New-York tribune., 1879-01-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ErRRI-ARY MAGAZlNES.


call-ht The agency OF capital IN promoting the prom
,abe employment Of labor is set forth III series o'
.tr,knc illustrations taken from actual experience
hovtnr hc mutual benefits that grow out OF jnst ana
friendly relations between the employer ana 'mpo! Gu
Mr. william W. Story gives the ffst chapter oI
Roman Holiday Twenty Years Ago. hNcIy narr''Ne
descrhiuc Roman ic rs twas at tha; date among '"c
common classes Of the population apropos oi rural c1
c1isiou among the mountains Of the CampaGna Dy l"e
writer with party OF four couhu9-u'
ing friends. In ON article on Inc ~"
rorcaus ari Olhcr Novels" in which MI ht"I!
james r, receives Just commcndation ior 'he e"o'
conccpt,ons and delicate flavor Of his stories the "r''
protests against the practice OF so many o our n"'c
authors of necessarily drawing comparisons between
ourselves and folk in Europe ana the I'SP-cN'o
wavs Of living. thinking, and talking fu'icE 10 '''
pare ones self with another, he reA"i"7 Is "'""''
ungraceful ami undiguincd, procaimng SeI-cohSc'ou
ness II not seifuntasiucss. I'VE have our own lie 10
live our resources 10 unfold own CruGeand COM
pc1 conditions finally TO compel into some sort OF s III
met,y our own youth 10 train. II We do not cVoNe
some new forms adapted 10 our new enNhohmchII Il VIII
show pretty conclusively that there Is small hea'" III
us" "The New Catholic Cathedral IN New 1oih Is u"
subject Of a critical peper 10y Clarence Cook Rcharu
CENT White describes some whimsical adventures
in "Iondon Streets" r. II. Stoddlrd gives add-
lonal "reminiscences OF Bayard Taylor and there arc
noctcal contributions 10y Lucy Larcom Mrt saline fla
aud Others
The wonderful forms OF marine life when nave re-
Gently attracted 50 much attention from scHhUnc '-
porers are the subject Of an interesting paper III H'P
describing the history and character Of tie pearl the
coral the sea ancmoue, Tho nautilus ana other marVeIs
NJ beauty which are concealed beneath the VIDE waste
ofwattrs that cncircc the globe. Anew chaptero KAN
bcs in the South OF France" ls devoted TO CaicasSoe
Iourdcs Pau, Bordeaux and other cltlcs oI hsioIcd
commercial social celebrity. A bogralhlc"l skclc"
of admiral Hiram Panldug is contributed by LIS scn-
law w. Meade.
career OF that distinguished naval commander whose
name holds a brilliant posi- ION In more thah one
important period Of the history OF tie Chlt'0
States a; the Mouth OF the AmaZOu.' IS skctch OF
South American scenery and society Ivy 4 recent 'eV
pler presenting some novel and curious information
In addition to the reports of Wallace, Aeassz, OrtoI
and other scientific explorers who have made such Nalu-
able contributions to the knowledge Of the county
Tho article IL hbcrally Illustrated, including seVeril
tpecimens of female beauty Brazil which would pass
muster IN any Exhibition, though as represented Dy inc
writer the women nave sorry time Of it, passing their
lives day after day without stirring from the ionr walls
Of the house, einrr motoncss on their hannoekS' or
looking out Of the window at the passersby The men
are 5umptious set o. varcts hteratc and pIciudiced
,eenc nothing beyond their stage OF dcvelopment'
and perfectly convinced that their country "beats ali
creation" in beauty. cultivation, and progrcss There
Is story West Virginia in tho number by John Listen
Cooke the first chapter of novel 10y Dmah Mulock
Iraik a collection Of unpublished letters from Mem
dessohn TO Madam, MoSchees, and poetry by Helen W.
ludlow. Elizabeth stuart Phelps and Others.
