New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
BITS or CRITICISN.


CHRISTOPHER NORTH.-1t the reader II OF
the modern cutet and cup OF coee scnoo o ani
a,"ahlv elutonous II he be very SUI erloi Ierson
he rill smile at the urholslery II he oDleoas W Nv % 80
ov he viii he horrhcd at finding the characters Oh one
.ns m I'm a regular MILL, on more than one
c5rkine each Others faces durlne slnoer sc,ne.nos
V1a~ina M pyramils Ike tho bonnan; urutnsts 90, %.
atic 70 me M others ndueing IN leap-rog WIN tho
seryants permitting themselves prtctlcal JoKes oi an
n, A "sc orts Every now and then ho will come TO
raSsaee at which. without being snperhno n az, it @
. n G,d in the Noctcs the picture OF the ravens
eating lead Quaker in the "s d"rnce esewsre
lie must pnt all sorts OF prejudice literary, political
aud ether in hi. pocket lie mus, "c oEnsys @
Wilson cxtrrds ihe term far beyond lis h.nt anu ~
Hal school an extension when 10 's na b a
Give strange delight to Ed'nburgn lUurm,a,sasI, o
Car tLe widest neterOdoxleS ana inconsistencies o
political. literary and mise % ito unicrsstiue
H rd cnhcmera alusions and OF course for any
du do are too many for him to make. 1t i probably
useless for MIN 20 semu the Noctcs al ALL -l"ooso
santsbury IL Macmiildns "i'sazihe'
REALISM. NOT IDEAJIsM on THE STAGE
InI nn, dsnIist 1t adds immensely to thu real
ism the situation hut rather 9 ,rus 'errags n"ec
fire The succeeds in clothing the idea- N or he
ost in actual and blood in making us tnhk that
s drama depicted really took place: But ne does not
oftem even al best. give life TO The truest e'S oi
III" nay he only inspires with the belief tnai sucn
oarry il not wholly rreconciable with the conditions
If such beings as are, in such world as the pres
ent."-tThe Spectator
UXwuoLEsoME FICrIoN. - There never
wa. a more unwholesome idea than that every
Snman pass,on is to be written about. There
are many things which cannot be 20, written mtei
mischief 1t is not the moral put IN al o tue ssow. 1
the book ana w"iGh aSlv ge way IN which sub
ect is hand ed which does harm or good IL Is tne SUI
,ecr. thai are handled. The fact mat halon P"uees
ana reads novels written on i'ni sipe'o, % Is %,
OF it, state ot nina, aui Il" a''unt W i. ssivation
fon subjects WILL cure H. the onY lossp'e snlva'lIn T
or "a 10 DIR W ia attention elsewhere. IL must De ed
nc tfrd To something briter Nhen thr O. ciit'nL ~
ral,.iic echoo Of novel they Were MT OILY acting In
perfect accord with tn" vast majority o t.ei. Nv
,,, ri ch Was started by ic4hri-On ana III altrt
eo an" , mas @ad' y one Wro to ,c Il. mat We
Ifls tr realistic scG0o more manly man .HAt 1 .lr
ef rs o. consieraniy hlsner value than his criticism
If nlcIature.-lI Ibe Spectator
pov GIovANNI.-.It is net q sufficient reason
that 81 j. h- io j." 10. ,i' M -, t. enf,cin,
by tae master !u o. lnriodt, lu ol ." i &
.n'. llfy ana cuRnn which WAS "a" ba-b oi MS ger
sonh ca 'rac, cr' .a' 20 M no,o 'v iis 'uifi o'ns'
popularity; iah' lol us, 'nc, ', ii,,, -, ,,,p, case,
nro" ruth say 4 l. very dhcli, III llNny 49,, uas'
10 lind ont why work o an author becomes 80 uch
more popular tlan DINERS 10y c o :, I, r,r -"
they er, IN 20 thc sinr charm ballc ms "Ii''h
operas OF which one haI f"r more lu'il
a.aricr oi "a centnrs the ertrsl ran HnoNh III nerlg
every country % Enrol g. Two even ihrce, .rr hHe
oi eighteen OF twrnty other, shS cre ilc1cns llCH
! wick Pagcrs and rhack -rys VANITY lAlr hhoWii
l" [ az ibc san AUTHORS Itisa matter Of taste, aud,
~ our ancestors said Two thousand ,ears ago. - De
gi,bu. non tst uisutanuiin II" L. III l'ml 10 bar
| ppnrr.,IovAL Novelty WRITING.-The fact
l. thf lr coud tlos oi novel writing aud novel selling
rsvr changed altogether and unless We may LOOK for
','i'er r,vtifo sooner or Later, future anuast
,l, iy, 10 wife tie history OF Ia, decline anG fail OF
Erg sh fiction The question of money Is a. TIE bottom
| nf the wrole thing Tor nOvel-writng Is become a
like sy otacr There IL al Infinite charm no
doubt n novel writing when YOU Tee" to N3calIon l1i
can dctAch yourself from rtly cares III DrlS" "or!
