New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-25
LITERARY NOTES.

Tho late Mr. yenables OF The Saturday Rcview,'
was the bow who broke Thackcray's nose al schooi
As a man he was proud of just one ica'-nc was
able to write the Summaries OF the Year IN Inc
Saturday Review entirely from memory.
A feature in which the house OF MI 'onh orosos
Brown on Orange Mountain has oeen UNIQUE ior
several years is its MUSHROOM Inc wais OF TINS
ROOM besides those of the adjoining mans an" s'"
cases. are hung with marveiiousv interesting al"
complete collection of musical instruments. Nearly
all countries from savage Africa ana inc racine
Islands TO the most civilized have pceh mAoe 10 co
tribute to the collection which represents many years
of patient, industrious and inteinseh' research oh
the mart of Mrs students OF music as well as
ethnologists will be glad to hear that Dood' Meau
% are -soon IN issue an illustrated catalogue OF the
co,lection under the title OF Musical instruments and
Their Homes, Mrs. Brown writing the accompanying
descriptive matter and her son, william ADAMS
Brown furnishing the drawings. There Will De
MARTY 400 illustrations and the book will be Issued
In sumptuous style
Concerning the question whether America has pro-
duced a great poet " Tho Saturday Review relieves
itself of a column Of its usual hppat sarcasm,
lint ends with few reasonable sentences. Great
poets It says the results OF exQusitey rare ana
fncalcuable combinations of causes, and nobody
would be to blame If there were not great poet
for another century This country does not seem
likely to have another in a hurry, nor have we OBJ
many, Italy Spain. Perhaps he Is at school In
Bolivia at this moment, or he may be at Johns Hop
hns University, Baltimore, and his Christian name
may be Gifted"
A volume entitled "Art in the Modern stato' is
announced by Lady Dixie
Admiral Porter has written for America" some
"reminiscences Of Garibaldi
Mrs Burnetts pretty chid-story, "LttIe Lord
- has
sand Tho book and the play together promise to
bring the author . fortune The play Is one OF the
great successes Of the year In Boston
The new Selections from Wordsworth" made by
members of the English Wordsworth Society and
edited by Professor North will be first published In
large paper edition of 500 copies popular edition
in smaller form will follow
"The Private Correspondence Of Daniel o'Connen'
will be brought out here Immediately by Longmans,
Green Co. Even the staesman's letters to his wife
are on public topics.
Mrs Lynn Linton IN discussing tho Responsibilities
Of genius says that the finest trait In DisraelPs
character was the unfaing and grateful constancy
with which he stuck to his elderly wife, and made
his life blessed through her love- THAT love-"
she adds, was absorbing and overwhelming; and II
shown confessed with more naivete than reserve
1T was beautiful and almost pathetic from It's sincerity.
She was the spring board whence he took his h'ghor
Icap Her fortune saved his energies and enabled
him to concentrate his activities Il shall live to see
my Dizzy Prime Minister she said to me- as she SAID
to many others. And in certain sense she was inc
cause why her own prophecy was fulfilled AT ono
time of my life she used to come and drive me out III
the morning: hut when was writing for The Morn
ing Chronicle had to decline her visits, as she TOOK
I'd too much of the working time Of the day. re-
member to this hour some of her dresses-notably
soiled white satin trimmed with black lace She made
her evening gowns do duty for the morning, and
attained very fair likeness TO some one dressed OUT
of rag shop. SO far, then, Dsraen Is witness OH
the right side for he is instance OF how undoupted
genius can exist with sefrestrant modest morality
and practical common-sense In business matters ana
how unnecessary 1t is to plead responsibility as
one Of the inherent circumstances in the creative
faculty-a right bestowed by nature and confirmed
by superiority
Mr. Longfellow, "The Beacon" Of Boston says,
once entertained European who had that large
ANALYTICAL knowledge Of English so common to con-
tinental scholars and who used the language with
unusual case and readiness. But one day he SAID 10
his host: al want you to explain something TO me.
What does TABLETOP meant" "Tattletoo!' replied
Mr. Longfeow: why, there's nothing Ike that IN
English Oh yes, is; for hear everybody use
It, You use it yourself" Oh, do l 20 said the poet
Well you call my attention the next time you hear
me saw it, and well have explanation" The two
gentlemen sat on at chat in the library until at
last Mr. Lopgfellow had occasion 10 summon SER
want whom after her report he'd been made, he dis
missed with a pleasant "Very well, thank you;
thatIl don "There,' cried his friend, tattletoo;
I told YOU so! So the professor Of many languages
had to acknowledge that there was justice In the
criticism implied IN well-taken point, and to
tbark his friend for unintended lesson in careful
enunciation.
Dr. Henry NJ Fields forthcoming book has " Glib
raltar" for It's subject.
The ingenious way in which the modern writer deals
with his fellow writer is thus described In America
by Julian Hawthorne: "When Robinson, or evon
Jones-nay when Brown himself IN his frank and
friendly fashion, sends me the latest offspring of his
muse In handsome aesthetic cloth binding, with his
name ntertwned with mine the fyleaf, instantly,
and without waiting to got beyond the title page,
write and thank him warmly for his gift, adding that
i am eagerly awaiting opportunity to devour
production which assured beforehand is-cannot
but be-enchanting But, all the while, know-and
Brown or Jones' Robinson, the may be, also
know flor do not they themselves act in precisely
the same way regarding my new book D-that the OPP
portunity so eagerly awaited Will never come, and
was never intended to come; that never will and
never meant 10 read their rubbish and that the
above quoted euphonistc formula has finished the
episode. When we meet, shall be dear friends as
before; but you will observe that we do not enter
into detailed discussion Of anothers perform
ances.n