The Saline County journal., 1889-02-14
Literary CslsbrIiIea

Margaret Deland, who wrote "Johr
Ward, Preacher" Il about ~ years ol
! age, OF medium height and has \ fa.,s ~
strongly English that her American
, nationality would hardly BE- suspected.
Rider Haggard never rewrites q story
before sending 10 20 the press. The
printer receives his original manuscrip,.
upon which appear very few corres 'ions
or erasures
Amanda u. Douglas, the popular nov
elist, has for the last fifteen years been
the chief support Of her father, mother
and sister. During all thess years she
has written. On an average, two novels
year-in fact, she has been kept 90 busy
that she has seldom been away from
home for q week at q time. She can
keep house, run . farm and make
chickens pay.
MrA Augusta J. Evans Wilson, the
popular southern novelist, is short and
stout, with an intelligent face. She has
great taste for flowers and her camellias
are the finest In the south. Her home l.
three miles from Mobile, and Is the seat
OF q refined and generous hospitality.
Sw1nburne Is the poet Of love. but he
Il not love Of pOet. Standing scarcely
hve feet In high heel boots, he has an
Immense head, covered with masses of
wild, unkempt hair; his face IL pale,
hTid, almost CHASTITY: his mouth Is small,
almost girlish in its expression. He Il
fond VI the society Of artists and men of
letters, but keeps clear Of the scented
crush VI London society.
George Augustus Sala, the English
journalist. always wears . white waist
coat
Mrs. Margaret ]. Preston l. not blind.
- several newspapers have asserted, but
she Is suffering now frUm her merciless
use OF her eyes In her efforts 10 belp
southern literature. For mnuy years
after the war she did great part of the
literary editing OF several southern
quarterlies, magazines and journals, all |
gratis, and under the editors name, not |
hers. This constant work wure out her |
eyesight.
TolstOi, the Russian novelist, although |
of noble birth. affects the life Of a pess- |
ant and the trade Of O shoemaker. He /
1resses like village artisan. His shirt |
. soiled with sOot, his trousers begrimed
? tth mud, and his whole appearance a
hat of a wOrkingInan. a day Iaborer, a
Town trodden Russian serf.
Robert Browning Is short and stout,
With u ruddy face, and Looks like lie en-
Dyed good dinner, which he does, for
he = one Ot the greatest diners out In
England He Is very agreeable and 10
&C next 10 him at table Is a privilege
agerly sought. lie Is not at all self
and Is the least affected of
nen. de has none of Byron's poetical
and dandified airs.
Walter besant Is endeaVoring to raise
public library Of 4O0,0OO volumes In
,ondon.
Julian Hawthorne is one Of the hand.
Omest of American literary men. His
ace does not Possess the grand, majestic
over that distinguished his father, but
Is, perhaps, q countenance that pos
ssses greater attractions for women.
.yer beautifully shaped head fall curls
dark brown hair: his eyes are very
ne, and would brighten far less hand.
'me face; he is tall, graceful and manly
J figure.
Mrs. Margaret Wilson Oliphant, the
Dyelist, better known simply as Mrs.
hphant, Is now " years Of age. She y
akes her home in the town VI Windsor,
iIolnIng Queen Nictoria's favorite pal- .
e. The fact that she Is a Scotch
oman has made her quite fayorite Of
Ie queen, who reads all her novels and =
kes every occasion to praise their
salthy, moral tone