The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-27
Writer. Who Have Recently Died.

There seems TO be no longer any rea-
son to doubt that Theodore Child died OF
typhoid fever on November Cd at Julia.
ten miles south of Ispahan, Persia, ana
was buried at the same town. Mr.. Child
was a iative Of England and a graduate
Of oxford. He began his literary career
10y writing weekly letter from Paris 10
the Illustrated London News. These were
followed by letters to the London World
His first work for American publication
consisted Of a series of letters on Eng
lish literary matters to the New York
Sun. Thus he attracted the attention Of
Harper & Brothers, and after having
published a series OF his articles In 1888,
they made him the representative Of their
firm in Paris in 1887. Mr.. Child visited
this country for a short time two years
ago. His best known works are The
Tsar and His People" a book on Art
Criticism" a collection from articles
written for Harper's Bazaar called Deli
cate JFeasting," "a Summer Holiday"
"Spanish-American Republics" and The
Desire for Beauty" which was published
very recently. 1t is understood that no
part of his promised book, Living India"
has yet been written The latest news OF
him, before the announcement of his
death. came in dispatch from the British
consul at Teheran. dated October 9th,
which said rhat he had started on jour
ney across the mountains, and that the
nearest town was forty days ride from
Teheran. Services in his memory were
held in the American church in Paris last
Tuesday afternoon. A large assemblage Of
American English and French journal
lists, writer's and artists was present. DR..
Thurber delivered an eloquent eulogy
Many flowers were placed about the
church. Mr. Edmund Yates, editor Of the
London World, says of Mr.. Child In the
Tribune:
Long residence In the French capital
and constant intimate acquaintance with
all the lighter phases OF it's society had /
made Theodore Child warbler, with shaved
cheeks, close-cropped hair. spiked nous
tache, an invaluable correspondent In
appearance he was a typical boule-pince-
nez and tall, -brimmed hat. He was
equally at home in the coulisse or the
salon, not merely speaking French like a
native, but we'll versed In the argot OF the
different classes among which he lived.
He was adept in art and a connoisseur
Of cookery and wine. Child was man OF
varied reading and considerable acquire
ment. He had great power OF organiza-
ton, which he showed when he became
the recognized literary representative In
Europe of the New York house OF Har-
per e. Brothers. In its service Chids un-
dertook long Journeys TO Japan. South
America and Mexico the character and
people Of which he decribed with thorough
appreciation and admirable vivacity, and
in this service he lost his life. He was a
man in the prime of life which he thor
oughly enjoyed. Courteous, polished,
witty, well-informed, his loss will be la
mented by all who knew him.
OF the late Mr.. Trollope. Mr.. Yates
speaks thus: Thomas Adolphus Troll
lope who died suddenly on Friday (No-
vember 11th) at Clifton, in his eighty
third year. was the elder brother OF |
Anthony Trollope, whom he considerably
resembled. He spent more than half his |
life i'm Italy. and for upward of twenty |
years no house in Florence saw more or |
better company than his. Tom Trollope |
as his friends called him, was a man OF |
great mental activity. acuteness and OF |
very considerable learning. He was al |
ways Voracious reader. and his knowl- |
edge reached every subject, while under |
his ceaseless industry his information in |
creased every day he lived. TTolope was
engaged throughout his life I'm literary |
and journalistic work. He wrote many |
capital novels. for which he never OBJ
tanned the credit he deserved, several
valuable historical works, and some In
teresting books OF travel, and he fire.
quently contributed to the leading re-
views. He was long the Florence CORES
pendent OF the Daily News, and after
wards represented the Standard at Rome,
where he removed In 1870. Trollope's life
was graced by the cordial friendship OF
many OF the most distinguished literary
personages CT the time. Thackeray,
Lever, Lander. George Eliot, George
Henry Lewes. the Brownings. Archbishop
Wilkie Collins, Dean Milman
and Sir James Hudson having been among
his intimate friends"
A special TO last Tuesdays Tribune ran
as follows: The widow OF the poet and
Ralph Waldo Emerson, died
on Sunday afternoon at Concord. Mass.
Her maiden name was Lillian Jackson,
and she was born at Plymouth ninety
years ego. She was the second wife OF
Mr. Emerson. Mrs. Emersons eyesight
her from reading. and only ut
rare intervals die she 20 out. Mrs. Emer-
sons funeral will take place on Wednes-
lay. and she will be inferred beside her
husband In Sleepy Hollow cemetery, near
he graves OF Hawthorne and Thorssu."