New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12


eoma odd and agreeable illustrations were
lately given during the course Of lecture oi,
lane Austen by Mr. f.. de Sencourt on oNlolu
University These illustrations took tne loll'
Of dialogues arranged from the novels con
Quoted by persons dressed in the costumes u
the period
A memorial to Rousseau in the shape Of
museum and library. is to be established III tne
town OF Montm )rency, where he iIVeu. IL -
regretted that his Hermitage could nOt nav
served the purpose. but that was rehuer'u IN
nossible by the present owner OF the properly
Turkish gentleman. who lately pul,tu uJ i"r
the building because 1t INSTRUCTED lhe VIZ"
from the windows of his house. Many inter
esting relics have been collected ,or e.v
museum Perhaps the letters OF i'ouSseau
which the Rothschilds own and when nav
never been published may be among the con-
tributions-
Sir BENJAMIN stone VI. P. vas allowed last
year to photograph in the Vatican NUMBER OF
MSS relating to Great Britain ana going pach
hundreds of years. Some OF them nave never
been in print one. we are told, when eXcl'ed
deep interest. was letter OF Henry VII -. 10
his dear Anne BOleyn." 1t was quite IN Ine
gtyle of a lover "sighing like furnace. Inc
anxious monarch writes:
rrhe approach Of the time, which have so
long expected rejoices me 80 much that 1t seems
almost already come However the entire ac-
complishmcnt cannot be until the TWO persons
meet which is more desired by me than any
greater upon earth than to have the company
of her who is my dearest friend, knowing llke-
wise that she does the same on her part inc
thinking on which gives me pleasure lou may
Judge what effect the presence OF that person
must have on me whose absence mas MADE d
greater wound in my heart than either words
writing can express ana winch no'H'"S Nai
cure but her return.
At the foot of this scroll is the figure OF a
heart, inserted amid the words H. cares lot
no other Rex"
A History Of South America from Its Dis
covery to the Present Time" Translated from
the Spanish will be one of the publications. Oh
the coming season.
Mr.. Edward Cooper in his preface to his new
volume Of stories, Children, Racehorses ana
Ghosts" tells this anecdote OF the late Eliza
LYNN Linton: "One Of these Stories" he says
that entitled In This World or the Next
was the first which | wrote. and was submit
ted by me to my dear friend the late MIS-
Tvnn Linton for criticism. She dsapproved
warmly You have made an Engllshnan AFRAID
of two common footpads" she said Indignantly
Nobody could possibly admire such stols;
Make your hero afraid of his supernatural
companion if you like. but not or the DINERS.
IL YOU take my advice you Will never IN your
stories make an Englishman afraid OF any
thing | think that Mrs Lynn Unions own
perfect fearlessness of everything. from the
devil and public opinion down to the measles
about her strongest characteristic' II
could so infect her companions that have seen
a man who had crawled on the ground Tor
twenty-five years of his life rise up after two
or three afternoons at her Fat. and go away
and critcise the manners OF a duchess. or the
menu of a Savoy chef the last poem Of
Laureate like Saturday Reviewer OF the
seventies
A new book by Mr. +. T. Buen. author of
the Cruise Of the Cachalot." is coming out in
London. 1t is a volume of marine sketches TO
which has been given the title or 'ldyllS OF the
Sea"
OF Rudyard Kipling as a child an old friend
Is quoted by The Boston Transcript as say
ing: "Ruddie was a great pet, and as he ma
tured in years he soon showed that he had
unusual ability and aptitude for learning. and
scorned all playthings that were commonplace
toys: but any sort Of instructive puzzle or
game that required thought and intelligence
appealed to him at once. and with these he
found endless pleasure and pastime. His mother
his early instructor Rudd!e proved an apt
pupil. and in a very short space OF time accom-
pshed reading and writing, and when this
time came TO pass the difficulty was 10 persuade
him to play and do as other boys. Books were
his pleasure. No matter how erudite the
work might be, Master Ruddie attacked it and
absorbed its contents-in fact. he was quite
beyond his years in intellect lie had will
of his own boy and at times asserted it
in spite OF the circumstances Of his parents
When he was about eight or nine years OF age
he taken over TO England and left in
charge of certain elderly relative. Here he
passed some Of the most miserable and unin-
teresting years Of his youth"
Father Bowden. an English priest who is
we believe. a cousin OF Mr.. Swnburne has
written book on The Religion Of Shakes
peare." which is about to be published in Lon
don.
There Is amusing anecdote concerning
Browning in 1884 among Grant Duns recol-
lections: Browning, wishing to build a house,
took steps TO find the price OF piece OF land
at KensingtOn. On learning that ii was IS 900
he told the agent that that was more than he
could afford. The agent reported this to the
Owner a London tailor who replied: What Mr..
Browning the poet Of whose works I am so