New-York tribune., 1891-09-24
LITERARY NOTES.
The first volume of the Won MoltEe Memoirs viii
toon appear from the Harper press

The first volume of the Won Moltte Memoirs viii
soon appear from the Harper press.
quaint and interesting "Life' of Paul Revere.
written by E. H. Gassc, is announced by J. c. Cup
pies. 1t to be richly illustrated with reproductions
of $50 curious plates, many Of them printed in COLOR
and FIVE colored by hand. Besides the popular ed
ton, large paper edition will be brought out.
OF LermontoG, the Russian author, very pict-
uresque story was lately told in "The Academy" IL
will be remembered that, for u fierce attack on the
Emperor Nicholas, in his the death OF Push
hin, Lermontof was transferred from regiment OF
the Guards in ST. Petersburg TO one Of the companies
serving In the Caucasus against the Cherkess noun
taneers. The Russian camp was almost nightly at
tackled and venture outside the lines was to court
capture or death. One day Lermontof proposed 10
his brother ofhcers-among whom were Pushkin's
brother, and GIebof, afterward Lermontohs second
In the duel with Martynof-to arrange a picnic be-
yond the lines, where their festivities would DC out
of earshot of the commanding officers. Though ex-
tremey dangerous, and contrary to express Orders
the picnic agreed to; and Lerm0ntoH, .as
protector of the expedition led the way 10
tavne in the mountains ous OF sight OF inc
camp. lie pointed out row of figures on 'he
edge Of the ravine and explained TO the party
that they Kayaks, whom he had piaoen thelo
10 watch against the Cherkess. bonfire was ht'
well hidden from the camp, but perfectly vsiole "
the Cherkess sharpshooers who were hovering round
The officers feasted and pade merry, ana soon ior-
got the possibility OF attack Lyen PushRn ana Let
montof the best takers of the party, We'd with each
other In brilliant salles. Lermontoh overnoweu win
sparlng wit and epigram. All night the party
carried on their revelry happily unattached by the
Cherkess till the frs1 gray OF morning creep
ing up behind the mountains admonlshed then'
that il was time to return to camp Iheh
rermontoff showed his companions the sentinels on
whose vigilance they had relied for the safety OF ther
lives and the officers that their faithful Kayak
guardians were only old uniforms that Lcrmohtoh
had stuffed with straw, and that the whole party
had really been at the mercy of the CherEess all
night
j. W. Bouton is the American agent engaged IN tax
ing subscriptions for Hilda Gamln's book on Emma
Lady Hamilton. There is to be limited impression
only of this edition. The volume is to contain mum
her of portraits fac-smes other Illustrations from
rare and in cases. hitherto inaccessible sources
and admd material to be found in tile work are
Grevilles numerous letters TO Sir William Hamh1on
now printed for the first time.
Mr.. Walter Camps book on "American Football
Is to be illustrated by thlrty-two portraits INC
Harpers are bringing it out
Mr. Howes new novel has found its title in the well
of English undefed whence the titles of several OF It's
companions have been brought. 1t is called 1.-The
Quality OF Mercy
Life of Cervantes" by II. E. Watts has Just been
published in England.
Oscar Wilde continues to pose on his pedestal with
nose in air. zone has merely" he says, to read the
ordinary English newspapers and the ordinary Englsh
novels Of day to become conscious OF the act a'
Il Is only the obvious that occurs and only the obvious
that is written about This sounds generally brilliant
and epgrammatc but really doesn't mean very much'
The celebration yesterday of the Tooth anniversary
of the birth Of Theodore Koerner aroused widespread
interest in Germany Literary people are not alone IN
x,or amir afiOnf for thp
death a hero the field Of battle during the wars
with Napoleon, when only twenty-five years old
Koener has been one of the most popular writer's ever
born beyond the blue mountains OF the Rhine" His
famous song Du schwert An Mener Linken," inspired
many soldier during the battles for Germanys freedom
To-day is sung nightly in the barracks OF the fortified
towns The original manuscript OF the poem was supposed
for many years TO be lost 1t presented, however,
not long ago with the manuscripts OF other poems and
the diary kept by the young officer during the war;
by an Austrian nobleman to the Koerner Museum, in
Dresden.
Ernst Curtius. the renowned Greek scholar and
archaeologist Of the University OF Berlin has made
interesting discovery regarding the knowledge Of the
Greek sculptors. During the examination of a number
of heads found in Greece, Curtus devoted much time to
O study Of the eye On extending his observations to
the eyes Of perfect figures from the classical period he
learned that the sculptors made considerable difference
I'm the forms OF the male and female eyes, While the
eyes of the male rounder and arched. those
OF the females longer and latter These obser-
vations agree with the measurements of anatOmists to
day. The discovery that the Greeks were aware OF
this difference also will be valuable in determining the
identity OF many heads in the Of the world.
In it has been impossible td say whether
the heads have belonged to statues of statues
OF women Professor Curtius Will soon publish an
accurate account of his observations.