of the fancy you ive with rue creations You sha AT
yonr viii, and PHEASANT con,ay tl,{ Oayst TO DC. pe,
necnnsc they shohld have me a'clha'ohs OF nhnltc
variety When tho SAINTS AMI ihr irOre OF hlgh lr IL
cple Begin 10 pan npon y.a Son may seek resatI ~
the society ol yonr sinners, ann e'eh NIX ianllary
with cr,mals of the deepest dye without the lear oi
compromising your character. lhen. as Itoilopt
| pointed out IN his autobiography, the professional
novelist chartered h1ertine, enjoying exceptional
privileges and mmunitics He needs no capital and
porinends ne st" ie can chDoSe ,s oNh ,ie ana M
an HE work prupitous seasons Ihat nj least Is tie
.err aee, Yet thc pursuit has its drAwbc. like every
! oIhrr p,ofessi0n Dickens complains Of being kept
imnortunaie characters. that ha.n'oi him till he lesl
nmlI m under icycrish struggles oi tho fancy and
| ch,uee OF scene. As for Tr0lope. for IA man OF hi
talent he extraordinary exception TO ordinary
| mics like Mr. Pal he could do regular mcchanica
work Il lily turning on; tho fixed quantity ot copy. Bu
mo- of Militant imas nation Will rather sympathiz'
| with icken.. There days when, for no obvious
re son Imagination refuses 10 answer 10 tho call; ant
nothing hc more ffettng to ambition or to patience
hn TO snncr from an indefinite paralysis Of the IOTers
ioreover tie wrier who lives by nis pen hndi that ht
precious time IS being wasted whe Ient ana taxes arr
end OF the year. The author must make his lnc"m'
lie nther professional men, and in these days clever
amthor asircs TO live we'll Had lie gone the bar HI
might have attained 10 The dignity Of the Bench, afte
feathcriug his nest comfortably with rctainers an'
! f,mulls physician no would have seen his waiting
rooms crowded with patients. Bnt as a novelist now
adays he finds II uphill game from the first to III
last He must exercise himself In calm resignation.
he rrcpae face many dsapuoirtments In any ease
He should have private means 10 hold ont
he bopes 10 STAY" Failure and growing dlscoura ge
ment are more than prObable while at tho best tn
Irizes few precariOus and not very lucrative rh
Fortnghtly Review.
Mr.. TUPPERs AUTOBIOGRAPHY-IhO he
admits that Mr.. Holloway has erected palatia insi
tutc out and though she knows splen I'D
church al Eastbourne built wholly OF pills. and thOngl
he afrms that IL only by incersant trumpetiDg
their virtues pills and that ointment acQ
their world wide fame. Mr. Upper prOiesses TO drspst
the modern craze for adyertsng ami wonders how folk
can be weak Ii 10 br lsd into buying goods OF
KIND 'merely ny dnt Of reiteraton." q. Mr.. Tuppcr
Mr. Tupper, o. What Is this pleasant book you hay
given MS but long delightful advertisement ware
OF which yOn eOqnently vouch the super-e ience
We will not the incOrszten,y of your ~
slon- with your practice. CoBtrarIwse, heartily
thank o IL. II yonr actions had been squared q
your theories should have missed the enjoyment OF
book which for slmpleminded seli-complscency kindl
ont ism and bumOr Will be. to quote III
tile OF a recent novel, "Aard 10 beat" fhe Saturda
Review.