New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18

a., "Noods" he comes out % s"o"s !" '""'.o's Of
.rnnn," But he is small things compared with
D ,,n Adams Cram That mtllihuous pro-
49,. 4. talking about Dawn II Is 30 sull,"
80 ..v. go still that can hear your neart nutter
md ,hrob like the pale petals fa'"s' oo"n 70 ths
.,d,rg s~a" We would 80 far 10 see that oody OF
vster aide with pale petals ta"'"s "u'terhs
,srohh,ns. And as though this were not enough
.'' ..,,. Master Robert Henri's Two Sketches"
VI ,nas.cribable and more. and also more Of a
80, =, trash which we would characterize In detah
=, :, usre worth while. We have. indeed, fingered
,onoer than was our intention over th's orookist Of
toIv II Is really very sorry t"aoo'e'
one more new sporting periodical Is being
,auncbed upon us. II Is called "Tne badmInson
Nicotine" and is published In this country BY
Tonymans. Green & Co. The August NUMBER which
"a the nrst 20 appear. contains paper on tarpoa
nsh,ng In Florida II is good 10 see tnat an Amsri-
can subject is included in the initial issue ana It
:. ~ be hoped that the precedent VIII De remem:
800 Anglo-mania In sports goes far enough In
~. o,,n,rv and in sporting literature there should
y. ~. EFFORT made remind the golfers Of tho
a. ,hat they have amusements at home for the
seeking
49,. ,,,veller who has a fund Of gratitude IN
.,s hart the unmelodous syl,ables OF Taucnnn
hr,rg hack a thousand memories OF peculiar pleas
mr.. T, the shape OF book means anything TO you.
=" o sro one OF those who pick up volume.
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harms. YOU will remember every WORK you ever
a IN tho Tauchnitz collection. And you viii re-
,,ar,her how you blessed the publisher He brought
DON the book OF your heart In some remote Italian
Village where 1t was miracle TO ma that 'ne no.
teI ,nnkeeper had managed to get book permanent
~ into his house at all. ferhaps was lei. ~
some happy traveller before you but would ne have
hd !, m leave without the preliminary Offices OF
Tauchnitz?
All over the face Of Europe that penencent Lep-
z,0er has scattered his literary mama, ana the
man who could grudge him the riches ne accurnu-
IA tod at the same time would be a sour old cur
n,udeeon OF course Re grew rich. And the Duke
:, S.xeCoburg-C;otha made him baron. But
his nubc would have made him a reisning prince.
he was so thoughtful Of them. He gave them trash.
which they often want. and he gsve them SOUND
ella ssc Action He added 10 this service the pleas
ant assurance that he had satisfied the euthor or
his heirs He gave you stolen fruits. He fecog-
nzed DOWNRIGHT before the authors OF the world
had begun to fight for IL. Blessings on the late
Baron Tauchnitz He was a berefactor 10 the race.
and. moreover the good he did lives after MIN.
There is no limit tc his collection OF authors II
keeps growing. May it grow forever. And may II
never change its perfect FORM the most altogether
convenient form in which books meant TO be read
were ever published
favorite occupation Of some writer's Is 10 d.
vide literature, art, journalism. into Typographical
sectors and as the result OF this in matters OF let
ters we hear good deal about western W.T. East
ern humor Northern this or that The death OK
Frank NJ Pxley the other day reminds us how IN
dependent Of locality capacity always must
remain He founded Il Western paper. The Ar
sonaut" belonged to the Pacific Slope and probably
IL has meant TO most OF those who have remained
unacquainted with its pages a paper dedicated TO
the horseplay OF the paragrapher, thing OF West
ern shreds and patches But The Argonaut' Is
a good paper of the best Of its class. 1t is en-
late
anchored fast to good taste. 1t has humor. plenty
of it., and that humor is clean. Its criticism 10
often excellent. and 1t covers many fields
In fact The Argonaut" is journal Of which
1t Is possible to say many pleasant things. and Il
is conspicuous in the West. 1t sets the one proud
example OF its region, IL we must come back TO the
region Here in the East it should be more appre-
ciated than it is. and especially should the worth
Of Its founder be recognized. He Was man OK
ability and good judgment. and he buded WELL
Is there not some danger that Marion Craw.
ford will write himself out, or, what is worse, write
himself down a mere craftsman in melodrama? We
walt to see what Casa Braccio' may be worth: at
its present stage in THE Century II Is entertain
ing enough. but in a way lot at all distinguished.
and IL does not promise 10 confirm the author IN
that exalted position to which the voice OF Phisua
seems bent calling him. There have been times
when Mr. Crawford seemed to belong TO better
sphere He sprang TO high level in his hrst book:
Mr. Isaacs' was more than refreshing when II
came and II is not impossible 10 turn 10 its pages
again The first OF the Saracnesca series is gooi
book and SAINT Iaro' is not bad one. 'Pieuo
Ghislieri" is worthy Of 'Saracnesca. and We can
remember reading "A Cigarette Makers Romance
with pleasure. But any who has followed Mr.
Crawford's work with must know that ne has
written too much and that this passion OF his for
ranging up and down the world in search OF local
color and new types is the most meretriclouS
course author could pursue. 1t means superh-
cial tone cheap dialogue because cheapness OF da'
logue always goes with shallow observation and
commences OF dction against which We warn the
author OF Katherine Laudertale.
He needs 10 lie falow and think Then pernaps'
he will see life in a broader way when he comes TO
the writing of his next book and his tragedy will be
tragedy not melodrama, with the lights turned
low. Also. he will. hope. get rid OF the notion
that 1t is necessary to be petty in order to be true
to nature. You cannot paint a mans soul or
womans by recording the kind of objects ne or sne
has on his or her writing table-even though you
may try at the same time TO show the owner tona,,
ness for them. Mr. Crawford Is nowadays SO Trivial
call him vulgar. That last epithet will even De.
scend upon the whole tone OF his work II he does
not pull himself up with round turn ana SEEK ra ry'
He is in danger OF growing more and more pour:
geois .~.-'.-. 49, sjtaAe
In a recent book about art r. Gruelle comes
before copy OF the famous wax head at Lille, at
tributed to Raphael. The copy was executed. ne
says "by request OF Alexandra Dumas. MIS-. who
toasted on It's beauty while he lived" Poor VI. pu'
der. now that Mr. Ciruele has killed him quite.
"A LITTLE GARDEN"
A pttla I'd