New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-15

this season by Raphael Tuck Co., are no less atuac
tive than those of former winters The flower anu
water sketches especially good
Two editions Of Leslie Stephens biography OF Henry
Favcett have been sold IN England in less than
week.
The Atlantic is to have another novel from tie
pen Of Henry James.
The autumn numbers Of DArt,' accompanied %
the Courier De Tart" sustain the high reputation
which this magazine has worthily won. The hIustra
tion ~ usua cover wide field from the dainty head
and tail peces of HaberDys to elaborate Reproduce
tive etcbnes The originals of the latter are Adrleh
Brauwer,s "Card Party in the Pnacoth'k at Munich
a naintino Les EupatoireS" by the Belgian arllsl
Verwee etched by another Belgian, Auguste Danse'
and Antonio Moro's portrait of Jean Galus eteheo pS
Mordant. a name oddly appropriate. The DuJafum
processes have been used in several instances WIN CA
cellent results. There is photogra7ure OF the hrst
door executed by Ghberti for the Bapstry at Flor
ence aud a belogravure of Flemish tapestry Inc
subjects of the process prints include MI H. H.
KNIGHTS painting "The GOssipers ard stIohg hgui'
from Jules Bretons The Lark" Reproductions OF
engrayings by Rubens accompany Oscar bcrGeruch ;
articles upon The Work of Rubens in Austria. The
general tenor of the text may be gathered from few
citations Norwegian architecture Is discussed by Pio-
lessor Dierichson Leon Hugonnet ruthlcssly de-
sroys many of the popular illusions regarding the re-
latiOns of Raplael and the FOrnarina and 1t may nc
added regarding Raphael himself. Emile Michel
writes upon Rembrandt and Adrien Drawer, and
Andre Michel treats Of Francois Boucher. Altogether
the earnest student Of art Will find in these numbers
much that instructive and suggestive set forth III an
inviting form.
Clark Russell. the novelist. is suffering seriously
from chronic Reconnaissance seriously that he Is Trying
voyage to the Cape of Good Hope in search OF relei
A geographical and missionary department is to he
added to The AndOyer Review" The magazine Is
also preparing to consider in a numper OF SpeHal
papers the moral aspects of literary topics.
Mr.. Hale White writes to one of the London jour
nails As had the honor of living in the same house.
l42 Strand. with George Eliot for about two years,
between SOL and 1874. perhaps he allowed TO
correct an impression which Mr. Cross book may pos
sblv produce its readers. To put it very briefly
think he has made her too respectable She WdS
really one Of the most scepdcll unusual creatures
ever knew and it was this side OF her character which
to NE was the most attractive. She told me that 1t was
worth while to undertake all the labor OF learning
French II ii resulted IN nothing more than reading one
book-Rou scau's Confessions | can see her now,
with her hair over her shoulders the easy chair halt
sideways to the fire her feet the and proof
in her hands in that dark at the back OF 80 A.
and | comics, hardly recognize her in the pages oil
Mr. Cr0ss's-on many accounts-most interesting
volumes do hope that in some future edition or IN
some future work the salt aud spice will be restored to
the records OF George Eiots entirely unconventional
life As the matter now stands she has not had iu.l
Justice done to her aud she has been removed from the
class-the great and noble church if may so call it
of the Insurgents to more gente,l, but certainly
not so interesting