New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-27
LITERARY NOTES.


Pennsylvania Dutch, Chinook. Creole, Gumbo and
other dialects contribute queer words 10 tho voumo
of Americanisms, with which Mr.. Leland VIII iohow
his Dictionary of Slang Jargon and can't. ihe
work win present songs, proverbs ana popular
phrases and tho ctymology and history OF 'he "ofuS
as far as they can be Traced
~ Mr. r. d. seymour's paper on Modern Greece" in
tho July scrbncr' is full of simple and practical and
therefore, entertaining details. IT Is Greece In her
habit as she lives This and Mr.. Bogart's Feats OF
Railway Engineering the moro notable papers
of the number. We confess TO disappointment IN
reading Mr. sievensons article on Popular Authors
IL is merely pot boiler, speak frankly; and that
Is pity for the subject is good one and Mr. Steven
son could assuredy have treated 1T brilliantly had he
chosen
aqv contributed not long ago these queries to The
London Globe:
THE ROSES OF ---7 by ALMA -
X. A. Cat, No 296.
j mean, is his name a fair rhyme 10 Diabolusr
Or ought 70 rhyme II VIII Saldanapa,uS'
MAMA Authorities differ.
The artist know. Is called Mma-but Tad-ema1
Is short, with Tad like the snuff-making Paddy,
For Il . is long, very long, Just like me-. Ma.
OF course he's not Taddy. but Alma Tadema
MAMA. Tho problem gets sitter.
Thereupon divers correspondents FASTENED to
swer thus:
said HelfOgaDa'-luS
AS to Tad-ema ll-ask some wise woman of Girton.
DUNs SCOUTS, d. ID.
In re Alma Ta'dcma cum Heliogab'alus,
Geo o'iO0'' Oh f'"'''' 'u' IGN IG NoTUs. q c.
Say Heogaba -lIs, 1t MAKES good distich;
''' ALMA MATER, NJ D..
] like Henogab-, for rao suits the majority;
MoLLIS PATER, N. P.
The Empress Victoria of Germany made the ex-
cellent translation recently published of signor
Minghettis book on the State and the Church
Mr. Burners Midge' and Mr. Royesens "Gun-
MARI haze been issued by the Scrfbners in paper
covers. Why do. not American publishers, by the
way, bring out for summer reading some of the good
old novels now out of print? There is Frederfca
Brcmer's "Noighbors" for cxample-a charming
story and there are "Janc Eyre and Shirley" and
" Lords and LADIES' and many more which need not
be out of fashion.
Christie Murray the English novelist, is about to
publish volume of poems.
"Ireland under Coercion,' is the title Of Mr. Will
fam Henry Hurlbert's forthcoming book. David
Douglas the Edinburgh publisher for American au
thors, is bringing it out.
Alice French is the verltable name Of the lady who
writes for the magazines over the signature OF
eOctave Thanct. She has Mayfower blood in her
veins and the daughter of Judge French, of Daven
port Iowa. She says that her method of work is
simply to tell the truth in good and simple Eng
lsh as / can pick upn This is good as far as It.
goes Miss French, 1t is said, has lately been en-
gagged in studying character and life on an Arkansas
plantation
Mr.. W. IT.. Bishops long story "ih5 Yellow
Snales Is in two the leading contribution to
tho July "Lippincott." 1t Is an ingenious story Of
Mexico somewhat Wild in fancy but amusing. Tho
Snake" IL may be noted, is unusually delightful
animal, being nothing nor less than sQurming
mass of pure gold which slides over fiat rock into
boiling spring at regular intervals. This Is GER
tanly something In fiction.
Next month LipplncoHs will present Mrs. Maud
Howe Elliot's novel Of Mammon'
Mr.. W. H. Bishops Brown Stone BOY is to be
the next volume OF CasseH's Sunshine Scries' Mrs
Coombs's As Common Mortals " will follow 1t.
Mr.. Lewis Carroll, author OF Alice in Wondcrand'
writes In The Theatre" against the big, big D." 81
have never" he seen Mr. Gbcrt's clever play,
'Pinaforc,' performed by grown-up actors; played
by children, passage in II 10 me sad beyond
words. 1t when the Captain uters the oath,
tDamn me and forthwith bevy Of sweet, innocent
looking little girls sng with bright happy looks the
chorus lie said, Damn 81" lie said, Damn me ~
cannot find words to convey 10 the reader the pain
felt in seeing those dear children taught to
euch words 10 anuSo cars grown callOuS TO their
CHASTITY meaning. Put the TWO ideas side by side
he'll tho whether you believe in it
with its h0lroTs-and then find what fun In 1t
How Mr.. Gilbert could have stopped TO WRITE Sir
Arthur sullivan could have prOstituted his noble art
10 set 10 music such vile trash, II passes my skill to
ful cfaul