New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
literary Nese'S and Criticism.

] delicious morceaux in the opera. ~ ~
The Titmarsh Club, lately organized in Lon
| DON is said 10 be practically full. having a
| membership of hfty-two Some of the members
knew the great novelist. many of them have
written about him. One OF them has published
| a long biography of him-a thing which he par
| ticularly wished should not be DONE The first
| dinner of the club is to be held at the end of
| this month
Alas for the American novelistl The critic of
The London Tribune plays round him thus:
How GSmfs aoa If that a people SO practical
They have the reputation of 70 bsinr Redd
| hands at a bargain ana hard headed enoSgh in
the vast proportion Of the American novels Which ca
are thought suicienty good to be published on this
the American head or the American heart be the
sh o!eg m9e eae anita his char
reader-the American IN reader that is to say
Mr.. Lewis F. Day has brought out a second
edition, revised and enlarged. of his "Alphabets
Old and New" (Charles Scribner's Sons). We
welcome this sign that the merits Of the work
have been generously recognized. 1t is of great
practical value, for the bulk of its space is
rightly given TO specimens Mr.. Days essay Of
twoscore pages cuts TO the bone. giving just
the essential information that the student
wants. Then, in his numerous reproductions, he
enables both the student and the professional
craftsman TO work out ideas of style with the
aid of what may fairly be called the classics of
decorative Typography All the ages and many
masters are illustrated and the reproductions
are faultlessy made. Best of all, the book is of
a convenient size made In every respect so as
to be readily employed in the workroom.
The latest volume OF the new Library Edition
of Ruskins works has introduction in which
il is said that Ethics Of the Dust may have
been suggested to Ruskin by some remarks OF
CARLYLE Rusldn had sent Carlyle some cigars,
and his wife some dowers-Cariyie repiglns'
'.You have sent me a munihcent Box of Cigars,
for which what can say in answer 1t makes
me both sad and glad. 'Ay dc mir
We such stuff
Then think. and smoke Iooacco'
Carlyle continues:
have notion to come out actually some ia, day
Tom really Know and can give some inteigible
outline Of about the Rocks-bones OF our poor o Od
etyange to me- Next to nothing Of rational could
aand molten sea on which all mountains. continents
and strata are spread noatng ,ttapn nRe 80 into me
these forty years; who of mortals can realiy pe-
lieye such thing!
II ts not unreasonable 10 believe that this
letter NAV have suggested TO Fushul the ioeh VI
the Lecture on Crystallography which Cariyle
praised and which was published ss Ethics OF
the Dust"
A third edition of the Rev. II. d. Rawnsieys 6
Literary Associations of the English Lakes
has been called for, and the Macmllans bring II
ont in two convenient volumes. attracuVely
hound in red cloth The book forms delightrul
euide to the lake district. Canon Rawnsiey loves
the scenes he traverses, and he has a nne en-
thusiasm for the works of the famous "rlleFS
identified with them. He is apt in quotauon ne
,,ses anecdote freely but not garrulously, ana
+t.ra is so much genuine sympathy in his pages
+to+ they have true atmosphere. Excellent halr-
! tones of views and portraits are scattereo
| +brough his text and there is good lnde4.
II the United States may be syinoo|eu "
| the eagle, our national bird, MIR. Pau FOUNTAIN
| ;. 10 doubt justified in typifying the various
! s+atAs as .'eagiets" This, at any rate. ne mas
| do,a IN the title OF his book. "The Eleven
! T-ar,1o,s oP the West" (E. P. Dutton & Coz
| aascrintive Of his travels through eleven OF tne
| for western states and territories. Although
.o,d ;r the form Of a narrative of consecutive
4orrnav the volume is made UP of incidents OF
t,ro long and several shorter trips, the earliest
| of which was made about thirty years ago. Inc
! hook is' divided between descriptions or the
| scanary and accounts of personal adventures
diversified with reflections upon the manners
and customs of the inhabitants, both white ana
! red and upon the natural history or the region
Mr. Fountain writes In agreeably discurslVe
| styIe but is hardly likely at this late date TO
! oro,,sa any large degree of interest in his eX-
! ,er,ences or TO add greatly to our present
| knowledge of the transmississlppi country.