The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-04
Literary Notes.


another, and no one was more ready 10
help another do 1t better"
Literary Notes.
Richard Harding Davis, the literary
father Of Van Biober, was very much
en- evidence at the New York horse show.
Perhaps you'd like to know what the
successful short story writer Of the dey
locks like. He Is about five feet eight
or nine, l should say, although I'm bad
at figures. and he weighs about leO
pounds. He has a well-shaped head
close-cut brown hair, in coloring inclines
to the blonde more than the brunette
and has a smOoth-shaven face. with
plenty Of the indication of strength ana
force which comes under the head OF
character. His features are Irregular
and far removed from the classic, ana
but for the light of a fine intelligence
and certain expression OF self-pride
and well-bred control, he d have what
they call in the Bowery a tough mug.
There is a look Of the athlete about him,
and, barring his too sloping shoulders,
his torso is magnificent. Like most or the
successful present-day literary fellers,
he dresses well, and according to Pail
Mall" wearing long frock coat and top
hat in the afternoon, and correct even
ing dress after L. III. He is a favorite
in New York society, and did good
deal OF visiting from box 10 box, paying
his respects to most Of the pretty women
at the show-Washingto Post
Count Angelo de Gubernatis together
with Caveliere c. Vallardi of Milan, con-
ceived the idea Of celebrating the fourth
centenary Of the discovery of America
by a collection Of autographs from all
parts of the world in honor of Columbus.
The original documents have been pre-
scented TO the city of Milan, but fac
SMILES of the entire collection are pub
lished as a supplement to Natura ed Arte
I'm an album with a beautifully designed
cover. The total number of autographs
is 70S. thus arranged: % Ministers at
the Italian court; 90 Oriental scholars
I'm Italy who write, for the most part, In
the language they profess; S) distin-
gulshed Italian authors; Cd others
European; and Co non-European coun-
tries. England is not very strongly rep
resented, though Tennyson did copy out
some lines from his poem on Columbus;
and the United States are still worse OH.
Provencal Polish and Hungarian are
conspicuous by their number; While the
connection of Count de Gubernatis him.
self with the East has brought many
curioslties from India, China, syria ana
Armenia. Quite apart from the contents
of the letters, and the eminence or some
Of the writer's, the album AFFORDS an IN
teresting study in modern orthography
We do not know any other name IMAM
that Of Columbus which could have TURN
ished the occasion for such universal
interest.-The Academy.
The National Barber a recent number
of which completed the first volume OF
its issues, is one OF the many trade jour
nails which have sprung into existence
during the last few years, and 1t taxes a
high rank among the best Of them. Inc
interests of the barber, and ali that con-
Germs him. is the field which 1t covers
! every month I'm a thorough and coIupre-
hensive manner. That The National Bar
Der has a large clientele is not surprising.
I'm view OF its merit, but, when measureu
by the standard Of age, It's success mas
been little short Of phenomenal since tns
difficulties encountered by every JourHdi
at its conception are very great. 1t may
be a surprise to many TO learn the num-
Der Of class Journals which are now In
existence. Every important trade, II IS
safe to say, is represented by some pun
lcation. and the necessity or an exclu-
sive newspaper medium is thoroughly es-
tablished everywhere.
Lord Rosebery. in his speech at the
opening of Mr.. Passmore Edwards free
library in Whitechapel, said: You can
get the whole of Shakespeare for 10
cents; the whole of Milton for IL cents
you can get Bacon's essays for cents;
! Macauay's England" for 81; his CRU
cal and Historical Essays" with MS
Lays of Ancient Rome" for so cents
and you, can get his miscellaneous WRIT
ings and speeches for the same sum
you can get almost the whole or Dickens
at cents per volume; you can get every
one OF the Waverly novels at cents
per volume. The fact is, that now for
the price of hat you may get library
that all the merchant princes OF the MD
die ages could not have obtained hao
they given their blood for It.
According TO the Bookman Lord Tenny-
son knew how TO make bargains with ms
publishers. Messrs. Strahan q Co paiu
him $4,000 per annum for the right 10
publish such books as had appeared at
the date of their contract ana ne re-
ceived 10 per cent. commission on the
new works they issued. Notwithstanding
the heavy payments to the author, tney
made large profits off the Holy Gran,
40, 900 copies of which were sold wl1hlh u
short time of publication. subsequently
Henry S. King paid Lord Tennyson W.
900 a year for the old books. or the COM
plete edition Mr. King sold 10000 copies
The Duke Of Hamilton's copy OF the
Botticelli Dante brought $1,000. There Is
a copy Of the book in the library Oh
Count Louis Apponyl, which comes ihto
Sotheby's sale rooms on the 18th OF mex!
month. But it has TO be sold with all
faults. as some OF the engravingS appear
only TO be copies OF the originals Inc
library. however, is rich in beautiful
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth cen
fury Illuminated manuscripts. over some
Of which there Is sure 10 be tough
tussle among the purchasers OF sue"
bric-a-brac.
The Athenaeum states that Mr.. DAVE
Douglas. who lately gave Sir waiter
SCOTS journal TO the world. Is about "a
publish Scott's Familiar Letters DO"
tween 1897 and 1875. The letters In manu-
script number upward OF 1000. ana the
most interesting and characteristic vii
alone be included In Mr.. Douglas forth
coming work One contains rougn
sketch, In Scott's hand. OF the Aooots'
ford property and a statement or hii
project for dealing with what he AFTER
wards termed his Deliiah.
Preparafious are being made Co uell The