New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21

far more eloquentiy than a dozen rnaga7s,. -,
cles of the Wake up. Englandr type wisb ,h u
controvertible and partial statistics NJ 1elr
ling. by using that condensing and generar;Ip-
power he possesses in virtue OF being a Ing
artist, is able to go straight to the heart ~
things" W
Mr.. Louis Becke is about to publish a ,ou.,
which is supposed to be founded on fart o
which is to be called Helen Adafr" IT.. ana
the name of the heroine, young Irish Iady ~
There died the other day AT Oxford Fs...-
Skene, an EngIishwoman, who as a cbf5 icia
on the knee Of Walter Scott Her fatbe SAT
told. was the intimate friend to vghoro Soe.s
dedicated the fourth canto I'm "Marrnion,,. h
mother the only woman to whom he 80
the authorship Of "WaverIey." In the to,ni
wreck of his fortunes. Scott sought refugs a.
her fathers house. and the child Felicia ua "a
sent one afternoon to amuse him He toIs .
he did not wish to speak at all himself b1 es
would be glad TO listen to some fairy stc-sn.'
She plunged into a wild invention, and eb.s
tered away for long time. roUsing him ~
laughter"
Artistic Book-P1ates'' VIII no longer bA t
sued as a quarterly, popular interest IN -.
subject inducing the publisher to issue II bencS'
forth as a monthly magazine. The first nrrobs.
Of the Few series will be brought out October I
Concerning Lowell, the poet, General Js,,..
Grant Wilson writes In 1.-THE Criterion. -
lady asked him why he had not sent her a con,
Of his last book. Il could not afford to- ~
swered the poet If my friends do not bur
my books who. pray tell me. will buy thens.
"The second story il of an autograph collecto,
who informed me that he wrote a short noss
to Lowell, describing his collection and con-
Guiding with the remark, Z would be ur~n
obliged for your autograph The reply came
bearing with it a lesson on the correct use =,
the words would and Should which deeufy
impressed itself on the mind OF the recipient
The response read: Pray do not say hereafter
II would be obliged" II you would b.
obliged, be obliged and be done with il SAY
H., rIIf toad J-yLVg
James Russell Lowell"
It is the opinion Of the London Academy.
that Mr.. Swinburne did not write the novel "a
Years Letters" published in THE Taller" Of
1877. 1.-THE Chronicle says authoritativeIy that
he did, and that. writing under the name az
Mrs. Horace Manners" he stipulated that The
authorship should not be proclaimed.
In describing in 1.-THE Nineteenth Centurv-
his compilation Of the First Book Of Hymns
Ancient and Modern Earl Nelson mentions the
impossibility of getting hymns written TO order
ITO write lot of hymns TO order" he SAYS ia
sure to result in dOggerel; a true inspiration %
the only thing which will make a hymn live 7
never asked Mr.. Kebie to write me marriage
hymn, though 1 sadly wanted one for my book
1t was at the time of the passing Of the Divorce
act, to which he and were greatly opposed I
one day, to my delight, the inside OF an old
envelope with the simple words DO you think
this may help on our work against the binr
found the beautiful hymn which think will
\
the hymn beginning The voice that breathed
DER Eden"
Charles Reade's longtime friend. Mr. Jonn
Coleman, is writing a memoir Of the author OF
1.-The Cloister and the Hearth" He intends to
call the book 1.-The Romance of Charles Reade."
1t is to be hoped that this will be the precursor
of excellent handy volume edition Of
Reades vivid and fascinating novels
A contributor to 1.-The Saturday Review Is
convinced that he has found the suggestions
which Charlotte BrOnte founded Jane Eyre
in little book written and published in 1sSS
by Frederick MOntagu, son of Basil MCntagu
at may be remarked" he says, that Charlotte
Bronte led to adopt the name OF Currer
by Mr.. MOntague'S panegyric on Miss Currer,
in which he tells that she is the head OF al
female bibliophiiists in Europe and That
there is one name connected by every person
with worth and excellence that OF
Miss Currer.' And the name OF the celebrated
lawyer and one OF his late najeSty's counsel.
the late John Bell, Esq., in the memorable
fifth letter. possibly suggested to her Gallo
fancy, 'Currer Ia belle "
The judicious critic OF THE Pail Mall
Gazette" agrees with The Tribune in the belief
that there is no occasion for the publication OF
Mr. Laurence Housman'S translation OF "Au-
cassin and Nicolete,' He says, truly enough.
Mr. Lang has given a version of 'Aucassin
and NicoIete' which a TRANSLATION has no
parallel outside the EliZabethan ase-sdVe, pos
sibly, Mr.. Lang's Theocritus.