New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-18
BOSTON LITERARY NOTES.
THs ATLANTIC MONTHLY" FOR MARCH

poprrvrur WILSON AND HIS POEMs-AN
ORIGINAL LETTER TROM JOHN bK""N-''~N
NEW BOOKS
tFRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The rNino''l
BosroN. Feb 1o-The Atlantic Moahiy
for March opens with an account OF some Historical
lately exhibited Paris under the auspices
az socety established for the protection of the Alsace
Iorraine oyaliss aud especially for promoting thelr
emigration TO Algeria. There Is great enthusiasm III
this cause among the French people, and the exhibition
an the Palas in aid Of 1t OF exceptional i'm
portance. IL loan collection and embraced
,reat many very valuable works OF art which only the
stimulus OF this grestnterest would have induced their
possessors exhibit for the inspection OF the public
There were sixteen largo halls and galleries. the con-
tents OF of which entirely supplied by Single
individuals families There were o1ets ddrt OF all
soris-tapestres, bronzes plate, porcelain, jewels,
tyores enamcs miniatures, cottas. autographs
and thousand objects Of interest," besides the
Historical Portraits which Mr. Hoppln makes tho SUD
ject Of this article. The exhibition was particularly Vn
pictures and of 1861 plumbers in the Catalogue
more than oDehird portraits, and OF THESE ABOUT
$50 were OF the French school, There were Few very
noble Italian ones and some Flemish; but the French
were most interesting. They included period from
the beginning Of the sixteenth century 10 inc piesen'
day. Kings and queens and dauphns aud pruceSSos
were among them; and besides these ana !et noIo
interesting, the queens Of society," ana the men
whom genius made royal. There were the lovely gIIS
of Greuze all pink and white bloom and blue eyes, ana
smiles-au Immortality Of charming youth There were
the severe canvases OF David and the peasaDter Ike
aesses by Gerard. 1t Gerard who painted Madame
Dc StaG with her ugly turban Of orange aud bTowh
robe Of the same colors with short sleeves
and q black mantle. She has q commonplace
face with dingy skin and STUDDED features Ike
block and resembles Cornne little as one can
conceive. But Gerard also painted ills dear dainty
Madame Recamer, in her grace aud her bloom. "heh
she was an old woman looked at this portrait
uThQf
when was in England" TIE picture represents her
clothed IN simple cngng white robe, with an orange
coored shawl laid her knees and her rect Oarc
This fashion feet very popular with the iar
French women who sat for portraits in that day ana
some Of them, desiring to be painted as classic
subjects were amiable enough, for tho sake OF
high art, TO dispense with clothes almost alto
gether lere was also il the exhibition series
Of portraits Of the royal children OF France. vi
these the most interesting were of Louis XV and OF
that poor bog, his descendant who may be SAID 10
have been murdered account of the prodigaty and
excuses his greagrandfather There is one likeness
Of Louis XIV pastel, by La Tour "Ole beau Jeane
homne !' cries out Mr. Hoppn, breaking into French
n his enthusiasm. The head, with its beautiful hazel
ewes and its arch and lively expression, was perfectly
charming I think the fair fra1 French beauties VINO
surrounded him must all loved him, even If he had
not been the king. To have this wonderful col
lection of historic pictures would have been worth 10
any OF us a special journey TO Paris
L. S. Thayer tells US tale about his Brother Chris
TOPPER" which has the merit of an excellent moral
Mark Twain continues his "Old Times on the Missls
spp" and after his account of what the pilot told him
he order to learn the river you Will not
wonder that he broke out with
when get so that can do that, I'll be able TO raise
the dead and then won't have to pilot steamboat ia
order TO make living. 10 from this 0usi-
mess. | want a slushbuck and a brush; Pm only fit
for aroustabout have nj got brains enough 70 he
carry them around, unless went on crutches."
"EOw drop tbsti When | say III learn man the
river. mean it,. And you can depend onh III learn
him or kill him." 49,
There was in arguing with person IKE this
IprOmpty put such strain on my memory mat oy and
by even the shoal wafer and Ibe countess er"ssing
marks began to stay with me But the result was 1as1
the l could more than get Que khotty
thing learned before another presented itself
But time passed on. and at last he learned the full
language water and came TO know every trhing
feature that bordered the great river as Familiarity as he
knew the OF the alphabet But there are losses
for all our gans aud Mark had lost something too.
IAN the grace the beauty, the poetry had gone out OF
sbe majestic rver and the value of change OF light
and shade any feature Of the scenery to predict
to-morrow's weather or to steer to-day's boat
Jules Maroon contributes article Of somewhat
curious interest the Origin Of the name North
America" In which he maintains that Amergo Yes
pucel had nothing to do with it, but that 1t came from
Amerc Amerrique or Amerique the name 10 Nicaragua
for the high land mountain range that lies between
JuIRtpa and L1bertad.
Wells to beGuie women into reading his heavy but
important and respectable article Taxation With
cot Jurisdiction Unconstitutional" by asking us, In
startling manner how should Ike 10 have five and
half yards out of every en each silk that
buy, of by stranger and swept away from us.
He says that substantially this done last year aud
will be this. did know this before and wish lie
handnt told 1t is OF the where ignorance
was bliss But having read Mr.. Weiss article, am
quite sure don't be taxed without turisdic
taon" think would prefer not to be taxed at all,
inasmuch as says that the obligation pay taxes
grew primarily out OF q condition OF servitude. 1
haven't gested the article very thOroughyit was 20
startling know bow had been imposed upon IN the
matter Of silk dresses but there chunks
Of wisdom in IT.
ROderick Hudson {" delightfully."-. Roderick
has made two statues Of wonderful beauty; and
insists going off summering by himself. or course
he will come to grief in way; but present he is
young Apollo all glorious with the sun of youth and
hone.
Mr. sanborns John Brown "reminiscences increase in
interest. The following personal letter Which ne
oeved from Brown 10 1858 quite worth reading.
illustration OF the manner in which the old hero
garded his mission
DEAR FRIEND Mr. Morton has taken GO the liberty
Of saying to that you felt half inclined to make
common cause with me- l greatly rejoice at MS for
H. eTe when you to look at the ample field labor
IN and rich harvest which mot only this entire
country butt the whole world during the present and
future generations may reap from Its successful cultva
ton you i'll feel That you out OF your element until
you find are in it, An entire unit what an lncOn-
eelyable of good might effect, by
counsel your example, your encouragement your nat
ural acquired ability for active service And then,
how very little we eau possibly lose Certainly the
cause is enough TO Live for, II not 10 = for have
only had tins opportunity in life OF nearly sixty
year,; aud could l be continued ten times long
again, l might not again have another equal opportu
part of mankind with any possible chance for such
mighty aud soul,satlsfying rewards But, my dear