New-York tribune., 1900-07-15


complete English edition Of the works Of Mati!de
Serao, uniform with his edition Of Gabrielle
d'Annunzio.
Excitement has been created in Italy by the
sale of a villa at Mulazzo. near Genoa, known
first five cantos of the Inferno" The Italian
papers think that the place ought to have been
bought by the Government or by one of the
many Dante societies in Italy.
That Mr. Rudyard Kipling was a schooimas-
ter, and also an architect or house builder he
fore he tried his luck in authorship, Will be news
to most people" says writer in The London
Daily News" but ne all that-unleSs Mrs
Isabel Savory the authoress of very clever.
WclI written and entertaining book on India has
somehow or other been misled Lahore is in
terestng having been for long the home
of Rudyard kpng' No doubt. AS head of
the School of Art, he designed the Law Courts.
great, airy massive buildings Now. If MI
Rudyard Kipng did design those dreary, heavy
Law Courts, sorry fOc him. 1t Is proDa-
senior. principal of the Lahore school or Arts'
with Mr. Kpng, Junior. The former has never
it seems, been known as an archltect-though
he does know much about architecture besides
other arts When Mr.. Kipling first went TO
India he took up architectural sculpture as one
of his subjects 1t may be remarked that Anglo
Indians somewhat given 70 playing of prac-
teal jokes upon 'grtffs'-new arrivals
The literary executors of Ruskin have made a
public appeal for the use OF letters or copies OF
letters written by the late author. for use in
book Of selections from mis- diaries and CORE
spondence
There seems to be no end the stories told
about RoSsetti Here is one related in Blunt's
Guide Chelsea" and of particular interest. as
il involves George Meredith, the novelist, who
is not the subject of MANY stories II appears
that Rossetti had invited Mr.. Meredith To live
in his house Mr. Meredith rather irresponSIbly
agreed 10 occupy a couple of rooms there. should
the lease be effected one morning, shortly af-
ter RoSSetti moved in, Mr.. Meredith. who was
living in Mayfair, drove over to Chelsea to in
spect his new apartments 1t past noon
!. thus is Mr. Merediths own account; RoSsetu
had not yet risen although it " as an exquisite
day on the breakfast table, on a huge dish
rested five thick slabs of bacon upon which five
rigid eggs had slowly bled 10 death. Presently
Rossetti appeared in dressing gown and slippers
down at heel and deyoured the dainty repast
like an ogre This decided Mr Meredith. He
did trouble to look at his rooms. but
sent in quarters rent that afternoon, and re-
story that Mr. William Sharp who knew Ros-
setti very WELL likes TO tell his friends. one
afternoon. as MT- sharp was ABOUT 10 visit
! ItoSSett in Chelsea not far from the house
where Carlyle living, he observed crowd
Of salvation Army people singing under -he
poets window. When he entered the house he
I found the poet pale with anger. Listen TO
those people ouJ there" ne cried Il know that
Carlyle sent them over here TO annoy me"
Comm Thro' the Rye" the we'll known novel
10y Miss Helen Mathers. reached its twenty-fifth
birthday few weeks ago. II is said that thus
publishers the Bentley. cnIy 200 l, she Ie re
ceved 20 Euineas down for he book. being
offered that sum Or half profits" SAYS q writer
in English newspaper a drou incident
/ arose apropOS to this 30 SuiueaS. Mr. and
Mrs. Justin Mccarthy we're dining with Miss
Helen Mathers (MTs. Reeves. and Mr.. George
Bentley also present During the ,,inner
Mrs. Justin Mccarthy called to Miss Helen
Mathers across the table. w hat 90 you think l
heard to-day? That you got t.p,o;p for Com
in Thro' the Rye Miss A!athsrs turned to
Mr Bentley. and said in a whisper. If YOU take
of the last three oughts. Mr.. BENTLEY, that is
about right