fot the Illustrations,
Those puhltsbeFs ate preparing to Rste In the
fall poem Of four Thousand l!ues-As long "a |
Enoch Ardeu-by WellsuaEn American writer |
who used to stsna in tho seeond rshf Of our poets
irss . supplied By the WOMAN question, but the !
title Of the WORK n not absolutely nxed upon.
Mesazs- Fields, 0fgood CO. announce m Elg-
lush novel, "Tnc Hollow By the Water" they
reprint 50 few London stoT1es that the Inference
ta that this b m unusually good Que Ip,esume
It WIS found and arranged for By III. Fields, who
Is staying In England, whiting Just nox with II.
Dlckeus, at Gadthill. He hxs also made arrange
menta to publish On this side Of the water the
nSefnopa" ol Nj. &. 4. Brook, wha II auknoH1
here except as the oa4AsE VI hobeltsons sermons,
but rae, Mr. F1e1ds wrtes, u one Of the most
popular and able Of En8,iah preaehers. This
house has published nothing since my Last resum<
except MT, Richard Il. Dana's "Two Teara Be-
fore the Mast being NOW the 8uthor,a property
BY expiration Of tho New York copyright Is Issued
In morc desirable form than before, With the nd-
ded value Of fresh chapter. They viii get out
in day or twp Mt. Fotsterr biography Of Landor.
which Ia only week or fortnight old In England.
and OF which the critics there speak highly.
Speaking Of Mt. Richard IL Dsn17 Jr., he has
sepsibly withdrawn hts suit against the Authori-
ties OF Cambridge for refusing him the right To
vote at the time Of h18 raid tn the Butler district
Ills cause may have been Just, but the pushing Of
such case to trial under the circumstances would
have been productive Of only anno5Ance and ILL.,
feeling. Ar. Dana DOES not 60 this summer 70 The
seaside residence In Essex which formed bis habl-
tatton for election purpose IN that memorable
| Butler campaign: and bis house has been offered
| to let -.. ---
The last Of the cpgtoqs List of art exhibitions
| which Ia 70 add A.l.t to jubilee Week A~s been
opened here and 1t Is Of klnd to please the tastes
! OF miscellaneous public, and 10 offend the fas-
tIdiouaness Of artists snd eonnotsaeuEs.mofe than
either Of 3hc otnert. 1t is the much ntSe1tsed
collection OF portraits called "rte Wine Muses."
by the Cheyaller Fas1ari: and after exhibition
here It Is to bo taken 10 New York, and for anghi
| Know, 10 Chicago and th.ough the country. As
you know, 1t consists Of portzals Of young ladies'
or The most wealthy society Of
the metropolis, taken In classic costume
and 10 some extent In character, as the different
muacs, with appropriate aeeessore5; the object Of
The whole thing being 10 demonstrate the exist
ence Of the pure Greek typa In American bcAntt.
1t cannot be denied that the young ladies arc vt1J
charming: that the ancient, simple dtaperJ Is
| vtrJ becoming; nor tnat the collection AZ whole
Is very striking. especially with the d1ah Of rnys-
te1y gren II bJ the conccz'nent o. the identity q
the fair snd fashionable subjects from the general
rublie, Eut Is to the Mas1ranon given Of tho
I Greek face In American women. artists speak
doubtfulJ: and ~ portraits there seems to be .
1Ack Of sentiment IN she paintings, fntluEe to
bring cut any subtle ualts or character which
makes them remind the spectator Of the petuzra
. engraved Ia faahlon magazines and boon Of
8 ! beauty. 1t ia declared that the names Of the
: | ladies' are to be Kept carefully from the
: public, bat such an undertaking ss fraughs with
e difficulty, and the T5unse1fpt h&s already, On the
{ day Of the private view, spoken IN general terms
e 10 nj to givr nM the information needed b. mos'
: | people. One Is the daughter OF President John
d eoux Collector Of the port of New fork anothe1
Il the wife Of Sn11Aut New York General. now u
political otsce, and tue descendant Of m old Aats
i aehuse,ts family whica furnished cne Of the mos
noble na1tyra Of the late VIII: another ts the Amer
e lc,n vic OF the Italian Consul General II Se'
r York, and all belongto the cTsr~e de Ia rTems Q
= society. .....
