The morning times., 1896-10-11

fully up to the poetic standard. He affects
a slnuch hat trousers that are IN speaking
contrast to his coat and negliges shirt.
The only item lacking Is sailors roll
ing collar.
yerestschagin is about to publish ne W
book called "Autobiographies OF unini-
portapt People" 1t is series oi sketches
with realistic portraits OF beEgars, Sol
diers, priests, and other Russian types.
w. Lewis Frazer, art manager for the
Century, is Canadian, who made bis flrst
start throuGha a commission given nlin os
the marchioness of Lorne to decorate
couple of rooms in her palace. He now
lives in New York.
"Irmenia Immolata' is the title OF
noem by Edward S. Steele of No. 1522
o street, this city. 1t is an iinpassloned
and noble plea for the distressed Chris
tians in the Orient, admirably conceived
and beautifully written.
Who wonders that every one with anatom
of talent is trying his hand at literature!
Rudyurd Kipling received Sl2,ooo for tne
serial rights to captain Courageous De-
side S15 900 cash in advance on account OF
ROYALTIES for its salcin book form.
As mn collection of Du Maurier's pic
lures is complete without his drawing
for certain mineral water, SO no coilec-
ton OF Theophile Gautiers WORK is CONF
plete without little circular. ne wrote tor
wine firm when in need oil money.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison. Presi-
dent Mccall, of the New YORK Lfe insur-
| ance Company; President Edward King. of
| theUnion Trust Company, and John NJ. Stahl.
| secretary Of the Farmers National Con-
gress discuss the meaning of free coinage
| in the October Forum.
Views" washihgton's life, fire and ac-
| cident insurance journal is of particular
| interest this week, as the National Asso-
| citation of Life Underwriters meets here.
"Views,,fs the official and authoritative
Journal on underwriting, and is full OF in
teresting matter and handsome portraits.
! The inventory of Mrs. Stoves estate,
| submitted when her will was Offered Tor
probate in Hartford, Conn.,, gives the total
| value mt SAG 353 90, including $4,000
| house. several blocks OF railroad stock and
| So .75o due from publishing firm. Her per-
| sonal belongings are put down at LOCO.
The English copyrights and her Florida
| plantation are not put down as worth any
| definite sum. t'9' 'a'"i''is
| olive schrciner, author Of The Story
of an frican Farm in cola boration with
| her husband, has written a new hook,
1.-The Political Situhdons" II deals with
| what the authors call the retIogressive
movement in SouthlAfrica, and the manner
| in which it may be stayed. The substance
| of the book was delivered in the form of a
lecture at Kimberley, 10 l S95, by Mr.. Cron-
| wright Schreiner. --.-.is
| NM. Coppee and Heredis. the eminent
| Htterateurs and members of the French
| Academy have each written verses, which
| are to be recited in the presence of the car
| and czarina. upon the occasion of the visit
| of their ma aiesties to Paris. Mme. Sarah
| pt,,r Ill will nl rpcitp nppm written
| by M. -Prudhomme, the French poet
| aud academician, after the czar and czarina
| have diUed at Versailles
| A student of the favorite dishes of great
| men finds that Goethe loved champagne
Schiller, ham and klopstock. patties and
| salmon; Lessing's favoritc dish was lentils;
this was also favorite with Kant. The
philosopher Leibnitz was fond Of thick
milk and ample cakes Lord Bryon otter
ate but one meal day. He drank guam.
titles of tea Tasso ate sweet things and
| Mendelssohn once remarked it was q pity
| sugar could not be sWeetened-with sugar
The idea, SO generally accepted, thai
| happy marriage is not for man of genius
i seems disproved by Richard Voss, one o
| the most popular German poets. Fol
many years he was gloomy and cared only
for solitude and study; but in 1878 HI
married clever woman. and almcst i'm
mediately changed his style and tone o.
writing. He speaks =. his marriage as hi
rebirth. and is as happy as he is popular
He is the author of some forty volumes
Gertrude Atherton recently Iired rather
\ startling theory In an English review. Sh,
says American men are givenup to ''mone,
greed ard lust," while American womeI
embody all that is spiritual and good Or
the other hand, English women are evel
worse than American men, while Engilsl