Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-10
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its beams oapriciously, hit or miss as
1t were. curious and amusing story
is told Of Kipling and Thomas Hardy.
Mr.. nipling went with Mr.. Hardy to
see house which the latter thought
might suit him. When Kipling moved
out of earshot Mr.. Hardy observed to
the occupant: "This gentleman is no
other than Mr.. Rudyard Kipling. "
is that soy" she replied. Never
heard the name before. F." Presently
Mr.. kipiing, in tuin, found himself
| alone with the lady and remarked:
Possibly you may not know that the
gentleman with me is Mr.. Hardy, the
eminent author?" "Oh, indeed" was
her reply. II didn't know his name.
It is said that the publishers of
Richard Carvel" have received in one
mail, orders for 1900 copies Of the
book. Aud while these orders came
from all over the country, there was
not single copy ordered from the
authors birthplace. ST. Louis. Talk
about prophets being without honor
in their own country?
My mail today contained letter
from abroad from friend who tells me
she is making tho most delightful
| progress illustrating with photographs
| Barrle's Window in Thrums. Her
| plan is AN interesting one, and she Owls
| fine library and has illustrated many
| OF her books with unmounted photo
graphs collected IN her journey. Be-
| tween the pages of Scott's novels are
places photographs of different locali-
| ties in which the scenes are laid The
Lady of the Lake, contains views of
Loeb Achray and Ben Ennue, Ellen's
Isle and Loeb Lomond. George Eliot's
Romola" contains Floreutine pic
lures and photograph of Savonarola.
Last summer she was travelling through
various Italian towns and illustrated
Howell's Tuscan Cities. - You have
no idea what u delightful plan this is,
some years ago, l illustrated Helen.
Hunt Jackson's ''Romona" from photo
graphs which took during the summer.
My table actually groans with its
| weight Of summer literature-weight
| of cloth and paper-for few of the vol
umes are burdened with much weight
in thought. see Anna Robson Browns
IA Cosmopolitan Comedy" is labelled a
| hammock story. 1t possibly is Just
the calibre to entertain the mental
| lassitude enduced by salt air. Especi-
| ally will people on the Connecticut
| shore enjoy Miss Robson's story, for
its heroine is q young woman from
Hartford. "a Cosmopolitan Comedy"
is commendable to the devotees of what
some critic called "hammocuity. /
never could enthuse over Miss Browns
books, for | never could see their
raison d'etre. To an educated palate
| they are as milk and water, and to an
uneducated one--but why teach anyone
to like milk and water.
The budget of mail from my pub
fishers tells me that Mrs. A. d. T.
| Whitney will bring out navel this
autumn called Square Pegs
Miss Harriet Prescott Wormiey, the
translator of Balzac's novels, is translat-
| ing the letters to Nine. Hanska, the
woman who in the last years of his
life became Balzac's wife.
John Oliver Hobbies new novel is to
be called Robert Orange. -
All lovers OF the literature Of New
England will be interested in Miss
Sarah Orne Jewett's new books, 1.-THE
Queens Twins and other Stories," and
"Bettey Leicester's English Christ
mas. :"
To the Biblomaniac comes the glad
news that the Century Co. will publish
an illustrated edition of DIR. S. Weir
Mitchells' Hugh Wynne," with rare
| reproductions of prints and manuscripts
aud various drawings by Howard Pyle.
Mr. Pyle is at Chadd's Ford again
this summer. and near the historic
building known as LaFayette's head
quarters. Our eminent artist has in
an old mill there his summer school.
Brete Harte has written new story
called 1.-THE Belle of Canada City,
which will appear in time for the
Christmas sale.
Beth has Just come in furious with
an account she has Just read of the
| Society of Women Journalists in Eng
land, who, the article said, were given
a reception by their former president,
the Duchess of Sutherland, at Stafford
House. The writer has evidently keen
eye for the ridiculous and little respect
or reverence for the genus female
journalist for she tells of their awkward
manner and tho not know -what-to-
do with -hands-and- feet air most of
them had. Mrs. Flora Anna Steele
author of ION the Face of the Waters.''
has been elected president of the
society. Portia.