The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-03

knowledge Of Ruskin as an artist bv his old
iiienu i ana admirer, Spelnlann and the IL
rus ffuserauons to accompany this article will
iof the most part, be published for the tfri
Iime. we also have the promise of an arti
Iie on stevenson at Play" by his step-son
!. Eioya "a osbourne But mast interesting Of ali
10 tne announcement of a series of Letters
written by the late Sidney Lanier who waa a
musician as we'll as music critic These
ricb ricterS iu were written to his wife and are
sicH IN descriptions of the poets ideas and
1eeilngs while listening to the varied strains
Oh music which he heard on different oc-
cas1ons-musical impressions which n,,,Si,
lovers have often longed to convey but wfich
only poet could realize. We welcome if ndt
only as singular contribution to the liter
throw some interesting sidelights on the life
Oh one OF our greatest poets.-The Bookman
The complete novel in the July issue Of
Lippincott's is Harold Bradley, Playwright"
Dy EDWARD S. Van Zile. This dramatist is no
hack, but man of marked ability. culture
ana character; the rehearsals of his play bring
10 the front brilliant though previously OBJ
scure actress, who proves to be also an orig
inal and charming parsonage. The scene Is
In New York. and the story is MIR. Van
Ziles best work thus far.
IA Limit of Wealth." by Frank IL Sweet
deals with a returned Klondiker of modest .
views Mary Agnes Tinciers IAN Evening
In Rome introduces the Able Liszt. Their
Great Crisis, as recounted by Nathaniel
Stephenson is that of three young lawyers.
Under the heading "A National Derelict,"
Fred Perry Powers sets forth the decadence
and obstructivenn;s of Spain. William Ward
Crane writes on Names of War Ships
When Miss Marie Corelli cannot get her
advertising free, she seems quite willing to
pay for it. Her latest appearance in print is
to say that she has had no thought of writ
ing hook to be called "The Sins OF Christi
she does not say who accused her. but she
denies the allegation and defes the Allegation
no matter who he or she may be. Miss
Corelli can give points to the press agent Of
a vaudeville star" The trouble now is that
she seems finally 10 have wearied the patience
Of the amused editors, but her inventive gem
ius has come to her rescue, and she has de-
vised another means of getting her name In
the paDers.-The Critic. Z
1t Is interesting to recall Carlyie's mot
when .,I. speaking OF Disraeli and Gladstone:
The Jew has no conscience; the other is all
conscience-though" he added, in his satur-
nine manner, ''he can make his conscience
declare what he wishes" Browning told a
story which seemed to him to display the
difference between the two men. At the
Academy dinner Disraeii spoke eloqusntly on
The imagination displayed by the artists in
their work. After dinner he took Browning
aside and remarked: What strikes me Ie-
culiarly about these pictures is that in mona
Of them is there any imagination? Brown
ing related this at a breakfast where Glad
stone was of the company, and said ne
thought it was very amusing. You call that
II call it heilish.''
During the next year The House Beautiful
will print a series of working plans and spsci-
fications of attractive houses which can be
built at little expense. 1t VII. be the aim
OF the prominent architects employed to make
the plans practical that prospective build
ers may grasp their ideas at once. They wi
give not only the cost Of building. but that
of furnishing the house as we'll.
The library and other effects OF the late
Lewis Carroll We're disposed o. by auction
last month in Oxford. Whoever was r.
sponsible for the sale must he entirely with
out sentiment. for among other articles or
disposal were the late writer's watch. his
umbrellas and walking sticks. his photc grsgS
albums. his shaving materials, and his table
linen. The library misrt lie called that OF a
general reader; it contained first edit onS OF
Tennyson, Browning. Dickens. GeJrse Mere
dith. Stevenson and Rudyard K:pl ig. The
highest price i7ed-f5G-was ;ha. .cr tae
authors proof copy Of Alice in Wondc land
which was bound in vellun, and had he
fy-leaf a manuscript poem. Thii c,py was
dated 1865, whereas all other cogi-s of the
first edition are dated 1s66.-The BcoHmaa.M
Rupert Of Hentzau," by Mr.. Anthony
Hope. being the sequel to his Prisoner Of
Zenda.'' will he published on Juy by Mes rs.
Henry Holt & Co. The same firm wi ! issue
at the same time a edition OF The
Prisoner of Zenda' (Which will make The
forty seventh impression or THIS story udl-
form with the sequel. Both umes will
have full-page illustrations by Charles DAM
Gibson, and The Prisoner" will also contain
view and a plan OF the castle. 10 h by the
English architect, Howard Ince.
I'm the Sargasso Sea" is the title of a novel
by Mr.. Thomas a. Janvier, annol b.
Messrs Harper G. Bros. From a synOp Is OF
the story we learn that it is unlike an thing
that Mr.. Janvier has ever written bef re-. 1t
is apparently full of excitement and aiyen-
ture and also, we are told, of "a.m5s ghostly
incident. The Critic.
Prof. H. Graetz's History OF the Jews" has
been translated into English abridged from
eleven to five volumes under the directi n O.,
the author, and is issued with an index
chronological tables, maps, and a memoir OF
the author in a supplementary volume by the
Jewish Publication Socie5y Of America. TIE
colored maps are folded and inserted in "A
pocket in the cover of the index yo.ume
which Is likewise provided with port ait of
the author. by way of frontispiece. TIE earlier
volumes Of this standard work have been
noticed in these columns
Dr. Georg Ebers, whose novel car. .chne,'
has just been published by Messrs. Aoi leon,
is lying seriously i'll at his home on STARR
berger lake. .52Ei7