New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04

tests for determining their purity Or
non-purity. CHM e. Co. publish the book
Dumas and His Cook.
There are some quaint notes about
the generosity Of Dumas in the lately
published "reminiscences Of Nine. Collin
the old woman who was once the novel
lists cook. If Wallets recollections can
reach the world why not cooks? Nine
Collin says that Dumas used 10 give
away his silver his house linen even
his furniture, to any one who asked MIN
for it.
/ remember one day when nc mad some
guests to dinner that ] found hed gwen
away all his taDlecloths, and l ndn
spread sheet on the table Mas o" ~
twenty-tour then, and / had my future 10
consider, 80 / didn't stay with nm Ve,y
long. lie was a nice man, but he WASH
serious enough. Yes, he workeG nara Whsn
he thought he would. He used to smut MN
self up with his secretary and work Ior t"o
days and nights on end sometimes.
GrenfeIps Dog.
Or. Grenfell. Of Labrador, that fine
fellow. has dog, Brin, who Is also a
fine fellow. OF their adventures together
in the North the physician has written
lively description, and his article will APP
pear in an carly number of st Mich
olas."
William James.
There is to be biography Of the late
Professor William James, and his son is
collecting his father letters for the pur-
poses OF the biographer Those who
treasure interesting epistles from the pen
of James are invited to contribute their
contents 10 the work.
G. Moore and w. 3. Yeats.
Mr. George Moore, the novelist, in his
new book of "reminiscences, has many
characteristic passages about his fellow
authors Here is a glimpse Of the poet
Yeats as a guest in an Irish country
house
could not help thinking of the old gem
tleman that Yeats had frightened when
he was staying last AT Tllyra. Inc old
gentleman had come down in the morning,
pale and tired after sleepless night, com
blaming that he had been dreaming or
Neptune and surglng waves.
Last night" said Yeats, looking up
gloomiy from mis- breakfast - felt
great deal of arldness in my nature, ana
need of moisture and was making most
tremendous invocations with water ana
am not surprised that they should nave
affected the adjoining room.
The old gentlement lent back in his chair,
terror stricken, and taking Edward aside
after breakfast he said to him: "A Finnish
scrcerer: he has Finnish blood in him;
some Finnish ancestor about A thousand
years ago"
Here is an absurd passage on Frau
Cosma Wagner:
A tall. thin woman. nearer sixty than
seventy. very vital. with a high nose like
her fathers, came forward to meet me.
full Of cordiality. full Of conversation and
pleasant greeting List lives again IN
her." I said, "the same inyeigllng manner
she casts her spells like her father,
and Well, there is no way OF telling
my impression except tell the thought That
passed through my mind; II was: But now
is all this to end? Am 7 going to run
where. what am | 10 do with her?
woman nearly serenity years And l
thought what an extraordinary fascination
she must have been when she heard
Tristan" for the first time, and felt she
could no longer live with BuloW.
The first calendars in the field come
from the George n. Doran Company,
three sets of large cardboard leaves
hanging from siken cords. One, 1.-The
Gibson Calendar" reproduces number
of characteristic designs by that cele-
brated craftsman. This is an affair
of pure black and white. THE Phillips
Calendar" is printed I'm colors and is un-
effective. for Mr. G. Cole Phil
lips. the illustrator. is very clever indeed
in the manipulation of fiat tints. There
is a piuuant originality about his work.
'Life's Calendar contains pictures by
various hands. originally contributed,
like the pictures for the other two cal
endars. TO the well-known humorous pc
riodcal.
American Book Prices.
The seventeenth annual volume Of
American Book Prices Current" is near
" ready for publication. Its record Of
books and autographs sold at auction in
Ne, York, Boston and Philadelphia dur
ing the season of 1910 and 1911 includes,
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
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