The New York herald., 1879-12-14
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.


Victor Hugo is very gallant. and kisses the hand
of every lady to whom he is introduced.
George Routledge Sons publish '"The Art Of
Practical Whist" by Colonel Prayson. r. A.
Oculists say that any paper but white hurts the
eyes to write on and that that should be unruled.
Appietoa's Journal for December is made up of ex
ceent selections from foreign periodical literature.
Professor Sachau. Of Berlin. has reached Palmyra.
The German and Austrian Consuls General are ac-
companying him in his tour.
Louis Blanc is described as small slim figure
encasod in black broadcloth. large. massive head
and q kindly, scholarly face
As Gilbert Stuart's sitters were among the most
celebrated people Of his time. beginning with Wash
ington, his letters are sure to be entertaining.
The publication of the final volume of Mr.. Theo-
dore Martins Life Of the Prince Consort" is said to
have been postponed till the early part year.
Mr.. J. A. Scott. editor of the Dublin Erening Nail,
and for many years part proprietor of that Journal
has undertaken the entire literary management OF
the Irish Times.
Tourgenien began his literary career as poet but
he recognized that this not the true path
for his genius. He said himself :-'I feel o positive,
almost physical. antpathy for my not only
have not single copy of my poems. but would
pay dearly in order that not of them should be
left in the world"
the Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland.
Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Oihce.
Loudon.' now publishing in England. we find that
600 years ago tho native Cels. after series OF
nscations for the benefit OF needy English advcn-
turers. were wont to 'often misapply and retain
the kings rent
John burroughs. who probably knows as much
about nature any man living. has discovered that
poets often at fault in their dealings with tho
out-of-door world. Tennyson, Shakespeare and
Whitman pronounced almost unfaing observers;
Emerson is rarely caught mapping. and Lowell not
often. Bryant and Longtcllow seem to have looked
less sharply, and sometimes almost careiesly.
In the peasant chants Of Little Russia wo learn
from Mr.. Chodzkos book that tho Jews. who mostly
compose the trading classes, regarded their
great enemies-bad as the Poles. Ono Ukraine chant
describes how the Car rids the peasants of their
"oppressors" and then tho prophetic minstrel
trucuently describes how . Cossack leader
"Ploughed his folds. old Jows being harnessod to
tho yoke. Tho Jews dragged tho hArrows. And all
the little children were crushed under the feet Of
the horses"
Nsturalistic vs.. romantic IL the new French
literary nght. In preface to EEL Etrangero' NJ.
Alexandra Dumas is will attack the theories OF the
naturalistic school. DR.. westland Marston writing
In the New Quarterly "Realism in Dramatic Art
also bcars down on tho new school. He shows in
several pages Of analysis how very needless for all
purposes OF legitimate realism-of genuine vc-
racity--are the loathsome details with which NJ.
Emile Zola and the men of his school load work
which very likely is by in its aims blame
worthy. worthy protest Is made against the
naturalization Tho stage in narrative fiction OF
the Irrelevant typcS of supernuous ugliness which
meet us In ..L'Assommoir." NJ. zoia is not the man
" decline light.