New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13

story OF EVe,','' ,,a.. Cor June 1t is pure and
.rder utle poem OF country Me- one as ol,,n
two and truth and regret as the S''e"' Wv 49, $50
~ ,ts heroine was sweet with 'he "'
,ooves and lavender Of buried years r..-.s.,
rbera Is nothing finer in this numoer oi rr,
49,, .ho fron+isniece an engraving by MY, ram
ra,cb He has reproduced in this adhl'"oi7
tho hest qualities Of a work pecu''"'iS ND
,ro,slation Miss Mary Cassotts pa'i'''''e ,.,
.,,o.bor ard Child" 1t is an eXqulsueE a'"9'
Mo'"e' '' -. ,,,cture and Mr. French conveys
.,,,ob tho medium of his subtle tones as huc" Va
.,, ~assott.s imaginative and tender charm as any
ren~oduction could hope TO present WIN INV 49,.
cannot be praised too heartily i mas NV. .1.
c,mmon and II is especially rare al 'he p'ese"
tar ,ba .half-tone" has pushed the WORK VI INC
,,oo,7o,, e,eraver slowly but surely TO Inc wan
~, rro,cb &c one of the few who keep the n'eS
of his art alive and It is encouraging 10 see
like this one after Miss Cassott honoreu ]" 1" w.
circulated periodical 1t IS by the way OnH V'e y.
several artistic things in the magazine " O"''
yvaldste,n contributes paper on Mcneil the great
-. - modern draughtsmcn. and his pages are Ell
.,ohaa with some beautifully characteristic Illus
trations.
Nv Rrvce in his impressions Of South Africa
r,,sti 60 the Time Century" clearly and care
-ebaarses the story OF the colonization OF 'hdt
region and Of the relations between 'he pu'ci am
the English. 1t is story OF ignorance ops,i""VS'
,ts,,rn and tactlessness on both sides-but II Is
We are chances innumerabe for the historian ana
the novelist Of the future; only few OF THESE
chances have been seized as yet
Mr. Cof7n's cordially appreciative paper on the
work Of Mr. John 5 Sargent has subtitle whlch &C.
clsres that II was prepared with special reference
20 b,s decorations in the Boston Public Library
ard there is certainly interesting account gwen
Of these remarkable productions. But the charm %
what Mr. Coffin has to say lies IN MS having IL
versed Mr. Sargents whole career for his material
N A
,r nv Nv lanes some time ago. Mr.. Coffin IS
both critical and personal. and he draws portrait
Of Sargent as well an estimate o. MS WIN
This was worth doing, for 1t goes 10 conlrii Nio
common conception Of the painter as one pecul'a''S
su,r, and self-possessed in his work MIKE man!
.,s.s the nresence Of visitors or companions does
NOT disturb him when he is painting. lie seems 10
work without obvious exerton even IN MS liteis@s'
activity When his models are resting ne ms up
80 gan bv STUNNING on the piano or guitar says
one Of his friends his manner While al worn -
that Of man of consummate address ana uoes
10. sbov, nbvsical or mental effort. He KNOWS
thoroughly well what he is about and what MS capa-
blitles are so that while he searches the tru'h IA
his nictoral rendering OF what Is before him. anu
often repaints part of his picture entirely IN the
effort 10 make it perfect as possible ne worKS
with confidence" All this IS in exact accordance
with the impression that is bound to be conveyed Dy
one of sargents paintings even though the spec
tstor knows nothing about the authorship OF 'ne
work which ne j. looh4ie' -"+' ~0'''-'0
ACCOMPANIED by number of superb reproductions
two Of the Boston decorations being shown in mas
terry engravngs by Nh Cole
pa,,cence self-respect and stately courtesy anil
mate the "reminiscences Of the Nashing'ohs co'-
,ec,ed for "I!ppinco.t" by Miss Anne wharton
Aoerscans have learned much in ninety years or So
hut among their acquisitions have not been manners
800 dirnieed and graceful than those OF the first
prasiaon+ The most irreverent humorist may con-
code that in these at least George Washington re-
mains model. 800, ,,..
4 comparatively new writer Miss Edi'h b'o"ei'
or.r,hutes a clever short story to this number "A
r,oo,ir o., i slight enough in invention but II
&, nleasantlv true 10 human nature and deftiy hu-
orous We know no quainter tale Of nother-lh-
law
How, far The doctrine of iaissez faire has JOSH us
- ,non English thought IS suggestively indicated
-, rhonas Davidson, In mis- paper on Ihe Deihoc-
ro+,zatjon OF England in the June Forum ne
savs that thirty years ago England in thought ana
,rac,ice was still teudal, relieved only Dy ld.''e
80, economic and theoretic individualism mat
as0oea cobdenism has broken down the old
n,a,ions Of classes without bringing 10 the mass OF
neone the material and spiritual Dement'S 10 coiiP
safe for the loss Of the old content economic co"u-
.ons have brought unsatisfcd aspirations, literary
movements and ethical feelings have Dotn tehdeo 10
I,r,,,s,c ideals and the prevailing philosophy Is no
,oaar i,d,v,draiism The result in a country "hefe
the noorer classes have been left TO hght neN own
economic battles mas been the decay OF iai'h IN l'e
bann,ness TO be obtaned by the free play OF huNu-
ri canac,tv The workman sees nothing OF what ne
,oned for from the mechanical freedom when nade
49,, ,rdenendent of his betters and at the same time
freed him from personal claim upon them ana 30 ne
has turned TO socialisic theories. Many soc'e"es
,aoa,e socalistc doctrines IN one form or an
other and so widely have they spread that large
-. >, r.cen, English legislation, including that re-
20 public schools strongly sociasiic In char
acter. ,. 20 49,
United States where, with all the democratic
,ree6o there has yet been hopefulness and an IN
avs,r,a, system not entirely inhuinan and cold
therefore the Americans have not yet turned 10 SEN
.mental and unheroic efforts TO save the ihoiV!oua
-, merging all other individuals with him. Mr.
D,6son thinks the remedy must be found In a
desner and truer religious feeling. He might nave
adsa that religion must teach that in economic
relations they are still men, and that industrial sys-
TENS must be founded on something more thah
mathematics IL they 10 meet the needs OF human
souls.
The story which Mr. Henry James Is contributing
a. "The Atlantic" shows falling Off IN MS powers
IND M abatement Of his faults as novelist. Ills
STYLE so clear and 50 correct seems 10 move more
s,rgg,sblv and coldly than ever; his analytic
s.roke'' IS more certain. more searching. more &C.
structive OF the readers interest In his charac-
ters But-what an excellent style. what crlucai
analysis
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps continues in "McClure's
Magazine" her agreeable "reminiscences OF literary
,.on,a and Observation-Disclosures feminine in tone
that II that coming NewZealander were TO ma
them unsigned among the ruins OF Andover ne
would never think Of attributinS them to mere
man. Many OF the anecdotes in this instalnent
CONCERN the late j. r. Fields. publisher most
heartily liked by the authors with whom he dealt
and deservedly liked, for he was a kind soul Il
remember" says Mrs Pheps-Ward. zone Instance
which undoubtedly. but one OF many Ike H..
never brought to the knowledge OF MS iriehus'
where Mr. Fieldss observant eye discovered we'll