New-York tribune., 1886-07-22
a CHAT WITH MISS CLEVELAND.
HER HOPES AS TO LITERARY LIFE.
THE PUBLISHER ANNOYED BY TIE NEwsPAPERs-
ONE or MISS CLEvELAND's EDITORIALS.

THE PUBLISHER ANNOYED BY TIE NEwsPAPERs-
ONE or MISS CLEvELAND's EDITORIALS.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUss.1
HOLLAND PATENT, July 21.-Miss Rose Elis-
ateth Cleveland, who is at her summer resort "Ths
wesds' this village. has made the final arrange
editor Of Literary LIFE OF Chicago A. r. L
Elder the publisher has consultation with NIss
Cleveland for tho last three days He went Chicago
at an early hour this morning. He said:
Since engaging Miss Cleveland TO edit Literary
LH ! have % 'sso nc. no paper except & me r,o, 0hfags
trip 1 have regretted to learn of tho many false
reports that have appeared IN the newspapsrs.
between editor and publisher Neither Miss Cisvsau1
nor myself expect to success OF the magaziueeE
cept upon Its literary morts We do not depend upoa
the lady'a Dame for suc"ess. have not bsen inter-
viewed by tho newspapers as reported. and can pro
nounce wholly false fourhiths OF tho gossip that has
Deen printed.
Mr. Elder annoyed BY the reports In the papers asA
refuses to read them He tired sof 1t and wants the
press to let MIN Miss Cleveland will take charge
OF the magazine with the August numbR
ami to-day sent tho last copy to The
ntera she Intends A. docs the pub
her. that the magazine shall succeed solely npes
literary merit, and not upon the name Of any indt
vidua Since she accepted the edtorshp she has besa
recept OF hundreds Of letters OF every conceivable
purporI she said last evening:
At present can only have anxiety realize the ~
apensibty OF the position have assumed toward the
magazine and feel most kseny how wholly yslueless
IN thing aud everything however
apeciously set forth, excepting soli intrinsic literary
merit or this. however. do not despair. Indeed.
OF this I am very snre ior the prize
AT which it comes fully counted. and think
VIZ are publisher and editor TO pay that price
in the coin which demands patience aud work Tnore
are few good thins these will not buy.
In tho August number, which will be the first Issue
under her will appear an original poem By.
with a fullpage portrait and biographical sketch Of
Paul H. Hayne. Among the contributors for this mum
her are Maurice Thompson. John Burroughs. the
Rev David Swing, Margaret Preston Clinton
seollard and others. Under the title OF editorial
Talks" Miss Cleveland will contribute . number Of
abort editorials In her leading editorial she will say:
Lierary Life will open It's to the best lterature
and to only not by any means ignoring the lao:
that fer as do tastes and that our saudard
i'm rerature may not he that or our critics not always
thar of our friends. Contributors will he recognzed
sosly upon tho ground OF tho literary merit OF ther
manuscripts We propose to make no
favor of those writers whose names are ceeDratol
Our motto is pure gold for pure gold oy whom'oever
brought
There will be six editorials from her pen, one on Ths
East and the West" and another the ProfessiouA
Critics" In which the critics as persons
who have failed in literature and art 1t s true thai
Mis-, Cleveland will inspect all entertainments tina!
annear in the magazine and has already declined
vertisrments now appearing IN otner maya
ziues and IN the religious papers she Will nave nor
way everything that refers TO the conduct OF tS
MAGAZINE and Mr. Elder says that the management WIN
submit to wishes gracefully ana willingy. ohti}
senember Miss Cleye and will work upon her novel OF
Washine life lex and exRex, and after u AZ dA.e
will divide her between Chicago aud lhe Weeos
Holla