The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-19
Literature and Art Notes,

Literature ANA Arr Notes.
Dumas "JeunnesAe do Louis
XIV" has failed ut Vienna,
Tho word husband Ia composed
of two Anglo Saxon words, hus aud
bonds, meaning housc'boor,
American newspapers aud maya
zines are now generally taken At
tho leading clubs ~ London,
II " said that Mr., Bancroft h
writing an eleventh volume 10 COM
pete his great American history,
NJ, llealy, the well'known Amor
lean painter, has just completed u
striking portrait Of Lord Lyons,
Mr., Robert Browning Is putting
tho finishing touches TO volume
upon which no has been engaged
for some time back
Lacocq's opera boul'c, "Madamc
Angot,' IL now being played at
three thcators In Rome, VI ono Of
which IL il played twice II day
A Paris bookseller has ust pub
lishcd book entitled Memories dc
Chisehurst,' aud NJ, Rouher has
subscribed for $500 copies
Tho first English encyclopedia
was printed IN 1850, TWAS brought
ont undcr Caxton under the title Of
"Tho Myrror Of tho Worldc,
Mr., j, A Froudc, the historian,
who ia collecting materials for II
work on the Sgathern African
Colonies has gone to Port Elizabeth
ard Natal,
Over / 200 copies Of the "GrctilIc
MEMOIR" were sold in New York
at the importers prices Of Sl2 to
SIS u set before the book WAS repub.
lished in this country
The London Publishers Circular,
taking stock of last yoar's British
lilera turc, says; On tho whole, We
have total 1926 full titles in 1874,
as against 1891 in the previous
year, or decrease Of 5i2 works.
Liszt has just sent to Hans Rich.
ter, director of music at Pesth, for
performance, one of his new com
positions, cantata for baritone,
solo, chorus and orchestra. entitled,
"Les Cloches dc Ia Cathedralc dc
Strasbourg." The words are those
of Longfellow.
The king of Bavaria has under
taken to deiray the cost of ornament
ing tho facade of Richard Wagner's
residence at Bayreuth with sgratiiti.
The historical painter, Krauss, has
decorated it with u grand aIlegory,
partly borrowed from the "Niebu-
lungen Lied"
NJ. Charles GARNER architect Of
the new opera house, Paris, has
been promoted to tho rank of officer
in the Legion Of Honor, and NM
Jourdan and Louvet to the dignity
of knight in the samo order, for eX-
ceptional services in the construction
of that edifce. A painting by the
well known Dutch artist, Bernhard
Cornelius Kockoek, at a recent sale
in Paris, fetched the sum Of 10000
francs. In Brussels, few days
ago, very fine landscape by the
same artist was sold for little more
than tic value of the frame.
A Now York publishing house
has circulated Il single reprint of an
English work to the extent of
10000, 900 copies, and in sixty Ian
guages, during the last fifty-seven
years. The book is popularity
known as the Bible, and the Amer
lean Bible society did the publish
ing.
A New York professor took a
mummy out of it's quadri-millennial
cerements, few days ago, and
found curled in the bosom II little
genet, of species still employed in
the Orient TO catch rats and mice
He bore no resemblance to the ma
tive Genet, the undiscovered.
Director Eitelberger, of the
Vienna museum, has found in the
convent of ST. Paul, in tho Levan
thai, Carinthia, IA picture on wood
which is dated i5ll, and marked
with the initials Ill. H. 1t repre-
sents tho alteration of the shep
herds. The painting was formerly
in the st. Blaisien convent, in thu
Black Forest.
Mr.. Bret Harte, apropos of
German translation of his stories il
three volumes, has the honor of
very complimentary notice from
Freytag, the distinguished novelist
Freytag calls Harie, before all
colorist, gives him praise for fresh
ness in inventing figures and s;tua
tons, and for his union Of strengtI
and moderation. He is of opinion
however, that Harte often fats t
justify his characters through DEF
= cheney of portraiture. We arc SUI
prised by conduct in his heroes tha
is contrary to the usual cehceptiu
of the life these WORTHLESS lead, an
is not accounted for by Hartt's DIES
criptions. Freytag says. probabi.
on insufficient knowledge. ths
Harta $40 raol,onad hv HE (Harfa',