The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-05
Notes..

Sandy, Laird of Cockpen. dearly loved by
an readers Of Trilby. has followed his good
friend. George Du Maurier. T. R. Lamont
VINO was the original of that character has
just died. The English papers say that one
can almost write his biography by reference
to the pages OF ''Trilby," making slight verbal
alterations.
Mr.. Lamont was the son of manager of a
bank at Greenock, and. having shown an
ardent interest in art, went to Paris, where he
entered the studio of NJ Geyre, the famous
teacher. This is Du Maurier's itroducton of
his friend: Another inmate of this blissful
abode-Sandy, the Laird of Cockpen as he
was called-sat in similarly simple. attire at
his easel, painting at lifelike little picture
OF Spanish toreador serenading lady of high
degree lin broad daylight. He Lad never
been to Spain, but he had complete
toreador's kit-a bargain. which he had picked
Temple-and he had hired his guitar. His
pipe was in his mouth-reversed; for it had
gone out. and ashes were spilled all his
this way"
Mr. Lamont was about the same age as
Mr.. Du Maurier: He had attained fair
coIors,> and as an Illustrator. He was an
associate of the Royal Water Color society,
and was an intimate friend OF another North
country artist. Frederick Shields. Mr. La
mont was we'll described in ''Tr.lby" as pos
sessed of "a face so bithe and merry, and
well pleased that it did one good to look
at h:m."-The Chap-Book
The June number of the Art Interchange
opens with another of those supberb Rem
brandt portraits in the series of masterpieces
of engraving which has been appearing in
this magazine for many months past It
is one of the less known portraits of him
self as well as one Of the most attractive and
belongs to the Duchess of Sake Weimar
Other pictorial features are number of
fine examples Of sculpture and some beautiful
views Of the sculpture exhibition just closed:
also portrait of j. @. A. Ward, the president
of the society. The art schools of California
contribute some interesting pictures. and the
working department many designs for the
amateur carver, chain painter and decorator
Miss Maria Louise Pool. writer of some
exceedingly clever stories Of New England
life, died at her home, Rockland, Mass. on
In her native town, where she died, and
after her graduation became a teacher Her
health. however. would not allow her to
go on in that exhausting work. so she tried
her skill at writing. She took for her sub
jects the life at her door, and she caught
its spirit with remarkable fidelity. She had
years though she was in her ffty-eighth yea,
at the time of her death. Her first book
was "A Vacation in Buggy In 1ss9-9O
the serial publication of DAILY" was begun
in the New York Tribune 1t, was followed
in the same paper by "Roweny in Boston, -
Mrs; Keats Bradford THE Two Safomes, y
hdtnerlne NORTH, L',Out or STEP Against
Human Nature and SIN the First Person.
Two Of these books. DAILY" and against
Human Nature" relate to life in the Caro-
lima mountains, but most Of Miss POOLS
work related to New England. Among her
later works were "In Dyke Shanty" and
Mrs. Gerald.''-The Critic.
No incident of the present stirring times
is of more universal interest than the draw
ing together Of Great Britain and the United
States. In New York one sees the Ameri.
can flag everywhere, the lone star of Cuba
frequently, and in many instances hung out
in company with both of them the flag of
Great Britain. In letter from friend of
Harper's Weekly it is mentioned as an in
stance of the way in which the British and
the American are getting mixed that Lord
Sandhurst, who has held high commands
in India and dealt with great efficiency with
the plague in Bombay. SIS descendant Of
Gen. Samuel Smith, of Baltimore, who fought
the British stoutly in two wars. Harper 8
Weekly.
In the Bazaar to be published on May q
readers who are fond of golf will find
an admirably practicable paper by Horace G..
Hutchinson. entitled Hints on the Up-Keep
of Golf Green's Miss Adelia X. Brainerd
tells of rowing at Wellesley college, which
Is carried to great perfection under the able
instruction of Miss Lucille e. Hill. Welles-
ley's physical director. DR.. Grace N. KIM