The age-herald., 1901-03-24
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 One of the late Eugene Fields dearest and most intimate friends was Francis Wilson, the comic opera singer. To be more precise we will say comedian, for MT. Wilson's best friend could hardly call him a singer. This well-known theatrical man has devoted much of his time and money to the memory of the late poet. He has published an exquisite edition de luxe containing private biographical sketches of the author. Recently he de- livered an address on Eugene Field in Kansas City The mere announcement of the fact calls up all sorts of interest Ing ideas of the affairs. and one can scarcely imagine Francis Wilson talking in sober and dignifled manner upon any theme.
 Mir Archibald Clavering Gunter, author of that novel so pleasantly remembered, MT Barnes of New York;" has taken advantage cf the troubles In China for the purposes ot fiction He has called his new novel Tangled Flags" and in his story Jelates the exciting and even tragic ex ieraes which befell an American business man, his daughter and his niece during oos of the Boxer uprisings While MT. Guutes does not write as well as he might do he nevertheless has the talent for a strong, dramatic work, and in his new novel. "csrgled Flags" the plot is well managed and the story is quite dra- matic.
 It is but natural to think that young women possessed of such wealth as Hel- en Miller Gould would be content to pass their lives in the enjoyment of luxuries with possibly an occasional indulgence Tn some fashionable charity. But Miss Hel- en Gould not only has very original and individual ideas about her philanthropical interests. but possesses also the ability and the courage to write about them. Several of the leading New York dailies have recently contained most logical and worthy articles from her pen, and In the current number of Success is found a most readable article by Miss Gould upon ''The Saving of the Soldier and the Sail or" Miss Goould has manifested an in- tense interest for the soldiers and sailors of our country, and has given liberally towards a number of causes for the lm- provement of their condition Speaking In this article of the work of the auxili- ary of the Young .Mens Christian Asso- ciation, Miss Gould concludes: But we women are at present using our efforts almost entirely for the benefit of soldiers and sailors, and for railroad men"
 Of Sarah GranQ ldueSI -DOOh, bdDS the Impossible" a recent reviewer says: ',The tale is fitly named, however in that 1t concerns itself pre-emtnently with its heroine a girl who may be described as hair-raiser. Decorum she has none, maidenly instincts she has none, rever- ence she has none, modesty she has none. She somewhat reminds us of her prede cessor, the equally impossible feminine half of the heavenly twins" And then the reviewer facetiously asks, Why Is it that novelists persist in regarding the heroine with an eye of affection and ten derness when in life any sane guardian pr parent would promptly consign such young person to a reformatory or luna tic asylum" It is difficult question to answer, for at the present time society in general has such perfectly sane. healthy Ideas about the kind of young woman that it most admires, and yet with we'll defined preferences will read with appa- rent enjoyment a book which exploits young woman just the reverse in tenn perament. character and disposition.
 The present popular demand for love letters continues, and it will be a source of regret to learn that the publication of "Bismarcks Love Letters has been post poned until April. Some time during the present month the Victor Hugo Love Letters will be issued from the press. The discussion of The English Woman's Love Letters continues unabated, and much readable opinion on the subject pro and con has been printed In MT. Aldens most recent letter from London he says that the Academy has published It's discovery that Mir. Lawrence Hous- man is the author of 'The English Wo- mans Love Letters" MT. Alden does not hesitate to confess that he has no dea who the author is, and adds 'I think I shall decide In my own mind that they were written by General Booth of he Salvation Army, and let it go at that" One effect of the work is Mr. Barry Gains "Englishman's Love Letters" which has just been published, and Is