Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-04

per's Magazine, beginning in early
spring,
What shall we hear next about the
contrasts and peculiarltles of taste Of
the English and American nations!
From an authoritative English bust
ness source we learn that there Is con-
siderably more interest in the subject
of Shakespeare i'm the United States
than In England" There are, indeed,
more American than English publca-
lions concerning the great bard strange
as this may appear No such sales
of Shakespe0rean works are beard Of
IN Great Britain as are often known
In the United States. Take "The ABB
hey Shakespeare" for instance-which
contains Shakespeare's comedies eX-
quisitely illustrated by Edwin A. ABB
hey. The Harpers state that the de-
mand for this work Is so steady from
year TO year that they can almost in
variably estimate what edition of the
book will be required for a certain
period,
Mr. Howels IN the current North
American Review, confesses to a fresh
feminine attachment. This time II is
not an American or an English. but
japanese girl. the lovely Yuki, in On0to
Watanna's "A japanese Nightingale"
Just from the Harper press. And al
though he finds his charmer In far ia
pan, he SAYS that the love story Of
Yuki and Bgelow Is as real and actual
las any which should treat Of lovers
next door" The conquest Of Mr.. How
ellis by this captivating half-caste he
roine is complete. "If | have ever
read any record Of young married love
that was so frank, so sweet, so pure.
| do not remember Il. Yuki herself Is
Of a surprising loyahleness." Onoto
Watanna the author Of this lndescrib-
ably pQuant story, Is to be congratu-
lated on winning so gracious a tribute
from the dean OF American letters.
Mr.. Robert w. Chambers, author Of
Cardigan" was recently invited to
make an address at the ceremonies in
cldent 10 the dedication OF the monu-
ment which marks the revolutionary
battlefield of Johnstown. Mr.. Cham
bers was presented with silver mo-
mento by the people Of the town, who
must appreciate this authors fine his
torical work IN Cardigan" Of which
the OlflllNA FNfHt UtiNIN III ltlf al the
old colonial mansion near Johnstown.
once occupied by Sir William Johnson,
then commissioner OF India affairs for
the British crown The present own.
ers OF Sir Williams house are so con.
stantly annoyed by tourists demanding
to be shown Cardigan's room. Silver
Hcels's room, and other points Incl
dent 10 the story. that they have APP
pealed to Mr.. Chambers 10 visit them
and indicate the places OF interest
which Cardigan" has made so keenly
attractive. II IS needless TO add that
Mr.. Chambers obngingly complied.
much TO the qualification OF the en-
thusiastic visitors.
Mr.. Arthur Cotton, author OF "'The
Debatable Land" the twelfth and last
volume In Harper's American Novel
Series was a graduate Of Yale IN the
class Of 1890 lie AZ one time edited
the Yale Literary Magazine. where his
FIRST literary work appeared After
wards he was for several years instruc-
tor I'm English literature nj Yale. Mr..
Colt.n has already published one vol
uine of short stories, entitled 1.-THE De-
lectable Mountains" He Is also we'll
known as poet OF considerable power,