, 1881-10-30

niotners Illnesses IN Russia last Winter Ii very
rlliEhin5. She gave up every thfn- iu her yt7trs
ubruau to caring for this mother, who Is now In
New York, and Just beginning to mend. For
tho first time Miss Kellogg travels without her
chapcrOneS her.
saw 1,ucca lasr summer In yiennn, and she.
great fayortt With The Vionaese. aud i piayinx
there now ut the Grand Onera-Ho Boston
lUss forward now to Patti and - Me to<: Nicu-
lni. who are now half se.s s:er on their way 10
us.
THE ARTISTS
are hardly settled yet In their studies after their
summer outings Roston studios, of which
would like to tell You sometime, are charming
places, and grow more esthetic every year.
Boston is certainly touched with the "esthetic
cr,,ze:" 1t shows itself in the tlraperics Ut its
,naidens. The utter wearincss of all things mum
dsue OF the young men, and tho Boston house,
keeper, with far-away-eyes, asks forxe1fuily.
sometimes. at the Quincy market, Are you
sure this Is quite sincere. as Sue lays ecr 81 pas
slonate band" on cabbage or II bunch Of ceIt'
ry. Even window curtains next to the STRUT
arc embroidered with euntlowers, asphodel. una
pc:cocl tesathers-visIble ,ns Of what Il within.
Aud it Is said that Oscar Willie comes to Inst.n
before the winter Is out What then shall We
see: It. Is "too-too ,ln,ltteyably dreadful" 10
think vi, as even the Boston bt'otbllck now ex-
At tho Boston Art Museum an exaib.uo has
just opened Ut American wood cngrayulrs: I'M
exnsls'les of work by living artstSAre brought To
rcrher IN one roou In the next room arc .su,,t-
cuts OF the list century. y ct,rsory ....nt rsll
show that in no branch OF art has there been sncn
progress. Indeed, there II little rcsetnblnses
between the wood engraving OF today anu tweE-
IS years ago, aud the greatest advancement i'll
this direction mas been made In America. vt
hititlon just now Of :: :menorypcs," whirh Is
causiux much comment. since the producing oi
these so~catled pictures Is exceedingly artistic,
and 4uitt. new here. The 1nonoxype IL Il draw
ing On copper tn printers ink: nj lines are. en-
.ruyed or etchcs and the impression IL tascn
oE an ordinary roller press upon inolsteaed
one impression, which may be set down "a I.
Virtue. but tho 1nonotyre IS costly. Lepie. of
pnFs, t,;. some me- years ago O., di ot, SOM work
Of his pictures were etched, and soHse
New York artists experimental atteswarl In tho
smooth plate: but Mr.. ChMres 4. Walker. tho
Boston engtaycr, il the tlrsL tn exhibit entirely
successful results. 1t is NOT ut ail IL mechanics,
process but purely Hrtistic, rr9uirina, tha high
est art!srie faculty. l'rinters ink is II pliAtls
medium. capable of producing tho broadcast aui
be 1ai,l on freely by hand. worked In With the
neetitt. the stump, Or the finger end. The result
il 4 depth OF tone and E wonderfully luminous
atulosphere u these impressions. which are all
landscapes. These monotypes are causlne much
talk asnony artists aud engrasers. and have
stamped Mr.. Walker as all artist
NEW HOOKS.
One stands lisua:.yeI before the long list OF
new bucks, afl have space only to touch upon
two OF three. 4 few years ago Miss Blanche:
Howard. Of Maine, went the rounds Of the pub
fishers win SIS. en1i1icsi "tlnc Summer but
the publishers lid not dare to venture, and rt
uuti! somebody guaranteed Mr.. OaSoUd against
loss did his lirn accept IT, We ail know hoa
that little book took, and how Its large safes
MI to this day. In that book--so the story .<oes
in ftos,on-the authoreaS nut in her OWL story.
