New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30
BITS OF CRITICISM.


LITERARY DANDYIsM.-A young man is
certain Of sOca! success than OF the mo-
without saving thai thew would IKE kick him" AS
Thackeray observed In the case or Pendehhls lhI ue
awakened In manly bosoms TS provOAe P eop,9I -
much token OF superiority. aud prize OF noncha-
ates the rabbe OF decent fellows have neither the
vanity nor the impudence nor the strength Oh Teso
cessivey annoying TO the rugged hodmen OF letters he
rapid picturesque writer's, the nail or h
persons who crowd the press, and carry ihe laIaEo
OF il-assOrted observations TO an nncIitIeH PiO t
These persons aetSS Srd re Cadence Of
lis sentences aud shuus stock Illustrations and old
quotations as the social dandy avoids dirty gloves ant
clumsy bo1fs They nowl AT him the little humorous
street boys bully some small Etonian with tan hat
and broad white collar, who has lOst hinse III seven
| Dials This antaROnsm naturally breeds more excess
in literary dandyism till the prose OF some critics - as
full OF musk milelenrs as the handkerchief OF
popular preacher. Both parties are hardened IN tnel
WAYS; the rough and ready pressman becomes care
OF grammar and trots out his quoia'3hS JIoin
Macaulays vigorously than OF Olu INC pIoto
sense and his great genius tires itself death the
hunting for rare exotic adjeetiVes-lIhe Saturuay ne
view.
THE MUSICAL, MAN.-Our fOrefathers were
apt TO discourage all attempts ut the dissemination OF
musical knowledge among men, giving their reason
| that music was only an accomplishment fitted for
the advent of the musical man sorrowiuy 1t must be
admitted that the fOsterers OF this unpeas-
ant type OF man. 1t doubtless easy way OF paying
social debt to invite host OF friends to an uncomlo
able crush where each Spe s alter yg Sa1S2
escape from the miseries mpendnR but snch crusnes
esssry to enven them with excitement, and what
more pleasant than music Thus music became tash-
Onabe the rich paid heavily for profes SIGNAL perform
ere but what werS the needy followers in their steps TO
dol The musical man became at once an attraction,
and the competition for him increased TO mania NOW,
this parsonage being Brummagem article, was easily
manufactured TO meet the demand Given certain
and nimbleness or finger at the
piano forte might be safely left to the tailor
barber and haberdasher Thus sprang mt life tns
musical man now have him. Fashion demanded
him. ana he was produced This would not nave been
yed In the time Of heir foreiathers when music was
studied art, not as an accompaniment SAD as II
taste as il is called general, the study
of the art is much more rare than formery-Ihe Sat
urday Review
R. D. BLAcKMoRE's DELIGHTFUL NOVELS
Of mind as one OF his own Yorkshire folk would say,
strength Of graphing with powerful and intense situs
his own previous books to ind matcn for with all
this there such blum ana nearly an6 o
Ing such sincerity OF plain natures ana sonaness OF
plain thinking that feels 70 stand more FIRMLY IN the
Social system which built such broadly firm
foundations, after reading sueh book IL IL OIL so
say with what hupOr, what grave acceptance OF the
comic side OF the rustic nature, what sympathetic en-
oyment and comprehension OF the oddues OF folk no
does describe "a Mary Anerley" is not so much a
fund Of deep studies splendid pictures, OF most anus
ing and graphic sketches Of the quaintest qneerest
the earth 1t is in such books Mr. BacknGres novels
that the student English human nature VIII mo Inucn
explanation of its slow acceptance OF new ideas It's
faith 10 its growth Of experience, its steady attach
ment TO the land and ito strength bOth In prejudice and
| in principle.-lLondon Daily News.
BIOGRAPHIES BY FOREIGN WRGTERs.-We
should be surprised If the French Life OF Mozari'
written by NJ. Victor Wilder the wcllknown terateur
and published few weeks ago, were found 10 be upon
the whole the most asfactOy biographical record
great German OmpOser-and this in spite Of the vol
luminous works compiled by his own countrymen. The
fast is surprising and less tnan would appear
at first sight. Germans willingly admit that the best
biography OF Goethe 10 that by g. H. Lewes and some
EnRiiehmen polite enough to return similar cOnp
ment to Professor EZe's Life OF Byron. And there Is
indeed doubt that foreigner has material ndvan
| tagts over who stands TO bis hero m
! the position OF admlrlnR cOuntrymau, and
who from national and perhaps personal prCdectOus
Ia unable TO distinguish between facts or mere local
interest and OF general and permanent importance. II
s indeed this astnGmed circumstance which makes the
German biographies OF Mozart unsatisfactory. MS
seu tile author OF the first book worthy OF such name,
was Danish dplODatist, VINO married Mozats widow,
10 order II has been surmised to become possessed Of
the materials for his work, which Is accordingly ul OF
letters and other valuable Information, unfortunately
| III arranged and always correctly dated. As a
source original information his book, however II, or
at least was OF certain value TILL 10 was superseded by
the celebrated work OF Otto jain. But in s1e or hs
zeal and his ability jain alsO failed TO give
thing like picture or Tangible idea OF Mozart the nan
| and the artst.-lPall Mall Gazette