The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01


wrcaths were hung about the frameWork
made hcarse Of surprising beauty. The
pOrtcrs a. the station and some or the
party carried the coffin to the cart and
placed it gently on the bedding OF moss.
Mrs. Morris. leaning on the arm or sir
Edward Burne-Jones, who looked sadly
white and shaken, followed by her daugh-
ters and the two sisters and TWO protncrs
OF Mr. Morris. entered the carriages. ana
the rest of the party followed.
The grave is close 10 the wall of the 1T
tic churchyard. says the Chronicle. ana
a group of ruddy-faced Counifymen ana
lads gaZcd over the low wall with cu-
riOus. stony impassiNcnesS as the Dody OF
the sturdy Englishman was lowered to its
place Round the grave stood many OF
his old comrades At the foot Of the
grave was a. harp with frame or purple
flowers, sent by the workers at Merton.
and the other wroaths nearly filed the
grave. on tho wood Of the coffin the sim
pie inscription WAS craven;
William Morris
Porn March q,
1891 Died october
3, 1895.
Tn recent address before an ecclesias-
teal body I'm England Dean Hole, VINO
wi. be pleasantly remembered IN inns
country. made a point OF thanking Coz
for Mcssrs W. IL. Smith x son, because
they decline 10 put certain books into
their libraries. IL repeat the words
thank God. " said the Dean, because
we owe Il debt Of gratitude 10 these gem
tlomen. the extent OF which * only known
10 those who have personally Inspected
as / have. some of the books whlch they
have placed on their Index Expursatori-
US"
VII.
Mr.. du Maurior will be the subject or
long article profusely illustrated, IN inc
Critic Of October l-Whose puplShefs re-
"a Il. a
booklet "Trilhyana. The Rise ana Iro-
gross of a Popular Novel IN Ihe 'iltic
of October 10TH William Morris Is the
subject Of a criticism. personal rerllhla-
CcnCcs, and n portrait. mere IS alao Il
portrait OF Miss Cornelia Atwood PRATT.
author OF 1.-THE Daughter Of Stole ana
"a striking collection of short stories lu7l
issued under the title Of a Book 81 Mar
tyrs." Ian Maclaren as a Lecturer Is
very wildly described by the KEY. Ger
AID Stanley Lee. 49,,
IN the recently published Life OF CHAR
lOtte PrOnte" Mr.. Shorter deVotea
chapter to Emily BrOnte, whom many
people considered more Of 4 genus IMAM
her better-known sister. I'm reading thla
chapter | quite agree with Mr. shorter
that Emily is "a sphinx whose riddle no
amount VI research Will enable us TO
reld" and now 10 even seems tnat the
portrait that was publishcd some the
ago as of Emily BrOnte by charlotte
BrOnte was 81 mere fancy sketch. i am
verv glad TO know that il d.. for u was
not my idea Of the author OF w uthfI
ing Heights" There is hardly a slnsle
note of gayety i'm one or these lc,'eIs
written by Charlotte. They are eilhef we
records OF illness or death on OF ne
that was as dun as death. But for iel-
ters from her friends and the boxes OF
hooks that Mr. Williams sent up from
T. ondOn. there was nothing To itltcNf Tue
monOtOny Of her life at IaWortn fectoi1'
In her letters 10 Miss Nussey, 'hdi ~
wrote more about family affairs ana hcr
own feelings. but to Mr.. WiluamS she
showed more Of the intellectual sine on
nor character and was more apt 10 Nite
hor opinions Of the books THAT ne sem
her. There were some interesting writer's
nuLlfshino new books I'm those DAYS, anu
:, a. NOT In be- wondered at that Charlotte
oponcd her parcels from London WIN
o10or fingers In one of these parcels WaA
I eirh Hunts THE Town. WIN NIl'u
eho was delighted There h. she W.it,7,
something peculiarly anu-meiah cHols IL.
