The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-08

once when. as n very young girl I
sat at the feet OF Walter Savage i.andor
in Florence. reciting 10 him my Latin
lesson, l stopped conjugating "ano amas,
amat" 10 ask how Wordsworth looked.
THAT reminds me Of what Haziitt said
OF Wordsworth" replied the grand old
English lion " His face reminds me OF
horse sir. 1t is just like a horse. sir
And Hazltt was right. Wordsworth had
the same length OF jaw and high checked
bones Whenever I am asked how
George Eliot looked. L think OF Habits
description OF the Lake poet She looked
like female Wordsworth Every face
Is said to resemble the animal whose ma
ture the human beings most closely
resembles. George Eliot recalled the no.
blest OF brutcs
There is but one portrait OF George
Eliot extant. a crayon sketch drawn by
Samuel Lawrence. for Mr. B2ckwood,
or Edinburgh. her first publisher.
Now that the great woman and tin1id
soul is dead. I hope Mr. Cross Will allow
this interesting head TO be engraved
During her lifetime George Eliot ssudi-
ousiy avoided having herself sketched
or her features photographed. and her
delicacy was respected. Al TO her work.
II finished: and we should not regret
that she has passed away. She was not
again going to engage In any literary
work OF great length. and Herbert Spen-
GERS philosophy spelling the clear
ness OF her perceptions
first met the author OF adam Bcde
when L was very young. in Florence. tia
y y. n.
on two weeks visit. I was charmed
by her engaging confidence I'm me. as
she told me OF experiences in her career
as an author. Her eyes were "A light
blue, mouth sensitve: she had high
cheek-bones and ever changing color:
| these, taken with her retiring manner,
| low stature. and larger frame. made her
person To be noted In a crowded ROOM
/ Her literary work laborious: she
worked out her characters with earnest
| and painful elaboration. and had no faith
in herself until encouraged by her bril-
| liant ~husblnd who exceiied as n critic.
| He was called scientist among littera-
| tours and a htterateur among scientists.
When I asked George Eliot whether
| she enjoyed writing she replied:
| I'm miserable when composing, but
| I'm still more miserable when I'm not"
Let those VINO envy genius think Of the
| price paid for it.
| Everybody who was given the chance
visited George Eliot and George Lewes
in London ut their own house. the "Pri-
| ory,' North Bank, Regents Park. Sun
day afternoon was their reception time.
| The cleverest men and women. in Eng
| land. and visitors from all lands, were
honored in being received by this woman
| Of great gifts and her brilliant husband.
She visited one: she went to private
Views OF art in all FORMS and to classi-
| al concerts, being herself fine musi-
| clan. She dressed on all occasions
] with marked plainness, and appeared,
while in public. to be utterly Obvious
10 persons about her. or all her books.
| L
sketch of Savonarola. and its Florentine
! pictures. is the least appreciated Flor
entines have expressed surprise and adj
miration at it's realism"
or Mrs. Inchbold. whose farces. two
| generations back. set London afire the
Pail Mall Budget has the following
to say:
''AIen who detest literary women make
! an exception. and Mrs. Inchbald was the
| a
| Lamb. Leigh Hunt. who called her
divine Elizabeth Inchbald.' Her friends
We're all little her lovers. and her work
was 80 full of sweet personality that they
said: 1t is "a IL Venus had written
books She was susceptible. and. what
is not always the same thing. Affection
ate. She ate scanty food and cried with
cold. because she was keeping a pcevsh
sister from every privation. Coiman de-
seribed her as soIemnly dedicated to
virtue and a garnet.
The Book Buyer has the following:
Among the many good stories which
Thomas Bailey Aidrich tells is which
Illustrates the rapidity with which an
elaborate dream may flash through the
mind. About year ago a dinner was
given in honor of Mr.. Aidrich at the Al
dine Club. when very many compliment
tary things said of the guest of the
evening by the speakers-Mr Steadman.
Mr. Howells. Mr.. Warner. Mr.. Burroughs
DIR. Egsleston. and Mr.. Mabie. who pre-
sided. At first. Mr.. Aldrch says. ne felt
embarrassed TO be the object OF much
praise. hut after while he got used
to il and began to like IL.
When at a late hour the company broke
up Mr.. Aldrieh found his way with
friend or two to the Players Club. where
he smoked another cigar. and thence
went to his hotel and TO bed. discreetly
refraining from looking at his watch.
He seemed scarcely to have fallen asleep
her haff 1Aft