New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
Mr.. John Drew has written for coming numb, :.
a scr,bnery n paper entitled "The Actor, II :,
Give the human and social side Of theatrical life az
Is 10 be one OF the series on mems occupations -
brilliantly opened by Mr.. IIowel!s In his article -
"The Country Printer" published in the May nun
Der OF the magazine.
The first two volumes OF the history OF lrel,,1
by the distinguished Celtic scholar. DR.. r. w. love-
OF Dublin. nre nearly ready for publication. d,
Joyces knowledge Of the Irish Language has opened n
bis use tie piles OF Celtic manuscripts preserved In
Dublin and has Justified him in this first attempt IA
set forth a complete history OF his country. Nothing
so exhaustive TIL, subject has before this been uu
derlakcn. DR. Joyce Is the elder brother Of the late
DR.. Robert Dwyer Joyce the author OF "Deirdre.'
Professor A. $. Hardy has some very wholesoms
ideas concerning realism. "A man nowadays he d
quoted as saying. goes ont and tie first thing be
Is mud puddle and he describes II. But II ycu
look sharp enough and long enough, at the bottom Of
every mud puddle you can see the sky and that's
just what your modern reaEst doesn'; sec.'
A noted London bookseller says as TIE result Of
lifelong observation of his customers. tat the Dios
pliers read By women Schopenhauer. Plato Mar.
Gus Aurclius. Epctetus and Renan.
Mr. Thomas Bailey Aldricl has been writing shon
story which he calls " Her Dying Words II is 10
appear I'm ":cribners Magazine
Surely "preciousness7 can no further 20 than In
suggestion to authors recently made in London. It's
to the eject that the author preparatory to making
beautiful book, shall acquire system Of short.
hand for rapid notes, and shall then study STYLE u
handwriting worthy TO express lis thought: and that
be shall tuen write out HE book, page by page IN THE
beautiful handwriting. the whole thing TO be pub
llshed In Photographic fac-simile. POOH!
large paper edition OF Mr.. John T. Morse's Abra
ham Lincoln limited to $50 copies, is announced BY
Hong ton, Miffin IL Co. This edition lin two vol.
umes) contains two portraits, colored map and
fabricated tltlepages.
Mr.. J. NJ. Barrie. the novelist, has been invited to
become candidate for the chair OF English Literature
at the University Of Aberdeen.
one who was n guest at the dinnerpartv arranged
by Thaokeray FOR Charlotte Brone gives these remi'
niscences Of the evening:
Mr.. Thackeray had been generously anxious TO make
the evening especially pleasant ana elcOurasins 10 tas
her first novel To him with such Immense Difference
and admiration ana perhaps We all OF Us imbbe1 I'M
consciously IA rat.er more subii.d tone than usual
from the interest which We felt IN the gentle earnest
Ness and originality of this new arrival In he literary
world. When dinner was announced Mr. Thac heray
up TO her with the most genial kininess. say.
Tag. must have the pleasure OF taking Jane Eyre
In to dinner Instantly she started up. erect as an
arrow, and answered. very severely and distinctly.
Jane Eyre Is not here. Mr.. Thackeray., For she
had not yet given her name tie author 0f the
Look. But the next moment she gracefully relent.d:
and addict with smile. Ms, Bronte Is here. and
lopAed very slight and small beside Ihackeray. almost
liAe child, just able TO reach up to has elbow Her
san, with high neck and long sleeves, ana WITH the
little popularity OF pait made OF thc same UroWn
her litI. head der face wa. pale and Thoughtful.
lighted up by very expressive eyes and she gave lie
e,ted in Mr. Thackerays conversation during our
dinner though sac was very quiet and reserved IN her
In the evening Mr. Thackcray kindly introduced mo 20
her, and saye her place BESIDE me " allow M i.ay
to make her acquaintance. began by asldng her. do
YOU like London ~ She heard me In grave silence at
r but 9 dS rco9 ad e connus I'd Sqr
OF the deep interest she found in meeting In real
life many Of TIE eminent men and women with
whose works she naS lGns been bo mar et WIZ
become personally acquainted: and No" because It
seemed 10 her there was want OF sincerity In Lon
don society. People who appeared glad to meet and
who talked together II they were dear friend, would
not scruple. in each Others absence. TO enjoy any
playful rdicule al their expense ana ms
Miss Brone condemned a peculiar falling to be met
with In London. We argued about 1t little but she
did not appear 10 agree that tbs want of LOYALTY.
occasionally to be found here. often obserya
BILE In spheres Of life. such as in the smaller
country towns.
w. II. Low J. A. Mitchell, F. Hopknson Smith
and W. II. Gibson among the artists WHO will con.
tribute to Scrbner" illustrated articles on the Worlds
Fair.
In the late John Addingon symonds's interesting
recollectlons Of Tennyson In the MAY Century he
quotes the poet saying concerning eternity and
creation: Huxley says We may have come from mon
keys. That makes no difference TO me- If 1t Is Gods
way OF creation he the whole past present and
future, rs one Then the morality. 81 cannot but
think moral good IS the crown of man. But what Is
It without Immortality Let eat and drink. for TO-
morrow We die. II knew the world were coming TO
an end In six hours. would give my money 10 Il
starving begSarl No; II / did not believe MYSELF
immortal / have sometimes thought men OF in
might destroy their immortality. The eternity OF pun
ment 1, quite incredible Christs words were para
bes to suit the sense OF the times Further OF mo-
raty There some young men who try to do away
with morality. They say. We went be moral
Comte, believe. and perhaps Mt Grote, too. denv
that immortality has anything 10 do with being moral
Then from material to moral difficulties Why do mos
uuitos exist | believe that after God had made this
world the devil began and added something.
NJ Behrs Count Tolstol's br)lher.inlaw. has been
writing a book In celebration Of the novelist. In It
ne gives some Interesting comments On Tolsofs home
life. OF tie Countess. her brother says: In her
conduct and bearing toward her husband ana HI,
literary productions she always reminds me OF re-
ngioIs worshlpper and guardian OF some sacred we'll
Her self Imposed task. owing To hi, carensaess ana
those unmethOdical habits which seem 70 be common
20 all gcnluses has been easy one. In PROOF
Of this may state that the composition OF Ms novel
War ana Peace began Immediately after Their mar
,iace and EXTENDED over period Of Gig years.
During all that tine, In addition To all her occupations
rs mother OF four children who were born III Tie
interval she copied out t.e romance no less IMAM
seven times. II she who always collected aht
nut in order In, scrap, ana bits of paper on wblch
| T. IL. only l. nne