New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

that the materials are only in the sorting
stage, and there is saying when the boO
will be ready, or in how many volumes it vii
be contained"
The fortunes of 1.-THE Burlington Magazine
published in this country by Robert Grie'
Cooke must be watched with some concern BY
students and connosseurs- 1t is more or less il
English what the Gazette des BeauX-ArtS' Is
in French; that is, it makes for the scholarly
treatment of subjects of the highest artistic in
terest Appealing to a critical audience, its
character from month to month is question o.
some Importance. We glad to note that the
December number, just received is one of the
best published since the magazine was launched
Inc leadlng article continues the account be
gun in the November number of DR.. Carvalo's
collection at Paris. The Spanish pictures are
reached in this instalment, and it is obvious
from the illustrations that they include some
fine examples of Zurbaran and Goya. The
frOntispiece, by the way, is a photOgraVure from
one of the Iatter's most striking studies of tn
bull ring
We are glad to see in this number third
chapter by Julia Cartwright the drawings o.
Millet in the collection of the late ]. S. Forbes
which first brought forward in this maya
zine last spring. Millet's drawings give pecul-
iarly interesting impression Of his genius, and
Mr.. Forbes obtained of his masterpieces
In TINS held Inc reproductions OF the elgh'
studies now treated are ON better paper than
that which was used for those published earlier,
and they make a much finer effect.
Mrs Craigie, having written number OF
plays, is now to turn the experience gained
thereby to account in critical directions. That
at all events, is what we infer from the an
nouncement made in 1.-The Academy and Lit
erature." that she has undertaken to write for
that periodical a series OF articles on Ihe
Modern Stage" 1t will be interesting to see
what Mrs Craigie makes of her rivals in the
field of comedy.
When it announced some time ago that
Mr.. w. l. Courtney proposed to publish book
on 1.-The Feminine Note in Fiction" we Won
dered just what would be thought of his temera-
rious proceeding by those chiefly concerned in
the production of the note" The first word
spoken in regard to the matter comes from
Lucas Malet. who reviews the volume in the
London "Bookman" She is disappointed. She
wants Mr.. Courtney to tell exactly what con-
stitutes the feminine note; she wants him to
say whether it is to be found in attitude of
mind or In subject matter in atmosphere or in
treatment: and finally she wishes he would
explain what there is more distinctively in
common between the work of the eight women
noVelstS whose names appear on his list, than
there would be between eight equally repre-
sentative noveIists of his sex" She pro-
tests "in all humility" that he does not settle
any of these questions. and continues as follows:
or the time-honored fallacy that there is but one
angle of vision and that the masculine angle: Mi
troductory essay But though touching slightly or
the subject and making some honorable concessons,
he does not dispose of the equally time honored fal
lacy that the feminine angle OF vision is equivalent
is no other in plain English than the neurotic
hysteric note. Against this fallacy one has right
have long ceased 10 be the exclusive and invdious
is matter for question. Hamlet would
suggest that 1.-THE spacious days of great
Elizabeth" morbdity had a recognized existence
a matter OF defective sanity not of sex Men and
women necessarily approach the pageant Of life
from different sides. speak. of the
earnestly hopes they will always continue to do so;
that il should be otherwise would entail grievous
and irreparable loss. 1t follows that they behold
the spectacle with certain Inevitable differences
adjustment of light and shade, color and
nent- Nevertheless that which they is actually
and fundamentally the same And precisely in pro-
portion either woman brings revercnt
and fearless spirit to bear upon the thing SEEN their
seeing of it is equally truthful. and their transcript
equally valuable
We noticed favorably the other day Mr. en-
bert James's illustrated edition of Omar Khay-
yam in the new "PhOtogra vure' series published
by the buttons. Two very interesting volumes
are also promised for this series. Blairs Grave
will be included in it, with Blake's famous Illus
trations. and Paradise Lost will be reprinted,
with photogravure reproductions of twelve etch-
ings by Mr. William Strang.
Mr.. Max Pemberton has gone to French his
tory for both the books of ficticn which he will
publish In the spring One OF these. 1.-The Hun
dred Days." will be a novel dealing with Ma
poeon's return from E1ba and his defeat at
Waterloo. The other. The Daughter of the
Reds will be a collection Of short stories treat
ing OF the siege OF Paris and the Commune