New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-28


is publishing a book embracing all Oh
the twenty-four Illustrations IN o'acA
and white which her husband executeo-
There should surely be an American
edition.
Mr.. Andrew Lang, reviewing recent
book on 1.-The Romance OF the Ox1oro
Colleges" notes that, according 10 the
author, Jowett failed to discern his, MI.
Lang's, potentialities. Commenting upon
this luminous discovery he says
He diagnosed them so well that, he told
me not to write in my college ESSAYS, "a
If you were writing for penny paper. "A
prediction: cruel smart" but these were we're
dreamed He told very near kinsman Of
! was this and that the, compliments were
not repeated), / was also Such a
fool" He went the whole length OF tne ex,
preston: ard who. after that, eouId ran 70
love and honour the speaker? ! 90 he re,
young Liberal don said that the Conied-
crates were crucifying negroes whom 'nsy
regular 'atrocity" stories. told In all wars
Being very shy freshman | said tnat,
though an extreme measure, II seemed
But Mr.. i Jowett held IL his ' peace. in place
Of administering one of his LEGENDARY
snubs. Indeed. I never heard him denver
one of them, nor knew In him anything OUT
the greatest kindness and patience
Those who suffer from q certain dis
ability which is perpetually causing
them to administer unconscious snubs
to their most cherished friends will be
amused to learn that Mr.. Lang, too,
has had the misfortune, from his earlier
years. not to remember faces. Between
his shortsightedness and some more
mysterious faculty he sees people quite
differently on different occasions. He
tells how this once embarrassed him
with Mark Twain. He met the Ameri-
can writer in London and then did not
see him again for year or two. He
continues his story as follows:
Well, one day partook of luncheon at a
late Mr.. F. w. H Myers. On one hand
was lady, with whom conversed; on the
other total stranger
And as he never spoke to me,
/ never spoke to him
He had a great shock Of hair, which was
When we departed we wrote our names
in the club book The stranger signed his
name; l followed, and read it. II was
inability to tell who is who" He re-
marked that he had been rather puzzled by
my failure to recognize him.
Readers Of George Meredith who desire
to possess a good portrait Of him Will
be interested in an etching recently pro-
duced by Mr.. Jacques Reich. This is
plate, about SIX by eight inches in size,
from the familibr photograph taken aof
the novelists prc,ie and showing him in
the prime of life 1t has always been
appreciated, but MIR. Reich has turned
It into a work of art, bringing out, with
certain richness, the textures which
reproduce. He has given to this precious
souvenir of Meredith's personality new
color and animation, and, besides, has
softened the effect of angulartty belong
ing to his original document. 1t is alto
gether a most satisfactory plate
From the same artist we have received
an impression Of his etching after Ches-
ter Harding's portrait of Chief Justice
Marshall. a larger and holder plate than
the Meredith. Taking advantage of the
increased scale, Mr. Reich has de-
veloped his full, warm tones very broadly
and freely. 1t is painter-like and very
handsome reproduction of a portrait
greatly valued not only by lawyers but
by all those who cherish the memory of
a highminded and brilliant American.
An extremely useful work of reference
Is supplied in THE Catholic Church in
49, ,k1Il i
by the Catholic Editing Company. This
compendious survey, produced in cele-
bration of the golden jubilee of Pope
Plus y, gives practically all the histori-
cal information that could be desired by
the student of the subject. The first
volume was devoted to accounts of the
religious orders and communities in the
United States, with portraits of their
founders and views of the principal
mona steries, converts and other insti-
buttons. The second volume. recently
published. traverses the archdiocese,
dioceses and vicariates apostolic in the
provinces of Baltimore and New York,
and the three following volumes will
take up the other sections of the United
Sldt6S III uue OIueI- n SiAln COLI
Guiding volume will treat of the whole
history of the Catholic Church in this
country. The work Is published on Il
large scale, and is richly illustrated with
good halftoneS. 1t is well calculated to
be of service among churchmen and in
public libraries.
The British Prime Minister and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer have
agreed to appoint a departmental COM
mttee to inquire into the present condi-
ton and future position of the wonder
full mass of documents forming the pub
lie records. Mr.. Sidney Lee at the re-
cent meeting of the Shakespeare Trust
said that though he did not share Pro-
fessor Wallaces precise view of the
value or bearing of all his recent dis
scoveries at the Record Office he yielded
to none in his admiration of the skill
and enterprise which had directed his
efforts. But even Professor Wallace's
application and industry. Mr.. Lee con-
tinued could not hope to unearth all
the secrets that the Public Record Office
undoubtedly stored. There were hun
dreds of thousands. he thought he might
say millions, Of legal records similar to
those which Professor Wallace had ex-
amined that should be read through IL
the search was to be made exhaustive