New-York tribune., 1905-07-09

beauty and prettiness and peace But within limits
subject 10 the rule of the mastering spirit, charm
1t attracts, allures, rewards In the form OF style
! it eternizes conceptions which would be forgotten
without it. 1t is nearly the whole equipment OF
are its magcians. And its spell IS even more pro-
John Lydgate's Temple of Glasse' is soon
to appear IN the series of twelve phOtOgravure
| facsnles of rare fifteenth century books printed
| in England and now in the University Library
/ at Cambridge 1t is a reproduction of a copy
printed at Westminster by Caxton about the
year 1471-a copy which formed part of the
! collection of John Moore Bishop of Ely which
was given TO the university by George II
1t is the conviction of that severest of English
critics, THE Saturday Review" that the reader
| of Mrs. Craigie's new novel closes the book
| with the sensation that he has been tricked:
The fact is that Mrs Craigie VIII never let herself
! go Emotional TO degree, she distrusts al ex-
argument withersoever it leads. She is terribly
OF 2I ever 6erse reGus If she had less
humor she would have more power. Humor with
between her and her story. Living people have
very seldom any keen sense OF the ridic9iogss S
would bear exhibition in the clear, pitiless light or
0Ter the So s9aos Of things she is Wholly dehtfa
but when she sounds the deeper notes her touch
Mr. Joseph Pennen has made the illustrations
for Mr.. Henry James's forthcoming book of
travel sketches, English Hours" That by the
way. is not particularly taking title.
The oldest diary in existence is said to be
that preserved in the Japanese family of
| Hozaka. 1t has been duly maintained by the
various heads Of the family for four centuries.
What marvellous matter must the present
Hozaka be recording! An English commentator
notes that about twenty years ago a dispute
over precedence arose between two branches of
the family and that this was promptly settled
| by recourse to the diary and the discovery of
the record of dinner given cTo or three hun
dred years ago by the head of the family TO the
founder of the side line.
The author of recent book on the warfare
which every body hopes is nearing end says
| of the Japanese soldier that he is as a rule an
| educated man, and adds: TT seems the rule
for him to keep a diary, and each night when
march has ceased you see hundreds OF men
lying on the ground around the camp fires.
| writing the daily record for their childrens
children to read"
| scribed having considerable literary ability.
After his appointment to command of the fleet
his friends gave him a farewell banquet al
which he read an original poem OF his own-a
poem whose burning eloquence and exquisite
rhythm" is reported to have astonished his
audience
II is said that Mr. George Meredith
asked a friend and neighbor how he had
foyed the reading of his novel, 'Beauchamp's
Career" and "in spite of a very appreciative
verdict" the author confessed to sense of
like many others, had failed to notice his trans
Iation of tete-a-tete; and Mr. Meredith was
prouder Of his phrase a you-and-me' than OF
the achievement of the novel
! The most important prize Of the French
! Academy this year has been divided ST 500
going TO Mr. Ernest Daudet for his 'Histoire
de PEmigration pendant IA Revolution Fran
caise" The remainder. $500 was awarded 10
NJ. A. Lebey for his book, lie Connetable de
Bourbon, 1490-152T"
/ A "gitar of sixteen lines heretofore unnOticed
by Omar Khayyam has been discovered in a
manuscript in the British Museum The finder
SAYS in 1.-The AthenRu."
The verses consist of satirical dialogue between
Omar and Reason and remind one somewhat of
cir Walter Raleighs poem of The Lie. Omar asks
various questions OF Reason about life, marriage
etc md receives moCking answers The trans
. lation of the last lines seems to be:
said N him what are Khayyam's writings
He replied Wrong calculations. and some raptures
Mr. Anthony Hopes novel viii be brought
out in the early autumn; and about the sama
time we may expect Mr.. Robert Hlchens's new
book-a collection of short stories. THE Garden
OF Allah has aroused in his readers = greatly
increased interest in this author.
The report that biography of r. D. Black
/ more was in course OF construction has been
cOntradicted, the authors OF that mythical book
averring that they merely making illus
trarions for a volume describing a pilgrimage
10 the scenes of Blackmores novels. 1t is pleas
ant TO hear that some regard is 10 be paid TO a
sensitive mans strong distaste TO biographical
invasion
There is a great and ever-growing number
-Nfr rRe