The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14

ance; The. comprehensive answer wit
which she dismisses all reporters is said to
be. Il know nothing about Nansen."
A monument has been erected at Hanau
in honor Of the brothers Grimm. whose
fairy tales. by the way, would seem 10 be
as lasting a memorial as any one could
wish. But advices state that the Hanau
monument is intended as tribute particu-
larry TO the pathological work OF the Messrs.
Grimm. concerning which comparatively
few persons are informed.
Ruskin and Emerson met at oxford about
twenty-five years ago, and their first i'm
pressions OF each other were not compIi-
mentary. II found Emerson's mind a to-
tai blank, said Ruskin 10 "A friend in
matters Of art" Il found myself wholly
out OF sympathy with Ruskin's views''
said Emerson; Il WONDER such genius can
be possessed of such devil"
Shortly before her death the author OF
Molly Bawn" had corrected the proofs OF
her new novel. "Lovice." which is an
nounced for publication almost immediately
Mrs. Hungerfords short stories in An
Anxious Moment" her latest book. are all
interesting-far more interesting than the
large majority of stories that are better
casionally smart, and always full OF SYM
pathy, tenderness and human nature.
There has been a symposium In the West
minister Gazette on the subject OF review
ing. and Ouida has contributed to IL with
some humor. LAS there are not more than
two out of every hundred books issued in
England, she says, worth the paper they
are printed on, IL would be well IL the press
gave more attention to the two and none
at all 10 the other ninety-eight- L
think. too, that there should be no anony-
nous expressions OF opinion. Anonymity
lends fictitious importance 10 journalists,
as the wig and gown to an advocate"
Readers of the Atlantic Monthly have
been making inquiries about Mr. John Jay
m rnn hnc t.-fl..
admirable papers on Emerson TO recent
numbers OF the magazine. Mr. Chapman Is
Harvard man, little past thirty. and now
sbo pT8ct asinE hi, lawyer IN New ", York
literary work, but he turned from IL to de-
vote himself exclusively to the law. His
so highly praised that he will probably be-
persuaded TO go on with more articles in the
line of criticism.
The London Daily Mail says: Mr.. ]. NJ
Barrie's increasing popularity is made very
evident by the fact that since the middle OF
November last over 10000 copies of his
United States-ovef 10000 OF these being OF
Sentimental Tommy" and 'Margaret
book. indeed. is only restricted by the diff
Guilty in producing the portrait fronris-
piece This etching OF Margaret Ogilvy.
being printed s in Paris cannot mo be supplied
the book
Mr.. Howells. in the current issue of Har-
per's Weekly, takes into admring consid-
Grafton the books of Mark Twain. and
wakes particularly pleasant over 1.-The Con-
necticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court"
There are two kinds of fiction that 1 like
almost equally well" he says. "a real novel
and pure romance. and / joyfully accept
the Connecticut Yankee as one of the great
est romances ever imagined. / believe I
shall always like ii best Of Mark Twains
stories until he writes the real novel which
he has given us the right TO expect OF him.
1t is mighty stroke of poetry an effect OF
the happiest daring in its conception,
worked out with bold and unsparing f1del-
ity."