New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28

made to see pretty clearly the mistake. but having
gone too far to retreat in good faith he adhered 70
the order simply answering Il reckon Dir. secrs-
tary you will have to execute the order" A sharp
reply from Mr. Stanton Mr.. President, cannot
do 1t. The order is an improper one ana can
not execute It," brought back response calm but
unmistakabe in its tone: "Mr. Secretary. It Will
have to be done" And 1t was done without FUR
Their criticism Mr.. Lincoln afterward wrote to
General Grant admitting the mistake, saying that
the 'blunder his. and not the Secretary's and
would not be repeated"
A quarterly magazine OF photography is soon to
make it's appearance in London. 1t will contain
series of papers by writer's Of authority various
points of book-lore and. successful not. will end
It's existence with the twelfth number, to be pub
shed in December, 1896.
The two daughters Of Alma-Tadema. the artist,
have united In preparing pretty ove-story for q
future number OF Harper" one Of them having
been the writer Of the story while the other is the
illustrator.
curious illustration of one ugly phase OF modern
literature is offered by author writing to one OF
the London newspapers. There Is too ready
tendency" he says. when the wholesome and
Clearly does not catch on for the novelist TO vent
the questionable. l was myself not long
ago. offered a good price IL 1 would write a novel
with little dirt In it, and / know others who
have had similar offers Filth is the only term
that fittngly desgnates such literature as Zoa's.
and l think parents and guardians ought TO be
warned against 1t. 1 have reason to know OF what
/ speak, for have seen the perncious influence OF
Zolas works in more than one instance. could
tell you of a young fellow who cursed the day when
he induced to read them. The advocates OF
this description Of literature will tell US also that
Zolas works valuable because they incuicate
deen he in I hat
whole science of heredity is yet in its infancy.
and Zolas deductions are spurious from beginning
to end Any who has read studied anything
of heredty will soon perceive that"
Mr.. Monkhouse, in his beautifully illustrated arti-
Gle on Burne-Jones in the February "Scribner."
notes that Rossetti ran great risk in bidding the
young artist forego all academic training He
had had the patience to go through a thor
ough discipline himself. and his want OF crafts
manship is painfully visible in much Of his work.
1t seems something like the advice Of the fox who
had cut off his tail. but there is no question Of
Rossettls sincerity. He feared that the enforced
drudgery of copying from the antique would blunt
II not destroy the fine sensitive Imagination OF his
young friend; and he himself was fitted no other
was to stimulate and direct that teemng
fancy. that fine Of decorative beauty which
Burne-Jone5 possessed. BY strenuous efforts Burne-
Jones has fairly made UP for the deficiencies OF his
and exquisite slraughtsmen. and II some imper-
fections still remain they not OF kind TO i'm
pair either the expression OF his feeling the beauty
OF his conceptions"
Miss Wooson's last story. published in the Feb
ruary Harper" is of the strongest. 4; Is
certainly the most pathetic, OF her short tales.
The American Constitution as a development from
the historic past is the subject of DR.. c. Ellis
Stevens's forthcoming book Sources of the Con-
a'itution of the United States" The author does
agree with the late Douglas Campbell In his
extreme theories to Dutch influences in America.
The French Academy began work upon the first
letter of its famous "Dictonnaire Historique de la
Langue FRANCHISE" a little less than fifty years
ago. a few weeks since 1t finished this exacting
A. A few years ago NJ Renan told his countrymen
that the Academy would be completing its great
work about twelve hundred years from thai time:
and NJ. Bergerat made this comment Remains
satirIcal statement: The real truth is far more
cruel. VI. Renan talks of only twelve centuries
being enough for the purpose in order 10 keep up
spirits" An illustration Of the exhaustive
work by which the great lexicon has profited Is
be In the fact that the word Academic"
which occupies fifty lines the "Dictionnaire de
usage" fills ten OF the double column pages OF
the ''Dicionnare Historique."
The Mrs. Singleton. who married last week
Sir Philip Curre. the British Ambassador at Con-
stantnope. is the lady who has published a book
OF graceful verses under the OF Violet
Fame.