New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-09
SOME MAGAZINE NOTES.

particular spectacles' ...,,od &,
What trim and pauant little lady IS represen,, 80, ~
the Centnry,ss COPY of Stuarts portrait OF f1 r"Ao
80, rho .,c. and head are charming and not I'M
,,o ,,ose y, hcr grandmother Mrs. Washington Inco
is much that is fresh and Interesting III 'o WV
on Washington relics Here is a 'ehoe, TO-, ,,,ro
nv the General to his wife on the eve OF '
40 pos,on IN take command of the Continental ARMY
one Of the two letters found III MIS-
and one not before made public on, 49,
Oh" '''' INV Philadelphia. June esd ITO.
NV Dearest: As am within rev dcnartinr from
INK t Srcnninc YOU line especially as no nt
know whether may be IN my So fully trusting in
a. S ed 10 Which has been more bountini to me
than deserve. and in fp GO, Gonf f, VI
me have not time % add more as l an retain an nm
wt fG@p Affection for You neither ad me aS SI
distance can change. My best row, Wo PamiIv con.
S Ses: m aIu with the utmost truth and sincerity
fr entire &. WASHINGTON.
:. ,ocry and " Sellys are, of course Mrs. Washing
toms children. John and Eleanor ParSe CuS'iS, 10.
,ossnh Jefferson is becoming dramatic ana p'c'
nresque in his "reminiscences his sN1 t VI moot or
shepherd is really suggestive h''0''"' -
novelist. 1870, o,o.,o ~ New.
tot. whose title THE Anglomanacs' Ger.
,ainv provokes pleasant anticipa''oh Inv son r.,
name is withheld. The first chapters Will oe
the lime number and Gibson VIII hus""
-, &. .,o firmly wise reader who docs not IN .''9o
sys too much concern himself with the poon' 49,,
about other books. TO this reader may C,,,,r.s
arded the vigorous common sense OF MISS "ePi
{" Atlantic, paper on Literary oinoDoic'hS' 80,
o,icauv nlea for independence OF )udel'en' w
one that needs enforcement IN TINS Pe'i." n,o ro
crazcS, and autOcratic Mas'eiS' i0' " .,u,ort.
ALTERATIONS and prcensions III our person" - en-,
of books but let us remember Voo, r"t thcrc are,
highest imaginatOn has Its law. anu '""' .. 60
- q, od standards of truth 10 human hd'ui'' ~
ut and 20 social and intellectual history VIII" ''
be taken into account ,,o, should have
offered 10 the ardent and creduious td''o' ~ 49,,
,. =, . pe,x,re of a Boston Craze For IL Is "''
seldom made up OF ignorance sfec'atoh anu u'' ,
49,. I'm, cxasperating quality which pcrs"aoeS lo"H
, 81 sheep to follow their leader where theS ouS''
rot 10 80. 49, :. l., J.. ho honcd
that hi, is a real name, for as pseuuo"S,,' ~
Idly suggestive Of Ouida and Mary D. iio'"'.
However this may be. this lady story Ill "lo "
,,,icr i an advance upon her previous WORM
nr Uolmes addresses a final admonitlon ana I''o
we'll to the corresponding gentry Gale" oS n' -
meaning but mercess ta>kmasteTs' ""'
.ays docs not one have to submit 10 VINO "''
becon,c the may1yr-thc saint Se1aStiar-oi i'o'''
,orcsnondeuce! / will not dwell on the posNi''0
',,r,.s.i,, nrodrced on a sensitive nature by read
;g ones own premature obituary, as nave '"' '''
ha, been my recent experience VIII "'' ' "
think whether the urgent request for an a"'oE''P"
~ return post i'm view of the possible c"hlhseh-
oicS which might render il the last one WIS VNc u
write is pleasing or not. At three score ana twenty
,ue mus, expect such hints of what i Ike I" happen
l.,orc long How can one think patiently OF
c,arscnc,S so cold bloOdcd and 80 cdI'u> ~
.iat in, olved IN request Of that KIND! Ism
il fine for Americans 10 become Eitc less PioN"''''
i'm unlimited ntrusOns upon the Scanty leisure I'll
DISTINGUISHED man Of letters IN too many cases
when these epstolary ntrusions do not involve the
grinding OF literary they simply mean Il moipiu
=, d eIosh vanity have had a Spondencc with
Iongfcliuw. " Holmes" or Lowell say -Aio"@o
romkinS freshman of West Canaryville University
and pulls himself nightly with the glory thereof
The Atlantic has the necessary leading article
IN uscn-not poor one. BY any means There
are two or three other magazines to be heard from
ON this subject. then il is II be hoped. We may DC
allowed TO forget him at least temporarily.
