The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
1.-THE DUENNA OF A GENIUS"
BOsTON'S CHIEF NEW NOVEL
OF THE WEEK
Clinton ScOIIard's ga Man at Arms"
Is Well DOne-First Volume of
the English Dialect Dictionary
to Be Issued in JuIy-Sir Walter
Besant's AIlegOry of Two Cousins
-Rush's Prophetic Words.

-Rush's Prophetic Words.
Correspondence The St. Paul Globe.
BOSTON, May 2O.-The chief new
novel Of the week is Mrs. Blundells
"The Duenna of a Genius" published
by. Messrs. Little, Brown & Co.: a mu-
seal story equally unlike the rhapso-
dies of Charles Anchester" and
''Counterparts" and the inanities Of
the commonplace musical story. The
two heroines, Hungarian violinlst
and her sister, who plays duenna, are
seen in the course Of their struggle to
obtain recognition from the London
world and the stolid strength Of Eng
lish convention makes very good Toll
for their artistic temperament The
author allows the book to end happily,
contrary to her ordinary custom, and
seems to have deliberately set herself
the task of producing a story entirely
flee from anything painful. The chap
ter heads are musical, from Intro
duzione" to Finale con Motto Sentl-
mento," and the musical hero, with
his white hair, black brows and ivory
white face, suggests a pianist well
known and well Worshiped in London.
MIR. Clinton Scollard's ga Man at
Arms" published by Lamson & Wolfe,
is precisely what might have been -ex-
pected by those who know his poetry,
very carefully finished, even polished,
accurate in all it's minor details, but
never concealing its art. 1t reminds
one of Dick Heldar's picture painted to
please the British public, and "drored,
and redrored, and tre-dored," and fin
ished up with a high light on the SOL
ders boot toe to catch the eye OF the
British buyer. The thing is well done
and pleases those for whom 1t is in
tended, but doing it Injuries the artist,
who has no right to think Of the pub
lie. The time of the story is the four
teenth century; the scene and char
Mr. Scotland has no idea of being
measured against Mr.. Weyman. In
spite Of it's shortcomings, this novel
prophesies better things than the au-
thors verse, for its subject is mas
| culine. not effeminate. A very good
book to. read after this Is DR.. Alex
ander Robertsons 1.-THE Bible of ST.
I.ice"~ 1t is to be published by Mr.
| George Allen, Of Ruskin House, and
will especially appeal to lovers of Rus
kin.
| For July, very serious work is an
nounced, but interests only scholars
! and librarians. The first volume Of the
English Dialect Dictionary" 1t has
been COMPLIED by the same methods as
the great Oxford dictionary, by the
| la bors OF many voluntary workers and
! by a large staff of paid assistants. The
cost is about $1,000 year; twenty-five
] years have been spent on the work
I a million and a half Of reference slips
| have been collected; and the first vol
ulne, containing three letters, will give
! 1853 words and 2,2iS phrases, with
| 4o915 quotations, and the exact source
whence they have been obtaine d.
| Sir Walter Besant has just published
a LITTLE allegory of two cousins, Jane
and Sophia, and their conduct in re-
gard to certain suffering uefshbocs, and
under it's cover says some very good
words for the United States, as is his
custom In England, they are quoting
Sir Charles Murrays observations in
! regard to the Cuba Of sixty years ago
with it's captain general controlling
] 65 GOO soldiers only 10000 less than
! England required for the whole Indian
empire; and also Trollopfs comments
on the state Of affairs thirty-nine year.
ago, when Mr. Buchanan advocated the
! purchase Of the island, There must
| be-some stage in misgovernment," fe
says, 'that will justify the interfer-
ence of Outstanding nations" 1t Is
rather interesting at this time to fine
in Richard Rush's Residence at the
Court of London" published In 1S4o
and containing "reminiscences of hi:
life as American minister during MIN
rce's administrations, words, nov
seen to be prophetic. Discussing the
| independence of the South American
republics with Canning in 1923. M
| wrote to the secretary of state that he
said: Spain might go ON with hel
languid efforts and protract the m1ser'
les of war; but over the question OF
Spanish American independence, she
had no longer any control. Europe hac
no control over it. 1t was question
| forever settled The independence 20.
the late colonies of SPAIN was The new
| political element of modern times, ani
must heneeforth pervade the military
ARRANGEMENTS of both worlds" Thl!
WIS said almost seventy-five years be
fore the battle OF Manila, impressed +.
truth upon Europe.
of Cincinnati has issued with regard to GU
VaGis'' is interesting We have alread
spoken of the divided religious and erotic In
terest of the book, and of how each justifie
the reading of the book in the minds G
various classes. The archbishop of Cincin
natl had evidently hung for some time G
| the horns OF q ult'uiliis, uNuCCrueu "hSN1s
a knowledge Of the manners of the earl
Christians was worth while having IL 1t en-
tailed too intimate knowledge OF the habit
of their pagan contemporaries He hnal
announced his views as follows:-
AS regarding the book "Quo Vadis.' tn
archbishop is not disposed to take part !
the discussion of how much or how littl
harm it may do to readers. young or OLE
He wishes, however, that the Catholic inst
buttons, schools. colleges, ETC., of the dc
| cese of Cincinnati should not take on them
selves the responsibility Of favoring its bein
read by persons under their care; partfcu
Iarly that they should not give 1t for pre-
i tn thoip ,ayie IT