New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-21
LITERARY NOTES.

they meet, according TO the dispatches dl
railway station and discuss the now famous
proposal for decrease In the armament OF the
world We wish we could see IL on canvas
the young powerful and anxious monarch turn
fng TO the old man, powerless and yet so iuii vi
nover for counsel in one Of the greatest dlfn-
cultiss that his whole reign could possibly bring
forth How times have changed! Napoleon
was by way Of being a patron OF letters ana the
arts but his nunifcence to painters ana au-
thors was chiefly directed by desire TO win laiNe
for himself The memoirs of the Napoleonic era
contain more than one alluson to the Corsicans
brutal demeanor toward men OF n1iho WIN
whom at the moment he happened 10 De out Vi
patience In what contrast TO his ego'iem anu
vu,garity ia the modesty Of the young Autocra'
81 the Russias listening with poh'ehess VIM.
rolsto tells him that he must set the eNaiilp.e Il
he wishes to see his scheme come 10 any '''i,ie
To he sure Nicholas is young man. and not
great one: but he is the first man IN MS empire
and noanv a popinjay. possessed Of only tenth
NJ his rank. would we imagine. have oeen ouioN
20 resent the frank words which he accepted In
such a gracious spirit. because he Kne" VIVA.
manner of man addressed him With Toistoi
,.ctur,ne the Gar with Zola helping TO win
r,revf,,s's liberty. with Kiping acting as
r,ontbniece and monitor for English Imperial
tate the man of letters cannot claim that ne Is
he,ne obscured by the man OF action
NJ Jusserand is one OF the few Frencnmen
who know the English language ana bhsnsn
literature thoroughly. He made the pest Oh MS
time when attached for some years 10 inc
French Embassy IN London He Is therefore
well qualified for the task upon which ne Is 10"
engaged. q translation into English OF his DOOR,
"shakespeare in France.
, Mr. Paul L. Ford has paused IN MS semi
h,ogranhical emf-historcal work TO write
no,,al n Is a story Of the American Revolution
and is entitled Janice Meredith II Is 10 DC
unfinished as a serial In Golfers Weekly.
A volume entitled "Pepysiana" has been added
20 the new edition Of Pepys's Diary puollsheo
nv Bell. Of London. This last volume contains
pedigree Of Pepys. contributed by MT LINDSAY
the Windsor herald, and table OF relationship
of the persons mentioned in the diary SO Tar as
a. has been possible to trace these. There are
also interesting plates and folding map OF
London as II was in the time Of Pepys'
The Queen Of Rumania has Just competed
noetic romance the central hgure OF winch IL
Owen Glendower and the scene OF which Is laio
in Wales This will doubtless be pleasant news
"a those who enjoy the literary work OF this
aniiable royal ladv. We do not thinK tha' THESE
rea ders are many
Cir Walter Besant is a member Of lodge OF
Free Masons which rejoices in the stately name
Of the "Ouatuor Coronati. II appears that
these Masons take the trowel which is apt 10
figure so conspicuously in the insignia OF ther
mystery in a very practical sense Ihey are
archsologists one and ALL and not only the
lodge in London but some two thousand cor
RESPONDENTS In different parts OF the worid are
s eager to dig up the earth u get at the secrets
of ancient Masonic building as some spectacleo
professor might be to chase a particularly eiu-
sive butterfly over the roof or the world Inc
"cororati.' have chartered a ship. which is to
sail next month for Palestine, and Sir walter
Re,ant hopes to 90 along. His talk about the
protected voyage contains a few interesting
no,nts relating to the Holy Land For example
n. was secretary of the Palestine Exploration
Fund at the time Lord Kitchener-Major. as he
WAS at that time-labored for the fund on the
sprvev If West Palestine. IT used 70 see him
pretty frequently in those days says Besant'
land very good work he did. He was so thor
ough IN all that he undertook" Sir Walter
speaks Of other striking figures IN the East
among them Professor Palmer who, when news
came that rebellion was fomenting In Egypt
rode pellmen through the desert on a screening
July day. and so used his knowledge OF native
traits and tongues that without striking blow
he persuaded some twenty thousand men to sit
down and keep still.
Sir Walter Besant speaks In conclusion ABOUT
his Survey Of London" the series Of volumes
on which he has long been working. He says;
hope TO get the first volume ready by Octo-
.hGan nj
through at the rate Of one every three months.
now have all the material in hand for FIVE VOL
urnes. but some of II needs revising. ! nave al
ready been engaged in this work for four years,
and II Is certainly far and away the biggest
thing have yet undertaken. Every street has
been perambuated, every building noted. MY
own part of the work has been the history Of
London, tracing It's growth and history from
prehistoric ages TO the present day. one man
has done the churches. another the schools, an
other education. which is half volume in itself
and so on
With the beginning Of the new year the Har-
pers have turned Literature" into new peri
odical The subtitle OF AN International Ga
zette Of Criticism" is wisely retained. because
in It's new form the paper still offers a fair pro-
portion OF the matter prepared under Mr..
Trails editorship in London But the leaders
written by that gentleman no longer hQid, Of
necessity the first place. The in the cur
rent number is written by Mr.. Howells who dis
courses amusingly on the Destiny Of the Letter
r in America" The miscellaneous articles Of
which the paper is made up are written TO a
considerable extent by American authors. The
new cover is decorative and attractive.
Mr. Anthony Hopes new novel The Kings
r. Mirror" is just finding its way into print
TITS a noble sight to witness the pot Jogging
rheerily toward the kettle and calling its enemy
black. very black, the blacklist Of the black
Here is Mr.. Richard lie Galenne turning from
Golden Girls and lovely essaylets to castigate
Mrs Alice Meynell. And what for? Why,
-prythee because the lady is as full of precious
ness and afectation generally as. not TO speak
disrespectfully. Golden Girl" is full Of i'm
heciiitx Mr Ie GallienrA Is terribly troubled