The New York herald., 1877-03-19
LITERARY cHlT-cHAT.


The attacks upon Mr.. Il. s. Nadal owing to his art-
Gle on newspaper literary criticism exceedingly
po.ty aud uncallcd for Mr. Nadal is man who never
makes a statement that he cannot support In saying
that the book reviews in many papers are nucncedby by
the counting he only refers TO newspapers where
such IL the case; none others will take offence.
pamphlet OF descriptive programmes OF "Carl
Wofsohn's eighteen Historical Piano Recitals, be.
ginning February IL. 1877, containing biographical
sketches Of composers, explanations and definitions OF
tho musical works, and history OF the piano." has
been published by Chicago arm
p O'shca announces for publication, May !. ''be-
side the Western Sea-" collection OF poems by Hur-
riet NJ Skdmore (Marie), with an introduction by tho
Most Rev. J. s. Alemany, u. D., Archbishop OF San
Francisco.
Matthew Arnold 10 preparing a volume OF his poems
and essays Tor the press
J. B. Ford Co. have issued parts II, IL and IS OF
library Of poetry and song edited by William Cul-
len Bryant The portraits in these numbers are OF
Dr.. j. q. Holland, Mr.. Bryant and o. W. Holmes, and
are beautifully engraved steel The poetca selec-
tions arc madc with and taste, and cover every
known subject in the realm OF poesy The book when
complete will be necessary to every we'll Kept library
Rhoda Garrett, who IS joint author with her cousin
Agnes Garrett OF .House Decoration, just published
in Porter l. Coates '.Art ut Home series," Is somc
ner OF William Morris, tho poet, In Arm OF pro.
fess,onal house decorators, and now carries
on the business with her cousin with great
success, having Q large clientaao In various
parts of England They are thoroughly prac-
tical women, ana competent to overlook tho drain
age carpenters repairing &C., as the painting, paper
lug, furnishing and other decoration proper. Their
business Is advise charge II desired in
altering rofurnisning and other work to mako ones
house moro comfortable beautiful SO that the best
effect may be obtained at the least expenditure Tho
Misses Garrett have written their book as practical ad-
vice tor people limited MEANS and their experience
and knowledge mako 1t valuable. Mr. Lotie. the
author of tho other volume Of the ''Art at Home
scricsr that has bcen issued we'll known writer
tho Saturday Revieo and the Guardian. and is an
enthusiastic collector Of objects He is rector of
tho Royal Chapel in Savoy London, ono OF tho Queens
chapcs and Is an intimate friend OF Greed, the his
torian
A cheap edition OF wilrs novels has just been
arranged Tor publication.
A translation into French Of Mr.. +. Lee Benedict's
ssSt Smon's Niccc'' is IN press.
Mr. Hjame Hjorth Boyesen Is writing some more
short s,orics That is good news, but wherc's the
novel?
Amelia B. Edwards new book, "a thousand Niles
Up Nic'' masterpiece Of 1ne work. both in tho
precision and vgor equal to her liveliness and bril-
lancy. Her cnth usiasm for old Egypt and the hstor
cal learning woven IN, makes the book more than
travellers journal The many beautiful illustrations
are mostly IRON tho authors own drawings
The Saturday Rerec has Mandatory column review
OF Charles Nordhon's 'Cotton States" The samo
journal says special report "public Libraries
the United States contains perfect encyclopaedia OF
knowledge respecting It's particular topic, like
many other American State papers OF similar char.
actcE''
An autobiography Of Sir William Fairbairn. tho dis
tinguished engineer, has been completed BY Sir W.
Polo and published by Longmans.
Slgnor Mor,condo one Of the Italian Commissioners
to the Philadelphia Exhibition, has published the
fruits Of his investigation Of American printing estab
lishmcnts in interesting report, entitled ''La
Stampa In America" I"
The salaries OF professors in Amherst College have
been lately reduced ten per cent. and the effect
of times has boen fet different degrees other
Institutions
N. vapereau Is adding 10 his we'll known "Dct,on-
naire des Contemporaries" a 'Dictonnaire Universal
des Litteratures."