New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-02

wltbal an excellent suggestion, breaks out IN fany
meeting near the close OF the memoirs. And
something is In store for u.s." he says, and Tor
that reason wish to remain American citizen You'
Wilhelm, and I have learned TO know America. We
love our old home, but also love the New world,
which the land to initiate great thoughts the Land IN
which humanity, through unrammeled liberty, cannot
but reach great results. 1t is pfu and at the same
time sad that the American who has made money auu
wishes TO do something for the public good knows OF
nothing better than to build church. My idea-and
have distinguished friends who agree with meis 10 e.
absh as our celebration Of the Centennial OF American
Independence German University Ia America an ln-
ternationa high school. need not point out oyou
how great significance such an institution womb pos
sess for the New World as well for the Old After our
German students have studied for year at the Amer
can Athens how much wider their range of vision Will
be- and how much greater their knowledge OF the world
In this way a cable of quite different KIND would DO
laid; an intellectual electric current binding the O!d
World 70 the New"
Richard took Ludwg's hand, concentrating him on
having conceived this grand idea. THUS should II be-
he cried; "let Germany be fully and entirely Its own
and then send the Of its intellectual lie 10 all
the world. The ancients carried their gods OF marble
and bronze wherever they went; we carry divine
thoughts over the whole inhabited globe"
Wadried has been accused Of being an "od man gar
garrulty simple, so Juicy and true
hearted that at least, have not wished IL CONDENSED
Lacking the intensity duu tne PhHOSVP"' Va
"On the Nights" the book still seems to me rchiy
interesting in its exploitation of character and Its
Interpretation OF some years OF political history In
picturesque, natural, household talk
Charles Reade has again found red rag 70 toss and
worry with grin and crow He is writing story 1t Is
SAID subject which has lately reused British In
dgnation-the sending OF overaden and unseawor-
thy vessels. Mr.. Gladstone Is also busyng himself IN
literature, contributing to The Contemporary Reeie"
translation from the Greek and series Of papers ON
subjects connected with Greek civilization.
The first volume of tho Brio a-Brac Series, published
by scribner Armstrong Co., will shortly appear The
books Of this series Will contain what everybody wants
to read and know aud hat everybody has not leisure
or patience to hunt for himself through volumes OF
biographies autObiographes, and memoirs-scattered
personal "reminiscences specially worth preservation OF
people famous in art and literature. The editor
Nlr. j.. II. Stoddard, is well prepared for his
work by years Of apt, careful, ana wide deVouoh
10 literature. What is freshest and brightest
in anecdoto and gossip, he has gathered from
biographies Of the poets nOvets Wits artists actors
and musicians Of the century, and Judging from the first
volume Personal "reminiscences by Choriey," Planche
and Younsthe will bear excellent testimony TO his
literary perception. In printing and binding THIS DooA
is jewel anything more daintiy neat and pretty can
scarcely found tins side the water lis dress OF pale
| gray set off with black and gold is charming
introduction to the viyacous gossip 1t clothes.
! Chorley's CAV, sketchy, and sometimes almost
| twiukling chat opens the book Herein are con-
densed his most entertaining remembrances OF the noa
BILE people whom as musical editor OF The AhenGun he
knew and criticised. He had the fine art Of giving
neat and striking picture with few happy and light
handed touches OF Campbell he tersey says that ho
was little man with shrewd eye, and sort OF peda-
goguish parboied voice. plenty to say for himself es-
pecay about other people and not restrained from say
ing whatever seemed good TO him by any
caution: dressing up his good stories and looking
about him while he did them with the unmistaEable air
of dinor-out, which is amusing-more amusing than
agreeable" Chorley is equally frank concerning Lord
Lyttoni 81 found all my judgments confirmed by
further experience both 10 ceverness and seconcet
am quite about the heart its Opposite but
1t Is Infinitely amusing TO discover what there Is no es-
Gaping from that he makes personal appearance his
idol and values VOltare much on being tall man as
in his atres or essays, etc 1t is unlucky TO make 80
many raes deehaDbre of all ones acquaintance. when
little reserve and camness or mind might make toll
cradle hero OF a man." Samuel Rogers had deliberate
and ayowed antpathy Chorey and the latter takes re-
vonge IN giving of the old poets arrogance and
bitterness He declares he had always considered MIN
self the person whom Rogers made his most gFatui-
tously -naured speech at was at the Antient Con
cers" he says. on night when the room crowded,
owing royal visit, and when every scat was occu-
pied Mine was the end of BENCH by the side Of the
Dowager Lady Essex Miss stephens that had been)
She was of Rogerss prime fayorites; even though
she IS IN private In public OF those gracious and
gentle women against whom no exception can
ne taken. He loved to sit next her, and paw her
those elegant and courteous compliments, the art
Of paying which is lost When saw the old gentleman
creeping down the side betwixt the benches at
loss for q seat SAID Now shall give up my place to
Mr. Rogers goodnight While was stopping for my
hat Come said she IN her cordial way, come, Mr.
Rogers here Is seat for you by me- Thank YOU
said the civil old gentleman fixing his dead eyes on me
as was doing my best to get out Of the way; thank
hut 7 dnn "A
merry scrap gossip about Sydney, Lady Morgans
ical vanity in her toilet She was describing
party at Mrs Leo Hunters. 1T re-" said she, was
Miss Jane Porter, looking like shabby canoness there
was Mrs. Somervile, in astronomical cap. dashed
in my blue satin and point lace. and showed them
how an authoress should dress" Chorley had day
with Hawthorne, when the latter returning homo
after his cOnsushp was ended and says OF him. The
impression received OF man genial, and not
over-senstive, even when could make merry the
subject of national differences and susceptibities."
And then the English host goes on TO speak OF his guests
book published his return home, and OF his later
manuscript journals at il hard" he declares, "to
conceive the existence OF so much pettshness In
man great and real; OF such a resolution
to brood over tanced Sights and strange formaties yet
whal TO generalze widely such narrow premises
Of such yugartes in one who had written for the public
SO exqustely. The of these English journals
is small and peevish if their writer had been
thwarted and overlooked, instead Of waited by hearty
almost as persistenty as If they had been so many
99Pts more pTa1ng o case q and
deserves to be noted as an Englshmans view Of Haw
tbOrne's British experience and its results.
The second volume OF this series Will given
d0te biographies OF Thaekeray, Dickens and others.
honor The motto which unlOcks leach volume that
line OF MrlOwes Infinite riches little room lit
10 a promise which oxacts u generous fulfllment
EB.H.
LITERARY NOTES.
The lectures of Prof. Peabody of Harvard