The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23
LITERARY NOTES.

The frontspiece OF the Magazine OF Art for Jun
tCassell Co., New York; is Constable's Hay Vain
| picture for which the original owner gave abou
| f'0, and which was recently purchased for a fabu
lous sum and presented to the national gallery by
Mr. Vaughn "GuilfOrd" Is the subject for mos
| enticlng pen.and-pencil study. Guilford Is no
mentioned with any enthusiasm In guide-b books, We
II IL hlled with fine examples OF early English archl
lecture. Besides old houses It has Norman castle
two fine churches, ruined chapel with town hal
and hospital that are sufficient attractions of them
selves for the lovers of the picturesque. This pape
| Ia followed by one Alexander Cabane! who
| though we may not personally care for his art, ha
many and enthusiastic admirers. A portrait oi IN,
painter Is given also reproduction Of his famou
"Desdemona." Following close upon the heels OF
TINS is u paper on "Some English Carriages,r whci
are Illustrated by some curious cuts "rhe Cotag,
Henry Cecil, Earl OF Exeter, Is the subject OF IN,
paper on "The Romance of Art" Next we have Q
spirited E page, "Dryng Horses in Hungary" from
the original OF Heinrich Lang An article that vii
Interest all metal workers Is one on "CeIiic Meta
Work," during the Christian period. Charles KS Ii
the profile cut from the French Renaissance The
poem and picture IL by Harold BOultOn and Charles
Whymper. An Important contribution to this mum
ser OF tue magazine s an article on =. s.. Morses
liam Anderson, than whom no one IL better calcu-
lated to write upon this subject. II the engraver has
iighness the Crown Princess OF Germany, she h
certainly clever artist, ana has talent beyond that
nSuasy @ M possessed oy royalty An interesting paper
on "NeehlewOrk as Art" and % COpious supply of
notes close q very entertaining number
Commander William Gibson's translation OF the
Poems Of Goethe, noticed In our Issue OF the 10th
instant, was published In London two years before
It's present appearance as one OF Messrs. Henry Holt
X Co.'s "Library OF Foreign Poetry" or that edI.
ton the saturday Repfetc, usually chary OF praise
said: at IL intended for lovers of poetry who are
ignorant OF German, and by such 1t ought to be
warmly welcomed. II III long since q collection of
p3ehs, eilher original or translated, has appeared
ss s 40 ~" o @ aeep IN Thought ny AMI p9elea feeling
what the translation has done for the songs, we
mink ne Is happier In treating the reflective poems
ls however, IN the narrative pieces that Mr.. Glib.
sons skili Ia exhibited 10 the greatest advantage
anu here MS success Is almost complete It Is vain
God and the Bayadere will ever be placed before
English readers In a more adequate way.
When compared with other TRANSACTIONS, even the
least satisfactory OF Mr. Gibson's work Ii worthy OF
considerable praise" The critic OF the Scotsman
said Enthusiastically: "Commander Gibson has
rendered into choice and delicate English verse
some OF the sweetest OF GOethe's ballads and sonpa
Not seldom with the aid, as he acknowledges OF nIs
wlie, ne mas lighted upon that elusive best word
lnat subtle inrn OF phrase which. an he says makes
all the difference between good q bad translati0n
Not seldom he has that delightful air OF spontanelty
and freshness which all VINO nave attempied 10
transplant Doelc thought aud rhythmic movement
from one language to another ind hard OF attain
a nen' Ihese exqulsltely wrought lyrics must have
"loyers -Four and Maidens Five: Story of the
Allegheny Mountains" is a charming little volume
lhat VIII capture the noyereadng public this sea-
son. The fact that twenty-five thousand copies
nave been printed In the first edition shows the
magnitude OF the advance orders Not only will
lne Story be enjoyed for Its own sake, but II as
surely WIN direct new attention 10 the prettiest and
most accessible mountain resort In America Cress0n
Ihe splendid trains Of the great trunk line
OF tle pennsylvania Railroad pass within full view
OF the broad verandas OF the Mountain House. Into
p,eny ipye Story me wr,er julius Chambers, has
scrptions OF the beautiful walks and drives OF the
mountains Nothing that can interest the visitor or
me historian mas been overlooked. and the pretty
wll cause II to he preserved for Tereading We
hoieu many eplgrains and clever sayings by the
young women who CONDUCT the campaign against
,ne Ailegneny Club. Many OF them we would like
20 Reproduce here The serious fault that we have
70 nnd WIN me story II that II IL mol longer IL eau
De M read al slilng' Published by Porter a Coates
Philadelphia.
Talks With My Boys" by William A. MONTY, for
twenty years senior principal Of the English aud
Classical School, Providence, Il. H. aud now editor of
haatattOa, lboston; Roberts Bros.,) indicates rs
scope ny lts llle The subjects OF The "talkBp in-
cluue "tonccniiaiion OF Mind, "Dogs aud Iioys.p
" wendell Phillips" "The Election OF President
IIacIlca Christianity, and others Of equally varied
range. They are short, pilhy, and familiar In Htyle
anu such as Will be appreciated bO.h by bright BOYS
anu those having charge Of their either a.
parents or teachera, (For sale by j. D. Free, Jr.)
"Glmpses OF Three Coasts" by the late Helen
Hunt jackson. I. H.J Is perhaps the last collection
to be made OF The writings Of this rarely gifted
for the best purposes, The three parts Of The
volume are respectively devoted 10 "Cafornia and
oregon "Seotland aud England, "NOrway Den- |
marx, and Germany" Most 0i the skeIches, II not