New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.
HARPER

entertaining account OF the three famous Baltimore
beauties, Mary. Elizabeth and L"nisa Cation VINO '''
red INTO the British peeragc. and were not less ".
susned in a corrupt Court for the splendor OF theH
persoual charms than for the purity oil ther mshn''
they were the granddaughter of Charles 'afi"" VI
Carrolltop Mary the eldest and most oeauuIul' DC
came the wife Robert Patterson brother OF """".
Patterson 3onaparte and after his oeath she "ii''
the Marquis Wellesley brother OF the great buke VI
Wellington, and then Viceroy OF Ireland bhzape'n.
the second sister was the wife Of Lord stanford ana
Ioutsa The Youngest married first Colonel sir fei'oh
Bathurst Ueryev one OF WelinGons aides at Waterloo
and aiterwatd the Marquis ~ Carinartneh, "h'' vi
his fathers death. succeeded TO the Duhen"h vi
Leeds Ii is related that the nfst ume Tue
Duke of Wellington revisited Waterloo after the
victory was in 1915 when he spent the anniversary OF
the battle ON the historic Held in company with these
three Americans whom he had the greatest admira'
ton The second OF Mr.. W. H. Bishops articles on
Fish and Men In the Name Islands is breezy skc'ch
If the mac kerel-catchlng and allied pursuits the admir-
able wood cuts being full OF life az the text ilsef Inc
history OF the Family Of George ILL.," by n NJ kow-
land is illustrated by striking reproductions from od
Portraits the other pictorial at'eies are inc
continuation of Mrs Daviss " BY Paths IN the Noun
tsins and NJ ID. Conway's The ven sleepers fara-
disc beside the Loire" poem amid the Grasses
bv William NJ. Briggs is adorned with the most eNqni-
SITE foral borders. There two short stories Ama-
dar" by Rose Terry Cooke, and "A MidsummerN ights
Adventure" ia which true tale OF Mount Desert,
already briefly told III THE TRIBUNE Is used WIFI
some additions which the wel-known hero ana heroine
will perhaps relish much as other people. MI
Curl. pays warm tribute TO DR.. Ripley. in the Easy
Chair and dlscourses also of old Newport snoo"ery'
the Fourth of July and Sarah .Bernhardt. From the
article on Dr. Ripley copy a few paragraphs: Inc
lie Of "A huge city like New-York seems very much
richer when l; is remembered that man IKE Ripley
may be one OF It's almost unuoted citizens To certain
circle indeed his mind. his learning and his charming
lni l,ar I'm he
fl ON all seeking and love of noOreiy and display
that his seldom appeared III the newspapers, ana
he was therefore, outside Of his literary audoriendy
circle, con- paratively unknown This fact marks
by contrast local notoriey which has no re-
laiion to character service There are men
who make themselves conspicuous on broadway by
come eccentriciiy OF costume appearance. They
their hair very long when HAIR IS generally trim
med close their hats peculiar or their clothes are
meant to catch the Some OF them are walking al
refreshments of kind which makes their occcntricity
ui more undgnifed; some exhibitions OF mere
vanity. and all have ptiiu air Of sayng This h the
pny way III which attract attention. There Is
similar class VINO conspicuous solely by the frequent
appearance OF their names in the papers. ana VINO are IN
that way familiar figures to the Newspaper reader, but
wholly without individual significance. Mr.. Ripley,
however. who lie important part of great
Journal. always personally veilc1. He was not an
orator. nor an attendant at public meetings. an OFT
Ger public institutions. He summed personal pun
cty HIMSELF while his good word IT 10 others
The general course OF his lite has been made familiar
by many notices the daily and weekly press In this
Magazine, alsO his name shall he mentioned with love
snd honor for he was long connected with the house
that issues it, aud time lac regular ed-
toal conrihu OF 10 these pages HIS perfect indechd
ence total freedom fron! kini oi ict influence,
even IN, most Involuntary form, were Us conspicuous
es his ail lcut knowledge ard familiarity with various
literature cheerful ,iyoty OF address A. char
acie.1sLc as manly mne-ty. liz association with
the house began upon his removal 10 NewNOik ahoht
1919. IL l-i7 the experiment al Brook Farm ended.
aud Mr. Ripley employed, We believe. upoa the
press Boston. For many reasons. however New-lork
was more grateful residence. and the synpa ny of Mir.
