Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
PEOPLE WE READ ABOUT.

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WILLIAM BLACK is IS years old, slightly
built, with dark earnest eyes and long brown
mustache. He dresses with faultless taste, and
nothing of the conventional literary man in his
| manners and appearance. He is charming
| talker, but extremely modest about his sue
cesses.
LORD LYrToN, whose literary reputation was
made by the poem OF Lucille" resembles his
father in personal appearance having the same
long face sad-looking eyes. full, straight beard
and prominent nose. His present position as
Minister to France is an enviable one, the GOV.
| ernment allowing him palace and s6OOOO
salary.
MISS BRADDoN, the popular English novel
ist is now so years old; she is rather tall. her
features are plain, but she has a very intelli-
gent expression; her hair is of golden red.
About Is years ago she married her publisher,
Mr.. Maxwell, and her novels, of which she
of the publishing house.
Miss ISABELLA BIRD, the enterprising,
dauntless little English woman. who has trav-
eled in so many out-of-the-way countries of the
world by herself, and written fascinating ac-
counts of her adventures and observations, is
awarded her the order of "Kapolani," in recog-
milton of her literary work.
HERMAN MELVILLE, who more than 40
years ago charmed all lovers of the wild and
picturesque in writing. is still living in New
York. although he has not written anything for
eyes are still as bright as when he wrote ''Ty-
pee," "Omoo." "White Jacket" and other
romances of the South Sea.
CONSTANCE CAREY, who was one of the
Richmond bellies during the war. and who
afterward married Burton N. Harrison, Private
Secretary to Jefferson Davis. has been very
successful as writer of juvenile Literature.
She has also taken very prominent part in
New York society, and has quite a reputation
as manager of private theatricals.
MRS. Rosa VERTNER JEFFREY, the Ken
tuclzy poetess, is one of the most fascinating
women of the famous Blue Grass country Her
home is in Lexington, the garden spot of the
State. Poetry has been for her the elegant
amusement of her leisure hours-the few hours
which the cares OF a large family and the duties
of society allow her to devote to literary pur-
suits
HENRY JAMES. in one of his stories, tells us
that a mother permitted her child to die of
diphtheria rather than have him grow up to
read his fathers books. Was Mr.. James the
father of this child? If so, we can readily un-
derstand that even mothers love would not
hesitate to decide her child dying of diph-
iberia and beng bored to death by his fathers
novels.
APPLETON MORGAN, founder, President,
and everything of the New York Shakespeare
Socety,i is very like Napoleon in size and figure,
and is fair, fat and 40. His home is at New
town, Long Island. He is lawyer by profes-
sion, but, like Master Shallow in the play, he
had a very little love for it in the beginning,
ana it pleased heaven to lessen it on a better
ACQUAINTANCE.
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH is an exquisite
in dress, if not an exquisite poet. He wears a
daintily fitting sack coat. an immaculate white
vest, light derby hat, and twirls a slender,
dandy cane. His eyes are blue, his mustache
light brown and carefully waxed, and his hair
closely cut. He looks more like a well to do
club man or successful Wall street broker
than poet and editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
SwINBURNE is poet of love, but he is not a
love of poet Standing scarcely five feet in high
heel shoes, he has an immense head, covered
with masses of wild, unxempt hair; his face is
pale, livid, almost chastity; his mouth is small,
almost girlish in its expression. He is fond of
the society of artists and men of letters, but
keeps clear of the scented crush of London So
of women, specially of brainless, dancing girls
who I'LL the fashionable drawing rooms Of the
metropolis.
THE Chinese Minister recently called to pay
his respects to the Hon. w. Bourke Corkran,
at his home in one of those mammoth New
York apartment houses. and. although his ex-
cellency was attended by two secretaries, the
stupid janitor mistook the distinguished gem
tleman Tor a common Chinese laundryman, and
invited the party into the kitchen. When the
mellifuous eloquence of IBoufke Corkran to
soothe the offended dignity of the high and
mighty Celestial.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE is one of the hand
Soonest of American literary men. His face
does not possess the grand, majestic power
that distinguished his father but it is perhaps
a counuenance that has greater attractions for
women. Over his beautifully-shaped head fail
dark brown curls; his eyes are very fine and
would brighten less handsome face; he is tall,
graceful, manly in figure; an athlete in
strength, he pulls the longest oar, lifts the
heaviest dumb-bells, and is the best fencer at
the Authors Club.
DONALD g. MITCHELL, who is perhaps bet
ter known by his nom-de-plume of Tx Marvel
has fine, clear-cut, and decidedly aristocratic
reminding one of an antique cameo;
he dresses in a somewhat picturesque style
peculiar to himself. Is fond of gay colors, and
10 oks like a literary man. He has gathered at
his home at Edgewood, some choice pictures
and beautiful things from many lands. He
has large family, for his reveries have been
interrupted by ten children, and their mother
is just the gentle, loving lady that belongs to
an authors home.
TENNYsoN is reported DO be sensitive to as |
saults upon his literary fame. He said once,
Il am like traveller in lonely desert, when |
suddenly there appears on the horizon fig |
ure which shoots an arrow which reaches me,
enters the flesh and rankles there and although |
the wound is small, tits a smart cannot for |
GET" Tennyson received 500 from sMacmil- !
lan's Magazine" for two verses called "Wages;" |
for another trifle he received the same amount. |
Neither of these poems would have attracted |
any attention If they had been published with |
out the name of 1fnnyson.
THE Prince of Wales is short, stout and bald |
He is very friendly and sociable man, and |
enjoys holiday like jolly school boy He |
will be known in history as the "good-natured |
Prince" The story goes that once the Prince /
called upon Tennyson at his home on the Isle |
Of Wight, and as denied admittance the poet
having given strict orders to his servants to |
admit no strangers into the house, and they did |
not recognize the future King of England in
the portly gentleman wearing very neglige
morning suit The Prince retired good |
humoredly from the door of the churlish poet.
EDMUND GossE, when he visited the United
States few years since, was generously feted
by the Anglomaniacs of this country. He was
regarded as a critic whose word was law ON all
literary subjects. When he was made Pro- |
lessor of English literature at Cambridee his
American admirers were ready to listen with
bated breath 20 anything which fell from his
lips. The English estimate Of Mr.. Gosse seems
TO differ very widely from that Of our Anglo
maniacs, he Is already on his defense against
the charge of being a literary and critical id. |
venturer, who has worked his way into noto- |
nety by system Of mutual puffery in which |
be 10 an active partner.