New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
MAGAZINE NOTES.
soMr FEATURES OF THE HoLip"'
NUMBERS.

- .,,,ad from a graceful design ny
Mr. Albert Herter. and we suppose 'na' 80
cia, tribute should be paid TO 'he 'Na
nrintine o. Mr. Maxfeld Parrlshs my"
,,s,ro,,ons and decorations for the hhe'"e'''
ar,soae from, Wagner's Ring. Of the Nine'uns'
~, neither Of these features nor 'he NeiS Wv
todate war pictures can. as ART rNdi '''V ~
nroduct,ons given in Mr.. Spiemanns Pape. ""
"John Ruskin as an Artist IheS leN
Of fact that discerning critics nave oi'eh "o'''
,,nr. that q great artist was lost in the man
who considered IS Mr.. Srielmann says ''''
"his mission In life WAS 10 f'V'
beauties in the works Of others-not ms owl"
There are defects in these drawings OF COURSE
sua some Of them are Conspicuous on'uN
That urcompromisng honesty which ien NUS
IT., 90 urorshin at pre- Raphaelite shrines i
,s,,,,, II, his emulation Of the care IN mdt'V'H
-, do,.;, which he there observed. he ana'3"'"
too closely as the carly Italians often dlu' anu
,hrs IN eon,e of the rock studies. for eXafhIe'
bore reproduced. he ohsCures MS supJe''' Wv
csrno; SOC the wood because Of the trees "".
IN his treatment Of architecture. as eNenl"".'
IN The .Markot-p place Of AhheVilie anu '".
..vesuvius 1871" he disclosed An cloquehce anu
distinction of line which only an arts' Oh III
tense feeling and real gifts could claim " II
worth while for those who have been hs'e"l"s
~ the sneors Of artists directed against '"e
Great English critic to see that In these nra"
tncs Ruskn demonstrates his natural rlSh' To
discourse on the subject which 81 many profess
siona, painters and sculptors have protested ne
knew nothing about
The mimic war of tin soldiers when X -
Stevenson conducted in garrett at DaVos with
ntle Lloyd Osbourne shows the author III
mos, amahle and whimsical mood In all gray
i,v and earnestness. and with great o'd' ="
i,tric,ts n,anosvrins the fight. went on. and
the reports and comments Of the y all''a'N
Record" and Herald" were issued with nusi-
,ass-,i,,. rssularity Mr.. Dsbournes quotations
from them. as given IN 'Sciihner are some
times amusing but oftener drearv IN the ex-
,ren,e hardly contested toy war may be an
object Of hreathless interest to the comhatants.
h., II docs not concern the outside world except
IN the fact that grown man Of intellect could
become 50 absorbed in the battle. II did not
need 50 MANY pages as Mr. OSbourne's 10 con-
vev that informa' ion Enough Is as good as
feast Here : . specimen from tho lighter
passages from the 'Yallohaily Record
That incompetent shufler. General Oshourne.
has again put his foot in it Blunderine INTO
G,ierson with. lot Of unsupported horse ne
has got exactly what he deserved the whole
command was crushed by that wde-awake fell
low. Poity and lot of guns and ammunition
lie ANONYMOUSLY deserted on our own side or
the river All this through mere chuckle-
headed incompetence and the neglect Of the
most elementary precautions within a days
march Of two magnificent armies. either of
which under any sane. soldierly man. IS capable
Of marching righ' through 10 Glendarule
. How long is his Reorganization to 60
on7 How long is that hloated hondholder to
GO prancins round on horseback. wsll-eyed and
muddle-headed while his men are starved and
butchered and the forces IF this great country
are al the mercy Of clever rogues like Potty
respectable mediocrities like Stevenson.
It IS not TO he wondered at that young Cen
eral Osbourne. after more Of these attacks sup
pressed the Record" and hanged tho editor
How many devoted admirers Of Mr. Kipling's
senius can honestly say that they think his
latest story in 'McClures Magazine" thing
worthy Of his abilities? II is clever, Of course.
md amusing. and it is graphic portrayal Of
hOy-nature but, after all. is il worth while for
kiplins. man Of unique talents. to wreak him
If upon such work? There is no stress Of
poverty driving hinl-why should he NOT 'lie
fallow.' preparing for even finer achievements
than those which have won him fame This IL
That his truest friends and most sincere critics
must feel
The Christmas Harper" is chiefly remarkable
for its poems ~ Christmas feeling and for the
illustrations made for them Mr. Du Mond
who is especially facile in this Kind Of work ,s
particularly effective His drawing for the long
poem by Louise Morgan Sill is charmingly com
posed. and the pictures he has made for verses
by Mrs Stewart and Miss Cloud show also that
his talent has developed greatly We like too
the illustrations provided by Mr. Lucius Hitch
COCK FOR Mr. John Corbins excellent paper on
How the Other Half Laughs" The humble
al
thor are fun Of a picturesque and sympathetic
interest Mr. COrhin sketches them wildly and
Mr. Hitchcock reinforces his text with notable
vieor and artistic charm. We note that the
frontspiece to this number is a first-rate essay
in color printing The design by Mr. Howard
PYLE with its old-fashioned sailor figures is II
itself striking and the printing Of il in several
bright ,ints has been most satisfactorily ac-
complished.
We do not think that Mr. W. NJ Rossetti hal
done wisely in publishing the weak or foolish
remnants Of his famous brothers portfolio Only
one of these heretofore buried verses. now pre-
scented III The Pail Mall Magazine" is worth
reading-this
Dear friend. If there be any bond
Which friendship wins not much beyond
so old and fond since thought began
J. may be tina. whose subtle span
Binds Shakespeare TO an English man
And even this, we may remark, is not Of any
great value. specimen Of the worst Of these
newly revealed productions is this parody in
criticism on Uncle Toms Cabin:
Dere was an old Niger and him name was
Uncle Tom
And him tale was rather slow
Me try to read de whole. but me only read some
Because me found IL no go.
Den hang up de author Mrs Stowe
lie ri1
And dere's no more public for poor Uncle Tom
He am gone whar de trunk lining go
Him tale dribbles on and on widout a break
Till you hab eyes for TO see:
When reached Chapter had got a headache
SO ] had TO let Chapter be