New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-24
LITERARY NOTES.

MARGARET Woods. the wife Of the president OF
trinity. oxford, whose privately printed pooin9
have been so enthusiastically reviewed py freaono
us,r,son. Is a daughter OF Or. Bradley, inc pean
=, vcstninster she Is small, but distinguished
looking. and has aesthetic taste when cAuS' "''
10 be much admired and respected at oAiofu
raner on American humoists, deehed with
nortraIts. IS I'm preparation for Harpers magazine
Mr. Nye ought 10 be represented as ue'lNer'hs H,S
brilliant advice TO. husbands: ASK your WV
ADVICE about your business, and then DO whs' you
like. 1t pcases your wife and DOESN'T Du'' ''N'
business
some piquant extracts from the forthcoming col
lection Of Motley's letters aro given by tho ooi'oi'
Mr. Curtis, In the March " Harper hoi" ."
Interesting glimpse Of Thaokeray $3.50. .,.
lie has the appearance OF a colossal infant snooe1'
white, shiny, rnglety hair, haAen, ans ,ein dab
ysneing years roSndse alG Derpsiaal wonder how
no keeps his spoctacles, sweet DnL rhi takoni
voice. with someihns q tsS s shsn ngosuc6
are tho characteristics OF the great snob OF n
Ills manner like that OF everybody eise IN ereet
uniformity With that q his fellow crsaa n han 1oto
was not much distinction IN bis tao Una"
y ys1o Hf him a''' tt GS but very hard work some
sad: Carlyle hates everybody that has arriyed-i
tey arc on the road, he may perhaps treat 'n ,be
FI1Scb Revoatio5a 81 the flight OF tho King and
Queen (which certainly one q 'ao m TSae hs
pPsred with tn him and spoke Of the passages very
Heartily re@ember Oh Carlyle snSElns at y ron
pobblnses do yei' but did not mention the cir.
cumsianec OF tho Cosmopolitan Club TnsSs,Sy
S noSody eycr saws anything worth hearing and
every one goes there With his white choEer at mld
n .hs arStocracy' have no doubt no added that
half Of US put on the white crayat athr sontIy
dnner at home or at our club and so go down among
the Cosmopolitans."
Carlyles reference Vanity FAIR Is characteristic.
II was az impossible for the clever and boorish
Scotch peasant 10 understand the manly sweetness OF
DobbIns's nature to perceive the wonderful truth
and humor with which Becky Is drawn.
OF Macaulay's talk Motley wroto
His voice is agreeable and It's Intonations Delight
full, although that is so common gift With English
usual, no took up the rbands OF the conversation,
S SYe L suited ins him Ms believe he is t6oSsht BY
many people bore, and you remember her that sydney
S cine Of social oppression In England should
think no might be to those who . Ea1 hm So SSk Also
Carlyle and himself meet accidentally a. the same
like two locomotives, each with long train, coming
against each other at CYPRESS spesa cro Both have
collision Maeauley however IS ,I not 50 d9gmstie OF
so outrageously absurd as Carlyle otten - neitheI
IA he half so gTotesque or amusing His whole
manner has the smoothness and polished surface o.
be man OF the world the politician, and the peer
spread over the man Of letters within.
II Is the opinion Of The Atlanta Constitution that
what our National literature really lacks is writers
with the ability to handle the material around them
and publishers who can sing something else besides
i am Pirate Kng.'p which is hasiy opinion.
Colonel Thomas wentworth Higginson's forthcoming
volume of poems Is dedicated 10 Mr. Lowoll his
schoolmate and fellow townsman.' The book Is Il
bear tho title of THE Afternoon Landseape'-not a
particularly attractive title
The Washington correspondent Of I" The Independent
describes watering place episode Of last summer
quiet pious old lady. we'll known to be peculiarly
careful OF her reading to settle herself one
morning in her chair with number Of LlprIneotti
Mngazne' In her hand. Quick eyes saw immediately
that It was the one with tho story Of Miss Rves, and
the whisper went round, She has bean deceived b,