New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

spite of his legendary personal ugliness-pale.
round, ungainly face. sallow complexion. erup-
tive skin. huge rubicund nose. pinkish- blue eyes
and reddsh-yellow hair. he able to charm
women by his incisive speech. nicely turned
compliments and keen wit. Sainte- Beuve was
an ardent admirer of the late Princess Mathilde.
through whose influence he was made Senator
by Napoleon III. He fell desperately in love
with the daughter of General Pelletier. but the
young girl could never be reconciled TO his
unattractive personal appearance. After this
he is stated TO have had desperate Irritation
with Nine. Adele Hugo. He has become the
literary curiosity of the day. and books bearing
upon his inner life are eagerly rad.
The Librarie Chalk has in press Les Maftres
de rAf1cte." ceverly illustrated work de-
scriptive of the street posters of Jules Cheret,
Willette. Steinlein. L&andre and Crafty. The
same firm Is about TO issue Les Maitres du
Dessin," by Roger Marx inspector general of
fine arts, book of especial interest to art
students.
There are extremely few books OF travel this
Ernest Flannnarion- publishes "Au
Pole Antarctique," by DR.. Otto Nordenskjold.
translated by Charles Rabot and illustrated by
a hundred plates. Juven issues lie Thibet
Inconnu," in which DIR. Sven Hedin narrates the
adventures OF his journey to Lhasa. The book
is we'll Illustrated. and is translated into French
from the original Swedish by Charles Rab
Delagrave is about to put on the market COM
prehensive work Mexico which like all the
countries OF Central and South America. Is re-
garded rich and promising field for French
commercial enterprise. The work Is entitled lie
Mexique au Debut du IKE Steele" and contains
solid chapters written by Prince Roland Bona
parte, Leon Bourgeois. Alfred Picard. Lagrave.
Leroy-Beaueu, Jules Claretie, Greard. Baron
d'Estournelles de Constant and General Niox.
Delagrave is also bringing out Glasses en-
Abyssnie," by H. Decaud. and Sur lie Yang
Use" by Felix HemOn; Hetzel publishes "Tribu-
lations dun Chinos Chine" clever imagi-
native work by Jules Verne who has just COM
pleted for the firm bright and captivat-
ing book called lie Garnet dun Reporter
inauguration du Grand Transasiatique" lie
Japon Pratique" by Felix Regamey. and ''Au-
tour dun Lycee Japonais," by the same author,
are among the other holiday publications OF
Hetzel.
The firm of Leon Cruel publishes an extremely
interesting work for amateurs of decorative
hookbinding. entitled. "A Manuel Hstorique ct
Bibliographique de L'Amateur de ReliureS.'
which gives a complete explanation of the art of
bookbinding. II is written by Leon Cruel, him
self one of the most skilled bOokbinders in Paris.
The Ltbrarie de Fart issues LIE Musee de la
Coincide Francaise" by Emile Daciet. with
charming preface by Jules Claretie OF the French
Academy and Administrator General of the
Coincide FRANCHISE. The same firm brings out
Il Impressionnisme," in which Camille Man.
clair gives the history and development of i'm
pressiOnism in art. embelIished and explained by
fifty plates reproducing some of the most typical
pictures of Manet. Renoir. Claude Monet and
Degas.
Hachette presents this goodly num-
Der of new editions of classical authors. Among
the forthcoming publications of this prolific
firm is Les Cadets de Gascogne" being the
second episode OF the youthful days OF Cyrano
de Bergerac. illustrated by fifty engravings and
written by II. de Gorsse and j. Joaquin Among
the new editions issued by Tallandier may be
noticed "Aphrodite" by Pierre Louys: Les
Contes Drolatiques." of Balzac: 'Manon
Lescaut," by Able Provost. and the Fables
of Lafontaine. Delagrave produces a capitai
edition of General Lew Wallaces Ben Hur"
and Combet brings out In French attire Walter
Scotts Rob Roy" and Fenimore Cooper's
Last OF the Mohicans" Tallandier's new edi-
ton of the works of Rabelais is also attracting
attention. The new plays by Alfred Capus such
as 'Notre Jeunesse." sell we'll. Indeed. up to
date dramatists of the hour. Capus Donnay
Henry Bataile. Octave Mirbeau. Henry Bern
stein and Marcel Provost seem TO be almost
the only authors whose works are Just now SELL
ing in quantities sufficient to yield satisfactory
prohts TO themselves and TO their publishers
IL is odd to note that the Municipal Council Of
Paris has given a fllip to school books bS A
decree providing for an additional 800 900 for
the renewal of the supply of books in the
Paris high schools. This is due the fact that
In many cases the spread of diphtherIa and
tuberculosis has been traced TO the use OF soiI.d
copies OF grammars. arithmetics and aliases
which lads suffering from disease have con-
taminated by moistening their fingers and
turning over the pages. consequently impres-
mating them with microbes
Taken all In all. the literary output this win
ter is smaller and is characterized by less origi-
nal thought ana by less fertile ina ination than
G. l. B.