New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-02
LITERARY NOTES.

~Don .Jobn.D in the No Name Series. 1t is being
published in Littefs Icing 1Ge and in The Day %
ReSt under her name.
The most important change in the new edition OF
Claws whist" edited by his sons. is the recon
incubation TO discard from the strongest instead OF
the weakest suit when strength IN rumps is declared
Oh the side of the adversaries.
NJ. FrancisQue Sarcey the first of French dramatic
critics. is writing series of biographies of great
actors under the general tile " Les COmedlens ct
Comedennes," which is being published IN paris
and asnres to rank as the standard French work on
the history of the drama.
A life of John Howard Raymond the first prcs-
dent of Vassar College, has been written by ms
eldest daughter Mrs. HaranP. Lloyd, OF CINCINNATI,
and will be published by lords, Howard q hubert.
Dr. RaymonG's services in the cause of womer's ed
ucatun have given lasting interest TO his active life
and useful work.
There is more poetry Of the continental sort III
the portrait accompanying Tho Crimson Hand
and Other Poems" By Rosa WERNER jeffrey ~. Is
Lippincott & Crl, than in the lines themselves. vi
the latter it is to be feared that moro pleasure was
derived from writing and publishing them than ever
will be from reading them.
In 1876 the Rev. DR.. Eugene VetrOmIlc mission
ary 10 the Etechem u.s. tribe of Indians III Name
set out 80 make tOur of the world. "A Tour OF
Both llemispheres New York: ID. Il j. Sadfer Il
Coz is an account of his travels, which were not
unlike those of hundreds of others. The author
dedicaes his book TO the Virgin Mary. and strong
religious feeling peryales the pages.
Mr. W. Bcncc Joness "a LifeS Work in Ireland )"
Macmillan & Col is the story "Of a landlord who
tried to do his duty Ii is vigorous plea before
the bar of the world OH behalf of the landlord. and
though the bias in his favor is perceptiblc the mass
of facts, presented with much skill shows thar the
Iish tenant can be unreasonable and imprOvldcnt.
In the man the book proves the sad effects of the
Irish land system.
French men of letters or n numerous circle OF
them. feel a genuine affection for the memory of
Mollere. 1t comes nearer to being personal sympa-
thy with real, living tradition of man, tEan tie
intellectual admiration 5hakeSpeare's fri nds show
for him. Frenchmen not only celebrate Moere's
birthday, but there Is circle of journalists. authors
and wits in Paris, who dine together on the ann
versary of his death.
at is as easy" says The London Standard to par
ody thewrItngs of Dickens and Thackeray among our
first-class cyclists. of Nilkie Collins or Charles
Rcade IN The second, or of Oulda or RhOda KrOd!;h
ton in third, it is to initiate the lnaIneriSus
of our besi-known actors. Among the leading
writers of fiction on the Continent the distinctions
OF style are DN llO iutdlN 81 CIluiilCllN
even when the details most thoroughly wrought
out, appears to be aimed at and there is less effort
to impress the individuality of the author upon the
work han there is with u.s."
Mr. Hjalmar II. Boyccan has grouped six of his
recent short magazine stores in a small volume
which takes its title from the hest of them llka or
the iIill-tnD" Charles Scribners sons. "Aruunc-
ata" is interesting reading and "Under the Glacier"
Is pleasing sketch of Norwegian life. Mr.
BOycsen's sLOrI stories are good enough to make
the Teader wClder If lie has not been IN some way
cheated by ITO author, FOR thay awaken very strong
and unfuliilled hopes HIS plots slight TO
be scarcely worth the name of plot. They fMl to
satisfy the moderate demands of short sloiy.
They effective. however thanks to the aut Iors
nptItade for dramatic conclusions. When the
Austrian soldier rises i'll the Berlin c0nccEt-hdH aud
sings "1.ll ne ilka. On the hilltop" aid the Ty-
roese maiden responds from the platform Dearest
liansel ill tie valley and leaps into her lovers
arms the re adler feels the thrill that ccnicsae4 tie
mast ,ry strok, lut tle story nevertheless thiu
and Disappointing Mr. BOyesen has genuine
faculty Of painting broadly certain traits of char
acter but he slows less often real dclicacy OF |
touch or spiritual insight.
Whoever does something toward the general dis |
domination Of t.e polished humor and social phIiGSo-
ply of Joseph Addison III this seam-engine age Is
public beneiaClOr Too Eiuch cannot be said Ill |
favor of Mr. j. X. GreeneS edition of selected essays
OF Addison. which Macmillan * Co. lave published |
in their Golden Treasury Series. The Editor Las |
for one thing brought "Sir Roger De COycrley" |
into close communion with himself and the |
reader and grouped the Other essays possessing |
living interest in logical aud Impressive form. And
the publisher for his part has put these choice
thoughts into as neat package of fine paper and
if,l rufa
may be excused for not knowing more OF Addison
than can be found in tbs handy little volume, on
condition that they know this ILuch well. The |
Editor In his introduction makes this lucid state
ment of truth that is not so as to be strange
" In no department OF human lie docs the law of
supply and demand operate powerfully as III lit
erature. Writer'S ana readers are not two different
classes of men both products OF the same social
and mental oondtions and the thoughts of the one
Will be commonly of the order and KIND as the
thoughts Of the other"
Tie medallion head of Washington on the cover
of the February number of The Mdgazne Of Americon
History denotes that 1t deals entirely with " Ihe
Father of his Country" "Thc Deverer of America"
"a Polyphenus." or "The Atlas of America" as he
was var0usy called. Tho steel etched copy of
Trumbulps portrait, used frOntlsplece, IS very
fine. An interesting object is II copy Of Washing
toms book plate. bearing his coat-of-arns aud the
motto 'Exitus acta probat" There is also picture
OF Roger Morriss house. which was Washngton's
Oh Harlem Heights. The article on
I" The Journals OF Washington seems unnecessa-
rily dry Such facts as the magazine presents from
month 10 month are interesting in themselves. But
occasionally one could wish that the bones
shaken up with a more vivaciOus pen. In May,
1851, Washington began his Journal, which the
prints from the original manuscript. The
first instalment reaches August. second series
of the unpublished letters contains thirty samples of
his epistolary STYLE and reveals his originality in
spelling. With one OF two exceptions they are de-
void of much urrsonal interest but their yaue to