New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-13
LITERARY NOTES.


ann. MI. 49,, Human NJ American Women" by Kate
s.,norr "a announced az being ready for publication
- &, p,o,rs NJ m, Albany Times whose Players
A. C.n,prv was so well received, has Just issueo
S,nide 70 Albany" II is modelled aior tho p'o1ohS
sGuide 10 LONDON
The leading article in the September Manhattan VIII DC
moan The Chalice Bearers" Ivy Mrs f. = McCheshe!
f,nstrated from drawings by Jessie Curtis shepheId
. .Mr Whittier's name" says The AhenGum In recent
reviev will always stand high in the rank OF Amei-
can poets If he lacks something of Longieows grace
Iongfollow. the other hand, has none OF his hre'
and II he is less stately than Bryant he Is mnch more
spontaneous writer who can be pure. yet not co,u
reious vet not didacc. who Is swift OF Thought ana
surc OF touch caims-What he has so arge! receNe"-
respect and admiration
"old Ipswich town will be go years old next IN
day aud Gail Hamilton has written poem IN honor Oh
The occasion.
Mr. Matthew Arnold will visit Dundee in the autumn
for the purpose delivering the fist annual COURSE VI
Armstead lectures.
Charles G.. Leland will contribute curious p"i'' :"
The September century. the Legends OF 'Ie r"S'n-
,naquoddy" II will be illustrated 10y drawings on OicH
bark, by Quad Indian
Mr. Gosse Is said to have discovered ian important
rnnublisbed poem " by Gray All the admirers OF the
poet will Join The chicago Current IN It's prayer lu"'
NAV not provo be - poem which Gray hms1m re
iecied As "a rule. unpublished poems suuer p9 GA
posure TO the daylight.
Smoking OF the use of the word telephone TO express
telephone dispatch or message The Syracuse Std"d~a
saws: The word telephone was, we believe nrsV useu
two years ago by Mr. Charles W. BaleStlcr' theh
writer for The Rochester Post krpresS and since Known
ms the author of two three charming little romances
and the compiler OF Lile o, bAine; II Is uS"i
worthy OF note That it was MI B9iesgrs er
Editor of The Albany Journal coined the Woru teeg"n
The binding and indexing OF the papers OF DIT Il.
Rush. which his son, DR.. James Rush. directed by VIII
should be preserved has been completed Inc papers as
indexed and arranged embrace tity-two volumes from
l7G9 10 1869 They relate especially TO the American
Reyolntion ana include letters of Adams. Bartlett.
Cymer, Franklin Hancock, Hopkins Jefferson MOTIFS
etc
The Library Journal has the last word about The
Preadwinners" This is it: In the present interest IN
the authorship OF this popular novel II may be well to
note to avoid confusion hereafter that an anony
nous Bread winners by lady of Boston, 20 PIP:
l6mo. published at Boston IN Isl, ny Nchois *
Hail. and that the author was found 10 DC MISS susan H.
NickersOn."
writer in The London Argosy presents this entertain
ing sketch of the home OF Victor Hugo: In one mouse
lin ST. Peter Port we sufficient to satisfy the most
nyeerate lover Of the ancient and the curious but the
objects were not sale This the house OF victor
Hugo. 1he exterior is ugly and ordinary enough but
passing through the doorway you find yourself at once
In new world. All trace OF the modern has diSap-
peared; nothing the Old sometimes the very Old the
quaint the curious and eccentric is visible The house
as habation would be depressing; for passing visit
A. is exc edngy interesting; for weeks visit in the
palmy days OF It's master II must have been enchanting
Gloomy starcases daped with ole carpet and apes-
~ and encourage a slight feeling Of sufocaon as you
pass upward No wonder that Victor Hugo himself
made of study the garnet of the house, where sky
light furnished and arranged to suit his own peculiar
taste lei light OF heaven and glass doors admitted
the fresh breezes while they enabled him TO pass out to
fhe Hat leads There he might rumnate, If in the mood.
or gaze upon the gardens and fields at his feet the
town beneath him, the fair beyond. Some of the
rooms ited up with quaint Dutch tiles and curious
old pottery and porcelain other rooms are heavy with
oak panclng and Old oak furniture, and are almost
funerea Ancient wOrm-caten oakcn doors smut IN the
rooms and close pOudcTOusy. one room contains
large ancient fourpOst bcd>tead III which no one has
slept sine il there installed II Is double rooIn
full OF oak and was fitted up expressly
for Garibad lie went there, and so the bed has
remained Untenanted. Altogether 1t Is certainly the
house OF of genius. though not without that &C.
(entrcy which is sometimes SAID 10 accompany the cX-
ceptional gift Victor Hugo seldom visits ueIuseyi
has visited Tor years. the house j. closed but
on certain days open to visitors. The silence and
gloom depressing and the old hOusckceper threw
back the shutters for and admitted light upon the
darkness. II somehow seemed To read one "a sombre
lesson the shOruess of life Itself These rooms, closed
forever, had lately >parhlcd with Inc and light
and animation: walls had echoed with the words or
vigorous intellect, flashing wit, umOr. the love and
laughter youth. All this Lad passed away and ghosts
uked in their places in every corner ana crevlce OF the
Old house"