New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-15


PLAYS and on the Tombstone.
NJ Georges Michers life of the late NJ. Leon
Saw has Just been brought out in Paris. some
Of the economists letters reproduced in the
volume. and among them is one addressed TO
his wife describing the reception by Bismarck
O, Versailles of the war fine OF tS,OoO,oD that
Paris had TO paw NJ Leon Say was one or the
Commissioners sent with the money in bank
notes to hand it over to German Commissioners
in Bismarck's presence. The eight mlllons
were counted on a billiard table When TINS
was done receipt was shown TO NJ say. ana
then placed in an envelope which was TO ne
sealed The seal failing to bite into the wax
Bismarck impatently said TO the secretary
you do not know your business. he snatcheo
the seal from him, rubbed it for a short time
on the hair Of his head and then said: Try
now" The result was clear impression
Miss Josephine Preston Peabody, the author
OF a pretty little book Of verse called way
farers." has written blank verse play upon
subject Of the Eiizabethan period. 1t is in one
act
Mr.. Winston Churchill is reported to be build
ing in Vermont a mansion which is to be called
after his latest book "Carvel Hall" The profits
from this volume are mentioned as exceedingly
large.
IAN nerves and no hearts"-that is what Gov
entry Patmore is quoted saying Of the poets
of his own and the preceding generations In
the new volume OF Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood
records Mr.. w. NJ Rossett gives some further
quotations from his ''P. r. B. Journal of Pat
mores opinions He remarked G1S49l that
Browning appears TO him like chip from the
very perfect precious stone; intense. but not
broad in range OF subject. nor sufficiently fin
ished He considers A Souls Tragedy to be
splendid title spoiled. 'Sordelo' he has never
read. 'Paracelsus he admires with reserva
ton. Two Of the short pieces he particularly re-
members with pleasure How They Brought
the Good News from Client to AK and Saul
He does not place Browning so high
Tennyson. He insists strongly the
necessity of never leaving poem till the whole
OF ii be brought 10 pitch of excellence per-
fecly satisfactory. He says that Tenny-
son is the greatest he ever came in con-
tact with. far greater in his life than in his
writing-perfectly sincere and frank never pay
ing uncandid compliments. Browning takes more
pains to please and Is altogether much more
man of the world"
In the same year the journal records con-
Arthur is not yet commenced, though he has
been for years past maturing the conception of
1t. and he intends that it should occupy him
fifteen years. His poem Thou mightst
have won the poets name, was. he says, writ
ten in fit of disgust after reading Medwin's
book about Byron"
In 1850 It Is recorded: "Tennyson learned
Italian. as to be able TO read Dante. Patmore
says in one fortnights study" Later in the
year: "Tennyson is in a state OF disgust at the
idea OF being presented at Court on his appoint
ment to the laureateshp"
OF Browning we read IlS5Ol "Marston says
that Browning, before publishing Sordello,' sent
It to him TO read saying that this time the pub
lie should not accuse him, at any rate OF being
unintelligibe CD Brownings system Of com
position is TO ~ritc down on a slate. in prose
what he wants to say. and then to turn il into
verse striving after the greatest amount OF con-
densation possible: thus II an exclamation will
suggest his meaning, he substitutes this for a
whole sentence"
Carlyles always more or less grotesque OBJ
servations matters OF art represented
thus in this book Carlyle, the other night, was
speaking of Alfred Gas he calls Tennyson) and
Browning in reference to their embodying their
thoughts in verse. when there is so great need
Of doing things in the drectest way possible
Alfred he said. knows how to Jingle, but
Browning does not He spoke however OF
Browning's intellect IN the highest terms He
then referred to the p. r. B.: These Pre-Ra-
phaelites they talk Of are said To copy the thing
as II is, or invent IT, as they believe it must
have been: now there's some sense and hearty
sincerity in this. It's the only way OF doing
anything At 10 be seen
Professor Hssselrus. Danish sculptor living
in Rome. whose statue OF Hene stood In the