New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
catalogue given by Prof ve will be found valuable to
the student OF ZOOLOGY.

| The article on Madame dc StaCl in this
number is agreeable personal sketch Of one OF the
most brilliant lights OF the past generation, doing fui
justice TO her character for w.t. conversational power and
vigor OF description The writer even dwels with salts
faction on her religious position placing her, although
Protestant, among the devout believers IN CHRIS
anity" Other novels IT Is remarked, that they con-
stltuto tho first Of her claims to enduring fame
Dephine In supposed to be Madame de stael as she
was and "Coriune" as she wished to be. "They are
both masterpieces Of the romantic school prevalent IN
that day and they both naugurated new era OF ncuoh
Father Sebastian Rae, Of the early Jesuit mis-
sonares to the Canadian missionaries, is the subject Oh
an admirable biography, and the number closes with
punRen critical survey Of tho year 1873 Our national
history for that time is touched upon wlthoutcomph
ment
In American history the year Of our Lord 1873 will
probably be thus far at least, preemnently
the year of scandals Early in this Congress OF
the United States II In emulation OF the example set
by some OF our State Legislatures aud corpo
ratons did, In the famous Credit MobDer transac
ton furnish chapter apart in the annals of political
maeasonce and corruption IL shocked ana sh0oK Tue
confidence of the nation. The outgoing vlce-Presdent
escaped impeachment by "A vote narrow to imply
conviction OF his guilt his successor entered with the
shadow OF the same Oftense his character The rank
and-hle were worthy OF their leaders. Men stared
blaDky In each Others faces and asked whether such
thing honor existed in pollncal life The result
showed itself in general apathy the elections while
the tide, such as 1t was turned again TO the opposite
party
Corruption fraud, embezzement- embezzement, cor
ruptiOn, fraud! such the chief headlines which the
future historian Will fnd in the national annals during
this year OF grace. The story as true OF private
individuals as Of our pubic and representative men,
Toe fashionable crimes of the year-always after
DER suicide, of coursehavc been embezzemeBt aud
defalcation ON the part OF gentIemany and weledu-
citizens gave worldwide celebrity by their long
trial. ending in conviction and severe punishment LOT
astounding orgeres the Bank OF England that it
is doubtful matters stand, which epthet would con
vey the scVerrst impufat0n on charactefA AS honest
as CASHIER" or AS honest as member OF Congress"
~ f.Iia
the Catholic Church spoken OF with extreme acr
rnony disguised by vail of mischeyous irony "There
is pagan Rome, but there is q Christian Germany;
the dread ashes of the divine emperor nberius we're
long ago blown about the world hut the divine emperor
William lives; there is no Ierod. but there is ali
Emanuel whose is characteristic Of The man as
the word EumeHdes OF what intended to represent
scRIBNER.
In the fine tribute Of one man OF genius to
another Nh Hcginson describes Charles Dudley Warner
as the lneal descendant of Washington Irving, r. H.
Dana and Donald q. Mitchell His principal work is
characterized with equal felicity aud Justice.
In BdckLog S3ities there are, doubt, some essen
TALLY inartisic thugssome long episodes for example
snen as The ''New Vision of sin" and tie Uncle in
india" which clearly inferior in texture to the rest
aud quite worth the space they occupy but as
T0 6S TO- the the Sr eTaPe OF Re MSitst5e school, And
is saving q deal to say this To make such an at
tempt successful, there must be lightness OF touch sus
tanned through everything; tnere nnst be pred0mi-
naut sweo OF flavor and that AIR OF Joyous ease
which Is Oxen the final triumph of iaOoi. lhere must
! also be pc"er Of analysis, always subtle heFGf
prolonged tnere must be Description minute enOus.
