t　no　intelligence　about　the　matter　has　come　out　directly　to　this　country？　　We　pique　ourselves　here　in　New　England　upon　knowing　at　least　as　much　of　what　is　going　on　in　the　literary　way　in　the　old　Dutch　Mother…land　as　our　brethren　of　the　fast…anchored　Isle；　but　thus　far　we　have　no　tidings　whatever　of　the　'extensive　close…printed；　close…meditated　volume；'　which　forms　the　subject　of　this　pretended　commentary。　　Again；　we　would　respectfully　inquire　of　the　'present　Editor'　upon　what　part　of　the　map　of　Germany　we　are　to　look　for　the　city　of　_Weissnichtwo_'Know…not…where'at　which　place　the　work　is　supposed　to　have　been　printed；　and　the　Author　to　have　resided。　　It　has　been　our　fortune　to　visit　several　portions　of　the　German　territory；　and　to　examine　pretty　carefully；　at　different　times　and　for　various　purposes；　maps　of　the　whole；　but　we　have　no　recollection　of　any　such　place。　　We　suspect　that　the　city　of　_Know…not…where_　might　be　called；　with　at　least　as　much　propriety；　_Nobody…knows…where_；　and　is　to　be　found　in　the　kingdom　of　_Nowhere_。　Again；　the　village　of　_Entepfuhl_'Duck…pond'where　the　supposed　Author　of　the　work　is　said　to　have　passed　his　youth；　and　that　of　_Hinterschlag_；　where　he　had　his　education；　are　equally　foreign　to　our　geography。　Duck…ponds　enough　there　undoubtedly　are　in　almost　every　village　in　Germany；　as　the　traveller　in　that　country　knows　too　well　to　his　cost；　but　any　particular　village　denominated　Duck…pond　is　to　us　altogether　_terra　incognita_。　　The　names　of　the　personages　are　not　less　singular　than　those　of　the　places。　　Who　can　refrain　from　a　smile　at　the　yoking　together　of　such　a　pair　of　appellatives　as　Diogenes　Teufelsdrockh？　　The　supposed　bearer　of　this　strange　title　is　represented　as　admitting；　in　his　pretended　autobiography；　that　'he　had　searched　to　no　purpose　through　all　the　Heralds'　books　in　and　without　the　German　empire；　and　through　all　manner　of　Subscribers'…lists；　Militia…rolls；　and　other　Name…catalogues；'　but　had　nowhere　been　able　to　find　'the　name　Teufelsdrockh；　except　as　appended　to　his　own　person。'　　We　can　readily　believe　this；　and　we　doubt　very　much　whether　any　Christian　parent　would　think　of　condemning　a　son　to　carry　through　life　the　burden　of　so　unpleasant　a　title。　　That　of　Counsellor　Heuschrecke'Grasshopper'　though　not　offensive；　looks　much　more　like　a　piece　of　fancy…work　than　a　'fair　business　transaction。'　　The　same　may　be　said　of　_Blumine_'Flower…Goddess'the　heroine　of　the　fable；　and　so　of　the　rest。
  〃In　short；　our　private　opinion　is；　as　we　have　remarked；　that　the　whole　story　of　a　correspondence　with　Germany；　a　university　of　Nobody…knows…where；　a　Professor　of　Things　in　General；　a　Counsellor　Grasshopper；　a　Flower…Goddess　Blumine；　and　so　forth；　has　about　as　much　foundation　in　truth　as　the　late　entertaining　account　of　Sir　John　Herschel's　discoveries　in　the　moon。　　Fictions　of　this　kind　are；　however；　not　uncommon；　and　ought　not；　perhaps；　to　be　condemned　with　too　much　severity；　but　we　are　not　sure　that　we　can　exercise　the　same　indulgence　in　regard　to　the　attempt；　which　seems　to　be　made　to　mislead　the　public　as　to　the　substance　of　the　work　before　us；　and　its　pretended　German　original。　　Both　purport；　as　we　have　seen；　to　be　upon　the　subject　of　Clothes；　or　dress。　　_Clothes；　their　Origin　and　Influence_；　is　the　title　of　the　supposed　German　treatise　of　Professor　Teufelsdrockh　and　the　rather　odd　name　of　_Sartor　Resartus_the　Tailor　Patchedwhich　the　present　Editor　has　affixed　to　his　pretended　commentary；　seems　to　look　the　same　way。　　But　though　there　is　a　good　deal　of　remark　throughout　the　work　in　a　half…serious；　half…comic　style　upon　dress；　it　seems　to　be　in　reality　a　treatise　upon　the　great　science　of　Things　in　General；　which　Teufelsdrockh；　is　supposed　to　have　professed　at　the　university　of　Nobody…knows…where。　　Now；　without　intending　to　adopt　a　too　rigid　standard　of　morals；　we　own　that　we　doubt　a　little　the　propriety　of　offering　to　the　public　a　treatise　on　Things　in　General；　under　the　name　and　in　the　form　of　an　Essay　on　Dress。　　For　ourselves；　advanced　as　we　unfortunately　are　in　the　journey　of　life；　far　beyond　the　period　when　dress　is　practically　a　matter　of　interest；　we　have　no　hesitation　in　saying；　that　the　real　subject　of　the　work　is　to　us　more　attractive　than　the　ostensible　one。　　But　this　is　probably　not　the　case　with　the　mass　of　readers。　　