New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08

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Rise and Progress
aThe Magic Ink IS the odd title of william Blacks
| new novel, Mrs. L. b. walford, the author OF that
| remarkably clever book 4" Mr. smith, has selected
an equally odd title for her new story II Is 10 w
| called "The One Good Guest.'
Count Leo Tclsto, who has hitherto withheld the
right Of transatinc and publishing his works. has In
serted the following notice in "Novoje Vrem1a':
hereby give permission to all persons In Russia ana
In foreign countries TO publish In Russian or 10 tfa's
late into other tongues all my works. written sihce
| 1881 and contained IN the complete edition OF my
works. published in 1886 and 1891. Ihis PERMISSION
extends to all my works, also, which have not yet ap
peared in Russia and also to those which may appear
In the future
| ouiner.Cofch IS stu amusing himself with the
! Realsts. Realism he quotes, Ideals with inc
average the everyday, the things that happened 70
you yesterday and win happen to me next week.
and he adds:
| was presented with this definition fortnight light
ago, by a gifted and graceful adversary and have
s essa M on ali Sides and always with growing
for sSe Se rsn 70 f e. Prove Let me
repeat sentence or two from the remarks I made
last week If realism be what II Is here Defined 70
monpIace: and therefore reality" covers realism"
and the real covers the realistic as the wh'o covers
Very we'll then the rare and the tSoI realistic ch be
grounds the realistic gentlemen exalt one part ABOVE
description than the infrequcnt klnghshcr or Why
should be ksea to the en Sa 9OH T and e To-
lft his eyes toward the bathbrck held In angelic
hands above him. submit at fny o ono a because
it IS usual .eyeryday lays himself OPEN PEN to
coed to get hold Of the census returns and will say
Al observe that the United KINGDOM contains more more
Believe that the grocer has advantage over the
chimney sweep a subject for the brush or pen
o OFFS we are writing drama novelty
the maady most incident TO grocer Whatever ere thns
the Hfs' average at each step
! And then Mr.. Qulller-Couch goes on to state his
own theory: am not afraid Of the Ideal for the
simple reason that it IS only the real The facts OF
life happen confusedly numbered with irrclevances
| md separablc accidents The first duty OF an artist
whether he be 'reallst not) is to strip away this
mess and get at the essential. But his understanding
Of this essential rsiduum must always be colored by
his own temperament, because he is n man and not
| q mathematical instrument. lie will read himself into
IL surely the coloS see reside IL our own eyes
| and not in the world outside tem.'
"Now claim for this theory adds Q. -" one con-
spicu0rs advantage. 1t lays all the responsibility on
| the power and the temperament Of the Individual
| artist and none upon Art with big A. Art. you'll
fnd has generally Scuttled into cOrEcr WHICH, Jag
| man has wanted roOm.'
DR.. Edward Everett Hale's young son, Robert Bev-
erly Hale Is about to appear in the character OF an
author.
"Atllntsc- papers which promise to be unusually In
tercsting are those John Esten Cooke and Philip
Pendleton Cooke contributed by the Southern novelist
| Thomas Nelson Page.
Steps have been taken to establish "Anthors'
Museum in st. Petersburg, to contain memeutos and
| relies OF famous Russian literary men and women.
Is probable that the Puschkn MuSelm in tho Lyceum,
| and the sermontor Museum In the NIhola Cavalry
school, will be incorporated in the institution, if
completed
The author of one Of the classics OF the sea, the
81 Green Hand" Is dead. Mr.. George Cupplcs was
very old m?n.
Mr. W. s. Gilbert is one OF the few authors who live
in luxury. lie has beautiful country seat and dwells
there In exceeding peace and comfort. Gilbert was
originally intended for the army and tried many voca
tons before attempting dramatic authorship. His ex
periences barrster not directly rcmuncratve.
though they supplied him with hints to be afterward
used In his plays. Il was not fortunate in my ell
ents- he says. al wei remember my first brief which
purely honorary. l am tolerably good French
scholar and employed to interpret and translate
the conversations and letters between attorney, leading
counsel and elienta Partisan. II was at Westminster
Il
case and he looked upon me as having done II ALL lie
met me In the hail. and. rushing up 10 me- threw his
arms round my neck and kissed both cheeks.
That my first fec. On another occasion defended
an old lady who accused OF picking pockets. On
the conclusion of my imprisoned speech for the de-
fence she took off heavy boot and threw 1t at my
head. Tint was my second fee. BY the way,
subsequently introduced the incident into an article
My Maiden Brief which appeared In The Cornhu
Magazine Joined the Northern Circuit and attended
assizes and sessions at Liverpool and Manchester.
Perhaps dozen guinea briefs but nothing substantial
The circumstances attending my initial brief circuit
/ not likely to forget. was to make my maiden
speech In the prosecution OF old Irish for
stealing coat. Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft and the mem
hers OF the Prince OF wales's Company, then on tour
present the bench, and am sorry to say
ut my invitation No had got up than the
old dame. who seemed to realize that / was against
her. began shouting, 'Ah, dvil, sit Don't lis
ten to him, yer honner He's known In all the sums
OF Liverpool. SIT down, We spalpeen! He's drunk
as lord. yer hOhner-begging your lordshp's pardon
Whenever I attempted to resume my speech was
flooded by the torrent of the old ladys eloquence and
had at last to throw myself on the protection Of the
Recorder, who too convulsed with laughter to In
terfere. Mrs. Bancroft says In her memoirs that
never got that maiden speech off, but In that she was
mistaken. The old lady had three months
Some hitherto unpublished information about Charles
Dickens VIII be FOUND IL is said, In the forthcoming
volume written by the welknown English Dickens
collector, W. r. Hughes.
How did de Lesseps happen to build the Suez Canal
lie tells the story amusingly article prepared
for " The Youths Companion"
That tender and pathetic little book, aTipCatn has
a in the shape OF story called Pds" The
OF the author OF these books has never so far as
We know, been divulged.
Canon Anger has edited volume Of "Tennyson for |
the Young"
A new edition OF Dean Stanley,s ulstnricaI |