1nx uoXGorl1Ns1s IN COUNCIL
Is The DOCTOR ct the National Homeopathic Ii
stitutc have been in sezston here al the week, an
= eeem to have had, professionally and socially,
r ycsJ agreeable time. They have adjourned
F. meet this tine next gear al Chicago The onl
T. interruption to entire harmony came from tho
r. nus1on Of the tncvttshe woman question III
r. 1esatng address Of the convention. that
n Dr.. Indian, Of ST. Louis, had for II
1e subject "Ihe Relations Of Women TO Hon
% | noraihy,r but he handled the wouan-phyacaa
% branch Of his topic g1ugtfsy, being himself o.
ID posed 10 the admission Of women II neuoers {
IN the institute But Just before the cose Of the se
IN sion Bcuebodr introduced resolution Tor It
T. equal icltowship Of female Physicians IN the Q
ganIxatton, and there Wasa nne scene Of coul
n zion over IT. owing largely to general lgnossnt
ca OF parliamentary rutcs- Many physteiaos Oppose
na the Innovation who have no oo}ecaou 70 Non'
I'd physscixns psactic1ug wherever they can IND p
r. ttaatx on the ground thai tnodcs*J and dencst
ol arc tnutuged b. the H!nGttn9 Of the se1ea u
o. eody where III su1ss cs Subjects come up for d.
d" craiou- Itw7s Carried b. iarGe majority; bS
~ II The protest vas made khAs INC uo3epFesen&'
oi West va wronged b. the socal majority, p7
tc- sumo ypu rnAy have the question opened again
ny | CbesSo nett June
Oh IHhe COMING o. the Fourth Of July never
Of truoted 80 little attention rs thia year. The ese
nd Of Jcne completely oyershsdoEs II In 1ntests
au- hut the city government tanzt spend as ma
o3- money As usual and 81 the nsU1t programme Is
md be gone through Tnc orator Of the day Is to b
sa- M Merton, young Boston lawyer, who hhs =
ug. eore Fenowo In that pnptouIs1n2 dcid. the Les
MS lsture se1.lng ths year In the Senate and sho
hs Ing himself hnent and ready debstes. IN : DC
where treechuskers arc nsny, but dcha.e1s II
I've, indeed, The Cxr11 fresh and far W1tef races
tie tsxr nlscr and there Is prospect, but not c
'rt tatptv, ifat the Harvard international four,
ne, the college boys ca1l them for convenience,
fe. tatc patt In tie coming reEAttA The ou1y 10,
Of tcs Of the celebration win b The read
ana OF the Declaration Of 1udepende'
*no hy Jouog Eouaan, and VI
I.ed etpede s.ce on the NIL Dam, tHo tributes
NJ The assuie city committee to mansas OF the d
7ts saa The dedication, II 1t il ready b. the time,
: OF Bells equestrian s,a:Ue Of Washington, wh
WAS has arrived In the city tn piecrA The Pedests
nth covered With sozs Of tent 10 screen the wusi
aed escsastng md p1slag together the hsouxe tSz
va SCu have ht1fu Ih21 &ut uIn4 NAu41uHA VI
s4cas iesttyal ~fll be Ole Bull Whist viii you
no vnea sou hear ,hst the second placo in the roV
arcs rudIesttekz will he takeo BY member Of
ust Beecaer family: As the hrs, member of his I
'as who has ever willingly eonsented 70 ply seco
the eddie to ansbody, this RentleEAns name sic
Fort be mentioned. II Ia the ReI. chasaas Beecheri
I'd Georgetown, not the least able, nor the lesxt
AZes rite Of the eoas Of The old doctor, whose toa
In with his society Kept his maine IN the nexspal
uSu quite frequently 4 few years hsa KzFkR
aod
Treatment OF Toung Trees.
mad 10 tn E3Gor ef n. c1ieaeo T7bsa::
, You quoted, sore time dnee, conu1nta
.x : Of mine to The Fuiris Fsrs@sT on "the ue1tu
sNn Of yorrr WOOD to secure ornamental growth
4 the IN every direction around Chicago the rece
land lor Beginning the work n onca, and an 50
Va pressed With its importance that, In asking tie
la a OF your columns to ry to convey the couzlcuc
smet the minds Of those who are interested, feel
for can rest my apology On the ground tasi II
" Id. boring Tor The public good. single tnos.ra
of Il Of my meaning VIII, perhapa, b rnore edes
th1n auy general statement. and Will CITE, Il
ms forc, Gaze = hich cornes under EJ ooserFa
rcoc- dsily, which is but sample Of wnkt anyone
and kee lor tiIose't in any Of the suburhs Of the
,nrw. where there IL groxth Of yoong Wood Of III
h4en or twenty feet nigh. an nj present fe.idt1
one OF these xnhurhs- In my daily walk 70