and that Of her atlianced lovers, OF course
which iucetseh her lover to that tlcKr6t that
their engagement WIS broken Miss Howard,
ot, the proceeds of tOne SUMMER, went
abroad. where sue hus lecn living In Germany
forseverat yeurs. editing puper and writing tAe
novel Amt St.renu,' which appears this week
boston critics. 90 tho lookout for H.. American
Is the story OF 4 young American girl stuaylHx
Music tH Germany. ul,dt stin rf',aly to stake
German pctxiOn are drawn trom HE. Tie book
is very clever. and will put thousands OF dollars
into his girls pocket She Is tat, plump. an1
the bIonat:sr Of the blonde ana great social
favorit iii Aostun. The America: girl who has
darcd to be herself iu i German town, who has
dared to walk rl ttos.e with !. rrussian Lieut.
tenant III the twilight OF the broad street. uut
upon which all the windows OF they who Kntner
ut kallslklltsclss open, will apprsclatt: = Aunt
u y
chnr,ling little book OF leaflets. each one u
which will coutain II poem Gu Gotcn-ito1 ana
Purple Asters- All the popular fnvortts Wilt be
Etltla Dean Procfer and James Berry ReAsei-
''Purplc md Sold" is the name OF this pretty
thing, anu its leaves will be tied together
with purple and trolti-sntir. ribbon. and kostua
Emmett liu1inutts the poems in the same royal
colors. Kate S,lntoru complies, and tt will be
3ys'x v",ane ehne nf ig5 ne anonyos :noun Robin
series Is .'RpsHinry and 1suc. Il FtorT OF the
Revolution, its scene laid 1T Yorktown Newport.
uuti IN Enrupe. Its advance sheets nave only
been Seen, 40 there are guesses as to its au-
thorship Koston seems to enjoy this KMtne OF
guessing at atithorshil,s, and publishers and u
delightful and profitable To hnye book-buyers
do So much advertising for 1he1n-
'cApE: con FOEKS-" :
Very curious lawsuits have grown out Of the
book "Cape Cod Folks Sally Mclean, youn&
girl Of 70, daughter of Judge Mclean Of Con-
nectIcut. taught school On Cape Cod for short
time, and "CapeCtal Folks " is a Transcription OF
here experiences there, enlivencd by her bright
manner Of telling then- But with Il strange
want Of tuct, Miss Mclean not alone drew her
characters with true exactness, but gave them
their rcal na1nes. Can sou Imagine the disturb
ance thut resulted In that little hane11 10 read
that you ute split hcrr.ugs for breakfast din
ncr, and supper wns enough 10 cause mighty
y.
than righteous indignation" among tle u1en OF
the toV who saw themselves us others saw
tnc perhaps for the first time, md resented u
to rhut extent That the other day keeper
took possession OF 4 Williams Il Co-'s fthe pub
i4hers) store, AMI suits were instituted against
the tirtn TO the atnOlnt Of <fU,UN- THESE ault3
are brought by four Ut the 1sgrlcveu Cape Cot
tiers. this new phast: Of tho libel question Is
watched with great interest," The publishers
we're not awur,: that rs1l nanes Ind been used.
ind suught tn uskG rrpAratlon BY substituting
fictitious ones in the setOnd edition. Now
ehere Is s1ch dcn,anu for copies Of ths irst eul-
tIon thut - is the standard price for 1hcFn MISS
manuscript was NOT written win II
view II. publication, nrd this tnny hccount Tor
her having used in the first tho 11nues Or tue
people ,shu.n she has 80 KEupnicallT described
-W.ALT WHITMAN
has gotten through with tho supervision OF his
book. which goes to press at once. 1t contaIns
all that he has written. What pity hc could
not have given us two editions, clean one and
1, foul 0ne, II he must retain his obscenitles~
Walt Whitman ls poet without doubt, bur 1t Is
hurd to call him ''9uod+" or TO love him In our
hearts. when his book, revised and corrected
now by himself, Is one wc blush to have upon
e,1r tuble md would hide from our children. 1t
is ,Ios true tLnt Boston has accepted this poet
how any tupr than she did year, axo. y 1e"
men are !iouixux hiEu. und In certain SET ae
FnnA AfaIf4.. fAf