leigh Hunts writings, but they ere never
bofsferous. They resemble sunshine he-
fra m once bright and tranquil \ nov
hook bv CARLYLE was among the treas re-
II like Carlyle better and better ah
writes ellis style / do not like nor %
concur with his opinions nor Hu f.,
in with his hero worship. but theLe is ~
rnauful love Of truth and honest recoshi-
tion and fearless Vindlcauon or intrinsic
greatness, OF intellectual ana moidi worn
considered apart from blfin, ldhN' OF
wealth which commands my sincere aH-
,,,iration." OF Ruskin she says. III Inc
seven Lamps of Architecture resc nluio
thefr predect ssOr, Modern Pointers lhey
will not be lamps at ALL uul IL NV -
stcUauOn-seyen bright STARS lot "noa0
rise the reading world ouAhl 10 ue "iiA
iouelv agaze." Her criticisms OF pooA9
r..FIIII.IIFIE lIlEfLi. Us
bright as the seven bright stars, thvush
1 cannot agree with Wuai she says on
lane Austen. / think that she Is ohly
right ina spots when she crlilcisr5 the "4-
taor OF Pride and Pre- g..
Cnerlotte, As is well known, Went 70
London 10 visit her publishers ana 10 meet
some Of the literary people OF tnal time,
among whom was Ihachefa5. l"d' N'l"s
was the first among many men on
ters 10 appreciate ana arhhoe ieu,' WY
genius OF tAo author OF Ja'e i'5 '
before he knew who She was, Nr atN1
comics of his books 10 her with ms ttair-
mi regards In letter 70 Alr. W liiianis
:Srhe more [ read Thackerays works.
the more certain / ann that ne slaius
alone alone in his sasacity, alone ~ hlo
truth. alone in his ieIhns lhls ieeiins,
fhOuph he makes no noise ABOUT II, ~
'ba most genuine that ever lived ln pilu--
.d nagel. alOno in his power, alone in A,s
alone in his seit-cohlfyl
rTarxerav is "a Titan, SO strong tldl ne
',,, cord 10 perfOrm with calm tho most
,lerculean feats. There Is inc chalm OF
na testv and repOsc IN his greatest tloits.
rle borrows nothing from iettt' ms l7
never the energy OF dcilriim- ms 'hsast
3 strong energy thousntlui energy ~"
.4st number OF Vanity Fair proves tAls
,e.ultarIv ForciDly exciting iu It's force,
am more impressive than exciting, carry
me- on the interest OF tNc narrative III Il
low dcep. full, 10 Ia still quiet-as qulet as
-onoction as quiet as memory, ail.- 10 me
.t,sr, aro narts of 10 that sound as solemn
~ am oracle. Thackeray ls never borne
away by his own ardOr-dnd ne mas IL
lnder control, his genius oDeys MN ~
* his servant. il works in fantastic
.hanges at his will. Ih4e Neiay T. UNIQUE
can say no more WIN say ITO '''S'
The Johns Hopkins University Library
las lust been enriched by The library OF
ne late Henry Phillips, Jrr or fnNadel-
lhia. 10 consists mainly OF "oiA5 on hu-
nismatics and on Spanish ana German
literature Mr.. Phillips was Secretary OF
he American Philosophical Society
eader IN the Num.smatlc and Antiquarian
society OF Philad lphla, and the author or
the Paper Currencies or the American
,olOnies' and American continental
Money" Mr. William Wallace Spence, Oh
Baltimore. has presented 20 the lnlver lily
large collection Of books dealing with
he relations Of the Jesuit fathers con-
.eluing the early discovery OF this coun-
rs. Through the generosity OF Mr.. I. h.
Soel WYATT. a course OF public lectures
m German history or literature Will be
delivered at the University during the
winter
The November Ladies Hame Journal
viii contain an account, by eX-NayOr A.
)akev Hall. OF Jenny Lind's first appear
nee In America. In the old Castle Car
len. in 1850. and OF tho marvellous en-
husiasm il aroused.
NJ.
The first volume Of new edition OF
he nrose works OF swift. with q bio