New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13

Mrs. Dali, who knew HaWtnOrne Well resentS uu
Implication that he was awkward. "No attempt" she
saws "was ever made 10 get him TO enter general
society. lie was reserved. perhaps morbid but never
AWKWARD
1t is said that Mr.. Kipling. during his coming
Journey, wishes to receive impressions, and then
TO commence work on larger SCALE He WILL there
fora, for some time to come, write only occasional
and sketches
There are fine lines in Lowel's poem "on Bust
OF General Grant published in the March Scribner,'
and tho strong simple silent man Is loiy portrayed
therein. Yet II must be confessed that the poem Is
not worthy Of the author Of the Harvard ODE and one
must regret that II should have been published In its
unfinished state.
In "The Boston Journal" we find little anecdote
told By Robert Barrett Browning TO Boston visitor
lie said his father greatly amused at what an
English friend had related TO him returning home
from visit in Boston lie said he was stopping
at one Of the best hotels In the city, and, retiring
early one night, found himself unable to sleep owing
70 mysterious doleful noises In q room near by.
Calling boy he impatiently asked what was the
cause OF the disturbance. "Oh, sab! Oh, sab that
Is tie Browning Club Just reading Browning. sab /
That is all, sab -
An uncommony interesting letter from the pen OF
Shelley Is on sale In London. II was written from
Naples In 1915 to Leigh Hunt, and has this par
agraph among others
There are two Italles-one composed Of the green
earth and Transparent sea. and the mighty ruins OF
ancient time and aerial mountains. and the warm and
things the other consists OF the Italians OF the pres
emit day, their works and ways The one is the most
sublime and lovely contemplation that can be con-
ocIved BY the Imagination Of man the other is the
most degrading. disgusting and odlous. What
do h Beve fSs "a rank %''T poo
friend byron IS quito corrupted by living amongst
these people. and In fact. IS going on In II way not
william Morris is printing at his own press new
edition OF his Defence OF Guenevere" What promises
to be a very magnificent worl-hls edition In his own
newly designed black letter OF Caxton's "Recuyell OF
the IIlstoryes Of Troye"s also Fastening toward
petlon. There is something anomalous in the prep
araton BY Socialist enthusiast OF these sumptuous
and expensive books which only capitalist can
buy for his library.
An odd admission Is made by Tho Saturday Re
vlew"Odd consideration Of the fact that the paper
In question usually loath TO acknowledge any taste
Judgment ability perception I'm Americans In
notice of Loves Essays 1t declares that really
cultivated Americans between the day Of Washington
Irving and the days Of Mr. Iongfcllow and Mr.. Lowell
were In, perhaps. better position for Judging the
English eighteenth century than any Engnshman.
More OF Its temper and tastes survived with them
they hal not undergone the strong English revolt
against It, and they had been born early to feel
both Americans and Engshmen Of later date have felt
or chosen 10 feel. Now In direction Gray is
the most eighteenth. century Engllshman, Wapole
Johnson Fielding, Burke are In Others. Mr. Lowell,
therefore. had n good matter for him TO ndlte OF, and
he ndited OF II WELL
"The IightDearers' Is to be tho title OF the new
volume by Thackeny's daughter Mrs. Richie. 1t
will contain her literary portraits Of Tennyson Ruskn
and the Brownings.
There are already two thousand letters OF Schiller
In hand to be arranged for the complete edition OF his
" Correspondence and 1t IS thought that moro will DO
Alfred Austin, the English poet utters some frank
and generous words concerning the proposition
a Lowell memorial In Westminster Abbey. a. can.
not understand bc says Amy one Directing to It's
gates being opened to IN American on whom, had
he been Engllshman. they would not have been
closed.n
England and the United states are drawn toward
each other By the triple link Of blood language and
llterature-the strongest bond imaginable Does any
En- sman feel that he Is In the society OF foreigner
We ore Just much members Of one family as are
married brothers or sisters, though they longer
can do so; deighng us By the unaffected simplicity
OF their manners, the checrfulness OF their DISPOSE
readiness to make themselves agreeable to everybody
and every occasion With what hearty hospitality
every traveller who from visiting them is eager
TO record. The pilgrimnges they make To every |
spot In the British Isles associated with the birth |
DEATH intellectual activity OF departed men OF |
genius are inspired In great measure by the feeling
That they rendering homage to their own ancestors
and moreover, are thereby acquiring most Justly and
worthily credit and honor for themselves To this
motive must be added that democratic sentiment which
with them Is native instinct while with us Il Is MS vet
hardly moro than reluctant political atfectatiOn |
and which nrgs men who have 1t u pay honor where
honor Is really due.
If, then, America be willing that the more emf |
OF her children should DO honored after death as
though they had been Engshmen. surely we ought TO
rejoice this fresh evidence OF their sense OF kim
ship with MS To foster this feeling, as Mr. Leslie
stephen and those who agree with him are manIfe1y
the delight, OF every American and every English |
man who values tho dignity and desires the we'll.
being OF his race
The Pumphnglory' is the unusual title of a
two part story which Mr. Howells has contributed To
I" IIarpers Young People,"
A new edition OF Mr. william Winters works win
soon be brought out here by Macmillan & Co-one
which. aside from certain theatrical work, will be
complete They will publish in April an edition OF
Shakespeare England" carefully revised: in Mav
book OF Dramatic Essays" TO DO called Shadows NJ
The Stage and In June volume OF sketches OF
England and Scotland the title OF which will be nm
bounced later. Next season, probably about Christ
mas, they will Issue a new edition OF Gray Days
md Gold" and new and complete edition of Mr..
Winters poems, wanderers'-thc latter volume IN
ontan portrait. Other volumes are in considern
ion David Douglas, Of Edinburgh will continue tn
manage Mr.. Winters books abroad.