Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

! President Eliot of Harvard. Sir Edwin
, received me very gruciuusy aud. inter q
! little stimulus through question or two
] began tu pour forth stream ut inter,
estiup, II not profound tattlc. He a.
lighted me y involving himself iu %
series of contradictions and absurdiucs
! dear to the journalistic hoart, lie declurd
! in reply 10 a question of mine chat the
! late prince OF Wales, commonly known
as collars and tuhs' was very care
! tul about his clothes, but he added
| triumphnntly, 81 believe chat q man who
! Is careful about his clothes will be- care
! ful about his morals too" Whnt u fine
code of morality this suggests lpskcd
! him what be- thought of Mr. Ghdustune,
! hr replied buudly, II think thar Mr..
Gladstone is dishonest ns q politician,
but ] respect him as man IL not
this % moral distinction worthy of a
puety
H. Marion Crawford's plans have also
hccu unsettled by the unsottlmg of Sir
| the luminury OF the Fast iu thc series Of
| Iontpn readings at Days But in any
event, he win undoubtedly be- heard sew
erui times IN the city before he leaves.
lie has NOT as yet read IN New
York, although he made his
debut as a reader IN Il
private house in Brooklyn some timc ago
before Mrs. George White Fields literary
club. There be- made u success which
auglrcd wen for bis future good fortune
His readings In Boston were attended
ly the hest people, and he is undoubtedly
the sociul Hon of the hour, both In Bos-
ton aud New York liis social success
in Boston WAY, however assured IN
advance. for he rs related To- many iu
the highest places there among them his
mother sister Airs. Julian Ward Howe.
Tho family of which Mr. Crawford b..
perhaps the mOst brilliant example, h.
certainly q remarkable one. In the first
place. there ~ the celebrated Or Howe,
whose treatment of the blind, among
others, of Laura Bhdgtunn, has won Tor
him permanent distinction in the history
of philuuthrophy; his Wife Iulinn Ward
Howe, known for many achievements,
besides The Battle Hymn of the Re
public her daughters, Mrs. Aungn0s.
who died young, but uttrr producing some
notable works I'm poetry and prose; Mrs.
Maud Howe Eliot the clever author of
"a Newport Aquerellc' san Rosario
Rancho ana other novels, and a suc-
ccsslui lecturer on art, as wen as one
of the handsOmcst women ia Boston
aud the wife of the talented painter
aud Mrs. Florence Howe Hall. who N
well known ns contributor 10 The maya
zines Mr. Cruwlord's father was
sculptor Of unusual talent and his uncle
Howe. had a genius for many things be-
sides telling Of inr stories aud preparing
usci0us terrapin, | could mention several
other gifted members Of the family, hut /
have said enough 10 show that talent, at
least. may be- Inherited. and az Mr.. Craw-
ford's own case would seem 10 indicate,
deppened boy inheritance.
Some of those members of The literary
sets IN New York who ARE not friendly
10 the thcater of arts aud letters, 10 not
tire of rdimlinR its first unfortunate pro
duction. THE stage manager was
geniug." l heard one of them say the
other day whenever he saw that The
audience was getting bored he rang down
the curtain" IL made me think ~ au
amateur performance by professionals"
said another but Henry Burden Nc.
D0wclls who seems 10 be endowed with
an Ominousy suggestive middle name, rs
not disheariened lie Is determined 10
encourage literary men 10 write plays.
Thus far he has encouraged one man
from Boston. OF more on less promise tn
write a bad play. However, as be- has
plenty of money, and as his venture n
illus FAR a decided financial success. he
will doubtless continue his efforts and II
he does not succeed, be- viii at least fur
nish Jokes for some time 10 come
WARRINGTON