New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-10
MAGAZINE NOTES.

MAGAZINE NOTES.
Mrs. peland has writton nothing better than her
story @Mr. Tommy Dove" published in the Janua'y
.AHanticp The little sketch is full OF charac1 er anu
nj sentiment as sweet and unworldy as the oo-''m'
fragrance of rosemary.
Professor N. s. shsIer ought 10 DO the idol OF tho
undergraduates So far from condemnns s'nicuo
sports In colleges, no chants their PRAISES ia n'
Atantic' in an article breathing manly gooa sense.
he holds that most of popular Sports are sooo
for the mind, manners and morals OF the fou'h Vi
to-day and he believes in making gymnastc exercso
n required element In college training, anoing csro
full study of the anatomy and physiology oonnecleo
~t,h ,rrseu,ar and hygienic development. This
nv the way Is a taking number OF The Auantic''
SCHOLARLY vigorous, practical full OF renned literary
oualities vet not above tho head OF that genueman
known as the ordinary reader"
connartsons are injudclous and generally UNJUST
.pa there is Stevenson at present which seems
10 bar any calm and reasonable criticism OF that au
fhors productions 1t may. however. DO whsporeu
tnat as n e scrbners essayfst Mr.. ldrich very pleas
antly replaces Mr.. Stevenson. The American spor'
naper ON Old Portsmouth has sunny humor maui
raj erace Of style which like the bloom on the pum
The Stevenson craze' undoubtedly has soho
foundation in some of the cicverest DTS Oh w'uns
Of this decade But is IL necessary 10 regaru W raw
cause some of his work may be oharac'efi1eo IN ina"
waya
aBarpers presents in a paper on manufacturing
,arstrt.s q, ireland a collection Of facts which are
=, y,.sb and real interest. The magazine editor Is
wise who gives us information as vol as comment
Nh General vallace's Commodus" is not great;
NOR "a II even very good. The author OF Ben Hur'
and aThe Fair COD do better work than tnS'
vbat PROMISES to be an unusually valuable series
AZ papers on Historic Homes and Landmarks has
been begun by Mrs. Lamb In the Magazine VI
American History The opening article deals Win
the historical spots on the upper western part OF
Manhattan Island
sTb. Homo Maker more than justifes its estsb
ushment 1t offers stores Of practical WISDOM as
well as Of light entertainment. There y no woman
On 0ood a home maker that this magazine VIII not
MAKO her better one. Marion Harlands article on
Chief-Justice Marshan's home is notable as Prosoh1
ing in print for the first tine part OF iet'er run
the pen Of Marshall 1t was addressed 10 MS "ie'
and was written fory-ono years after their marhase
The little letter was gallant and tender and the story
of their welded life is idyl OF true love-
centlemsn. man of sense, and man of noble temper
was Abraham Lincoln The Century, prints ior
,oidablo letter with the air Of the dueo about II
opr first meeting on Wednesday last" says TINS
nerson ga difficulty in words ensued between U.s.
which deem it my duty TO notice furtner' 'A
YOU were the aggrcssor. Your words importer iH'
and whether you meant them as such Is ior you "
saw You will, therefore, please inform me On 'h's
..,n, Ana ~ Won designed TO offend me. please
,,rn,ca,c m me your present feelings on the
subject and whether you persist In the stand you LOOK
Here Is the reply, perfect in tact, temper anu
seifrespect: ,,a
ayour note of yesterday Is received. In tho uiin-
entity between Of which you SPEAK 20" sss sou
thinh was the sggressor. do not think was.
Won saw nv words imported insult meant 'nem
.s fair setoff to your statements ana not
otherwise and In that light alone now WISH you
TO understand them You ask for my present aeor
fnes on the subject ] entertain no unkino ioc"ss
70 YOU and none of any sort upon the SUBJECT eAoeps
a sincere regret that permitted mysen 70 80. ,'o
any such alteration. Yours, ETC., A iINSoAs
rh.rs is considerable entertainment in the current
tnstslment of the Hay Ntcoay history for those mlid
and gentle persons who still persist In regarding
McClsllan as a brilliant General and q martyr. "hae
~.~v sranklv revealed. This is particularly AZ
tractiye instalment, and ono that shows how mucn
the work win gain In force and interest when prop
ery arranged in chapters and read from the beginning
70 the end Of It's own volumes
An Old Man from the Old Country is neat
',,s,,e story and Mr. Remlngton's horses, as shown
forth by pen and pencil, worth remembering
otherwise The Century" is rather dull MI Caoios
story Suffers somewhat rom It's pepper1ng OF Cfeoie
cords within brackets. II 1t is thought that these
,. curious forms of dialect, it might be well 70 IN
sor,orate them in article on The subject as In
ternolatiops they are annoying and In bad taste
Mr. and Mrs. Blashheld's clever and gracefui
~scrtbners paper on Castle Life In the Middle
nrass is admirably interpreted by the sketches
which accompany it. The Life Of knight and lady,
of u,dest and soldier set forth In manner -
accurate as 1t is poetical
i The best of all Miss Balch's sketches of old English
homes Is to be found in the January number OF
,aThe English Illustrated Magazine Mr. Crawfords
ssanp Iiario' grows exciting
Mrs Chanier has made one concession 70 ner
.earping critics She writes TO the Editor Of Lppin
cottp :
Il have never taken any norice OF the asssuI.s
upon myself but the papers have attacked the Two
last lines In my sonnets To AL women u man s
Which leads me to bslieve that they consider me 20
have been deliberately blssphemous for the sake
OF what they term q play upon words Inls
must answer and correct IL possible SO anxious
Am / that no human creature SHAH think tnat
used that sacred name lightly that desire TO change
the last two lines TO the following form
Christ Thou didst die for women and for men,
Let me but 1--we for women, die Tor ipee.
have never made o concession 10 carping critics