New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
LITERARY NOTES.

v... ,,ror,..s IN he an interesting book Is about
q. n. unfinished In London for Janet Ross (born Dun
Gordon. It is to be entitled Three 1oncrao"S "a
English Women and is to contain 'nc n'cn'o"s "''
CORES pondence Of trio Of brilliant WOMEN i' '"''
TAYLOR, Mrs Sarah Austin and Lady Dun eoruoh'
A book Of special interest to Latinsts anu inc
iovers of Virgil Is promised within fcw Gays ITO"
~" 49,. 90 pohcrt CLARKE & Co.. Of Cincinnati. The
.,,hor "a Mr. Joseph s. Tupison Of this city, ana the
ttt,e Of his work Is master Virgil: Inc Au'hor vi
tho Aenr,d as He Seemed in the Middle Ages IL -
4 we'll known fact that tales gathered aoou' '"o ""o
Of VIRGIL similar to those which invested Roger nao"
and other mon Of real or reputcd learning IN 'ho
,s,an. Acs. MANY miscellanles, mediaeval ana
.,odern have included more Of these tales pu'
s.w efforts have been made to trace the lines OF INC
,,.a,,,on Not until Zappert wrote his "Vireis
T.t-n md Fortieben i'm Mittelalter' and Comparc''
his yiryio mel Medic Evo' had anything oeeh oone
IN n really systematic way. Mr.. Iunlson' VIM
. Maintaining and ndefatigable student, has taken
.omsxhat novel view Of the growth OF the Nirshah
,egcnds and has discussed separately their various
,h.se. such as the dabollsm, magical efciehcy'
ronhetic insight and so FORTH attributed to the author
=, the Aeneidp; and he has subjected them 10
critical scrutiny from a new point OF view "ha'-
ever may be the ultimate judgment OF schoiars U"
Mr. Tunson's work, there can be no question tha'
II is worth while to have in English, so rich o'her
wise in virgian literature, something pesiocs n'i0
fugitive references to Maros medieval renown.
Tho current number Of the edition in English OF
ap.ris Ilustre, has an admirable portrait In colors
Of General Harrison.
Tho October number of " Arts and Letters opens
NTH Iudovic Halevy's charming gossip about tho
Paris of 1s7I-72 The ghaster incidents OF tho time
are lightly touched upon. Much is taken Tor grah'ca
much barely suggested. Halevy is never hkeiy 10
take the role Of racontcur too seriously nor 10 "so
that he is called upon to remake history AZ -
seyes of fresh genre pictures cxquisely drawn "h'0
he presents but his pictures have suggestions VI
shadow as well as the crisp sparkling amosPhc'o
nj tho boulevards The "solid' paper OF this num-
her deals with Old and New Ordnance but the
Illustrations will enlist the interest OF inc general
reader Fiction is supplied in DE Bersere's hou
Lotus tale supposed to be founded upon The rron'n
invasion of Tonqun, and by panfui study Vi
jealousy and revenge called Detanro" In she'on'
swift but vivid and full Of human interest NJ. Lo
Roux introduces us to Flowers in Paris This
article is illustrated by Victor Gilbert, whose stuoies
I'm the Paris flower markets are not unfamiliar 10 o"i
public One of NJ. Giiberts watercolor drawings OF
street flower stand has been reproduced by the
phoogravure process and printed In coors, hHc inc
90 called fac SMILES of water colors by Vibert Detae
and others which are to be in the shops. There
are two other full page reproductions OF NJ GhpeH
drawings done in black and white oils, ana the uu'h
fitness OF the Partisan atmosphere, ana VVacious
sprlt of the well turned figures are equal TO Berands
study of Paris life. so Tar as ILLUSTRATIVE "oin O
cerred The life of these drawings is missed IN the
stilted figures of Rossi. reproduced in red crayon
effect and in Jeanniots drawings done apparently In
India ink.
slalt Ia worth while to note the original mediums IN
order to appreciate the generally admirable manner
in which the phoiogravure process is adapted TO vary
ing requirements. One disadvantage OF Photography
IS seen in the reproduction of Detailles French ID
Tonqun.' The original picture, shown In TINS Guy
when we commented -pon the liberty taken with the
topography OF Tonquin. is painted In heavy, thcR
lmpasto the paint loaded upon the canvas especially
where Chinese white has been used. and the brush
work coarse. All this the loading OF paint ana the
scratcby brush marks is remorselessly brought out
by the camera, and the distressingly panty enect
illustrates the evils Of undesirable fidelity There
is the same trouble. but less marked, In the repro
duction of Girardets study OF Pere Corot at WORK
But the full page and the minor illustrations In Arts
and Letters. represent the best work in Photographic
reproduction.