New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16

Tho nortIcuar COPY OF Charles AddisOn's travels III
,he East which furnished the proof that tile iiius'
lions for the work were made by Thackera "'S
,telv sold in London for about s137. This was more
hy SAT than Thachcray himself received for drawins
those nineteen Illustrations. The proof Of their ons,
uos accidentally discovered. a correspondent Vi
~Thc Athenaeum' says:
n viii be readily admitted that ore would nave
thought OF even looking ior ach ho ie' Ui this nor is
there In IL any alusion TO illustrator or relgty S
The fact that Thackcay did produce the
illugtratiOnsa fact which now invests I'M Dcoh
It's peculiar intcres-seems never TO ve oD The prn
10 more than very rev persons, vi Nun INA the pub-
cpaI were the author. Thackey himself anu ao NJ
Usher With the death Of thess 'ede ,S %i hook would
then. but for the opportune appearance on % secret
ment referred to- have continued to keep its own an
what the contemporary reviewers had 10 say aDpns
Thaceays Illustrations Da tHsy .. d ise herbc
and tho Bonbon Seersrl Did they note the i III
marshan gyety Of treatment In the Dancer az
SaSs TO or P SG as p& they turn again look at
the Damascene Lady VOW TO disr1st t dIs thew
recognize the portrait OF rmarsh himself In me honaar
piece to vol H. where he is seated 10 the oazs ,sc
P1o scsay s aGG0es a% Of Re1 oer nan
in all probability these discerning reviewers oiU
tnyo 5v OF Tbackerays anonymous illustration Of
books at this time may be mentioned Ms . segS for or
a SoNga e @2% y ne e SUu Of e vols
1s35J. which. by the way, arc infinitely better than
the engravings represent them 10 pe'
A paper by Henry Cabot Lodge on Tho DlS'rD"-
ton of Ability in the United States will appear IN to
next Century" lie undertakes to show therein VIII
communities have produced the men who nave gov,
erned the country. fought its battles, cducaeu II a"u
Influenced its thought. Massachusetts STANDS nrst III
point of numbers but in proportion 10 It's PopulaUo
connecticut leads every other State in the total amount
~ ability OF the men who gained distinction as
soldiers in fighting the battles Of the country looz
were native born and only eighty were lmhusrh''
while in the Navy 49, native born ana ionr'ccn
were immigrants. The English race iuhishe'' III
round numbers 10000 distinguished men ana "omch'
,ha scotch Irish comes next with 400, followed by
the German with GOO. The article is said 70 SEQ"
conclusivey that the people who have succeeueu III
tbe United States and produced the ability OF the
country are those who became most quickly ana ihos
thoroughly Americans.
The late English scholar aud writer W. X. Clifford,
has left daughter Of uncommon ability. MISS EUuei
Clifford is only fifteen years old but she has already
contributed charming poetry TO the English magazines
and she holds the Cambridge scholarship at queens
College, London.
In connection with the reputed admiration Of Brown
ing for Matthew Arold's verse. Canon Anger recalls
the fact that browning once talked to him IN toe
warmest terms CT Arnold's work, and notably %
4Thvrsis." which he instanced one of the most
beautiful poems in the language.
One of the first OF the plays to be brought out mere
under the new copyright law which gives the dIamac
author the full benefit Of his work is Mr. H. ~ Jones'
" Saints and Sinners The hacmans VIII publish
IL. MIR. jones' it IS to be remembered Is hhe"lse
the author Of Judah and "The Middleman' Out
side the plays which have taken position as erea
literary performances this form OF literature mas hO'
appealed very strongly to the average reader IL re-
mains 10 be seen whether the ordinarily clever mod
en play will make public for Itself of as well as OIL
The stage. We take It for granted that such a pub
lication Is not addressed particularly TO the amateur
actor.
Mrs. Oliphant's biography OF Laurence oliphant Is
In its sixth edition in England.
"Mademoiselle Reseda,' by julien Gordon (Nlrs S.
Van Rensselaer, Cruger, has been translated into
German by Friedrich spielhagen. the distinguished
novelist The story in this shape begun I'm the
July number of "Wcstcrmann's Illustrirte Dcutachc
Monats' Hefteo one Of the Tatheriand's standard
periodicals. The novel has been favolaby received
by the German critics: and that Spielhagen should
translate 1t is in itself a high compliment.
The new firm of OsG0od, McIlvaine Co. has begun
Il prosperous in London, having at once taken
the high position justified by the senior partners lonG
experience and by the fact that the firm represents
the Mcssrs. Harper in England. 1.-THE London limos
pays some pleasant compliments TO the house and its
publications. If 1t snys, the American pHblish-
ing firm which has established Itself in Altcmarle ST
goes on as 1t has begun, 1t VIII prove formidable
rival to English puryeyors Of fiction. Our fear Is that
their Amelcan authors may be demoralzed by con-
tact with the English professionals who hammer out
their tinse TO the tnness Of gold leaf, and stretch
slight matter for three chapters into many volumes.
More than one Of the stories by Richard Harding Davis
seem even 10 the interested reader lavish waste or
good material They are almost masterpieces in their
kind and yet we could wish them longer The
Tines goes TO praise Mr. Dayis's work in detail.
and concludes its article with equally hearty words
for Mr.. T. n. Pages new novel;
The title Of Mr. W. Clark RusselPs rev story Is
A." Alone Wide. Wide Sea- an ocean Mystery.
James Payn's new book is to be called g. Modern
Dick Wilmington
The coming sdle Of the letters Of Goethe to Frau
Won Stcin which will take place this month In
Berlin. eXctes naturally great Interest in literary
Germany The letters. Las In number, fiji seven
folio volumes and contain many OF the wisest and
witticst things wlh.h the poet wrote. EX-
tending from 1916 to 1894 they almost the
entire period of Goethc's residence in wemer, the
Athens Oh the Inn Admiration for tho "lovely
Charlotte is expressed III every letter now offered
for sale. TIL poet often led TO write her three
and four nissivej in a single day, although he lived
only a short distance from her house. For more than
half century the letters have been preserved a;
precious herons By the descendants Of Frau stein
in the family castle OF Kochberg, near RudOlstadt. III
Thu Tinga. Although once wealthy, the family Is
now poor Much against his WILL the present Baron
has been forced 10 OifeI the letters for sale. Thc
Grand Duchess OF Wemar is anxious to purchase the
correspondence in OJer 10 present it 10 the Goethe
Museum in W-imar. As the Baron demands 100000
to 200 900 marks for the letters. IL is feared that the
Grand Duchess will be prevented from carrying ont
her intentions. II is probable that they Will become
tie property OF the Royal Library of Berlin.
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TO HOPE, EIGHTEEN MONTHS OLD
W. 7. Webb In The Spectator
Darling, with those big eyes Of blue,
That stare me gTavely through and through