New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
covered in apron the sAiy softening touch DO sne
tDrhbfe picture. -, ..

painted door so naturally that you smile back At her
before you realize that she u only picture, IN
another, moro lovely than words can tel, motueIi
just arrived In heaven, recognizes the cia 'ha' N"u
gone before.
tered soul reappear his pictures, which are iu
Of scorn and bitterness toward all the world nav ca,o
itself superior to him. He s vulgary selfconsclou
in his art Byron was in his poetry lie was OF tn"
order of genius which. in Literature, mas prouuoe.,
Frankeusten and Vathtk. Poe's stories, ana soine oI
Hawthornes novels-a select few ont OF all humanity
who under sort OF opium influence rom lheL
birth. Tney love the world no better than the woid
loves them.
space to tell you all the treasures and pleas
ures OF Germany-of Switzerland, which would be the
lovees place in the world for lovers IL SO many had
not already found it outo France. where zone does
not need more than half his wsthere is such surplus
among the natives" In Paris seven sisters were
happy what woman is not in that paradise OF pretty
| things! And yet
The shops are scarcely as brilliant In the large
American cities but they dedicated poetlcaly 9
with a pansy for a trade mark their cards. One
shop, for selling only velvet cloaks, Is dedc1@eu @ %
"the Child jesus" Americans are received 10 frenci,
shops to their mothers arms Nothing Is 700 soou
for them and nothing can equal me price aeg d gope p
shOpmen the obsequOusness OF French CLERKS seeins
almost ronica Ihe peTiuPed essence OF on al nds th
uxuries OF life prOusOn, and cares no longer IoI IL
lately bought for himself aud mock jewels, such as he
d pT Pi s eahar for holding things s moro
precous-china, without being ugy, Tor u Is ony
England tna ugness brings hiSn price s,n ~ was a.
now in the shop windows, then shohe on lhe
| white bOsons Of beautiful women.
With inextingushable vivacty traveller discusses
the pictures in the Louvre the women in their carriages
| French customs, and French Housekeeping. Nothing
| takes the spirit out OF her but seasckness and the
| homeward voyage Her little book is thoroughly
| womany and thoroughly entertaining 1t is somewhat
wanting IN reverence-she would shy pebpie at the
statue Of great himself II she chose, and she puts
forth single opinion against gudebooks and critics
with as much the German General In the play
maneuvered his army of one soldier Her utter de-
testaon OF the advocates Of women's rights Is abso
| lutely funny. She says:
| A womar's temple is in her home; anything that
takes OF 1t makes that temple desoatr just so
AZ is body without soul. When she voluntarily leaves
1t preach to till the ground or 70 DO
her on level with she stoops 70 do "ork
lower than that which is dlvnely appointed 10 het
! 10 do in her sphere. she may 40 u
better than mem but Is deeraaatloh ass meVep af
pottage that nourishes neither herself anybody
| else refined and delicate woman hanging over
| eooking-stove docs not move me pity would the
same woman (supposing that one refined and delcate
did such thing If she cut on her long har ner
glory dressed herself in two shades Of light silk, with
train and over-dress and rufes. and gold ornaments
and round tires Ike the mOOn and went up on pat
form TO work herself into white heat OF Indignation
| because women not permitted 10 vote. one may
boil and bake all day, and not be ~ hot ana painting as
| | have seen a famous woman-ecturer after an hours
vigorous scoding at the oppressive OF straw who
/ will not give women the suffrage
She uses the names prominent advocates OF
| the womens movement and then. to point her
moral and ado her tale, with wicked irreverence
which provokes q smile-a preiudced little person. you
| perceive, but one l would ike to know.
Hurd & HOughton-a firm whose Issues are very often
OF solid, practical worh-aro about TO publish All adj
mirabe volume, entitled "Frst Steps in General HIS
tory" by Arthur Gilman author Of First Steps IN
English Literature" "seven Historic Ages" &c. The
i hoth tala md bpu
| siye, and the details have been executed with
| great care The author intends by this book 10
stimulate the student to make thorough nyestgauons
and at the time to furnish guide which shall Ill
dicate the general path to be pursued. Each conn-
| try is taken up separately, and It's history
sketched before attention is turned from II, thus
| fixing the mind one subject at time.
The book sIso stimulating that it even the
dullest reader must be impeled by IL TO further
search, order to fill up Its framework with details;
and for corroborative courses OF reading, the
author gives the fullest directions Views OF cotem-
porary events given tables that establish the his
torca connection OF the nations and maps purposey
kept free from confusing details, exhibit tine geographic
relations Of the countries. Into these pages is com
pressed o surprising amount OF knowledge.
person absolutely uninformed, having read them care
fully would have no need to blush afterward
for any gross ignorance Of the worlds histoythe great
march Of events With wonderful skill the sgnlf
and the commanding figures who have Influenced events
and SO made history, stand out briefly but so clearly
sketched that they become our acquaintances. The
book is thoroughly well done and must think, meet
wide acceptance. full index numerous iootnotes,
and Bbliography, by way Of appendix, increase Its
value
Hurd Houghton have also nearly ready the second
series OF the butterflies OF North America" by W H.
Edwards The will be issued in quarterly parts
each part containing five plates; and the descriptive
letterpress will printed in large type fine paper
The price OF the work subscribers will be e 80 part
and the SERIES bound half morocco or half calf sells
at $50 This first part completed in the Fall OF 1872
and was received with the strongest commentator
by such great naturaiss as Agassz, Darwin, Prof.
Zeer Prussia and others. Since It's lssue there
has great advance in knowledge OF the early stages
OF many species and attempt has been made In this
volume, to Illustrate the successive steps by which,
from the egg through many curious laryal phases the
chrysais and butterfly at last reached The plates
will be executed by Miss Mary Peart and Mrs. Bowen,
who proved by their with the plates OF the first
volume, their capacity for both fidelity and finish.