New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
LITERARY NOTES

william Winter has dedicated his forthcoming book
Of verse. Gray Days and Gold" 10 AuGu-tin Daily.
remembering a friendship Of many years
There be two matter which do nowadays much
aGct the readers of books and pcrodcalStnc impoS
soility Of ndicatlnc. other than In inches. the size
OF a book. and the pcrncious wire s;abDnG ~ maya
zines. The latter practice makes it dincul: TO rrad
such periodical with approach 70 comfort for
must be held with both hands. it will not stay
open and even reading stand cannot cope with its
obstlracy. This. certainly, cannot be called one of
the modern improvements"
A. for the size Of books" that Is subject traught
w', endcS; eAaaI cIatioL for the writer and book
seller
Emma Isola the much loved protegc Of that i'm.
mortal brother and sister. Charles and Mary Lamb.
has just died in England. She was the widow Of
Edward MoXon and eighty two years old.
oxford undergraduates have been playing shake
spcage's King John" the title role being taken by
young Mr.. Irving Of New College. \ critical article
the performance suggests that brilliant actor is
saving up for the future " II IS clear" says tho
critic that nature has not denied to the the
gifts so freely lsvlshed upon his illustriOs father
The part 1, exceedingly trying, but Mr. r'ing's per
formancc gives evidence of most conscientious and
careful study. Moreover, on the stage he is always
graceful picturesque and interesting, never sinking
into the dull commonplace. lie is at his
best in the deatl-scene. which is altogether
marka5ly impressive bit Of acting
An unusually interesting face is that which fronts
the first page OF the new Book Buyer" Tie beauti
fully shaped head, the large, dreamy. widely separated
eyes and reccnt mouth make up together n person
ulty which piques and haunts the behoIder From the
pleasant sketch which accompanies this portrait Of
Miss Mary T.. Wilkins learn fact of which her
readers must long have been' cOnvinced-that her
stories are often studies from life.
THIS is not saying that the counterpartS OF Old
LADY Pincrr.T or of Aurea lowcr7 are 10 he found
In Randolph but il only emphasizes her art that II /,
from sugge stions of emotion and action. from fraQ
ments Of incidents aud bits OF life and personality
that she constructs the vlag characters found In her
uagcs She has been heard 10 say that she likes
people who drop their rs and the double mega
i've and people who don't This cathohcity Of taste
l. reciprocal for she Is quite much liked both for
herself and for her stories by people who speak IN
dialect a. 10y those who do not.
Walter Besnnt IS taking time from his novels and
his AUTHOR TO write a weekly column OF gosspy
nent for q series OF newspapers.
There an exceedingly good point in these para
graplls IN The Author on literary property
Literature, in all times. has had two sdcs-thc
artistic and the commercial klnd The singer expects
4, be paid the poet j. reIOced at solid recognition Of
ns genius. What j. more, the artistic WOr. OF tie
highest genius IN way suffers from careful NJ
ic.tlpn - It's material interests. Does any one In
Dickens, ThaCAcray, George Eliot, Wilkie tOlllnS,
Charles Reaue lost anything In art because these
writers were good and careful men Of business
Let not confuse these two sides OF the literary