New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
BTJLDING UP 4 MAGAZINE.
AN EPOCH IN THE HISTORY Or ii'N
"pEvI-E DIES DEUX MONDES.

noon under the sway of what has peeh u"oosN
Ruloz dynasty Francois Buoz was tor many So,
tho absolute arbter Of its fortunes '-"u az ,..or
bis son Charles But in the hands OF '"c '
tho sceptre of authority az length ""'e' .,
,,on fav 4 short time ago he was cohs'ra'"ou "
-, h,s adI.orship altogether. amid clrcuns'd''.
i,sor ,,s,sant nor crcditab.e. and now the S,'e"
ho,ders have chosen another man 10 HI '''' -
and the name Of Iuloz VIII no iho'e o-
nbere for two generations /; was "e'-"'s" 0'
nipotent. .,,,,, s,x,v-cve
wears ago in a far different form from a
which Il now appears. Externally IL was ueo,I ,,~,
ra,artious It's cover bearing an elaborate oeS's"
hv Tony JoAanrot This displayed TWO ie''''i
agures-a North American INDIAN Sca"..'
and holding in her hands an owe p'''0" o.
French woman, in cassie at'ire' 'e""'''7 ,
n pillar on which were inscribed the ha"e' -
ors uIustrous men These figures illustrator ''i.
s,en,sconce of the tlte. Revue des Deux Monue,
v,bi, however the periodical did not fu'ni '"'
nronjsc Of It's face. It's contents were co'''e' "
cusive,v TO articles on travel ana geos'a'"'' o.
,,oa ,,ers NOT original. but mere reprints from
o,her uubca lions. books and papers. No "o''
.ho, ,ba, the venture was unsuccessful II s'rus-
god along for two three years ana t"'"' WIN
a total subscription list of less than four-sco'e'
,ra,oroI IN give I'D the ghost. Just as the sup
rosedIv last number going to press however
a crank called at the Office. He woui" ~ any
ratio ba termed a crank in these days he vas
eccentric In his notions. pugnaciouS IN advo'a'''s
then, obstinate to degree; all around an ""Vo''
ronlv hard man 70 get with his name "''
r-o,cois Ruloy: he had recently come 10 fdrH
,r,,,, ceneva and he had some money 10 invest III
h,s,,ess When he entered the Revue once NJ
,o,,rd ayory one suffering from the blues ihey
had lust finished spelling the word "faiiure
.'But what's the natter derlandeh 'i'e "''''' -
crank; .why don't you make the thing success
WIS the reply
"verv we'll" responded NJ. Buloz, I'm ready.
What will YOU take for IT.?
"Wb,,evcr you'u give" The concern was really
worth nothing to It's owners.
GOOD ri give you 800 francs. Is 4 bargain?
Very good. With your permission III take c""' 'se
If tho pace at once" And the Bu!oz dynasty
was founded
Two great changes at orce effected by NJ
Eu,oz H. threw Tony Johannots picture into the
waste-baslSet and gave the review the severe.
simple cover 1t has ever since worm ana n" decrt7u
that pea and ink should take the pace OF sheags
and the paste-pot He went to the University ana
asked the leading members of the faculty 70 write
articles and to other eminent men on the same
errand They hes.tated. The review was dying
they said But he assured them 1t was very much
alive and would be the foremost magazine
in Europe: and then he added that he was qui'e
ready TO pay good prices for contributions in adj
upon Guizot. Cousin v;emain and others to write
for him; and their example led host of literary
asprants TO seek VI. Bulozs patronage. Einlie de
Girnrdin George Sand Prosper Mermee' Alfred
de Musset were presently enrolled on MS Nst OF
contributors and It began to look much as II the
Revue" were indeed to become the leading
literary periodical of Europe. The cranky editor
felt sure OF lt and began TO give his crankiness
ful pay Never was autocrat more arrogant 10
some OF the best writers in France he said: Per
haps I'll print your ariicls-if ma II sood
enough, But I'll pay you nothnG-hot SOU
Surely YOU will be amply repaid by the honor OF
having your name appear In my Revue. In iuture'
OF course II your work merits IL; may pay you
for subsequent articles. But not sou Tor thS'
Was there revolt against such tyranny On 'ne
contrary: the best writer's OF France competed
with each other in their eagerness to write Tor inc
Revue" on those terms. Thus the magazine soon
became what It's editor had declared 1t would be-
Az for its contributors they became Immortal
for thirty years every man elected to the French
Academy was chosen from their ranks.
Francois Buoz was the editor Of this magazine
in the strlctest sense OF the term No matter who
was the author OF contribution. he went over IT,
mage by page line by line changing 1t and cutting
Il or adding 1t as he pleased. Thus he pat GER
tain impress Of his own individuality upon every
page of the Revue" This gave the periodical
uniformity not say monotony. OF styie the
Z" Revue dos Deux Mondes color II has been
called II is told that Guizot once demonstrated
with Buoz against his editing of copy.
II don't want you to alter n wc.d of what
write" he said II know what | want to write
much better than you do"
Doubtless" replied Buioz but then | know
what want to print much better than you do You
write what you please and III print what please
Surely that is fair
We'll" responded Guizot. III you don't print my
articles just as | write them. I'll not write any
more"
Every good" was Buloz's ultma.um "and II
can, print them as / please won't prin, them
a!l,
The end of +; was that Guizot went on writing
and Buoz editing. Nor was the editor
content with revising the manuscripts. He read
every line OF the slips. and then again the
revised proofs often making many emendations at
this third reading which. he declared, was the most
The Old offices of the Revue were in a dingy
little house in the Rue San-Benoit. But financial
IsTs he s'n e S 'S YeRrs ago the
ownership vested in corporation. the stock
being dde5 into eight shares OF par valve OF
fore only 5000. on which the annual dividends OF
po sedan S%%e Sn ss han here IS Sfn sr
rule that no member OF the corporation shall sell
nous consent ms Of his eolleasues and this has served
TO keep /, the very closest OF close corporations.
cceded by his SON Charles who held just half Of the
capital stock, and who continued The editorial man
nerS ana fnetnodS OF MS thtnei. lie was not On.y
the editor, but the sole editor. There was no as
sociate assistant or sub-editor. There no
but himself and his two three secretaries
Whether NJ. Brunetiere will follow his example is
not certain There are rumors that he will not.
but that he will have one or more colleagues In his
work and Will relax the rigid rules OF editing, so as
to let contributors say over their signatures
pretty much what they please Time Will tell
But II the Revue Is 10 maintain its traditions in
could have no better editor for that purpose
than Ferdinand Brunetiere. For he was for num-
ber OF years chief secretary hrst to Francois and
then Charles i}uloz, and became thoroughly
tinctured with the Revue des Deux Mondes'
COLOR He has been volumlnous writer OF maya |
zine articles and OF hooks and one OF his works |
lie Roman Naturaistc. crowned by the |
Academy. II Is TO be observed too that he got |
the red ribbon OF the Legion OF Honor in 1887 four
years In advance OF Charles Bu.oz. IT, therefore |
NJ. Brunetiere desires II. he may say, az each Of
his predecessors mas done In turn. La Revue ces
moi"
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