New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
Che Nem-l)ork Grlbnne.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER IL, 1895.

m, ir,u,fornotinn of the q, christmas book
from 4 bulky ll,>urdity into Il reasonable tllilS'
10 which We have recently alluded in inns
place u 10 he. marked. it appears, by an in
tcrcsting Innovation The illustrations are
sometimes 80 hr in cOorS. IN unusual thing III
serious works published in small Volumes
When they are printed by bad mechanical
nrocr>sr, they are certain 10 be more offensive
than ANYTHING hitherto done to make The hOll-
day publications. appropriate Ia the hoilda!S
But when they are executed after the iaSm"h
or ,Ln,. mixtures in the new edition Of Jane
Austen published by the MacmillanS. and in
NJ z,unrs Volume Oh "Fa>hons in Paris
which th,. S,.rbncrS have just brought out.
t,rrc j., nothing 70 be- SAID in criticism. In
both these cases the subjects illustrated lend
Themselves with peculiar readiness to such
treatment other works might not accept u
pictorial accompaniment in colorS so gracefully
I;u' the change, that has come over the christ
ma, book is radical. AMI shows that the pub
fishers are takn. nj the aspects of the question
inc consideration There i every prospect
thai the u,,. of color will be- discreet.
The Editor Of The British Weekly" as will
h" seen from the paragraph quoted on another
page. has doubts about the continuance of that
lihcraty with which writer's like Mr. kipling
are created by their publishers. The high
prices paid nowadays. he assumes. are pald Tor
famous names, AMI rs he knows OF one IN
stance IN which Il piece of work by MT NIP
ling failed 10 increase The circulation OF the
monthly review To which il was contributed
he iacitly hints that when the theory of the
advertising power Of name has been cX-
roi,.d prices will 90 down. Perhaps the sur
:, i. ll,
10 >pcak definitely. W one knows what turn
the matter will take But there is one side OF
In. question which il is legitimate to approach.
Are such prices aS are paid to Mr. Ripping
when they are paid 10 IN author of his calibrc
IN any way excessive cur British editor Is
vi,ibly Impressed a. he calculates that eight
new stories by the foremost StOrytclor OF the
time are likely 10 earn in the ncighborhood Of
Is pn for the author But why shouldn't they:
A. The money actually paid by the thousands
who viii read them will run 10 much higher
fi.urrs. this fraction of il certainly does not
s,rm laryr for The author 10 receive What
c,,rviodv hopes T., that time goes on the
establishment of tradition by the efforts OF
the society of Authors and of individual writ
rr~ VIII make The payment of large sums for
book, when they are deserved quitc a mat
err nr ,nrr>n We do not why 5000
should bc regarded aS too much for years
work nv 1 man OF genius when other men, ol
~, erniu, At all glin many times that sum in
ordinary cuisines, pursuits. and some day we
believe, thi~ understanding will be general.
Air1tn> of Mr. kiplIns. The admirable crlti-
cSm Of his collected works which appears III
'l;h,.kwnod'~" for October contains paS>ag"
1,h:., Instructive IN Itself. is even more
niul,aui ana illuminating" when placed side 10y
SIDE with the r"mIrk of "Ih" Alhcnrun that
M. Ir QuruX lives nj Nicc and should, there
for.. ir we'll acquainted with the setting and
Suhir.t or his NV story. a romance of the
Riviera Noting Mr. kipling's amazing knoWl-
cd, ni 4 ~,or,. Of human occupations 20 say
n,ihin. Of his store OF geological. geographical
arohrnlO. al aud botanical lore the "Black-
wont" critic observes that. according TO tn"
dnlIrl, who WroIk their impcrlncncc upon
Shakespeare. the modern writer since he could
not have lullDWcd a host of trades. must. lik"
thr UiIbctlnn. have acted A. a Kind of hack
ainaullru>.> for many men who knew whereof
they spoke II i IAN uncquallcd share oil
imls.nItiun thai quality of all others most
abi,orr,nt Ia the Ounce" says our critic, that
helm, Mr. Kipljng. H. il helped ShakoSpc to
coy.r :, many provinces. Yet are con
st,n,ly reading announcements like that quoted
sbov.. with il, bland statement that "Mr lie
Or,ux Ives ~ Nice" and - on. This proves
n,thiuy \ man nj Imagination who had
n,ss.I through the Riviera once could beat the
oldest literary inhain,ant his own ground II
tbe latter had no imaginative faculties