New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25

Mrs FLOYD is rather too incomprehehSipc, ou' ''o'e
rho desire to understand her can DO so ~ te
NJ n little reflection and the troupe Is Weh "o'."
uhiIc The writer Of 1.-THE Broushtoh House. III
short may 60 far IL he does not lose MS heau over uc
,ccc Of his first novel; for it is piece Of good and
genuine work.
scbeeers tenth century romance. Ekkehard"
hos been very well translated and put on the Amer
ican market II one Of the best Of It's class, and
while all its archaeology is thoroughly trustworthy,
tho author has contrved TO infusc through 1t the
Irbt and the suppcncss Of life that it suffers from
none Of the usual drawbacks OF the afci%ologicai
novel II is, in fact altogether human and natural
in its development. while the pecuari'ieS oi 'en
century thought and practice are never lost sGht o'
Ekkchard7 is indeed "a quite charming story "''"o"
= suspicon Of didacticsm, Astounding IN grapho
.kctchcs Of an antiane time, which is made 70 h'c
again in its pages
Mics Jcwctt,s Tales Of New England require but
,. words for all know the character and pleasant
ness of her writings. The present volume con'an'
eight Of the well known tales. including MISS lehpS ,
,.7,a,o-s .r,w Lane 1.-THE Dulham Ladies'"
" March Rosemary" and "Thc Counting VI '''o'
Wlsbvp All Of them arc marked by that careful study
and communicating knowledge Of the rural Ne" Eng
lander for which have learned to look 10 MISS
Icu.ett and the quaint, homey. delightful New Eng
land rustic philosophy never better representa-
than here.
seven Of Mr. suivans short stories are gathered
into = handsome volume. one Of the best OF them
i The Lost Rembrandt which heads the H't lhcS
rc almost equally remarkable for richness OF lmaGi
nation and that pendant for Tn" odd ana welrd
which will probablv continue 10 attract ana H'cihaW
large proportion Of story readers long after inc
nositivc philosophy has been consigned 10 inc hihoo
of discarded systems and hypothesis.
Mr.. Van zilc has manifested a knack Of writing
hort stories Of a rather sensational but not vulgar
,v,c and in the Magnetic Man he has produced a
n,c,s,nt example Of the kind. OF these halfdozen
,ot. all orc amusing though not equally so; but
whoever takes up the volume to while away an honr
~, tho railway or steamboat is tolcrably sure TO be
satisfied with the experiment.
Tho author Of The Princess Of Montserrat Is re
frcslincv frank. lie declares in PREDATORY hoVo
that his sole purpose Is 10 amusc MS rcader' anu 10
.cII his hook The latter has no mission. 1t Is
simply an od-fashoncd tale OF adventure 'oiu III I"
brisk and sprightiy manner and ending after the
,Id fashion. with wedding bells. There IS nothing
realistic about H. but il will relieve an evening 5
tcdluin very well Notwithstanding
Mr. Applcton's Frozen Hearts Is another ." 70
nance" II the old school. The seen" - Iau III
France and the plot is intricate. the action lively, the
story moro important than the development oi CHAR
.c..- The author introduces two villains, one hand
some and the other prctcrnaturally usY' l'' o''''
villain is the wickcdcr Of the two though the other
,o po,-c.,r, green eyes. is thoroughly equipped Tor
dr,,n,fc business. The title ndicatc~ IN" tragic
ri,r,rt,r Of the narrative. in which everything g''
wrong with the yirtuous people ana nc V'i"u' ul.
and tho r,tire doom falls upon the wrougdorrr. ana
The parrt sufferer, have their own again II j. np'
m done IN It's kind. but the KIND Is rather Por ono