New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
AS TARDIEU SEES US
French Author Compares Boston
Girl sUith Her Sisters.
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Paris June 6.-Calmann-Levy puphsnes Notes
| sur les 'Etats Unis." it's society, politics ana
dtnlomacv by Andre Tardieu, who during the
last winter delivered course or lectures d.
| Harvard University and who In the preeeh'
volume shows that he has made e1ceiiehI uso
of his exceptional opportunities for stuoShs INC
social and intellectual life of our countrymen
| and countrywomen. Tardieu who IS most
prominent among the younger school OF FRENCH
| diplomatists and who was close 1rleno Oh 'ho
late WaIdeck- Rousseau is absolutely impair
| tial He does not shrink from incisive CRITICISM
nor from admiration, and has the full courage
of his oninions Taken altogether, he has
produced the most satisfactory book tnat mas
appeared from French pen our social life
since De Tocaueville wrote his Democracy IN
America" The author expresses his thanks
to prominent persons who facilitated his task.
and among these are Theodore Roosevelt Elihu
Root Henry Cabot Lodge, Oscar Straus. AM
bassador Jusserand and Robert Bacon.
Tardieu's views the typical Boston So
ciety girl, her mentality, her ways and her
moods, compared with those OF young girls
in Washington, New York Paris. are ex-
ceedingly edifying and will be eagerly read in
New York and Boston.
Plon Nourrit issues the first volume OF
"Lettres ct Documents pour Servir a lHistoire
de Joachim Murat 1767-1S15" published by
his great grandson. the present Prince Murat,
with an Introduction by Paul le Breton. chief
of the archives of the National Library. The
volume appears on the one hundredth ami
versary of Joachim Murat's accession to the
throne of Naples The bulk Of the letters and
diaries were found among the effects of Queen
Caroline at her death. at Florence In 1889,
mixed with fine linen, silk dresses, chocolate
and Jewels. Among them is the journal where
in the observing sister of Napoleon jotted down
her impressions each day. The work has an i'm
portant historical value, disclosing the rela-
tions between Napoleon and Joseph Bonaparte
and placing Joachim Murat, popularity known
as beau sabreur and superb cavalry general,
in light a sound, level headed states
man. The present volume ends with the sum-
mer Of 1901. It bristles with incidents of the
early life Of Murat and spirited personal anec-
dotes of the Italian campaign.
From Plon Nouritt comes also Letters from
Algeria, 1901-190S." by General Donop. who
gives clear and critical view OF the situation
in Algeria and North Africa.
Ollendorff brings out "Jadis ct Aujourd hui"
by Frederic Mason, of the French Academy.
who in light, happy vein. admirably adapted
for summer reading, recounts episodes in which
figure Marat, General Jomini, Bonaparte, Tai
leyrand, Charles X and the Due and Duchesse
de Berry.
Fayard issues Les Divorces Peints par Eux-
Menes,'' by Gustave Tery, who. somewhat in
the style of Hervieu, has gathered together in
teresting and charac acterstic self-analyses of
prominent persons of both sexes who have been
divorced. The work is replete with suggestive
data the divorce question and so-called con-
jugal affinities. C. IB.