New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03
THE GOSSIP OF LITERATURE.

Joseph Kirkland, the author of 1zurys and The
Mcveys,s inherts his literary abilities. He is the
con OF Mrs Caroline NJ. Kirkland who drew In A
New Home some vivid pictures Of life In the Mich-
Gan backboods. The Book Buyer says that Major
Kirkland intends TO add 10 his two powerful novels
third. The Captain Of Company X" Some OF tho
characters with whom he has already dealt VIII appear
IN this book amid the scenes Of the war, In which no
was himself an actor. t. ttt
william Biacl--who. by the way, Is not as young
AZ he was and IA getting quite sraysays that OF all bis
books he prefers Madcar Violet. There arc many
who win tell him that A Daughter OF Heth' u
better he says also that no never draws his char
acters from one person only; 1t would not DO
real human portrait, not sufficient variety Out
Queen Ttanla Is far portrait that IL very iary
represents his sister, His housc'boat adventures
we're setuaiitcs ana he declares that he VIII never
try IL again really thought should mover have
cot through but ny Scotch determination won inc
day. Poor old boati gave her 10 Afrrd Parsons,
the artist and the FIRST thing she dh was 10 "
straight 10 the bottom at Henley. He nshed her ip
however; but It was great mistake our going WIN
no knowledge OF the proper heights ana widths Oh tho
bridges
Mrs. Amelie Rivcs Chanlsr ID said to have bioohea
out novel to be called Tho White slave. As 'ne
tito indicates II Is to be study OF ohiia'hn IN
factories and ,,encmon's.
Tn review OF Mr.. Richardson's recent book on
American literature. q The London Academy' mahes
a fsv statements which, while too sweeping ARG NOT
without foundation fIitherto,' IL declares, Amer
lean criticism Of American literature has no.
us,,,salary high level There ID usually TOO much
snrc,d eerlcism about IL The ordinary American -
not sufeientiy assured Of the vaius Of his eoun'ys
nteruture 10 be quite able 10 judge u fairly
when called for. is not Forthcoming. Praise, when
possible, IL made extravagant The men OF o.aS ~"
too readily ranked among the men OF al une
.charies Esbert craddock's' early inyaidisn com.
peIl,d her 20 lead guiet indoor life. couian'
ens.c, IN the sports OF the other children sno ss,
and sometimes was so disappointed ana un'ses
a. ray mother used TO md II necessary to co"iors mo
one Of her favortto methods was 70 say m' a.
NV dsar n You can't do tho others do. you can 90
~ ,,rr which they can't do; you can spell Popo-
eafapsti. and they can't"
Mrs olphant gives o graphic account In " biack-
.-oods Of tho contempt which the conservative
49, .horcd for the late Laurence Oliphsnt when
ma dronusd all his brilliant prospects and successes
q, s,niomacy and society 20 Join religious comnun-
Nv ,rbose purpose was 70 copy antHs hfe ana prao-
49, IA nearly as possible. She axes story "hioh
N, Yriar,c tells with some satricai amnssmeh''
lust before no left London. NJ fnar's was waAins
with olIphant when they met Sir Frederick Lesh'oh'
| rho passed without taking any notice. Laurence
| ,rn.t N Yriarfe and said, with q look OF great
Amusement. VOLTA Leighton qui 50 dit co nest pas
| IA ueIuo do le sAluer' Thus no saw the humor OK
,ho sltuaon even IN the midst OF the pangs OF To
punciation and not without certain amused gmpa-
| ,hy with the astounded ana amused critics. VINO
Thought him mad and fool for bis palms, carried
! out his sacrifice II oliphant were q lunane ana
| n fool what was Leghton1 eadf
DIR. g. Weir Mitchell has written now story dealing
with life in tho lumber region. II is to DO cai'eo
| " Far In tho Forest
| Lord Tonnyson "a fond OF telling, apropos OF ms
enfly residence at Haylemers. Q story oil oe.'A'h
| Iaboring man. "who lives therein asked q vis'tor'
| uouting 10 the Laureate's house. Mustos ienhy-
| su,s answered the laborng man. what does no
A. .. was the next inquiry "wcll, muster. doan't
| rightly know what he docs,' answered the rusuc,
| scratehIug his head "pse oftcn boon axed wna' niA
| business is, but think he's the man As mAss inc
poets.'
rhia brings forth the story which tho elder Dumas
| .sea TO toll about himself and Victor Hugo one
| ara day,s no says, Hugo and myself wero choson
"a witnesses " marriage and we went 70 'hs marie
| 4. aive Our names and addresses. TIE suthor oi
| ,Ruv Bias was then In tho meridian OF MS iame,
and. what Is more 10 was an Aeadenieian ana peer
| ~ fra.ee your namep asked the ofhclu az his
,t,,. uindow. svietor Hugo with an ~ queriod
,hs scribe. AS you wish said Hugo. with admirable
| eoo,pess. I was then asked my profession NOW
| had brought out At this time more tnaa '"onss
| n,sees Ny name for ten years might hsse ooen
sarly seen at the foot OF the feuiilctons " twenty
| ouynais read everywhere, and Of which mao ue-
rsndo,sly Increased the circulation, and iouho my
.aw unknown by this servant OF the uovefnment-a
nan who could read aud write sopt my boit'
"'s.sson nevertheless, seeing that Hugo was IN
,ho anne case as myself and whcu tho cierH su"rsea
A. NV silence again asked my PROCESSION answered
sProprietaifo."
That all reasts pessniss IL inc ho' az
assertion Of Maurice Thompson IN nnios INC,
be thinks may DO nilder pessnn'ss "a /. $1,000
1 hut the rule holds. Realism NJ a'u' :. !.
that anything Is good enough TOR use, nv az
well used; the poorer tho materials u'o $500 ms
chance 10 show . brilliant me'heo W .'A'o. ''~
n q a base doctrine. In America ~ ashso,ous
doctrine at every point God TOOK w sa' ,s -
CLAW and out Of is made man that was realism. no
49, ,h,t man WAC but little better tban tho beasts
1rbrr ne blow into mans nostrls the breath OF hf'
s,r man became q living soul. That was idesism'
a. thous human genius, and do ikow'so. o'ow
into every creation tho breath OF lifc sna os w
eoms living soul. But what 10 nv'ns soui
A respectable boarding house croQnoe player nas
living soul, suppose; go probably mas : soenl
man Who falls tho nonsense ut the avcAgo
appsndagc but such souls not Of absorbing insor
st 10 very intelligent people Emerson may nave
IA de idcslism too fmy whom hc invented TINS OVER
soul but that was better than 10 worship tha muar
soa or 10 have the whole vaut OF heaven cavern o
4 nothinness-a boundloss reach Of blue, pFesmy
mcanineles omptincsa u Is tho loss OK selfruzpeo
h,eb the practice Of realism Induces that NEST forci
his oonssmns II. Familiarity beesis oontompt, and
Il h absolutely imnQssIble FOE mag to hold his nos