New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

fury" will soon publish The story is called "A
Lady Of New-York."
The late Professor James Darmesteter. the hu..
band Of the writer OF verse. Mary Robinson wa,
We are told. a Jew-and Of the most brllian,
and scholarly lights of modern Judaism.
There ~ In the third number of "Bibliosraph.ca"
just published by the Scribrers. chapter on tn.
quaintest OF subjects the dedicatons inscribed IA
Engishmen by foreign authors. Mr. Macray WIN
writes on this out-of-the-w theme is an ex.
tremely erudite person whose researches have been
confined to the early scholasts and ecclessstics who
used 10 lay their literary works at the feet Of the
English monarchs. His paper is not over-sprightly
But he ought to be Blessed for breaking ground In .
field that must eventually yield rich harvest to
patient writer wao has also 4 grain OF humop
In his makeup. The material at hand is unlimited
Think Of the Corinthian masterpieces OF the RenaIs.
sance translators and novests Think OF the stately
batteries OF the sefcontaIned but anxious Spaniards
OF a somewhat later time. German ponderosltes
and French feicities. how much OF entertainment
could be extracted from their variousy ntermnabl.
and concise periods! The frank cycophants Of the
Georgian period would alone provide endless exam.
pes OF the dedication In exce.sis; and them as a
contrast. the editor OF this delightful book might
print Johnsons celebrated address Lord Chester.
field From the El!zabethan writers might b.
cul!ed innumerable gems Of poetic and curious dedI.
cation and at the other extreme our own age would
furnish any number Of surprising concei,s in prose
and verse. Certainly no authors in any time ever
took more pains than the poets and prose writer's OF
to-day in the adornment of that page which ccmes
Just after the title In fact. the possibilities Of this
subject are beyond counting. and We rather envy
the man who sits down to them in the quiet Of q
wcl.-stccked library
M Edmund Gossc has lately written lecture
\ Mor Of ha (sap
Irreverent world may Judge from observation of Mr.
Gosses career as critical writer 1t might not un-
Justly say that this lecture had some reference To
Log-rolllne
A London correspondent Of THE Philadelphia
Press" furnishes some interesting notes Of a talk
with Mr. George Du Maurier. Concerning literary
practice the artist-novest said that Peter ID
betson" was absolutely the first story he ever wro;a
And yet" he added Il have In one sense been
writing stories all MY life Every one OF my pct
ures for example. has had under 1t story con-
densei to the smallest possible space The necessity
Of condensng my description and dialogue has been
OF great benefit to me in writing my two novels"
AS for "Trilby," Nr. Du Maurier said that HE
earliest conception Of the story was quite different
from the one he finally worked out. Il had first
thought Of Trilby girl OF very low brth-a
servant something Ike that Then 1t occurred
to me that it would be much better to make her
D
by readers As good many people seem to b
fond of Trllby' now. I'm very glad. indeed. that
made the change" And the novelist declared fur-
Their that the character of Trby was not study
from life. but wholly imaginary.
II WAS Henry James who suggested to the artist
that he should write novels. 1T one day while
We were walking together Hampstead Heath.
We were talking about story writing. ana SAID 10
him. III | were a writer II seems 20 me that
should have no difficulty about plots. have In
my head now plots for fifty stories | m always
working them for my own amusement '"eiL
he said It seems me that you are very fortu'
nate person. wish you'd tell me one OF those pota
Then | tod him the story OF Trllby.
Yes he praised II very generously well !
said YOU may have the Idea and work Il out to
YOUR own satisfaction But he refused 10 accept
f. You must write 1t yourself. he SAID. / m sure
YOU can do H. II youll only try. But Insisted that
coudn't and so we left the matter. But that
night after going home II occurred to me tha' u
would be worth while trying TO write after aL
"a on the Impulse sat down and began 10 "otA
II was not on Trilby.' however but on 'Pe'e'
Ibbetson' | kept at II for time. but AFTER doihd
several chapters became utterly discouraged ahe
said TO myself evening; on can 90 a"y
thing with this. It's a mad story It's utter ruo
bsh Then took up the sheets anu was JUST doou'
to throw them into the fire when thought q keep
them ror another day and think the thing over
rba, nigh, I'm he'd while | was worrying about the
,rpossiblty OF going with the tale, the SOLUTION
o, nv difficulty suddenly occurred 70 me III MAKE
the hero mad cried 10 myself 'Ihat VIII pu
everything right So the next day | wrote the IN
production explaining Peters Madness ana dl'e'
! ma, wont on with the work To the end without
any trouble $1,000
There is a hint that Du Maur!er is engaged upol
a third novel.
! Tin. current "Blackwood' contains a slight sketch
a. NTH
ION OF extracts from the historians personal 1915
tors Mr. SHELTON says Of his friend that ne was
slnqularlv bright and vvacous companion
His snlle WAS winning d woman s. possibly az
aid not always unbsnd. but when he unoehs ne IN ~
4o,se an every topic in the heaven above or OF
the earth beneath. and when al MS pes, ne l,y sas
9 9nstve tsiker Would not have /, thought ina
ne was not sometimes severe. lie ia Ia NOD AZ
hlsh sa rS,lsious literary political The casuisi
Of the rhetorcian me sopns,sa nor ABIDE In pub
lie as in private they were abhorrent 10 MN. p rl
while had passionate scorn o. nsa' reysrenc
t ,rniG as he understood IT, whatever suss
assumed The mask might be sometimes a ain
tremuous sensitveness-a TENDERNESS IS,
wounded His presence wa. ,rE nsir sns and um
nous ceyes full OF senius-the sow from oSy iai
as Dr John Brown saidl; cosl,olack nae srong,
lined massive yet mobile and raps9'e can al sa
F suhtliest nav OF expression. FOR WNseN n.ol,
without any reserve that he was. upon On. '
the most Interesting man nave over A"0"
When A reference book Is liked IL j. se". !,
liked very much. One which appears 10 nav ~, '-
an instant success is The Century Cyc'opAe'" ~
Names" /, is already in its third entioh' az" a.
pub, nhers having dhculty IN suppH'"e ~
mand.
PETER Almers" is the title % Ibsen's ne" play
Captain Charles King. retired VINO na' 100,
prominently before the public In the last te" -,
as writer Of moves has been asked 10 IAN. ~" ~,
slton OF Adjutant-General OF Wisconsin '"s .s,,,
comes from Governo.-elect Upham. who was appV'"
=, caao,sh,n at West Point at the same time no
King was appointed in 1862. by President Tn" s,n,
and since then Major upham and Sap'a'" ~
have been devoted friends both In ana ou' u "a,
service Captain King was An apphca".