New-York tribune., 1900-12-30

Wemyss-Reid.
pohart Iouis Stevenson's cousin, Graham Bal
four. has finished his memoir of the novelist
He has woven into il number OF new letters
fragments The book will contain a full de-
scription of his life in Samoa
One or the most notable feats of memory
recorded in this century was that OF Colonei
Charretie, mentioned in the just published ms
tory of steepechasing This wen klowi @ spIhoaa h7
of .'The London Morning Post OF particular
day and repeated every word of it, including
the advertisements.
Lord Iddesleigh the of Sir Stafford North
cote is writing a novel which is SAID 10 De IN
the Austen manner. Mr. Bernard Capes Is aiso
writing a new nOvel-one which runs on the
lines of his clever Lake of Wine
.sTbe International Studio" as we have pre-
viousy had occasion to remark, is quite the
most interesting and useful art periodical pup
lshed in English. 1t has two Great merlts. II
paws due attention to the development OF dec-
orative and industrial art everywhere. IL Illus
trates the painting and sculpture of all the ma
tions with uncommon fulness and dlscretoh'
testimony TO its excellence in this second par
ticular is offered by the volume which JOhn
Lane the publisher of the magazine IN TINS
country now brings out under the title or The
Art Portfolio 1t contains one hundred plates
selected from THE International studio color
prints. photographers and halftones, when re-
produce works by British, Continental ana
American artists. The choice ranges from Mr.
Sargents striking portrait of Colonel Ian liam
ilton to drawings of children by NJ Helleu. from
a sketch of Napoleon by Horace Nernet TO one
OF the late Aubrey BeardSley'S curious designs
CommOnplaces of the Royal Academy joStle n
mystical portrait by Fernand Khnopm or beau
tiful pastel by Puvis de Chavannes. There is
one OF MIR. ]. w. Alexander's decorative inquire
studies and there is Oriental watercolor by
that brilliant Spaniard. too rarely heard from
Daniel Vierge. In short, the collection has de-
Iightful variety. The Reproductions are wen
made and the book is handsomely got up In
paper of artistic design. IL forms
miniature gallery of modern art and is distinctly
worth having.
Mr. Stanley weyman has begun the publica-
tion OF his novel, Count Hannibal"
Dr. Conan Doyle and Mr.. E. W. HOrnung are
brothers in law, and il is interesting to hear
that the former thinks that the latters new
novel ..Peccayi" is "a very fine and a very
noble book Dr. Doyle is apparently doing
little in the way of fiction just now. He Is
absorbed in forming corps OF rifiemen In sur
rey, where he lives nearly all the year round
Mr. w H. wilkins. whose book poor young
Sophia Dorothea has had many readers is pre-
pairing an historical work on Caroline of Ans
pach. This was that Teutonic Queen of England
of whom the Duchess of Marlborough observed
that she never was half an hour without saying
something shocking to somebody or other, even
when she intended to Oblige. and generally very
improper discourse for public ROOM" Wherein
Caroline was making a precedent for her niece
by marriage, the Duchess of Cumberland, con-
cernng whom a daring Court lady said that
after hearing the Duchess talk for half an hour
lone ought to go home and wash ones ears"
The Norwegian writer. BjOrnsOn, had a para
lytic stroke last summer. but his vigorous con-
stitutOn saved him and he is now nearly re-
covered Ibsen also has been Under the weather.
but is getting better.
Never was there a kinder correspondent of
strangers than DR.. Holmes. He bore uncOm-
plainingly-nay, with gentleness unbroken-the
poets. But he was frank in his criticisms too
He wrote to of these gentlemen (whO is
cOmpunCtious in The Boston TranScript'O:
''The best criticism / make copies of
vehses' like these that If they please the audi
ences who listen and the friends who read them
they do all have a right to expect" And
then the Autocrat added word of advice. This
that every line of a stanZa should mean
something of itself. and not be used up just 20
fill up the measure and complete the rhyme He
frankly showed how his correspondent had erred
in this respect in a single instance.
How shall a man live long? Listen to DIR.
r. j. Furniyall. writing on his eightieth birth
day Il find. by reference. that my first Tamil
lesson in 1897. This ends. ! suppose.
long life of devotion to Tamil studies. 1t is not
without deep emotion that L thus bring to a
close my Iife's literary work. Some years ago.
WREN this publication was hardly projected. one
evening" after prayers, the writer walking
with the late Master of BalliOl College in
the quadr angle. The conversation turned upon
Tamil legends poetry and philosophy At
length. during a pause in the conversation the
You must print it To this the natural answer
Wa I HAY M of iunuo ali itN