New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
BOOKS And AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.

In the current issue of THE Psychological
Bulletin" the literary supplement to the
bi-monthly Psychological ReTiew," Professor J.
Mark Baldwin relates little anecdote going to
show how slight appeal the personality of
the late Herbert Spencer made to his fellow
countrymen. THE present writer" says Pro-
fessor Baldwin. has all along been impressed
with the lesser honor done Spencer in his own
country and the following incident may serve
to illustrate it. Having occasion while in Lon
don in 1908. to gather Photographic reproduc-
tions of great Englishmen. he inquired for GER
tain of them at the establishment at which this
is a neutrality-suspicious. of paintings in all
the great world galleries 1t was found that
portraits Of ell other prominent Englishmen In
London had been photographed and copies were
on sale; but that no photograph Of the painting
of Spencer paid for some years ago by popular
subscription and then hanging in the TAFT Gal
lery had ever been taken. because-as said the
proprietor-It has never been asked for
Messrs Charles Scribner's Sons announce that
after February l, 1904, their business will be
carried on as a corporation under the title of
Charles Scrlbner's Sons. Incorporated. There
will be change in the management or meth
DDS of the business. which Will go on in all its
departments heretofore. Advantage will be
taken of the opportunity for associating more
closely some of those who for years have been
connected with the organization The officers Of
the company are Charles Scribner, president;
Arthur H. Scribner. vice-president and treas
urer: Edwin w. Morse. secretary.
The Macmillan Company has just published
the first number Of 1.-The Artist Engraver."
which is described in a subtitle as a quarterly
magazine of original work 1t consists Of five
plates. each in a folder Of its own. with
PREDATORY note by Mr.. Laurence Binyon, the
whole being Enclosed IN a handsome red cover Of
stout paper. Mr.. Binyon points out that the tai
ent Of original designers is being applied to-day
to all kinds OF engraving to an almost unprece-
denied extent. The Artist Engraver' is TO be
devoted exclusively to this kind of work, filling
a place in the field of art publications that has
hitherto been unoccupied by any journal Orig
inal work is given in number Of current pub
locations, but 1t is given with other things and
not on a scale comparable to that adopted in the
periodical before us. which is about eighteen
inches high and more than twelve inches broad.
The first of the plates in this number is a
charming landscape etched by Legros. This is
followed by August" an interesting woodcut by
c. II. Shannon. The third plate. The Wine
Drinkers" is a striking figure study engraved
copper by William Strang; the fourth is
capital Autograph Of a Dutch scene by Joseph
Penneu. The Windmills." and the fifth is "A
Norman Village" an etching by D. Y. Cameron.
NJ. Legros is a veteran. and his companions In
this number. though younger men. are all we'll
known. Nevertheless. this group OF plates well
serves to illustrate the present state Of engrav-
ing in certain of it's aspects. and further num-
bers will. OF course increase the scope OF what
should form In time very representative col
lection The magazine is a good one, and II has
been well launched