Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-09

plume?' repeated Mrs. j. O.. Cr1ly, says
an interviewer In Success, while q REM
iniscent smile crept over her keenly-
Intelligent face. at one time / lived
M P0ughkeepsle, n. Y. l was a sunny,
happy little blue-eyed girl. and our
Unitarian pastor was particularly fond
Of me Indeed We We're quite chummy.
one day he gave me a little book Of po-
ems. published by Benjamin +. Taylor.
remarking. These are for the Juniest
little girl that ] know one OF the
poems was called January and an
other Jenny June For a long time I
was known TO my lntimates az Jenny
June The name almost passed out OF
my mind as I grew older. tin / COM
menced contributing to the papers, and
then | bethought me Of Jenny June as
a nom de plume
An item OF interest for blblomaniacs.
NJ whom there are several In Cleveland.
is the announcement OF "a new limited
edition of T. Somner Merryweather's
BibIomania in the Middle Ages, orig
inally published in England over fifty
years ago and now scarce book. II
is TO appear in q limited edition as the
second work in the series Of Book
Lovers Classics issued by Myeer
Brothers & co. OF New York. Of which
'Philobiblon was the Initial volume
Like that volume "Biblomania" Will
have an Introduction by Charles Orr.
Librarian OF Case library. who Is editor
of the series OF Book Lovers Classics. f"
That 10 viii be sympathetically as well
az eruditely edited viii not be doubted
by any one acquainted with his edition
Of "PhilobIblou"
There are some persons who intense
dislike cats. There are others who de-
votedly love them. The first class may
be Disguised and the second class de-
lighted at the announcement 81 the
early publication Of a book Concerning
cats. 10 has been prepared by Helen
NJ. WinsloW editor OF the "ClubwO-
man and widely known as a club wo-
man and journalist. The book is the
result Of years Of loving study Of the
chief household pet, and deals with the
cat IN every phase Of Its story. Cats Of
history. of literature and art. pet cats
prize cats. fancy cats and the dear do
nestle pets an find a place In the
book as well as the treatment Of cats
IN sickness and health The book is TO
De profusely illustrated by photographs
of famous cats and eats Of famous peo-
pie.
Il Is somewhat astonishing to learn
that Mrs Dudeney. the author Of Fol
~ Corner whose careful style has
been especially admired, makes no
manuscript Uf her novels, but writes
d |uN #.NF raFf
OF course. Is only able 10 DO this after
long reflection. and she devotes less
than Two hours 70 day IN the fan and
winter % the actual writing on the ma
chine. In the spring and summer. she
largely dcv0tes herself 20 her garden,
her bees. poultry. and long walks.
There is literary as well as trade in
terest DO "a statement made by the Pub
fishers Weekly IN correction Of some
erroneous gossip concerning the mem-
hership of the new publishing firm Of
Doubleday Page q Co. Il IL stated
that T. y Doubleday spent sixteen
years with Charles Scribner's Sons;
Walter II Page was editor Of The Foo
rum from 1890 ril 1895. when he became
literary adviser TO Houghton. Mifilin &
Co.. and subsequently editor Of the At
lantic Monthly II. w. Lanier and Mr..
EVerltt were also In the service or
charles scribner's Sons IN various ca
paciues both iu the magazine and book
departments j. L. Thompson was for
years with A. c. mcclure & Co.. james
Macarthur the agent OF the firm resi-
Don't iu London. was editor Of The
Bookman from its beginning. and liter
ary adviser 90 D0dd Mead & Co. From
the time q book-manuscript comes into
ihe office ull Go reaches the bookseller,
80 D. In The hands VI a member OF the
lrm The work Of every department
ls done in constant cooperation, ana
no member Of the firm 10 without sue