New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
LITERARY NOTES.

n.y. 1.dv rocahontas' IA the quaint title OF the
.on, navel which Mr. Jehn Esten Cooke mas "i't'eh
al which Eouchton Mihlin & Co. are about 10 pub
lish.
r;noess Alexandra has herself been giving the final
ision to the book of travels which her young soS
have written The book will be called Inc Ciuise
OF the Bacchaute.'
yolume Eighteen Of the Enoyclop dia Britannica
is now ready.
Thorc il change In the chorus which for many years
has been the accompaniment OF MT Henry oaho'
publications; praise has been succeeded by Diahe III
which there s perhaps quite as little Justoe as III .ne
absurd landation which came before IL. Inc Ch'-
cago Tribune rises to declare that lie sketches
class of girls so utterly fiat and silly that they are
devoid of interest 1t may be possible that there arc
euch creatures in existence but "ho wants to know OF
hear Of theml Why shculd they lie dragged out OF
their native insipidity and dulness and be placed
before public which cares more for them III DOORS
than II does in real life In point of fact neither MI.
James nor Mr. Howells has yet succeeded IN portray
ing the typical Boston girl but there Is tnis acr
ence between them-that Mr.. Howelis lie not maicouS
in his work He too Is apt to fill his stories Win worry
weak and uninteresting women who might better have
been left in their original obscurity, but MT James
evidently intends TO ampoon and caricature'
These structures not without truth; ana II MT
James presently finds that his American readers turn
something of a cold shoulder toward HIM, he VIII
hardly have a right to complain. No man is true
artist who s incapable of portraying more than TWO OF
three "types.n Mr. James has not yet graced hciion
With nortroit of the "type" of high minded,
sprited. quick witted and thoroughly refined Ameri-
can Girl vet she undoubtedly exists. His Isabel
caches most nearly to such creation, Dut she is
spoied BIZ defects which wholly out of character
Mr. Howells as we'll rs Mr.. James, may proftably
reflect upon the question, Is not sameness us iaugu
ing in the women of novels in the women OF real
life ~
reprint of the first edition of Mr. John Payne's
complete translation of "The Thousand ana
One Nights is announced by II. Worihington Inc
original edition had illustrations but the reprint has
twenty-one etchings by Lalanze. These are TO De
printed ON India paper. The edition Will be Issued al
the rate of one volume month, each volume costing
five dollars.
Scandinavia" has a charming paper on Hans
Christian Andersen and in the course OF 1t mentions
the novest's astonishing power of imitation Nobody
ever mistook his limitations for realities, and yet the
images were SO vivid and exact that they never
failed to produce intense delight He was great adj
mirer of Madame Ristori and In great company
he wound ND an enthusiastic description of her repre-
sentation of Lady Macbeth i'll the sleepwakng scene
with the exclamation: She does not act 1t, she
dances itn General astonishment In his excitement
however he probably forgot himself itte Tor he was
In company rather retiring, aud. stepping back lew
PAGES, he actually began to dance Madame kistor
Lady Macbeth But tall yale, in-shaped, and awk-
ward as he was, with few movements he gave per-
fecy distinct and perfectly correct idea OF the marvel
lous plastic power of that grand actress
Mr.. G. W. Cable Is preparing what he oalls book
of remarkable true stories, largely illustrated, OF
Louisiana life which have come to in the last fifteen
wears some have been told me- some of them have
come under my own observation. The strange thing
about these stories is the purely accidental connection
between them 1 shall give them to the public with
out embellishments Just they have come to me, and
think when you read them you will agree with me that
they are remarkable series. My great difficulty Will
be to make appear plain to the reading pubic that
they are really and only true stories'
The pretiest possible little edition of Keats is that
which Mr. Francis Turner Palgrave has just added To
his precious Golden Treasury Series 1t Is tastetuy
nrinted and bound and Is rendered more valuable by
careful notes.
Mr.. Julian Arnold son of Edwin Arnold has CON
tributed to the February % Wide-Awake " neat
little sketch of A Dahabeeah Wreck on the Nile"
"stops or How to Punctuate . is a small but ex-
ceedingly useful manual Its instructions are simple
and direct.
An edition of the Rev. j. G. Woods comprehensive
work ON natural history will soon he brought out by
selmar Hess 1t has been edited with additions by j.
b. Holder.
A very handsome monograph on the Princess Char
lotte has lately been brought out In England
sketch revealing her in mary graceful phases. Not
the least attractive Is that of the small girl entertain
lug Miss Hannah More, who called her hostess the
prettiest most sensible and genteci little creature you
would wish to see" The Royal little lady took ex-
celent Hannah by the hand and she in her black SIX
hood and powdered hair, troted of with her 10 in-
spect the house to look at what was hidden by the
covers on the chairs and sofas and finally to hear her
Royal Highness repeat How doth the little busy
beer Good Miss More says she danced a graceful
"pas seul for her benefit and sang with much spirit
and precision " God save the King"