Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-22
OUR LITERARY
COLUMN

The work of transiatins the Self and
sex Series Of Books oy Sylvanus stall.
u. L., 10 young boys. young men. ana
young hu Stands. requested by mis-
scenarios and undertaken by the iarg-
cSt CHRISTIAN publishing house in ia
pan to counterfeit vices so common in
that country. has disclosed .he fact
,hat inc Japaaese language contains
no words with which 10 convey the
thought that has been unfolded in such
unique manner.
Margaret Dclard besides writing
what might he called psychological ro-
nanceS cUltiyates jonuuis aud hva-
cinths. the art OF growing which"
says tie Boston Transcript she seems
perfectly to understand" She has Il
sue OF flowers every spring at her
nome in Roston-in Mt. Vernon street.
Just few doors from the house OF
inSlnns Bailey Atrlch. Special inter
est Is ielt by buyers at these annual
sales from the fact that Mrs. Deland
o.Votcs 20 well-chosen charities the
proceeds OF her labor in cultivatirts the
flowers.
a reviewer of 40 Have and To
Hold" Marry Johnstons latest novel.
thinkS tho characters arc 4 littlc too
l!niiar with Shakcspeare's plays,
which had then been published only in
separate Quartos.' The characters
which in '''ro Have and TO Hold"
SpcHh or Tho plays rs though they were
Wei acquainted with them were some
OF thcin men OF the court circle: others
men about town: ana all of them were
. men OF the class TO whom tho theatre
was almost the only intellectual
amusement Of tho time II is probn-
hic That none or few OF thom had ever
read play OF Sh3kcsDearc's and It is
equally probable that zach one OF then
hau many times heard the piavs re-
ictreo TO- ana sc"n the principal char
2ctcrs of the dramas in question taken
by many different impersonators.
No historical period mora readily
lends itself TO the purposes Of the dra-
matiSt or the romantic novelist than
that OF tho French Revolution. IT was
time OF turbulence and sudden
change of fortunes fer all. and the
dress and manners Of the tine inn, a are
peculiarly picturesque. In the fold Of
romantic fiction of this period Robert
Iournay is one OF the most recent an
nouncemcnts. The story Is that of n
niddle-clasS man who loves and at
last succeeds in winning n young wo-
man OF the nristocracy. The escapes
from prisons. rescucs from mobs. de-
| vices TO save lives ana numerous on
counters between the hero and his
friends and their cnemin1 give II
brcathlessly melodromatic interest 10
the narrative. The author is William
'-"tsN' '''N younger son or NiTS. AbDN
sage Richardson. 1t is his first essay
In fiction of sustained interest, though
he has written many short stories.
George Ado. nuthor OF Artie and Fa-
bieS In Slang, is just returning from n
vacation trip In the philippines. He
wrote. under date OF April 3D. from the
Hotel dc fOricnie. Manila. as follows:
This is n very lovely country. and
the only objection can offer Is that it
Is TOO far from Kectors. The temper
aturc IS 9. in the Shade. and since ar
irving here l have Ind no desire to
work. Even ii wanted to work |
would have had no opportunity, as the
| city is stu under martial law. and no
! one is allowed oVt after 1890 D. IN.
Since arriving here / have made sew
! eral excursions into the country
| think we ought 10 keep the Philip-
pines. Judging by the smell. think
we ought to keep them on ice. When
| the people over here have learned "a