one Of the best contributions TO the magazines FOR this
month is the article III Lippinc0H entitled" iiungaran
Types and Austrian Pictures" by Edward King written
with hs usual aptncss in the selection Of topics, and
oven more than his usual force and brliancy Of de-
scrpton The foreign tourist should not fail to note ms
iootsome sketch OF the culinary attractions OF the Old
Hungarian Prsburg the CUISINE of one o whose inns is
D. renowned that hundreds Of epIcures from Vienna
make an annual excursion to dine on pheasanis and
drink the ruddy in the ancient capital Mr. King re-
Iate the experience OF two Cuterprsmg Americans who
intent on cnioy Ing game dinner IN Europe GuHd such
gorgeous rcpat awaiting them in answer TO THEN tcle-
gram that they began TO trembe for their purses But
when the bill brought they were delighted 10 ma
that the hole amount was only six CudeD, or dollar
and q half apiece. including wines, which would
have made the people STARE at Pdrs restau-
ant or Fifth Avenue hotel. Mr.. King gives
tempting account Of the attractions of Vienna
The Austrian Paris Paradise, which is beginning to he
included in the ordinary line OF American travel You
are astouished the splcndor Of SO many OF the pnc
pal edinces. Europe is sprngine NJ close beside
the old aud dccaying continent. The city displays but
few features Of German type Even the language does
not sound at all like the harsh cultural speech Of North
prn Germany where German only Is sp0ken. The most
influential people i'll Vienna Jews They own the finest
palaces they dictate tn policy of the Vienna press they
control the banking business and could crumpe up in
n day two-thrds Of the Austrian, Hungarian, and Gall
elan nobility, who pretend to he so greatly their supe-
fiors in society The in Vienna is an
Inconyenient time for the stranger who Is
not .ricn. II IL no doubt the most eXpen-
siye capital in Europe. Fifty cents there VIII not
not buy than twenty cents in Paris. Each bO'e
has at ITS entrance awful fncOnary dressed in reg
mentals with a gold-iaced cap and magnificent air.
who the of your stay I'm tho city about
ifteen per cent 10y his yrinnlcal demands upon your
finances Another Hung Iran article in this number is
devoted to Michael Mmkacsy, celebrated painter of
hat country, who at an carly age has acquired eminent
distinction both for his artistic talent ana lis personal
history "The Cooncl's Venture il a lively story OF
Virginia life, by Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis a ptquant
sketch of Lord BcaconsHcds political career is contrib
ated by Margaret sullivan, "The Latter Days OF the
Bennerhassets" by Maria T. OOd5fGgc, describes the
closing scenes Of tragic family history aud there
poems by Howard Gyndon and Margaret G.. Preston
THE Tie Club at Play" which opens this months
number OF Scrt6cr, is rambling free andcasy account
f an excursion 10 the ends Of tho earth at the eastern
End of Long Island y party Of young NcWNCk artists,
whose holiday adventure, furnish the theme for series
Of lively penanlnb sketches. Tic article is pIoisey
Illustrated with drawings by prominent popular artists.
"The Glacier Meadows OF the SierIss" by John Muir
graphic chapter Of natural history by writer 10 whose
vigorous pen the mountains aud forests OF California
are indebted for many fresh revelations OF their animal
Ne ana natural beauty "To the Clergy" by the Rev.
Edward Essleston, is doubt the most Conclo
al Ceum" that Was ever delivered 10 COnsecratcd
ears, presenting Iich store Of wholesome mOni-
and suggestion, clothed in mOtl'y GaTb cf
dOte and pithy clerical sayings OF traditional fame.
Some good stories told OF late Rev. DE- Bethuncs
love Of fast horses which might have been enriched by
an anecdotc which have heard him relate of his
Ce>sfu tampcrinE with the virtue Of his cOachmau,
sturdy, democratic Green Mountain boy who refused
uncover lis head when hc the Doctors library
bis daily orders but cnuccd by the offer of
addi dollar TO his monthly wages to take of his
the occasion, without further delay scrupe. TIE
Homes and Iiauuts Of Emerson" by T. b. SanbOr PIE
sents a c0pou, detail Of the pedigree OF the poet with
some more or less exact particulars OF his private life
nen.nnal hn.Ils accnIuuauLel hI NrI.iMal