Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-15

fort practically frustrated by his wife,
however who regularly collects the
money due him Then, leaving the al
truistic side OF the question, Mr.. How
ellis gives some sterling business advice
TO young writer's who intend to devote
their lives to authorship and must live
by IT,
The tendency TO dramatic everything
available extends even to Peter Newelrs
Illustrations. When Mr.. Newell, at the
request of the Harpers, made the new
Illustrations for "Alice's Adventures In
Wonderland and Through the LouN.
Ing Glass he was not aspiring, he
says 20 histrionic honors. but II seems
that his pictures are regarded as ad
mirable designs for tabeauX, and his
wen known Pictures and Rhymes"
have frequently been presented In this
way, the rhymes being sung by an in.
yisabe choir as an accompaniment TO
each picture IN London "Alice's Ad-
ventures I'm Wonderland has been act
ed a number OF times in the form Of d
musical play.
Guy Wetmore Carryl has finished
building his little home at Swampscott,
Mass, which he happily desgnates
"Shlngle Blessedness" His new book
Of fancifu verses, Grimm Tales Made
Gay" a merry setting Of the old stories,
is just issued by Houghton, Mfllin ~
Co., with grotesque marglnals and q
number Of fun page Illustrations by AL
bert lowering,
Anthony Hope, author OF '"rhe In
trusions of Peggy" which Harper Il
Bros. have just published, is the sec
ond son of the Rev. Il. G, Hawkins, VIZ
car OF St. Brides. Fleet street one of
the splendid old churches designed and
built by Sir Christopher Wren. He was
born In 1863, and educated at MARI
borough School and Balllol college OK
ford. BY profession he is a barristcr,
and up to the time Of the publication
OF THE Prisoner OF Zenda" was still
prActicing having chambers in Buck
ingham street, Strand, the curious old
street running down TO the Thames
Embankment which still contains the
house in which Peter the Great lived
William Black had rooms for many
years These rooms in buckingham
street were only used by Mr.. Hope for
professional purposes, while he lived
with his father In the quaint old red
brick rectory OF st. Brides in the heart
Of the City Of London. Since the pub
LEGATION Of '"The Prisoner of Ienda' Mr.
Hope has confined himself to literature,
including several plays. In THE lntru-
sions of Peggy" the author has evident
ly crystallized the product of clever
mans observations of London social
life
Mrs Humphry Ward has started the
first vacation school ever tried in Lon
don, and has made n success Of IL, The
idea was suggested to her by an article
printed in Harper's Magazine last June,
written by Henry S. Curtis, and illus
trated with pictures of American vaca-
ton schools. on reading this article
Mrs. Ward was at once prompted to try
the experiment In the Passmore Ed
wards Settlement In Tavistock Place.
London in which she and Mr. Ward
are practically interested. The Duke OF
Bedford allowed the school the use of
garden at the rear of the Settlement
House, and outdoor classes were held
with great pleasure and profit through
out the season. The Passmore Edwards
Settlement owes It's origin to. Mrs,
Wards novel, Robert Elsmere,' and
therefore inspires In her a more than
ordinary interest, Next to Robert Els
mere" Mrs. Wards serial, Lady Roses
DAUGHTER now appearing IN Harpers
Magazine, is said 20 be exciting more
general curisoity and interest than any
thing she has ever written.