Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-10-25

elry for Gentlemen. ....
New York, October Goth, 1888.
The literary market is beginning
grow active, and the Harpers are
in the van. Their publication Of
Dore's Poe, is certainly remarkable
work and we'll worth the $1,000 ask
ed for it. There are twenty-five
plates, each of which is marked by
Dore's peculiar weird fancy. The
drawings have an especial value from
the fact that they are the last illus
trative work which Dore did. He
was engaged by the Harpers for this
work specially, and I believe he was
paid $4,000 for the plates. His
style is remarkable. The pictures
are not so much illustrations of the
text, as weird fancies suggested by
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suggestion Of anything outside of the
bird, "the palEd bust of Pallas' and
the name Lenore. To Dore's mind,
however, the scene in the bleak room,
became populated with weird COLLINS
and demons, ana on his plate they
fill the air, giving the scene that Pc
culiar CHASTITY look at which Dore
was such an adept. The book is an
immense success. The Harpers are
now selling the third edition, and
each of them consisted Of FIVE thous-
and copies.
The accident to William II Van
derbilt excites very little sympathy
as 1t was his own fault. He was or
the wrong side of the road, and
would never have been thrown had
he not maintained his mulish obstl-
macy. On the road there are few
drivers less fancier than he. His
overbearing. which by the way is en-
tirely unconscious. makes every man
he meets conscious enemy. Besides
he is remarkably ignorant of horse
matters. When he discharged Blair
for what he considered mismanage-
ment of Maud S., every horseman
said that he was wrong, for Blair is
an experienced man and knows and
seves the mare better than anybody
that has yet handled her. Wander
derbilt has great idea of his driving
powers at which everybody lau ghs. 1t
is standing joke among men on the
road that al the time his team made
their alleged phenomenal record, they
simply ran away with him.
Last Wednesday 1 accompanied a
friend to the Fly Casting Tournament,
which began on Tuesday in Central
Park. l have been among trotting
men and listened to horse lies by the
hour, but when it comes down to
genuine and unmitigated economical
ton of truth, give me fisherman
There were any number of veterans
present, and the way in which they
endeaVored to beat each other in mar
rating what famous casts they had
made was marvel. Most of them
carried that useful little instrument
known as pocket pistol, and as its
contents gradually became part of
themselves, they made the widest
sort of wagers. The tournament was
vruite a success, but it was deficient in
that no provision was made for cast
ing under river banks, under bridges,
across rocks and under other circum-
stances when the anglers skill is real
Nv to be demonstrated. Distance,
adelicacy and accuracy alone are not
sufficient to equip man for q sue
cessful campaign in the Adirondack
One of the most peculiar features
.rf winter fashions is the amount of
1ewelry worn by gentlemen. Heavy
gold watch guards will be the proper
thing, and three or four rings may be
worn with impunity. This is an Eng
lish fashion and it was introduced in
England by military men and civil
ians who resided long time in India.
I noticed the other evening that Ma
ior CORVALLIS West wore no less than
Elk rings, all of thick yellow gold. 1t
il hard enough at present for young