The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-30

Mr.. Clemens has quite remarkable pop
ularity in England. The mark Twain
Birthday Book" for example, has gone INTO
its eighth edition
Mrs. Humphrey Ward, we are told, Will
soon visit this country. She is coming with
her husband, who proposes to lecture here
on art and artists.
Mr. George Saintsbury's volume OF crit
zeal essays is coming out next month under
the title of Corrected Impressions: He
deals therein with the leading writer's Oh
the Victorian period.
Mrs. Josephine Buffers book entitled
'The Lady of Shunem," will be issued
shortly. 1t deals with the subject Of Bib
ical criticism. Mrs. Butler is the famous
champion of social purity in England, or,
as it is preferably called, social cleanliness.
B. L. Farjeon, the novelist attributes all
the good fortune which has been his to
the luck-givng New Zealand greensboro
which he has carried for years on his
watch chain. He is of Jewish EXTRACTION,
Of dark complexion. piercing and inteingent
eyes.
Little Eyolf," Isben's forthcoming play,
is mentioned as greatly disturbing the SEN
siblities of the man who is turning 1t into
English. He declares that in translating it
he is going through the most memorable
and thrilling literary experience or his lie
which is good advertising.
The Monthly Open Shelf, published by the
Cleveland Public Library, is a useful publ
cation. The neatly printed pamphlet con-
tains from month to month lists of the IL
brary's new acquisitions, accompanied by
short notices of their nature and contents,
taken from the literary papers.
Whittier thought Holiness THE Spectre
Pig 1.-The Dorchester Grant and 1.-The
Height of the Ridiculous were failures in
the line of humor' sThey would" he
said, do well enough for an amateur hui
morist, but are scarcely worthy of one who
stands at the head Of the profession"
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Cable celebrated
their silver wedding On Dec. II at 'Tarry
Awhile their home in Northampton, Mass.
The day was also the occasion Of the we'd
ding of their Oldest daughter-the one to
whom her father addressed, in her early
infancy, the only poem by which his muse
has become familiar to the public.
Col. Richard Malcolm Johnson and his
wife celebrated their golden wedding few
days ago, and the announcement must have
caused surprise in most of his readers. For
Colonel Johnson did not discover his gift
for writing until q few short years ago.
OF the Century call him one Of the young
est Of their Southern writer's.
The WINDSOR Magazine, announced by
Ward. Locke & Bowden. besides being the
biggest and best sixpennyworth ever is
sued," will seek popularity by "a great mar
riage insurance scheme, which will be
worked exclusively In connection with this
magazine" This original idea, the Critic
thinks, should throw the hfe-insurance and
'.missing-word contests quite into the
shade as circulation raisers.
Robert Louis Stevenson died in Samoa.
Kipling has been a great globe trotter.
Bret Harte, Marion Crawford and Henry
James are practically denationalized. Ju-
liam Hawthorne, after much travel, has
settled down in jamaica Stanley j. Wey-
Conan Doyle has travelled much, and is
planning further globe trotting. Literary
material is no longer a local issue.
The poet William Morris is about to pub
lish a new prose romance of his own called
"Child Christopher" He has also on his
Kelmscott press an edition of "Syr Per-
ceval," an ancient metrical romance, re-
printed from a manuscript in the library of
Lincoln Cathedral, and the second and third
volumes OF his editions of Shelley's poems.
The Kelmscott Chaucer Is now out Of print
the whole edition of AS copies having been
subscribed for.
Mrs. Samuel Richards has been In In
diana for the past few months collecting
data for the biography of her late husband,
Indiana's widest-known and greatest artist
A number of the most prominent people of
the State are furnishing her information of
his early life, spent in Spencer. Franklin,
Indianapolis and Anderson, and 1t IS be-
lieved that this biography will be of great
interest, not only to the people Of the
Illustrations of his own work, together
with others from the best-known American
artists at home and in Europe, will add to
Its attractions. Mrs. Richards will go to
Munich next summer to complete the biog-
raphy and to write OF that part of his life
spent abroad.