New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-05
OBIIU ARY
roIts GAYLORD CLARK.

LOUIS GAYLORD CLARK.
Louis Gaylord Clark, whose name was once famil-
lar 20 the reading pnblic Of New York as tho editor
Of the Raiokerbocksr MagGiHe but who has been FOR
some years Withdrawn from the active world IN tho
pleasant retirement of a country home, died sud
denly on Monday at his residence at Permont-on-
the-Hudson. Mr.. Clark was born at Disco OnOn-
daQa county, New-York ~ 1910. He was twin
brother Of Willis GAYLORD Clark well known as Q
writer of entertaining prose and pleasing yerSe who
died In 1871 Tho two brothers educated by
their father. In 1884 Louis Gaylord took the edtO
rial charge Of the RbickGb0ckar MagaziHe which had
been established in December 1882 by Charles Femme
Hoffman. who was succeeded In 1863 by tho Rev.
Timothy Flint Mr.. Clark edited tho EEiek9I0cEr
for Twenty-Five years and made hosts Of friends ~
his management, in the course Of which he DO
came acquainted, either personally or by CORE
spondence, with many OF the best-known winters 10
our own country, as well as with
not a few of the English authors OF nots
in his time. Mr. ClarRs own contributions to ne
Rnicierb0ctT were principally Of miscellaneous.
gossiping conversational character, and were to DO
found in the last pages Of each number under the
headings Editors Table, and Gossip with
Readers and Correspondents" The Easy Chair
Of Harpe,s Maqazine, and the Old Cabinet" Of
ScriJae's Magazine so much enjoyed By the readers
of these periodicals. are the descendants Of those
sprightly. humorous and sympathetic pages in The
Kaicker60cker. pages which had much to do with
creating kindly social feeling among literary men.
and attracted many a bright youth with a turn for
writing TO tho amable editors sanctum where no
or she was sure of welcome and encourage
ment. II is easy TO sniff at much Of tho
literary performance that found hospitality
in the columns The KHicta6ocker aud to
smile at the fceting life of 50 much cotemDo-
rary popularity but we must take into Our reckon
ing the limited culture Of the New-York OF forty
years ago, and admit that Mr. Clark did wisely in
opening his doors as widely possible trusting to
time and growing public taste to sift good grain
from chan This was the second stage Of American
literature and The KiicLerbocker Mag RHINE the
field in which many Of the writer's who arc now
Withdrawing from active services won their splrs.
In contrast with the American magazines Of to-day
The KnickerbOcker must seem tame, and certainly
the spirit of it at once of moro youthful aud
of a more sedate character than that Of the modern
periodical of either England America. Its fra
GRANGE was the fragrance Of avendered linen in old
household chests, of the daInask roses Of old
gardens for which there is now no mar
ket, and its charm was in q faded re-
miniscence Of slkstOckngs hair powder.
"Of tea-cup times. OF hood and hoop
And when the patch worn"
Religions controversy, political duels between
retired statesmen murderOus tits between
rival wordfancieFs, serial stories, linked dull
ness long drawn ont, and statistical padding.
were unknown in those peaceful, almost pastoral
times. The regulations that grew up in The Kniek-
eTb0ckCr made latter. and could stir but little
envy; they a quiet pleasure, and if they were
not very lasting they did no harm in such time a.
they had to live We are fallen on much moro
serious times, and the writing Of that day
h.. .r.Ytl Il inn "a
ms, but it had real merits, no doubt
and did much to shape our culture. Sincs
then American society has been reyoutionized.
ruined upside down by war; by t;;:!i@ration by the
growth Of opiuions and we are not in a condition
Judge those pale and almost featurc.ess times. Still.
to Of Us. there remains odor in the mezereum
and the sweetpea. not pcrccptblc perhaps to seses
taught by the heliOtTOpe and the tubcrOse. Those
were the pleasant days of friendly letters read by
candlelight not the times when lovers read one
anothcrs kilograms by gasight
Mr. Clarks books were only his collected contribr
tions to The KRickc~b0ck@. The house in which he
passed hs later years and in which he died
dear to hun, as having been bought with the pro-
ceeds of a volume, :" The Knickerbocker Gallery
made up of articles written for the purpose by his
friends and by contributors to the Magazine Peace
TO the memory of a good man, steady friend. and
writer who left nothing which dying he could wish
to blot.
Z. A. sTANsBURY.
The Hon. L. A. Stansbury of Passaic County,
" j., died yesterday morning at his residence in HOn
don q suburb OF Paterson. lie was born In Vermont in
1s1l and after being graduated at Eastern Coegs
edited newspaper for several years Subsequently be
practiced law in NewYork, and In 1856 removed 10 IIo
dom or as it then called Oldham. Here be became
an active worker In the Republican party and
a jealous advocate of abolition In 1866 he
was elected to tho Assembly by the Replblt
cans Of tho Third Assembly District Possaie
County, by vote OF Il4 majority OF 23G over his op
pOnent, Abram Hewitt. He served only one term, bus
became quite prominent account OF MS tive part
the interest OF the negro suffrage movement For this
his constituents failed TO him TO the As
semblv and he took very little interest In politics from
that time until the campaign OF 1872 when he becames
Jealous supporter OF the Liberal Republican party Mr.
StansbuTy highly esteemed by OF both parties
and leaves large circle Of friends TO his loss.