New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22

chose eucb q very ugly subject for your last
picture" I. dumfounded at such a Des,,,, , 70
from a stranger look in his face expectant 81
some qualification, and ask. what picture ~
which he, looking defyingly' answer -
picture at the British Exhibition. What made
YOU take such very ugly SUBJECT ~ "d'
pity for there was some nice painting III H.
l. from his manner. coupled with the kno"Ie1Be
Of his having praised the subject 10 HdpiIei a
few days before being satisfied that he lntehued
impertinence replied contemporary becauSe
II Law out Of a back window and. turning On
my heel took my hat and wished HaDrI.l Eoou-
by. Ruskin ,cmed by this time in high dudseon
and would rot look at me as ! lett the tooH'
So much for my hrst interview"
There appears to be some practical recognition
Of literary fame in Chelsea, where NVed CailyIe
and Rossetti once upon n time There Is group
of red brick mansions which bears the name l, 81
Rossetti and there is Carlyle PER ana OA
lyle Square.
Sir Walter Besant's new novel. entitled The
Orange Girl" is story Of London life in the at
ter half OF the eighteenth century. The opening
scene is laid in the Old Kings Bencn PriSoh'
Lewis Carroll. during the years lN61- 1874
wrote several clever little squibs on OXFORD I'M
versity affairs. which were published IN the
form Of booklets and afterWard suppreSSeu W
the author He Withdrew every copy tne pup
fishers had and the consequence is that the orig
mai issues in their wrappers. which were once
sold at > shngs. now bring gllileaS edCn
something over 80 one or tnrSe DVohiTto IN"
tains a conference Between an Angler a
Hunter and Professor" in which the professor
utters some remarks which literary men o. tlie
passing period will appreciate: No"aoayS -
The professor all that Is good comes ltonl the
German Ask our men Of science: they VIII zen
you that any German book must needs SUI pass
an English one. Aye. and even an EnsllSh Dooh'
worth naught in this, its native Dress Shtil "
come when rendered into German. Valudoie
contribution to science. IL anna -
vet more No learned man doth no" tax OF
.plu in
even much as cough save ohiY III uvi l,.aea
The time has been / doubt not. when an honest
English Hem was held enough. DOtn ID clear
the voice and rouse the attention OF me com
nanv hut NOWADAYS no man Of science. that set
teth any store by his good name. VIII cough 0'H
erwise than thus: 'Ach! Euch! Auch.
.~rhe Life and Philosophy OF Spinoza.' which
Sir Frederick Pollock has been preparing, 10
corning shortly from the Macmillan press IL Is
intended for those who already know opihozd
and his philosophy. as well as Tor those "uo
have not yet made acquaintance Win TIC SUI
ject
NJ. lola during his stay in London. has been
learning English. using for this purpose copy
Of The Vicar Of Wakeheld' prnteu r, 80
English and French. His book called frulllu III
ness" upon which ne is at work. VIII prooapiy
not be published until the Dreyius mater ~ Sc
tied. The sale Of his books IN Franc mas SUI.
ferod from his connection with the case II IS re-
norted indeed that while sale Of lZDoVD copies
Of his Paris was expected only S'oVo Meii
actually sold. 1t is possible that me oooN
and not a falling Oft in the author popularity
had something to do with this
Sir Richard Tangye is an Engshman VINO
has a craze" about Cromwell. and VINO mas
been collecting for twenty years mass OF p or
traits books and other relics conheC'eu WIZ, WY"
the Commonwealth period. He mas -FOUR nun
dred framed engravings Of that period Twp
hundred Of them being portraits OF CromWeu.
lie has moreover six hundred volumes relatln5
70 tho Commonwealth four Cromwell letters.
several MSS Of the time and various letters
written by Cromwell's sons. lie also owns one
OF the three death masks Of the great PROTECTOR
PRINCE Florizel Of Bohemia Is beloved by all
readers of the New Arabian Nights. and these
readers will be interested to learn that Steven
son had in mind, when describing his nero, the
manner and appearance Of the Prince or Wales,
for whose air and character he had as young
man a great admiration.