New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Colonel T. w. Knox is about tc publish h.,'e
book of practical suggestions 10 'ouiiS''' o''
title of " How TO Travel"
The Harpers hare in press little book by Ell"
podman Church. which, under the title OF Money
-. for Iadiesn offers TO women advice as TO
,ha means Of obtaining O comfortable livelihood.
archiha,a Forbes has prepared for the May num-
her of The Century lively account OF bis recurring
.xnsrepces in the two hemispheres. The article
oyerfows with anecdotes, not the least interesting
~ which describe the cold ways of his New-Eng
land audiences.
Ar IoxeIrs poem in the next number of The
c,n,y~s will have ornamental head and tail pieces
"A decoration which the magazine VIII hereafter
rive 10 all its poems. The portrait OF Mr. LOWELL
which is 10 serve as frontispiece will be accom-
panied by strong critical article by Mr. Steumah
A Corean book appears automatically to date
from 1917 and 1924. 12O years before the earliest
printed book known in Europe and there is a ois
tinct mention of the production OF type IN Corea
by moulding and casting about 142O Inc Jap"-
nesc Immediately adopted the invention Inc nrSt
really national work printed in Japan was the Nj
bongi or Japan Chronicles, at the very end OF Tue
sixteenth century
Mr. Tbaxter. the husband of Celia Thaxter, the
poet has nearly concluded his course of Browning
readings in Boston. That he has not entirely sue
ceeded in interpreting his idol to the satisfaction OF
his auditors seems to be proved by story told by
Mis- Nora Perry. She relates that fair Bostonian,
not being particularly versed in Browning, dill
gently attended the whole course hoping to acquire
in this easy fashion a complete knowledge of the
poet She was lately heard 10 make this comment
upon the entertainment Il have enjoyed Mr.
Thaxter's reading of Browning very much but
haven't understood bit OF it,"
Marshal Davoust's interesting correspondence
with his wife who as Nile. Leclerc one OF the
pcs OF the BOnapartes has just been pubished IN
Paris. Madame Davoust was of retiring DISPOSE
tion. with no taste for the pOmps and vanitles OF
Tho world and her husband always preaching
a. her fl, importance of frequent visits to Jose
rhine " Have you been TO see Madame Bonaparte
do 90 20 Madame Bonaparte' Is the refrain or all
lis letters. Unlike most husbands, he scolds her
for not having bought diamonds and other valuable
,rusments though he CALAMITY adds that they can
not enhance her beauty. The pretty woman, IN
spitc Of her simple tastes, was not blind TO the
brlliancy Of the p1rrsaa Court, composed of the
Young generals and their younger wives. 1--WE
were all twenty and they were all thirty she used
70 sigh jn the DAYS when she had left her twentes
far behind her
Mrs. isabel Burton has printed an impulsive
little pamphlet in which she defends her husbands
translation of 1.-THE Lusads against the assaults of
those terrible fellows. the critics. These assaults
It. will be remembered, directed chiefly against
Captain Buttons employment of obsolete words OF
The Elizabethan age. Mrs Burton says that she had
a list Of these words made, and when she showed 1t
10 the Captain he said: 60 Good gracious! for the
first time in my life sec why am not understood !!
You surely will not insult the public by explaining
such or such a common word - To this Mrs. Bur-
Ha fha lp Of
thinking that everybody Is as well
educated as himself and of talking writing ac-
cordngly whilst /. who began my real education
after was married. think everybody far better
educated than am, and am ALWAYS trying to work
up to the present day. feel neither shocked nOras-
tonished disappointed when we do not please.
because have always felt that we are not like other
people | live in the old feudal times and cannot
emerge into the present age Captain Burton. with
the same sentiments, belongs in advancement to
the next century, and will not be appreciated or
understood in this"