The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-31

.,rhev must have tarts.' and disappears4
into the shop, shortly after peappearins
with A couplc OF paper bags ililed Win
rasubcrry puffs" This writer went 70
live on tho Continent and los' slsh' on
Mrs. Brookiield fer several y, non her
or seven years ago she called upon ne!
I'm her pretty house In Elm Fac,
There she was surrounded ~ PORTRAITS
and memorials OF her dlstinsulsno,1
friends. most OF them dead. An eNcc,.
lent mimic, with a keen sense OF hui ,lsi :,
continues tho friend. Mrs. BItohh''h
could tell anecdotes inimitabiy. she VS.
highly gifted. and was the author OF scE.
eral novels: only George, !nhu.".
and Not Heroine But ~ Is nOe -
much her wit as her graciou- nersonaIlty
that will be missed by her friends. her
manners were peculiarly refined, dishi-
fed. and delcately sympathetic She an-
dressed persons OF all classes Win NV
riable pClitcncss: ! have heard her SPEAK
TO an omnibus conductor. "a shop boy anu
a beggar with the same courtesy tha'
she would show TO guests In her drawing
room. Sho lad "A peculiarly graphic way
OF describing people
Mrs. Brookneld was. this lady says. the
original OF Lady CasilcwoOd IN "Esmond,
n character Of which Ihackcray was very
fond. Mrs. Bro0kiieid related TO her inc
following experience. ION the mothlhS
that ThackeFay was found dead I'm ms
bed. as she was driving across the park,
she distinctly saw him standing close 10
her horses head. She spoke 20 him, no
did net answer. and turned away. ~
struck her then that u was an unusual
hour for him 10 be out. and. feeling UNI
easy, she did not proceed with her drive,
but returned 20 her house. There sho
found "A note awaiting her from MS eldest
daughter. Annie. announcing the sudden
death OF her father. This lady. now MIR.
Richmond Richie. was win Mrs. bIeok,,
field on the afternoon or her death until
three O'Clock. 10 seemed 10 her tnat sue
had never seen her sweeter ana moro
thoughts for everyone. At o'clock she
turned faint. and passed away palnlessiy
and very suddenly. et-
Mrs Brookheld was the daughter OF or
Charles Elton. whose home. CliNedon
Court. was the original of Castewood IN
Fsncnd. This beautiful place dates from
the reign OF Edward IT, Q5J.-lazD.
VII.
The Critics record for tho year 1896
shows that 1885 books were reviewed ah
average OF more than thirty week. IN
the matter OF essays portraits. ana cru
cisms Of the Fine Arts. Music. ana mo
Drama. there WAS no falling CT, and the
coming ycar-the journals seventeenth
promises TO be the busiest and best IN lts
history.
The large Calculations Of the American
magazines have always filled with envy
consequently they now are bending their
energies on this country. Within the past
few months they have made special
American editions of their magazines =
that Is. they have I'm several instanccsi
sent the sheets of the magazines over here.
10 be bound up with American advertise.
ments. The Strand holds the lead even
here. with probable sale OF sixty or
seventy thousand copies. The Pail Mall
Mazagine comes next with something not
far from twenty or thirty thousand. Tho.
English Illustrated Magazine. not 10 hei
outdone. has not only changed its name
TO the New Illustrated Magazine, leaving
out the English altogether. but ls print
ed over hcre-that is 20 say, the plates arc
sent over and the prcss-work Is dcne
here.
~.
Mrs Harrison. who writes the Carissi-
ma as Lucas Malot. Is great lover or me
poetry OF her father the Rev. Charles
Kingsley When she is at home. she -
on ground be has made familiar, Tor hcr
husband is the rector Of ClcNolly. but
Mrs Harrison. who is not at all robust ia
health, has lately been 20 Australia, on
a visit 10 her brothers. one of whom. Maui
rice. IS called after the l.. ID. NJ. OF Ienny-
sens wcll-kuown lines. Mrs. Harrison IS
not tho only daughter ot a. poet VINO mas
won "A name among living novellsi7. mo
author Of Christina Nurin. also matiith
10 clergy man. B. Dbl daughter or the lair
Sir Henry Tayl,T whose Philip Van Aric-
yelde took lbs place as "a. classic during
IT'S authors lifetime. and h. Douglas
King to whose Scripture Reader OF ~.
Marks tho Nineteenth Century makes us
bow this month. is the daughter or Mrs.
Hamilton Kins author Of The Disciples
y.
A rev Browning anccdote has been put
In circulation. lie WAS bargaining WIN
"a London landlord for the lease or a
house desi-ed hy some absent friend.
The landlord was obdurate as TO ms
terms, but suddenly seemed 10 sec o.
light. Excuse me. SIR he asked, nut
YOU look Ca me like tho portraits OF Mr..
Robert Browning Tho poet confessed,
and siraightWay was assured that a con-
house would Doe granted him with pleas
ure. He went away rejoicing Tor MS
friend.
NL
In n recent letter William T.. Gladstone
says: Il have been purchaser in my
time Of about 5000 books. book coll
lsctOr Onght 20 possess six qualifications 20
am appetite. leisure. wealth, KNOWLEDGE.
discrimination. and perseverance. OK
these 1 have only the two first. and the
last is restricted. as my visual power se-
rl0usiv dlsabies me. Speaking generally,
have retired from the list OF purchasers,
and / am gradually transferring the hult
of ms library 200 au institution. -. de-
ni0Is EfaWardcn. The book longest In
my possession is Sacred Dramas, present
al ~ mc by the authDrcss Hannah More.
inscribed: As you have just come into
the world and / am just going out OF II,
allow me- etc.
Changed.
Parle-"I can remember before I was