New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-02

as seldom able to convey TINS impress
his writings although he never faiieo 20
si0, :, as an after dinner orator MI new
&c, comes from a vivid Inauguration winch
ie'' 20 nnered and kept under restraint py MS
Is r.-s,,arv method of composition MT Troll
exifa0 :. o,,a condemned the tearing up of
lop .econd draft as wanton waste Oh tiine
Ms u, material; but there is methoo III the
ksa with every manuscript Mr..
hS1I Gains a fresh access of power. magma
"a sensibility: and as his maj copy Is
IVA Of with increased heat and accelerated
.roe,, the sense OF spontaneity is intehsiheo.
,s,- uewiett's first book, Ear'h"orh Gut vi
vi. VAS written before his hand had &C
e practice in literary skill. but 1T had this
gun. ..a-,stic effect Of rapid improvisation His
eha' ..o,,s Of italy were so vivid that he
hls Us, ,r,nslled TO make thank Offering to the
le'' -o,,,,, and the informing spirits of Tus-
esD- ~, which his imagination had been fas-
ca II was a book with motive so artistic
,,,le ths, only extremely sensitive natures
sH- ..sorstend il: but it had been written be-
w. ba could not remain silent, and with hiial
.-.,ce It was dedicated 10 his father. not as
- v,orthv. but as all have" The Masque of
OeiIs gr,-o-ti,es' pan and the Young Shep-
- and songs and Meditatons followed the
NJ s,,o-,,, and after experimenting with
ar Hewlett produced in The Forest
,...ars~ an exquisite idyll of pure romance This
-, vas inscribed to his friend, Mrs. w. X
,,,o-5 but the influence of his father was to
= ..o,s5 throughout the work. Mr.. Henry Gay
y -. IF shaw Hill was an antiquarian with
-sion for whatever was quaint and pictu-
- IN medieval customs, furnishing and
-,~a-iolas and his son has the same tempera-
-. and taste. The Forest Lovers is work
l;S,,o hat
= o-+ ef Illusion in an environment that is
,t,o5 fran patient study of medieval armor,
.,oas habits and IDEAS II is filled with the
- of life and is one Of the finest examples
= &c romance worked out without a sense of
artihcality-
A. Hewlett is a man Of charming refinement
- manner and sensitive organization. In
rroup of men he is Il listener, rather than
.o1lar hut his face will he the first to light up
,.b On annreciative smile over happy turn or
sore subtle pleasantly. He talks we'll when ne
has warmed up TO the point Of quick improvisa-
,ion on some theme which fires his imagination
Ne g a man without affectatiOn Of manner, or
devices OF pedantry, and likes to do simple
things in a simple way. He is too modest ana
- sensitive ever 10 talk about himself his
ov-n work: but those who know him we'll honor
him as high minded artist without conceit and
without reproach. He has ambition for writ
ing many books and for making merchandise
Of his art He has set for himself high stand
ard of artistic workmanship, and he is not will
ing 10 lower il for the sake of popularizing his
books He does his work as Keeper of the Rec
ords Of the Crown lands, and he woos the
muses. as the recreation Of his leisure hours.
He regards literature. not as a moneymaking
trade in which success is measured by editions,
but rather as an art, like music or painting. to
be practised by those who love and honor it.
Like Thackeray, he has established confden-
tsl relation with his readers by virtue of the
beauty and charm Of his style, and he sets high
value upon his reputation artist.
Mr.. Hewlett mas recently published Little
Novels OF Italy" and has completed a new ro-
nance which is soon TO appear serially. He is
also writing an essay on Stendhal, TO introduce
translation Of La Chartreuse de Parme' in a
series about TO be edited by Mr.. Gosse. He has
also enga cement with the Macmillans for
companion piece for Mr.. Marion Crawfords
book Rome. II will not be easy for him to
carry out this Italian project without an ex-
tended residence in Florence, although he knows
the ground already as few men do but 1t will
be a source Of regret TO his friends il he leaves
the Civil Service and ceases TO appear every day
in Whitehall. Like Mr. Dobson. he is a UNIQUE
figure in the Official world, where red tape is
the chief end Of man and routine and conven-
tionaIty the habit Of life Inf