New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-05

, I. .. hocosnc the proper thing TO dcplorc. The
,vcrs.t,on at Mrs. Emorys table Is good iilus'ra-
non Of this free yet thouehtr" ta'k' ana 'hero -
nu+biny amusing In the circumstance that In ori"r
,., ,h material for even the least intellectual dis
, Oh, .r+hor seems to have thought II necessary to
m u,.id. tho rank, OF perfectly orthodox society
and io introduce menaee saVorng l'i>t H'iii OF
'.,.,,,o II s all very well done. however, and " The
,,,"onacsp deserves, as II is receiving the success
OF a season
George Mercdith's new novelette, is characterized by
ro.t - his excellcnres aid dcfects Inasmuch as
IN. little story is OF itself parable the authors hib
-, n..Lipp IN figures and metaphors seems less alien
~ Tho rru!u, OF sympathetic ittlon than usual The
,e howeycr has offensive notes. and the catastrophe
o. hch II work, up Is VI so shocking nature In is
r.,v material aspects as to throw q suspicion OF a
Ear, ~ coar,enc-s over the whole composition The
,rv of Chlr is indeed pathetic. and tonrhingIy '"!d
,rt What can be more Ra'tly than the mae hncry "i
the dcnme,ncrt- tho physical means by which -"
nuchcss OF Dcwap is saved from Tie snare IT an nj
,t,rer and the rrpar;ibc ruin Of Choe's h pcs and
no, !. contaminated No one, perhaps, could nave
.,od such material more carefully than Mr.. Merchith
Vet tho very force and power Of his genius give to inc
final scene a horror which compor, Ill with Tie Ig''
| - ncdv of the beginning. one /, r'mindci Oh ''''
! poucrful and haunting picture In which the r''t oi
, dueI bet wecn ma>qncradcrs Is shown On TIE hoot'
- ,h. arm, If his second has sunk Pic'rot, whore
,;,r,,uv whltcned face conccas the death pallor
,,t,, nvcr his features. and whose Costume Gill!y
uts the tragic horror OF the Situation The' Is S''h
. rIn,liuc and such contrast in The Ialc vi Choe
and the effect is not wholly pleasing
Mrs. Elizabeth stuart Phelps and her husband have
iu vorped folcer in the prodnrtion 81 story. and
oS,iu the motive is taken from Blbe-bnt tbs tim"
, ~, vc,v Testament. The title OF the book oni-
..,tlv indicate, what tina; motive Is 1t was hardly
necessary for the authors 10 state IN PREDATORY note
sl,,t,i SC,. tn
,,.,,.. 70 the recorded incidents Of Gospel history
~ tho fac, i, o,,vin,s. Their contcIti0n that slv
v.r.nt ATTEMPT to make the solemn Personality
around which the story centres practically real TO thc
iu,,.iuatIon NUT be- dihcu. bit may b" In accord
with the highest Chri.an srnsiuv'ncs'.' hisht oc
deuurrcd 10 did tie experiment o! H"notal Nan'e
Zen iIur" and H. surtc~s not serlh 10 "'''"''
po,tiyc and p,ad taste for this r.iloi| Kd OF
,c,ion on the rart Of tho r'lgiou, public. certainly
,nr, s M want Of re>etrnc. in the present treatment
-, The personality 81 JESUS, nor i there antti7 10
vnuud or o,,,ud a nice s.n-ih!lity. scholars mf''
possibly object that IN some ~ poets the we" .. '">
o,cyllcd hrc TO even his inIm'ate followers Ei"'r
,ir.I,aic, history bit Tradition IA tor "ldN'i' Z" ~
ford a ,af. foohold for cr1,ic>m on such point IA"
miraculous .i-r'i: -. necessity outer largely I'M" INC
movement -, the Ale. and III" rypr"n'" 81 MIS-.
ph.lu, win Pc Supernatural previous works s"T'"'
hcr we'll I'm th,, Instance. IN" loves Of Lazarus and
/.L,ra daughter ii Anias. -" ~ hlfh prc-' pN"
animation la ~" narrative. and tir'h 0ppo" it' Tor
.cycrsl in.p,,,,i,. and powerful 'h"t an'rc
which Ar. tlc r,.,riu ~ In,rl from ia" lalI" dnn'
,,. Storm aud 'hr nracu,.- fI7i>trito1 Of A';i'
l,,, a.,iii,. 'hr Ne Ok LHrI, ia III" rIb''ra'' -
p,,...c 81 the Temple. The final "r..'h" Is "a ;h
ri though hcl.h'cn~l rcpr suction y tho scripture
11r!,,y. md IA puiut u effect m"''F al ra-"'n''
.y.r,,to,> ~" a.. l.a"" -; a. d"td, ha'" been v":i
fee, rs ,r n,d 4 VII LuD, ~ l''l scholars. AID a:r
cnp!.,,i .a,li.I-,'"h a,d van !.'-me"'.