The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06


Hovey's "Guinevere," extended notice of
which is made elsewhere. 1t is tragedy
in blank verse, based OF. one of the legends
OF the Knights of the Round Table and
noble King Arthur, topics of which poets
have sung almost ever since there were
poets to sing; and Mr.. Hovey of Chicago
has sung well and clearly, and more or less
musically-that must be admitted. Our
old friends, Sir Galahad and Launcelot and
Merlin are brought out to say their parts
in very effective little drama, in which
the lovers of Launcelot and Queen Guine-
we're are tenderly pictured. 1t was an am
bilious effort on the part of Mr.. Hovey,
and let US hope, for the sake of the West,
that the sharp-penned and sharp-tongued
critics of New York may look leniently
upon this new drama of old England
A move in the right direction is Miss
Bertha Monroe Rickoff's effort to organize
classes in current criticism" The plan
has been tried successfully in many
cultured circles of Eastern cities. The
criticism turned naturally to things politi-
cal and literary and these are broad fields
to traverse. Miss Kickoff irherits much
of her energy in stimulating intellectual
activity. Her father, Professor Andrew J.
Kickoff, who is now a resident of Berkeley,
was for many years prominent among
Eastern educators, and for twenty wears
was superintendent OF the public schools
of Cleveland, Ohio. As the Cleveland pub
lie schools to-day stand second to none in
this country, Professor Kickoff has reason
to be proud of his monument. Mrs.
Kickoff is the author of several educational
textbooks.
Miss Grace Ethelyn Cody, formerly of
Chicago, whose short stories and sketches
are familiar to readers of various Eastern
periodicals, is now a resident of Pasadena
The report is that she has been indus
triously employed of late, and some of her
literary products will soon appear in the
magazines. AS a writer of sketches involv-
ing a close study of child life, Miss Cody
has few equals.
Mark Twain, who recently started on a
tour round the world, told a recent inter-
viewer how he often felt a desire to "cut
loose" from civilization and to get away
by himself, where he could run and yell to
his hearts. content. In this connection
there is story about the humorist and
Canon Kingsley. Walking along the street
one day, Mark felt the impulse 70 yell
coming on him with irresistible force, and
said to Kingsley, 81 want to yell; 1 must
YELL" The canon said: "All right, yell
away; l don't mind" "And with that"
said Mark, 81 stepped back few steps,
and, throwing my arms above my head,
let out war-whoop that could be heard
for miles; and in less time than you could
count Canon Kingsley and myself were
surrounded by multitude of anxious cit
liens, who wanted to know what was the
matter. l told them nothing was the
matter; I just wanted to yell, and had
yelled"
The R. H. Woodward Company, Balti-
more, will soon issue a new book. bv DR..
Talmage. 1t gives an account OF his re-
cent travels around the world and will be
literally illustrated.
Artist A. B. Frost has been engaged for
a long time upon a series of 112 ilIustra-
tons for the original "Uncle Remus," by
Joel Chandler Harris, which has been re-
vised by the author, and is to appear
shortly in new dress as one of the leading
illustrated standard books of the year.
A new edition OF George Gisslng's novel,
'"rhe Emancipated, considered by many
TO be one of his most powerful works, is to
be issued in America by Messrs. Way &
Williams of Chicago, about the middle of
September. This same firm has lately in
ducad Francis 4. Browne, formerly editor
of the Dial, to gather his fugitive pieces to-
gether and consent to their publication in
a small book for limited circulation
Volunteer Grain Mr.. Browne has mod
estly and appropriately named the collec-
ton, and to it one might very appropri-
ately apply several of the lines written by
him to the author of "Old World Idyls":
Humor and pathos blending smiles and tears
a sympathy with common hopes and fears.
In an article on 1.-The Fifth Gospel DR..
Woods Hutchinson, an author of Des
Moines, Iowa, proclaims in the October
Monlst, new evangel, the gospel accord
ing to Darwin. Instead of DESTROYING the
religious spirit, this gospel, DIR. Hutchinson
maintains. teammates it and places it
upon stronger foundations than ever before.
What is generally conceded in Philadel-
phia to be one of the most desirable build
ing sites in the city has just been pur-
chased by the Ladies Home Journal.
The property is located at Sixth and Wal
nut streets, fronting on two of the most
beautiful squares in Philadelphia. the
famous Independence square on the east
and Washington square on the south. A
$250,000 building is to be put up.
Rev. Sylvanus Stall, DID,, associate edi-
tor of the Lutheran Observer, has in prepa-
ration a second volume of Give Minute
Object Sermons to Children" The first
volume, published by the Funk e. Wag-
nails Company, New York, has run through
several editions.
During the coming year st. Nicholas
will print series of characteristic letters
written by Robert Louis Stevenson to q
boy relative, describing the romantic Incl
dents of his life in Samoa. Lloyd Osbourne
will contribute paper filling out the cpl |
sodes touched upon by Mr.. Stevenson. |