New-York tribune., 1908-12-19

,-ir4rxl1v srxed when Henry II. in 11S4. erected
~. chapel on the site Of the little wicker chapel
Hrnt by the early missionaries TO Britain. This
lady chapel is the E1cst valuable remnant of
the ruin. The Edgar Chapel. which was re-
-s7r1v discovered. makes the whole church the
,,r-ast OF the uaonastic churches Of England.
-nis = 70 be so dealt with TO show its form
sns foundations. The Abbey is TO be handed
-ve- next summer with appropriate ceremony 20
rbs Archbishop Of Canterbury, and thus its per
--s,e-y preservation is insured But no matter
u,hs- repai-s are now made. the losses OF the
centuries n which the abbey was used as a
s-4-e cua--- can never be retrieved.
A-other volume OF the literary remains Of
Esuzn hzs Just appeared in Paris. This is
-Ps-r5ce' novel written while the author was
- Por-e OF a mission for the French Minister Of
PubIic instruction Il is in the form Of a series
n letters addressed by Patrice. the hero to
rkcile. voung girl with whom he is in love
Ire religious substance Of the letters IL is said.
ras already appeared n Remains letters 70 his
friends.
A winning Christmas hook for small readers is
W thomas Nelson Pages Tommy Trot's Visit
- santa Claus Charles Scribner's Sons). Il is
I'll - tsnde- feeling and unobtrusive lessons Of
ress-osity and unseIhshness. L is. moreover,
amusing with that atmosphere Of fantastic ad-
venture which IS as real 70 ina gnative children
sx the sruosphere OF the actual world itself
joseph : Ripsey. the miner-poet is the sub
-ect q 4 formal biography which has just come
t-y-1 the press His verse is not very we'll
k-ovn. and ne Is oftener remeun bered as in his
later years lhe curator Of the Shakespeare
House a. Strarford. A fair specimen Of his work
Is this colIery poem. with its suggestion Of dan
ger and sorrow:
MOTHER vEP-
No--er went. snd father sigh'd:
With delight sglow
To the Ptt I go
u and down re place he SPED
Greeted Old and young,
C-appd MS hands and sung
csge RS cronjss. some 10 gaze
Free win counsel: some with praise.
some with envy dumb.
Ma he many q gossip cried.
Be from peru kept;
Fa.lsr hid his face and signed,
Eot5er turned and Wept.
A contribution 70 the list OF Browning stories
IS made by Nj Comyns Carr. who has been
writing about some eminent Tictorians- II is
rhs story Of The elder Brownfng's reply TO his
sou, sho asked fo- glass Of water: Water.
Robert, For Washing purposes il is. believe
Il 1o BE Indispensable but for drinking, Robert
Ged never intended it
Ire new series Tudor Reprinted and Parallel
Texts IS 70 be 80 inexpensive as 70 appeal t.
modest purses The aim Of the projectors is 10
make library % the rarest and most important
pieces q early English from the dawn Of print
Ing to the tine = Shakespeare The introduc-
fory matter. We are told. is TO be confined 10 "a
bfhuog-zphy Of the old editions. and to a table or
obvious errors bIunders, OF faults observed 70
ezsr II the original which in ordinary mod
81 edition would be corrected but which, in
tnis series Vii appear exactly as first printed"
7he F-s1 fnsralrlent Of the Texts" TO be issued
Is ore cf twelve volumes The list includes. says
rThe Lcudon Telegraph things unknown 70
srv bat specialists. like Mankind, a work which
Gates from before BoswcrJh Field. and is a
comedy = real life and ne'er-do-wels q that
age
s nae .sa1iliaT things 6y vel snoEa Poets.
rcs-E GeUE-Sed and made by Nayster Shelton In
NC IN one ver<io7 or another are now known
= gooo many who have no pretenslons 10 pe
'sss degree. --C5anrner Giurton-s Needle Every
T a 9s . - e Ea E,S0 z s1Sood, n n tSe fsf for
among -aerT II that 'Nferry Play Between the Par
protests sEzInst that insane desire for edifca-
= isa s+e asS been Rg9n9osso 551oJs TIE m Fore PP
Il most c1a-acreriscic specimen Of Renaissance
pe5. o95leI5 for Pa 3onor q 5eiins The Ereat-
So e - tie prize : unanimously given 70 {ne b
travels he nzd never seen woman out OF pa
TIE - rer's les- Is in the vein of Dr. John
sor's remark - the talkative lady mentioned by
Seward. The eminent photographer appeared TO
take verv little notice Of her. Why, Doctor.
sic she I believe you prefer the company Of
-1e- 70 that o. the ladies' Madam he re-
pied. 7 an very fond Of the company or ladies';
Ike their beauty, Ike their delcacy like
ttelr v-vsci1v anI Ike their silence"
TIE season brings US. as usual, quantity of
pretty calen6ars Those imported by E P
Dutton & 90. include some admirable designs
The Lincoln Calendar" IS one Of the best Of
then ali both Tor its sayings and its clear
typography Il is great virtue in a calendar
AIKEN The days Of the month can be read az a
glance and tbs is the case with other calendars
thst The DUttons publish, notably the one contain
irg savings BY Phillips Brooks and the one bear
Ing quotations from The Tngoldsby Legends"
The sheaf OF calendars published by Duf1ield
Z Co IS also co-nnnendabe fer its bold typog
-sphv Il embraces one very handsome affair.
Illustrated with reproductions from paintings by
George Frederick Watts. and several on a
smaller scale. adorned respectively with repro
ductionx IN color of English cathedrals. Mr..
Walter Appleton Clark's Canterbury Pilgrim
age and designs from the Old Testament by
8Ir. z r Shrader and Mr.. Herbert Moore. All
these calendars are printed fairly stout tinted
paper From the 4 Vessels Company comes
-olew York Historic snd Picturesque" a calen-
Ca which IS welcome every year for its repro
cUcrlons from old prints and its Photographic
rleRs % the New York % to- day