New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-17
literary Nes0s and Criticism.

| attractive dress OF artistic Typography naner
| and so on, this is book to which an honorab BILE
| place Will at once be given on the shelves of
every collector.
who's Who,' for 1905. published in London
| by Adam and Charles Black has Just been Is
sued here by the Macmillan Company This
| useful compendium has, as usual, been increased
in size; 1t now runs to nearly two thousand
pages. The thousands OF biographies it contains
give more Information than before The
number Of a mans and daughters is given.
and in many cases.h his motor and telephone num-
bers are recorded, with his Geographic address
OF all the practical reference books published,
this is perhaps. the most entertaining, for when
the editor decided tc ask the men and women in
his list to describe their recreations he gave
them an opportunity of which many of them
have made quaint use Perhaps the most amaz-
ing Of all the confessions is that made by Nine.
Janotha, the pianiste, who. she remarks in
her brief biography, is related to the last King
Of Poland She mentions among her recreations
visiting the chapel Of our Blessed Lady at
Czestochowa" and taking Of White Heather
(the black cat." Mr.. Bowdler Sharpe can amuse
himself with neither cats chapels, for, as he
says, in reply to the question about his recrea-
tons. no time for any now. except photography
and occasionally a little fishing" Mr. G. B.
Shaw is satisfied with anything except sport
He finds recreation in 1.-THE history Of British
trade with the Far East, and of the British
colonies" But there is no end to the oddities of
who's Who" book readable as 1t is useful
From the Macmillan Company there comes to
US also the fifth of the ten volumes in which the
complete works of Mr.. Maurice Hewlett are
being luxuriously reprinted. 1t is devoted to
THE Queens QUAR-" book which contains
irrff IA ion for Of Mary
which, in its Astounding color and vitality, is
perhaps the most brilliant tour de force which
Mr.. Hewlett has put to his credit. He has not
penetrated the secret of the Queens charm; in
fact the too materialfstic conception that he has
of her character obscures a great deal that
ought not to be missed IN the romance of her
history. Yet this novelist has such gift Of
portraiture that his Mary. such as she is. is
superbly alive. and all the men and women of
her circle are painted with the vigorous
touch. We have quoted from this book before,
but We cannot open 1t again without being
tempted to borrow another fragment. Here is
one Of Mr.. Hewlett's characteristic vignettes:
Ny Lord of DarnIey, then-this eagle-was a very
handsome youth t clean os ana s Yf S6T To
ever saw on young man; and long legs IN whose whose
He had that trick of standing with his feet apart
grooms induce their horses 10 It with the tickling
Of 6end 6e SAVIOUR o. e of Rhodes and
French dancer gives man the ar Gf Of paanTy
His head was small and well set on, his color
fon5 6s eTaS more prooandy stupid than he when
he chose to be 3ispeased with what was s a5
strong straight nose and e strong he
curling m S SS9r and Courageous Mary Seton CON
sGi6ered him a Ounce, but Mary Reaton denied 1t.
She said he was English
Political verse is not what it once was. The
satirists take to prose rather than to rhyme
and as rule, the better off for their dis
erection. There is curious illustration in Black
woods Magazine" of the sort Of thing that occa-
sionally gets itself written. despite repeated
warnings A contributor signing himself u. x"
praises MI. Balfour for his Indifference TO par
uannentary nagging, and thus a1ludes to the
statesman's foes:
F1 Tbas a. borneiy rivals rose upon their legs
And poured out fumes. which must have raised the
OF ali save connoisseurs in rotten eggs;
While their Great Chieftain dknishtly soul ana
Made u no no attempt to teach them to behave
Few can have missed who read their windy vapours
The cause Of all sd dhs n6ce h q he paper
or let conceament, ike, worm the bud
1T6e only point they had which wasn't weak.
The reader signs for Mr.. owen seamans ur-
banttv and wit Far more creditable to the
minor Doet Of England to-day these lines by
Mr. r c. Lehman taken from the same maya
zine:
THE LAST SWALLOW.
Poor little pilgrim Yet thoq h had tkR not flown
This narrow patch Of earth
That thy birth L.. a..
Received thee when thine hour nad come 70 ule'
77iuttering q feeble wing forsaken and alone
Vanished are all thy brethren Of the caves,
Who wove each day. their magic web Of flight;
Made bright the springs ,,,,
And through the summer sunshine 1nocked thS
fettered leaves.
Now all that glancing fight Of birds IS gone:
And, ali. the leaves. the leaves are loosed ana
What sudden impulse stirred
Each startled bird?
what clear far off inevitable call
Rugled their airy legions hence ana drew them onF
Thee for thou hadst no strength afar to roam
careless they left to the rose decay;
To watch the trees grow bare
Ard when their radiant host had passed away.
To fade a lonely exile in thy native nome.
.+ morn we saw thee weak and faltering:
Trhv lame fight brushed the frosty spengIeo lawn:
And one, little child,
In accents mild . - - la. z
wing.
WITH outstretched hands the sorrowing child was
11-a lat fain to clasp to cherish and to save;
nut in thy throbbing breast
BY pain oppressed 80, 800 49,, ,s..
hon GI thy dauntless heart had taught thee TO