The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
GOSSIP ABOUT II

The death OF Mrs. ADDy sage nicnas"s
in Rome at the age Of 6S. calls attention 70
a remarkable woman. who. IN ner "eI".
career, brings to mind Mrs. Oliphant. Leit
at the age Of hardly more than 0-throuen
a painful t~ragedy-with two children. she
supported herself and them with her pen
and by lectures, in the meantime pursuing
studies in Elizabethan literature, Ansio-
Saxon and other literary subjects. From
the time when she was let apparently heip-
less by the cruelty Of one man and the
death Of another. she lived wholly BY nef
own exertions, and later gave her sons the
benefit Of higher education and foreign
travel She will be best remembered through
her Old English Poetry" Familiar Iaiks
in English Literature" "Abelard ana
Youngest son, Mr. william Sage. Is author
Of Robert Tourney one of the successfuI
novels OF the past year. Mrs. Richardson
also wrote, in collaboration with Miss Grace
Furniss. THE Colonial Girl" and The
pride of Jennico,'' besides other plays.
John Oliver Hobbes's (Mrs. Craisie) %
and the soul Hunters which will be pub
lished shortly, is based on the text. Thus
saith the Lord God: Will We hunt the sous
of nv people? And will We STAY the SOUS
that should not die-and save the sous
alive that should not live. by your lyingf
This sounds somewhat enigmatic, ana Wneh
II in IUTtleT aOQeQ IU6I IL hVhAVS "a
story Ia that the hero thinks he may lead a
wild life because the heroine is devoted to
him. the mystery deepens. The book Will
be about he length Of Robert q
Meanwhile Mrs. Craigie Is wintering IN
Egypt and writing a new play. Admirers
of this writer sometimes ask themselves
what was the origin OF her pseuoony1l'
..John oliver Hobbies" 1t was first used IN
the Pseudonym Library over q little study
story. '.some Emotions and a Moral" The
remembrance Of the publisher Of this II.
brary is that Mrs. Craigie simply turned
about FOR a good. sensible sort Of signature.
and that the quest led her to John oliver
Hobbies" No doubt many folks stMi Know
their author by 1t only. for the details OF
fame are not universal knowledge. But 1t Is
a very good pseudonym, for 1t suggests
n,ainness. common sense n experience.
Mr.. Hall Gaines Forthcoming novel about
Rome. which has been awaited with eager
anticipation by some and with no little ap-
prehension by others. has mace i.s n. IL = s J,
nearance in this country as q serial In Col
iier,s weekly. The Eternal City Is SAID
to be written with . finer sympathy. Tor
the mast at least, than was displayed IN
Zoja's ..Rome' although the n~ever-endine
strugele between the Vatican and the Quiri-
nal IL thoroughly thrashed out from = some
what cosmopolitan point Of view. With the
death of the present Pontin. Hall Game
ioona for a more liberal. more rational
church. This he regards as inevitable. the
result principally Of what IL termed on the
Continent as american Catholicism"
Miss Elizabeth Robins, the
.ntrsss and the author Of 1.-THE Open Cues
ton" a novel thai had . great success q
wear or two ago. has been seriously Ill for
the past few months. -.
ahe left New York last spring for q trip
to Alaska; but. on her return. was stricken
ma latest word received by her publishers
vas that she was recovering. The publica.
lion Of her new novel has been postponed
until some time this spring.
.sGeber,. the tale Of Haroun Al Raschid.
by the late Kate A: Benton. has appSrenuy
tsken new lease OF life, and its publishers
nave lust prepared a third edition Of this
n.eritorious historical rovel that has been
called 80 worthy companion to the Arabian
NiGhts.'"