The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
RECORDS OF \ LATER LIFE. By FRANCE,
ANN kEMBLE. New York: Henry Holt Il Co
For sale by Robert Beali,

RECORDS OF \ LATER LIFE. By FRANCES
ANN KEMBLE. New York: Henry HOLT 4 Co
For sale by Robert i5eall.
The only adequate way to review a book
like the present is to stand aside and let 1t speak for
itself through the anecdotes with which It abcunls
aud which form Its chief value. Hut to do thls fully
neither time nor space at present sulices The volume
Is Of course sequel to iecords Of Glrlhood and
consists, like that largely of letters to friends VIII,
interpretations ana notes which explain abusive pas
SaSes aud form somewhat Of connected narrative At
the outset we mud her who was Fanny KrmbIe an
nouncng To Mrs. Jameson the fact uf the Butler
marriage on the 7th OF June 1884 and that In
leaving the stage left nothing that regretted -
statement which, II sincere, bespeaks little Of tile
artistic temperament. The collection ends rather
abruptly with a letter written In London about the
time of the great Chartigt meeting and the added
statement:
'Gn the summer OF Isis 1 returned to America,
where my great good fortune In the success of my
readings soon enabled me 10 realize nv long cher
ished hope Of purchasing q small cottage and a few
acres OF land In the beautiful and beloved neIghbor-
hood Of LeuON - Mass.
There Is great variety In the "reminiscences en-.
boiled In these pages, extending they do from tile
solitude Of Georgia plantation, where Mrs. Kemble-
Butler acquired her deep and abiding horror OF
slavery from actual contact with It, to the society Of
wits and mobiles In London after her return to tile
stage which she bewails In rather pathetic terms Her
dislike ot her family protesslOn Indeed, seems as
deep-rOoted As that which fell upon the heroine of
| William Blacks " In SILK Attire, - and we have
almost wearisome Iteration Of 1t In these her me-
| moirs She adds, however, a great deal to our
knowledge of society which Included Lady Holland
sydney Smith, Nacready, Mrs. GrDte, Rogers, and
numheress other people Of note Here Is a well told
| story Of the two last named
Mrs. Grote had Just put mp addition to her
house, sort OF single wing. Whatever accession OF
comfort the house received within from this add-
| ton to It's Size, IT'S beauty externally was not I'M
proved by II, and Mr.. Rogers stood before the OF
Tending edihce surveying 1t with q sardOnic sneer
that should think even brick and tar must have
| found 1t hard to bear. lie had hardly uttered his
rst three dsparaging bitter sentences Of utter scor
and abhorrence OF the architectural ABORTION which
| indeed II was, when Mrs. GrOte made her appear.
ance In her usual country costume box coat hat on
her head and stick IN her hand Mr.. Rogers turned
to her with NerJuice smile and said; Il was lust
remarking that IN whatever part Of the world had
| seen this building / should have gnesseI IN wh"sa
taste might attribute Its erection To which,
without an insants hesitation, she replied. An
'tlSa beastly thing, To he sure The COMPOUNDED
workmen played the devil with the place while was
away Then. without any more words. she led the
way To the Interior Of her haOltatiOn and could not
nnt wonder Whether her blunt straghtfOrwardness
did not dlsconcert and rebuRe Mr.. Rogers FOR his
tTeachcrOus sneer. -
1t ungratefu to remark that the least delight
fu points In this substantial feast OF good things ar.
where the personality Of the prOyder too much
Obtrules The giving OF such Intimate condolences la
the world Is always pcTous unless Que is very good and
great deed, but doubtless we should overlook
Mrs. Kemblo' occasional naTrOwness and dogmatls,n
oi Judgment her almost scOldIng of MaCready for his
lack OF consideration when acting with her and tle
constant mOTazlng which could very well have been
HAS nea.I hnr rracI,s ana
the store she has added 10 the history Of life and man
v,
Further quotations may he made hereafter. The
handsome volume has running titles and good index,
THE EAI,IY DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY. By f.
Trinity College, Cambridge; Canon Of Westmin-
ster; ana Chaplain In Ordinary 10 the Queen cas-
sell, PetteT Galpin Co., New York, London and
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| Life uf st. Paul, " aud by tho same author In
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81 john and mo author Of the Eplstle to tue lIe-
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tlOn Of the world, striking picture of society n
| Rome under Nero, with which tho volume opens and
this viii prove the most interesting part to the gem
/ cIal reader.
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