New-York tribune., 1874-08-18

bile papers IN this number is emitted Gimpscs o' "e
noa the proud and picturesque old city when suaes
the palm with Venice for romantic interest Amohs 'o
few social of Genoa il the family OF tue Vo"
den Clarkes. of whose charming domestic cIo'o '"'
| writer gives an interesting account.
There ia no general society in Genoa now uno md
house which was opened me TO ratie ana commercial so
cety Of the city, WIS that oi Tue late a. ~ 80
was celebrated throughout Europe for as hosiv
and in its have been MAGE e~crunS ~ ho has
visited Italy from Madame de Stael and morl nyfon
down to ihe pTsent sent 'I There rs small English
colony Genoa but mostly engaged III meoan'o ~ ,ho
gt s0re;n IGS6 ee@ent m of Ge2oese social life
special mention. and this is the villa N0veo, tnS n1no
OF Alfred Sdblla Novello and of the C0wden Cathes
II is situated q hill overlooking the port aDu com com
mandiug delicious views OF the clty, the i,n
and the IL combines me eleelces " ~, uncr '
villa and the comforts OF an English house Ilc m
Gus beaufulyproportion chambers are esGoe" h ny
then there are American stoves TO neat them Wlt anu
easy chars and rockingchairs ana nnnuen @ % % pho
cOnvenenccs never dreaint ot III an Itah m Hoiv, no
grand marble staircase passes up hy walls u!
Carlone with admirable copies OF RaphaeIs Hours but
thick carpet takes of The emu IN winter, Inc piG.
ture gallery beautiful chamber used also rs music
boudor is a coquettish little the ceiling of which
is full of little Cupids playing on musical INSTRUMENTS
The COwden Carkes live on the ground oOr, ana thelr
rooms which into the gardens, just the kind OF
apartments would imagine these students of shake
stands over the welLfIled bookcase, and por-
traits Of celebrities hang upon the walls, NOT
Mrs sGdons by Sir Thomas Lawrence and a pie
of Mrs Clarke in the character OF Mrs Quickly as
performed by her certain memorable occasion When
shakespeare's comedy Of The Merry Wives OF Wind
sor" acted in London and each of the parts was
taken by a literary celebrity. Then there Mrs Carkes
American chair. given to her years ago by her Trans
atlantic admirers. and priced as IT deserves IL Is
grandathery armchair having on its doughty back TWO
statuettes OF Comedy Tragedy and bust of dear
Win." which carved from the wood of the mulberry
tree which Shakespeare is said to have planted MI
Cowden Clarke is in his eigh-bfth year. but time mas
dealt mercifuy with him. and he is as fresh OF intellect
/ "a L
more noble old gentleman He s tan ahd ereei'
and gracious that he attracts D0tn young anu oli'
and beloved alike by both. 1t is his rule never TO
/ speak uncharitabY Of any One-nevcr 10 aIl0"
idle gossip 10 90 on in his presence silence his harsh
est condemnation LIT there be some good to tell OF
man. virtue which others OF less dehcate dScoIh
nen might never note and with the exquisite decacy
of his kind heart Mr. Clarke will find fitting opportunity
! to proclaim it. l can well understand now so many
whose are immortal IN literature nave love1 nm
enderlv: he returned their love with all ms
soul, and his friendship solid staff to lean upon
So Keats and Charles Lamb foundlt Around MS
shaped head. which otherwise bald, grows scan curry
hair. still brown, which wnen he was Younger man @
made Lamb cry out. Why Clarke! what Whskers you
have behind your head" aud forthwith he d1oDed ms
friend Cowden with the TUT" MI ClaIhe rises WIN
O'clock, after which hour he Is accessible TO his friends
who then enjoy the delights OF ms conversation
which IS luli OF aneGioe ana lniorms'ion, tna u,
and never pedautic. He il wei mated ~ ~
Mrs. Clarke, Of whom he once told me, as
! old fsshonprnjs OF ladies in coascdttle bonnets,
when first coured my Molly she wore one OF those
things on her head ana her face looked as IL wTrg
/ beamlUg at me from tine bottom OF IA tunnel Olt
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hasn't changed bit, has 1t "a question my memory
did not enable me to answer though, since MIS- Clarke
band has publicly acknowledged her to be sixty
three" think may without otcnse as publicly assert
that unless she had said herself Should not have be-
heyed H. she Is SIM pretty ana gIdceIn Wol'n WON ncr
manner so kindly and unaffected that she pats every
al his while her tact in drawing peope CUT Is
a gift peculiar to herself Her literary powers are
proved by her concordance 10 Shakespeare, when
tales OF The GrlhOOd of Shakespeare's Heroes" She
carries her golden rules OF order and puuetu lnIo
V bnnrs for f" so many for sleep ana so many for
rccreatiOnand SIM she cOnrives always to De READY
! 90 greet guest or do Il kind service.
