New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10

me coronation Like Lottery puT
III make the word stand forward as my text.
S6n eaten the PassGgs eye and that's enough
GWho knows now soon her MajestyH be off?
Il In may 1y, be this year or perhaps the 1ext)
Either by way Of gossip or of satire.
One OF the important incidents in the ceIebra-
tlon or the George Sand centenary which has
been going forward in Paris has been the pub
LEGATION Of volume of her correspondence with
Alfred de Musset- 1t is Illustrated with half
a dozen caricatures by De MUsset himself. In
one OF these he eXaggerates all his personal
characteristics, the well combed and luxurious
wig. the long and ultra literary nose. the peepy
eyes and sunken cheeks. the atteuuat ted waist,
the foppish coat and swelling pantaloons" one
OF his sketches Of George Sand shows her snOk-
Ing a hookah in Turkish fashion.
biblographical commentator writing in
The Academy" points out that England has
always shown keen appreciation Of Haw-
thorne Not only he continues. has il re-
ceived with gratitude such Of his books (sepa-
rately or in complete editions) American pub
fishers chose 10 send over IL has printed count
less editions Of its own manufacture or, at
least, with its own imprimatur.' No fewer than
five English reprints Of The Scarlet Letter" APP
peared last year After this book the works by
Ii1Wlhorhe "nICh nave Oeen most loPu4ar "a
England are The House OF the Seven Gables
'"Tanglewood Tales" Twice Told Tales and
the "WorderbOok.'
Two novels based on the history OF the Byzan-
tine Empire are soon 70 appear. one IS Mr..
Frederic Harrison's ''T'heophano" the other Is
ter book viii have introduction by Mr. H C.
Wells giving some biographical data The Brit
sons 20 the two sons left by Gssing. 10 terui-
nate when they reach their majority.
The Sully- Prudhonrne prize offered annually
FOR the best work in verse OF the year has been
Won by 4 woman. Nile. Marthe Dupuy. with
thin volume called "Idyue en- FTeurs" She IS
the daughter q sculptor. who. as she herself
eXI presses L. brought her UP Ike young saw
axe and let her run wild, with the result that at
ten she could neither read nor write She earned
h.r living for seven years as telephone girL
81. Marcel Provost, who was the jury that
awarded the prize 70 this young poet. says that
her book contains sonnets which are tender ana
delicate love poems and long piece of inter
sierset st1nzas and sonuets called La Vote
NOu.OUreUs--"
From Frederick warne < GO. we have re
ceived new volume in "Newnes Art Ii
zulL II is peculiarly welcome. FOR. while the
decorations by this delightful master in the
American students. II is doubtful II they
well acquainted with his works at Montefalco
and san Gimguauo. ana these paintings with
others in various European galleries, figure in
the collection OF some threesCore excellent repro
auctions given in the book The froutispece is
a good photogravure Of the equestrian portrait
Of Michele PaleOlOgo, one Of the finest OF the
figures in the Ilccardi series. Mr.. Hugh Stokes
provides the brief Biographical Introduction. and
the usual catalogue is Included. The next vol
ume in this series Is to be devoted to Paul
VeEonese.
A quaint contemporary criticism Of Scott has
/ lately been Uuedrthed. II written from
Bath in 1917, by Mrs. PloZZi to Sir James Eel
loves the eminent physician. and runs in this
wise: Does Lady FellOwes ever read novels?
The second and third volumes Of Tales OF My
Landlord very fne-in their way. People
/ say It's like reading ShakeSpear. l say tbs
like Shakespear glass OF peppermint water
is 10 = bottle of the finest French brandy"
An article in The Literary World about Mr..
Z. w. Chambers. the American novelist gives
| a few details Of his career. He was born in
Brooklyn, the son OF the lawyer. William p.
Chambers in 1868. In his childhood he formed
the outdoor habit" which he preserves to this
day, and, in fact, happy in his wander
ings in the open air that time he had a
desire to be a naturalist. This ambition faded.
however and after he had fooled around year
al the Art League" he went TO Paris to study
art benjamin Constant OF his teach
ers This in the SOS. In 1893 when he
returned TO America he still unsettled in
mind and though he went so far in the effort
to earn his living an artist as To produce
some magazine illustrations. he also gave some
Of his time to the writing Of stories. Tho
success OF these settled his future Mr.. Cham
bers has been author ever since
Mr. r. r. Henderson's James OF England
and VI of Scotland" will be the next monograph
20 appear in the beautiful illustrated series pub
lished by GoupiL 1t will come out in the
tumn and will probably be followed by mono
graph on Queen Anne by Mr.. J. Churton CouinA