New-York tribune., 1900-11-11

intended to cure the pessimistic and to intensity
the sunshine for cheerful people.
Mime. Sarah Grand is coming to this country in
January and intends, we believe to witch Ameri-
cans with oratory She has prepared two lectures,
entitled respectively THE Human Quest and
Mere Man. and has been delivering them with
some success in England. II she had ventured this
visit just after the publication here of The
Heavenly Twins she would have been an OBJ
ject of extremely profitable curiosity Her later
books have aroused any remarkable in
terest on this side OF the water.
What seem to be twenty sketches by Thack-
cray have been discovered by Mr.. Rertram
/ DOhell in copy of Harlequin and Humpty
Dumpty." Drury Lane pantOmime of 1S|0-51-
These drawings represent the leading characters
in the piece and have all the peculiarities Of
ThaCkeray'S style. They resemble his work"
asserts Mr.. Doben. mo less by virtue Of their
defects than by their merits AS usual with
! him. the figures are very defective in point OF
drawing but they have full share of the
Eumor and quaintness which always ap-
parent in his designs They are much akin TO
the Illustrations of The Rose and the Ring
and they also bear a strong resemblance to the
/ King Gumpus designs. | have shown them to
several good judges. who have all recognized
them as the work Of Thackeray OF course I
90 not attach any great degree OF Importance to
| the present discovery. but it may be said at
| least. that 'Humpty Dumpty.' like King GIum-
! pus and The Exquistes. has the merit OF ex-
ceSSiVe rarity, II no other. to recommend it to
the enthusiastic collector of Thackerayana"
Rosa Amorosa" is the title of new hook
|
10 be even more pessimistic than her previous
! eIiorts for her two years silence has been due
| u illness and worry.
captain A T. Mahan has worn many honors
OF late years. and probably have given him
more satisfaction than the possession oF the
hrst Chesney memorial medal Under the
scherne Tor concentrating the services of the
distinguished soldier the late General Sir George
T. Chesney. it decided that the Council OF
! the Royal United Service Institution should
award a gold medal 10 the author of "an original
1fnrn Crly
science and literature. and which has bearing
| on the welfare OF the British Empire" 1t is in
consideration of the three great works of which
| he is the authOr-"The Influence of Sea Power
| on History The Influence of Sea Power upon
the French Revolution" and The Life Of Mel
son"-that Captain Mahan has been chosen to
head the list
Mr.. Eden PhiIlpots has temporarily deserted
fiction. his forthcoming book consisting Of fifty
| two descriptive articles emblematc ot the
seasons
An anecdote of Gladstone is set down by Sir
Wemyss Reid In the new "Anglo-Saxon." Reid
tells how one occasion. about ten years ago,
ne sat opposite Mr.. Gladstone AT dinner and
noticed that the side OF his face was severely
bruised and cut The explanation was interest
ing.
Mr.. Gladstone had been to call a few even
inSs before upon Lord Granville who was then
very ILL., In returning he took short cut
through some of the alleys of Mayfair. and in
passing along one narrow street he slipped OF
/ the pavement and losing his balance. fell at full
a minute at least he added in his deep.
norous voice. and though a great many people
passed. no one came 10 my assistance took
the slightest notice OF me. l suppose they
thought that l was drunk"
/ The poor young Prince Imperial of France ap-
pears in Mr. Guy EOothbys novel. Long
Live the King. The author iuaEines what
might have HAPPENED II the Prince had not died
1T the hands II the Xulus
There - 4 Pretty little picture of a god man
and a child in the just published memoir OF
Lord ilunk"t the Archbishop ~ Dublin. He
was visiting Al = country reCtory.' says his
lioEraphcc, and had Won the confidence OF the
son of thr house. :, hoy of five or SIX sum-
, mrrS The child told him how his pIayrourn
was i church and how he wanted the BISHOP
to come To his service. There was no resiStiug,
Sjch plea, and the little fellow led him by the
haud 10 tn" room Lord Flunket could hardly
nave been prepared for what followed Quite
innocrntly the boy brought MIN to the pulpit
/ anu thon left hlm there. saying Please peach
IN m sermon The petition was not in vain
, ! nose Nl" were present say that for that one
ittIe child he preached chidren's sermon as
ht9utiiul as any they had ever heard
y translation of Count I.einince1y yyes+-
"uiE ; book ON German Rook-P Plates is to ha
Drought out soon in London. The volume will
I t"iittIh M Illustrations and will be issued in
TWO forms. one of which Is a Japanes,, yeIItrr1
edition. ''''-ii
Mr.. Percy Fitzgerald has baaD racarI;-o- eu