New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-10
LITERARY NOTES.
Mr.. Bret Harte finished, some time ago. a new
stsry called sally Dows.'

Mr.. Bret Harte finished some time ago. new
stsry called sally Dows.'
II Is said Of Geraldine Jcwsbury. the novelist ana
tho friend OF Mrs Carlyle. that the book Zoe; or
The Two LIVES" the precursor not only OF MT
Froude's Nemesis OF Faith" published three years
after It, but OF Robert Elsmere' and OF ROBERT
Flsmere'sn imitatOrs. Zoe" is mentioned rs 'he
first novel in modern English fiction In which the
bero,s career is made dependent on the victory o
modern scepticsm over ancient belief MISS jews
hurry nv the way was not at all "A bluestocking, ana
rarely talked OF books. She witty ana charming
woman.
Tho library of the Law Association OF Philadelphia
has been called the hest working law library IN the
limited States II numbers about $4,000 volumes.
Librarian Francis Rawe, who has d"he nhuch u
build II up and who has held his place LOT siAlee"
years. resigned not long ago
An English critic patronzngly declares that great
mart OF "tle stock in trade OF the American literary
class consists in the grotesque situations 10 wnch III.
American love OF social equality and the Inevitable IN
capacity for attaining 1t give rise. Ihess 'he' uiu''
stand and sketch with singular power
A still somewhat strange new State-the State OF
Washngton-s to be the subject OF an article Ill 'ie
s.ntemb-r q" Harper'sn Mr.. Julian Ralph. the snthor
Of tho article calls 1t "thc Evergreen state
Daudet does not object to women writing ana ashs
how should lie not approve "when my own WHO i'"'
always written and when much that Is best IN NY
literary work is owing TO her influence ana sugsesuo"
A woman can so often say things that we rolgher
natures cannot express In Just language Ana theh
Mons Alphonse Daudct tells his visitor In le" eioquc
words all that his wife, who has signed some VI une
truest and most subtle descriptions OF french c,u
life ever written has been 10 him. 81 omen lmhh Oh
with her.
quite young fellow and had quite pe)udlcc against
literary women, and especially against poc'esses' pu'
I came saw and conquered, he conciuaeS' sin'i'
ing and have remained under the charm ever SINCE.
Than. has been marked and curious change in
reading habits in one Of American cities IL Is
.,.t.d that in the great St. Louis Public Library the
proportion OF books of fiction drawn for home readihs
has fallen from 81 per cent TO only D. per cent Coh
corning this change The ST. Louis Republic says;
aThs decrease OF 10 per cent is phenomenal more 20
because within the time In which it has taken place
much has been to popularize the library ana en-
courage Its BY those who, supposedly read ieas'
In the same time the percentage of cycopachlaS ana
maraznes used the reference department mas bceseu
from 5lI TO 15.41 OF the books drawn ana thee mas
also been an increase OF nearly Z per cent IN inc
ratio Of books on social science drawn in the total
We are unable to imagine any explanation lor 'n's
other than that of the great change which mas 'AKeh
,ace in newspapers during the last ten years Moth
ing is more calculated to suggest and stimulate
tbought than the great modern morning newspaper.
In this generation the young man VINO mas lciuheo
N read write and cipher in the common schools
Is an oaf and a dullad indeed on whom EFFORT "ouio
be thrown away. II he cannot continue his education
with the newspapers continually reminding him or
what he ought to know, and suggesting new lines
OF thought TO him In every Issue, while the great
libraries are open to him to follow them out ana
while books for home study, II he desires to own them
as he should cheap that those VINO VIII not
own them do not deserve them"
Mr.. c. h Tuckerman in article on Sturgeon re-
calls fact told him by Of his deacons illustrating
the cergyman's OF humor that not infrequeny
when the pastor seeking for an Illustration In MS
sermon while exhortns the sinner to embrace re-
lgion and avoid the horrors of future punishment ne
would find himself on the point Of indulging in
humorous anecdote and skilfly check himself in time
10 avoid exciting the congregation to explosion OF
laughter.
Mr.. w. 8. Bakers Itinerary Of General Washington"
FROM June 49, 1775. to December %. 1888, Is in the
press Of the Lippncotts.
The Bodleian Library recently acquired the
script OF rhyming letter OF Southey describing his
arrival at Oxford. This letter has Just been published
IN . volume OF oxford "reminiscences. which contains.
among other amusing things, the description in verse
Of day spent in college during the winter Of 1892
by anonymous commoncr of Trinity. Everybody
had get his hair powdered before dinner which
was at p. m, allowing ample time for drinking be-
fore the scout looked In to put his master to bed.
Port was Of course. the sole tpple but each incol
lege guest provided his dessert. The untouched
supper-of boiled fowl salt herTinGs sausages. cold
beef and brawn-was the perQuste OF the scout.
Wonderful and beautiful is the collection OF Adines
In the famous Althorp Library Of Earl Spencer, which
Is 10 be sold. This special collection OF Aldines
numbers 61O volumes, fifteen Of them on vellum. In
this library is the Virgil Of 1901, the first book
printed In the "Italic" type.
new French library" is collection OF foreign
novels translated into the language OF Daudet. This
Includes of Miss Jewett's books-appearing under
the title of lie Roman de la Femme Medlciner-and
Of Mr.. Bellamy' US" La Socur dc Miss Ludngton.'
Although 1t Is cynieay said Of Hene that be kept
his brlancy for the printer. there Is eager interest
shown in the forthcoming collection of letters written
BY him to his mother and sister. lie devoted
to his mother, and wrote her IN unlike
TO which his published writings have accustomed u.s.