Other good articles in this a Visit to the
DJlomites" RecollectiOns OF DAzegiio," Volns and
Violin Players" a Tour of T1ree steps, aud The
Bearer Of Dispatches 10 London"
HARPER.
The contents Of thi3 number are mainly of
a matter-oi fact character, less brilliant than ilsIue'
ave- Dut furnishing agreeable miscellany iol popular
reading. Taey include papers On Negro Schools
"Modes of DispOsng Of the Dead" The South sea
Islands" "Observatories the United State~,' ana
"The New South" The writer OF the hrst-naDe1 aftE
Gle concludes from the present appearance o inc leeu
men that there has been decided improvement in the
morals manners, and social habits Ot the c0iOfed race
since ,be emancpaon though the schools arc too I'm
tied in means and need reGnOrcement' both oI men ana
money The education needed by the negro Is that
winch will most directly develop his capacity for SELF
nee and accumulation. The Southern country,
with all its natural wealth. - now Ia tue mafhe anu III
twenty wears will belong neither to spectators, poh
clans nor thieves but to those VINO may earn pS III
teuigent and persistent labor.-Mr. K H. Stod-
dard contributes an admirable p0rtIaI0ure OF
Tnackeray, illustrated By the personal feoo'-
lectiJns Of the writer ana seVerh Vi 'no
intimate friends of the great novelist. were eaiieu
uuou" SAWS MI Stoddard TO name the saudeSt lnoi-
dent aud the most tragic tOucl Al modern H5''oH'
should select the close OF the thtys,cohd ch"pei oi
Vanity Fair. 40 more firing vas heard AZ BrusseI7-
the pursuit rolled miles The darkness came dowh
ON the field anl city, aud Amelia was praVing Tor
George who was lying his face, dead, with bullet
tbrou,h hi. heart Ole would Ike 10 know what
Tuackeray thought Ae dropped the pen after writing
that We know through Mr. IIaanay what be thought
of another passage later chapt r. Mheh We con
graduated him. many years ago. on The touch Ia NdaI
Fair in which Becky adEiTes' her husband when he j.
giving Lord Seync the caastisement wHich ruins hp
for He Well he said, when wrote the sentence,
slammed my II, on the table an sail ThR ~ touch o.
genius =" Mr. StoddIri elycs pleasant account OF
Thsckeray's reception New-YJIk, from which We
take some paragraphs.
Thackeray was dined aud viuel until he was more
than content with American hospitality. II tooH
naturally 10 men OF his own prote>siOn-luthprs and
ariists-aud their society the sty csi OF tie gay
The Century ldVO4te place OF rrsOii "tii nm III
Winter evenings aud he used 10 say ~ was tho pt
club the world. A. the creator OF Brown thc crF
and the author of The Book OF SuObs WAS notlbe
club man. Ccuturous were, ana stu are, Ncnhei 10
.,,a ti'.t Ic wa. correct I'M Lls estimate O it, H.
came and went he would, aud his moods were re-
pcc;ed; if he solitary he sat dove IN SOM uhl!e
Queuted corner, aui nobody mc!tSted nm nr WIS
communicative n pulled his chair up where MS rienTs
were cOnvelsiug and Joined III the convefsatGh' ne
was delightful talkcr because he talked for
effect: ANA as the night and on'y iew Cen
turons remained, he would te stories, and sing
the Reverend Dr. Luther that ne sang with ITS iocN
o "Who Loves no, woman. vine and sol.
lie Is AiGo h's Woo Woo .t W ont ,,,, 1,;,,o, ana