Show ladles literary club in introducing the topic 0 current literature on friday after noa MM quoted brander matthews comment on the act iha american Ame magazines were in much greater demand in english magazines to the here he popular are so famular that it hardly necessary to eve thorn more than a notice they came into our homes each month like bembera of our own family unannounced with the new books it Is different it has H be advertised reviewed or to be brought to our notice abier speaking of some of the eadens artices artl ces in harpers tae cosmopolitan the century and scribners for october a few sentences were devoted to stinley nw bolc my lady rotha to S R mad sir of the hills which koes beyond expectation raised by the raiders to H D Black mores new novel Perly cross which comes like a breath of sweet country air alter the tempestuous and not over fresh suits that have been blowing from the boudoirs bou doirs and studies ot the revolted daughters the enfranchised wives and emancipated woman generally social evolution by mr benjamin kadd Is a book which his caused a remarkable amount of comment in europe and america it hii been as the most boo of recent times the an thor has been six years producing this work and has done something to it each day duran chaa time he has contributed and unsigned articles to many reviews anil mi i but social atlon Is his ony published book the revival of napoleonic literature was referred to at lenorth the ircink ra of baron ilene ba the private lite of napoleon by arthur levy and the lite of na by professor sloan to be published ahr comans year ware specially this comment was followed by two reviews at length of trl by by ceora e du mauller Maur ler and lord or inoel and his amanta by george iler edath 0 the firmer miss hempstead said that the author of peter Ibo elon and traby was born in paris in was educated in londin be glum and the he studley art in the latin Quirt ler in pirl and many of the experiences in trilby said to have bee his own in those days so he Is french by temperament by and selection and cosmopolitan by education for more than thirty acara he his been a contributor to punch as caricaturist and we are all familiar with his in harpers the alx young caff with their air of race and are after nil own daughters trilby 1 one of the books everybody arts it you have read and whit you think of it ane viewer reviewer re it there could be but one opinion as to the latter gumtum viz that it Is per telly charmane charm lne and that the thread ot tiie story Is the least charmine part for tharo arc 0 o many ilelle excursions on the side and happy little touches that we read every page with mr du maurier himself natura y re e irda trilby as a much lighter of work than bis first book jb betson as in fact it Is but there Is one quality in it so to the abc cass ot novel a it nis in larger degree thin peter anil that la human interest ot georee th author ot lard aamont and hi amanta ml tilted that he began about arst poeju then it wa rather burlou that decree bisofs artam baido anil ltha richard beveral Fe veral were the same aee but while eliot has been famous tor about thirty two years geoia meredith has ir different fortune tune tor until the publication ot one 0 our conquerors about he waa read by very lew and now aicer forty yeara in tha wl dern cab sir position may be a browing Brown ng in 1870 hat been os that ot distinguished unpopularity th comparatively amii company even now reid him art not unanimous in admiration ot him as a but unite in him a writer who must bo ranked with thack cray georgre baloc and other immortals Carls le when he had finished richard bevera Fe vera paid meredith the hah compliment 0 rem irkle to mra C the mans no tool lie a aal inal vt and 0 the a irm believer in real itys ase ne ler edth i fond ot actual perso naRis inta his novels and 13 said have taken the idea 0 his latest r anns e lod lo d ormont and his the es ventures 0 the famous eart of bormuth and Anaa robenam A 0 the pot 0 the story and the on it concluded the revier that there seems nothing in its or in characters or in atlon nt lon 10 excise resit interest and we amual inter that the interest la mide by the author in the nir and arrangement ot parts and his peculiar method the club had th pleasure of int mrs Il aberly and hearing bome than about the lectures she Is rivine in he city the preal dent announced that it waa not possible to slate the amount rea lueil from ahe entertainment on wednesday or the be icat 0 the library as ful returns irom the tickets hitt not boen recel time to adjourn having arrived the buil reaume 0 current kvinta ws omitted |