New-York tribune., 1874-07-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE MAGAZINES.
THR GALAXY.


thwartod in his plans and fetered in his action by an
ignorant and meddesome Cabinet on the other he has
been condemned secret traitor and hiding in gun
boats from physical oowardce. Each Of these repre-
sentations is wrong The fact, in the opinion OF the
writer. Is that he mau OF moderate ability. accl-
nentay thrust into place which training could ever
have fitted him for. He unequal TO great enler-
yency He was placed too high in titular rank 10 be
able retrieve his lost reputation IN smaller HELD NO
unpreudiced mind regard his military career Us
anything but failure. In like manner, Generai Leo
only accomplished engineer Excellent Oh .h0
defensive, he entirely devoid OF ViGor Oh tne ~
Elve when deprived OF the only strictly great s0oi
The South ever possessed stOnewa Jackson on whose
broad shoulders Lee mounted TO fame tor 'ne s"PPV'
these bold assertions the writer appeas 10 'ue 0onuu0
pf the Pennsular campaign, in which tne har9 'o"'
of Johnston as compared with either Lee or Mcclellan
shines with the brightest luster.-Mr. Grant Wmtes
paper headed with The ominous word shilly shaly'"
Is an excellent grammatical discussion lin spite of tie
anthOrs hostility English grammar on the true use OF
the verbs shall" and "wlll," rock on which
All but native Englishmen or true born Yankees
inevitably split Mr.. Whites treatment of the subject
Is thorough and emnenty instructive, showing no less
sound judgment than erudition.-" Edmond About
at Home is chatty agreeable discourse on the bril-
liant French novelist, describing his personal habits,
with sagaeiOus comments on his peculiar genus as
nwritcr. The author Mr.. Alfred Rhodes, Is in some
danger Of forgetting his mother tongue, often interard-
ing his English with supefuuOus trench WORDS, RS
traits features" which impair the raciness OF
his sparkling STYLE which is generally too good TO be
thus unnecessarily diluted The following domestic pic
ture If not altogether charming, is certainly quite
natural
The rising ground behind the Church Of the Trinity in
Paris Is little French ParnsSSuS, for here dwells
group of noted writers at their head the subject OF TINS
sketch, who lives in poC1i->t AZ the bottom OF the
spacious colossal Egyptian statue whose base
marked With the characters oi the East keeps guard
at the portal Al ne entrance of the apartment the
second landing another STANDS slue OF
The doorway, and the other reposes an Apis OK in
bronze. In the aueroom there are stii one or more
objects from the Nile country. The drawing-roOm is
large and lofty, aud contains massive furniture.
II study whose walls are lined with books,
and letters aud manuscripts, ARRANGED in or
two portraits by Baudry-one Of the host IN
other of the baby, the last born OF the household In
looking at these portraits 10y this noted painter re-
tens IN one Of his bOoks-On day when the hot
enough to cook eggs IN fossil chamber OF POmpeil,
fr,sco Our host is OF medium hight aud rather stout
hut much as TO interfere with his activity ana
graccfuncss, About graceful He is quick aud
re-, no a,cred even Inc fat which he cHrrics BEFORE
seeing hun had dgned different portrait-a sinewy
man with something OF that lean and hungry look
lis known activity IL is not however intended to
the idea that ne is what is called tat man. for he
is not For his YearsfOrty according to Napereau
he NAV bc regarded as "a OF almost symmetrical
proportions lie wears all his beard but not long, half
Iair qe gray. yet this hue docs not rob him Of
certain youngsh appearance winch u IS thc plvege
of men 10 possess a. long as they Ve ana OF WnO
the jaunty IdlnerstOn was noted example. Ills lace
h"-G'sts a l'Ss'u /! iV anu usta. ", FiS -, an ~
.'on O S',t,, mT X ftat C1i"kiy faies hosyever into
Ioraai geaaljy Ills traits are not sufficiently reg
Mar TO answer TO the description OF hand
tbrm mn entities their owner to some
tasiI,r "A troop of handsome ciildren Numbering five
The oldest not exceeding seven wears, make their ap
rcalaucc with tEor mother, Nine About, small, self
i,pssessed aud intelligent woman as by
glance her face With this irrupton there IS baby
TAX and coddng. The yOunges, - immortNized by
BIudrytoddles fearessy about the legs Of the SranG
and when picked up pulls their boards as If they
old acquaintances; she answers several questions
coners which, Of course, the mother understands
rSTee TINS 'cF%e french PeSp make Oa of % ner
children, PLAYING Wlth them ana huinor4S
are unaccustomed. one OF the guests cynicaly
observes that II is because the families are much more
.hiIdieu, mau-scryant appears at the dining-room
and utters the saCramental MADAME Is seryed'
elder children, Emile Bayard the artist Pierre Pichot,
1e editor OF te Regue KEY con- bgngue ,d ana al Ese Mel
aut hOnlc-pcture the author cutting up tie meat
into small Os on the plates Of the children. pouring
them their portions q VINE ana turning to them Occa-
siOnaly IN pIreutnes n tue midst OF tne general con
About Is a tender iatner.
