New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20
CRITICISM
AND BOOK NEWS
lanes Gallatin' Salad DAYS in Europe-Studles
in American Elistory-M. Maeter-
linck and the Spirit World.

and was most gracious ana aSheu
200 rarv questions. They say she
tho n stress % the Due Dor
leans. Who is not allowed 70 come
back 20 France.
This IS the sort Of indiscreuon "h'Ch
this worldly young man was constantly
committing in the privacy o. ms mar;
I, r,aEcs pI0uau, .c1djnC. Tie admired
Nine Patterson E0napor;e c%'raN"-
gsrtly. constantly praises neT HeaulE
and Wit. and tells as That her fcSe'"-
blarce 20 Pauline Boraparte was so
striking that she was often vi. S'ah'''
for her. Nine. dc Stacl, TOO, ne "a
m.rcd. She gave HIM copy OIL 90
yirne" with the inscription. ITO CUPID
from the author Il rea?N, ne eN-
claims petulantly. must look Ike q
BABY" Wellington. who was intensely
rDnoouIav in Paris. bore the srubs o.
ROYALTY with magnificent composure' we
learn further. Napoleon our young
friend saw when he entered Par,
on his return from ElDa. Inc
i,nDcror. bv the way. was char
ac-cr.s.ica'iy rude 10 the elder Hal..
latin The son was rather iaNoTlie OF
the Duc de Rcrr.. whom ne met mere
and there lncogrito IN the course OF ms
gay adventures M the Cpb|N"N. H'
saw the First Gentleman Of Europe az
his earlier best. and was CaptlYated Dy
his grace and amiability; he saw MN
again at his undignifed worst in 81
ne entered in MS diary: "A sister OF
nv cousin. the Count &C Sellon, mar
RED Count Cavour, from Turin. lhey
have a son with an enormous mead,
who grew I'D 10 be mis- Countrys great
est statesman Young Gallatin visited
Nine Recamier. and came 10 the con
cusfon that her salon would proDaDI\
suj. older pcople far better than II
suited him. Count d'Orsay was certain
" a fine figure Of q man, but his hand
some face was rather spout by ms
teeth. which although very white, are
vcr- much separated. which gives his
mouth an animal look when he smiles.
While in London, IN 1927. the dlarst
made a note Of the recent publication
OF a book called "N!vian Grey which
had been Immensely pulled. There
were many surmiSes as 20 who the au-
thor was. Il now turns out 10 be by
quite unknown youth called Disraeli. a
jew" And, adds the young wording,
Lady Conyngham appears in the depth
Of mourning for the Duke Of York.
This causes much amusement
A most entertaining diary, this, writ
ten with all its authors youthful zest
for life-often indiscreet. occasionally
scandalous. here and there touched
with malice, but always readable. The
Young man seems to have been con-
stantly shocked by the manners of his
compatriots, many of them bearing
names prominent to-day. All this hap
pened long ago, and yet Jsr:es Gallatin
ls OF our own generation when he
dccorously bids mis- mother goodnight
a. ] and retres 10 his bedroom, only
10 steal softly out Of the house a little
later FOR merry night. His father,
the descendant of long line OF Gene
van Ca.vlnist rulers seems 10 have
been most lenient TO his sons esca-
pades and TO have hidden them from
his wife's anxious eyes. An admirable
woman, this Puritan Mrs. Gallatin, who
refused 20 attend court functions on q
Sunday. and received the Kings express
sion OF his profound respect for her
stern principles. The sons diary, in
deed, gives us Glimpses ere and there
Of a happy, united family.
The historical passages Of the book
Of greatest interest 20 US consist chief
~ Of letters written-by Albert Gallatin
20 the officials at Washington. and Of
his CORES oudence with Alexander
Barring. Taken all in all, this diary de-
serves permanent place on the book
shelf beside the best specimens Of its
kind.