The record-union., 1898-05-08

g. w. Gable has gone TO England,
where he viii stay for some time, ana
will give readings during his visit.
Messrs. Holder & Stoughton viii pub
lish Immediately his novel. The Gran
dissimes," which many good judges
consider his best piece of work. 1t
will contain a short introduction from
the pen of Mr. Barrie, between whom
and MIR. Gable there is a fast friend
ship. There is no doubt that English
men of letters who have been so hos
pitably treated in America will do their
best to make Mr.. Cables visit agree
able and successful.
An especially sweet-tempered man
tells a story in the Pail Mall Gazette
regarding what he calls the most per-
feet bull he ever came across. The alb
surdity of it quite repaid him for his
literary work. 4 sent" he says. "a
review Of a volume by an eminent
Irishman to the editor of a popular
Dublin paper. He replied that he had
published my article, but could not
pay me for it, as he wrote all the re-
views in his journal himself!''
Plans have been arranged for the
erection of a monument which will per-
petuate the memory of three Fernets-
Joseph, earle and Horace. To further
this end there is to be an exhibition OF
the leading works of the three Nernets
in Paris early in May. The commlS-
sion in charge Of the work is composed
of NJ Gerome, who will act as Presl-
dent, with the assistance of NM. De-
tailIe. Armand Dayot and Maurice
ha f Fine
of Philadelphia might send some fine
examples of the elder Vernet
New York Tribune: Shall we not give
a paragraph calling attention to the
death of Kano Natauo, a famous Jap
anese artist, designer and medallst,
who died recently at the age of -? To
Kano Natauo was given the task of
cutting the ornamentations on the En-
peror's sword. For the imperial mint
he made all the designs. In 1890 he
was appointed teacher in the japanese
School of Fine Arts. When in extre-
mis- Kano Natauo had-the Order of
Merit conferred upon him.
Just fifteen years ago NJ. HanotauX-
who is to-day French Foreign Minister,
and an able one, and was recently
elected Academician-WaS schoolmas-
ter in Paris in receipt of COT week
He also scribbled for Partisan journals.
Gambetta's paper was the recipient or
some of these contributions. Gambet-
ia soon appreciated NJ. Hanotaux's
merits.
1t might be that Mrs. Smith, in her
Memoirs of a Highland Lady, was
somewhat in error in regard to Sir wal
ter Scott's social position in Edinburgh.
Other contemporaneous authority does
not agree with the opinions she ad-
yanced But then again, mo one is
prophet in his own country" Here is
a massage of Mrs Smiths, written in
1S11-1S:
walter Scott went out very little,
and when he did go he was not agree
able. generally sitting very silent, look
ing dull and listless, unless an occa-
sional flash lighted up his Countenance
In his own house he was another char
acter. especially if he liked his guests
II was odd, but Sir Walter never had
the reputation in Edinburgh he had
lsewhere-was not the lion, 1 mean.
His wonderful works were looked for,
read with avidity. praised on all hands.
vet the author made far less noise at
home than he did abroad The fat. Vul-
gar Mrs. Jobson, whose low husband
had made his large fortune at Dundee
by picking herrings, on being congrat-
ulated at the approaching marriage OF
her daughter to Sir Walters son, said
the young people were attached, oth-
erwise her Jane might have looked
higher; it was only baronetcy, and
quite a late creation.
stephen Crane is living in England
now. and is at work on new novel
which will be published next autumn.
The opening chapters are said by his
friends to contain by all odds the best
work he has ever written. He Is Ger
tainly devoting more care TO it than he
gave to any of his previous work, and
IT will probably mark distinct advance
in his literary position.
A lady asked for new novel in one
of the leading book stores in New YORK
recently, and was offered Simon Dale
by Anthony Hope. She declined it, say
ing that she would never buy another
book by its author, since he had spoken
so disrespectfully of Americans. AS
Mr.. Hope stated when interviewed in
the matter after his return to England,
he never made the derogatory COM
ments attributed to him. This Incl
dent, however, shows how far-reaching
a libel can be.
At a sale in Paris of the collection of
paintings which had been made by the
Baron de Mohrenheim. the Russian
Embassador to France, the prices the
pictures brought were disappointing.
French enthusiasm for Russia was not
carried far enough, for many of the
pictures with great names TO them in
the catalogues were not deemed re-
liable. There We're ffty-three pictures,
one said to be by Guido Reni. The total
OF the sale was little over $1,000 The
highest price paid was 1900 francs for
q Nan der Werf. representing sports
man in front of an open window,
trophy of game on his head. chucking
the chin of a young cook maid who is
busy with a cabbage. This was
pretty and clean example OF the Flem-
ish masters art, and but for the de-
pIorable effect of the other pictures in
the collection might have sold better.
A Van dor Meulen, which was prob
ably authentic but not by any means
striking specimen. went for $40 francs.
The Guido representing a virgin hold
ing in her hands q crown of thorns ana
contemplating it with sorrow, brought
200 francs. A Chancellor Addison 5
portrait by Kneller fetched l,O30 francs.