New-York tribune., 1884-03-01
LITERARY NOTES.

"The Making of Man" is the title OF the Rev
NM Bakers sequel to his novel, His Majesty My
self" Ii is in the press of Roberts Brothers.
Mr.. Cornell's biography of his father win he
published April l. The work viii include de-
tailed account of the early history of the telegraph
in this country
The seventh edition of Mr. Arlo Bates's clever
little bmlesuue "Air Jacobs" has lately appeared
n Boston.
A monograph on Cremation and Other Modes Of
Sepnlture" has been published by II. f. Williams,
A. NJ. through J. b. Lppincott & Co. II is wise
and skIlfu argument for the burning of bodies as
a practice TO be approved both Ivy sentiment and
common-Sense.
Julian Hawthorne's novel Of archibald Malmai-
son" and his novelette,, Prince Saronis Wife" are
coming from the press of Funk Il Wagnails They
will be brought out in the Standard Library both
in paper and cloth covers. The same frn has in
preparation a story, The Fortunes of Rachel y by
the Rev. Edward Everett Hale.
The suppressed volume on Berlin Society has
been translated for S. w. Green's Sons. and this
translation has just been produced by them.
The writer Of the melodramatic story -. Ha-
bakkuk Jephsons Statement" lately published in
The CoRhiU has reason to be proud of his capacity
for realism. A sapient ex-Advocate- General in
~
TO prove that the incidents of the narrative were
fabricaton referring to the fact that the hero is
an American aud mulattO, hedwels On the wicked
ness of imputing crimes TO the citizens of the
United States especially the cOlOred population"
Two excellent little haudbooks Household Con-
yeniencesv and Farm Convenences," have just
been issued by the Orange Judd Company. The
first gives clear iustructOnsfor making and arrang
ing many contrvances to simplify the work of the
housekceper. 1t is as indispensable possession to
the wife of the farmer is its companion, with its
details of farm-comiorts to her husband.
Mrs. LOuise Chandler MOulton is preparing for
The MGnhatGH an article on OShaughnessy the
poet, and paper giving woman's description of a
Spanish bull-fght.
The daughter of the novelist, f. 2. Roe is already
at the age of seventeen showing considerable liter
ary ability. One of the announcements of the
next issue of The Current is of short story by Miss
Pauline Roe.
Mrs. Livermore has put into book form, under the
head of what Shall we do with Our Daughters"
a number of her lyceum lectures on wOman's work
aud woman's training. The change that has taken
place in popular sentiment concerning these sub
jects during the last half century is illustrated by
the fact that most OF Mrs. Livermoro's arguments
and conclusions daring as they Wouli once have
been thought now seem only reasonable and prac-
teal.
There is interesting article in the March Long
mans Goethe the manager Of the Weimar !
Theatre. Applause in that temple of the drama
rarely tolerated and tie slightest mark of dsapprO
baton strictly forbidden. On certain Oc- !
casions, however, the usual discipline relaxed,
and notably whenever Schillers Robbers appeared |
in the bills the Court, for or other, |
never being present at the performance Of that !
drama. On these nights there was invariably a ,
tremendous influx of students from Jena, as ell
thusiastc as they were ili-mannered, who smoked /
drank beer, and sat in their shirt-seeves in the pit
often intcuupting the actors with snatches of |
Bnrsehen melodies and applauding or kissing as
the fancy took them. Goethe had borne this dis
order for some time, but evening the uprOar
grew intOlerable that he from his seat, and
sternly surveying the ringleaders, thundered out
People should remember where they are and
behave themselves accordingly In moment
Gays Geuast, the tumult was hushed beer-hasks
and pipes were laid aside coats and jackets hastily
donned, and if by magic the rioters of instant
before transformed into a silent and decorous
assembly quietly retiring at the conclusion Of the
play and not recovering their daredevil spirits
until once more on the road to jena"