New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-23

The Presidential inauguration next week Is 70
he celebrated in THE Century by the puohea"o'
~ an unusually rich selection of pictures and text
illustrative Of appropriate Washnstonian 'henes.
Mr. Clarence c. Buel has written paper on Our
Fellow-Ctizen OF the White House. which gives
an unusually complete survey OF the ires''."'
of1cial life and Mr. j. p. Bishop has prepared an
anecdotic article on inauguration scenes ana i'oi-
dents" Both these papers Will be copiousiy iius-
tratod and there will be three frontispiece por-
tra,ts-one of President Cleveland and two OF
President elect Mckinley. Finally. TO give .ne
GROWING touch to the pictorial side OF this III
auguration Number" there will be superpiy MUS
trated article by Mr.. Coffin on The DECORATIONS
in the New Congressional Library" The COM
pletion of this splendid building. with Its wealth
of mural adornment comes auspiciously at time
when the attention of the whole Nation Is con-
centrated upon the capital
The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton made visit
once 20 an old Gaulish city In Mont Beauvray
near Autun. and wrote an account of II. which was
never published. 1t is now 10 be brought out by
Roberts Brothers under the title OF The Mount
The same publishers will have ready In few days
the new book by Olive Schreiner. Trooper Peter
Halket OF Mashonaland." which was reviewed III
The Tribune OF last Sunday.
The Macnilians announce a book OF the highest
interest 10 historical students. II is TO contain
selections from the nrSt nine DOORS vi 'Hc iiO'N'
tine Chronicle Of Giovanni Villan! translated by
Rose F. Sefe and edited by Philip II. Wicksteed
This selection bears particularly upon the struggles
of the Guelfs and Ghibenes. and Will be or
special significance TO students OF Dante.
DR.. Henry van Dyke. who has been favoraply
known as an author Of various volumes OF prose
some sacred and others purely literary In theme.
is about 10 publish his first volume OF poems. II
will be issued by the Scribners. under the title OF
'-The Builders. and Other Poems"
An English publisher has set an admirable ex-
ample TO the world This is Mr.. George Redway, who
brought out a week or so ago the huge book by
Mr. Carew Hazitt. in which that indefatigable gen.
tleman essayed TO tell tho history OF -Four Genera
tions of a Literary Family" The work has raised
q storm Of indignant protest in the English press
II has been admitted that there are things in II
worth telling about the Hazlitt family but the
last scion of that house seems to have no tact at
all and he has retaed all sorts of wretched gossip
about distinguished men of letters In England.
Mr. Roadway has perceived that the book could
only do harm, only prove source or irritation
where II should give amusement and! accordingly.
he has sent around TO the booksellers TO get back
all the unsold copies Perhaps he Will be success
full though in London some doubt Is expressed or
his accomplishing much in his effort 10 stem the
tide Of wrath. Enough copies have been circulated
10 do the damage and now that Mr.. Haunt mas
got his work well advertised II is likely 10 he sold
at a high figure wherever copy has been left In
the hands of the bookseller
Another story of Matthew Arnod's freedom from
austerity when II came the everyday happen
ings of life is now going the rounds As school
examiner he could be very human Once he had
class of girls 10 examine and he gave them all
good marks. A fellow-nspector noticed 1t. saying
that some of the girls must have been cleverer
than others Perhaps that is So said Arnold
.bavo oil
girls"
Mr. Frank r. Stockton is going to bring out
new collection Of short stories. the first he will
have printed in about four years. The Scribners
have 1t in press II is 10 be called "A story
Tellers Pack" and will include nine tales. Some
of the titles are 1.-The Magic Egg" 'rhe Widows
Cruise" Love Before Breakfast" and Captain
ELS Best Ear"
Writing about the De Musset-sand entangle-
ments Mr.. Henry James in "The yellow BOOK
has an interesting passage on the time IN the
future when this CHASTITY struggle Of the literary
executor or scavenger 10 make capital out or dead
authors will reach its climax-and when the author
will have done his utmost 10 checkmate the heno'
He says: Then the cunning OF the inquirer, en-
yenorned with resistance. will exceed In subue'y
and ferocity anything to-day conceive. and the
pale forewarned victim. with every track covered
ever1 naper burned. and evcrv letter unanswered.
will in the tower of art the invulnerable granite
stand without a sally the siege of all the years
The man who Is versed in geology knows more
than his fellows Of the wonderful processes by
which the earth's crust has been brought TO its
rresent condition. A mind thus enlightened is ever
receiving reminders from the sea beach. the pebble
and bowlder every rock cutting he passes on
railway Journey from the coal he burns ana even
the paving-stones before his very door NOT only
~ those who have enjoyed the advantages OF n
college, education but thousands of other people
This has proven a singuary fascinating study
So admirable an exposition Of the science as Is
found in Professor Ralph S Tarrs Elementary
Geology" Dust published by the Macmillan COM
pany) must therefore be Welcomed po,h oy III
s,ruc,ors and students. The arrangement OF facts
,s excellent the presentation of theory intelligent
and progressive and the style exceedingly al
,r.c,,ve Moreover the book is copiously Illus
trated and is printed in large type