The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-10

change. who recently visited the United
States. The volume, which will be profusely
illustrated, records the authors experience
both socially and commercially, says Inc
Publishers Circular, and gives somewhat
novel presentation Of America and us people.
Dir. Gordon IL great worker ana great
taker.
Charles L. Webster e. Co. will soon issue
Mr. X. l., Gamers "opeech OF Monkeys:
OF the two parts into which the oook Is Ut
yided, the first is record OF experiments
with monkeys and other animals, ana the
second treatise on the theory OF speech;
Annie Reeve Aldrich only child OF Helen
NJ. Adrich, and author Of ''ihe rose OF
Flame. and Other Poems OF Love-" (looSl
died on Tuesday mornIng-''betoTed aybreaA
as the death-nOtices declared. n new poem
by Miss Aldrich will appear in an early
number Of The Century, and dainty volume
Of her poems will be published In the iall oy
Charles Scribuers sons.
"Bait for Bookwormsv is the title Of new
edition OF Charles Kings "Ye Ode Booze
shoppe." Torquay, Eag. At the foot OF NE
front page are printed the following quaint
lines:
Ho Nimrods Of the Printed Page.
Here's quarry worth pursuing,
Ho reader rum nant aud sage
Here cud 10 court the cheWingi
le brotherhood Ibrivorons
Here's science, prose and nctlOn,
From our great stock denver Us,
And win our bened ctlon:
Readers be yours the benson
Who OF our books denu1e u.s.
Take you the Scott and Iennyson
And leave TO us the hudos
Mile. Vacaresco, who with her friend and
patroness. carmen SYLVIA" Queen OF ROu-
mania. recently compiled a volume OF folk
songs called THE Bard OF The DimOoViZa,"
is now engaged in making strange use Oh the
loye-letters written to her by the Crown
Prince Of ROumanla.
A curious book. In which the text ia neither
written norprinted but woven, has lately been
published al LYONS. Ii Is made OF silk, and
was published in twenty-five parts. Each
part consists Of two leaves, so that the entire
volume contains only fifty leaves, inscribed
with the service OF the mass and several
prayers. Both the letters and the border are
In black silk on white background.
A wealthy member OF the Parliament Of
Hungary mas set aside l50.001 guiden. tne in-
come from which, together with handsome
villa in Budapesth, Is TO be the properly OF
the ''best living Hungarian author until his
death. when the Jury selected Tor that purpose
will decide upon his successor. It IL gene
rally understood that the donor has taken this
delicate way OF making Moriz foSal. the
Hungarian poet historian and statesmen,
comfortable for his remaining days. as tnere
is not the least doubt that he VIII be the first
one TO benefit by this gift.
Mrs. Moulton, who since she ceased her
work on the Herald has written no prose, viii
devote her efforts in the future entirely TO
verse she feels that II she has meter II Is
for poetry, and that 1t is foolish Tor ner 10
waste time and strength Oh work which IL not
specially congenlal 10 her, when there II work
that she loves and has proved fitted to do. In
London, where Mrs. Moulton now is, she en-
lows the intimate friendship OF the literary
lights. Thomas Hardy can always be found
in her drawing-room when she receives, ana
often when she does not, though il Is not easy
for one TO meet him anywhere else. George
Meredith also frequents ner rooms, as well as
all the younger lights.