New-York tribune., 1879-05-12
LITERARY NOTES.

The perplexities and humorous features OF
buying a horse have been written by Mr. howeis II"
the June Atlantic The author of the recent article On
"Certsin Dangerous Tendencies in American Lile VII,
contribute study of New England Factory Town.
An article on "Art in Engraving on WOou VIII oo
printed from the zen ofW. j. Linton =, -,
The fourth volume of Theodore Martins
Idfe of the Prince Cousor is just out In London Inc
narrative is said TO be much less personal thah pouo
Ii prcsents Prince Albert In stronger ught thah ue
as regards his active participation ID tue auaS o s
land and his interest in those of Europe one eter Is
from the Prince to Louis Napoleon relative to Russia
and correspondent says is in some respects remark
able and should be read with mfegned approVai OS
the disciples of Jingosm."
Tho fonrth volume of Lewes's " problems
nj Life and Mind" beng " The Study of Psychology ;
its Object scope and Method" which George Eliot has
prepared publication, will be ready at Hougton o'
GOOD & Co.'s this week Friday. The same day 'hs
house will publish the last volumes go and 81 Of
Mr. Longfellow's Poems of Places" Volume so IN
oludes poems pertaining America Mexico and
South America and Volume 81 those which concern ID
Oceanca. Helen NJ. KnoNltons " HINTS lor ruP"9 J."
Drawing 4" Will also be out on Friday
Couture says in his book that he would
ignore the antique giving fret lessons to beginners In
Art TO use 1t with beginners is monstrous Whle the
teacher is trying make his student feel the beauties
statue he is giving him false impressions ana ih
iarizing him with what he cannot understand teache
can make his pupil copy table or book aud he can
have plaster casts Of them he like but TO teach from
the ANTIQUE is impossible the pupil has many things TO
learn before he can comprehend it." Couture relates
that when he asked TO paint portrait OF Berancer
he said he did not do because he had great ad
mraton for him and feared an intimate acquaintance
might destroy his ideal What finally decided him to
overcome his reluctance was charming letter lrom
Madame sand" This letter however he did not present
10 Beranger one reason being that he wished TO pre-
serve Il. When the drawing for the portrait had
been made Berauger praised It, Couture apoo-
cises for relating a story which is, he says
too hsttering to himself, the ground that
he has been so often tormented by mbeces thatn Is
excusable be pleased with the appreciation OF wise
man" One day near his fathers house. rayelnng sri
s Tbe ftbsf went ont and told hun he had
who could make them The child was sent Tor. ana @ cut
prised and pronounced him phenomenon saying ne
ought to be shown aud made TO cut figures IN public
places Ny father says Couture " put an emu u MS
Enthusiasm by sending into the house"
NJ. Zola apparently feels himself competent
10 enter all departments of literature, however broau
Intricate deep aud that he has license wherever lie
goes TO write with the same free hand Few literary
men have dared crteise he has done the men OF
his own time who engaged in the same pursuits as
he Writing novels himself he has not scruped to tell
his brother novess in public way Just what he thinks
of them and DO with the csudor and want OF reserve
common at a dinner party with intimate friends lie
has Just published his opinion OF the present form OF
government In France and complains bitterly of its lit
erary intolerance which he finds great as Utmost TO
make him wish back the old regime. The doctrnaire
Republicans are hsrd-headed and vminded lot
who underneath their and prudish phraseoogy,
hide the most smiRble sceptcism" while the romantic
Republicans Of Victor Hugo school "less danger
Gus but funny aud unfortunately play great part
In the Of the day. introduce into the discussion OF
public affairs the ira iaa OF hollow phrases juggle with
anttheses and give rein to their harebraned I'M
aeiuation" NJ. Zos adds that the romantic Republl-
cans are ught-rope dancers covered with hnery and
spanges executing somersaults in the ideal for the
of the crowd" OF the third class the faDat
cal Republicans he says they have put on the coat OF
GObcsplerrc and the boots Of MaTat and would Kill the
Repubc 10 morrow If they were masters" In all these
Glasses NJ Zoa finds no nope for realism in literature as
known 10 htm aud as represented by hin. He would
find that hope altogether different class OF Repub-
lcans the naturalist scientific, who deal with
politics as deals with chemistry, and who
lake into account the Circumstances ould winch tney
live. These Republicans TO his mind the only tue