The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

Miss Mary E. Wilkins's newests story, 1.-The
Tree of Knowledge" is coming out in Har-
per's Monthly.
Mr.. Gilbert Parker has written six short
stories all dealing with the Anglo-Egyptian
life Of to-day. They will be published in
the Pail Mali Magazine.
Charles Kingsley's daughter. Mrs. Har-
rison. who is better known by her pen name
of Lucas Malet," has been received into the
Roman Catholic Church. q
Mr.. Maurice Thompson is writing a ro-
nance, partly historical, of life in the Wa
bash valley. He looks forward to making
1t his most important work of fiction.
The knowing ones suspected all the while
they were reading Mr.. Howells's Story of
a Play that the author had in mind the
presentation at no distant date of a play
of his very own. And IL has come to pass
that these suspecting persons guessed right,
for "A Hazard of New Fortunes" is TO be
dramatized by Mr.. Frank c.. Drake, under
Mr.. Howells's direction.
James Lane Allen, whose "Choir Invisi-
ble'' has passed the o 1900 mark, lives most
Of the time in New York. His house is one
Of the old-fashioned brownstone-front ones
above Forty-second street. which. a decade
ago. was the center OF GOtham'S "fAr hun
bred" Mr.. Allen is a tall. specialized man.
very retiring. who carries his avoidance of
personal publicity almost to the point of &C.
centricity.
james VI. odIflc II ftCIcdtlOH III Will
ing nursery verse" which generally in
cludes some very clever hits at his many lit
erary friends. among whom ii is circulated
in manuscript. The latest example repre-
sented George Meredith and his admirers as
the famous old lady and her family who took
up their abode In a shoe. The illustrations
are Mr.. Barries own, and are said to be
quite clever.
Maarten Maartens's new book, Some
Women ] Have Met whose approaching
publication was announced some months
ago. will not be a novel, but a collection of
studies. Probably the book VIII. therefore.
he not unlike Paul Bourgeois "Voyageuses."
Mr.. Martens. like Bourget. is a great tray
eler. and. of course, a close and sympathetic
observer as well. 1t may be supposed, there
fore, that the women he has met are not
all Dutchwomen, but that England, France
and Germany. at least, will also be repre-
sented in its pages.
Henry NJ. Blossom. who has written some
very good short stories, has a second vol
ume of them under way. A New York paper
remarks: Mr.. Blossom. like Winston
Churchill, is a st. Louisian. and. like the
and appreciation everywhere except in his
own city. AS ST. Louis is credited with pos
sessing a discriminating and cultivated
populace not excelled by any OF our large
cities. their want of appreciation OF home
talent is singular. TO say the least. and can
either Mr. Blossom or Mr.. Churchill' as
both young men are conspicuous members
OF the fashionable set"
Messrs. Bartlett and Trip. of South
Bend. Ind. have collaborated in the prepa-
ration of an historical work entitled L
Sale In the Valley Of the st. Joseph" and
the volume will soon be issued by the Trib-
une Company, of that city. The story or the
life of Robert Cavelier de La Sale. the
most renowned OF American explorers. is
told In attractive style and his operations in
l. L. =. C4 Antr RON 1870
to 1851. is given in detail. the facts having
been gathered with much trouble and ex-
pense from ancient writings and historical
Joseph and nkak rivers. used by the
mound builders and red men for countless
ages and by the explorers receives careful