The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02
NOTES AND NEWS.


An attractive and interesting exhibit in
the American education and social econ
omy class at the Paris exposition is the
display of the Cercle Francais de rrrni-
vefsite Harvard which has been awarded
gold medal and a grand prize in tn. class
OF higher education. This award IS sim
liar to that given TO the conversational
Library at Washington and 20 Harvard
Yale and Princeton universities ANA Is
therefore very great credit to the cercle
Among the exhibits OF the cercle an
pear photographs Of the French lectnrers
brought over to America by the cercle.
Rene Doumic, Edouard Rod. Henri de
Reenier, also diplomas. medals. certia-
Gates, etc.
There were also posters OF the various
French performances of the cercie and a
curious and quite original collection Of
photographs representing the cast OF each
play. This years play. lie Pedant Joue.
OF Cyrano de Bergerac. attracted much
attention, and the dramatic critics were
very eulogistic In their praise.
The exhibit drew a great deal OF atten-
ton from the French literary public ana
the Paris press referred 20 il In the mos,
hattering terms, expressing not only ad.
miration for the work. but also WONDERING
at the perseverance and ability az those
who possessed such perfect knowledge az
the French classics and French literatarc
Another edition OF the American Salad
Book Mcclure. Phillips Company has
Just been issued. In which appear seven.
teen additional receipts. The volume ia
now practically an encyclopedias ON the
subject
"fseasts and Birds Il the TITLE Of A book
| Of drawings In black and white by Frank
| Nerbeek, which will appear early in ~.
tau. There win be fifteen animals and
birds pictured IN fun pages. and a verse
about each by Helen Hay, daughter ~
| Hoa- John Hay, secretary OF state.
Immediately upon her return from En-
| rope last year Mrs. schuyler crownIn.
| shteia began work upon a society novel
| IN which she designed 10 exploit some
| phases % ne never before touched IN
sction- The book viii shortly he insusa
| BY McCigre. Phillips a COMPANY and
\ those that have read the story say that
| u shows consumunatea knowledge u me
| world and p"netrattng Insight into hu-
man nature such ss only a writer ~ very
wide and exceptional social experience
l could have possessed. The entire lsark.
| Erouud IS genuine, the scene heinx laid
| r. an abbey which belongs 10 Madame
| Juliet Adam. late editor cs the NouveIle
Review. Madame Adam has not only
given Mrs Crowninshield permission 10
I'VE the ahesy as the groundwork Of her
4 -Aft - hte F+4f VS. AAtNttRb the AttlfA3tDn
1 % the book m a charming letter 90 The
| author. II Is needless perhaps 10 say
taat the course q the story was not run
1 IN Madame Adams abbey bnt We have
1 the authors word that the main pia. ~
! founded en- fact. Mrs. CrownimShieia
( says tha, the criminal part Of the plat.
! tnvolNiHg. ~ II apes, the iives az several
| people, y all True bur she has taken
! care io ven wiss fictitious namxN. the zeal
actors % the terrible drama. the STORY
/ j. Illuminated BY a novel love affair ara
| enlightened hy q representation 81 Nv
inc modern society Il possesses many
I claims upon pubitc attention.
The Nsw York Evening Posts dlscov.
! eFy % a Supposed aaachrpnism in Ne
James Lane Aficnx new novel seems 10
| Be the cause 81 some amusement to his
l readers and the metropolitan press. The
| eFninenea ~ patient has always re-
fiected a temporary notoriety upon his
/ physician. and perhaps II Is an analogous
Z attraction that causes a certain class OF
/ critics 10 lie Ia WRit Tor what they i'm
agine 10 be slips Of the pens OF some
| authors.
Some few years aso. Il will be remem-