New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10

College and In the World durins tno
Latter Half Of the Nineteenth Century
Nv a q. c. Iiddell. c. p. With Por-
trait. svo PIP. $40. L. =. Dutton 4 Co.
Mr.. Liddell modestly presents to our
consideration the events Of his HE as
those Of an ordinary member or BRUSH
society, but he is quite justified IN thihh-
ing that they possess certain va'ue VI
their own and that they may some oay
acquire a positive interest when the so-
ciety i'm which they arose has ceaseu W
exist The record will undoubtedly ia
that day have more than a httle Nai"o
as contribution to social history 'he""
while IL Is for the alien reader or to-uay
NO, only entertaining in anecdote but
particularly interesting in its reVeia'io'i
of the habits and beliefs that nave i'iau0
in English life for strength ana oea"''
of character We may ADMIT 'iia' INV
authors deep affection and admiration
for his father. Adolphus Lldaeli' nav
colored his sketch of that fine type OIL
English gentleman, but we "ou'u "
sorry to miss this portrait OF mum 40
whom the qualities Of heart were aS
marked as those of the MIND.
There arc glmpses Of still carrier
generation In these pages-one' lor ca
or,s NJ Mr. Liddell's maternal grand
father. George Lane-FoX, whose es''-
mate OF the dignity Of Mr.. FOX OF BRAIN
ham was such that he refused 10 speaA
IN his eldest son when, on the road lie
met that young person returning from
OXrord IN a postchaise with only single
pair of horses. Another early recoiiec,
ton is Of the paternal grandfather Loro
Ravensworth, who. being IN ieeoio
health. would querulously greet any
member Of his large family VINO arrived
at his house with "Oh, dear, am yer!
Glad to see you: when are you goins
away?" Another odd relative or inc
older generation was Lord HardwleKe'
Quaint character, who had been many
wears in the navy and in dress and man
ners belonged to the old "Blo"naro
school. His young kinsmen were rather
IN awe of this formidable parsonage Out
liked him at the same time. notlhe the
hind heart under his ferocious de-
meanor. One Of his peculiarities, says
his nephew, "was that he would get hoiu
If word or phrase and for man!
,,,ontbs annlv Il to anything and every
thing. not apparently in a Jocuiar way
hut with great solemnity. mus at ONO
time he could not utter three sentences
without bringing in the word "Rantoon'
q kind Of bicycle propelled by the arms.
At the time of the American war every
thing in the same way was dupoeo
"Ticondera gua'-e. e.. pretty "oiiia'i
uould he called a dear little "Ticonder-
agua." He was not always a comfort
able person with whom to appear III
rub,ic. con one occasion, being IN the
stalls AT the theatre during the proouc-
ton of a moving drama. he suddenly oe-
clsred that he was cold and placed HIS
gloves and handkerchief OH the Top vi
his bald head just as the most pa'he'io
norton of the piece was being repre-
scented. remaining quite Indifferent 10 the
remonstrances of his family and TO the
,,;xod laughter and Indignation in the
audience which nearly ended III row.
yiddells home in childhood was IN a
country place not far from Lonooh'
whore lived also divers people known 10
fame Professor owen was an intimate
of .he house. and winning indeed IS the
glimpse Of the great anatomist' VINO was
most fascinating companion for chli-
6~en. telling them stories about animals
that held them spel,bound. owens char
acteristic figure is well drawn: IAN
and shamblng in his walk, he mad
Great head rather a red nose and
rugged face. lit up by pair or larse
bright eyes full of intelligence and klnd-
ness He used sometimes 10 come boWl-
Ing down our garden on the way 10 MS
house in great wide-awake. the sHlr'S
of his black cape flying behind him, look
,ne like Merlin loosed upon modern
world" Another neighboring celebrity OF
the period was the poet of "Philp van
ArteveIdt." Sir Henry Taylor, who was
considered affected by some people be-
cause of his failure 70 pronounce his RS
and his high flown diction. Other liter
sry celebrities swan into the Ken Oh
Iidden as he made his way through
school and college. Eton and Oxford. lie
was a pupil Of Jowett. who was then ~
re acme OF his fame. His power, our
author thinks. was mainly due TO MS
Indon,itable but unaggressive courage,
which was such that no consideration
would ever turn him hands breadth
from what he thought he ought to say OF
do This fearlessness combined WIN
remarkable power of reasoned insight
and a sympathy which was rather the
result Of reflection than OF feeling, maze
him q valuable critic Of mans intel
lectual side, though / should say that ne
WAS not a specially good judge Of CHAR
sct~r as a whole The most bumptious
undergraduate took truer and saner
view Of himself after an hour with
Jowett: the work Of the cleverest was
improved by being pruned of afectation
or lnrealty while the industrious but
less brilliant student did not go empty
awav." Withal Jowett was not a great
scholar or lecturer. Newman Liddeil
considers the best lecturer he has ever
heard. He was' strange. shy man.
suffering dyspeptic. living chiefly in his
hooks. He had a curious twisted gait,
liz, p billiard ball with the screw on,
wnici habit. i'm combination with his
rame. procured him the nickname of
'Noggs'"
We have a glimpse OF Tennyson dane
,ro, in "a stately almost elephantine,