New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11
LITERARY NOTES.


an experiment In New-York that IL "ou'u "a'
seemed the duty OF some NEWCOMERS themselves
TO attempt The publishers Of The Chap-Doom
have come on from Chicago and starteo i"' -.
Taller" newspaper o, which the ni'. N 49,,
was brought out last Saturday. THIS h''io "
lany Of eight pages each page conta'h'nk wv
uuns of text Is 10 devoted more or less eAo'u,
.,,.,,, ~ .r,,ar.ture art music and the drama
The nrst number leads off with an interview VIII"
Or Robertson Ncol the English editor VINO cams
here with Mr. Barrie; there IS a review -
James Whitcomb Rlley's latest book ny MI ho'
ellis: an editorial discourse about the hhan'"e "
books and there are literary paragraphs '"o '
preston left by the paper as whole y u.p o"'''
ine. An article like that contributed by MI n'"-
els Is good to see. but the aim OF the eo''o'a ""
far is 10 be catchy and fppant. 20 attract a''e"
t,on 70 their venture by attitude wnich wo"'u
call itself independent. but Is really smart al.
roth,nr more Plain speaking is all very WELL Out
cheap personalities will never give authoii'' W
paper that pretends 10 discuss serious 'op''' INV
nrst number OF THE Tatler' contains some pas
soses which are not merely cheap but vulgar ana
the second number Is more copious in Its common
mess In that there is an editorial which pegins'
"who will discover the secret OF reaching 'he pun
Ic?' II Is Impossible to name the indNiouai VII"
accuracy but 1t may fairly be asserted that Inc
Tatler' will not discover II until 1t sees the o'he
ence between thoughtful well-written criticism ana
slangy sapdash.
An amusing story is told in Scotland concerning
the author OF 1.-THE Little Minister" Having been
induced on one occasion to take the cnair AT
Burns supper at Ayr. he sat glum and helpless AZ
the head Of the table doing none OF the tn'nss
which good chairmen ought TO do He didn't even
seem to enjoy himself. CO course the newspapers
cbanfed him fer his awkwardness next day. ana
IN. c,uel,est things Of all were said In THE Ma
4ional Observer" in an article on MI Barrie IN
the Chair" Most people who read 1t contended that
II went too far and showed personal animus ana 30
on It eventually leaked out that the writer was
Barrie!
Those who delight in Thomas Hardys pastoral
tai. "I,nder the Greenwood Tree'-and who can
read II and not be charmed by twill be Interested
in the authors preface to the new edition just
brought out by the Harpers. He has some CURIOUS
things to say about the old-fashioned church mus'
clans Of English villages:
The story of the Melstock choir and its old-es,
tabished gallery musi,ans Is Il, i th mnr
sc ge Ways and customs which common
among such orchestral bodies IN the viaSes d, ol
placement Of these ecclesiastical bandsmen by an
isolated orgsnst the en ian eersy it's direct
sssut BEING 10 eurtail and extinguh ths interest of
rarishioners in church doings Under me od pan an
dition to the more or less 81, srSwnd;ap
sngers officially occupied NIT with n sns mak
/, an artistic outcome of the combined musical Lea,
ta nns of 5aS pnfsh must have een keen
staying TO take them as it did on 1927 Tssiy 10
The Church which often lay at distance e. from
their homes They usually received so ite IN pay
really labor Of love In the parish had In my
mind when writing the present tale me r
somewhat follows: From the man manor 70 s sSnrs
shngs and supper a rTO ' each KITE from each cot
taSe household one shilling. amounting atSget tnsT
70 not than nd 10 e sHsS o nfaG to pay for
their hddesrings; rosin and music paPe', hns
DAYS was all In their own manuscript; copied IN tne
evenings after work. and their music DOORS Wei" err
iics reels hornpipes and ballads in the same DOCK
b. besinnng i the other enc hack ' un saer"d and
secular together in the middle oiten wi.n ht ~
e hs n ns w1ra and br"ae humo which
crandfathcrs. and possibly grandmo,hers;r look W
aaid ddie Strings rosin and music paper were sup
p f by pedier. who travelled extensively with
Village about every six months. Tales are told Of
once caused among rroducnr
new Christmas anthem he did not come 10 n um me-
sTas Il they Ss We're in through having make shift
with whipcord and Irvine for strings He was gen
e ersy ia sma way bringing his own
sheraton
Mr.. Hardy. who has beer spending his vacation
on the Continent. is revising the MS Of his new
book 1t is to be published IN the spring
Me.srs tIouchton Nif1in G. Co., the publishers Of
Mr. John Fiske. have brought out new edition OF
his american Revolution In two handsome oc-
,avos copiously illustrated. The book had already
proyen itself to be serviceabe without any pict-
ures While the author has not the best historical
method or style in the world. his text Is. neverthe-
less clear we-systematized and readable. Con-
temporary documents have been freely drawn upon.
the portraits almost all from authentic orig
snsis and In those cases where It has been neces-
sary to employ artist instead Of reproducing
drawing in fac-simile or photographing painting.
the modern man has not been permitted to get be-
tween his subject and the reader All the cuts are
s,n,p,e things which aim at showing In matter
of-fact way the furniture. architecture weapons or
other relics of the Revolutionary period. The por-
traits have been selected with much wisdom. ana
the reproductive processes used have been 80 NICE
" managed that every plate Is as fine as could
be desired. The work is printed on good paper In
sufbciently open type. and In the usual excellent
taste OF the Riverside Press The binding is dign-
fed and strong Altogether the edition is one for
which students will long be grateful.
Mine CIesinger the daughter OF George Sand.
took legal proceedings the other day in an effort to
stop the publication Of her mothers correspondence
with Alfred de Musset. Nine. Lardin de Musset had
already forbidden the publication Of her brothers
letters to Nm. Sand The sister was successful In
her effort; the daughter failed. George Sand had
some tine before her death conhded these letters
to the care of a fr;end-M. Aucante-with nstruc-
lions to publish them after a certain period had
elapsed; moreover the only person who could ef-
fectuaIy take measures to prevent this being done
IA Nine Maurice Sand the authoress having In her
VIII left her son and her sons wife complete con-
troll over her MSS. and papers. while dividing the
income derived from the copyright Of the published
works between them and her daughter. Nine.