New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-05
LITERIRY NOTES.

| "TJow 20 Draw and Paint" ID. e II. Dickson,
| Philadelphia is cheap and crude little book
which asDircs to teach every branch OF the art of
palntIng and w e tendency, unfortunately. is to
| increase the number Of amateur daubers The
statement on page 10 that, with the aid of antique
models and " little " study of the anatomy OF the
human. the student will need only 4" moderate 4"
| practice TO overcome the difficulty of drawing the
| human figure does not inspire confidence in it's
| teachings.
Three bright Christmas books for little folks from
| = s. Lipp ncott & Co., are Tie Youngser" by
Consn D. sy, which i, a medley Of prose and verse,
and is illustrated by Kate Greenaway and others;
The story Of Dog Iy n. UAnvcrs, in which a
Scotch terrier, by nan. Pike relates his adyen-
lures VITA the assistance DE-; rs scribe Bruno The
mastlfY and Feet and Wngs' visits with Uncle
Herbert among the beasts and birds. The last bears
on the cover p cture of the baby elephant and her
| mother Hebc.
| "Unbcaten Tracks in Japan" is attracting much
notice IN England Miss Isabella Bird, its author,
disregarded the warnings of friends IN Toxic and
| bold Y travelled into the mountainous country to
| the northwest, where Europeans have seldom been
seen Among the " harry Amos she saw two boys
whose backs were covered with fur as fine and soft
as that Of a cat. In form and features they were
unlike The japanese. and seemed to be physically a
u. /.
American edition.
Bayard Iay,o name is almost rs familiar 10 edti-
Gated Germans as to the great of hIe COUP
trymen TRANSACTIONS % part of his writ Dgs ha se
been widely read and appreciated in Germany. and
| the complete German edition of his works III
PREPARATION in Berlin, will doubtless meet with a
| large sale Mrs TAYLOR, who it will De rem M
| beIed is the daughter of a distinguished German
scholar Professor Hansen, has made the transla-
ton into German. 1t is said that volume of bog
raphy and correspondence will be added hereafter
\ to the German edition.
| The most touching legend in Mr.. Edwin Arnolds
Light of Asia" is the parable of Kisa GOsmi and
her dead child. Competent scholars had said that
the poem was faithful presentation OF the legend
ary life and teaching sof Buddha. but there
was at first much unanswered inquiry as to the
source of the above legend, and some credited IT to
Mr. Arnods powers Of invention. young
Sanslxrt scholar. Mr. j. II. Thlessen at the Unver-
stf of KEEL, has found the original legend IN the
Ms. of Buddnaghosa in the Library of Copenhagen
His translation and notes obtained for BIN the
degree OF Doctor of Philosophy.
jovia clerg, man of this city. writer Of books
on abstruse theological subjects. the lfe of a
small company at quiet summer resort. When 1T
was time for him TO return to the CITY, he presented
his last book on Providence 10 a lady Of the com
pany, with a sober injunction that she must not
think Of reading it. Then why do you give me
your book" she replied, IF Pm not to read III"
"On. the book Is token OF my regard for you" he
said but 1t is not a book to read III the summer
wnen YOU can be out of doors with the nOwors and
the sunshine; bCt If must read IL 90 so only IN
the very coolest winter weather"
The library of bibliomaniac, containing many
rare works III early English poetry ana the drama
is on exhibition at Clinton Hall and will be sold at
auction this week, the sale to begin on Monday
evening. II contains. among other rare and curious
books, Montanus's " D. Nieuwe Onbekende
Wcereld" amsterdam. 1671), which contains the
earliest engraved view Of the ttiement OH Man
haitian island Hawkwarfs Honour Of the lay
ours" (.ondon. 1850 which, ~ Is said, suggested
to sir Walter Scott HIS story of "Qdeniu Durw ard
and John CaryPs drama The Engl sh Princess
| 1GG7l which is not to be found In the British