New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-02

on tho steps Of Emwood, Che residence OF J. i. Low
ell. Here resided Che poets father, the Rev. Dr.
Lowell aud here - years AFRO was born his SON, who
has excepting his years spent in Europe, lived here
ever since. ca Your right, you stand ON the
steps is pine grove Near you are two large
svrnul bushes and various lowering shrubs. Back
of the house are am orchard aud several tall Amer
lean ems and further on grove where gather the
horons which Longielow has celebrated ~ late
poem in Ttc ANnGc The house has no architec-
tutal beauty, buJ was built for solid comfort
wide. wcll-lightcd hall. decorated with bu,ts and
portraits. admits YOU ON the left 70 the poets
tum-two large rooms, one OF which and part OF the
other is crowded from floor to ccIiIug with books
Photographs aud pictures I'LL M every available
space on the walls Arnchairs of various patterns
old and new. second thc hosts invitation 10 con-
vcr.atlon and pines. Table and floor are stIewn
with books and papers in picturesque confusion i'm
one Garner is an antique escrit0ire, 0pen bat evil
IDENTIFY not used for writing by the Professor, who
writes tas every reasonable person shouiU ON bis
knee. The study windows ON three sides
LEFT in the most fascinating ciimpses of trees
and Garden rrcenery. il both rooms is q large fire.
place. and in tie one where Lowell sits immense
back-logs cut from his own grounds, and a bank Of
heapcd-up wood ashes and glowing Goals behind tie
tall clistening andirons present most comforting
and DGrOnlal picture.
Were ] a professional interviewer might dilate
largely upon She charms and attractions of Elm
wood and the personal characteristics Of the host.
But there are limits 70 the liberty Of "a newspaper
correspondence. to be all the more respected when
unsolicited It touches any details OF the domestic
freSide-even of distinguished author about
whom the public would willingly hear all 10 can.
The Rev. DR.. FIJI. Hedge has been delivering a
course of interesting lectures in Boylston Han
every Tuesday afternoon celebrated German au-
thors. These lectures are public, and are always
crowded and exceedingly popular. large proper
ton of the audience il, of ladies. And on Sunday
last Prof benjamin Pierce spoke in one of tire Bos
ton pulpts on Religion and Science, report OF
which The 4drCaisg has given. Tnu5 We had the
contrast of two college professors one an eminent
clergyman and the other an eminent scientific lay
man. occurring the one IN quite uuceIica style ard
matter ON week days in university recitation
room. and the other in sami-cercal style and mat
ter on q Sunday afternoon i'm one of the CoHsoTva-
tive Unitarian churches. Surely the old division
lines are being oblitcTated between preachers and
lecturers Balzac tells story Of two little children
looking ut picture of Adam and Eve in pRris Ha-
hralbYs. There was q dispute which was Adam and
which was Eve. AZ last one Of the nuoceuts said,
- think we should see them dressed before we can
tell Che man from the woman so, pretty soon wc
shaft only he able to DISTINGUISH the clerc man from
tho .ayluau by the black silk gown or cas.ock.
c. Z. CEANCH.