New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
LITERARY NOTES.

,he magazines in order 20 be walked up on the
subject Before the Christmas numbers clothed
Ia all their gorgeousness. have even begun 10
fade from view. the fruits Of January are in
sight CHANGING at the prospectuses FOR the com
ing year we impressed more particularly
by two facts All OF the editors are bent upon
giving their readers new fiction by the most
popular OF living writers Furthermore they
are jealous I'm searching for the kind Of article
which possesses 'actuality" The magazines
during 1905 will contain much Biographical mat
ter many travel sketches, and a number Of his
torfcal and literary studies. But. above all, they
will contain stories, long and short. and articles
on current events, industrial, scientific and
so on.
Little, Brown & Co.. of Boston. publish under
the title OF THE Old Masters and Their Pct
ures'' an excellent book by Sarah Tyler. for
use in schools and among beginners everywhere
II contains chapters on all the great painters
Of Italy and the North, with others Velasquez
and Murillo. a number Of the Frenohmen, and
the artists like Holben and Van Dyck. who
worked in England. The author does not take
herself too seriously. but lightly sets forth her
Biographical and historical facts. The book is
to be read not for its critical judgments though
these are mostly safe enough. but for its in
telgent descriptions and summaries. It is
well illustrated with half tones from many IA
nous paintings. and is handsomely made.
EOOQ gin BOOK TOT young TcdOeTS just DesllLIuS
10 take interest IN art
compilation that ought TO prove very useful
IS Clara Erskine Clements Women in the Fine
Arts" (Houghton. Miff1in & Coz. The author
gives brief accounts in alphabetical order of all
the herones of from the earliest to the latest
times. They make formidable list. More
than a thousand names have rewarded the
search undertaken for the preparation of this
volume II is doubtful. however If score could
he brought together worthy TO be given really
high rank. Sofonisba Anguissola and Rosalba
Carriera in Italy; Vigee lie Brun in France;
Angelica Kaufman In Italy and England-these
are about the only significant figures in the past.
and in modern times there have been few paint
ers among capable as Mile Breslau
Miss Cassat and Miss Beaux On the other
hand, there have been any number of women in
past centuries and in who have done
meritorious work. and 1t is good TO have a rec
ord OF them The author OF this volume has per-
formed a valuable service In making accessible
in convenient form great quantity of informa-
tion only 10 be got at otherwise by consulting
many volumes. Her illustrations are nearly all
from paintings by women Of to-day
Yosemite Legends" Is the title Of capital
holiday book published by Paul Elder & Co.. of
San Francisco The text is by Bertha H Smith
who tells briefly and with picturesqueness the
Indian stories associated with the great Western
domain. curious legends in which the spirit of
the wildwood is charminsly disclosed. The IL
lustrations by Florence Lundborg among
the best productions OF the season, wild, roman
tic landscapes, touched with mystery. Miss
Lundborg has a fine sense Of atmosphere and
her subtle effects have been beautifully repro
duced in colors. The whole book-text illus
trations and typography-gives q delightful i'm
preston OF what is being done in this field on |
the Pacific Coast
Frederick Warne & Co. announce for imnedi- |
ate publication art book of peculiar interest. |
It is to be a substantial quarto called THE Ma
tionai Gallery" the text by the French critic /
Gustave Gefroy giving full account Of the /
great collection in London as II exists to-day. /
The historical introduction is written by Sir |
Walter Armstrong, director Of the National Cal /
lery Of Ireland, who is well known for his works !
on Gainsborough and Reynolds There will be
nearly sixty full-page photographers in the vol
urne besides three times as many halftones in |
the
At recent sale of autographs in London an |
important letter by DR.. Johnson turned up. a /
souvenir, hitherto unpublished. OF his Scottish
tour Here is part of the interesting document:
August IS 7 passed with Boswell the Firth of
fortn and began our journey, in the passage we
paIios 10 survey We found it rock s6rneWbat
troublesome - climb about a mile long and half a
fort which had on one of the stones Marie Re.
most ancient Of the Scottish uiversiIies and once
the See of the Prmate Of Scotland. The inn was
house of the professor of rhetJrick. a man Of ec-
CANT manners who showed the morning rbe
poor remains Of a stately cathedral demolished
~ tracing its foundation and contemplating The
who happened 10 be resident in the vacation rosdS
pubic dinner. and treated very kindly and re-
eteciLIiS. Ihey showed US their colleges in one
OF which there Is library that for luniro,snees
and elegance may vie at least with the new edi6cs
among them; Of their colleges hes been IateY
a5ehated and one Of their churches lately desert
HHnsly1ersitE and on the way dined at Lord Mon
Dooa2 5. the Scotch Judge. who has lately written
winch he traces monkeys up to men and saws iii
some countries the human species have tails ike
Several religious books have Just made their
appearance In holiday guise. The Gospel of the
childhood Of Our Lord Jesus Christ" CScott-
Ihaw Company is translation by Henry Con-
ley Greene Of the Latin manuscript which was
discovered in a German abbey some years ago
The original text and the English version face
one another 1t is a touching piece of devotional
literature, which Mr.. Greene has put into very
simple form Scattered through the little VOL
uIne are half dozen illustrations b, Carlos
Schwabe, the Parisianized Swiss artist whose
style, while rather sophisticated for yUorl, NJ
this sort, is in itself distinguished The hook ie
printed in most artistic fashion. the illustrator
providing a striking cover design The introduc-
ton. by the way, is characteristics piece Of
writing by Mrs. Alice MeyneI Songs of the
Birth Of Our Lord Jesus Christ" Crhe Mona d,ocl
Press IS a thin booklet containing Christmas
poems by Drummond Of Hawthornden. John