, 1876-11-26
BOSTON GOSSIP.
John Weiss, the Fashionable Leo
turer Of the " HUB" and His
Peculiar Voice.
His New Book, Wit, Humor, and
Shakespeare His Views on
Women.
"For Unadulterated MiSch1ef
Commend Us to the Blonde
Women
An Interesting Review Of One Of the
Most Notable Books Of the
Year.

Most Notable Books Of the
Year.
Snecial Correspondence Qf Ths Tribune
BosToN, Nov. 23.-A few years ago, when
John Weiss first began to lecture In Boston,
after giving up, perforce, his church, because
as somebody said, he was too much OF behev-
er in truth for the unbelieving church, he was
listened to by small but cultivated audiences,
which OF course did not pay as matter OF
money remuneration. As time went on these
audiences increased slowly but decidedly. The
increase seemed to be due to a growing curiost-
ty to hear the startling things that rumor re-
peated from Mr.. Weiss lips, with, OF course, 10
diminution Of the startling quality by such rep
etition. The curious quality OF his voice-a thin
yet singularly y-penetrating tone which seemed
to get beyond the owners management
the moment he became In the lcast warmed by
his subject-gave added oddity to his startling
figures and SMILES. II do SO admire Mr..
Weiss" said fine lady once. When asked the
reason for this admiration her reply WAS signii-
cant: "Oh, he frighteus me so by bis queer e1-
press;ons." The meaning OF all this Is, that
Mr, Weiss originality, both in thought and the
last becoming in way t. fashionable" That is,
that it was becoming q the thng'' in the highly
cultured circles OF Boston to listen to these
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new and oEiginal-in short, very unorthodox-
ways of looking at these old literary. subjects
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thought, BECAUSE the manner had been 50 be-
wiideriug. And perhaps, too, the authors own
carct1lness Wien preparing for publication may
have had something to do with quicker under
standiug. For he IS
ruE TERROR OF PUBLISHERS
by his constant nabit Of rewriting or expureat-
ing here and there, as the proof comes under
hiS critical eve. and he sees himself something
as Others see him. But the int that the book
is a greater success than any OF the lectures
nroyss something in favor Of my theory OF
manner Us against matter. When, however, /
read The essays whirh treat specially Of women
in this BOOK, / am puzzieu to account TOR the
almost universal admiration which women have
awarded to the cssayist as a lecturer
For the admiration has been keynote Of ac-
ceptance all through. Mr.. Wess' advocacy Of
tue Womau-Suffrage cause may readily account
for the admiration ur acceptance OF this class,
but this does not reach the society women who
aspire to culture, and who like Mr.. Weiss'
startling sentences, because they are thereby
sstriehtcnedn into more vivid thought. All
this latter class are Invariably little touchy ut
criticism which does hot give them the larger
half OF al the virtues and meital qualifications
in the universe. And Mr.. Weiss does not
do this. Take, for instance, the essay entitled
e Women and Men," Though his delleate defer
ence is shown even In the title by the old cour-
tcsF of tRuce our d4n2ky he does not HincA from