The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-09
A LITERARY T. MOMENT
l-s'=a Glance at The Recent Wcrss Of the
Worlds Authors. FL
NEW [rOKs AND THE MACHINES

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Something. or tho Grcnt Monihiy
ND. tcnsi"ns hat Almost Compete
WITH the Nrw>DapeIs-Notcs ANA
Personal Pnrns rnphs.x
Those familiar with the character OF
matthew Arnold will find certain flaw
OF IN the following ancedote of Dean
~ published in the Temple Magazine:
i auN.ey and Matthew Arnold were walk
lng IN Arnold's garden with Dear Far
rar and talking Of social duties. Arnold
ADMITTED to being fond OF dining out. Il
rather like it, he said:''it is rather nice
to meet people. ""Oh! yes" replied Hux-
ley. laughing, '*but we are not ali such
everlasting Cuppids as your
Mr.. Curtis Guild in his book, Chat
About Celebrities" tells story concern
lEg autograph-h hunters that caps the
c.imax as an example of assurance on
the part OF such people. q lady in Bos-
ton sent Lorgfelluw by express q mack
age Of $50 bhank visiting cards with the
request that he would write his name on
each one of them, as she was going to
which number of literary people would
be present, and she wished to present
every guest the poets autograph The
author says he heard this story from
LOng1eilOW'S own lips.
Paul Bourget has just published COL
iectlon or admirable stories urder the
title Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. This
French author is close student Of So
ctety. and the stories deal powerfully
with the various phases of modern civi-
l.zatlon. II Is to be hoped that the work
Will soon be translated into English
Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. daugh-
ter Of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and au-
thor OF many interesting books Is de-
voting much Of her time to charities, es-
peclally In doing good among the cam
Ger sufferers on the lower east side OF
New York. She IS now engaged in rats
Ing money TO rent a. better home for
these unfortuTates.
Mr.. Lew Wallace reviewed recently a
volume Of his work "Ben-Hur'' trans
lated into Arabic. The compliment
comes from The presbyterian Mission
Press at Beirut. Syria. The work Is
beautifully bound In soft morocco and
printed on thin fine paper
Publications Received.
1.-The Madonna Of the Snownakes,"
by Margaret kenna. published by John
Murphy, Baltimore. 1897.
II is utterly Impossible for the average
reviewer. used to reading for the pur-
pose of critic ling. the hundreds of
books now coming from the press. to eX-
press an intelligent opinion of this dan-
~ little volume of short stories His
taste has either become perverted from
much reading Of the all too common
novel Of to-day pervadsd by the often
sive evil Of the French school, or the
somewhat glittering wickedncss OF
American fin de-s ecle society. TO fully
realize the beauty and sweetness Of
The Madonna Of the Snowflakes :"
There Is little of plot to any of the
stories; the style is not especially re-
m a nj S<,rS ~.
original to express in language of won
derful beauty thoughts too elevated
TOO Sublimated for average apprecia ton
or comprehension. II Is someth ng al
most entirely new to take up In these
days hook that cnthralls by beauty
and purity alone. The Madonna Of the
Snowhakes" does it. and the reader
lays It down with an odd sense of pleas
ure at the discovery that he has not be-
come entirely unresponsve to the claims
which the beauty of goodness has upon
him. It IS this which makes the book
remarkable. It will have a wide sale,
and If followed by others Of a similar
character will create for Miss Kenna
reputation almost unique among con-
temporary authors.
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
This publication has been received. It's
table Of contents include Henry Drum
mond" by Ian Maclaren; Should In
migration be Restricted" Recent
Achievements In Mountaineering"
Evolution OF the Naval Officer" Elk
ercise and Longevity;" Progress Of the
United States" The Dlngley Tariff
Bill plans and Purposes of Russia"
Cheap transportation in the United
states. The Modern Greek as a Fight
ing Man. Secret Societies in Ameri-
ca. and "A Constitutional Msfit"
THE AMERICAN QUEEN FOR MAY
The May number Of the American
queen Is to hand. How to see the world
and get the benefit Of European vaca-
lion for $40 per week, an Illustrated ar
tlcle is feature. y short serial story
called Hilde-arde Won Etten," is a
charming romance. The Paris fashions
are brilliant in this issue The Dress
maker continues to develop
M'CLUREs MAGAZINE.-The Nav
number of this publication Is very in
teresting. is contents embrace "a
Great Photogra l.!ler," THE Governor Of
St. ktto," The Capture. Death and
Burial Of j. Wilkes Booth" "a Locomo-
tive as War Chariot" Grant at the
Outbreak Of the War" life portraits OF
Daniel Webster. "a Loyal Comrad e.'
and Grover Clevelands Second Ad-
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