New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-27

DOCK, this volume Will have fr0ntepece enkaFou ""
steel from the portrait of Boston beauty, regnins
belle in society The face copied carefully from pho
tograph without idealzation but Grecian fllet ana
robe been added drawn for the purpose by MT
Hammatt Billings The ladys name will not DO maze
public but her friends win have difficulty IN recog-
nizng the picture The character supposed 10 De repre-
scented is that Of Helena: and there is glimpse OF
double meaning In the lines chosen from the part 70 ac
company the engraving:
Then how II be said ! an alone. -
When all the world Is here to look on me r.
These publishers have at last issued John Nears DOCK
Great Mysteries and Little Plagues"a volume 10 Dc
dipped into rather than be read straight through aes
book on novel plan with sayings Of children that
are worth hearty laugh and full OF poetry Deaut
full as little May flowers They receiving from England
the last Of the sheets OF the new volume OF Mr. William
Morris's Earthly Paradise" covering the full period
II will be longer than was at first expected ninDg
five hundred pages and making the third nearly
large volume the first and second parts together
The titles of the stories The Death OF Pars tine
Land Of and West Of the Moon, Accontius
and Cydippe," The Man Who Never Laughed Again
(which odd coincidence IL not suggested Dy 'csor
Hugos book The Story Of Rhodope" and "The Lovers
OF Cundrun" This last is pronounced by critics VINO nave
read to be the very best Of this poets productions
Messrs. Roberts Brothers viii publish before long, prob
ably during the Winter, new edition OF MT william
Morris's Defense Of Guenevere which has never APP
peared in this country with some minor poems OF MS
hitherto uncolected They act in concert with MT MOT
rss London publishers and the author has an interest
in their editions.
With Professor seeley's essays Of Roman Imperial
ism." which Roberts Brothers have In hand will be In
cuded in the volume, his two essays on John Mil
ton and some other papers of which have had mag
anne publication only. The house has hurried through
the press Its reprint Of the remarkable Roman Catnonc
volume "The Pope and the Council" by Janus. whlch
written in German but translated at once into En-
gsh which has excited such general attention In En
rope. The American issue will be ready about the nrst
Of December.
Miss Ellen rockingham, daughter of the Rev. DIT.
rockingham who has already achieved an enviable rep
utation as translator, has for some time been engaged
on translation Of Goethe's most charming dyl, Her
mann and Dorothea." The work is now receiving her
finishing touches, and will shortly be put to press Dy
Roberts Brothers.
Ihear q rumor that the sermons OF the Rev. W. H. Fl.
Murray which he delivering in Music Hall on Sunday
evenings to the ever listened to
pulpit orator Boston. will be issued In book form,
soon after the completion OF his course, by Leading
house Of this city, The series will run to the emo OF
March, IL is yet too early to speak defnltey OF lhe
matter of the three Of the course thus Tar
delivered contains rather heterodOx orthodoxy and some
Unyersaist preachers comparing 1t with the utter
ances of the reyvalst school, aud asking what the or
thodoxy OF the day OF course, such criticisms only
help crowd the Music Hail. ana will aid IN selling the
book IL it appears
Messrs Shepard kept so busy with their I'M
mense jobbng business at this time Of the year that II
would seem they could get but little time to think about
publishing But many hands make light work, and their
store seems like great beehive. They have nearly
ready their first volume Of the standard edition OF the
Hon. Charles Summers works, which will iopen with his
discourse on 1.-THE True Grandeur OF Nations delivered
before Phi Beta Kappa Society more!than twentythree
years ago. They have almost printed Mr. William H.
Dalrs book "Alaska,"ia comprehensive, illustrated
volume tanning TO be authority on that subject AS
soon as Christmas hustle is they will begin work
on 1.-THE Biographical Annals Of Williams College," an
octave volume Of much interest TO graduates OF that IN
stitution 1t will not appear before late IN the Spring
teacher private school in this city has struck out
rather idea in a volume Of Dialogues, for schOol
exhibitions and parlor thearcals culled from the works
OF Charles Dickens. Over fifty scenes have been iound
capable OF representation in this way.
The announcement which comes from England as to
the serial story upon which Mr. Charles Dickens Is en-
gagged and which begin to appear in March is prob
ably without the novelists authority; and likely TO
be in some respects premature
ART MATTERS.
We have been giving great deal OF deserved admira-
ton 10 bronze reproduction miniature, of the marble
statue OF the last days Of Napoleon at St. Helena, which
was great feature OF the statuary room in the Paris
Exposition OF 1867. It's private property, being made
and imported TO order Of wealthy connosseur OF this
city, but its too public spirited to let rest in
his own mansion, and has permitted 1t to be seen for
limited period In OF arst0res The noble sculp
ure of the face, full of genius but furrowed by disap
pontent still the soldier and the general the prostra
ton OF sickness the monarch and the prisoner at once
comes out finely in the bronze.
There are rumorsinlthe city, vague and underlined as
vet OF an enterprise for the establishment OF an art gal
ery in this cy-an institution for the development and
education OF the popular TASTE hot uhworty OF
son with European models IL possible that the project
may take shape only In an enlargement and extension OF
the Atheneu which is cramped IN its quarters in
Beacons that II has lately had to do away with IT'S ex
hbion OF casts Of famous statues TO make room for the
needs of the periodical department OF its library The late
Col Thomas Bgelow Lawrence begueahed to this inst
tuition OF his city his fine collection OF armor OF the
middle ages gathered much expense Of time care and
money during his life OF travel In Europe The Athe-
Lswrepces widow has supplemented his lberality by
offer of s25 00 10 provide building IN which TO keep
pretors are stirred to new life by this double gift aud
are endeavoring 10 add to the sum by subscription
their present one which shall peet the desired purpose
and also enable them to restore their satuary gallery
List on exhibition here for week past, which is at
once remarkable its ownership and history interest
ment Il belongs to Mr. Henry W Longfelow and Is by
his Kindness shown to the public G was painted for him
as he TO meet the poet and the artist when they
called convent IN his monkish robes bearing above
his head in one hand q candle, which sheds bright
light from above his venerable, spiritual sweet face
aud irongray hair II may be rather t Gsr DC Joree
TO from the associations connected with IT,
Mr. Martin Millnore. (who has good deal OF LUCK In
that way perhaps by staying at home when our other
souptors out Of reach In Italy, has been given the
order for groups OF satuary to ornament the fronts
OF our PostOice building He is already at work
the models.
There is talk among the Italian residents OF Boston OF
raising fund for statue OF Christopher Columbus. 10
be erected in the Public Garden. have, however little
faith that IL will DO placed there before Mark Twains
monument 10 Adam is erected In the same appropriate
ncosure The countrymen of the great dscoverer have
waited few years too long TO get up any practical
money pay ing enthusiasm on his behalf
Mr. Thomas Ball, whose bronze equestrian washington
has placed his reputation at the head or our Boston
soupors is hard at work IN Italy pushing forward his
statue OF Governor Andrew, which Will be the next work