The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19

sellers do not compare favorably with those Of
the previous volumes Of the authoress.
Talking about Miss Marie Corelli. the FIRST
portraitat least. the first one published az her
which have ever seen-appears this week In
"P. A. p" which is short for Points About
People, new paper which has come out in
imitation of +. P, OConnors interesting little
weekly.
The signature Of the authoress on the photo
graph seems to indicate that permission TO pub
lish the portrait has been conceded and not
taken, which makes one wonder not little be-
cause it has been always understood that Miss
Corell would never consent TO her portrait be-
ing published in any magazine or paper her
contempt for reviews and newspapers having
been so often repeated. and every attempt 10
persuade her TO permit her photograph TO he
given to the public having met with failure Ii
may be that the lady, as Byron says "vowng
she would neer consent consented" II is a full
page picture, representing Miss Corelli in even
ing dress descending some stone steps into the
garden. II is a sad, far away look she bestows
on the outside world, of which she appears OBJ
lvious as il her mind were occupied with some
great subject.
The picture has suffered in the process of re-
production and is somewhat hazy, but is reeog-
nizable
A book which looks likely to have big sale
is the forthcoming novel by Miss Ellen Thorney-
croft Fowler, entitled Fuel of Fire the orders
coming in from the booksellers to the publishers
already exceeding the intended first edition.
A statement appeared recently in the German
newspapers that Princess Charles Of Denmark
had written a novel which was expected TO see
the light in a we'll known ladies' magazine.
1t certainly looks as ii the book trade here
was in rapid process of what is called American
ization" The American Book Lovers Library
has taken its premises off Regent street and
begins its operations in London next week. II
may be described as the American equivalent OF
the English Nude, as for yearly subscription il
delivers parcels of books, usually dozen at d
! time, at the subscribers house and collects then
again without charge. In addition, the library
is placed in book cases containing hundred
books in shops all over the country, the shop
keeper, of course sharing the profits of the en-.
| terprise The idea, 1t is said, has been largely
taken up by the highest class OF booksellers II
the country, though it is apparent that if it sue
ceeds il will make considerable difference OF
| sales.
incidentally It may be mentioned that Mr.. w
J. Afford, of Anderson, Ind, has come to Londoi
for the purpose of establishing the first Ameri
can paper mill in this country. After the Londol
plant is in operation paper mills OH the Ameri
can plan will be built at Berlin and Psrs.-Neo
York Herald Gable.
Table Talk, a magazine which Is self-dehne
| as the American authority upon culinary an
household topics" offers much evidence in III
October number to prove its just claim to tn
subtitle.
The graceful little talk on Sunday Night Sup
per" contributed by May Ellis Nichols, is thie
with hints OF helpfulness, and Marjorie March
little discourse on Table Decorations in III
Autumn makes almost poetical reading and
pertinently suggestive.