New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
BOSTON.

body is out Of town; and everybody else fans himself
and looks upon an inquiry for only little less
than an insult But few gleanings may be may DC !
made at the risk sunsroke which are at the service
Of THE TRIBUNE readers.
The next number of TIE Atlantic Monthly for septem
ber is to contain somewhat elaborate biography OF Mt
Charles Fcchtcr by Miss Field the facts obtained
from authentic source.
The North American Rerc for July is not yet out but
is promised for Saturday Is TO he made more attract
i've recent predecessors, by an essay D9 Irol
James Russell Lowell on "Chaucer'
Already the plan Of one of the gift-books OF the
Christmas season is dvulged though the period OF its
issue seems in these days OF icecreas andh
mercury in the nineties. This is Charles Dlckenss
sketch "a Cd's Dream Of a star" one of the pleasant
est minor essays his Household Words editorshp in
the usual holiday garb Of heavy paper and red-line
borders, with drawings by Mr. Hammatt Billings The
enterprise Of the schemes Of Fields Osgood Co.
Messrs Roberts Brothers are getting ready for the
Fall long list Of books already mentioned in this CORE
spondcnce. The volume by Miss Christine Rossetti
Commonplace and other Stories" consists OF eight
stories Of magazine length Of them written many
years ago. 1t Is receiving the highest concentrations
from the London critical press They will issue In the
Fall imported editions OF two pretty books for chill
dren, of English print but German origin" Tony ana
Puss" With twentyour very charming designs by Fro-
ich, in tint: and "The Miers Children" with fewer
pictures by Oscar Pletsch printed in coOr They hear
from Miss Alcott well and in good spirits near Lake
Geneva and Mount St. Bernard, well pleased with the
quarterly returns her publishers enabled to make her
from the constant sale of Little Women and The Old
Fashioned Girl"
No one Of literary tastes, who knows Boston ever so
slightly can fail to have his sympathes excited by the
loss resulting from recent fire, in eXtnguShing which
the bookstore Of Little Brown Co drenched with
water To be sure the careful firm was fully insured so
a. 10 cover all pecuniary damage but the book lover
cannot the damaging of such beautiful rare and
tlv wit n
destruction Of a hbrny-the store, indeed, being the
tributary stream by which many libraries are supplied
Messrs. Lee & Shepard will speedily publish thin
duOdecmo volume the Chinese immigration question,
by Boston newspaper correspondent who has lately
made the circuit Of the world letterwrng mission,
and who devoted several months in the Celestial King
dom mainly study Of those classes likely TO seek to
better their condition by coming to this country. The
book will he timely and will attract attention treating
the subject from a somewhat novel point of view.
ART MATTERS
Art matters are sleeping Summer slumber as
complete the long nap of the ALTERNATING bear One
may the round Of all galleries and see very
little beside the OF last Winter, rearrangcd
little from month to month. At Williams d Eyeretts
discover one bust have not before, "The Quad
Girl" by Ames Van Wart 1t is the maiden of one
OF LOngfclOws early antSlaveTy poems:
Her ard neck were bare
Nc garment she save krtle bright,
And her ow long hair"
The artist given the girl low forehead and sen
suous lips but there is such intellect and refinement in
her face that the bust might be accepted as portrait of
some member Of the Womans Club. Possibly the poet is
rather to be held responsible however for he in the
next stanza to the description have quoted
And on her lips there played smile,
As ig aS IN ii some caihcdisi aisle
The features Of a saint"
The gallery vscaed by the removal Of "The Battle of
Gettysburg has occupied by Of Mr.. Bierstadts
latest pictures "The Emerald Pool" White Mountain
subject treated very much tamely than Mr. Bier
stadt's usual manner Mr. Thomas Hill, who it was
said was about to to NewYOrk has decided to
remain in Boston, having received orders for pictures
during recent visit TO Pennsylvania enough to keep
him prodtaby employed at his studio here for two years
10
The Art corpOrators nearly all out OF town,
Summeriug in their cottages along the shore; but the
enterprise is not dormant for the Executive Committee
have advertised to architects for plan for building,
offering to pay 500 each the six best sets Of designs
from which to choose the structure
THEATRICAL MATTERS.
No sooner had Mr. Cheney finally decided upon and
positively" announced the Of his theater for fu-
ture time as Thc Pantheon than he beset with let
ters and personal appeals from people who demonstrated
against the at unattractve, uncouh, and
inappropriate. The newspapers were all against IT. the
dictionaries gave encouragement for the use OF the
word ana very few people liked it, SO at last the pro-
prictor has abandoned the title he had chosen after
or so Of names suggested from without has
selected The Globe Theater," which is simple,
euphouious impossible TO mspronOunce, and suggestive
ofthe most glorious days OF the English drama. And
unless a multitude Of irresistible remOnsrances spring
ND against this title Also stone-cutters will proceed
forthwith 10 cscl the into the arch the
entrance Both the auditorium and the stage busy
scenes renovation and repair Mr. Fechter sailed for
home on 2Gth and after his arrival the company
will begin to rally, and the rehearsals OF the
first great show-piece Of the season, Monte
Cristo" will begin. There already predic-
tions that the piece will run three months
The fact that Mr.. Scwyn had hired house for perma
ncut occupancy at E0XbUry became known before his
business plans dyulged; and hence arose the -four
ishing crop rumors which assigned the popular man
agcr every thCator in the city except the
one from which he has reluctantly retired. OF course
only one OF tie stories could be true, and this the
Onc gave to Mr. Selwyn the stage management Of
the Boston Thcater This seems somewhat descent in
dignity to be from his former positon but it is
pable Of being made of the best places in town,
and affords an excellent opportunity for rivalry with
the new management on the opposite side of
Westinghouse There not wanting other indications
that the coming in the different leading theaers
will be one Of the vcest ever known in Boston, and
the great auditorium Of the Boston Theaer preparing
for il with the expenditure in repairs Of SIS COO from the
nockets Of the submissive stockholders who get only
$4,000 year rent their house. The annual meeting
OF the corp ration few days ago, was marked by
the same futile circumstances against the course of the
ring controlling il, which have become familiar, and had
one exceptional feature in proposition emanating from
the ring ITSELF 10 EEL the theater property This, sup
DOSE Indicate that the lcssecs who have controlled mat
tiers so shrcwd FOR the last five years have made money
enough 10 afford 10 shoulder the whole concern without
aid from minority Of dscOntented stockholders, who
every year chae more and more under the yoke, and
clamOr for dividends.
GIMORRANA.
Mr. s. Gilmore in the busy heat Of preparation
for MS contemplated International Musical Festival of
1871 when the muteTHgs Of war came 10 disturb his