New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
MISCELLANY.


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Students of early periods Of art will
welcome two of the new books of the
current season. One, by the Rev. Gerald
S. Davies. favorably known as the biog-
rapher of Halls, is called "Renascence:
The Sculptured Tombs of the Fifteenth
Century in Rome" The other is a work
on Greek and Roman Methods of Paint
ing, by Professor A. P. Laurie.
We have already alluded with appre-
citation to Mr.. Charles II. Sylvester 8
Journeys Through Bookland,' the an
thology of prose and verse brought out
by the Thompson Publishing Company,
OF Chicago. The five volumes complet-
ing the set of ten have now been issued.
The collection as a whole is very jul
diciously framed for the entertainment
and edifcation Of children. 1t is most
generously illustrated with pen draw
ings, halftones and colored plates, and
makes altogether a capital library for
the youngsters capital especially in its
varied character. The books are stoutly
bound, too which is a virtue by itself.
An interesting manuscript. that en-
bracing the journal and memoirs of the
Marechal de Castellane, has been be-
queathed to the Bibliotheque Rationale
by the Comtesse Beaulaincourt de
Maries. 1t has been deposited in the
French library, however, with the I'M
Outstanding that it must remain unpub-
lished until 1858.
1t should be recorded that the latest
quotation of the price of the rare first
edition of Keats's -'Lamia'' is 1925.
A valuable art library to which easy
access is to be granted to art lovers has
been formed in Paris by NJ. Jacques
Doucet He has also a fine collection OF
paintings and other art objects of the
eighteenth century.
The late Professor Gottlieb Planck, the
eminent German jurist, became blind in
the year 0S74 he was appointed mem
Der of the committee for codification of
the then existing four different systems
"f civil law in Germany. He took part
in that work continuously for twenty
two years, and then began, together
with other jursts. to write q common
tary upon it It is said that this blind
mans extraordinary memory enabled
him to quote by heart any of the 1900
paragr phs of the code.
A translation of The Confessions and
Testament of Auguste Comte" is to be
published soon. Included in this will be
his correspondence with Clotilde de
Vaux and the twelve annual invocations
addressed to her spirit.
4 copy of the first edition of Charlotte
Bronte's Jane Eyre was sold the other
day for $40 1t is proposed that the
centenary of Charlotte's birth be for
mally celebrated in 1916. Dean Willdon.
of Manchester. has lately come into pos
session OF some private letters from
which IT is said it would appear that
notwithstanding Patrick Bronte's rigid
creed and habit of life he had a tender
regard for every one who was kind to
his children. He acknowledges in one
of these letters that Charlotte was "often
rather impulsive. but the general tone
OF his remarks. it is added, leaves one
convinced that he was actuated by q
high sense of duty and regard for her.
An interesting school textbook is that
which Professor Lyde. of University Col
do,
the title of Man in Many Lands The
authors experience with great number
of candidates in geography has led him
to answer streams of questions on
, what he calls odd points" Here are
some examples of these questions, which
he gives in his preface:
Why the Swedes invented cream sep
aratorS.
Why the Swiss were the first people to
adopt conscription.
Why particular language should become
a Lin0ud franco.
Why the modern Greek is such feeble
imitation of the ancient Greek.
Why Portuguese women are so ugly.
Why the Buddhist color is yellow
The Paris correspondent of The Lon
don Daily Telegraph reports an inter
esting appearance in public OF the
author of "Chantecler." 1t seems that,
whether the play required it or not, M.
Rostand delivered q sort of apologize or
IL before an audience of schoolgirls
and their mammals. especially delight
ing them by reading some passages
himself He is q clever elocutionist,
with flexible and rich toned voice, and
some who heard him said that 1t was
the poet who should have played his
own Chantecler. He talked TO the ladies
about his fourth act. and explained that
the only critics who could object TO the
blackbird's puns and the toads' chorus
We're writers whom, so TO speak, the cap
fitted Chantecler himself derided and
attacked the blackbird. AS for the
toads, NJ. Rostand read the scene him
self with great gusto and effect. Il do
not know whether the scene seems OBJ
scure 10 you, ladies'" he said. Il be-
lieve some critics understood II only too
clearly
On getting up TO speak he remarked
that he came not among the guinea
fowls but, at any rate, among birds VINO
knew how to receive poets. The birds
twittered applause for several minutes.