Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-27

leagues something that will bring or
der into the chaos OF their methods
of singing; something based on science
as well as on sensations in singing;
something that will bring expressions
often misunderstood into clear relation
with the exact functions II the vocal
organs
There are many pages In George
Meredith and IN Henry James, acute
beyond belief, subtle 10 the point OF
exciting our wondering admiration.and
yet certainly oversubtle. perverse. and
In the end pointless and ineffective, II
Is true enough that fiction, like poetry
may normally undertake to criticse
life, but this criticism must not be re-
fined to the point OF being refined away.
How often il fails TO move either the
readers interest or his sympathy, IL
transports US into the laboratory, the
lissecting- the study. but 1t fails
to give us the image OF palpitating
radiant life.-Bliss Perry In "A Study
Of Prose Fiction
How many short stories are pub
llshed In American magazines In one
year? The statistics have been invest.
| gated, end Il IL found that American
magazines devote much more space 10
| this form of fiction than the English,
The leading American illustrated
magazines were then examined as "a
| the number OF short stories each had
| published IN 1902 and the following re-
suit was obtained Harper's Magazine
| 1903: Century Magazine 81; Scribners
Magazine 4S This makes total OF
| 21S short stories alone in the leading
illustrated monthlles, and. when It is
remembered how many other period
| lcals there are. all containing more 81
| less short stories. the extent OF the
popular taste Tor this form OF fiction
would seem 10 he unmistakable
"a tan. graceful figure. steady, smll'
ing eyes. dark hair touched with gray
waving down each side Of an intellec-
tlal, attractive face--and yet there Is
something austere about Mary Ward
Mrs Humphry Ward Is thus described
bv q London writer. VINO Gptly adds
that she IS of the type Of woman
hood which accepts the responsibilities
of life. which sees both the nobility OF
motherhood and the nobility Of knowl-
edpe', Mrs. Ward never permits her.
self to be interviewed. hut she can
scarcely avoid being written about. she
has apparently excited more popular
interest since the appearance OF neg
new serial. Lady Roses Daughter,
than ever before,
Among the popular six novels OF wv,
selected by the London Academy, ana
published in It's annual Fiction supple
ment. are two which have been big sue
cesses in America Anthony Hopes The
Intruslons OF Peggy and Gilbert Par
ker's The Right OF Way. After this Sc
iected half-dozen follow eight popular
and nraiseworthy novels Of which one,
The MIXTURES. by II s. Merrimal, has
been very successful In this country
ana another. The Adventures q NJ.
d'Iaricot. has every promise OF being.
MIR Rober. ~. Ch2mbers, author on
Caribbean ana ne Maid-at-Arms, is as
Is well known, 4 thorough sportsman as
well az novelist. He returned home the
other day from hunting trip ana, pc
INC in the mood 10 write, he sat al ms
desk without Kidding himself OF nus
buntltg outfit. and began pulling the
bnrrs from the tell Of his Blue Bolton
ss,,er As he removed the bur-s and
insidentellv considerable hair from The
setier's tail. he dropped the punches IN
10 the waste.paper basket Inc ias,
time he missed the basket ana dropl el
the burrs on the floor TO ms ailufe-
ment and establishment the setter pics ,
ed up the burrs In his NOUN ana nun nun
self dropped them into the basket IN
telling the story Mr.. Chambers said ne
aid not expect 10 be believed but ina,
nevertheless this Is true incident. ana
no more remarkable than others ne has
observed IN his long association win
hunting dogs.
Roy Rolfe ellison. whose book ~ s'ar'
les In the Morning Glow has met ih-