New-York tribune., 1873-02-18

affords no solution treating tho most Trivial octas Win
the gravity Of "second Daniel como 10 Judgment for
instance gentleman instructed not to bow moro thsn
once to lady IN passing, though he meets her hall
dozen times on promenade OF In driving AS he Vaues
politeness he must bear mind tho difference between
the "bew courteous" and the "bow familiar and take
care not 10 smile too beamlngy ON slight aequahE
aDce, the most charming bows being with inc eyos
rather than the moutB" This isinormaton convenient
10 have In family" and stamps the author as pubic
benefaetor-The Illustrations in this number, as usual
with Lippincot are mainly original, and without over
loading the page are appropriate and attractive
In The Galary for March, Mr. Carl Benson
has suggestive article, discussing among other topics
"Our Mercantile Spirit" which the writer CONTENDS
carried into literature and art, and causes the iares'
fruits OF knowledge and genius to be rated according 10
their pecuniary results II you get five thousand or
fifty thousand dollars for picture it Is very well to De
painter II you sell seventy thousand copies OF your
tragedy, II is worth while 10 write verses. At the
reception which followed recent wouId-oe
fashionable wedding the bridal presents were displayed
with q memorandum OF the cost OF each THIS OF
course is the very hight Of vulgarty but 1t is only the
formal expression of what everywhere find infor-
mally A has taste enough to surround hlmsen
with charming specimens OF Art but not taste enough
to keep him from harping on their cost. During ny
stay England" says the writer made the acqualnt
anoe at clubs and booksellers soirees Of a gentleman
about whom only knew in general way that he had
some literary reputation and had written book or two
but was q litterateur by profession. He always
came foot and sometimes walked part OF the way
home together, his house and my hotel being In the
same quarter. His dress and manners ana CONVERSE
ton were like those of any respectable aud educated
literary man; in fact beyond their physical dner-
enees of feature and shape there nothing TO as
tnguish him particularly from suDbrafiah oi 'ne
British Museum whom used 10 meet atthe same places
one day 1t pass that he asked me 10 dine ana
when was fairly inside his house and had an opportu
nity Of observing the works OF art which 1t contained
(mnor as well fine aro, 1t suddenly davned upon me
that he must be man OF very large fortune as indeed
he was. Now had this been Partisan, he would nave
come TO the club IN his cab and tiger excuse the zeug
had It been a New Yorker, he would probably nave IN
vited me to dinner somewhat sooner but IL is also
probabe that before had his pictures should have
heard the cost every OF them from several persons
himself included Or he might have been millionaire
OF another Sort not disngushabe by his knowledge
either of grammaor Of grub from very ordinary trades
mana money-making machine, and nothing more
bad effect Of this price test is to drive aesthetic people
OF moderate means OF the Cities where prevails TO
the greatest extent There some good thoughts In
the same article on the labor question, showing that
although capital created labor is far from being
true that the present capital OF yen country Is the
exclusive product that country. Not all the present
capital OF the German Empire was created Dy Ger
| man labor; O portion OF II has been conquered from
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in fact the result OF tho savings of the labor OF many
successive generations and this point is vital in deciding
the question yielding the universal charge or TO the
State" Views Abroad" by Albert Rhodes, presents
variety Of rather highycolored pictures OF different
phases Of domestic life in the French metropolis Inc
upsho the paper is TO show that more moneys worth
can be had the money in Paris than in New
York problem which with the writer's arithmetic is
easy solved Life large ias in the United states
where there elasticity in the incomes. Here they are
fixed so much year. month, and day. Inc Line aOouI
the budget OF expense is rgid especially In the case
OF small renters, who abound inlFrance. The man OF
three thousand francs year rides the top OF the om-
nbus for three sous reads the papers in one OF the
small readngrooms for four smokes one OF two
sous worth CapOra tobacco day, in pipe; goes 10
the theater once three 70 five francs ana 10
the CAFE ehannt twice, where his eonso"mdhoh
costs him ten sous time he eats tworane dinners
followed by that Indispensable black coffee for SIX sous
with one or two gratuty at Of the secondcass
caf6s The part OF his time he srols on the boue
wards looking in at the windows the people-never
failing under any circumstances 70 admire pretty
womanand in sitting in the public gardens, all OF which
IA atuitOus pleasure The Of five thousand francs
enlarges this programme. but the bachelor OF
twelve thousand wants for nothing. This sum means
snug little apartment OF two pieces on street run
ming TO one Of the fayorte bouleyars with pdsSdndre
furniture, each under the glamour OF one COLOR
pale rose sunset beams Sky, or what not; some
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good oil picture bit Of briebrac in the way OF bronze
and porce aim breakfast of three four francs and
dinner OF five francs, at the Cafe Richie, NOchette
or the club cabs theaters, Bois de Bouogne and KID
gloves at discretion. This Is the definition OF twelve
thousand francs-for a bachelor. Twenty-Five thousand
| for bachelor, Is apartment in the Boulevard
| Malesherbe, an second, with a cook and a man
servant a horse aud coupe a box at the French
| Opera breakfasts at home and dinners at the
Imperial OF Jockey Club; the dwelling consisting Of
five pieces with objects Of art one or two OF some
value. Fifty thousand represents apartment az
premier, with horses carriages, valet footman, cord0
Je. wine cellar, box at lhe Italian opera dinners at
home with friends eat them, the usual art 66eoi
small gallery OF paintings, and good library; every
| thing that requires In bachelorhood. III any OF
these single doubled with wife the expenses
would be trebled, perhaps more-the wants OF woman
being an unknown quantity. The OF nty thousand
would have to live at least. like him of twenty-five, aud
he in turn like him OF thousand, which, according TO
FrenchmeD, is the explanation and the justification
| OF The dowry system which prevails in France"
In The Recollectons OF Horace Greeley" Mt Thurow
Weed treats chiefly Of Mr. Greeley's share in the po
cal movements from 1s9 to 1900 The following tribute
occurs the of the article THE high estimate
formed OF Mr Grceeys character at the outset of
acquaintance, strengthened by all saw and knew
of him for the ensuing twelve years. invested him
with more good qualities than generally belong to the
best Of public men, The great ability and greater
industry displayed seemed designed TO work out enligh
ened beneHcent purposes He seemed also to work
unsenshly finding his reward in the consciousness OF
doing good. His happiness seemed to consist in labor
ing diligently for his country and his race He had
vices great small, recreatiens, and few amuse
ments do remember in all our intercourse TO have
heard him speak of his bOye,of bah playing Of kites
of marbles OF tops etc.; and incline to the belief that
he was stranger to all nearly all Of these juvenile
Joys Indeed, it is by certain that his
was not the exception a rule which supposed to be