! 20 be graphic yet never carried To ihe porders OF o'
fatigue there must also Oe gnpses OF restrained pas
SION OF earnestuess kept in reserve All these are
essential. and ali these the Back Log studies snow
other resources were added-as depth OI thoueht or
powerful Imagination, or wide learning, or constructive
power-tney would Only carry the pooh peSpnu 'o H
proper ranks OF The Mediatlye school ana place IL ia
crdt of hc BREAKFAST Id0te belongs Yer II may ne pot
,or Isst this distinction Tor II Is Mr. warner
himself who wisely reminds rs thai the most nnproh
able ana unsatisfactory criticism i IhLt o , i
T. l. as truo IN literature rs IN painting thal ~ Is III
The perfection aud precision OF the hstananeou; @ @ le
that the claim 10 immortality II maui iho net ,i, u
simplest test O good writing IN ihe ffesh ana lneIsNe
phrases il yields and In this respect Back Log studes
strong The author has not 0nly me courage oi hs
opinions, hut h has the courage OF Ms phrases Whlch ~
| stance Is that where Mr. Warner says that great
woOdrc, ia wide ktchen-cliInney WIN All lhe pots
turning in front of IT, makes person rs hungry as one
! of Scot's novels" Fancy the bewderment of some
! slow and we-meanng man upon eIcounterlng thdt
troke OF fiucy MS going II slowly from beginning
TO end and then agau backward from END 10 beginning
ser1bance comes in-unt at as t occurs to him that
possibly be typographical error somev vlere,
nelgble! lie does not know that IN literature
in life nothing venture nothing havci ana that IL
| 10 capture the most telling anao2es: a.,
There occurs just al5er TINS, in BdcELog Studies
sentence which long since found It's way To the UNI
yersai heart and which Is worth cnS, as an eAahpe
construct climax is within the reach OF every one;
| there IL not FOurth-JfJuly orator who cannot
erect for himself heaven-scallng ladder Oh taat ae
scrptoD, climb its successive steps and then tumble
from the top. But 10 let your climax SVEN Deneatn you
like Of the sea, and then let sunslde under you
gently that your hearer snail nnd himself more
stirred 10y your moderation than by your Impulse thIs
is triumph Of style. Thus our auth0r pants day ol
Winter Tor instance the wild sno"-drltts OeatnS
against the cottage window and the bog 10 he ehhney
reading about General Burgoyne ana the lnh!d
wars. should ike 10 know what herolsl Ooy IN ah
Old New England arm-hOu5e-rough-nurse ny nature
and fed the traditions of the old wars-dld not aspire
/ IaIsrtF thor
a crisp in That neat Bat John does not hear DO Is
storning the Plans OF Abraham just now; johnny,
dear bring in q stick wood How can Johnny DrIhg
IN wood when he is in that deile with Braddock, ava
tie Indians are popping at him from behind every ee
There Is something about boy tndt IKE, ater all
Mr. John Hay contributes one of his remarkable poems:
EoUpOIR PROPHECIES
One day IN the Tuilcres,
WIcu southwest Spanish breeze
Brought sctndalous news oi the Queen,
Tie fair, proud Empress sud,
= Ny good riend loses hes head:
j matters go Oh this way,
] shall ner shopping some day
IT. the Observation-Disclosures"
The saying swiftly went
10 the Place OF the Orient,
And the stout Queen sneered All welli
You are proud and prude, ma belle
But lhnk will hazard "a guess,
snail see you one day PLAYING cness
With the cure OF CarabaLcheI.'
Both laaies, though not wise,
Werclucky IN prophecies
| For the Bouleyart shopmon well
Know the form OF stout Isabe,
As she buys her modes de Paris;
And after sedan. in despair,
The Empress, prude and far,
Went TO witt Madame sa Hert
In her villa aI Carabancncl-
But the Queen was not there to see
Mfr Stoddard has also new poem IN this number, IN
addition toh contributions TO other magazines OF the
mcnh.
lRREPARABIB
The sorrow OF all sOrrows
War never sung said.
Though many poet bOrrows
The mourning OF the dead,
Aud darkly burles pleasure
In some melodious measure.
Iaas of fvuufh ia salu