The herald., 1893-05-14
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bmhlt VOluuto ny OltiihLn WlubcN ph'
titled, George William Curtis, eulogy
delivered before the people OF Staten
island at the Castleton, st. George, Feb
ruary "a, 1892. It ia book as full Of
"reminiscences as Mr.. Winters Shadows
OF the Stage, as full of respect and 10y
atty as his Shakspesre's England, and
as full OF the sweetness OF poetry as his
Wanderers. Mr.. Winters tribute to the
memory of his life long friend ia not q
task done perfunetorily. Manifestly his
heart inspired the words that he spoke.
The verdict OF the future respecting
+. Curtia' rank "a an author, az man oil
letters, ard O citizen can hardly be made
up without reference TO this tiny vol
ume. For IL embodies from the expert
ence and observation OF clear-eghted
contemporary q summary OF the moral
and intellectual forces that enyroned
Curtis from his youth up. Itshows that
a thorough going biography oi the man
would mean history OF the literature
and politics OF the nation during most
important period. In drawing this por.
trait MIR. Winter fills it full Of color and
feeling, yet faithful in epirit, depicting
the man through his intellectus1 devsl-
opment and on the background OF an
environment which, while it melted him
to continued effort, detractod to
some degree from the fine quail
ity Of his work. Curtis ae
man Of affairs dependent on his pen
for his subsistence, produced much
that will long attract the world with
ampier menns and freedom from peCu-
MARY cares he would have ranked with
a ,.tk - IA ~
Winter is a great analyzer Of character,
and he portrsys Mr.. Curtis in a perfect
manner. There are but few volumes
written containing 80 much of observa-
ton, kindly comment, philosophy and
artAtic weight as this unpretentious
little book.
VS.
Funk & Wagnells company has just
issued the sixth number of their Colum.
bian historical novele. John r.. Musick
has chosen no the title OF this volume,
A Century Too Soon, q story OF Bacon's
rebellion. Historians have bestowed
little attention to that important period
in our great commonwealth, just after
the restoration in England. Though
100 years before liberty was actually OBJ
tanned, the aleeping goddess seemed TO
have opened her eyes on that occasion
and yRwned, though she closed them
the next moment for sleep OF CEN
fury longer. Events produce such
strange and lasting impressions on indi-
viduals as well rs upon nations that the
historian may not be much out OF the
way who fanoies that he sees In the
reign Of Cromwall the outgrowth of re-
publicaniHm which eliminated in the
establishment Of . free and independent
Englieh.apeaking people on the Ameri-
can continent. The two princi-
pal CLASSES Of English colo
nists were the cavaliers and the
Puritans, though there were also Quak-
ere, Catholics, and settlers OF other
creeds. Generally the cavaliers were
kings men" OF royslistE, and the Pu-
ritans, republicans. The different
characteristics of these two sects were
quite marked. The Puritans were sober
and industrious, quiet, ianatically relig-
ious and strict, while the cavaliers were
polite, gallant, brave, good livers and
quite fond of display. They were near
ly all of the Church of England, with
rather loose morals, fond Of fox hunting
and gay society. During the time OF the
commonwealth OF England the Puritans
were in power, and the kings people,
cavaliers or royalists were reinetated on
the restoration OF monarchy in 1860.
Sir William Berkeley, bigoted church
man2 lover of royalty, and one who
despised republcanism and personal
liberty SO 'heartlly that he could "thank
God there We're neither printing presses
nor public echools in Virginia." was ap-
pointed by Charles Ii governor OF Wiz
ginta. Berkeley, whose early career
Nfou NV y
old age to have become filed with
hatred and avarice. He was too stub.
born to listen to the counsel even OF
friends. Being engaged in profitable
traffic with the Indians, he preferred to
let them slaughter the people on the
frontier rather than to allow his huEi.
nees to be interiered with. Berkelev,e
tyranny was carried to such an
extreme, that rebellion Was the natural
consequence. Rebellion always follows
some injury or misplaced confidence
in the powers OF the goverHmnet. This re.
bellion came a century too COON" be.
ing Just 100 years before the revolution.
which SET at liberty all the colonies al
North America. In this story the au-
thor takes up John Stevens and his gou
Robert, the son and grandson of PHILLIP
Stevens, whoHe story was told in Poca.
hontas. The object of the author has
been to give complete history of the
period and to depict home life. manners
and customs of the time in the form Of 4
pleasing story. 1t remains for the reader
to say if the effort he's been a success
The volume is literally illustrated with
excellent half-tone engravinga by the
artist, L. A. Carter.
x+s
Charles Scribner's Sons have lust pub-
lished Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,
new volume, Art Out-of. Doors. described
In the subtitle az Hints on Good Taste
in Gardening, Lest the word garden
ing" should be taken in too marrow q
sense, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, preiaees her
fret chapter, on The Art of Gardening
by Wadsworth'a remark that the ''lav.
ing out grounds may be considered 9
liberal art, in some sort like poetry
and painting" This sentence gives the
reader the point Of view from which the
author discusses her subject. She
counts the skill which creates beautiful
compositions upon the surface of the
as worthy to rank with the three usual
ly accepted arts of design, viz, archi
lecture, sculpture and painting. For
as she truly says, "The man who usel
ground and plants, roads end paths
and water and accessory buildingr
with an eye TO organic beaut,
OF effects, is--or ought to BIZ
AN artist - MIRA Van pan,ealo.o,. l. +,