The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16


most praiseworthy movement Is
about 20 be- set on foot by the ladies
Home Journal Of Philadelphia. Il pre-
+ poses o. give 20 any young girl Of six
J teen years or over who viii send 20 10,
between now aud January lst. 1891. the
largest number Of yearly subscribers
. % the Journal, a complete education
at Nassa College or any other Ameri-
can college she may select. The educa-
ton offered includes every branch Of
} study. with every expense paid.
the Journal agreeing To educate
the girl irrespective Of tho time
required or the expense involved. To
tins is also pinned q second 0iler
which guarantees 90 any girl OF 10 or
over who will secure 900 yearly sub
scribers before January ist. full term
of one year az Nasslr or any other pre-
ierIed college. with an expenses paid,
thus making 10 possible for ans number
Of young girls 20 receive free oduca-
tons 40 the best colleges. Any girl can
enter into the competition. and any
such can be thoroughly posted by sim
/ ply writing 10 The Ladies HomeJour-
nal, Philadelphia.
or an the magazine articles of tho
month the most inspiring and sugges-
/ tive is undoubtedly Mr.. Woodbury.
reproduction in the Century OF En-
ers0n's talks with a college boy. These
memoranda offer golden hints b. young
writers: they breathe glorious cOmmou
sense and perfect taste. 10 would be
/ bard 90 iind better instruction M the
Art of Writing but u only those who
! follow the wise mans teachings were
admitted 60 the ranks Of authors. tie
magazines would SO bare. To see clear
/ Is and 20 say luCidly-this is the out
come of Emerson X urccepis, this Is
what one writer in five huudred can DO.
And not one IN five million can add TO
the clcarness aud lucidity that electric
force which stirs the reader himself TO
creative effort Emerson has it. and
greater than he. Shakespeare.
The spainard Perez Galdos. is doing
his best to assert the importance of fc-
ton as a criticism Of life. Mr.. w. II.
Bishop. IN bis interesting paper in
"ScrbnoT concerning Spanish writer's.
notes a report that GailOs had himself
elected 60 the COrles I'm order % study
legislative manners for his purpose as n
novelist. Ia describing Palacio Naldos.
Nr. Bishop quotes The conviction of
Nclies that everything is plot.
that all Of life is equally interest
ing "a conviction which il fiat aud IN.
profitable. if not stale. No Senior
Naldes. all of lileis NOT equally interest
log; some OF It Is as dull as q s,agnant
pool and 10 be- endured m fiction, at
least.
Mr. J. A. eymonds says it has been
his constant habit Tor many years % DO
considerable amount OF bard study
while travelling. " IL would be- ifli .ult,n
SAYS be- "tO Fay how mauy heavy Ger
man and Italian books on history. bio
gfaphy. and criticism, how many
volumes of Greek poets. and what
library of French and English authors
have been slowly perus'd by me IN rail.
way stations, trains, steamers. W3ysldo
inns. and AT pine chalets. enjoy moth.
ing mOro than 20 sit in Darroom among
peasants. carriers. and positions. sm0k-
ing. with glass Of wine beside me. and
stiff work ON one OF the subjects am
bound to get up.
Browning drank port By preference.
aud be has becn known 10 say that
clafet was drink for women. port Tor
men. His robustness of nature express
ed itself sometimes in an intolerance OF
whatever he thought lees robust than
his own. What he liked when dining
OUT was 90 fi1d p dtclnlcr of port az his
plate. and in houses where be- dinei
often and his tastes were known the
decanter was always there. He used to
protest against DO. but he drank the
wine moderately. and drank no other
when he could get port. lie was not
a very good judge OF the vine be loved
20 we'll.
nchmd Henry slodiaFd, who il
sometimes called zone Of our younger
poets. is siXty-ilge3 eafs old. His iint
pOetical ciiuaiOn was ana code 10 Gre
clan Flute ' suggested by Keats lode
O. q Grecian Urn. Tni. WIGS offered
20 Poe. " no Has no ihe time 1885 The
elnor of the biOadwaY journal. but
was declined without thanks. But
upon Zoe strength OF this slight acQlain-
lance tne enlerpfi.ing Mr. Stoddlrd, Il
- said has made $1,000, writing about
his inieIvie" with Poe.
"When you have something new to
say. n mid Emerson 90 BOZ. young friend.
SAY itl Ou. with DC. D0s't lead up
90 iti DOME try To- let your hearer
down from it That is o. be- common
place. Say il with all the grace ard
force you can and stop And especi-
ally. o makers of the many books. wait
until you have The something new
% say
Lord Icnnyson Is 20 write his own
name In each of the 100 copies of a-yJl.
ume. about 10 appear in England and
America. which VIII contain three
poems Of the Laurelt's-"To r.. L."
Edmund lear The DAi-r. aud The
Palace OF Art illustrated with photo
grayurts of twenty-five drawings by
Lear, the artists portrait, and Watts
portrait OF Tennys0o.
William Hamilton GibsOn's illustIa-
ted articles On Natural History. which
are appearing every week in Harper 5
Young People. treat subjects which are
as nearly appropriate % tae time o.
year as the unusual meteorological col
dltions this winter viii permit. Hisar-
ticle for the number 20 b. published
February lih will tell Of Grouse on
Snow Shoes.
While taking tea with Sir Thoodos
Martin IN Wales last summer, QIe, n
Victoria is said o. have coDnded 10 isr
host her intention 10 Issue further
volume OF extracts from her journals,
and u was arranged that hc should
again act as literary adviser and editor.
Toe volume may include selection Of
original verse from Her Majesty pen.
Mrs Grace Dean Mcleod, a yourg
Canadian althoress. is contributing TO
WIDE Awake "a really remarkable series
81 stories from Acadan Ola Folk Lore,
hich she gathers from original sources.
The Kaduskak Giant. 60 appear M the