New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-25

ance were denounced with the tongue OF envy me nS
SSe Of the SCENES ses " DC bilious un
satisfied. idle men, ready for mischief and no.
tical clubs with their frothy harangues and Wrote v
Paes o ssas and ns T and
gaping bouse-fOk with their absurd paiad9Hesi ~
esnhc and this smuant joined to wild defamation
produced almost delirium IN these disorders p they
The builders bacades were mot confined sdd to tSi
class of the Latin quarter, and their allies on ihe oter
side Of the senS consisting Of st ihe russians but
they were ready to fight against France ana 's Is S S
of The %Ss a When the baanS cafe
of left side of the Seine seized on nar
had come Balzacs history DE Marsay and Rastgnae
being repeated they held TIE reins OF I t
played at government. Bohemans, whose chief occnp.,
sa Tn R Rsn masters .H Of he city, and furnished
travesy Of government that would be aughaole J..
were not sad. Ii like the people below STAIRS, IN
strange garments, trying to initiate their masters TO
them Ii like dream OF glory ana 10 france mS
like nightmare The excitement OF the snort reign hnu
the drinking of absinthe disturbed the reason OF some
of wreched Bohemans, and they gave Tvs
e dflngc" they cried and danced on the edge OF the
precpice After the orgie was over some n oi h,'
died from its effects.
Some Chapters on Housekeeping is the commence
ment of series by Mr. Clarence Cook in which the prn-
cpes OF Art and of common sense are applied IN prac
tcal way to the furnishing of homes in New-iork He
begins with few words about carpets which the young
housekeeper would do well 10 take to heart In some
cases. carpets would appear to be not only matter OF
fashion, but necessary evil on account OF the shoddy
floors of the New York carpenter Even i'll our best
New-York houses says Mr. Cook, "the floors are meany
laid and in the second and third class houses they are so
bad that they must covered with carpets whether the
| occupants wish it PaTcntheticaly, may state
that the carpenters trade in NewYork City in mean
10 Tho
here would not be accepted in secondcass houses
in Boston. But then, suppose houses better built
in Boston, far the carpentry is concerned IMAM any
where else in the world 1t is to find, in very
plain houses in that city, floors evenly and tightly ald
that it seems pity to cover them with carpet; yet
until lately to there room which was not
completely covered with carpet of some kind In this
predicamcnt Mr. Cook goes in for rugs, FOR which nc de-
mands trial. claiming for them that they are prefer
able in every way to the tmehonored carpets making
much less dust i'll the room. and giving INC luituio
better chance in the weekly sweeping.
The principal objection is their first cost which
for good ones as yet considerable 90 not Ike to see
several rugs in room, but prefer one large one ilge
enough that is TO cover the whole moor up 10, or ie
up to- the large pieces OF furniture. In no case should
any of these large pieces rest upon me rug ior ~
ouh TO be everyday least 0nyday matter 10
up and brush underneath 1t, or TO ro IL up ana
carry ii out on balcony to De shach or sweep, u as
has be dislOdged for the purpose Where mere are
several snaish rugs in a room or several of good
size 80 long AS in either case they whole
of the free floor, they apt prove mpedimens-to
trip up children and old people, and they break up the
unity OF the room give it patchy look which is the
chief thing avoided. 1t is better all accounts to
to cover even if strain purse little for good rug
will last lifetime, and indeed know rugs mat are wen
their way to last second lifetime. me pest IuheH'
Persian, and made by hand OF pure Wool
and thick that if brazer of Goals is upset on one
of them the charred portion which, i'll the of
Brussels carpet, could he ehaced VIII disappear
rug walking on the body Brussels is like walking on
the floor, to the feeling TO an artistic eye TOO
Judgment and approval Of artistic poOpeD an Eastern
| rug that is handsome to begin with grows handsomer
with time and and one that was tile staring
and pertinacious first gets toned down and subdued
by being long walked over, lust as II 1t were human
| being.
"The Recollectons of Charles Sumner" arc continued
presenting a series Interesting details on the personal
habits and tastes of the usrous Senator, especially his
passion for literature and his love of books The follow
ing paragraphs will not be found long for read
| ers:
Mr.. Summers love and appreciation Of poetry was in
ern was large 1t has been said that lie could
str yS and that he could largely contribute to tie
production Of Paradise Lost" ! was much interested
an evening party when he. was young Her
brother the eminent Judge walker had been his class
bridge to deliver Phi Beta Kappa Grafton his lady,
his sister. had accompanied him. She met Mr.
| Winter of le49-'5O Tennysons " In MemOriam' had
just appeared in England and the rumor Of its great
it When il appeared that Longieow had received al
copy from TennySOn himself ana t'at ir sumner
had read It to or with Loncfoow. OF course he
questioned, and found that he could not only de-
scribe the poem that he could quote largely from ii,
and this he did again and again on request lenhy-
son, he said has done for friendship what PetraFch
His books OF letters received contain replies from
many poets, especially the young showing how inlen
they touched and aided by his kindly appreciation
and genial criticism. II his bOgaphcr can only OBJ
tain the letters he wrote to them he can make a
long and interesting chapter. Those l remember most
vividy his letters to Jean Ingelow Among the pre-
sentaon volumes which adorned his shelves were many
which contained graceful ltte inscriptions acKno"ies
ing the encouragement and AID the authors had received
at his hands In of the books the letters transmit
ting them were pasted Du more tu! ,ne ieens VIZ
inserted for greater safety in his letcr-b0oks But those
autographs They have all gone to Harvard and III due
time will be accessible to the public .
| His books not as numerous as might nave been
supposed. They may be divided uo three clasSestoos
raTitics aud authors presenlaon copies Books Tor ms
own reading came from the great libraries ne well
Observation-Disclosures worcester Pickering the French
German Italian and Spanish, the Cycopedas and the
various annals of Congress together with TIE documents
work as could ound in the Libraries, because OF
THEN great value and scarcity, and of beautiful or singu-
lar editions OF the works of his favorite authors 1t is
impossible say how many editions OF Milton he had,
but certainly there 90 The editions OF Blrkes
works were even more numerous He was conn3isseur
in binding well a. III Typography, and many books,
! highly valuable for their contents, would not have
! been found on his shelves but for the exquisite
tOong OF their In most Of these volumes can be
found some extract in the senator's own hand copied
from other work relative TO the peculiar beauty or
this particular edition sometimes an extract from INC
catalogue pasted on the inside OF the cover VIII give the
description But oftener there is nothing to draw the
attention Of the unsked. Old MI Lycett. the finest
binder in Washington who had made his fame in En-
gland and who died here OF the acknowledged artists
IN binding would consult the Senator'S taste IN cases
where his best skill was involved; and Mr. Roberts, the
able foreman Of the Government Bndery, has
ecdotes the hours passed with MI Sumner while listen
ing monoogues his art, illustrated BY the produc
tiOn of books showing precisely what was suggested
1 Among these books many choice volumes or
the classics OF the editions Of Aldus there more
than fifty vuluInes of the Elzevirs, more than
dozen; there least two Lions and pair Of twin
Diamonds-the Prince Regents edition OF Horace
which could only be read with gnifyIng-gass and,