New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-09


be ranked with masterpieces Of English fiction
The author is a woman.
THE Influence Of Sidney Lanier Upon Our Lit
erature" the subject spoken by Sophia An
toinette Walker. art editor Of The Independent"
She said in part:
broidery Of color through pictured angel saint and
! p,umed knight. Illuminating. TRANSPORTING send
its direct rays-like light. subtle and heathful as
light is the influence Of Sidney Lanier upon our
,The pathetic heroism Of his short NE no less s;s
than the utter cons scrauon OF MS nlgh po"eIS' ms
his wide knowledge of literature. his critical In,
move ana hri the inner circle Of his own Through
these though he little and so late among
US s Was h 8efa rSya UI taken b place in the high
est rank OF American letters
All English poets are proftlng by Laners con-
cepton OF the intimate relation between two OF the
arts. the science Of English verse and that Of
music in which he as the greatest flute player on
his time was past master; and any one who fol-
lows contemporary art criticism must be struck by
its current expression in musical terms Because
his was a scientific well ne poetic mind he
was pioneer In the handling OF words and metres.
opening new possibilities OF metrcal and stanzaic
arrangement thereby revealing new powers OF
word-use and combination. enriched by the treas
ures O.. the old word hoard which his tireless
study suggested
In speaking on the subject Of the influence OF
French literature upon the literature Of the United
States Mrs Agnes NJ. Mullen. Of the Post Parlia-
ment Club. said:
Their common descent in so large measure from
the Latin made It inevta bic that the literature OF
France should exert abiding influence upon tndt
Of the English tongue Political ana anendenee
naturally projected this influence most widely over
america me nrcans u in heir desperate hours
constituted a basis OF gratitude and piasticity
! keeniv sensitive to French dogma and art Many
Of the potent personages Of the Revolution resided
for longer shorter terms at Paris WINE many MANY
| ~ NOR writings and public addresses. Conspicu,
| GUS among these were JEFFERSON fTdnh"'' Jay anu
To French influence mainly we owe one OF the
most deplorable tendencies IN American pslhIints,
eCr,lntlre journalism drama and society 10 strip
fact OF all drapery Is irresistible TO French hys-
terra To transport events OF nbc SQUARE for
the sake Of contemplating their torture on stfesch
ms rountpy 1t IS only an artistic debaqch in
France For all the world Paris Is the capitai Od
realism and its spurious coin is too current IN the
| United states.
| Minna Minton Dyke-Clark. founder and first sec
rotary Of the Alumne Association OF the women
! Law Glasses Of the NewYork University, gave her
views on the American historical novel she said
in part:
| fo-th from the mutitudes Of lesser charm are
LINES Kenmore Cooper with his Leather Stock
Ing Tales =" delighting hours stolen from sluuy III
! sschooidays William Makepeace Thackeray ana ms ms
fascinating cavaliers In Inc . Sllgsas' hernd
| nv and brilliant wit r,..,.~o-o coo,e- ,s one
In youth the name Of FenimoIe cooper ms ol in
The hands Of the American Scott, seems "a MAJ MIX
Twan Classes him "a member Of an extinct triDe
~ n 'Thackeray's 'Virgnians" we have an amer
IN, IN tbndstoricaI novel written by an Englishman
and his dashing Colonial cavaeTs nrsbmen before
a moment that they were born hhs''s"i'e" 'e''''
The Colonial danes Thackeray presents ~lln
tteir blending Of haughtiness and an ne nf,o
grimes although nteresting cannot holu % "a
when this perfect type or Ame dn no naee
! indomitable perseverance is upon 'nc page
Ao took mart in the discussion were
49, xatharine Won Klenner. Mrs. Washington
poeh,ng and Mrs. Emily Manning Smith
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
,h4ec, on the programme TO be dis
~ uas patriotic. Historic and Genealogical
oIo,a,tesr Mrs g. E. Wentworth. OF the Oh"eu
S.S.o Daughters of 1912 was the chairman ana
sei,,ered the opening address. She said
Wv chairman is greatly pleased that to her is Is
intrusted the hOnSI bc CT her Committee viii address
OF suI III morning In all the brilliant list OF SUD
YOU ' Sich viii be presented for your conslder RI,
Jects W Ms convention she finds none more I'm,
nlor, or more interesting Inc three 20
IN han1 One hit marks the progress OF the Others
md all combine in charging the sphere OF "oi'"'
And is particularly happiness to her that she
comes representing one oi d t 20 The cause OF
Ipa1rtofism The United States Daughters OF I'lT
stand for the glory OF the navy an" NV ~
me n 'd ahe most ages and during the sary
! a. the front willing and anxious to be mn,
istering angel in the hour or neea, nus o GOOD
ere 1blspered in her the magic word or
eeaannlze TO hear but to obey; and win true
fmiTine impetuosity she rushed forth 10 organ,
lie and 10 be organized for every concevap,,e anu
baye arisen the Patriotic Societies grand and
, imperishabe-to be power In the land forever
| more
Mrs George b. Wallis considered our Naval
| Wars" and expressed herself as follows:
The Americans were a maritime people from the
| time of the first settlement Of the colonies; IL
be dg% to a lsndered the By Va the ned
! states Navy In our two years Of naval war with
5he SeS 10 at the Tned Again
| the wars with the Barbary states were prough,
efdrts se of the navy. the tinted states securing
| privileges that had been denied TO European Pow
The War of 1872 the which the speaker con-
spangied Banner-in It's place Of glory and such
! names as Rodgers. Porter McDonough, Jones; De
Of our dear members. WilaIh Henry Allen became
Identified with Americas liberty u s,5 an Ane,,cah
tered the wings Of Americas Eagle and left IN the m
f 5os Who We d dpe h SrSr' to II their
'' The American Navy then in its ha ne
ni an Of The United states felt just and laudaole
pride when they saw ther m apa even assert lis
aim 10 the respect Of the proudest inartlIe ma
| 80 81 m world. Hughes, IN MS VI i1'e
non - save III is not be denied that the amer
anu' frie3tes were manpuvred With such ski as
would have done honor 10 any o'"'''' - Wv
| ish navy. 80 Cd, ,as a war 10 bring peace
wn VINE chnsen arena We met him ana nterm era, NY
swept him the seas foup 9i ne boat destroy
ers in the world with nearly score or OF sunk on, Of
sniPs' 'hie hundreds OF their crews wei. nti'ad
And yet in all that work we os' While S the dam
ann done TO- our ships did not disable even =" nyk