New-York tribune., 1897-10-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
MISS wORMELEY'S MOL1ERE-hoiiDHi
voLUMEs-THE UBIQUITOUS
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,yh.r Mis-. Katharine Prescott wormeley com
ne;4d her beautiful translation OF inc co'"p''
o,S. =, Ra,zac II seemed as u she had done
enoush TO establish her claim 10 hibh po1'"' "
r.,,.h ,o,,.r. hi, she Was not content to rest on
h.r ,ahor. She turned, instead, to the one 'aeA
ma. most deserved her attention. she pio.e''
to translate the works OF Moilere. i'e ,-'"
ume in the series has just appeared from va,
OF Roberts Brothers II contains - :,
Fermes" .I'Ecoe des Maris' ana Mo"s'cu' ue
po,..o.rz,oc" To Miss Wormeiey's versions o.
,hcsc nlays the reader can be earnestly rec'N''NeU
"a Nnwhers else will he find a more plant more
spontaneous more natural equiVaient io' ' s
and movements Of Moliere. Take TINS pass'ee I'm
esanarele's lips In the first act OF i- Aoo'v -
Msr,. addressed with 80 mucn dry P'"pos.
his brother as tho two discuss the management u
their wards: 49, /. .x.. -, ,b,s
IT seem, to ana prooY. IL # ,o"r s;t Sad on 'ps be
IA sTt' sns a:Es sss sars M sS
love: af.s, suS %ors at ss..a SsTs T. E ui .Sst
mine snail i've in my way not 10 per- ss black ex-
shall be rov oi nSaSs SaSs shut up she must Ee
every vlrtuous woman atteno attea ~ nv :inen or knit
tsrs in nor & spare mus morsovsT her ears 10
tie taik Of dandes and never upon her Flesh
ssp win Know s snd DO no. .nDSns n'ens
10 the horns can hse heeIeior: is I'm I'M bound
answer for her body ana sou. ,r.. uorr,.l.v
T, voula bs bsrd to beat this Miss "0'ne'
...ch.s lust the gait and accent OF tho ORIGINS
Her translation Is even IN ouan.y ..r.n,
,olume. will be welcomed. with their e.oeion' %
VOLUMES w." ,,,,s ps ses and sober French bind
ings.
A IN. holiday season approaches. theis 10 o"s
classic which Is as sure 10 be re'ssusd Va nius"" ~
80 a, ANYTHING in the whole range OF h'efA'ue'
rhi. IN De IA Motto Fouque's "Cndine' "''0N ' 90,
10 be perennial IN Its attraction tor puo'''
Nacmillans publish tho hrst rspr'nt OF Il ''''s
In a handsome octave with many uius"@"' "
black and white by Miss Rosie A N r''".. 49,, ~
later has done her work we'll: perhaps . n''. 'oV
.,.horate,v and yet, In the long nun. Win 20 nuo
grace and ingenuity that she leaves oe"s
inupression. Her drawings are well reprouue0N
%be makeup OF the book leaves nothing 70 ~ "o''0
r. p,.,..r.. .era M n handful Of Typographical
n. % .dvs them q somewhat pedanuo o"'
.xac, t,tlc Most conspicuous among them ~ '
print in two stately volumes OF "a'nns so'
mrs Astoria" book less v'vio IN 'ne se
ynemory than some Of bis other proouc"o"'. ~
nrec,ous to all students Of the region peyoho es
n,.,o. rrh,. ."racoma Edition." as II IL Calico
"a rich In Photographic plates and other iius.ia-
,,on. and IN Rorgeousy set forth with decora"'e
bordsrs running round the calendereo paSo'' ~hu
with bravely ornamented cover L."e 'ou,ne'
20 the Homes Of Famous Women also puohsneo
nv the Putnams is book which gathers tosetner
r,bsrt Hubbard and already familiar IN paIhphid.
1orn, Mr. Hubbard has not much oTie1nahty ano
he makes no important disclosures ABOUT any "a
his heroines but he Is usually accurate anu .''
memorials Of Mrs. Browning. Chr1st'nA nosSe''t
MARY Lamb. Nine Do stasl and few others are
or,h nrs..rvation IN tust such modest little vol
,rne as this one. His essays are accompanied "
some excellent portraits. Mr.. Egar Mayne~ ba.
cons chronicles Of Tarrytown and sleepy hoiio"
are slight enough In texture. but tney present
the numerous Photographic iiusua"""s "o"' Wv
book pleasant souvenir
Tho Illustrations are the main thing. also. In Tho
Madonna In Art" (3oston L. G. Page COL
br,ef series Of sketches. IN which Miss Estelle NJ
tInrn na. described some Of the masterpieces Of
Old European painting Her text provides q read
able and moderately instructive accompaniment
TO n we'll selected and wslrsproduosd set OF p'c'-
ures
Dodd Mead & Co count upon the popularity OF
Ian Maclaren in their list Of holiday publications.
.'rhe Ian Macaren Year Book Is prose an
thology compiled from the authors fiction ana
from his religious writings. II there's nae disease
in the organs O. the body" runs a selection from
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush for an October
DAY. "a puff O. Drumtochty air wud bring back
man fras the gates O. dsith" There Is more than
puff o Drumtochty air in this book. % Its
influence ought to be peculiarly salutary. Tho Ian
this, only the scale Is. Of course. smaller, and
there is an appropriate illustration on each one
Of the twelve pages. These represent localities In
Ian Maclaren's books. They are effectively drawn
and tho rubricated page Is In each case artistic
The single lines opposite tho days Of the month.
though are hardly. II must be confessed the most
inspiring In the world. You were q snatchit at
SIX years old, and q trmmis at twelve" Will the
wise men Of Drumtochty please EXPLAIN
Jane Barlow's Irish Idyls" In the luxurious
Christmas edition published by Dodd. Mead Co..
10 . book which will appeal to many. Mr. Clifton
johnson. who uses the camera a. ekilfully some
men use the pencil or the brush. has made a nne
collection Of photographs in the Connemara bog
lands for the edition. and good presswork has been
bestowed upon both text and pictures. Jane Bar
low Is . charming writer. She has something Of
the Celtic mystery In her work. without any OF the
Celtic nonsense that goes with many Of those
contemporaries OF hers who have sought to
plot the legends Of the Irish
Mr. johnson has been equally sympathetic and
equally successful In his illustrations to the new
edition Of Being a Boy" which Houshton. MI
fin l. Co. reprint for Mr. Charles Dudley Warner.
This 10 . beautifully made little book. and the
pictures are worthy Of both author and publisher.
The former observes in his preface that the VOL
une made no sensation when was nrst published.
twenty years ago-that 1T started brook. and a
brook II has continued" Nevertheless, this placid
description OF New-England farm life has the en-
during quality OF q true picture 1t Is full Of the
spirit OF boyhood and the country. and there In no
reason why II should not. like the brook. 60 on
forever bringing honor to the author and pleasure
TO his public
Readers who are spurred by Mr.. Clifton Johnso
to make photographs like his photographs which
often have the quality Of . genre painting. may be
urged to turn over the pages o: Sunlight and
Shadow CThe Baker & Taylor Company, a volume
IN which Mr W. l. Lincoln Adams gives much wise
advice to amateur and professional photograp pliers
Mr.. Adams is clear In prscept and effective In ex
ample. His plates are excellent illustrations Of
what pictorial photography can DO Students Will
md him helpful.