The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-21
u,r,r,os which appeared In the 'CriticJ

tarianism. and your words nave 50 muci
weight. that should be glad ana grate
ful TO hear you lift up your voice on Or
half Of the faithful servants VINO arc -
mentally starved-by those who have
responsibility concerning them. WIZ yol
pardon me II trouble you with ht't
personal experlence2 l should not DO -
except that heard that one positive mai
disprove many negatives. FOR many
years we have had a library for the ser
wants I'm their sitting-rOOm. 10 contain
all tho best noyels-Thackeray. DlcAens
Scott Bulwer. George Eliot Cooper, Dt
mas.-books OF history and OF natur.
history, books Of travel, and various seti
OF books OF general information, Bks
Chamhcrss Misceilanies ! assure yor
that they are constantly read and rcreae
by the various mon and women OF the
household. / do not mean that there ar,
no dolts-alas, there arc too many ir
Vanity Fair among ones own circle
But the majority read. and read good
books and give good criticsms-uatura
spontaneous, and simply dlrect-as
childs.
THAT 7 might have their standpoint
not my own. 1 have had before WRITING
this letter. long talk with my maid
and the boy (who has been with ug many
years.. about the other servants. IN know
very we'll about theso). and they assured
me that the library IS iu constant usa
and that even the grooms and the farm
hands Cfor our home Is In the country
New York IS simply temporary an come
20 read the books 7 have mentioned-ea
pecially tho Miscellanes. Perhaps this
will be a good illustration Of the result
OF culture. ! have been very ill Tor tive
or three years and have not given the
cant
used 10. and as ! was on the subject 20
day. I asked. Thomas. is there an On
cyclOpacdia IN the lbwrv2 I have for
gotten No madam. but 7 have bought
a small one for myself And how about
the books OF poetry. 7 am afraid manS
OF them have been l0st-f0r there is thh
practical objection: transient servants Do
carry them off if there is nor supervision
Yes. Madam. they have been. hut theJ
each have their own books OF poetry
and they borrow them Off OF each othor'
Perhaps you will say chat it wout
be better 10 have some gramm1rs in tht
hbrary-and / grant it you.-but Tho
mass answer proves my point Thom1!
himself disclaims any interest i'm poetry
his speciality is history. But my cook
who was with me many years Oeayini
mo last spring to be married.. assured
me that Shelley (much Of whom She knew
by hearD was tho greatest delight she
had-and when Dowdcn's iife ~ Shciics
came out We talked 81 over together
VIII
BY far the most interesting literary an
nOuncoment Of the week is that with re-
gard TO the present Lord rennyson'i
Life OF his father II seems that at last
after many conflicting rumors. this mos
important work has loft iis author'i
hands. and is now In the posses ION ol
Messrs. Macmillan. who intend 90 pub
fish IL on oct. g. tho NTH anniversary o
the late Laureate's death. I'm ail proba
bnty. this will prove 90 Doe the book Of
tho year. Lord Tennyson has been ae
sisted from time 20 time hy Frederick
Locker-L ampson. Coventry patmoro. Mr
Theodore Watts and other intimate
friends OF his father: and There VIII De
found an this biography vast amount
information new even 10 the most cruiitf
TonuysOnian. Indeed. we We're reminded
only q couple of months ago of how it
te is known about Tonnys0n. or eve.
about his biography hy the publication
in DR. Robertson Nicolls Literary An.c
dotos Of the Nineteenth Century of ar
article by Mr.. ~ j. Wise in which wer,
enumerated several limited edition o'
by his critics and biosrnhcrs. Such
discovery renders it all the moro pro
hahie that the authoritative nl0rruueI
viii abound I'm surprises.
*.
Prot Mahafy recently returned no I'm
gland from Egypt He spent long time
in Cairo and Alexandria where DO s s7it
that he made some interesting and im
p0rfant discOvcr.os.
Baroness Alexandra Grinonhcrg ms
leader of the woman movement U Fln.
land writes as follows from Hci-nlf0rs
apr0n0s OF a. little pamphlet entitled
elizabeth Cady stanton och kFinnosat
sarhetot" Stockholm. samson a. Wa.InN
-'It may interest you 90 know the or.s.r
~ uy booklet. About year ago
Swedish lady Of high position and once
am earnest worker in our cause fIl.G
Key-puhllshcd two pamphlets aefins
tho movement. attacking particularly
the women of America. Tho result was
multitude of pamphlets and MEETINGS pu
and con- Last May I was invited to PC
10 Stockholm and give my views OF Gid
matter. 1 accepted and gave brief Dds.
tory Of the woman movement in tho Uni.
cd States. with Mrs stanton as the cen.
trail figure. Such is Tho origin and NATURE
Of my pamphlet"
X.
or Olive shreuor's new novel Tho Athe
nacum remarks Though her scornfu
resentment of the policy and methods of
the Chartered Company in South Airict
finds free vent here. and though in con.
damning them She makes holder use OF
Scriptural association than many may
Ike. she has achieved n remarkable liter
airy success Trooper Peter Ialket doe
not compete with The story of an Anti
can Farm either as narrative or as p
study OF characters. but 90 is. in Qua
opinion, superior IN workmanship
XL
Mr.. Nathan Haskell Dole wr.fc to TIE
poston Transcript.-"Manv people h1F.
tried TO explain the meaning and origin
OF the title OF Mr. KipIus ast volume
~ poems. some even reckoning on tl'f
fingers the various soas that tho author
might De supposed 90 have oro. In me
course of his w1ndcnngs } inInH r l7
more likely that The titIe s derived rom
the last line Of the forty f'nin lutliain
I'm the 1872 edition OF ritz Deti'as 'Hu-
baiynt OF omar Kh1yyam g.
ryyhen Won and behind the Vel are pas,
OH but tho l0rs long while the world
shall last.
which or our Coming and Departure
hoods
cast.
Tho term seven Seas dn Persian 'Tieft
Kuizum) is used MS the title OF tho cree
Dictionary and Grammar 81 the Persian
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