The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-04
THOMAS NELSON PAGE
MUCH PLEASED WITH HIS TRIP
TO ENGLAND.

Imprcssions of Nudycr kip92ag and
oth~r Literary Lights-A Little Tript
Nerway-Many Kind Friends Abroad
Governor OF virginia Named.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page has returned to
Richmond, after a stay OF several months
In Europe. The greater part OF the time
WAS spent in England, though short trip
20 Norway was one Of the many pleasant
re,axstions he had from the legal business
which carried him from Richmond.
reporter OF TnE TIMEs called on Mr..
Page Yesterday and asked, "Well, sup
pose, Mr.. Page, you are very glad to get
homey'
.Yes.- replied Mr.. Page, 81 am glad 10
oc, home In all my knocking about
have found no place like Virginia. kich-
mopd is nv home. and though have been
absent once or twice in my life for several
months at time, suffer from nome-slck-
ness like a schoolboy. DeleNe thnt nav.
cxnerienccd sometimes almost the pangs OF
Nos. London is full OF Americans, and
among them there are a good many literary
people, some OF whom are there Pcriha
nently, such for instance, as Henry james
and / suppose Bret Harte may De caileu
xc.. and others only Temporarily VIZ
fold by some of them that ought 10 settle
a, Iondon myself as there were so man!
Americans there. but | told them that thel
did not know Ricbmoad; that the sun shone
differently here, and that the uees gre"
differently; we tried TO cut them an uO"h;
INIT somehow they would grow. In TACT,
rcminded myself Of friend who used 70 he
in love up In Hanover county, and VINO
msed TO saw that everything there was
heautifnl-eyen the mules and the old cross
eyed negro who drove the carriage
MANY INTERESTING PEOPLE.
met a good many interesting people.
some OF whom were nice 10 me, ana .'lin IN
can say have friends there now. AS 10
Mr. and Mrs. r. i. O'COnnOr, Mrs. Jeune,
and MIR. and Mrs. Lincoln, cannot say IN
nr,nt all the pleasant things | think OF
them. Mrs. O'ConnOr Is an old friend OF
mine: | knew her before she was married,
and when she was one of the cleyerest
women in New York, as she IS now
one of the cleverest in London.
she and nv wife were devoted friends,
and when we went 10 London four years
ago we were entertained by the OConnors,
who came up from Brighton 10 open their
house for us, She was Miss RASCAL, OF
TEXAS. the daughter Of Judge Pascal. who
was member of the supreme Court OF ihal
state and the state reporter. IhelI house
in london has become what i. j. OC0nn0r
calIs "a RibiI Encampment," all South
erners finding there old-fashiOned southern
hospitality and warm welcome. MT.
O,Connor is himself one of the most
brilliant journalists and charming men
in the world. John Morley said oil MN
not long ago, at a great public meeting, that
he was the first orator In the very long Hsl;
As soon as reached London they invited
me 10 come straight to their house, ana
made me at home. They are now on the
ocean ON their way 10 America, where OCOn-
nor is 10 make a tour on behalf oil the llish
cause, which is very dear 10 his heart. !
don't know that in the allotment OF
courses between him and Messrs.
VBrien and Dillon, he will get TO
Richmond, but he and Mrs. OConnor
have promised to come and pay us visit
after The tour is over. MIR. and Mrs. Lin
coin also were as kind TO me as possible.
Mr.. Lincoln is coming over ON the same
boat with Mr.. O'Connor (the City OF New
York;. aud brings with him the body OF his
only son, who died under such distressing
circumstances last winter-a nice, fine boy,
who was taking honors at school wherever
he went.
MRS. JEUNE.
NV other friend in London, Mrs. Jeune,
has what suppose might term the only
salon in London. She was in Lexington,
Va. when was q college student there,
and was on visit TO General Lee, with
whom she was connected in some way.
The first time | met her. a year ago, she
took my heart by showing what warm adj
yocate she had been of the South. l think
no house in London has so many charming
Deople In ID as hers. | met there the Chief
Justice, Lord Coleridge, Sir William Har-
court, the Bishop Of Peterboro, the Lord
Bishop, as Englishmen would call
him, who is considered the most bril-
liant man on the Episcopal bench
to-day; Mallock, Thomas Hardy, and many
others whose names were very well known
10 me. hut whom | had never expected 10
meet. some one asked me once what were
the most remarkable things in England TO
me, and said the British Constitution and
Mrs Jeune. Besides being one of the most
charming society women in London, Mrs.
Jeune is at the head of many of the great
charitable institutions, schools for boys In
the East-End, homes for abandoned women.
&c. Whoever wants a thing done goes TO
Mrs. Jeune. and by some kind OF magic 1t Is
effected before he knows it. You Will
meet at her house the last new
singer. the most brilliant advocate
of the English bar, the young fellow who is
lust making his way in letters, an ex-
premier, the head of the English stage, or
the most eloquent man in the church. In
deed, you could scarcely go there without
finding some one of whom you had heard
and whom you wanted TO meet. MIR. Francis
.Jeune is one of the leading barristers, and
Is the great ecclesiastical lawyer of London.
Among the attractions at the house of Mrs.
Jeune were two little girls and boy, with
all Of whom became fast friends.
EDMUND GossE.
reached London just too late for the an
nual authors dinner, which is one OF the
events of the season there, and on this ac-
count, and because my time was almost en-
tirely taken up by the law business about
which had gone over, did not meet as
many Of the literary men as ! should have
liked 10 meet. ! saw good deal, however.
Of Edmund Gosse, who is one of the most
polished and delightful of men, and has
always been very kind TO me. His house is
a sort Of centre, his sunday evenings being
delightful occasions where one may meet
score Of writers, sculptors and painters.
Occasionally met him at lunch at his
Club, where he would get Austin D0bsOn,
who Is, like himself nan official position in
Whitehall. and obtains iherefrom the sub
stantials of lie which enable him 10 cult
yate the muses. on something a little better
than s'oaten reed" Both DObsOn and G0sse
are directly in line for the lauriateship
when il shall fall vacant, though no one
knows who will get il. | am indebted h.
both OF them for much personal kindness.
Gosse is a good-sized, handsome man,
OF the blonde English type, with the
cheeriest face and voice, and wherever
he goes ii grows warm and comfortable.
Dobson Is somewhat older. Both of them
strike me as being among the most cultured
men ever met. They have English litera-
ture nj their fingers ends, and dwell in an
atmosphere which is redolent of the mas
tiers. They both said awi,illy kind things
about my stories, but | think like them
even outside Of that. At any rate | have a
great admiration for them.
JOHANNES WOLFF.
One OF nv great friends in London was
A. Johannes Wolff the celebrated yiOlinist,