The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-31


how In the latter case Dy years you would be
twenty-one and by birthdays only six, ana wants
TO know II people would be Justified IN giving you
doll II you were gtrl or q box Of soldiers you
| were boy"
The MorHHR-That certainly is q perplex king
question; 1 had not thought OF 1t before.
rhe DoCroR-His description Of the relative
size OF the animals N0ah's ARK Ii irresistibiy
jimmy. Frank. the hero OF toe story, Is little
boy who goes TO sleep and dreams OF adventures
with these animals. and Is at last saved from mon
at the North Pole by Noah Who comes after HIM
in the ark. Frank mas great passion for invent
ing and an old inventor takes him about and
shows him some wonderful contrivances, among
which is machine for writing poetry. which.
guided by Frank. ground out the following s0ng:-
Merrily roundeay, happiness blue,
Popinisy p caiendar' addie.strings grew.
Capering mulberry beet tumtiddy.
Neither Frank nor his guide understood this song,
bur. as the guide said, 'Poetry isn't meant TO be
Understood" The Illustrations are clever and
grOtesq1e, and are made by w. Brunton and Z. c.
Barnes, no mean artists.
A PASSIONATE PILGRIM
FRED, entering the room with a book In his
hand-You two young ladies who have been cut
ting Henry James stories out OF the magazines
and fling them away together will be delighted to
know that Osgood has nut SIX OF them into book
form. 'sThe Passionate Pilgrim" "The Last OF
the valeri," Eugene Pickering" '1he Madonna
OF the Future" "The Romance Of Certain Old
Clothes" and 'Mme. de Mauves."
FELICIA-I think a better selection OF Mr.. James
stories might have been made, but am so glad to
get any of them IN this form that l Will not
grumble
Miss RACHEL-Or those not In this volume "a
Day or Days" Is the BEST His FIRST "a Landscape
Painte - made q real sensation in Boston.
Gabrielle de Bergerac" is another good story. 1t
has very clever scene where Gabrielle throws
her ian over parapet.
FELICIA-"Adina" which appeared in Scrtbner's
is good and so is "PoOr Richard" "Osborne's
Revenge" a Newport story Is not 90 good az the
others; but wish that Osgood had given US all
OF them.
Miss RAoHEL-whefe is Mr.. James from, do you
know, Freds
FRED-From Albany originally. believe, but
New York, Boston and Newport all claim him. lie
u.s. Imagine, more of cosmopolitan than any
thing else.
Miss RACHEI.-His stories show that, and fur
thermore that he mas studied French models very
closely.
FELIcIA-He is more like Nathaniel Hawthorne
10 me than is his son Julian. 'rhe Last OF the
valerii," particularly is very Hawthornian.
Miss RACHEL-"The Passionate Pilgrim" is the
best tale in this volume. 1t is q wonderful story.
Clement Seare is q most unique creation and so
is Miss Seare. The descriptions of English scenery
are the best ever read; not wordy, but they show
the shady lanes the soft grass, the big trees and
the cloud -necked skies as wildly as though the
picture stood before you on canvas.
FELCIA-What o strange, statuesque story "The
Last OF the Valeriir Is. The pagan count, beauti-
iul as god, PROSTATE on the ground before the
IN arble limo his sOrrOWful American wife wonder.
ing wnat it all means, makes charming romance.
Not reai everyday people, perhaps. but all the
more interesting for that.
Miss Acknowledgements Pickering" Is rather an
unpleasant story. 1t reminds me OF Tourgentef's
''Smoke," though not 80 good, OF course. One
does not have to go to Homburg to find Nine.
Blumenthas-New York Is full Of them, and
imagine that Boston boasts even more. Perhaps
not so young and handsome as Nine. Blumeuthal,
but quite as dangerous And OF Eugene Picker
ings we have plenty; just as innocent, just as
near sighted and just as ready to be dragged into
the net OF the Blumenthals. An, those passionate
novel writing, sentimental, strong minded
women, they have much to answer for
FKLLCIA-Do not James stories suggest Howelvs
somewnatf
Miss RACHEI-Perhaps HoweIl's are the more
poetic, but not SO good as STORIES ana not so
picturesqe. very anxiOus to have M. James
write a novel. He has already commenced
one In the Atlantic Frederick HUDSON" which
promises well I imagine that he Is more OF q
romancer than novelist, although his stories are
as good In plot as they are in painting.
FEIlCIA-Don't you think that his women are
unpleasant With the exception Of Miss Searle
who is rather weak sister. they are apt to be
cod-blooded, selfish creatures They drawn
in way which would lead one to suppose that
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