New-York tribune., 1901-02-11

decorations walked across from another table.
his glass in his hand. and. holding II before the
face OF the British Consul-General, exclaimed in
French, "Je bois la sante des braves Boers!"
II was a moment that would have tested the
diplomacy Of Lord Duferin or Mr.. Hay. But
the Scotsman was equal 10 IL. The insult was
deliberate and gross: moreover. IL was official,
and the Consul would have been well within his
rights IL he had treated il as such. left the room
and reported il 10 his Ambassador and demand
ed an apology. This. however. in the circum-
stances. and considering the relations Of the
two countries would have been blunder, and
the Foreign Office, while IL would have been
compelled to take up his case. would have cursed
him for tactless mischief maker. STILL some
reply had 70 be made on the spot, and digni-
fed The consul-General rose instantly.
with perfect self-control ignored the intended
affront and, touching his glass 10 the Generals.
mon General" 1t would be difficult TO beat that
reply.
Everybody will want 10 read the recollections
OF that sterling and much admired actress, Mrs
Gilbert. Gentle and gay and kindly, with
note, here and there, Of deep feeling these pages
deserve a permanent and admired place in the
literature of the stage
That is fascinating picture of Huxley which
Professor Fiske places before US in the February
Atlantic" OF his brilliant intellect. his broad
mindedness and his spotless truth his American
friend he's much 10 say But there was metal
even more attractive in the scientists nature.
His quickness and sureness Of perception,
Joired with his abounding kindliness made him
man OF almost infinite tact. 1 had not known
him long before felt that the ruling character
istlc in his nature was tenderness. He re-
minded re Of one Of Charles Reade's heroes,
Colonel Dujardin, who had the eye Of a hawk.
but down somewhere in the depths OF that eye
OF a hawk there was the eye of a dove Ii was
chiefly the sympathetic quality in the man that
eNerted upon me an ever Strengthening spell.
My experiences IN visiting him had one notable
feature, which found il hard TO interpret At
ter leaving the house, at the close ot a Sunday
evening. the outside world used 10 seem cold
and lonely for being of from that presence:
Yet on the next Sunday, AT the moment of his
cordlal greetlng. q feeling always came
that up to that moment / had never fully
taken in how lovable he was; I had never quite
done him justice. In other words no matter
how vivid the IMAGE which I carried about in
my mind, il instantly seemed dim and poor in
presence Of the reality. Such feelings arc
known TO lovers. in other relations Of life they
are surely unusual ! was speaking about this
10 my dear old friend the late Alexander Mac
milan. when he suddenly exclaimed: You may
wen feel so. my boy. tell you there is so
much real Christianity in Huxley that IL il
were parcelled out among all the men. women
and children in the British Islands, there would
be enough 10 save the soul of every one of them
and plenty to spare
real if unpretending piece Of literature IN
''Lppincott's Magazine IS Mr Henry Wilton
Thomass story Of Mulberry Bend. called "A
Bloodless Vendetta He has set forth here
lovable and otherwise. of the Italian; and it may
be said Of his story that il comes triumphantly
through the test Of a rereading
The queer relationships Of the criminal with
those who govern him in American municpali-
ties are described in Mr.. Josiah Flynt's article
In the World of Graft in ''AIcClure's Maga-
zine" The details are startling and are in the
telling more interesting than many stories AS
for the imaginative work Of the number we
have TO commend especially Mr.. Lefevres story
OF Wall Street, The Woman and Her Bonds"
1t is neat bit OF character drawing, and
sounds the depths Of a peculiar sort Of feni-
nine unreasonableness.
THE Smart Set" deals with the human com
edy in its more less sentimental aspects and
deals with II with humor and with irony as a
rule. The longest story in the current number
is Miss Caroline Duer's "Rumors and a Run
away" piquant and animated piece Of work
improbable. perhaps. but shrewd and amusing
all the same