The Washington times., 1901-07-21
A publishers note contains this little

A publishers note contains this little
joke:
The London Academy bright, eood.natured
but always laundering. contains in its issue III
June To- review of DIR. John Williamson Pal
:ners book of poems, For Charlie's Sake. and
other Lyrics and Ballads" recently published bv
FUNK II Wagnalls Company The ACADEMY
warmly commends these good wholesome
SPIRITED ballads, printing ''StonewaH Iackson's
Way as an example. and then adds. ..The
Muses. blessing Mr. Kipling who has SET so
many bailad-writing! As between Dr. Palmer
ana an :, A'i. hipfing If either inspired the poetry
OF the other. 1t must have been DIR. Palmer who
lighted the first spark. His famous poem 'Stone-
wall Jackson's Way quoted by the Academy.
had set the blood OF thousands tinglinc before
the baby Rudyard was first delivered into bis
nurses arms. 1t is true as the ''New Yorl;
Times SAYS, that Dr. Pamer's ballads ..have ali
the ringing movement of Mr.. Kfpiing's hest
WORK, but that Is an inverse statement. The
correct way to put it. since DR.. PaImer's ballads
antedate Mr.. kipline's by many years would be
Mr kipling's best work has all the ringing
movement of DR.. Palmer's famous ballads
DR.. Palmer is also the author of an
amusing little skit published some thirty
year ago entitled The Smack in School"
According to the London eorrespondent
of the New York Herald England is on
the eve of great Dickens revival. "One
can hardly take up a magazine now"
says the writer. without finding some
thing in it about Dickens"
The fame of Mrs. Margaret Deland's |
"Old Chester Tales" CHarpers). with |
their quaint characteristics of all. dear |
old DR.. Lavendar-has Travelled |
far. The report comes that the tales are |
to be translated into French Some of
them have already appeared in French
and il is no small tribute IN
the fineness of Mrs. Deland's art that the
of Balzac, De Maupassant |
and George Sand think well of it. The
French translation is to be done by Mad
anne S. Clott
Book News" for July opens with
short story, entitled "A Daughter of the
Aurora, taken from Jack London's The
God of His Fathers and Other Stories.
Charles Malcolm Flandrau is the subject
Of the biography and portrait.
That the Scribners continue their inter
est in books devoted to music is shown by
their announcement of new compendi-
im of musical history. called THE Stu
tents Handbook of Music History" by
Thomas Taper, of Boston. The book it
s said. will give a comprehensive view
If the whole field OF musical history, show
he reader how to continue his studies ia
advantage and will contain a number of
lew features.
A biography of William Hamilton Glib
on, who for so many years contributed
ssays on nature subjects. illustrated by
lis own hand, to "Harpers Magazine"
las been written by John Coleman Ad
ms, and will be published by c. p. Put
lam's Sons. Mr.. Adams is the author
f Native Studies in the Bsrkshires.
he book will be illustrated bySa number
f photographs of Mr.. Gibson's country. |
which was that of the Berkshire Hills in |
iestern Connecticut.
The fifth volume in Messrs. Z. p Dut-
on's Master Musicians" series, that on
iendelssohn. is by Stephen S Stratton,
nd will be published in the fall
The July Critic" makes this poignant
lggestion:
The cable announced a short time ago that I
arrangement had been made by Mr.. Charles |
rohman by which Madame Bernhardt would
ay Romeo to the Juliet of Miss Maude Adams. |
lie news was not received very seriously in New
Drk, although the tone OF the cable was entire |
serious Now it seems that Madame Bernhardt S
Is joking, though Mr.. Frohman apparently did |
It see the joke. Others certainly would have A
en- 1t II the performance had ever come off. |
We are TO have such curious combinations ON | T
c stage. would suggest that Miss Adams play | I
inlet to the 9phelia Of Mr.. Gillette