New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08
LITERARY NOTES.

4 Cigarette Makers Romance Is inc ute OF
Marion Crawford's novel. Macmillan VIII issue
il next month
II is calculated that for $1,000 wordsworth's old
home Dove Cottage" could be acquired and put IN
Dcrfoct order and a vigorous effort has been made in
England % procure subscriptions FOR this purpose
The committee lately organized proposes 10 make OF
,,o nla,e a permanent Wordsworth Memorial, man.
o-,nr and maintaining 1t in the manner carried ont
in the shake pcarc trust at suatfoh.
Ruskin and Dumas have admirable methods Of
rorltrr They rise and retire early. work daily till
o,n and are then free for the rest OF the day. Mr..
william Black +, one OF the unwise workers. Ihough
for ,ix months in the year he hardly puts pen to
paper except IN the way OF private letter OF 10
make an occasional note. he Is thinking out MS next
novel the consequence being that he Is never en-
;rey free from his work. AS he himself says work
ing in thi, wa vo have your story continually on
,our mental IL .ders a Slnbad's Old Man Of the
sea
Ni,s ;cnc, Rcppler, "The Atanticsr new essay
ist /, mentioned clever woman, stii III hcF t"ch
tics She +, a Phadelphan'
Mr. John IlolInGshead recalls Charles Dickens''
candness for Lex Of mutton boned ana roasted with
veal stnfnc and oysters. and remembers how MS iavo
rite vanity wa, peculiar gin punch" "hich he
brc,vcd after a recipe Of his Mr.. Hoihngsheah
r>cd to call it Five shilllngs and COSTS ana among
those who drank the nectar with appreciation were
rhockcr,y and Will,ie Collins, who had reverential
admiration for the compound, which, however thcy
were careful to consume with judicial moderation
Mr. Hoingshcad thus describes the august cere-
many n brewing. First Of all the Jug was produced
rho vat or the receptacle Of the brew. Ihen came I"
Mate and knives then the lemons, the sugar basin
and then. finally. large tabe-n"pkn. In inc mean
fine th. kettle on the hob had prepared the ooihus
water and the bottle II distilled liquor-an important
factor as tho phrase goes-was placed IN uc MINUS
Of the master. / shall be guilty Of no lrrcVe'cnoo II
I say az tn, point his eyes t"inklci ana eone''"S
vi,rcd Tho process Of blending was ike conlur'
49,, ,rc,s nerforncd bv an accomplished professor.
Tho xturc being made with care and deica'Y' anu
,ri,b a certain amount Of demonstratiye pFide' inc
lug wa, placed upon the table and the napkin Cru''
into il, mouth. The brew timed by tho master
watch. had begun aud in few minutes the napkin
vo, Withdrawn. and Five shillincs ana costs WIS
ready for coav.'al datriLptlon.'
\ supplementary volume in four parts Is 10 DC
added by Mr. Hilton TO his "Chares Dickens oS re"
and Pencil n viii contain many contributions from
Mend, and relatives II the noreS'' WIN e'S"' i''
traits and about forty other illustrations
Concerning the license Of tAs s. Tic Sa'npA.
Ceyicg- SAYS: DO II clever ~ r can fc'on''u -
% h. Interest, and artistic conscience we sHoN'' "'
,. ., ,,,c,.pt tle t.t q maxim mpossbllitieS seem
rr,taln and cNtraNathucrS appear ''''''
=. op. , mad world OF his own IMAGINING WIN 90
nome ,,d or,c,- sharply divided. lie may intro
l,,. m. spiritual or supernatural machinery "'u''
tl,ui WORKS ,cry smoothly, even when put "ee'u'I
b, a Hi.lwcr- tir story ~ Tho liauh''n ""u 0
U.unicr,' D., an exception and when Is eN''''''N''
lt,l. 10 tr.1, down. Lat Of course ne must "''
~ own rish ana with the betting very hea''
lis r favor ~ Going l, clever novel cast a'uo' ~
,..,,,-.r.c, are one thing and absurdres aho'her'
and ,,. ,. ,,t speaking Of those simply trashy TISSUES
OF flly los Muarlcs with sort OF literary VooA"o"'
,,ri,l ,,u not even serve tho purpose Of soporic'
o.. any GIRL II p -orciiOn who Is ont 81 her icons "
tenh iii. u.ot permanently popular novels 'h''' NV
have become the classics or faVoFfs OF su''''''
generations. .fl.u-h inspired D, the genius 81 a gov
'.. i..., ..r viii %. found 70 BE- those which have
t., most closely To- actualities and to hold UP inc
mirror - ,eli.ailc PERSONS There Is uu'A III
,it. bu, what viii Mr. stevenson and Mr
stockton .ay To- tl And this leads 10 another queS
ton are the novels Of today. books "hoh "rou'o "a
ct.a interest discussion and argument, ever rcread
po prot,lo r,.ad She and In. Jekyu' and " mo
Merry ohaut.r7 over and over AS they do Henry -
uoud- nnd the I1ckwick Papers
Anon. ,h. author, Of the century Carlyle was ono
most c>a,per.cr- to the printer. one day he went
to hi- printer 20 rate him FOR some delay why.
.r sad OBJ, typcsctcr you really are So very hau
upon ~ with Your corrections. They take up 50 much
limo y.u sees CARLYLE replied that he WAS accustomed
o thni Hind Of oNcusc-tat he had had works printed
I'm scotland and Yes. indeed. SIR interrupted
the prut-r. We aware Of that. We have man
herr. from El.niursh. and when he took up bit OF
vour copy hc dropped It Ike rcdhot cinder' eH
ella rnlrs ooh. preserve u.s. Have you got that man
10 PRINT for Goodness only knows when We shall
he done With all hts corrections
M. George + Brett, who has been for many wears
the abb. representative In this city Of Macmillan e
Co.. IA, been forced by III health 70 resign his posi-
ton III, son. Nr. G.. r. Brett. Will succeed HIM IN
the firm.
sir Edward Iamley Lord Tennyson' friend and
ccur,dc- relates that he read the first criticism Oh
hi. novel. Lady Lee, Wdowhood.' Just before his
entrance into the Battle Of tho Alma. Il was sitting
on my horse, he says. whiting for the order 70 adj
vance when us the brigade Of Guards passed An
officer said: Here Hamlcy. there's criticism on
your book r. Tins. and handed me The Times which
had Just arrived