Arizona silver belt., 1896-11-05
LITERARY LONDON.
A Strong Attraction for Americans
 Who Write.
No Aristocracy in tis Fisid of Letters In the English Capital - Ster. ling Democracy Is
 tho Rule.

portance [, London as great literary and artistic center of English-speaking people has heen steadily increasing. Not only have Edinburgh and Dublin, in the old world. lost thnt literary char acter which once attached to their names, but Boston, Philadelphia and Richmond, in America, have in like manner failed to maintain the premise of earlier days. New York has for some years past been the real literary center of the United States, but 1t Is now q little doubtful whether this dis tinction can long be hers.
 Half century ago American au. thors were content to abide in their own country, and to find inspiration there. To-day it is to England thn, most of the prominent literary work CTS arc turning for the recognition which is denied them here, and while ncsant, Barrie, Blaclmore. Du Maurier. William Black, Anthony Hopc, CcnRr Doyle urd other Englishmen nrc writ ing for Arerican periodicals, Henry James, Bret Hartc, Robert Barr, Henry lIarlapd. W. l.. Alden and score cf younger American authors have madc London their residence 7. 'renkamong the most popular of the Contributors % English periodicals.
 The reason for this state of things is obvious to all persons who are in touch with the literary and artistic circles of both England and America. In the TTu;fa1 Statcs l;sararv y-orr,are onl artists have long felt the want of prop- CT organization. The little coteries al- ready formed are too exclusive.
 In England, literary men, artists and journalists live in a world of their own. When once man has demonstrated true literary ability, no matter what his pecunlary or social position may be. he meets all his fellow workers on a common ground. An introduction from literary friend or some editor with whom his manuscripts have founG favor will secure him an ortree to soire literary at home," and from that tiiae on his social advancement is question of either personal popularity or It. erary success. Every week he meets new faces and makes new friends. lie soon numters among his acqra;rtarces some of the best known cxrcrert3 uf contemporary literature. and # is not 1>ng before he begins to experience q feeling of ecuraleshlp with men who have won high stsndirg.
 One of the most striking features cf London literary l're is it's steTl'rg e. mocraev. There is no aristoeraey i,i the field of London letters. The ycGittv author may have secret preference for the atmosphere of tAe exclusive Athcnacum club, Lpt he never 3iES,ains 10 mirrle at times with the rank naj He at the "Ecw yagahopds." or ct the | numerous "at homes" whc.c th s:ru~- rling literary tenants of rleo.aslury, cambcrwcll md nrixton atiies drini tea and talk shop" with youSg illu- trators and embryo journalists.
 The London literary "at hene" has. unfortunately. TO equivalent in alnc ca. It is ugually held from four C. seven o'clock in the afteTnc.,n. CT from nine to twelve at n'ght. The ''at homo" of Lady Jcunc md Douglass Sladen are TroLably the best known in London, and are dcseuedly popular with all those who are fortunate enough to have the entree.
 Many of the younger literary mor those success has enabled thn to -harge lodgings for chambers are 10 tp 'ound dcniciled in the picturerque old ms of cou-t--Gray's. Turnival's. I't- -oln and others. Here clch .sy -~ts aside some L feht in the vse. k ipr 'Se entcrtain,nent ot his fr,erda. 7, sc rforual -furctinns are ns delight ar hey are nun7crons, and there isusuG!l, TO n'Pht in the week that writer v'ho g fairly wrll acquainted carnos, aftrr q short stroll or a l,ns ride, find himself in circle of kindred spirits.
 In London, artists. no.el.sts and journalists telong 10 the sare cluh., cttend the same rocial fuactieas and
 atronize the same restaurant. The English tavern, or public house" as it IS now called, is no longer the rendc.- vous for Englishmen of letters that it was in the preceding centuries, but there are stin rlaees thrt r-ay hc re- "arded as the legitimate successors of 1 "The Cheshire Cheese" and "The Cock" which. thourh stilI in e.istcrce, have lost much of theirformerf ia, c,nation for idle writers. Tn the Press club. just off | Fleet reet,and in scvcral mrdegtSr nk- l ing houses in the vicinity of Covtnt 1 Garden and Soho. one may find at al- | most any hour in the day r,en of more 1 or less celebrity who earn their bread by means of their pens.-N. Y. Sun.