The daily critic., 1890-08-19
THE CHAMBERLAlNS.
VIEWS OF THE MEMBER FOR BlRMING-
ham AND BIS WIFE.
woman's Participation in English Pofi-
tics fs Natural-The Newspapers
Responsible for the Present
Restless Tendencies OF
Literature.


osting people
An international marriage has always
q romantic interest in life or IN novels,
and when Miss Endicott went from
residence in Washington as q daughter
Of a member Of the Presidents Cabinet
10 her English home as the wife Of a
distinguished member of Parliament
people felt a natural interest in her sue.
cess, not merely social or personal, but
lust a little deeper 10 was more worth
while for her to be liked and to meet
the requirements Of her life, for exam.
pie, than an American girl who had
married a peer Of the sort whose voice
is never heard In the nations councils.
Those who have been in England dur
ing the past two years know how
warmly
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN rs LIKED
and what an element of the best In our
New World life she has taken into a
society where the American heiress Is
not always truly representative OF the
women and girls this side Of the ocean.
Yesterday there was the gay sound Of
voices Of morning callers welcoming
Of the old.fashioned gambrel rooted
house on Elm street, where Mrs. Cham.
berlain will spend the autumn with her
parents. General Sherman and his
daughter were spending the day there
were people who had driven over from
shore places, their horses waiting 10 the
drive, and in the library on the right
Mr.. Chamberlain was busy with a little
inevitable public business. Mrs. Cham
berlaiu,
CHARMING, YOUTHFUL, ALMOST G1RLIsH,
in her little close fitting lilac cotton
morning gown, was radiant with salts
faction In being once more at home Ia
Salem She said she likes living in
England very much. Everything Is
done TO make her enjoy the life. "But
with all that-no matter how happy one
is-it Is good to be here again Yes,
was born IN this house" There was a
quick glance about the pleasant, picture
filled rooms, the glance that Is a caress
when given 10 q friend. We shall
stay until late In the autumn. Mrs.
Stanley Is coming over before long.
Oh yes, have read a few Of Mr. Kip.
ling's stories. Everybody Is reading
them in England. They seem TO find
them very Interesting.
II don't know exactly what to think
about wOmCns interest In politics In
England. II Is different there. 1t Is
so much smaller a country; ] suppose
that Is one reason Of the interest
~ IoGDoS EVERYTHING CENTRES
and Il Is easier to know what is being
worked for. Perhaps Il isn't because
they think Of Il as anything separate
from other interests" II was a very
pretty and graceful way Of explaining
the reason Of wOmens successful inter.
est and influence in the political life Of
England, 80 far as Il exists. They take
their interest naturally with their other
Interests, not separately and strenuolsly
and as a life apart
When Mrs Chamberlain went 10 see
new visitors the talk went on TO the
beauty Of the surroundings. Judge
Endicott said that he had an idea that
beauty In form, Ike beauty In music,
has only certain notes. The white
carved staiT.rail was the colonial copy
OF the beauty In marble found in Ital.
ian staiTcases Ideas OF beauty, as
Wendell Phillips used to say Of Jokes,
are limited, I've never forgotten his
saying that
THERE ARE ONLY FORTY JOKES
and any attempt at making others Is
only vain effort az variation. Up in
New Hampshire, In the farm houses
on the hillsides, they say that when they
want 10 know If the cows are coming
home they look up the chimney. They
used 10 say the same thing In Italy and
so on east till you get 10 India. Prob
ably they had the same joke In the
Himalayas."
Mr.. Chamberlain came out of the H.
bTaTy, an alert figure with the afr Of 30
and the animation an TepOse which our
young imitatoTs of Engllshmen fail TO
get the acting secret Of clear cut face,
shaYen Ike a monk blue, unmoRk ike
eyes, dark, thick hair above a good
forehead, a diplomats ready speech and
a hearty mans unaffected cordially
gray checked morning clothes, a gray
derby hat in his hand and a dislike Of
personalities in his heart lie was will
ing 10 talk Of great international sub
jecis, but none the less willing 10 argue
about the relative values Of personal
topics
Present history Is very well. " he
said. when Il concerns what a man Is
and does, but / am bound 10 say that l
believe that
SENSATIONAL NEWSPAPERS
are responsible for the present tenden-
cies Of literature. There Is no chance
for a man 10 write a mugHUW 0pHs.
People are too busy reading the account
Of the peccadillOes Of the great 70 have
time on thought for serious reading. /
10 rot condemn the tone Of American
sensational newspapers merely; il Is the
same IN England. II Is ike perpetual
feeding on sweetmeats; the system has
not power 10 assimilate what Is needed
of solid food. There Is kipling, now
writing IN England, With an the world
reading his stories Of Indian life. They
are good enough stOries-the scenes in
India and the life and action good
But don't believe that the man eau
ever write a sustained work. lie must
write for an immediate market
People aIe peTpetualy eager for
some new thing That Is one great
reason for the restlessness Of life-the
perpetual craving for the new thing
The personalities Of too many news
papers are not Of the sort that make
plain the life or the graces Of people.
THEY GLOAT FOB THE VULGAR MIND
upon the lapses Of the great and these
are made excuses 20 the common mind
foT lis own shortcomings This has
much 20 90 with the restlessness and
superficial equalities Of life today.
OF Socialism, Mr Chamberlain said
that The last word cannot soon be
spoken.
Socialism, as ID is known on the
Continent The seethingi anarcLical
ayOWal Of equality, when equality has
not set been developed, Is not known iu
England Ia It's practical working
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