Greeley with the convictions and impulse from which
Brook Farm spTang naturally opened TIE TRIBUNE for
the cooperation OF accomplished writer as Mr. RID
lev For cone before, Margaret Fuller had been
the chief literary editor of The TRIBUNE and her ar-
ces with her peculiar signature. introduced many of the
noted OF The modern English authors TO the Amer
reader But MI Ripley had extraordinary fitness for
the place which he flied Tor many years. The uaiu-
Ial reserve Oh busy scholar, and rcuccncc winch MAS
never ed 10y Gonh0nic with the severity OF we'll
trained mind mc times gave Ia his manner All air pl
hardness. OF cOldnC>s which was, however alto
r,;her nlnsDIy His critical reviews Ike his opinions
b, the lit rary adyiseroi Publishing house. thor
Oagh dcai cd, hut then spnt slnGariy gentle
and kiuJy aiG generous, No man detected sham more
dcSp il utterly but he never forgot
that the function of Il CrC Is not 10 serve UP the
author The Of the reader and he wonld
have garded the reckless Of Hacrood aud fOs.r
a. mere literary wreckers aud pirates. His sympathy
with young writers eIhaustleSs. He saw whatever
good ns they hid done. and cXolled it. II was not
his f1ut il generally recognized.
Few OF those with whom MIR. Ripley associated
III later years familiar with his controversial prime
when he entered the lists witt IedOub able philu
sopbca ard he0log. eOnist Andrews Nori1n
"a the thoroughly equipped champion OF the new
thought the Trausccudehtil revival OF forty years
ago. That Il, bate had deep influence uIOI the intel
lcctua development Of the country lt hberdz-d
thought, ANA stimulated humane activity OF every kind
and one Of is chie forces the courage the ample
resources tue welordercd learning and unQuliinsfath
81 George i.Irey CocIidgc and SOUthey had d camed
Of "a Pautsocracy. an ideal community upon some re-
uo,e shore Of the Snsq johanna. The American Cole
r.d.oaDs, humane splrtuaists founded thcir new
world at Erooh Farm. it the social enterprise in
which much he hope aud aspiration Of tha, tue the
American moral political Renaissance form
Is history VIII never be written more Iuy than has
been. nor need Il be Iswas Of the experiments.
which Will be constantly renewed unit! the hope of Lu
pany - eXBguShC1 to base society upon jnteI reia
tons by general sharinsof the manual AM meuta
labor OF tie world IL cooperative ASSOCIATION If
persons dcawn tos timer bya common conviction md
purpose. Thcy generally highly educated and
hEcd ana fhcif lie mad charm which Is immortal In
every nlrmOgy those early days. They mostly
persons wholly unknown. Even Hawthorne. who
al the farm for month";. hsd then little fame. and
lc was never in faith with the Brook Farmers.
There was blended romance aDd EumOr in the enter
prise w!uch touched his IMAGINATION; but he bad. IN
fact some DIM ult passages WITH IN. leaders OF this
Aicadia-ior such 1t in the early timeMr Ripley
was the head. one OF the laughing philosophers at the
farm. upon child playing the sand, lying in
the lap OF the great Jther askei him. gayly, We'll
yom, Is the common mother of us arr Mr.
Ripley promptly answered the child. They
arc all gone, the Old familiar faces. In The
summer morning while Mr. COliyer spoke over the
friend whom Parker should have outiiNed, instead Of
going by twenty yeafs there were those listening