The Washington times., 1901-12-15
LITERARY NOTES.


being republished in England by eleven
different houses. The list is interesting
as showing what American books are in
demand in England and includes "The
| Cavalier" by George W. Gable; The
Ruling Passion" by DR.. Henry van Dyke:
Lives Of the Hunted" by Ernest Thomp-
son-Seton; the Hapgood translation OF
Maxim Gorky's TFoma Gordyeeff: :"
Fables for the Fair" by Josephine
Dodge Daskam, and several other works
Of travel.
OF Special interest among the scores Of
subjects treated in the December Maga-
zine Number Of The Great Round World"
is the article King Horse and His In
different Court Discriminating. albeit
somewhat satiricai, study OF the New
York Horse ShoE. The writer. recogniz-
ing that people all over the country wish
10 know what the great Horse Show Is
and what IL stands for. paints a brilliant
picture, but does not neglect the psychol-
ogy Of this annual piece of fashionable
pomp.
Mrs. Earle's "old Time Gardens" and
The Making Of an American" by Jacob
A. Riis, went into second editions two
days after the first editions were given to
the public. The Riis autobiography has
already been published serially, but the
demand for the book does not seem IN
have been lessened thereby.
The BoTen-Merrill Company announces
for immediate publication The Shin Of
Silence and other Poems" by Mr.. Edward
Ellington Valentine Mr. Valentine is a
l.a
and HIS reputation as a poet Is by no
means new He has for some time been
contributor OF verse to the higher class
Of periodicals.
One of the elaborate art publications OF
the end of the year Is Ancient Roya1
Palaces in and Near L5ndon." by Thomas
X. Way. with descriptive notes by fred
erick Chapman. II is uniform with ar
chltectural Remains Of Old Rjehn,,,nd
and the edition is limited TO one hundred
copies. The bool; is published by John
Lane.
In the elaborate work. "Tbc Fprni,,,ro
OF Our Forefathers," now published com
plete by Doubleday. Page & Co. ia given
an extract from letter by Governor Win
throp Of Massachusetts,, written in 1890
which shows what serious matter tho
love OF pretty things was In those DAYS
winthrop says: "A godly woman Of the
church OF Boston, dwelling some time in
London. brought with her a parcel OF very
Inc linen OF great value. which she Sc,
her heart too much upon. and had been
AZ charge to have IL all newly washed
and curiously folded and pressed. ana
so left II in the press in her parlor over
nleht. She had negro maid, who went
into her room very late, and let fall some
snuff OF the candle uDon the linen. SO as
by morning all the linen was burned 10 |
tinder, and the boards underneath, and |
some stools and part OF the wainscot
burned, and never perceived by any In |
the house. though some lodged in the |
chamber overhead and no ceiling be- |
tween. But IL pleased God that the loss |
Of this linen did her much good, both in |
taking of her heart from worldly com |
forts, and in PREPARING her for far |
greater adiiction by the untimely death Of |
her husband. who was slain not long |
after at Isle OF Providence"
when Frank A. Vanderlip resigned as |
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury he |
went abroad with letters TO all the Min
lsters Of Finance in Europe and spent
many months investigating the financial
and commercial situation, with particuIar
reference TO the inrcads which American
trade Is making on the whole world
There never was a more important sub
jcct for this country. and Mr.. Vanderlip, /
through his training rs a journalist and |
as an officer Of our Government. is ex-
actly fitted TO write upon il with judg-
ment. and to make IL entertaining. The
first OF his articles On the American In
.asion Of Europe" will appear in the
'Scribner's
The latest contribution to the mass of
Napoleon literature is collection of let
fcrs which Napoleon wrote TO Josephine
the years 179G-JS31. They have
been collected and translated by Henry