The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06

a strange 'ondness for homemade things;
and MS birthday finds a strange sronp or
handmade trlnes at his breakfast plate.
Pieced quilts. embroidered cushions. spec
tacle wipers apd hook-marks, remarkable
more for the love that goes with them
than for intrinsic value are much appre-
ciated by him.
Great Divide celebrated a famous birth
day in the beginning OF october This
Is the Cocntess Waliersee, of Germany.
This woman, one OF the titled Americans,
is the most remarkable political influence
VI her time, ane Will be famed as such
i'm history When, as Miss Mary Lee. OF
New York. she married Frederick OF
Schleswg -Holstein in 1854 IL was sup
posed that she could get no higher in
worldly honors. But much more vas
to follow. The Emperor SO greatly adj
mired her that be created her Princess
Noer In her own right. and, after her
husbands death. she soon became the
wife of the Count Waldersee.
Last week Count Waldersce was ere
atcd Floll Marshol Of Germany and made
one Of the Emperors family; so the birth
day OF the American Count toss was cele-
brated with All the romp Of the German
OIrt The Countess rs hfty-ci sht years
Old bat though elderly I'm appearance. she
u N'ig NHilHHi4F III UltNiHIs Ai ! tH'n al
favorts at the German Court that II IL
unlikely she will ever visit her own coun-
try.
VIII Carleton. the poet. VIII be fifty
years old the 2ist Of this month. OF late
he has written little. lie has been nurs-
ing his health and enjoying the fruits OF
his b9llad book. by which he got fame AMI
"A continuous income Carleton Is one Of
the few poets who are distincuvely Amcri-
can, and so provincial and typical are an
his writings that the very ballads which
are 50 famous here fall fiat IN Europe
They have been translated IN five Ian
guases, but their success IS limited away
from America
Mr.. Carleton has charming home
circle IN pretty Brooklyn. AMI here he
lives quietly, surrounded by curios be
has picked up in his travels, and in3ulg-
Ing IN the humorous pranks that might
be foretold By reading his quaint verses.
FIIz,BrrR AKsEs ALLrs.
Another writer Of verse celebrates n
birthday at this time. This Is Elizabeth
Akors Allen. whose poem
Backward, turn backward. o Time. In
your flight
Make mo child again. just for tonight"
is known 10 every one who ever went to
school Mrs. Allen Is strangely averse
10 publicity ana has had fame literally
thrust upon her. She WAS born In 1892
and IS welcome contributor to the lit
erature OF the day whenever she cares
TO write. In prose her pen is a very
pointed one. IL Is Mrs Allen who orig
mated that story told of different editors
but actually beginning with Richard Wat
son Glider. OF tho Century:
DON'T send any building poets to me-"
quoth Mr. Glider 90 Mrs. Allen: "this
Office IS running over with excellent
verses -
Then why on earth don't you print
few OF them In the Century," WIS the
flashing retort
The son OF Willie X. Vanderbilt. Willie
X, Jr big, handsome lad. is seventeen
years old this month. and Prince Henry
OF Battenberg. husband OF Beatrice. Is
the same age as Theodore Roosevelt.
These are but few Of the October birth
days, but they are enough 10 show thar
octoDers child may be a child OF for
tune. JAMES BARTON.