Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

van Pasha), by Sir Gilbert Parker. and
| Tales about Temperance (Tales about
Temperaments), by John Oliver Hobbies.
"The Right Princess, the first novel
| founded on Christian science, is now In
its fifteenth thousand II Is considered
TO be Clara Louise Burnham's best
story.
The publishers Of "The Right Prin-
! cess report that their presses can
hardly keep Up with the demand for
this book Orders for over 2, 100 copies
came in recently In two days and seven
editions have gone In six weeks,
The forthcoming issue In the Haugh-
! ton, Mliiin a. Co. series Of limited edl-
tions, following Lowelrs "Anu-slayery
Papers" is Edmund Sponsors PRO
thalamion and Epithalamlon' those
exquisite specimens of Elizabethan lit
erary genius which rank among the
great poetry Of all ages. They will be
printed on unbleached hand made paper
from a new font OF Itallc type, and win
contain two photogravure Illustrations
In BartOlozzi red and a title page yir-
nette from drawings by Edwin II.
Blashfed. The edition will be limited
to il9 copies.
As an example Of good writing, this
description by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
OF the scene In Mt Auburn cemetery az
the burial Of Edwin Booth Is often read
TO Harvard students:
1T scarcely seemed that death was
present The women wore bright-hued
gowns, while the birds were singing
their evening lays Otherwise all was
still, the silent grief being broken only
by the cry Of an infant at some dis
lance. While the crowd waited, the
heavy sky OF the afternoon lifted in the
west until the sun gratefully appeared
on the horizon. For several minutes ii
quiyered hestatingly, then burst in
TO the full radiance that marks the last
breath Of perfect day. The scene was
80 wondrously beautiful that every one
turned to contemplate the prospect,
without speaking a word, as II the jar
Of a human voice might dlssipate the
picture.
"The vision seemed like the glimpse
Of evening IN Yosemite. The sun, ra-
dating streams OF fire. III up every
tender green leaf In its pathway, and
so illumlned the faces of the crowd that
the tears in many an eye flashed like
drops OF crystal As the last words Of
the service were uttered, the note of
bugle and the peal Of a church bell from
the city broke the stiffness of the even
ing shadows which had begun 10 fall.
Many fingered TO take q last look at
the western sky. The sun was out Of
sight but In It's place there noated a
waving line Of feather-tipped clouds OF
delicate sea green and rarest pink,
lighted from behind by a broad band OF
open sky. As they hesitated, the sod
vas replaced. The foremost Of Ameri-
can tragedians had gone to his eternal
rest
The appearance Of Molly Elliot Sea-
wells latest novel, "Francezka' has
called forth the remark from literary
friend that with each new book Miss
Seawell gains new readers and loses
no old ones She has had nothing but
success and won both the prize story
contests that she entered The $500
prize offered by the Youths Compan-
ion for the best Juvenile short story was
taken with Little Jarvis" and the
$1,000 prize offered by the New York
Herald, was captured by THE Spright- |
" Romance OF Marsac." In both cases
there were a thousand or more compet-
itors; but what Is more unusual, both |
books had immediate public acceptance, |
and are today holding their own In |
"the literary deluge.' Her new story |
with the whimslcally spelled title |
promises to add to her reputation for
success.
ooh, why, why, did not think of
that story? oh, you wicked, wicked |
girli II only It had come 10 me!'
cried Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
selling the offending friend by the
shoulders. Thus II was she expressed
her admiration when Miss Molly Elliot
seawell conhded 10 her the dramatic
Incident relating the return OF the sec
md brother In her new novel Fran
,ezka." And when Miss Seawell added
hat an editor a friend Of both OF them.
lad questioned II on the ground Of
Mrs. Burnett exclaimed, Tell
lin to 20 TO his grandmother
III tell him so myself II see him. The
tory Is great and don't you be fright
ned by any editor, big or little. Go
head and write 1t as hard as You can
stimulated by this advice, Miss Seawell
vent TO work and 'Francezka' was
within the next u
months. And now. since the successful
'ppearance OF the book, both OF Gese
distinguished authors have been Inn
.ortuned to disclose the name OF the
enstiye editor
The problem Of childTen's prayers,
nd whether they should repeat long
xhortatlons nightly which they cannot
osslbly understand, Is solved IN sug-
eslive way I'm Mrs. $, =. Mclean
;reene's new novel, Wlnslow Plain
ne small boy, Tlmmns, had been
cared IN the doctrine OF eternal dam
alton. and having In a moment OF sim
nj recklessness climbed a tall tree and
ode faces al the westinghouse sseeple'
= went bitterly with remorse, beliey-
ne himself lost soul. But Patty his