HARPER
The humOrs of Newport life are set off in a
lively aruce 10y Junius Henri Browne almost giving an
air Of the gayeues and graviucs OF that
nowncd historical waterins-pace. Newport before the
Revolution was a marked feature the colonial life,
hut with few Oi tue elements winch distinguish it at the
present day.
During the French and Spanish u74O) the town
fitted Out pryatccrs. There regular packet line
London. with hundred ships arriving and
were foreign Tie docks, extending mile along the
larhor, througed py several thousand sailors and
crowded with the produce Of both Indies. Dstilleres
and manufactures were busy; handsome mansions and
graceful gardens decorated the heghborhood Gentle
mon Ia
lace wIi,s POWDER lair. ana diamond buckles with
swords their side; ana bellies IN brOcade. patches gilt
tCruS Jewels and LCh-heeed shoes danced the stately
nuc 10 the admiration OF Their gaants, and TO the
I.oyctueut OF measured music New port was "a gay So
cal capital GItered itself upon the possession OF the
ls blood IN the land, the faireSt aud hghesbred wo
men the muniticeut entertainers and talked
cOInplaoenily Of society not excelled IN any OF the
courts Of the Od Word Men drank deep those days
aud were not always delicate IN their cups but they
aud often better than their friends and
kindred beyond tue sea. Tne town was the resort Of
many cultured strangers and distinguished foreigners
1s boys ana Girs were carefully educated, aud taught
hll the accomplishments OF the tame. IL enjoyed
und not unlike some 'Of the capitals OF medgval
Italy. Those lot the days OF Quaker simplicity.
but even the prosperous Qdabers cauSht he infection
Of entertainment aud cOuyvlaly, ana ba1e vii and
beauty TO luxurious boards.
The social aspects Of Newport happily hit off in
the following slight sketch.
marked iDeament IN the social face Of Newport Is
that disspatiens are home made the place Imports
nothing but is visitors and most OF these are regular
enough 10 be thought dOmiced. 1t has no races fond
many OF ITS laOtues ana owners as they are
fhOrsessubstitutinE private riding and driving for
the eXctemeuts OF the turf The city contains
house guteSs OF opeTa-not because II cannot support
one but because IL not want The works Of
Mozart Wagner Verdi Bellnl, may be heard In Boston
aud NewYOrk at other seasons, and the seaside swal-
lows desire on the NaIfdgauset what they cannot get
uoug the Mystic tho Hudson. T1o gayetle- are
strictly social, and yet abundant There are two clubs
tlc Newport aud Casino, and they give ladies'
lions FROM time " time. Masculine excusveness is not
encouraged; the contrary every effort is made to
suppress it, Entertainments there are many. Besides
picnic and boating parties, horseback riding (sOme of
the ladies sit steed like Diana Vermont bathing, driving
20 all points. and wandering ON the Cs there are in