New-York tribune., 1905-07-07


honor and efforts being made to raise sub
scriptions not only in his country, but
abroad. The fact that the scheme does not
develop successfully of its own momentum offers
curious confirmation of the soundness of Stem
dhas conviction that it would take at least one
hundred years for the world TO begin to ap-
preciate his talent. Apropos of the present
debate over this authors position in French
| literature. THE Academy tells the following
story:
The Ignorance and indifference of the public were
journalist NJ Jean de NIFTY: copied out unpub
With the title, "Une soiree Brescia," at the
ing literary organs It was the dead season son T6e
editor was away for his holiday. and the assist
piece got printed; but when the editor returned
making pretty mess Of 'iih thi1gs." he exclaimed
printing all this rubbish. Who in thunder is this
not have You accept outside contributions from
unknown men,
The current number of THE Burlington Maya
zine" Robert Grier Cooke opens with timely
editorial the extinction of the collector who.
without possessing great wealth, nevertheless
played his part, not so many years ago. in the
worlds picture market The explanations Of
fered apply to England than to America,
but the protest should receive some attention
on this side of the water. Collectors with
lowing themselves to be discouraged by the
enormous prices paid. here and abroad for the
treasures more particularly in vogue at the mo-
ment. The man who cannot afford to buy a
100000 old master can always find paintings
or other objects worthy of his enthusiasm and
suited to his purse in the field of American art
There are two papers in this number of the
magazine about the late Constantin Meunier,
| the Belgian sculptor whose realistic studies of
Though his eulogists exaggerate his merits, he
deserved to be paid tribute. Mr. Herbert
Horne concludes his scholarly investigation into
the early life Of Andrea dal Castagno and there
is the usual sheaf of miscellaneous critical
studies. The frontspiece this month is a good
pnotogravure from a superb example of Yer
Nicer of Delft. The Soldier and the Laughing
Girl in a private collection in England
Meunier is also the subject of an essay in
this instance by of his countrymen Fernand
Khnopff. in THE International Studio" for July.
The eight ten illustrations are especially
welcome. This magazine gives many pictures
from the Royal Academy Exhibition now open
Similarly, the Gazette des Beaux-Arts'' makes
much of the Salon of 1905, but we note also in
the current number. nstalment in series
Of apprecative studies of Whistler by NJ
Leonce Benedite. Three recent numbers of
Masters in Art" (Boston: Bates & Guild Com
pdny) ns upon our table They devoted
respectively TO Mantegna, Chardin and Benozzo
Gozzoli. The Chardn is particularly TO be COM
mended, since he is too well known to
students in this country. and remarkably
good selection from his works has been made for
the occasion.
While we are glancing at artistic matters we
may note that a committee has been formed in
Holland with a view to the paying of a tribute
NJ 70 nhro,,
Will be the S00th anniversary of his birth at
Leyden. According to the circular we have re-
ceived, "the committee has the intention to
erect in the immediate vicinity of the house
where Rembrandt born a memorial which
on the jubileun-day will be uncoifed Tsc1: and
at the same time to hold an exhibition of select
works of those painters who have been fnffu-
enced by Rembrandt and of original drawings
and etchings by Rembrandt and reproductions
from his finest works" The appeal for sub
scriptions (Which may be sent to J. A. Van
Hamel. 'wetholder" of the town of Leyden is
signed by artists and scholars of international
repute. A Bredius, Jozef Israels. H w. Mesdag.
p J. Blok and c. Hofstede de Groot are among
the members of the committee
Mr. Ernest Newman IS one of the soundest of
English musical critics, and we are glad to see
that he has brought together a number of his
conlrlDutlons TO periodicals both sides of the
Atlantic in a volume of Musical Studies" (John
Lane). The opening essay on "Berlioz Ro-
mantle and Classic, is a. model of luminous in
depreciation and critical balance Mr. Newman
is neither for nor against the French composer
His aim is rather to put in clear light a man
about whom writers have been either too hot
or too cold. Mr.. Newmans study makes for
good sense and appreciation He writes
well. likewise, the musical settings of
Faust" on programme music, on the musical
ideas of Herbert Spencer and MaeterIinck and
on the work of Richard Strauss In all of his
six chapters he is learned, moderate and inter
esting. From the Berlioz we take this
characteristic and admirable passage:
Negative and futile as much of this early work
ality Of that accounts at once for the sue
cesses and the failures of Berlioz. AS have al
peculiarly his own The may be said of his
harmony, which moves about in way so different
we quite unable see the raison a etre of H.
Tne popular judgment is that his melody is ugly
ton This however is rather a hastv ver9ict
Nothing is more certain than that our first impress
unless 1t be that the Impression is one OF
pleasure What Schumann noticed long ago in
quite true, that closer acquaintance with Berlio5
melody shows beauty in it that was unsupported
for some OF the things that move me most deeply
now were simply inexpensive repellant to me at
satisfied with the first impression of his palate
but will work patiently at Berlioz will have the
many Of his conceptions of order quite un-
like anything else we meet with in music, and
point of view and seeing the world as he saw it,
And occasionally this individuality of thought gen
melodies play and sing them as often as we will
never come TO mean anything to us It is not that