New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

readers mind s held in a charmed receptive still
ness; the first sermon zlng note looses his cnchant-
m"nt. The actual. what Is commonly called the real
namely the lteral-.s equally fatal to hctlve art.
Like tie Lady of Shaloti. the novelist must see the
pageant of human Efe reflected In the mage mirror
OF inaglnation and weave IT upon the enchanted
loom Of art The fnOmeni he leaves his loom and
turns To by common day the helmet and the
plume the water-lily and the wondrous sights. ths
mirror cracks out nes the web the curse mas come
upon him. The magic mirror does not reflect all that
passes because selection IS the first principle Of art
but II can reflect nothing that - not there to that
extent the writer bound to reality. Beyond that
he creates. shows what Is worthy of ,oVe ana wha'
OF hate. where to reverence and where To scorn.
what laugh at and what 20 weep over thus lnhu-
enc.ng conduct and educating emotion. Not so much
the company which readers are introduced cor
rupts them as the manner in which they are led to
regard the company so that thieves aHd murderers
may be more edifyIng companions than SAINTS anu
sages This manner makes atmosphere. and on
atmosphere chiefly depends power to fascinata ana
stlll more TO influence and educate.
TalkinC OF novcsts. one OF the most eminent OF
that guild now living has extraordinary idosyn-
crasy. He cannot write unless he works At a round
table covered with rich. dark green cloth. upon
whlch two fat candies standing in tall silver candle
sticks, barn.
The first Of the four articles about Nelson's famous
naval engagements. which Captain a. T. Mahan is
writing for The Century will appear in the Feb
ruary number OF that magazine.
Judge Francis Miles FInch--to whom a public
dinner has just been offered In this city, Is best
known people the author of The Blue
and the Gray" poem which on Its appea earance
in THE Atlantic" while the sentiment arising out
OF the Rebellion still bitter contributed not a
little to soften asperty Another Of his patriotic
Hal. dat raa1h hsf h.. ip,n
an Society OF Yale. found immediate popularity.
As "A writer of student songs many Of which date
from his undergraduate years. Judge Finch holds
high place in letters. A New England critic long
ago spoke OF his Smoking Song"-whch has been
universally sung In our colleges for nearly
half century-aS perhaps the most str.k-
ing poem In English literature which the
theme OF tobacco has inspired" Hardly in
ferior mary OF his other student lays.
As expressions Of the peculiar charm of under
graduate existence. they far beyond similar
positions known to the great British schools; to find
anything equall!ng them in this regard We must
turn to the Latin songs. like "Gaudeamus" and
"Laurlger HoratiIs." and to their best German sue
All these songs have been printed by De
Vnnc in a neat little volume. for presentation to
the guests at the Finch dinner.
The specimen pages recently sent this country
show that the forthcoming edition of the four
Evangeliss, with Tissots famous Illustrations, Is
to be all that has been claimed for It, 1t Will be- in
brief. one Of the most remarkable pieces OF book
making ever undertaken even IN France. The coun-
try OF great editions dc luxe This work OF Tissot 3
Is being published by the house OF Name Fills.
In Tours. The process used by the publishers for
the reproduction IN fac-simile OF the many designs
In color seems to have been brought very per-
fection. The plates have have all the ef-
feet Of original works IN color they have tone text
ure. transparency. They genuine works OF art,
and so magn.hcently has the book been projected
In everything that relates to typography and paper
that there is nothing left to be desired.
The Illustrations deserve the kind OF treatment
which Is implied in this wholesale eu.o9y. They are
among the most interesting and most mastery
stud es of biblical subjects which have been pro-
ducei IN pictorial art. and they Will have undoubt-
edly profound effect upon students Tht only
matter for. regret Is that the work IL published at
SO high price that only rich and institutions