New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. Matthew Arnold is said to have been moved almost
20 tears by the discovery in Amesury Mass that the
wife OF q young working farmer was Familiarity d"
uuainted with all his writings both prose and verse;
The Junior class at Amherst has planned monthly
magazine 10 consist OF forty-eght pages OF literary
articles and college and alumni notes II the support
given TO the scheme will warrant II, the first numper
will be issued in February
Mr. W. II. Malock's forthcoming novel Is to nave INC
suggestive title Of "The Old Order Changes
The Russian Storm Cloud" stepniaks new book, Will
be published in about month
Mr. Whittier Is one Of the modest OF writers, one
who loves not for himself biography and bographers.
"Of course" lie said to a correspondent OF me Fa"
Mall Gazette 90 glad to have thee tell my iIlehus
ANYTHING they TO know but SUCH lame as
man gets from books written about him after he dead
seems to me worth very little. have never thought OF
myself as poet the sense in which we use the "olu
when We speak of the great poets. have Just sau'
from time to time the things had to say and IL mas
been series Of surprises that people should pay
so much attention to them and remember them 81
long"
Il cannot be said OF Mr. Ruskin that he greatly rese
bles Mr. whittier in this pleasant attribute OF oueS
uis,ost prgt1t, contains this remarkable paragraph
concerning little Jobnny's finding his hrst piece VI
copper pyres "If only then my iather anu , 49,,
had seen the real strengths and weaknesses OF lne "
Jobn-if they had given me but shaggy scrap OF
Nnl
they would have made man OF me theIe anu
thon and aferward the comfort OF their own hearts,
and probably the first geologist of my time IN Europe
The Christmas cards prepared this year by Messrs
Prang adapted many tastes but are not especially
notable originality. The prize cafds nave PIeVVneSS
but no specal excellence design. Mr. Lows card rep
resentng tho Virgin and Child with band OF attendant
angels is effective in stiff and conventional way
number of this years designs are reproduced IN sah
and plush.
Iirdesheimer & Faulkner, of London, are the pun
fishers of series Of Christmas and NewfeaTs earus Oh
fascinating daintiness and decacy. They arc mostly
landscape designs sketched aud colored with an airy
Ichness and grace unusual in things Of this kind Inc
coupets and verses that accompany the sketches are
pretty and in good taste
Mr. Aldrich's story 1.-TWO Bites at Cherry" viii ap-
near in the January Atlantic The same number VIII
contain the opening chapters Of Miss Murfrees ne"
novel In the Clouds"
The December Century is an excellent average mum
Ser judciousy composed OF matters grave ana gay
Professor waldstcins article The Lesson OF Greek
Art and John Ercssons paper on "The Monitors are
of permanent value. Mr. Burroughs Bird Enemies
is fun of ira yic anecdote delightfully."- told and Mr. Ben
,amins "Teheran" with its careful Illustrations, Is en-
pertaining in au unpTetentious fashion. =" at MIS-
Bertys Tea is the least successful part OF the maya
zine II must have been written in nightmare
and rublished in a moment OF temporary insan-
itv The magazine has a frOntispiece much IDEAL
lied youthful portrait OF Mrs. C H. H Jackson when
will hardly be recognized by those who saw her IN her
later years. The accompanying sketch contains her
last verses which have melancholy interest for hex
friends.