New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29

The new edition of Mr.. Leckys Democracy
and Liberty" has new Introduction. In when
the author gives a somewhat elaborate estimate
| of the character and work Of Mr.. Gladstone IL
may be said that he does not indulge IN undS-
/ eliminating eulogy Here Is his picture OF thf
statesman
pitt Fox and Burke were painted by the best
portrait painters that England has produced,
but | much question whether a stranger VINO
saw their portraits with no knowledge OF me
men they represented would recognize IN any
one of them Il man Of pfe-eninent power NO
one could stand before a good portrait OF Glad
stone without feeling that he was IN the pres
ence Of an extraordinary man. Yet the greatest
painter could only represent one Of the many
moods Of that ever changing and most express
sVe cOuntenance. Few men have had 50 many
| faces, and the wonderful play Of his features
con ributed very largely TO the effectiveness OF
! his speaking. 1t a cOunterance eninenty
fitted to express enthusasnl pathos, profound
me la ncholy, commanding power and lofty AIS
dain. There were moments when 1t cOu!i take
an expression of intense cunning, and 1t often
darkencd into a scowl Of passionate anger In
repose IL did not seem 10 me good win us
tightly compressed lips and fierce, distracted
gaze, it seemed to express not only extreme de-
termination. but also great yindctyeness,
quality, indeed, by no means wanting IN ms
nature, though it was. l think. more frequently
directed against classes or parties than against
individuals. He had wonderful eye-a bird OF
prey eye-ferce, luminous and restless. 'When
he differed from you a great friend and adj
mirer of his once said 10 me- there were mo-
ments when he would give you glance as II he
\ would St1D you 10 the netTt lNele WIS SDHlt-
thing indeed in his eye I'm which more than one
experienced judge saw dangerous symptoms Of
possible insanity. Its piercing glance added
greatly 10 his elOQuence. and was, no DOUBT one
OF the chief elements Of that strong personal
magnetism which he undoubtedly posse ssed. Its
power was | believe. partly due to a rare physl-
cal regularity. Boehm, the sculptor, who was
one Of the best observers Of the human race
have ever known. who saw much OF Gladstone
and carefully studied him for bust, was con-
WINGED of this. He told me that he was once
I ,1rJav a1fa m hpt
Scotch professor took place. and that the latter
started up from the table 10 make an angry
reply. when he suddenly stopped as if paralyzed
/ or fascinated by the glance OF Gladstone; ana
Boehm noticed that the pupil Of GladstOne'S
eye was yisibly dilating and the eyeld round the
whole circle of the eye drawing back as may be
seen in q bird of prey"
Mr. Lec<y has his own special anecdOte Illus
trating GladstOne's powers Of concentration and
Of throwing himself from one subject 10 another:
| when he was Prime Minister. and two days be-
fore the meeting of the Parliament which
wrecked his Ministry the Irish University
question, l have heard him at a little party Of
seven or eight persons GiscOursing for a whole
evening on certain Cyprus antiquities which
were supposed TO throw light on the Homerc
age with such fire and passion that stranger
might have imagined that he was IN the pres
ence of some ardent antiquary who had never
come into contact with any Of the practical
affairs Of life.
Lady Jackson's entertaining volumes Of
French memoirs have been out Of print ana ditii-
cult to get in England. new edition IS there
fore on the press, ana this is 10 be in fourteen
volumes handsomely illustrated
The English Dialect Dictionary IS making good
progress and the size OF each part is 10 be in
creased hereafter without extra cost 10 the sub
scrbers. The next part due in April, will con-
tain the conclusion Of d ana the whole Of Il.
Professor Wright IS reported to have his ma
terial we'll in hand that he is certain he can
six months.
When Julia Ward Howe visited England a
worth. and her husband induced her in this
longing Bearing letter Of Introduction from
Mir. Ticknor, they went into the Lake country,
and arrived at adjacent inn, DIR. Howe
called at the Wordsworth residence and LEFT this
letter and his card I'm return" says Mrs
Howe in The Atlantic" "a note was soon sent,
inviting us to take tea that evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Wordsworth. Our visit was 4 disap-
pointing one The widowed daughter OF our
host had lost heavily by the failure Of certain
American securities. These losses formed the
sole topic OF conversation not only between
Wordsworth and DIR. Howe, but also between
the ladies OF the family, my sister and myself
The tea to which we had been hidden
simply cup of tea, served without a table. We
bore the haraSsing conversation as long we
could The only remark OF WORDSWORTH which
l brought away was this The misfortune of
Ireland is that 1t was only a partially con-
Quereu country. w men we look leaNe the poet
expressed his willingness TO serve us during our
stay in his neighborhood. We left it. however
on the following morning. without seeing him or
his again."
There Is amusing and characteristic
glimpse or Walter Pater in recent number OF
THE Pail Mall Gazette" 1t is supplied by
former undergraduate OF Brasenose College.
I'm my day" he writes. MT Pater confined
himself strictly to lecturing passmen on the
Apology OF Socrates There was il Is true a