New-York tribune., 1875-11-26

quality and blind democratic teaching As sis apt 10
be tho case with highly cultivated men OF talent
not Of genius-M. Uippolyte Tame has refined di-
recting lass contempt for The Vulgas
The second volume of Victor Hugo's "Actcs ct
Paroles Pendant pExil,n records his sayings and
doings from 1851 to 1870. and is prcfaced with
eloquent words on Exile. The original work be is
next to give to the public is poem. the "Qnatre
Vents de rFsmit' Of which we are told he - now
correcting the proofs The Fills de Satan" another
poem he has had in preparation for years is now said
20 be complete in his portfolio. In quite different
vein we hear from Geneva that certain valuable
MSS of the honored late Swiss General. DafouI. are
about to be published. They relate principally
TO the once famous sonderbund War that threat
ened the unity of the Federal Republic in 1si7, and
the temporarily not less famous Prusso-royalst tu-
mults in Neufchate in 1886. Here the long diplo-
matte negotiations following the Swiss suppression
of the little revolt the subject Of interest. Sew
eIa letters of Napoleon Ill., said to be sill of great
Importance are to be published here for the first
time.
They if there still be such, who not satiate of
Gustave Dor6 NAV like 10 know that new edition oi
Mchauds Historic des Crosades' TO be illustrated
by 100 fullpage designs of that very fertile ARTIST
il inst entered Oh it's course Of serial pubcation-25
numbers in folio, four engravings to the number
which is sold at six francs. Another serial, Oh
which the first number Is promised for early Jan
uary, is "Dictionnairc PArchtecture ct des Ar's
ct etSciencesqu $ rattachcnt" Ivy Ernest Bose. Here
the 900 wood cuts in the text, the go full-page
plates, and the 40 acknowledgements vii be truly
illustrative. The work will form four double
column large octavos when complete, but when
il will be so is not said The honorable Messrs Fir
min Ddot & Co. make 40 more haste todo well than
other honorable publishers. II is something more
than three years now since received from Hachete
& Co. the first volume OF their excellent edition
of Moliere 1t is Of their admirably edited and
printed grand series of the Grands Ecrivalns Of
France. The second volume has since been v0uch-
safcd to subscribers There are 10 be eight, thnk-
a sorry thought To an elderly man without children.
When | told sou, almost a year ago now, that
Alexander Dumas was to write the PREDATORY essay
for Glady FrereS promised edition. uniform with
their luxur0usly elegant "MauOn Lescant," of the
Limitation of Christ did tel the truth as il be-
comes good correspondents to do when convenient
am now glad to do again, and say that he Is not
to write this preface. He is too busy this year, pa
ticnty celebrating and filing, az his wont is, his
new play. "DEtrangore," and getting mp an cXpos-
ton of Ta4saerts Paintings, and so declines tic
Limitation of Christ" but reserves himself for the
Gladys and their paul ct Virgiue," which is TO
follow the Imitation" As intrOducer Of this
last. Louis Veuillot has taken Dumas's place, n
most desirable substitution. For when that eX
trenely lively Christian bruiser can once persuade
himself t. roll down his sleeves, undoublo his fists
and svInpathetically strive TO elevate your S0u',
and touch your heart instead of bro king yolr head
his mastery Of style serves him at it, best for these
gertlcr uses The story goes that lie wrote three
p,efaces the first in the best worst Hades vein of
the combative editorof the Tpircrs, which read
ng over ho himself saw was uapt to the spirit of
the Limitation" aud he wrote again, with
parpuse of bringing himself N better accord with
GcrsOn or whoever The mystic author is; but stlll
welding the cross like slhlla!ah, and craC king
imagined heads az he raised them This again he
read and could hut condemn, and then roaGiDg IN
the limitation" he came to light aud love, and
puttiug off the old man ihe has resumed Lin fd- son-
eral wear as usual, ani putting on right humility
he wrote in The fall and fcrvcnt spirit Of his piey
PREDATORY e.siy which one who has read it, and is in
no sort prcju1iced favoraby to the poemics or tie
Iystcries of tho man, asserts 70 be masterpiece
of STYLE enshr.ning brilliant gems of thought aud
purcst pety.
| will speak Of Int two more bool:S. "Okanda,
Bangouenz, O5yeba is the highly euph0nio9s and
~ to speak, geographically descriptive title of
NJ dc Coupegno's entertaining volume. giving an
account OF his travels and observations in Equatorial
Africa "Com6dieus et COm6iierncs" Is the title Of
a work that is about 10 appear in numbers and by
series Tie first series is % be taken up with he
actors and actresses Of tho Comedie Francaise The
worlds first academy of hstronic art. What makes
II worth the while TO direct attention TO this publ
cation is the rather noteworthy fact that the text of
t is TO be furnished by Francsque sarcey. 1t is not
necessary - tell any ono who has resd the weekly
feuilleton Of the dramatic critic OF Ls Taps that
Z .l,.t a.. 70 to Ion I, ,ra,l
consent accepted to bc-the soundcst, most trust;
wor by, and instructive of all the many clever, III
gcnious dramatic critics of the French press.
W. II. H.