New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-01

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| force by this English translation Of Lud-
| dovic Halevys Marriage dAmour' Inns
! is one of the most exquisite ana poetic 81
| IJoleyv's charming novelties. which cannot n"'
lose by translation and still more pN lIus'I"uo''
! The etter-prcss and the binding "i the Foiu"'
are in such excellent taste that the INFERIOR Ii"V"
| of the illustrations only becomes more gi"ii"s'
| The artist has manfestly never set MS eyes upon
| q Partisan woman of fashion and the enc oi
| the officers of crack" French cavalry regIhen'S
! is evidently unknown 70 him. Inc women WIN
/ figure i'm his illustrations are ehurcN l"cNi'lS III
nroce and boar decidedly bourgeois and provin-
| cial aspect: while his cavalry ohIceIs' "I'no"'
r;di,g.etrocs and with their trousers Struggling
halfway up TO their knees, may possibly 'cloh2
! 90 Same militia regiment, but certainly never 10
l. the French Army.
NJ Robida is a clover writer hut sngn'''N
unsatisfactory artist. and II Is greatly To w w.
orottcd that he should have retained IN MS own
hands the task of illustrating his interesting anu
,,;o,,Irosouc descriptions of the archaeological
| p. 90 Normandy lie takes his readers
..o,, ,ho fomons Mont Saint Michel. with all ITS
leoondarv and historical "reminiscences 10 inc Ap-
hovo do Ia Lucernc at Granville Thence Inc
ooiohr,ted old CathcIrals of Coatances, Chcrbonrs
,encon Arccntan. Falasc, Cacn, BayeuN with
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rvrcux are each visited in turn VI. h"olq"
l,rors them all by heart, and with an extremely
,oci,e and graceful pen imparts TO his readers
| r,ucb curious information concerning the Hau'-
lions and history o, all these landmarks OF ."'
Sandal aces lie has already published WORKS
similar TO the present one concerning 'ne 'hciei,
cities Of Spain of Switzerland and OF ltaN' anu
he now proposes 10 deal with his own country
Tho series is to bear the title OF La Nie'i'
| France" and this description OF NORMANDY II ''''
first volume of the work The latter VIII GER
| i,,. ,rove Of inestmable value. not only IN the
| ,ourst but also TO the students OF archaeoo-N'
! NJ history and OF ancient art, and Inc sKelcnih''
and lack of finish Of the illustration VIII oc lc
oorded rs sufficiently atoncd for by the exquisite
| nolish the wealth Of information ana the c"p'i
| waiting nature of the TEXT
One Of the most interesting features OF 'he Rle''
Worlds Fair at Paris last year WAS 'Ae I"N'"o'
ON the Esplanade des lnvaldeS, d"N"''" ~ Wv,
exhibition Of military science. military ART anu
u,ili,orv bistorv The display was ORGANIZED
rrdor the Immediate direction Of the Minister 81
W. with the object of showing the gradual eN"
| l,tion and progress of everything relating 10 'h'
French Army from the earliest times gov" ~ ''
nrrsrnt epoch. About two-throS ol the anu 10
r,hiri,od had been obtained for the purpose from
! ltp
oourtrv while fine remainder was composed 81
I objects loaned by private collectors -"
linn do II Gucrrc" on the Place dies lnvalid'S Al
,ractcd military men from all paris I'll INV WV
and the New World and proved To ID" oi great
value from a scientific a. we'll as from a h'-...
l noint of view Realizing the difficulty Wh''n
charm v,ould be ever 10 rcconstitnt" any sven w!
r;,.,1ed collection after the dispersal ~ 'e ''oN
Sc ,Le Fvpo,itjon. the Government determined -
,r,, q nictoriol record thereof and lulfus''d 'h'
tool, If lis compilation Ia General lhoulhAN' one
f tho most DISTINGUISHED officers OF me fIch'h
/ Army The General has shown rehhfR""' Jul
/ mon, and taste in the execution OF the W"iN' -
/ consists of three handsome volumes Whl'h are
| illustrated by 400 superb and admiI'nN '''''S"''
| t,oor,vuros rcprc>rnting the most not"~"'' ~
objects Of the collection. The let'cr-picNN WIZ "
ooco,rnauies this new species Of National "au'iF
: d;vidcd int. sixteen chapters. covering INC
crouud from the time Of Charlcmagne 10 'h'' -
| Tanolcon III but by no means IN drN VI M
a1vticol sense The text indeed, Is very near
as attractive as the illustrations, Tor u epAi M"
with anecdotes and interesting episodes.
The Z" Salon dc 1890" is magnificent publica-
,ion that must not be COMPOUNDED with ano'hci
work Of similar name but of inferior charac''''
which is specially manufactured for the American
market II constitutes the PICTORIAL r'coio ~ "''
pris Salons of last spring and the seventy iaree
and hcautiful photographers contained III th'
volume represent the finest and most no'"~or,hy
, If all the thousands Of canvascS when hen''
on tbc walls of the Champ dc Mars ana 'h"np'
Flvsecs exhibitions. Albert Malgnaus c\Pui'I'
nortr,yal Of the Birth of the Pearl MNhNa'SN
dcsion for the ccilin. Of the lUpcriol Ar' Museum
At Vienna. Upiano Checos Roman harl'' hl'c'
Georges Roussin's Danscuscs ana me '""'
Aries ct Naturam,' Of Puvis de 'M'"h'''' "'
probably the best known Of the pi'i,''-' pr
,rccd in the work Of NJ llamcl. The volume
bicb forms the eleventh of the series, Tie MS
f bav;ng becn issued by VI. lIamcl in leN", con
,aine in addition 10 the full-pagc illustrations,
.,,,rhor If charming photoqravurc vignetcs, PRINT
. al - ,.orious tints each engraving being pre-
on,ed in the color most suitable to the SUBJECT