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

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All grocers sell it.
way, forestaled no less a person than
Jules Verne In relating story Of the
missing link" Mr. Mighels contributed
to some of the lesser Harper periodicals
several years ago
The revival OF interest in Russian lit-
erature which has already brought to
this city "Foma Gordyeetf' and the
Death Of the Gods Is to produce still
Il third novel from that source, Before
the Dawn" by Pimenoff-Noble a tale
of the seething, restless, cOnspiring
Russia of thirty years ago.
A special holiday edition Of The Crisis
Is being prepared by The MACMILLAN
company. The frontisplece win consist
Of new portrait of the author never
before published and reproduced In
photogravure.
1t IL difficult to believe that such an
alert and vigorous volume as Mrs, Lau-
mers Nineteenth Century Is the work
of one who will soon celebrate her
eightIeth birthday. Mrs Latlmer be-
gan writing-her first book was a novel
lin lSd3, and she has been at work
pretty steadily ever since. Her latest
achievement Is the translation Of Vic
tor Hugo's love letters, which Harpers
are publishing; with the assistance Of
her daughter, Mrs, Latlmer made the
translation in less than three weeks,
Not only has Mrs, Latimer's literary
production extended over long period;
her life has covered years Of marvellous
change, and 1t has been her fortune to
know many Of the notable personages
of three generations. She says: II was
born into world in which my nurse
kindled the fire with finder and steel
and in which | read by candle light
from books with long SIS, In which the
country west of the Mississippi was
marked unknown Indian territory; a
world in which IL took a month for
news to travel from Europe to Amen-
ca" Although born In London and the
daughter of Admiral Worlneley of the
English Royal navy, she was likewise
the first OF her name born out of Vir-
ginia for two hundred years, and was
grand niece OF the American Commo-
dore Preble. Attending a girls school
In Norwich she had no difficulty In per-
suading her young friends that a glib
bersh which she talked was the native
speech OF Americans. She remembers
distinctly the death OF William ~ and
the coronation pageant Of the late
queen She modelled the travelling hat
and dress for her wedding journey af-
ter a brown silk gown and a bonnet
trimmed with pink roses which SHE once
saw the queen wear During visit TO
Paris she saw the funeral Of Napoleon
Bonaparte and witnessed the revolution
which drove Louis Philippe from his
throne In Paris she made the acquain-
tance Of Thackerays beautiful mother,
Mrs. Carmichael Smythe. 'One morn
ing" Mrs, Latimer says, Seeing my
father slip copy OF the Spectator into
his pocket upon going out, | reminded
him that ! had not read Il. Yes, my
dear he said, but | want to show It
TO Mrs. Smythe. II has such a good
review Of her sons serial in it that
am sure It Will please her. Only yest.r-
day she said that everyone was taking
OF Dickens story now coming out in the
same way and that no one spoke Of
Williams book, and that she couldn't
see that Dombey and Son was so much
better than Vanity Fair she also
saw much of Thackeray himself, then a
silent, sad man. apparently suffering
deeply from his wife's afllctlon-she
was insane.
DR.. Edward Robson Taylor already
has to his credit a book of original
poems and a scholarly translation of
the Sonnets Of Heredia. His last work,
n poem Of fifty-tive stanzas called onto
the Light" will probably attract more
attention than any Of mis- other verses,
partly on its own merit and largely be-
cause It is similar In form and treat
ment to the Rubaiyat Of Omar Khay-
yam. DR., Taylor in these verses has
taken up the optimistic side of life and
spiritual advancement, as contrastei
with the pessimistlc and material views
of Omar With respect to the right
side OF the argument the doctor UNI
doubtedly has the advantage, brt OF
course a comparison OF the one poem
with the other as poems is entirsiy out
OF the question. Omars work rs that
OF a genius--the poet who is born. not
made. Into the Light" IS good verse.
careful verse, the work OF the man or
letters, perfect in rhythm and dlc.ion,
but II does not show the divine inspir-
alton OF the true poet, II It had not been
so G,rect an imitation Of one OF the
greatest poems ever written, into the
Light would invite rather Favorable
criticism, for II Ia evidently the result
OF careful and sincere effort
Or. Taylor Is q Californian and a
member OF the San Francisco Bar es-
ISOLATION Into the Light is pub
lished by Elder & Shepard of San Fran
cisco.
In recent Era, Marie Robinson
Wright, the accomplished traveller. who
knows her South America better than
most Americans know their principal
cities. contributes an interesting article
entitled THE Palace OF La Prensa. g"
This palace Is the fairyland Of newspa-
pcrdom. Mrs. Wright writes;
The free medical and legal consulting
rooms and a free laboratory ON the
main floor, are furnished and fitted up
on scale Of elegance, palatial In every
detail Five physicians are regularly
employed by La Prensa, to look after
the poor sick Of the city, The average
consultations amount to nearly FIVE
thousand per month In the free legal
department, the poor people are az ib-
erty 10 make known their needs In this