The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Mrs Napiers translation Of prince Metternich's
Memoirs will be ready next month.
William Blacks next novel is to have its scene
laid in England and is not to include Scotchman.
Donahoe's Magazine for November is. usual full
of selections of a nature to please Irish Catholics
AIR. John Morley's Life OF Golden" will be in
two volumes. octave. ana will be published imme-
diately after Christmas.
'The Sunken Rock" by George Cupples. author
of that rafting tale Of the sea, 'The Green Hand
has been added to Harper's Half Hour Series.
Messrs. W. II. Allen Co.. London. will publish
very "The Russ,ans at Home and the Russians
Abroad" Mr.. Sutherland Edwards new book.
In the English Men Of Letters Series" prom
Used '.Milton." by the rector Of Lincoln College,
Oxford; "Cowper." by Professor Goodwin smith;
Hawthorne" by Mr.. H. James. Jr.; "Chaucer." by
Professor A. W. Ward and ''Southey," by Professor
Dowden.
Miss Sarah o. Jewett's ''Old Friends and New Is
published in q volume Of 'Lttle Classic Dimensions
by Houghton. Osgood Co. 1t is made up Of the
popular stories of this writer which have appeared
from month to month in the magazines Miss jew
ett's stories have homely attractiveness, and
morally they are good rs gold
Mr.. Virtue Tebbs has nearly completed the
rangement correction and annexation edition
of the letters OF James Howell author less known
to the readers of the present day than his merits
deserve. "AIontaigne and Howell's letters are my
bedside books" says Thackeray in Of the most
delightful Of his Roundabout Papers,"
Just Ono Day" LOCKWOOD has already run
through three editions in the United States, and
several larger in England. 1t is one of those
bits Of domestic literature which Is not done with
when it is read but keeps itself alive In every
household it reaches. Small wonder it 9 q SUBJ
ject of conversation among ladies this year.
curious and strictly American idea is conveyed
IN circular from Chautauqua. presenting the plan
of literary and scientific circle formed for the pur
pose Of allowing ignorant fathers and mothers to
keep up more or less with the progress of thor
at college. This is to DO accomplished by reading
certain Of books forty minutes day. nino
months out of the twelve. for four years.
Herr Regel. the Russian government botanst at
Tashkend, has found time to write valuable work
of 700 pages tho Culture of Flowers In Rooms"
This would deserve translation. as Russians
greatly given during their long winters to the Guilt
walton of flowers in rooms. and some Of their ef-
forts. notably screens of growing ivy and parasitic
plants for tho decoration of wallis would be regarded
us novelties.
Dick & Fitzgerald seem never to weary of pub
fishing collections of songs and recitations, In
which we'll known selections appear shunied up
with occasional new clipping. We have received
'.Irsh Dialect Recitations" and ethiopian Scenes.
&C.," which are Of the old standard, but In "Dck'sl
Original Album Verses and Acrostics wo haV
something ON which the album fends will poupe
with celebrity. Herc acrostics for every won-As
name with fair to middling verses, suitsie ZOE
many occasions. VINO will talk In prose hesafterf
When Victor Cherbulicz nrst saw the Jay who
became his wife she was a sewing girl. II saw her
at her work and fell in love with her atrftivo face
He had the good sense to know that it " uld never
do for man of his culture to marry ho,as she was
He connded his passion to discrco'lady friend'
who took the girl in hand and edueted her. mo
plan was success. When tho girl's education was
completed the counting begun and the wedding
soon followed. The marriage hasproved sineuiariy
harm onious--sho is q devoted wib and mother ana
lio returns her devotion.
Dr. Harper. the accomplishS assailant OF DIR.
Pusey's "Eironicon,' is about D publish treatise
in four volumes on ''Th, Metaphysics OF the
school," II Is based on tho philosophy OF Thomas
Aquinas and deals with thoe fundamental questions
Oh the solution OF which the direction OF future
philosophical research mlinly depends. Inc hrss
volume will soon appel. This work derives
special interest from tho recent encyclical OF Leo
KILL, and 1t is q curout fact. says the Ameneums
that the Jesuit school, Which newspaper correspond
ents asserted was aimed " in the encyccal should
be the first to come forward In defence OF the prin-
ciples which are ther, laid down by the Pope
Msssrs. Macmillan publish the work.