The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06
A LITERARY MoNTEsANK.
Ebert Hubbard, the Roycroft Has Come TO an End
II We May Believe the Critics.

Ebert Huonardr the Roycroft, Has Come TO End,
II We May Believe the Critics.
The vogue Of Ebert Hubbard has come to an end if
may believe the critics who critcising him in nc
amabe vein During recent lecture tour Of the West Mr
Hubbard the impression his audiences that he was
vain and egotistiea and very fond Of posing HowcTeT
;hat mild Characterization when compared to the bitte-
araignment made Of him by Mr. Michael Monahan once
his trusted lieutenant Aurora Mr. Mouahaa speaks
buny Of Hubbard chaering pos.urng prophet who
mountebanks the Roycroft workers for benefit Of his
own pocket
However the real criticism did commence until Hub
bard had published his autobiography in the Cosmopolitan
Magazine His opening confession that his virtue has
never been Of so extreme type challenge attention
directed the fire OF the critics certain OF his writings
watch descended 10 outright vlgariy and which thought
seemed to harmonic with his lately revealed in
suit by in Of the New York courts Il have
loved several tmeand have been greatly
inspired and helped by women he says in this biography
And there certainly is tone Of truth, If Of sincerity
here.
Women have made lad Of Fra Alberto all over the
country and in every town there lot Of them who
carry his gewgsws around babble about Roycrofer
as sllily they know how IL has always been wonder
to Us that good ard pure did not more quickly
trats the conmouay which lay less than skin deem
under the pretense Of art which Hubbard employs in his
writings Speaking Of this, Mr. French New York critic
declares that what Hubbard has written has his hallmark
stamped upon every and intent and leading has been
as apparent as are the motives and intent OF the literature
ana pictures which fail to win the approval Of Mr. Anthony
Costock 50 frank undissuised and undressed has Mr.
Huhbards motive been that his painnes Of sneech has
several times Of late descended to plane Of vuluarit 60
low as to make impossible refer to instances in decent
society, much less quote conderlnatory passages"
But the greater public interest will be in the noI;eics
or physical phase OF life East Aurora The socialists
have been proudly pointing the Roycroft settlement
an example OF the success OF Communism Mr. Hubbard
has claimed that all shared equally in the products az ~
shops and factories Mr. French says that Hubbard must
have meant this IN Pckwckan sense or as thar selfh
OF tradition who told his wife WHATS you're 4, 80;
and what's mine is my own. Mr. Hubbard * eusso5ar =:
ihs proceeds without bonds and digent uouirv faiI -
bring q light Royeroers who heneh BY the prosnsr;,
their chief What is certain is that the wages nad ~;
craftsmen much less than those paid for siriIa- WI
elsewhere Furthermore the work turned out bv ~. R
rFoteEs is not only fustian but counterfeit and aud
tustian at that"
Mr. French declares that book buyers are cheated i;
they should learn the difference between Roverof, -
ooze calf and the dyed skins of eor,rn.r. -
pared for and sold shoemskers to be prepared "a
the plying smile OF the happens 70 knoy u
intimatss, too, that the so-caed limited edor. 49,,
~ Hubbard are fake that they are dupleated e. 49,
markets IN different parts Of the country In 80, ~
R7ycroft establishment is much OF pretens. and -
bug, and not since the departure OF the grr,t -.
me great gid OF selfadyertisers the late pbinea. T
baTnam has the peer Of Fra Alberto been seen" 'S'
Il IS safe 70 shy from the man vhc eisir,. .. -.
discovered means OF improving human eopd,;o, ~ -.
ing toasyturv the social and industrial laws az th 49,.
u safe, too, to avoid the prophet and pron,ot,,
paFsdes on occasion his own phlanthronv r, =,
sad that Hubbard began his BY making sns, y. .
accredited with Being good soapmAker After ths s;,i
wensa tire Of hs hegoies, he may be Induced 70 rrs,r
tA's uaeiui and haaerahls vseatonks.sas Gay Jsu.aI