New-York tribune., 1873-09-04

Art Education without the AID Of teacher One OF MI
Smiths theories that any person capable OF iearnnR
any branch stndy learn 70 draw 30 as to be apo
10 represent general rms with much ease and GER
tanty as he speak write. To do this, however
ne nus first learn the alphabet Of art; and no better
teacher Of this beautiful signaphabet be found than
Mr. Smith himself One cannot look carefully through
this Manual without adding greatly to his knowledge OF
the beautiful and OF that in which beauty consists.
II were to give you the list of books which osgood
Co are 20 publish before Christmas their number would
amaze you and this letter would read like book cata
logue will only mention few Of the most interest
ing Beside new editions of poems already published
there will be three notable reeh issues" Aftermath
a new volume OF poems by Longfellow; the Poems Oh
William ID. Howels, the author of Their WeddlDb
Journey" and several other delightful books and editor
of The Atlantic. sndkIthe Poems of Edmund T.
stedman, complete, with the additional at'r'0
ton of a portrait These two last mentionea
volumes will be not less eagerly welcomed ithah
the Aftermath If the public have eyes for beauty
and ears for music. I remember poem OF Mr.. How
els's Fororn" which possesses such qualities oil PIC
uresoueness and grace and subtle suggestveness d
made it, once heard only, nger IN my brain ike inc
echo of a song, or the perfume OF a flower. OF hr'
stedmans poetry 1t is scarcely possible to speak 700
warmly considering that It combines with fine imaeina
ton and delicate fancy perfection OF technique
He IA also part proprietor OF another new book OF which
shall have more to say hereaera selection OF gems o
tho poetica Works of Walter Savage Lndor, made py
stedman and T. b. Aldrich, together; and christened
Canoes" by these two graceful godfathers. There
are 10 be numerous editions de re OF previously pup
lshed poems including The Cloth Of Gold and Other
Poems " by Aldrich, Saxe's Proud Miss Mac Bride
etc etc James Freeman Clarke Is to claim the puDhc
ear and hope to convince the public UNDERSTANDING
on Common Sense in Religion :" and Mr. Henry Black
bnrn of England to pubsh for American readers MS
PICTURESQUE Normandy" and his Artists and Arabs
Roberts Brothers also variety OF fascinating
intentions "Thoreau The Poet Naturalist, by William
| Elery Charming, will be out almost immedlateG.
| :. Iaocoo5p an Essay the Limits OF Painting ana
| Poetry which Miss Ellen rockingham has translated
from the German OF Leasing, will soon appear Ihefe
will be a new revised edition Of Hamertons Thoughts
! abont ArtD uniform with "The Intellectual Lie
an American edition of "Records OF a quiet
| IiteD with an introduction by the Rev. W. L.
Gace--and FlammariOns stories OF Infnity," trans
lated from the French by S. r. Crocker, editor OF Inc
Literary World For poetry, they will publish "songs
from the Southern Seas" by John Boyle OReily; ana
new illustrated red-ine edition Of Jean Ingelow, with
her portrait on Steel Verify Of the making OF many
books there no end but they are 30 entertaining tha
the rest Of quotation does not hold good for study OF
| them can be weariness. j. u NJ