The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30

cause for satisfaction that there has no'
before been written the real life Of AanOE
PhipOn, after wards Madame Roland, aftel
| Marie Antoinette, one of the most inter
esting and conspicuous figures In the his
| tory OF the French revolution. Ida NJ.
| Tarbell's biographical study OF MadxH,e
Roland, recently published by the scdb.
ners, fills this vacuity satisfactorily.
This detailed portrait, doubtless more
| truthful and accurate than former and more
limited character studies, appears to he
| scrUpulously honest, Tor in the context
| of materials at hand IT displays II keen a nj
| always rational Judgment and delicate ap-
probation of motives and Influences. The
| early life OF Mile. Pblipon Is set forth
with particular attention TO sensitively
| Intellectual weakening as displayed in the
letters TO her friend, Sophie Caunet. the
| dispassioned railroads.&c. maid OF Amiens.
But the fragility of her character Is ex
posed in the blossoming OF its sentimental
ism, first sown In 4 reading OF Rousseau's
"Nouvelle Heloise," and nurtured by the
many suitors who paraded before but
left their reflection in her Journal.
Her first associations with her future
husband are OF romantic interest. Mr..
Roland was a practical and scientific manu-
facturer, he waseconomic and theoretic and
wrote pamphlets. This interested Mile.
Phlipon. In the fall of the ii rst year
that lie met ManOn and before the remotest
sentimental connection bound them, Roland
left for tour Of Switzerland, Italy,
Sicily and Malta. 1t was his plan to put
h is observations into letter form ana on his
return to publish them. He needed some
one to whom he could address the letters
who would guard the copy faithful in his
absence and would editit iDtellgently If ne
should never return. He asked Manon
that they might be sent Ia her and she was
much flattered. Those letters worked
her fate. A lovers correspo ndcnce of
much interest followed and i I is set out al
some length and for the first time in the
present volume.
The account of the first effects of
revolutionary sentiment on this famous
woman and her husband is given with
much interesting elaboration from letters
and papers which have heretofore escaped
less diligent biOgraphers. Tie accounts
OF the Roland salon are particularly inter
esting and throw light on the evolvement
OF the most critical period OF days pre-
ceeding the crimsoD outbreak. The position
of the Rolands seemed not to have been
well understood. BY origin and caste
they should have allied themselves with
the conservatives, but they are prominent
in many democratic movements, notably
the deputat on from Lyons. The middle
ground between aristocrauc intelligence
and republican anarchy seems to have been
their footing. II is expressed in Madame
Roland's memorable exclamation when
driven to the euillotine: ''Oh, liberty, lib
crtyi What crimes are committed Ill thy
namc!''
The narrative of her subsequent days,
the days in the prison Abbayc and her
execution are told with studiuus tidciity.
and a final chapter Of interest is devoted
to Those Left Behind" The details OF
makeup have hecn thoroughly attended TO.
There are numerous handsome illustra-
tons, an explicit index and Valua BILE
photography. The publishers have given
the volume careful and artistic attention.
4 JERY little which the amiabc and genial
| Mr.. Bunner gave us III his lifetime
" surpassed the legacy which he !etI
behind. Such, indeed ina y his JERSEY
Street and Jersey Lane recent pub
lished by the Scrbners, be called. il
is Il posthuinous publication, a tender and
characteristic pastoral OF the lanes and
localities he loved 50 well. There are
six of these urban and suburban Sketches
three of Jersey Street, three of Jersey
Lane Jersey and Mulberry" is a char
acter sketch Of plebian New York neigh
borhood with an earnest plea for the organ
grinder. .Tiemans 10 Tubby Hook" de
scribes familiar early haunts. The
Bowery and Bohemia tell their story in
the name and The Story OF PATH is a
delightful pen sketch of jersey path.
The Lost Child and "A Letter to Town
are suburban sketches. The book is put
up with exquisite finish and the pages are
Illuminated with numerous sketches by
Frost, Frazier, Clinedinst aud Niles.
Mr. Burners definition Of bohemian
is amusingly truthful: He is the only
kind of gentleman permanently in TEN.