New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23

Brownings only feminine rival In poetry Her voyrl
was rather picturesque and dramatic her style WA
polished and careful; but she had not the fire N
genius Her first book was published in 1850, her
last In 1881.
new volume Of letters by James Russell Lowell
ia coming out In London under the title of M.
Lowell in England: Series Of Familiar Letters"r
Mr. G. w. Smalley has edited the letters and writ.
ten an introduction.
THE Literary World" OF London quotes a cor.
respondent az writing thus of two noted men:
which Mr.. whistler and Mr.. Oscar Wilde were tis
came too early, when the few previous arrivals
Were. altogether TOO insisp nfS TO be n.N-
S Stser 10 " was on very warm sunday after.
in the season and NJ Whssa s suS
ers. and a fabulously :ong frosk coat made I
think OF black alpaca; and carrying Srass-tipped
Under Under his lett arm Neither Of The lion; took =;
who had spent the previous summer in America
began Jimmy. this time last year. when I wasi
s h be- or done ' here instead OF replying
Whistler observed that ne had Just returned from
h ana Il gave YOU 50 much longer for ps
ing sea effects Whether oscar thought he was O.
was tempted to break through the contempt with
which he had treated Mr.. Whstler'3 other remarka
my? h he asked. with his most magnificent air Of
patronage nm not sure" said the irrepressble
Jimmy quite gravely. but l think four or Eve
hundred"
The third series OF Mr. W. s. GIlberts plays IN.
Guiding eleven Of his most popular ibrettos will 10
published this autumn. The second series was pub.
lshed in 1886.
Mr.. Alfred r. conkiing who has been New.
o,I bAa
urittcn q hook on city Government in the Cnitedl
States" and the Appletons are about 10 publish II
In the course OF preparation for this work. the au.
thor has visited and compared Paris, London, Glas
cow Birmingham and Berlin
Mr.. Julian Ralph. long known as an accomplished
correspondent. Is making some essays IN Notion
under the title Of People We Pass These char.
acer studies are TO be published in Harpers Maya
zine " the first being found in the October number.
II IL a strong sketch OF the tenenent-house and
saloon life OF this city and more enecuve than
many a sermon some aspects OF Hisgovernment
Andrew Lang has a liking for marginal scrawls
in hooks Collectors love clean book, ne says
"but n book scraw;ed may have other inertia
Tbackeray's countless carcatures add delight 70
his old school books the comments OF Scott are Al
NAV. ~ tho prrpose but how few books once owned
h., rrest authors come into the general market
Where is Dr. Johnson's Library, which must bear
traces OF his buttered toast? Sir Mark SYKES used
70 record the date and place OF purchase win inc
prce-an excellent habit. These things are more
personal than book plates which may be ana Az
detached BY collectors and pasted into volumes me
selling value OF a book may be lowered even by
written owners name but many book otherwise
worthless Is redeemed by an interesting note Even
the embarrassing notes gradually acquire an anu
auarlan value. II contemporary with me au'nof.
They represent the mind OF dead age. ana per-
hans the common scribbler is not unaware OF this;
otherwise he is indeed without excuse. For the
great owners OF the past certainly. We regret that
they we're 30 sparIng In margnalia But TINS snouid
hardly be considered an excuse for the petty
owners Of the present with their most observing
thumb In the case Of one well-known man OF iet'
ters lately dead, his books will be found rich IN
unpub ished odes and sonnets. on the hyleaves II
Shakespeare had practsed thus, and II any OF h's
books discovered. how rich we shouid De- FOR
there is more rejoicing among the curious over one
sonnet undiscovered than over nnety-nine which
need no discovery" 90,
prominent Chicago man has written 10 'Ths
Congre gatonalist" taking It to task for having ~
ferred to the poet Whittier as no longer living
Among the Tbetans." new book OF travel By
Mrs Isabella Bird Bishop. coming from the pres.
OF the Revell Company. ,..-
be called The Decorative Illustration OK Books.'s,
Travels in Three Continents - the title OF =
volume which the Rev. rr. J. NJ. bucke! IN"
prepared during his Journeys ABROAD ana WING"
will soon be published by Hunt & Eaton
r. l.. Stevcrlon one day having tun WIN pen
and ink and box OF water colors II occurred 10 MN
20 make a map OF island: SO an Island ne dreW'
'It was deliberately and Il thought oeautiiuily eoi'
ored the shape OF it took my fancy beyond expres-
SION IL contained harbors that pleased me Ike SON
nets: and with the inconsistencies OF the pre-
destined / ticke,ed my performance Treasure
Island" And this was the beginning OF that is'
NOUS first book, the map itself with It's inhhips
growth OF the story in after life The original ute
was The Sea Cook" Mr.. Stevenson concludes mo
"reminiscences OF this first performance thus; ~
my confectionery superstition II you Nke-thas
who is faithful TO his map and consuts II ana
draws from It his Inspiration. daily and hourly
gains positive support. and not mere negative I'M
mun.y from accident. The tale has root thefs'
II grows in that soil II has spine OF us own W
hind the words" AS the writer studies II. feis'
tons will appear that he had not thought upon;
he will discover obvious, though unsuspeced SNORT
cuts and footprints for his messengers; ana even