New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
LITERARY NOTES.


of Punch for Mr. Du Maurer's fascinating draw
ings viii be glad to hear that this satr,t Of society
mas trkcn mp tho pen well as the pencil lie Is
writing q novel which he will Illustrate himself.
Nos and Of the sIlarvard Historical Mono
graphs are coming from the press Of CHM q Co.
The fist j, 70 History of the Veto Power In the
United ~iaic.~ hy Edward &. Mason. instructor I'm
Political Economy AID the second IS : I'm Introduc
tion To- the study Of Federal Governments by Pro
fc,,or \. J.. Hart
An English writer clcverly says of Miss J." the
young who pursued tho Duke Of Wellington
With an eye 10 his conversion and his coronct, that
she appear. 70 have been of those persons. not
very uncommon and occasionally met with by most
men daring their lives. with deep and false sense Of
religion. and no conscience whatever
Mr. Rider IIageard's Icclandlc romance which IS
20 De- publish next year. has for hero woman
Whose carry ~" s. spcn, among The ioclandic noun
tains and who finally sails the seas as a viking.
The number - ordinary readers at The Astor Ii
brary durne the last year was 53o~4. and the mum
bcr of vi.li, 10 the alcovcs hy persons authorized
to study thrr' was 1925. The price Of the new
catalogue I'm four volumes has been fixed at $50
II bring, The li-ts up 70 l7-O
The snake, PAS Is the title Of an Irish novel
which Mr. Bran >tokcr- better known theatrical
manager than Is writer, aboui 70 publish.
Princes Theresa the only daughter Of tho Prince
Regent Lm'pold Of Bavaria. has Just published q
valuable work her recent travel, To the North Cape.
The Princes f. an experienced traveller. who ha,
visited many countries. among them Brazil and who
published FIVE years ago record % her travels in
Ru. ia, which she undertook under an assumed name
and accompanied only by few attendants In order 10
obtain rncr insight into the charac cristc features
~ the country than T. generally possible 10 ROYAL
travellers. The Princess. who Is now In her fortcih
yetr writes under the pscuionym Thcrcsc Y. Baycr
and Is woman Of graceful carriage. with a refined and
thoughtful face.
The unique barcelona edition In Spanish Of Co
luubus'. fan,oi, letter which discovered in spain
a Few months ago is the property Of Mr.. Bernard
ouaritch. II Is large pamphlet Of two leaves or
four pages. In a quad,te small folio shape.
Mrs Walford. the author Of some charming novels
including ",onsin,T and Troubcsome Daughters. -
is A very pretty woman. She has merry eyes. a
piqnant little nose and beautiful mouth and chin.
Zola receive, ~ 900 for every novel published In
fcuillcon Chsrpentcr has published OBJ 900
volume, signed by him. The novelist says that his
critics arc right In their remarks abont tho extent OF
his gains but he Observes parcnthctcay. that his
money goes more qucldy than II comes. lie lives In
expensive STYLE. and does not trouble about saving
Int having rouchcd II when young he Will not finch
before poverty should It surprise him in HIS old
Mr. IIngh Thompson, whose delightful Eighteenth
Century drawings have given much pleasure 10
the readers of The English Illustrated Magazine Is
a witty young lrshman lie has lately accepted "a
commission 10 illustrate ScottS novel,-a task which
VIII occupy him some years and which will, doubt
less. be admirably performed.
Mrs. Campbell Prsed has lately finished novel to be
called "Thc Rival Princess" This lady is an
Australian since her father squattcr in Queens
land. Her maiden name Rosa Murray Prior and
she was born at Bromclton station, the Logan
River in that castcrnmost province of the Continent.
ON her fathers side she Is II Irish descent and She IS
a granddaughter Of. Colonel Murray Prior. who fought
at Waterloo in the 18th lussars. When
Queensland was enrolled among the Aus
tralian colonies. Mr.. Murray Prior appointed post
master general and he afterward served in various
Queensland Ministries. 1t thus that his tighter
acquired the knowledge which she aftcrward utilized
I'm Policy and Passion and Miss Jacobsens Chance -
The picture drawn In the latter novel Is scarcely Hat
tcring to Australian statesmen but the story is 50
clcycry told a. TO condonc possible touches Of
cxaggeraton I'm the portraits Of Mr.. jacobsen and his
colleagues In Office. 1t in 1879
that Miss Murray Prior married Mr.. Campbell
praed son Of the well known banker, and
nephew OF Winthrop Mackworh Praed. the poet. Her
husband took her 10 live upon island of the Queen
land coast and there the young couple spent the first
three years after their marriage. There not many
women whom the adventurous instinct h sufficiently
strong carry them through period Of such solitude
/ Campbell Pracd. IL almost literally "a dc.crt
i~and-a spot sadly different I'm reality from t,Ios,
earthly paradise, where provisions float conveniently
ashore when wanted. as In the pages Of fictitious ad-