New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-24
LITERARY NOTES.

reader INDIVIDUALS In whom Es icels a paItSrAh
,srcs,. The plump and gentle face OF Oman
Mulock Craik appears the ficniisrioce OF inc
Eaaaaz.ne-a d.yt.uci..ou Ia which the value OF her
work alone hardly en:I:ls her. Kindly regret ana
es.esm for q dead writer whose literary impulses
we're always noble u Their expression was inadc-
Quate, doubtless decided that matter. II tho power
sud dryiua.,.y Of tas subjects productions had
rnled, tho strong and yet poetic head OF George
Meredith might have gracsd that page The por'
trait of Mr. Stevenson Is nne one, and that OF
Ammo Thackeray liichc is especially Interesting.
Hers is not handsome face, but II is wholesome,
lovablc and trustworthy, would naturally
sxpeot the face OF Thackersy's daughter 10 be.
Mr. Henry Janes's Harper story, sTwo coun-
ts1ss,s has woudous touches Of fidelity to life
and character; but he mast give us leave TO doubt
tie probability Of the tragic conclusion. The reader
accepts the writer's statements the tale pro-
cseds but he lays the magazine aside at the cnd
with the conviction that the Lady Chasemorc Of
real life woali have found cakes and ale much more
- her taste than prussic acid
This Juno Harper" is a charming number, and not
the least charming thing In IL is the opening portion OF
Mr. Howells's story, "Ann.c Kilburn" This is life
ITSELF not photography. Mr. Krehbels entertaining
paper church choirs IN Ncw-York, Mr.. Warmers
amiable article on Chicago, and Mr.. Hays valuable
description of Kansas among the other attractions
sf tho number
losing some of the most valuable of her MSS When set
ting ont from Florence for London these placed In
trunk containing the belongings of little Robert hcr
sblue-eyed Florontinc.D When the travellers reached
Paris the box had been especially conded to the
watchful caro- Of servants and railway guards, was
found to be missing. Search for It proved fruitless.
Inquiries concerning IT, telegraphed down The line Of
route received unsatisfactory replies. Some weeks
elapsed tho reward that had been offered for 1t by
Mr. Browning still remained unclaimed Hope had
almost been abandoned when news came of a trunk
lying among others station in the south of France
Mr.. Browning travelled down by express and there,
among unclaimed luggage, stored in subterranean
ohamoer, he found the box that contained the MSS,
the disappearance Of which he had so passionatey de-
ploed
@The Five Talents Of Women is the title of forth
coming volume by the author of How to be Happy
though Married. 1t is in tho press of the scribncrs.
"Poor Mr.. Donnclly,' says Tho London Morning
Post" " He to England with great expectations,
and It thought that after much advertisement
bis Great Cryptogram' would sell by thousands
whereas all interest seemed to have exhausted itself
ust tho book was ready. II has been In the book
chops for days now, but there 1t likely to
remain. Ono of the largest of London booksellers
pathccally assures me that he has not sold single
COPY. Even the Bacon Society cannot altogether swa
low the ciphor, so it is probable that Mr.. Donney
will return to America sadder II not a wiser man.
One obvious for the sudden dminution Of In
tercst In Mr. Donnely's book Immediately upon Its
appearance is the absence Of novelty in THO first vol
umo and the absence OF lucldty in tho second"
The South Carolina Historical Society has Just dis
tfbuod its copies Of the fourth volume of its collec
TONS The most important portion of this volume Is
tho report Of the committee Of the Colonial Assembly
Of South Carolina on tho oglcthorpc expedition against
81. Augustine. This report absolvcs from blame for
tho expeditions failure the Carolina troops and the
volunteers who accompanied them.
Mr.. wikie Collins isn't writing his "reminiscences,
although the publishers have been bcSeechng him to
do SO for a long time.
So successful has boen Julian Hawthorne's Tragic
Mystery tho first of tho Byrnes Hawthorne stories
that Casse is about to publish 25cent edition Of
100000 copies. Perhaps this is statement which
viii be mado about many American novels whom We
get International copyright
That clever printer, Mr.. Theodore L. DO Winnie, has
written paper for the juno Century, the Plantin
Museum at Antwerp lie calls 1t "A Printers Para
disc"
writer for /" Tho Liverpool PostD makes rather
neat classical joke in tho course of article
Charles Lambs Letters" I" His (Lambs style,' he
rays, "do6es imitation; it is kind of agnus fatuus
that would confound and lead astray tho very pearl
OF parodists"
We welcome the initial number Of " The Journal of
American Folklore" published for the American Folk
Lore Society by Houghton M1lin The field of tho
new magazine is certainly extensive enough including
as does not only American folklore Indian negro
and white but European and particularly English pop
ular custom and tradition 1t is chiefly in tho Indian
and negro branches that important work is to be cx-
pooted and tho difficulties attending the study OF the
latter great because Of the mixture of Crcassian
and African legends and stories. With the exercise of
due caution however, there is every to
ticipae interesting and valuable results, and the
of the council of the society of which Professor Child
cution Of earnest work The first number of the
Journal is a remarkably good one. 1t opens with
short paper explaining the purposes of the society.
Al interesting article by T. f. Crane, The Dfu-
sion Of Popular Tales follows. W. w. Newell has
an essay on the "Myths Of voodoo Worship and Child
Sacrifice in Hayti." II. Darlington Bolton writes on
"The Counting. out Rhymes of Children" J. G.
Brnton discusses "Lenape Conversation" W. NJ.
Beauchsmp gives two Onondaga Tales" F. Boas
describes Certain Songs and Dances OF the Kwakin
Of British Columbia J. owen Dusey has four articles
on Indian subjects, including ghost items, myths and
songs. These departments: The Waste Basket of
Words, Notes and Queries Folk-Lo Scrap Book and
Bbliographical Notes. The journal of American
Folk Lore should have extensive list of subscribers
for Its objects and It's matter such not only APP
peal of science, but must interest all educated
ana patriotic Americans.
DR.. T. W. Parsons--who is, by the way, the author
Of some Of the most perfect ever written in
Americas preparing to write the ode on the coming
anniversary Of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company Of Boston.
Those admiring Amcricans-and that we all are
whore Oliver Wendell Holmes is in questionable
want TO know which Of his own poems the delightful
Doctor likes best, must go to the juno Book-Buyer
to find out.
aLucas Malet' otherwise Mrs Harrison, the daughter
OF Charles Kingsley, says, concerning the novellsts
art: Speaking out of my own limited experience,
should say that it is only in proportion you SYM
pathze with your charactcrs-amiable and unamiable
alise-that you make them lfeke and individual;
that the reality and depth Of your sympathy with them,
IN fact will Vfvo tba mra nj he