Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10


ON May IS. Harper K Brotbers ,.,.,
publish Marion M1nning." the first NOV
II Of Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis
daughter Of eX-Vice-P President and Mr..
Levi +. Morton. ~ Miss Edith Morton
Size was prominent IN Washington society
She Is now the vile of the Third Seq
rotary 10 the American Embassy at Lon
don. Mrs. Eusus has written a very clev-
cr story of American life. in which man,
Of the scenes are laid in Washington. Her.
heroine is a young high-bred Virgin,
girl. who marries Il politician Of nnscr.,.
ruious ambition. How his temnerament
acts upon hers. ana how. later On w.,
comes 70 know man Of wholly diferel.t
fibre and to marry him, makes a story
OF dramatic intensity and charm.
Mary Anderson. the American actress
was warm friend of William RlacIz.s
as We are told by Sir Wemyss Peid ],
Lis new biography of the novelist RIac,,
always called h"r That Reautif,l
Wretch" the title as every one knows
of one of his most interesting hooks
Through Miss Andersons influence RIaci.
once essayed 4 thinking part" in a ner
iormance Of Romeo ana Juliet" given
At Glasgow, appearing in the ballroom
scene in blue domino ana mask. Sir
Wemyss tells us that according IA Nil.
Anderson. no more ignominious first an.
pearance was ever made. Black p1ant-
"d himself in a rather prominent position
on the stage, with his back t. a pillar.
Here ne remained. absolutely motionIcs;.
speechless from stage-fright" When h.
should have made his exit. ITO Miss
Anderson's horror, Black stuck to his
post" until finally Miss Anderson
brother and a fellow actor. returning To
the stage, succeeded by sheer force ~,
dragging the paralyzed super from it,
Ilamlin Garland the author Of "Thr
Captain of the Gray Horse Troop" was
recently in oklahoma, ANA has now r.-
turned to Chicago. He and Mrs Garland
DO not remain long in one place They
are very fond Of travelling. even of rough
ing it, ANA have covered about twenty
1--WE thousand miles in the West since
their marriage in 1889
Henry Harlands admirable new novel.
The Lady Paramount" has been ~
ceived with uncommon cordially in Eng
land. He is praised especially for his
distinctive manner and for his dialogue
his light. amusing, clever. paradoxicaI d.
alogue Apropos OF this gift of dialogue.
il is suggested that he should write \
comedy-or turn this new novel into 4
play.
Nine years ago David Copperfeld'
stood at the head Of list OF most
popular novels compiled by THE Fo-
rum from the special reports Of libra
rians all over this country. Since that
time the vogue Of Dickens has ebbed and
flowed ana is now, according to all ac-
counts, again at fun tide At the an
lual meeting Of the London publishing
firm Of Chapman ~ Hall. the other day
ii was reported thal the works OF Dick
ems are now having a more extensive sale
and ar, more popular in England than
those Of Hall Caine ana Marie Corelli
Whence it would seem that the Dickens
revival is not confined to the American
side Of the water.
An amusing Browning anecdote Is relat-
ed in the Spectator by Arthur Lucas. who
writes: In the current number Of the
CornhiH Magazine. in an interesting pa
per entitled ION Few Conversation
aIists." the writer tells an amusing story
of Browning ana how he received certain
flowers from a lady. who on being
pressed to give their English names, shy
~ confessed they were called bloody
noses" | happened many years ago to b.
staying in 4 country house when Brown
ing told this story IN his nimitabe way.
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which then and there committed 4"
memory. and which will, ! think interest
your readers:
III deck my love with posies,
ri cover her with roses,
Should she protest
Ill do my best
To give her bloody noses
4 volume Of stories by Mary =. VIII
kins is in preparation ~ DouDledaA'
\ Page Il Co that is said to be somethlh@
out of the vein in which she mas her,
tofore worked. the Wind i'm the Rose
bush, and Other stories Of the super
natural ie the title. and the stories ar'
said TO be such as 20 "plinS EOoSeIleSt 10
the most sceptical'
whittier the shyest. most reserved o.
men never told any one why he renamed
ali his life a bacnelor. never acknoNi-
edged the existence Of any early romano
How would he have felt, we wonder say
the New YORK tribune, II ne HtL' MN
rbat r,ornt.lia Russ. the beautiful Hare
ford girl. OF whom he addressed at TWEEN
ty-four his only proposal Of maria Ii.
has preserved his letter. and that long
flor i,oth had died that letter would bv
puhlished in a popular periodical, For
nal in its phrasing il yet reveals e4 I
and passiolia te feeling, feeling deep
enoueh 70 keen him single all his days
IN every law and license Of biography
Professor W. L. Phelps. and The Cen
inc this nainful pathetic little letter Of
the Young poet We have NC complaint
II make Of them. But how one wishes
that the fair Cornelia had burned that
Inttar' She would have seemed more
worthy OF the mans lifelong devotion.
rrhat she wlfully left il to the cham.
If nrofanation goes to show that she was
M frlle mate for the sensitive soul whoSc
one love she was
hbws a"H ------ ~ INA current
,,,1n,her of the Critic, sees the END OF the
short story. commercially and artish-