New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-11

thing in this II is too remarkable convenience
70 ha due TO mere chance. Who knows but that
the George ponnithorne Eliot Of Nynee Tai was
an old friend. flame. or ideal OF Marian Evans.
and hence her adoption Of the name George
Eliot?
Mr. Andrew Lang Is writing a novel in collah-
Grafton with Mr.. A. f. w. Mason. author Of
The Courtsh,p Of Maurice Buckier"
". Romano Patterson is the real name Of the
.@Reniarnin Swift" who has just published new
novel called The Destroyer" He is the son OF
q Glasgow physician.
An article on American poets Is coming from
the pen OF the English critic William Archer.
A memoir Of the late Sir Charles Murray, a
grandson Of the ninth Duke Of Hamilton and
the author Of novel. The Prairie Bird, and
Of certain interesting Travels in North Amer
lea" contains amusing autobiographical
"reminiscences He remembered for example,
hearing at Hamilton. mpromptu duet per-
formed on the plano by the Duchess ana her
father "Vathek" Beckrord:
An article had lately appeared IN one or the
magazines describing the nature OF the soVer-
eign succession in Thibet and how the spirit or
the diving ruler supposed 10 pass mo the
body OF his successor. Rockford taking the bass
and sitting beside his daughter at the piano
said in French (Which he always spoke TO her);
Lama Is Just dead. and that his spirit has passed
into the body OF a little child Now We'll have
the scene" 4 remarka BILE performance ensued
There they sat at the piano together, the father
and the still beautiful daughter, whose race.
like her soul, all music. he making the most
grotesque faces in the world he suggested
in a single word the successive changes or his
piece-she playing the tenor and he the accom-
paniment on the bass notes OF the instrument
First was solemn dirge for the death OF me old
Lama-then a march intended 10 describe the
procession Of grave Senator'S and sages 70 the
assembly where the successor TO the deceased
Prince was be proclamed-then solemn
rtrain describing the discussions and divinations
Of the Assem- by-then a grand chorus announc-
ing the result and the proclamation Of the infant
successor All this was improvised without any
other guide than an occasional glance at one an
other while their duet expressive Of whole
series Of Incidents. continued without hitch.
Presently Beckford. breaking of remarked 70
his daughter, "A present. toll" Upon which,
after a solemn pause she began soft solo In
the treble, which she presently accompanied
with her voice singing lie Grand Lama Went
de dire ta-ta"'
Early in life Sir Charles met Walter Scott In
later years. 1t was mentioned he one night
dining at his club when his next neighbor IN
quired: Who is that man opposite with ex-
traordinarily stupid face?' That" ne able
to reply happens 10 be Sir Walter Scott"
Mr. Richard Harding Davis proposes to Illus
trate his "Scribner' articles on the with
photographs taken by himself A Critic" pict-
OF Mr. Davis In his costume, by the
way. has greatly struck The Springfield Repub-
lean" which declares that II he "cut UP
into small pieces he would furnish the nsur
gents with arms and equipments for a whole
winter:
A canvas shooting-tacket brfstling with cart
ridges and composed principally Of pockets Is
the imposing basis OF the composition. and pair
Of toy opera glasses and huge revolver which
ht,,,1 .Tf1 ly 4bn 1rf ho'r.
plete the picture. II may be ungracious TO crit
icise such a work Of art but IT would he inter
estng 70 know how Mr.. Davis proposes 20 ex-
tract that revolver from under his armpit. And
those high shooting boots We do hope that he
has some easy carpet slippers in his mans"
charge. The Cuban climate IS very warm. How
ever. the redoubtable reporter looks formidable
enough and make no doubt that there will
be a terrific inkshed when he reaches the front"
Among the heretofore unpublished letters OF
Charles Lamb 10 Robert Lloyd which appear in
the May "Cornhill'' there is containing some
remarks on taste which will probably seem un-
reasonable TO many people in these days Of per-
sonal gossip in literature Lamb tells Robert
Lloyd that he ia much pleased with the poems Of
Roberts brother Charles in certain An
thoogy "One In particular" he adds.
THE other is kind and no doubt just tribute
70 Robert and Olivia. but incline to opinion
that these domestic addresses should not always
be made public. have. know. more than once
exposed my own secretest feelings Of that nat
ure hut I am sorry that did Nine out Of ten
readers laugh at them. When man dies leav-
ing the name OF a great author behind him. any
unpublished relics which let one into his domes-
tic retrements are greedly gathered up, which
IN his lifetime and before his fame had ripened
would by many be considered impertinent
But II Robert and his sister gratifed with
seeing their brothers heart in print. let the rest
OF the world go hang. They may prefer the re-
naming trumpery Of the Anthology. All
mean TO say Is. ! think perceive indecacy |
in thus exposing ones virtuous feelings to crit
icism. But Of delicacy Charles is at least true
a Judge as myself"
BEHOLD a bit OF truth concerning the master |
novelist OF modern days-it comes from THE |
London Academy:
Because then. Thackeray and painted life |
II was. and not men women wished II TO /
be- liked 10 think that II was and because. |
hating pettness. vanities and snobbery Of every !
kind, he smote the sham with a bludgeon wher ,
ever he across it--because of this he
called cynic. A cynic of course he not; /
he never painted the shadows darker than they |
really were never LETT out the high lights. The !
epithet retort. the wild parry of the snobs |
stung by the merciless lash of his satire.
There s a rumor In London that Miss Marie
Corel 10 not OF mingled italian and Highland
parentage. but Is Irish woman.
George Meredith's brilliant novel The Egoist"