There is in the MAY ScrbnerT neat little picture
Of the Napoleon Of lsOi. II is taken from the Ms
iouroal Of william brisbane. south Carolnian tIfv
cller III, stature" wrote Brisbane. as something
below the middle size. his complexion Of yellow
s,ckly hue q prominent chin and his eyes a little
sunk Iii, countenance has melancholy. serious cast
Nt Notwithstanding these disadvantage. his face Is
nv no means honcly. lie was surrounded by group
Of general, whose brilliant uniforms rendered Ms PLAIN
dress the more conspicuous. Except his cpauctS his
whole dress perfectly plain. without either lace
~ embroidery lie wore his hair cut short. without
mower and plain cooked hat with a national
rocaadc As he descended into the courty yard
he mounted handsome white stced, and Immediately
,ct full callop, inspecting every corps, passing
through the lines. and receiving petitions. number
Of which were presented by the soldiers. lie is
very bold rider. but not very good and certainly
an ungraccful one. From his bad Workmanship lby
Improperly checking) he brought himself and horse
10 the ground. He then dismountcd while the mud
was washed of the poor animal, but he disdainei
Ia. M
after the parade in his muddy uniform, where the
diplomatic corps and number Of sprlcey alfred
strangers had the honor Of being thus received by
him"
"ScrbnerT " Point Of View" is 20 the effect that
lhc new fiction" in this country doesn't cOndcsccnd
10 deal with the hvc-story.7 The maeazinisI asks
Docs the pitch Of perfection which the art Of fiction
has reached with really imply an absolute divorce
between literature and the lOvcstOry - The charm
OF ovestory depends in the largest measure upon the
noveist's ability to paint lovable woman; and il
must Ice said that for the majority Of The hcrones of
the modern American novel ii would he hard for even
the mos, sentimental bachelor TO feel tIrob under
hi, left waiscoat pocket. Even DObbn coud not have
cared for these Amcas: and there j. no witchery IN
thcsc Bcckys. Why is it, Is the American girl too
prosac to inspire the imagination; Or is the novelist
too prosac TO feel her Inspiration
Il is no slight to Mr.. j. \. StevenS's pleasant
Harper article on Old New York Tavcrns" to say
that Mr. Howard pyles illustrations give IT striking
interest Mr.. Pyc's old tine sketches constantly
gain in spirit and humOr. We should like TO sec him
try his hand at illustrated edition OF Barry
LYNDON That book. by the way, is one Of which
the reader Of the novel Of the day needs occasionally
70 be reminded. There is art for you Gentle Reader.
IL YOU in search OF art
The contents of the May Harper are OF even ex-
cellcncc and interest. Perhaps we may except L. II.
Iocxwood's steam from samovar,' which is nm
commonly clever in its dcneaton Of certain phases Of
German character and society and which pictures two
types OF American women 10 the life
There is in that agreeable magazine, 1.-The Home
Maker an entertaining article on Chaumicrc.' the
old home i'm Kentucky, Of the Mcades. Colonel
,.o.h.,. rranddanchnr LII the cnnIse Of some remls