New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-16
LITERARY NOTES

| The story Dy Mr. klpHnB IN the current nuBuA~-
of "McCure's Magazine" is one Of the most brIlhs,
demonstrations OF his genius he has ever mads }
1.-THE Ship That Found Herself shows how a M
erful Imagination penetrate to the heart of eva.
| inanmatc things, and endow them with a lfs -
mysterious fascination. The vesse, In this nsrrs.
tive Of Mr.. Kip,ng's Is actually alive from stem I.
STERN in every detail Of her complex structure. A.
she speaks to the reader in living words.
Conan Doyle's new novel Is to deal with NJ.
poeonc hero 1t vii tell THE Exploits OF Brigade,
Gerard" and will recount a series OF events whIch
often bring the Emperor himself upon the scens
The book is to be published b. the Appletons
When 1.-THE Yellow Book appeared for the I'm,
time after a tremendous fiourlshing OF rumpets n
made a considerable noise in the world because n
was both audacious and new Mr.. Beardsley haA
been familiar for n little while to some students A.
Illustrative art, but the wide public knew him NOT
| He bounded into the arena with all the ap.omb AZ
! an entertainer whose cap and bells had never b.
fore been shaken for the delight Of the crowd Thu
welkln rang. Now he appears to have transferred
his energies, and In the new quarterly called TIA
Savoy he spends all his efforts on the production
OF pictures prose and verse. The we.kin does NOT
ring This kind OF literature" has made Its itts
fuss and IS regarded idly az one more illustrate,
OF a fad that has grown tedious Mr.. Selwyn Imass
be gins a paper in The Savoy" with the obsers.
ton that under his window 'n the foggy, dripp,,
street those little imps. the newspaper boys. N
making the hour horrisonant with their yells." Il
which It seems pertinent to reply that II Is itta
unfair for the writer's in periodical TO object to The
newspaper boys' earnestly when they and the
said boys Going exactly the same thing for the
passing hour" But naturally the acrobats Of TIA
| Savoy" take different view OF the matter In 81
predatory note the editors protest that they are not
| Realists or Romanticists. Decadents. "All vel
| ask from our contributors" the note goes on. ~
| good work. and good work is all we offer to Our
| readers" And then they permit Mr.. Image to tall
about "horrisonant' hours they give Mr. Max Beer.
| bohm space in which to write In the appropriate
prose OF lmmaturty about the teething Of Prinu|
Edward and they use editorial blue pencil whes|
this hopelessy crude writer completes his passaey
on the Princes pain by saying directorate be the
horror OF that epoch" Irreterate be 1t, but II nj
why should the spectacle OF Mr.. Max Beerbohn
struggling with his little pen as the Prince struggled
with his little teeth Be brought upon the scene Y
recall the forgotten horror?
IL is useless however, to expect discretion OF O
| publIca ton like THE Savoy."I The mixture OIL
Stiffness and vugarity which NJ G. Bernard Shaw
| contributes 10 the opening pages sets STANDARD
| which is maintained unhnchingy from those page
| to the end. Mr. Beardsley outdoes himself In the
| embellishments of his latest venture On the cover
he presents charming landscape spot by the fgus
OF an incredible woman, accompanied by stu lex
persuasive cupid. Inside the book he has more illus
trations, cleverly drawn but ridculously imagined
and then suddenly in the midst OF them. he bursts
into song verse abiding evidently TO well
known virtuoso will show what Mr. Beardsley caa
| do when he forsakes art" for poetry
The thirds a Polish Pianist
With big cngagemc nts everywhere
A light heart end iron wrist.
And shocks and shoals OF yellow hair.
| eff L.or .urtk
despair.
This leads TO an essay by Mr. Havelocl
Ellis which begins thus: 'Zola's name-a barbaroua
explosive name like an Anarchists bomb-has been
tossed about amid boots ard yelis for quarter o!
century" Mr.. Ellis proceeds TO toss IL through
pages that long as his quarter OF CEN
tury" but he the reader gently any suck
ing dove. No boots and yells for him. any more
| than for Mr.. Image And by-arG-by there is more
OF Mr. Beardsley, In the shape OF three chapters Of
Under the HILL" 1t has been said that there ID
nothing new under the sum- but the searcher dis.
Outraged by that maxim should read Under the
HILL" There Is much that is new within the rococo
pages Of that romantic novel" There Is the Abb<
Fanfreuche, who goes abroad TO seek his Helen "a,
taper-tme" There is a dinner. There Is talk
From harsh and shr and CLAIMANT, the voices
grew blurred and inartculate" And from squeaky
and nchoate the literary writings of Mr.. Aubrey
fiat.
The literary method of Mr. Henry James has often
beep discussed and has driven his critics TO many
conclusions. but though 10 put himself on record
in the matter. for all. this writer has begun
his new story OF Glasses with passage remark
able for exact description OF his work. Yes say
to myself, pen in hand i can keep hold OF the
thread let 1t lead back to the first impression.
TIE little story is all there; can touch It from
point point for the thread as call it. is row
OF colored beads on a string. None OF the beads are
missirg-at least think they're not; that's exactly
what shall amuse myself with finding out" II
Mr. James had worked diligently TO explain the pro-
cedure OF some other writer IL Is doubtful II he
could have described that writer's scheme OF execu'
ton accurately he has described his own.
Nothing needs TO be added TO this little revelation.
Nothing needs to be taken away. II stands COM
plete and sums up its writer 10 perfection.
The widow CT Stepniak is 10 prepare a record OF
his life and work. 1t Will be full memoir for II
will have more than the OF Nine. Stepniak her.
self Prince Krapotkln will edit the parts OF the
book dealing with the subjects life In Russia, ana
Professor York Powell will contribute chapter on
Stepnak as a critic. Stepniak as political writer
vii. be reviewed by Mr.. Edward Garnett. and there
will be a chapter on his life in Italy. written by
Malatesta a conspicuous Italian Anarchist. Tho
book will cover wide field II will be SEEN even as
at present projected: but Nine Stepniak Is anxious
to include al the material possible in this memorial
to her husbard and asks that persons having let.
ters of Sepn!aks in their possession will commune.
cate with her Her address is No. % Ormiston
Road. Uxbridge Road. London
The Scribners announce new life OF Nine.
Roland by Miss Ida NJ Tarbell. Ii is said that much
material never before accessible to the public has
been used in the work
As the narrative concerning Joan OF Arc draws to
a close in "Harper's" book appears from the pen
of Mr. Francis c. Lowell which aims 10 consider her
career in the sober light OF purely historical study
Mr. Lowell presents his version of the Maids biog.
raphy at a good tine No matter how sympathetic
the author of the Harper serial may be. no matter
how much enthuiasm Mr.. Lang may have poured
into the romance which he has recently built around
the figure OF ,oan, il is dangerous TO leave her