New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12

was published in 1891. and was partly wr1tten
at ClOvely. Much Of the scenery OF that iovey
district is described in 1t. Bucks Mills, hanle'
near Clovelly, Is the Beera Mills OF the story.
~ gave them a peer" the author laughingiy
said land a few cottages which belonged 10
Clovelly. Jenny. however, is NOT Cnai s ace
taken from life indeed. do not take any char-
acters absolutely from life. but sometimes the
passing mood or aspect OF real person wiz
suggest one which can build up. consder
am impertinence to take characters from lire.
Between the years 1892 and 1874 MIS- Harrisou
had a great deal OF illness. and II was ouIihs
intervals of that period that she wrote, or m
dictated to her friend and companion Inc
Carissilna" That IL is immensely clever no one
will deny, but one misses the human IehuG, r
and human sympathy to be found in Inc wages
of SIM" When / asked mrs hstr, ,"tna T VIA
gave her the curious idea of dog haunted man
for the hero of this book. she said that one even
ing when standing at the rectory door at C,ovei-
ly in the dusk. with the light from the nan ue
hind her, she saw two eyes gailopins across .he
lawn toward her, and 1t was not till the creature
came close that it revealed itself as a IaVorue
dachshund-with plenty OF body as wen as eyer.
This suggested the diabolic dog which hau"'eu
IeyerSedge. Al.
Brilliant writer as Lucas Maiet is. she mos
II rksOme to concentrate her mind upon hterary
work and frankly admits that were she TIC"
woman she would crafty her Kingsley pro,
pensity for rowing. and travel the wide woIiu
over instead of sitting in her STUDY " VIZ
hooks She has travelled a good deal upon the
Continent and has spent some time in India.
country which has peculiar laScihatiu. io' nc.
Mrs Harrison has the natural liking Vi a cie'ea
woman for congenial society. but sne mas -"
taste for society with a capital ). smars
dinner party Is. l believe. her partcuiaI az
horrence but she loves to enjoy the teae, .,
reason and the flow OF SOUL win khaieu
snirits Her fayorite reading is philosophy nat
uraI science and poetry. and her cnief recrea.
tons are driving-'a good horse when sns eli sn
get one or bad one II she ca cam mother came
OF an old Cornish family, who had m1,uIe VI
irish blood in them. and there IS goou oesr TO- y.
the Cet in the noyeists own ;r;, Iisiike Of
conventionality a disposition to reoel asahse
that which is humdrum and against nne m
gencies Of the life OF professionals hoeen, lei
be,Itb and sorrow have tinged her nina Win
melancholy. and here again the intensity Oh leea-
inc denotes the Ceit rather than the soper-gohs,
administrative Saxon. To her MANY non.e
omaIitIes Of heart and mind Lucas Malet adds
a broad charity and a democratic spirit
since the death of her husband, the YER
loved rector of ClOvelly. Mrs Hatr,soh IA" Ru,I
moved to London, and makes her nome a' Du
inpbam Mansions Kensington. where her rooms
contain many interesting family memeh'os'
The excellent portrait Of Ouida here given is
accompanied by the slightest OF notes;
Although the daughter Of Frenchmah Ouiua
passed much Of her early lie Win het ,lio' IT,
In Epgland For the last twenty years she mas
lived almost wholly in her VIVA OUTSIDE -. 7. ~.
BEFORE that she well known nsu i, 80, q. .s
Iargham Hotel where stores Oh ner s.''i ms:
60, - ,a,ite in figure with very small hands ana
S o 20 "a nor face has haunting expression OF
80 -. Wost of her literary work Is done quite
-, r., tho morning and the words hteraiiy ny
go, nor non All that she writes Is done al =
wbtte heat She is devoted to animals. ana one
q, the most eloquent denouncers OF the WIZ
sector - ,voa,or than
Cid. whom writing of child-life. and no one mas
a greater sympathy with the poor anu oppisaseu'
go "vi,Jage Commune she depicts the hard.
- -, tho Italian peasant under the present
at to,, ~ TAXATION She writes as one VINO
Snows the language and the people, and Is not
,r.Id m side with the peasant AGAINST the
nhIes Glow can you write books ABOUT these
be contadini?" asked an Itallan couht OF
e. novelist For the same reason. she repheo'
"tbat Won would not stand by and see d noiS.
ill-used even though 1t did not peions " - =.
Ouida maintains that her poor OLD fippo 10 -"
exaggeration. and that there are Thousand SUI
,o-inS lik anesses OF him all over Italy
Ii,,rg for so long a time in the world Of ro-
nance has impaired some amusing uraIia'io
elements to Ouida's highly strung charactei.
which the following story related 10 Nrv ny, Wy on
Epg,ish lady who had been Visltlhs riolchOe.
,,,ili illustrate The sister OF the lady relerreo
m was walking along the streets Oh fiofenSe
with the gentleman to whom she was eiiSh6eu
u,han thew found themselves suddenly confronted
by a small lady in a loose. pictuie SUI 80 ~ -,
having , striking face. Eying the pair intehtiy
for n time she turned to the youns iauy anu
soid in n highly tragic manner; lhal -
haoutifu, voung man. | love him; give MN 10
mo Doubtless the novelist. FOR IL was ouIua'
was merely rehearsng a enc in story sue "1S
itirg ana was unmindful that she was IN the
nublic street and driving terror TO the heart Oh .
young English girl.