Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

permitted TO i've IN the hotels, but are |
invited as the guests Of La Prensa, |
Here they are treated with royal hos
ptaity
Henry II, keenan,, IN his instructive |
"old World Themes" in nuiaber OF |
the Ezra, writes concerning Maurus |
J0Rai
While musicians and artists have al |
ways met prompt recognition in Aus
tra, the writing craft have been ac- |
corded scanly honor al court or In the |
exclusive range Of patrician society |
The old emperor, Francis Joseph, has
probably been brought 10 give more |
heed 10 the value Of literary work since
the late empress made so much Of liter. |
AIRY men. IL Is due to this thar the
many sided writer, Maurus Jokat Is TO
be raised 10 the Austrian peelnge |
lokais rcpute has long been chat of
one Of the most volumnOus of contem-
porary writer's. His novels have had a
phenomenal sale not only In Austria
and Hungary, but all over the oontln.
ent, His name Is on the cover Of thirty
Ave immensely long novels In the dual
empire his works are sold by the mil.
lions, yet until Partisan publisher
yontured TO reprint two volumes of his
novelties, he was scarcely known out
side OF his own country In Hungary
especially he holds In the popular mind
about the rank accorded PouChkine I'm
Russla-that is, the creator Of Hunga-
rian literature. one Of his strongest tc-
tons "The World Upside Down. made
quite as much impression in Germany
as any Of Tolstol's earlier volumes, An
other "rhe Romance OF the Next Gem
fury" reached sale Of two hundred
thousand copies in Hungary alone, no
his own countrymen Jokal seems exact
| ~ what Walter Scott was 60 the Scot
| fish Of half century ago. lie has re-
created the Hungary Of the heroic
epoch and revived the national lltera-
ture from complete ruin Though IN
| tended for the bar, Jokal turned to lit
erature In his teens and has been writ
ing steadily since 1852, lie married the
| most famous actress Of his country In
| his youth and eXtricated himself from
| the rather embarrassing role Of hus-
| band to a celebrity by making his
! name synonym of originality b0th IN
\ the press and in literature for le has
| been a Journalist all his life, ami even
| now is at the head of the chief news
paper Of Buda- Pesth.
| Mr., l.. Frank Baum, who - very
much in evidence this fall with new
| books for the thousands Of little ones
| who devoured "The Wonderful Wizard
| of OF" and last Christmas searched
| their stockings first for Father Goose
His Book admits that first Of all he
writes for his own children, And they,
he SAYS. are his best, and severest crit
les. But Mr. Baum's ability and charm
are not alone for the toddlers, AS his
children grow older his stories keep
pace.
His latest book "The Master Key"
dedicated to his SON. Robert stanton
Baum: and the story Is one for boys
all boys who love good wholesome adj
venture and exciting incident II is a
marvellous conception, this strange
story OF the electrical demonstrating
Of powers that dominate all nature,
and written for the eager alert and
striving American boy-the modern
boy.
Suzanne Antrobus, the, author of"The
| Kings Messenger" Is q well known
figure In the social circles of Detroit,
She is the wife OF Mr.. Albert A. Rob-
inson, of that city, and the daughter
of John Antr0bus, the artist She was
born IN New orleans, and educated IN a
convent there but after her marriage
she came north to Detroit. She has al
ways retained her love for the South,
and never lets year go by without
| spending several months In and around
| New Orleans Her sensitive perception
Of the color and gamor OF Louisiana
life Is reflected in the pages of THE
| Kings Messenger and the descriptive
passages are redolent with the warm
sensuOus atmosphere Of the sunny
South, "The Kings Messenger" is her
first novel, but II will not be her last.
| She has already mapped out new
story also Of Southern life and charac-
ter, which may possibly see the light
next year.
1t was on one OF her southern trips,
some years ago, that the author of
1.-THE Kings Messenger stumbled upon
the material which inspired her to
| write a story Of those old and memoir
able days in the history Of Louisiana. II
a quaint old village near New orleans
she learned the existence of an old
Creole lady who shut herself up alone
with her servants I'm a romantic house.
Mrs, Robinson's curiosity was piqued,
and very soon she became acquainted
with the old lady and won her conf
| utHttt II appears Nndl sue WIS ~ utN~
cendant Of the wife of an officer who
had come over with the Casket girls
In the time Of Louis XIV, and who had
been one Of the notables IN the early
history Of New Orleans. She had a
number Of ancient keepsalSes one Of
which was n small black box containing
a number Of letters which had been
written nearly two centuries ago and
! which revealed one of those romantic
| and tragic attachments Of which that
early laWless time had an abundance
| The owner of the letters could not part
| with them, but she read them to Mrs.
! Robinson who incorporated the story
| which they limited at using the liber-
| ~ of the story teller TO substitute n
| happy ending for the untimely one in
| real life. "The Kings Messenger"
| however In no wise pretends 10 follow
! the story unfolded IN these letters, and
| the author has done so only in so far
rs the Incidents and characteristics
! lend themselves TO what might in real
ity be called OF rue story Of the time as
| tyuifylng It's life and character.
Mr. Rudyard Kipling Is said to have
spent more time over kim" than over
any Of his previous works re-writlNg
some parts many times before he was
| UUHllN NullNNfVt ne louIUfFN anu ufN-
! criptions Of scenery are based on the
authores own experiences.
Mary Hartwell Catherwood new
novel, Lazarre. has brought to light
MANY interesting things about Eleazar
| Williams, the American Dauphln
]
It has recentlv been learned that Mrs
Frances ] Talmadge, Of Sheboygan,
Wisconsin, has IN her possession a val
liable old painting left with her family
bv Williams. and said "a be the por-
trait OF Louis XVI. father OF the Dau-
phin. The PRINCE de Jolnvllle brought
II 20 this country and gave II to Flea
| zar Williams
Mrs Ta'lmadge has frequently been
approached by collectors desiring to
purchase this picture; bur she declines
20 part with II.
Wallace Irwin. a young San Francis
can whose verses In lighter vein have
already caught the public's fancy. now
comes forth with a book that out up-