New-York tribune., 1876-09-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
AppIrroNs, JOURNAL. OetobeE


Tho Fourth Number OF this periodical amply
,gIs the pro,se with which 1t recently took Its place
snong the magazines Of the month. Avery cohs'uet
.bie portion Is devoted 70 fiction in which depr tmeht
lis evident that the editor has aimed az sher qlaf
40. ttat which rsaally contents the lovers OF popular
ooyels Mr. julien Hawthornes sub-acid paper enu'iSu
ssort of Iopdou hardly comes within this category
hut preseuts good dead OF Substantial truth uuer e
form Of romance. "a Day Ia tue Forest Is on
agreeable rhapsody, describing the personal OK
perience Of q midsummer dream anna ''sai %
Topnaings with dash OF ethical ana critical relsfe
t,on rbich serves as pr0saic stiHenng to poeteal
eausion The side glance at the Hermt Oh "aiuon
pond brings back true impression Of that aboriginal
personage Had | ThoTeau here, he woud Ten NC
But he has gone beyond the squirrels 1e was 'no as ~
of the nineteenth century, and spoke Ihe " w
aui1nalS Happy in being tle only cultivated sa'aso
1pbic Harvard College has turned OUT is one eau
Gated indian the great university has made mueh .!
him lie has had Emerson and Lowell 10 interpret nun
10 the animal man. the species Tor wIeh nc 0u o'
care Like the Marble Fam of Prautees, ne mas ooeh
twice lessed-rst IN his original SELL then IN the "
tborpo who had described bim. How delightful 70 nave
him here as an interpreter the depth OF TINS cool
forestl should not be wondering now when ieih 10
is with the new kind frond the queer blossoms nor
yould yonder vine agitato me, lest II Is poson. !
could taste these inviting red berries, without rear Oh ~
slant DEATH If he here to tell me wnat they are
There is certain Charles Lambke davorn some Oh tue
ouaint touches ia spite Of his antpathy to sylvan iauu
~,
ences For examples "These trees have been making the
sir in this grand salon cool and delightful ior me an
day and have not thought OF them spehoin siah'o'
seventy feet high and more, salute you! Oiu pieS'
gray and lofty thousand years old dare say INT ior
the mast Of some tall admiral how unworthy am even
10 sit at your feet Grand ems, graceful ana ieathery;
sturdy naples with untold sweetness N your sap unpe
tending goodness hidden behind health and common
sense; trembling aspens ladyliko ash trees fragrant
bircbes whom 1 love best when dying they mean not
my hRlrI -
evening while sit and nhale their delicious wildwood
flavor Shall I remember this day. and how softly the
zephyrs kissed my check, when next DeeemDefs WlhuS
are hewling outside and the birch crum0es into Goals
as look at it dreamly No, dare say shall be human
fnhun,an ungrateul and forget all about It, Here Is
fallen tree curly-mape, and the woodsaWyer has
polisbed a piece roughly I see its fine lines, It's
lovely inyolutons its mottled, curious cloudy gram
what a nice tOlettable 1t would makei You are TOO
good society for me, lofty trees too much above me
Icannot ascend high. keep coming back to earth
paper ON Beautiful Women draws both upon statas
tics and aesthetcs 10 Illustrate the difference between
brunette and blonde vanishing the scientific aosrus
ties of the subject with brilliant examples from actual
life. The theories Of the writer appear to have oeen
based on some such profound studies might be given
10 observing eclipse Of the moOn or trnstof Venus
On the whole he the best specimens OF the blonde
among the maidens OF Massachusetts, whom he regards
as objects scientific research of no less interest than
the "turkey tracks" of the Connecticut Valley The
blonde girls of Boston, Springfield, Hartford ana o. Tue
cities and villages Of Eew-England in general are live
spirits for wOwy slenderDess OF form and refined sO
ness Of expression Having the delicate fragiliy OF
blossoms they commence fade at twenty-five. But
while they last they beautiful after an angelic pat
tern that is found nowhere else earth. And when
they happen 70 gray eyes, with the dash OF enthu
sasm and spirit that pertains such they gossip Of lit
erre and art with fascinating yehness and piquaney
that are rare among women elsewhere Margaret Hller
the Colerdge OF her sex-was such a woman typical
Eew-England girl, Of the graYeyed dcmi-b0nde STYLE
Ihave many who ike her although never one
who equaled in Plat0nic monol0gue. II Is only In
Virginia that the correatiye OF the New-Eugand girl
occurs as the prevalent tyre with something less of
sendeness perhaps with fuller and more YOluptu0us
form but with the delicate moldns OF the ex-
tiemites the pink nails and GngertFs, and the same
pink-Jinted palm The prsdOminaace OF blondes over
brunettes in proportion OF four to three; the semi
with gray eyes, forming about oncegith OF the WHOLE
second ebapter OF "reminiscences from an Artists
Portfolio" by Hr james L. Freeman, contains several
interesting ketehes Of Engsh and American artists in
Rome auss<which is just tribute TO gifted. but too
facile felow-countrynan of own whose brilliant
place in society Of that city has not yet ceased to be
tndery regretted by Batve aud foreigner alike. The
name Of Buchanan Read is better known as a verse
maker painter though he devoted himself to both
arts with equal love- It is NOT enough TO say that Read
was an extraordinary man, and the application OF the
word in his might Akcwise be nlscOnstFued
think Que might adopt very strong term in connection
with his name coupling it distinctly with genius. Yes
he belongs 70 the stin guished family Of poets born to
chant areAzand songs, and patriotic lays, and tender
strains of love end pathOs Drifting and sheidsns
Ride speak the first two faculties in very high de-
gree. THere both fire ana feeling Nature and els-
ouence in that twenty miles TO the day, and its
popularity sustans my opinion Of it, Like Burns ana
B6raager little assisted by oducauOn still he
did not throw hands uncouthly DER the strings Of
his Tyre In painting also he owed more to his native
discrimination than 10 academic teaching Neither his
poems nor pctures are vulgar The latter are often
languid meodious and pleasing Els yersinca
ton is not thought consistently happy in all his produc
ops hut there is enough in many Of them TO merit the
title propose 70 bestOw upon their author viz that
of a man Of genius. His was nature subject
70 aniCk ovelnOwings Of gererOsity-rapid and
restless in Its mental activity eager for spproba-
ton ana appisuse-wth a loving desire to make many
happy as lac could. Many OF those who were in Rome
ve or years ego will remember the hospabe enter
tainmentS given IN hs and studio to honor dis
tingushed Americans. was present st Splendid ban
uet given in honor OF Mr. Adams after nc had Tessped
his mission ts England Another eie was given 20 Gen
Sheridan, and a reception in honor OF Gen. Sherman
The larger portion Of his guests upon those frequent
casons we're his brother-artiss Like s other true ar
tists Read eminently free from snObbsHness and
ready at any moment to divide his last dollar with any
one Of his friends who In need The constant de-
nsnd upon his brain in the pursuit of two exact
ng in their several qualifications exhausted and reduced
the pAyssque Of 'pOetpanter 80 low that he was
Obliged TO resort to stimulates and the last two years Of
Reads residence In Rome betrayed serious change In
his health and character II s four years since he left
the Eternal City for his native land, where he was des-
tined 70 breathe his the day after his arrival He
left no encmios at Rome many who had the sncerest
affection for him. among whom enroll myself" There