The sun., 1902-06-04

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In Q bitl. sroup ard talls~sd him ally
about. saytas. IN alsi,Isd tens. -po
vou thlnh h-. ths un.' H~ looks tks
'hs p.~'ur- -. that shifting. sva-ive
bok rhai- h,n, sure enough Let =
~si' and -. n b. mass- an after dinner
-f--ch rh.n w-ll call the I-,licr You
can tell bv hi- n"hla ar that he's ts~n =
stag suI-r
Tho victim finally e., q copy % N" an
nounocm-ni. "a a h. rrcognisd the 'yrs-
wrttnE ard hat a= soon as b.. sut houis'
- would cr~sts q vacancy in Ch.casr's
literary and artistic ranks
\ 4 f.r~nCe ~ tas'. IN Jokes d sturt- u
literary 4 nn.r not long asu ~ the
right ~ The ho-ir-- sat "a writer wh" lac a
rcufd Tor artistic .Lds~ncy A. her
left VAS nsn who~e work 10 some tines
crrd". alwsrs clean, vigorous. -.ncrr"
A. hr~, all went well Then ,h" lrau-
ufui.y drcadent was moved 10 tell story
IT, told It srll Its impTuprsty wa-
subllv suggested, sir,lv outlined " was
the sort - q story that makes on" want
IA" VII dpws or-n'd bT that one do'-
not oT-'nlv p--ant
IT,. hcarrr$ accepted II with varying
degrees Of polite appr-,',at,"n hh the
man of direct and uncompr sing views al
aud stared IN growing wonder at the teller
Finally he cSprsssd hs opinion
L wouldn't tell that story In barroom
he ANNOUNCED d clearly. enphatically.
An awful hush 4 mad and genera
plurs~ into iEnocuou- conversation. The
sympathy Of the diners was with the critic
but social amenities must la preserved
Tho hostess who collects literary lions,
should no, take II for granted that the
law of the jungle iusures kindred feeling
among the royal beasts
Edith Wharton's last story In Hdvper's
The Quicksand- has stirred buzz ~
comment because it's readers believed that
they could identify the hero with man
Conspicuous in New York Mrs Wharton
il somcu hat distressed over the matter and
has vigorously denied that shs had anv
individual In mind when creating the
character.
The trick of attracting attention TO n
story by introducing into IL real and promI
nent personages thiny disguised Is an
old one. bu' not by any means in Mn
Wharton's line
Gertrude Atherton's .Aristocrats' and
Senator North obtained considerable
advertising bv this method. and other
novclis's have worked the vein ind,rs'ri
ously. Now runor has II that Mr Van
Rensselaer, Cruser Juli-u Gordon is
writing an ambitious novel of Washington
nfe. ia which a number ~ contemporary
Washington figures will be s'rikinsly
portrayed.
Anthony Hop, has a new novel ready Tor
publication; but like many another English
author. he has postponed lts appearance
until after the coronation has ceased to
absorb public attention.
Mark Twain has been visiting Hannibal
Mo lie irnmort alized the town and IN"
town appreciates the honor. A Hannibal
citizen vvuld rather be the original of Tom
sawyer or Hgck Finn than he Mayor.
England !. 10 he flooded with cheap
EDITIONS Of Fast Lynne consequent upnu
the expiration of the copyright The buol,
still sell. enormously Vet IN spite 81 lts
astonishing record 81 sales Mrs. Henry
Wood had great trouble IN originally flnd.l z
publisher for u.
The author Of Elizabeth and Her Ger
man Garden i- at work upon \ book telling
of life on the islands of the Baltic Sea. II
II IL as charming as the garden story, the
pubic will feel itself cunsi raired 70 forgive
"cr the avalanche Of E!zabeths she pre-
iptated uIpn tie reading world
Now that the interest m the English
Wuman'- Love Iet'ers' has quit" sub
sided and anonymity no longer resTe re-
ward an cYor, 20 regain attention IL made
bv the announcement that TO new book
tho author Of tn. Letters will sign hr
real name
In tho Joline autograph collection - an
autograph tribute Ia IN. one civil auto
graph culIec'or. Charles X -, sign-d hv
Robert Louis Stevenson Here y l.. with
r- pointers for mortals afflicted with auto
graphomania
You have sent the shp 10 Nrii" on. YOU
have sent m. an addressed envelope. you
have saE; y me- stamped Marv hsv" done
- mach t--fore You have spelled NV name
ught. and >oIn~ have done that In one
pu.rt vou stand alone YOU hsV" sent iue the
stamps 'ur INV poet Orrce. not the stamps
for yours What - askcd with ~ much
con sid.rttior. ! take y pleasur" - grant
Here. since you value tf and have been ~
such pans 80 earn II bv such unusual attcn-
tions here j. the sisna'urr ~
RopFnr IouI> srFvTNso~
For tho one Ci,l autograph collector.
The publication ~ Henry James's new
novel. THE Wings of the Dove, hss been
Postponed for several months on account
of the authors Illness
And 'ha, suggests Frank Moore Colby's