The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-14
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss HELEN GRAY CONF, whose
Ober0n and Puck has proved 80 popular,
is one OF the younger poets OF New
York City and q writer of much prom
Use. JulA which d. Lothrop & Co.
publish, con ans fl sonnet written
10y her expressly for that volume.
The Southern custom of strawberry
Day. ie celebrated in a poem in the
July WIDE AtOdks by Susan Coolidge
ths large strawberry growers of some
sections heying e5iabl shed the beau.
tifu observance of giving the first
days plckings to the sick and the
poor.
THE July Vide Apdks gives to its
subscribers q fac photogravure of
French's famous static of THE Min.
ute Man" at Concord, Mass. Il &C
companies the stirring ballad of "The
Minute Man" by Margaret Sidney,
commemorative of "The Shot Heard
Round the World"
Mrs ALICE WELLINGTON ROLLINS,
whose name appears as that of an orig.
inal tontribu or o the July volume of
Through the Year Hah the Poets is the
wife Of Daniel Rollirs, Surrogate of
New York City. Her verse, strong
and delicate, has been felicitously
characterized IS "poetry for poets"
CAssELLs NATIONAL LIBRARY con-
unues to be popular " tn all clss3es of
readers, the working classes especially.
The latest issues are Shakespeare's
Hamlet" and "Voydgers Tales from
the Collection of Richard Hakluyt."
Williams & Co, on Main street, have
them for sale. They are only ten
cents per copy.
A VERY fine piece of historical writ
ing appears in the July Vide Awake
from the pen Of Il. s. BiooBs, entitled,
when George the Tn I'd was King"
In this story the author gives in pop
ular form the details, which never be-
fore have been 30 carefully Collated, Il
the Declaration OF independence pro-
ceedngs at Philadelphia.
Tue i've hundreth snniverssry OF
the founding of Heidelberg Uni ersty
will be celebrated at Heidelberg in
August of this year. A historical
sket.h OF the cd town, the cas-. lie and
the university, by Mrs. Lucy NJ.
Mitchell, will appear in the "Midsum.
m5r Holiday" Century the August
number, Seventeen illustrations
from drawings and photographs will
accompany the article.
ELDuDGE 5. Brooks, of the editorial
staff OF s. Nicholas, and one of the ris-
ing young literary men of New York,
is the author Of a very notable wonder
book pub ished by ID. L-throp & Co.
entitled In No MANS Land, a first edi-
ton OF which was very rapidly ex.
haust d. An almost equally popular
wond r hook published by the came
finn, The BabblRg Teapot, is by Mrs.
Champney, the wife Of the artist of
ha- name, which is brimful OF maryels
and transformation sc mes.
PRcBABLY the most active phase In
the iolm tive condition which we call
American ant is the movement in
progress throughout our Western
cites. lnS Louis new art museum
supplements the work Of a m st excel !
len art school, Chicago, with ci,i. |
zeus still living who watched the In |
dams depart, IS building for her Art |
Inst tute new museum. The money
is ready for art museum5 in Milwaukea |
and st. Paul. Ia Miuns apols there $ |
an slt school of ambitious plans. The
"hrt white NAL, child torn in Kan |
sas" is trustee Of a State art ass lcia-
ton, Over 81 900, 600 hove been given
t. the AIT school aud mus cum of Gin |
Cinnati within the last six years. An
article by MIR Ripley Hitchcock, in |
the August Century, Describes the pres |
ent aspects and the future possibilities |
OF the western Art Movement" IL |
will be one of the illustrated features
OF the Midsummer Holiday" number. !