New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS

rs-oYKRrEs I,,AUToMNE Par Pierre Loti Paris !;
u Calmaun Levy. New-Yorh: W. H. 'enAnS'
y Pierre Lofts sketches of Japan are among 'ne
most charming of his later writings ana 'a'S W
lSnIl NJ n minute observation and VIVA oesoiip-
49,, 80 +hirgs and places which have never peeh
Seecyibed before by any European, or have oe DC,
- dascribed as n attract little attenuoh' Ano
author is certainly the first turoPean W
adequate account Of that Sacreo ."ouN"N "
MAKO where the old japanese EmPe1otS "t
Lentombed amid msgn1heehce anu ~
Imortuary architecture ana ar1S-o Ooo'-e N"u.I
l.,h,.b the whole world can show no parallel
srS. s,,,sndor Of the temples and tombs OF Nlkko
-S..rs 80 no ouite manageable, and the refine
80. ~ art displayed in every detail OF the
I.ho,ata vvork continually astOnished the travel
r.. The descriptions Of the interiors OF these
.s,.,,es read like the fantastic visions OIL an
tr,rium- eater The walls covered from floor TO
ceiling with gold lacquer. out OF which every
conceivable and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, bird, insect
and reptile stand in strong relief lying creeping
xUrithing and crouching with menacing aspect ana
gesture the huge bronze statues OF herce delues'
with uplifted arms threatening all who approach
the bewildering profusion OF the most dehcaee
designs alternated with colossal WORKS oil arU III
pold-inlaid bronze and polished granls' INC
massive and enduring character OF all the sTucU-
pres and sculptures, calculated, as the author
,h.e,yes IN mt TO shame the most ambitious
architecture and art-wOrk of the old world; inc
gigantic cedars-tall almost as the Weilnstohe@
sdeaptea.-which line the long avenues-many
miles in extent, often-leading TO the temples
The mvxiad evidences of a civilization eAceea-
snpIv refined, CT remote antiquity, and differing
an avery respect from that Of the West; all coni-
nine 20 produce a profound impression upon the
observer.
The account of the Holy City Of k1ooo is ano'ner
highly interesting paper, and so also is 'laU vi se
costume of q japanese warrior-empress' seventeen
centuries old which is preserved in one OF the tenn
niles. and which the author was permltueu 10 on
anime closely. The Ball at Yeddo," when olnolal
Janan masoueraded in Partisan costumes is al
most panfnl so iIl-advised, distinctly oegradng'
IS the transition from the picturesque anu ci,ar
acteristic national dress 10 that OF mooerh Eu
rome Pierre Lott visited the tombs OF the famous
fortvseyen Ronns, which are still objects Oh Pill
orimape and an enthusiastic cult, and hnaily no
was so fortunate as TO procure an lnNHiIion
m the Imperial Exhibition of ChrySanthemumS
,vbere the Empress shows herself, once year, TO
a select few. The description OF this Vlslt
and Of the Inperial gardens, and last, though not
least of the Empress Spring" las her japanese
name Haron-Ko" signifies, will be found equally
curious and interesting. incidentally he throws
much hcht upon the manners and customs OF the
country. the mode Of travelling, the way OF life
in Japanese tca-houses, and many other matters
All this is written in Pierre Lotus peculiar charm
ing style, and makes volume which we have
found quite fascinating.