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'News Of the literati.

Mr.. Edgar Saltus, whose books on
"The Anatomy Cf Negation," The
Truth About Tristan Varick" and other
works in the pessimistic manner, have
given him no little notoriety, and who
has been shocking the critics by an eX-
ceediugly frank novel recently out, is n
young man OF comfortable revenues
and high social connection native
and resident of this city. He is good
looking, jovial. generous fellow, who
commands social attention, and who
knows the art of social popularity and
appreciation 10 does the art literary.
just why he chooses the pessimistio
role it is not easy to see; except that
the typical modern pessimist is always
an exceptionally well fed, well TODD
person, with whose condition optimism
is fact, and for whose amusement
pessimism 10 a fancy. His latest book,
however, "A Transaction in Hearts,"
which the editor OF the magazine in
which it appeared apOlogizod for on ac-
count OF its "franikness,H y q tale of the
Amelie Rives school, or stepping a
point or two ia advance OF that, which
sends you Continually TO the dictionary.
Mr.. Sa.tas is to be met with at the
Authors Club frequently, and is always
in the centre OF a witty and high spirit
ed group, which, if it wore not so,
would soon become SO by his presence
and influence.
The Authors Club, OF which / may
speak at some future time, has lately
had its field somewhat divided by the
new Fellowcraft Club, OF which Mr.. X.
w. Glider is the president. This club
goes somewhat beyond the Authors
Club in admitting members from var
iOus cOngenial professions, the former
conditions for membership upon the
fact that the applicant is either the
author o. a book Of literary quality
not directory or an almauao-or full
filling an editorial or literary function
that is akin to such authorship.
Speaking Gf Mr.. Glider reminds me
to say that lie has left his coy studio
home on Fifteenth street, which he oc-
cupied so long, for a more imposing
but hardly more delightful residence.
The studio residence was originally a
comfort, Mr.. and Mrs. Glider trans
formed il into a thing of grace and
beauty. You rang the bell at the first
gate which stood in front OF tolera-
bly, spacious city yard, when it would
promptly open and, after crossing it
and looking through a simple and un-
pretentious wooden porch you found
yourself on his Friday evening recita-
tiOns in the presence of authors,
writers and artists of ability in the
Century and elsewhere. The studio
house is now occupied by Mr.. elders
mOther-in-law, Mrs. Charles De May,
the author and literary critic on one of
our most prominent morning journals.
Among the authors in Wall street, OF
which there are many besides Mr.. Sted-
man, prominent name is that OF Mr..
Starr Ii. Nichols. Mr.. Nichols is the
author OF somewhat remarkable book
titled "MOnte Rosa; or, the Epic Of at
Alp" 1t is poem entirely in blank
verse. most picturesque and lofty in eX-
preston and has passed through two
editions. Mr.. Nichols is man of
means, who has an Office in Wall street,
and easy access to the best society. He
is one of the best takers on any topic
that | ever met, and collects once n
week a number of prominent and able
speakers, in an Informal reception, who
deliver themselves OF speeches on sub
Nineteenth Century Club, club which
Mr.. Nichols himself often addresses
Mr.. n. is soon TO give lectures in New
York and Brooklyn on Evolution"
Money" and one or two other sub
jects.
The recently published portrait OF
Olive Schreiner (Ralph Iron), the au-
thor Of that remarkable book, The
Story OF an African Farm" reveals the
pretty face of a girl apparently not
twenty-four years OF age, which is no
small surprise. 1t seems, from her
own account OF herself. that she has
seen little of life away from the lonely
barren station on which she was born
in Africa
Mr.. ID. Davis, who came here from
Chicago TO manage the business de-
partment OF the American Magazine,
has just transferred his services from.
that periodical to the Cosmopolitan.
A Wide-Awake Widow.