To　the　younger　portion　of　the　community；　which　constitutes　everywhere　the　very　great　majority；　the　subject　of　dress　is　one　of　intense　and　paramount　importance。　　An　author　who　treats　it　appeals；　like　the　poet；　to　the　young　men　end　maddens_virginibus　puerisque_and　calls　upon　them；　by　all　the　motives　which　habitually　operate　most　strongly　upon　their　feelings；　to　buy　his　book。　　When；　after　opening　their　purses　for　this　purpose；　they　have　carried　home　the　work　in　triumph；　expecting　to　find　in　it　some　particular　instruction　in　regard　to　the　tying　of　their　neckcloths；　or　the　cut　of　their　corsets；　and　meet　with　nothing　better　than　a　dissertation　on　Things　in　General；　they　willto　use　the　mildest　termnot　be　in　very　good　humor。　　If　the　last　improvements　in　legislation；　which　we　have　made　in　this　country；　should　have　found　their　way　to　England；　the　author；　we　think；　would　stand　some　chance　of　being　_Lynched_。　　Whether　his　object　in　this　piece　of　_supercherie_　be　merely　pecuniary　profit；　or　whether　he　takes　a　malicious　pleasure　in　quizzing　the　Dandies；　we　shall　not　undertake　to　say。　　In　the　latter　part　of　the　work；　he　devotes　a　separate　chapter　to　this　class　of　persons；　from　the　tenor　of　which　we　should　be　disposed　to　conclude；　that　he　would　consider　any　mode　of　divesting　them　of　their　property　very　much　in　the　nature　of　a　spoiling　of　the　Egyptians。
  〃The　only　thing　about　the　work；　tending　to　prove　that　it　is　what　it　purports　to　be；　a　commentary　on　a　real　German　treatise；　is　the　style；　which　is　a　sort　of　Babylonish　dialect；　not　destitute；　it　is　true；　of　richness；　vigor；　and　at　times　a　sort　of　singular　felicity　of　expression；　but　very　strongly　tinged　throughout　with　the　peculiar　idiom　of　the　German　language。　This　quality　in　the　style；　however；　may　be　a　mere　result　of　a　great　familiarity　with　German　literature；　and　we　cannot；　therefore；　look　upon　it　as　in　itself　decisive；　still　less　as　outweighing　so　much　evidence　of　an　opposite　character。〃　_North…American　Review；　No。　　89；　October_；　1835。
  IV。　　NEW　ENGLAND　EDITORS。
  〃The　Editors　have　been　induced；　by　the　expressed　desire　of　many　persons；　to　collect　the　following　sheets　out　of　the　ephemeral　pamphlets*　in　which　they　first　appeared；　under　the　conviction　that　they　contain　in　themselves　the　assurance　of　a　longer　date。
  *_Fraser's_　（London）　_Magazine_；　1833…34。
  〃The　Editors　have　no　expectation　that　this　little　Work　will　have　a　sudden　and　general　popularity。　　They　will　not　undertake；　as　there　is　no　need；　to　justify　the　gay　costume　in　which　the　Author　delights　to　dress　his　thoughts；　or　the　German　idioms　with　which　he　has　sportively　sprinkled　his　pages。　　It　is　his　humor　to　advance　the　gravest　speculations　upon　the　gravest　topics　in　a　quaint　and　burlesque　style。　　If　his　masquerade　offend　any　of　his　audience；　to　that　degree　that　they　will　not　hear　what　he　has　to　say；　it　may　chance　to　draw　others　to　listen　to　his　wisdom；　and　what　work　of　imagination　can　hope　to　please　all！　　But　we　will　venture　to　remark　that　the　distaste　excited　by　these　peculiarities　in　some　readers　is　greatest　at　first；　and　is　soon　forgotten；　and　that　the　foreign　dress　and　aspect　of　the　Work　are　quite　superficial；　and　cover　a　genuine　Saxon　heart。　　We　believe；　no　book　has　been　published　for　many　years；　written　in　a　more　sincere　style　of　idiomatic　English；　or　which　discovers　an　equal　mastery　over　all　the　riches　of　the　language。　　The　Author　makes　ample　amends　for　the　occasional　eccentricity　of　his　genius；　not　only　by　frequent　bursts　of　pure　splendor；　but　by　the　wit　and　sense　which　never　fail　him。
  〃But　what　will　chiefly　commend　the　Book　to　the　discerning　reader　is　the　manifest　design　of　the　work；　which　is；　a　Criticism　upon　the　Spirit　of　the　Agewe　had　almost　said；　of　the　hourin　which　we　live；　exhibiting　in　the　most　just　and　novel　light　the　present　aspects　of　Religion；　Politics；　Literature；　Arts；　and　Social　Life。　　Under　all　his　gayety　the　Writer　has　an　earnest　meaning；　and　discovers　an　insight　into　the　manifold　wants　and　tendencies　of　human　nature；　which　is　very　rare　among　our　popular　authors。　The　philanthropy　and　the　purity　of　moral　sentiment；　which　inspire　the　work；　will　find　their　way　to　the　heart　of　every　lover　of　virtue。〃_Preface　to　Sartor　Resartus：　　　Boston_；　1835；　1837。
  SUNT；　FUERUNT　VEL　FUERE。
  LONDON；　30th　June；　1838。
  The　End