New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-31

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~. t)14ood ~ Iepcoduesd 81 the same process
~ IL 1I,r tnro ctylo chosen IN biz rccent edition
III ii 1lnu1iof'0 Gkctcles vulume Of the p'csurcs
- c1l,octed ~ n. Charles Keeno from the back
1nnsoo 81 HrncA. THIS gallery Of oketcncs u
44ln peoolo II much larger and oCnaewhaC moro
,i1a fhen the componi0n book Of ilIuouotl0ne OF
do~eiStee The number Of cuts IL shout 400. and
go rcprosent tho work Of long series Of indus'
$500 years Kcene IL the successOr-we do not
4 ~ tire riral-Of John Lcech. He has no Intention
~ 6sfizsaine the folcs Of fashion or the faults OF
f1r rnrtl6ular class; his purpose never exoenu'
fov1nd tho exhibition Of individual absurutles OF
~ invention Of droll situations. His subjects are
snt,srnllv chosen from low and middlc~class life;
ma IL the lapguid Ono gentleman IL introduced
NV and then 1t Il only to servo as foil for tho
better display Of something laughable n persons
q different rank in the world. The characteristic
q Mr. Keenes style il pure drollery II ne can ex-
rfcSs that he cares ttlc about the accessories OF
thN fefnemcuts OF execution. He gives us exceiient
1nndeeapo backgrounds B0metmes, but ne mas no
ocriDlc in pnpctrating suOA atrocities as the ittic
gjrls in Ready p. S3) ana brusnme ras No"
Hat" lp 1867. These figures, not Deng IMPORTANT
for the development OF has principal idea are drawn
With SarelcssncSs OF which, 70 40 MN Jusico' no
gives us but few examples Inc motiVe OF INC
okctchcs Is almost invariably wen CHOSEN anu III
tho expression oil 1t Mr. kecne never 1ais. ms ooIS
are inimitable They are not the pretty children
Of Du Manrer OF the well-bred en1dHs sefrioies OF
11cecl they are tho mischevous. saucy. and pre-
cociousu rchns OF the street, the fulfilled page VINO
is tho plague of the family the stupid rustic scholar
who brings tho board sch0olmaster to CONFUSION by
ridiculous answers to the visiting inspector.
Who signed MAGMA Charta Y asks nj. Inspector
urgently but in vain; and scapcgracc. thinking
matters begin to look serious replies. Please SIT,
'twasnt .ne, sirw The picture of tho discharged
page. with broken cr0ckcry and glass, the evil
dences Of his carelessncss, covering the dining
table, is delicious. "Now, Robert" asks his mis-
trcss. "yOu understand why l part with you r.
And lie sobs and rubs his tousled sandy HAIR as nc
answers: "Canse lm-'causc rm-'cause I'm so
VOyF The tavern waIters are as gooa as 1ne ooSs'
the Dns drivers and cahmen' III whose hhpuuehce
there IS redeemlng uavor Oh luh' ONO Is hc'er
tired OF ana Mr.. heenes ocotchhen arc "'s''no'
c'"'S' A0''. M, - \, ~ s.rro,,,s
!uncn oa''."."I's's ,~,.,,
nan arc .ica'eu WIN a., u",.'o' Co. ,na
VI i's ehe'' " 'io "i'''''
exagSeratioh proper 10 c"iea'u'o IS So'u'"'
10 reacn the limit Oh 'he sro'esquo p'napS' -
irish pictures however 'na' MI N'."0 10 ""pp''S"
anu IN 'ncs' "i' ''''e.' ~ ,uo - ... -
!.' - qu,'o "' ,s - $50, 80 =, aaIa ~ th. torso
-. ,arorIs ,;t,.r ,uder h;s p;c
49, ~" m. go, - ,;ar ,,or;r, ,ho sbofts ar
,snort to r,olo the horse blave
w, 80, -. III. po+ vho ha1 s;cnea tbe
"'s s''. 49, - 49,. c. ,'ndor Tho
|''7N' - a,;.a;,,, 20 .ho,, inn
,,on,,ont hovs drinking ipsdep. the tattered and
noisy cps,ome1 who MILLS off his coat and wells at
the athletic hartman: "Tur-r-rn me out! Is it
tur.r-rn me ont, Thin. bedadl come outside and
tnr-rrn me ont,m the Irish drill sergeant who APP
,ears in variety Of droll situations always with
f,.sh hull tho Irish neasant who in his love of
bvnorlole and generous desire to please exclaims
a. 10 rno,;sh sno,tsm,n. ais il tbronts7 Re
;o,.rs IN. watther,s stif wild 'emw-tbese are
"-a.,,ors ~ Mr. Keeno's which illustrate the
,...,.s Of ,;s torcv M less than the facility Of
his mcneil
., ~ cs,.r,, ..samn Mansion ia writing tho
.:-a,,,,,, =. tho Texap hero and has the family
- :; ~; .sos,io,
P'f0 "
"cos'ers o'c',oharS CONTAINS 49, p"|e Wv
dictionary OF the rrebch ACADEMY. "iioh Pioio''o'
to be the standard ior rahce' i'o'o paE'' L'uo'
great work, which Is superior " '"0 1A0""."' viz
t"rary' 4''oo P"ses, '",'" VI ,'-..s 90 ~
o'1~' paEoS' anu ~ ~ o., -
brothers Orimn u" 'he ie''er H. i-'''i ''ee'
Mrs. Frances Hodgson burhett' whose nome III
Washington. has benin very poor heath OUT Is no"
cOnvalescent. She persevered I'D her writing even
when ILL., and wrote many pages OF manuscript WINE
beirdhea, Inc move, s"e - NJ" ".i,s 10 sa
TO deal WIN "asni"e''" "'0' 'i" luz "su'
mas Oeen 700 i.''io "o'A'u anu WIN '"' "'
eOine hoNehs's ioi'uno'
Itisreported that Or. Holland desrous OF relieving
himself from the responsibilities OF business, has
sold the mi; jority Of his stock in the magazine house
OF Scrbner A. Co. 10 Mr.. Roswell Smith, VINO heuce-
forth will hold controlling proprietary interest
the Concern. Mr.. Smith has been the business
manager from the first, and this accession 10 his
mower insures the maintenance of the same liberal
l. ba