The morning times., 1896-10-04

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James; 1.-The Story of Child Trainer by
Mary Powell; The True History OF Our
Cooks" by Frances Baylor, and the de-
| partments contributed to by Francisque
Larcy, /. Zapgwiil and John Brisbane
Walker.
| famous library announced for. sale
IS The Buoncompagni Library, now in the
| Cend Palace at Rome. This collection,
| which comprises nearly 10 900 volumes. is
particularly rich in specimens of early
| printing.
Albert Ross, the author OF Thou Shalt
| Not and Love Gone Astray," is said to
he worth $3.50 900. Why write exemplary
| literature VIXEN dccadent sensational
stuff brings such riches? Selr-gratifi.
| ton to be sure.
Rose Hawthorne Laihrop, daughter of
| NathaDial Hawthorne, does not live with
her husband, George Parsons Lathrop. She
| devotes herself to charitable nursing.
| Gail Hamilton declined to give tie data
of her biography. a..
| Zola'S wife never reads her husbands s
| works, at ali events, so says VI. Zola, and
| he says so without paDg of regret He
| married Nine. Zola for her heart, not for
| her brains and he declares every other man
| should do the same.
Barrie is to the front with a statement.
| He writes to this country: II warn man
ayers against a stage production Of my
| Little Minis ter" Ny rights are fully
| protected by contract, which was misl;iid
| but is now found"
The delight OF all boys and girls and
many grown people, st. Nicholas, comes
| this brown October laden with n harvest
| OF good things. There are nursery verses,
| stories, and pictures in profusion, and OF
| che usual excellent quality.
| X. W. Glider was elected an honorary
| member OF the Felibrige of Provence,
I France, at this years annual meeting.
| There was no other election to honorary
membership. Often a year passes without
the election of such members.
The Monthly Illustrator and Home and
Country for October has a wealth of good
| things. Some or TIE topics covered, aside
from the many good stories, are Russian
| Costumes picturesque Scotland'' and
/ an article on James Madison Stone.
The st. James Budget announces posi-
| lively that Rudyard kipliDg has taken up
| his permanent residence in England. No
| indication is given, however, as to the
disposition OF his country place near Brattle-
| borO, W., which is said To have cost S6O,-
900.
The Danish citizens Of Chicago Ia st week
| erected u monument TO Hans Christian
| Andersen In their beautiful Lincoln Park.
IL was particularly significant ana tcuc h.
| iBGly appropriate that the author or the
| fairy tales should be commenIorated in the
| cfhldrens' playground.
| Sothern's Magazine comes for October
| in q brilliant glow OF autumn yellow. The
stories are clever, keeping the magazine
| up to the excellent standard il ins set.
| Among the contributors are Edgar Faw-
cett, Ivan PeroDet Thompson, Dorothy
| Sothoron and Ida VI. Brady.
The island Of Juan Fernandez, off the
| coast of Chile, was recently destroyed by
| earthquake. This island is celebrated as
| having been during four years the home of
! DR.. Alexander Selkirk, the shipwrecked
| sailor who inspired De Foe with the idea
| Of writing Robinson Crusoe." 1t has
| been called Crusoe's Island.
Somebody has written to the London
papers to protest gainst the unwonanlin ness
| suggested In paragraph announcing that
| Miss Marie Corelli has been entertaining
| party OF women grouse shooters in Scot
| land. Nobody has expressed any concern
about the probability that they may shoot
| one eanotherinsteadof of the birds.
| Mr.. Barrie's mother is coming in for con
| siderable attention recently. SO it may
| probably lie Considered as iustiriable enter
| prise which induces The Outlook to make
Margare. Ogilyy the principal subject OF
| its current number. Other headings OF
particular interest are Bishop Vincent, Our
| Inland Seas, The Rural Church, In the Lii
braries, and Basket Ball
MIR. Labouchcre, OF the London Truth. is
authority for the following. "Of late quite
| a mania for dabbling in authorship has
sprung up among the nobility, and even
persons OF royal blood. A young princess
has Just published "a novel, from which we
extract the following pathetic message: