The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

were ignorant OF aught else aaou. -
West-Saxon king. In proof Oh this Es
told the following anecdote, for the truth
Of which he staked his post-prandlI
honor:
A young isiri Is seen coming down tHa
steps of great London library. and is
greeted by another: 'Hullo. Florry. wftas
are you doing here Florry. in dis
coutended tones: Papa sent me hcrs
to find out about King Alfred" The ether
girls. What about that old JohnHie
Glory: Papa. asked US st tea last night
what was all this fuss about Alfred and
his millinery. Not ono of 1,s could tell
MIN, and he sent me here TO Cad out.
The other promptly replied: ion stupid!
Why, It's the drarery round his statue. o.
course Lord Roseeery found g tks
anecdote a certain consolation FOE those
OF his hearers. who, like himself. were
not deeply versed IL the literary works
OF King Alfred
During the coming year Tic Century
is to have some very interesting features
in the poetieai line. For the December
number Millions .'IAllegro" has been
chosen for color illustration by MaSf!ead
Parrish. whose remarkable drawings dor
the ode on the Nativity" printed in col
ors, We're the pictorial feature OF tho
Christmas issue of last year A NUM-
Der OF poems appropriate to Christmas
will appear, artisticaliy decorated In
addition to wel-known contributors. such
as James Whitcomb Riley. Edwin Mark
ham. Edith NJ Thomas, Paul Latarencs
Dunbar L. Frank Tooker Maurice fran
els Esar, Clinton Scotland. John Bur
roushs and many others. several HOW or
unfamiliar poets are TO &c introduced
during the year to the Century -ttii-
erce. each with Il group OF poems. the
first being six Songs of the Second
Youth. by Mary Adams" a nom dc
guerre. In other ways prominence Is TO
be given to poetry It is said that soma
of the most Interesting contributions
come from the South and West.
The publishers of "t;raustarlt'' announce
the 150th thousand of that spirited novel,
but they claim that this fact is not Its
only virtue Mr.. McCutcheon is hard as
work upon a. new book. but he refuses
to be hurried.
Mr. L. n Friedman. whose BY Bread
Alone is reviewed in another column.
spends much of his time among the peo-
pie of whom he writes. In writing BY
Bread Alone he pursued this method TO
the extent of living for months among
the Polish iaaorers who work n III grin,
steel mills of Chicago. MIR. Friedman Is
a graduate OF the University of Michigan.
For several years he was IN the flortss
business in Chicago. the city of his BIRTH
but for the last three years he has de-
voted himself exclusively to literary
work The two books that gained for
him 4 name as an author were Tho
Lucky Number and Poor People both
concerned with the life in slum and tene-
meut districts.
The artistic features CT tie Christmas
number of SCKIBNER'S MAGAZINE will
ircIrde an elaborate-colored cover by
O1axfield Parrish and frontispiece in
color by the same artist. Drawings by
Castaigne and Jessie Wilcox Smith. re-
produced in their original colors. and
snow scenes In the Adirondacks by Guor-
in, printed in tints which suggest the
winter landscape. will also appear. An.
other notable art feature will be the coli
lection Of portraits of American children
from paintings by Sargent. Miss Beauy,
Kendall. Alexander. Chase. Miss Cassatt,
Thayer. Brush. Lockwood and Others.
In its fourth year the sale OF Rupert
Of Heutzau'. appears to Increase rather
than decrease. Henry Holt 6 Co. report
that they, have had to print it three times
this year. making fifteen impressions in
all, and have sold over half as MANY
copies again as they did in tho same pa-
riod in 1900
Maxim Gorky's new book which Will
shortly appear from the press OFT Charles
Scribner's Sons. with the title. "Oriotf
and His Wife; Tales OF the Barefoot Big
gade'. is new only to the authors Eng
disappearing audiences. the book having
already had fifteen Russian editions. be-
sides wide distribution in French. -
includes eight stories. all of which. with
one exception. portray the vaga5onds
whom Gorky has met in his tramp life
in Russia. They are entitled as foi-
lows: "Orioff and His WIFE "Kono-
va!off." THE Kahn and His Son." The
lI1xorcierts 'GsIeE With Pasts.." "Ths
Irsolent Man., "Varc..s..: olosoft'. and
Comrades
"Shakespeare's Plots: 4 Study Il Dra-
matte Construction. by Villa II II. Fienl-
ing. author Of ~ photography OF the
First Grolies'' and '.iow 70 S1;ld,- Shake-
speare," IS announced by q. p. f..n.nr's
Sons.