Daily globe., 1879-03-23
GOSSIP About Books and Authors.

Gossip About Books and Authors.
Charles Lamb was the only man who
could give literary value to pork.
Patrick Donohue has begun the publ
cation OF monthly magazine in Boston.
The subscription price of the Casey
Iowa) TS1sdzc0to7 is ten bushels of corn
per annum.
Dion Boucicault's first drama, which
gave him brilliant reputation, was writ
ten at the age OF 18.
They were punning badly, when Smith
said, Iowa man two dollars" and Jones
replied, "Ohio man too" Funeral no.
tlce tomorrow.
W. D. Howells, the present editor of
the atlantic Monthty, was at one time en-
ployed on the Ohio State Journal, pub.
lished at Columbus.
The first edition of Homer ever printed
in America was published in New Haven
in 1914. Not long ago copy was sold
at auction for $15.
Ellis NJ. Rector, who died recently, was
one of the best known men of Arkansas,
and the original of Albert Pixies "Old
Arkansas Gentleman"
Mrs. Herrick, daughter of DR.. Bleisoe;
noted metaphyscian, formerly Profess
sor in the Virginia University, draws a
salary of $4,000 a year on Scr;bner's
Monthly.
Francis Parkman, the historian, has re-
turned from Quebec, in which city he has
been accommodating materials for his next
book on Canada under the French regime.
Mrs. Laura Curtis Bullard, formerly
editor of the Revolution, occupies mag
nifcent house on Murray Hill, and gath
ers about her in her salons the elite of
the literary world.
Bacon, Cowper, Sir William Temple.
Evelyn, Button and Addison were accus-
toned to interrupt their literary studies
to enjoy the stimulating effects of a walk
around their garden.
According to Rev. DR.. Samuel Osgood,
William Cullen Bryant's place in itera-
ture is by the side of Goethe, Dante and
Milton. This is an estimate to which
but few assent.
Rev. j. G. Fletcher, author, traveller, and
writer of the well-known and popular
book on "Brazil and the BraEilians," is
now engaged on work in relation to
Herculaneum and Pompeii.
"Thoms Baily Aldrich's story" LA
Renio de Saba," has been translated into
French Dy NJ. Th. Benton, who publish
es it in book form with some picturesque
tales by M. Edouard Eggliston.
''The Fashion eview," new and ex-
ceedingly y interesting treatise on the art
of dressmaking, has recently made its ap-
pearance. twill be published quarterly
by the Domestic Fashion Company.
The large price which old books have
brought at recent auction sales remind
one of Pope's lines:
Authors, like coins, grow dear as they grow
It is the rust we value, not the gold"
Houghton, Osgood & Co. have added
to their series of Artist Biographies a
biography of Landseer. The work in
this instance was more difficult than
some of the others, but it has been admir-
ably done.
Charles Reade, speaking somewhere of
a great author, who, in his decline, de-
graded his gift by depicting vice in an al
Turing manner, linked him to the rays OF
the setting sun gliding far-oft pigstv.
This weeks issue of art and Society,
journal for the beau monde, is a general
epitome of all the society gossip, con-
jointly with exquisite stories, poems, etc.,
from the pens of some of our most popu-
lar authors.
In ore corner of Emerson's house, at
Concord, Mass, is curious little room,
which has always been known as the
"Salnts' chamber. On its walls are in
scriptions in the handwriting Of the good
meE who have rested there.
The father of Washington Irving was
a Presbyterian, while his mother was an
Episcopalian. Henceithe author, when an
infant, was baptized in St. Georges
Church, and Pastor Rodgers of the Brick
Church oficiated at the ceremony.
The days of bound Christ
mas ANIMALS are past. The Fountain of
Pearls" 'Book of Beauty" and other
highly-colored and elaborately- ILLUSTRATED
volumes that lay upon our grandparents
center tables are no more. In their place
we have elegantly gotten-up volumes,
whose contents we may peruse with profit
as well as pleasure.
America seems to appropriate its liter
ary men. James Russell Lowell, Bret
Harte and George L. Catlin are now en-
joying foreign Consulates. Our first
Foreign Minister was the printer, Ben
Franklin. Joel Barlow, also iterateur.
was sent abroad on mission, and died
III Europe; his grave may still be seen by
the curious. William H. Fry, formerly
one of the Tribune staff, was made Minis
ter at Turin, while John Bigelow of the
Eueainq Post " as Plenipotcntiary at Paris.
George Bancroft has been a prominent
foreign diplomat, John L. Motley honored
the Austrian Mission, and Edward
Everett represented the United States at
the Court of st. James. Ross Browne had
the mission to Canton, and Writ Skies is
our Consul at Cardiff. Irving was Am
bassador to Spain, and John M. Francis
of the Troy Times was recently Minister
at Athens. John Howard Payne, author
of "Home, Sweet Home," was Consul at
Tunis, in which country he died.
Hawthorne's appointment may also be
mentioned as prominent instance, since
President Pierce made him Consul at
Liverpool, which was considered one OF
the best Offices in his gift. Bavard TAYLOR,
the poet-traveler is not the least among
this galaxy. BE was appointed U. S.
Minister to Berlin last spring, and died
there.