New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27

william Morris is writing novel-not one on SOCIAL
ism A. might have been expected, but mover u a."
venture.
uero arc some pleasant little glimp>cs Of ThackeraV
and Irving found in the extracts from ">parrow-ri''
colzens's journal given in Ippncotts Magazine
.ln November. l-52 visited >unuysGe VIII
rnackcray. The day iucxpressibly balmy and beaut
mi 4, we rode by the Hudson. Thackeray kept eN-
claiming This is very Jolly " How jolly y as view
after view appeared. Irving was in hne spHiS'
rhackcray said looking around the room l must 'f"o
an inventory or note Of the furniture. ETC. :" ""'
when write my book on America ! snail be ao'c 10
mn, all this in, on said Irving catching at the
lake. Won must not forget my nicces'-introdu'l"s
Them again. with mock courtesy. THIS l. the one
,h, write, for me all my stories are from her PEN
TIT, Young lady , the poet Of the family she mas
, CORRECTION Of ,onncts that will a>toniSh the world
J., and bv Another niece OF mine is up stairs. she
-, the musician and paintcr-a great genius Only sho
has never come ont suppose must SHOW You NY
cnrios.tic, These Moorish coins was riding
,,rr,rh a field in Granada when they were ploughed
nm Gave trnc for them. The poor fellow that
found them preferred current money. This fringe Is
from the sword hit II poor boabdil. Here Is pair
NJ spectacles that belonged t. General Wellington.
and here is another pair that belonged 10 John Jacob
,.,or | thought with WaShngtonS and AStor's
-pcctaclc> might he abc VI see nS way P'c'N ''o'N
through the world
.l, the conversation Thackeray said willis asked
mo why | did not take notes Of visit. about
10 answer what thought OF such a liberty. when
remembered that he had done such things himself.
and was silent. This little anchor wa
presented to me by some officer Of the navy II was
mad, Of the staple in the wall t. which Columbus
was chained y
The Worlds DesireD is the title Of The work which
Mr.. Rider IIaggard and Mr.. Andrew Lang are writing
The subject is probably money.
Truth To Live nv - is the title of Canon farrars
new hook and he has dedicated 1t To MI George W.
Chllds
A traveller In Natal SAYS: AT a short distance
from Newcastle passed the former dwelling of the
well known novelist Rider liaggard-a wretched tle
Int surrounded by few trees and with small, uEy
| brick field In the midst of the bare de,ola'c vedt
putrd dust heap would. as far "a beauties of locality
are concerned be more calculated to inspire an author
with the spirit of brilliant poetic descriptions but
| Mr. lIaggard's bright depicting powers above
such Influences and may mention that after having
travelled over the whole Of the country described in
! his novel Jess | much struck with the minute
accuracy Of his vivid representations
Miss Katharine wormccy has been translatng a
number of Ijalzacs short stories and these Will BE-
collected in volume which Will bear the title Of the
first story Fame and Sorrow,
picture OF young Amy Levy, As given by Mr.
Qultcr: Among the photographs the mantel
piece one OF "A small dark girl of Enthusiastically
Jewish type. with eyes that large for the
delicate features and far too sad for their yOuthfulncss
| Of line aud contour. In its | had rarely seen u
face which was at once Interesting, so intellectual
50 beautiful, and, alas SO unhappy
The present British rage for first editions has brought
up prices. one hundred and nifty dollars were given
lately for the original edition Of sketches by Boz.'
with Cruikshanks Illustrations And the historic
edition OF the complete set OF Charles Levers works
went for ~ 375. All but OF the volumes first
editions, and they were beautifully bound In Rivicrc's
best manner In Morocco extra. Next 10 Thackersy
and Dickens ana it is stated that nothing has
| 30 much money IN 1t ~ Americana,