The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-16
T he Famous Norwegian Author ard His Wife.

ayers. But when the time came for
practical negotiations they would all
back out. His article is Wittily written
and his scoring of theatrical folk
amusing as we'll as severe. He thinks
a very decided pull is even more nee
essary in theatrical matters than in
politics, but he says frankly that he
intends to continue play writing until
he dies, with the hope that yet he may
have one of his dramas accepted and
staged.
Along New Lines.
The latest magazine to bid for pa
tronage is called Home and Flowers"
and, while it is not exactly certain that
1t fills a long-fe1t want, it seems to
occupy a place not before filed. 1t
treats not only of flowers, but of ev-
erything that helps to beautify the
home and improve the appearance of
cities and towns. 1t is highly COM
mended by leagues of civic improve
ment, and devotes many of it's pages
to municipal betterment. 1t is pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, and is full
of short, timely articles about flowers,
domestic matters, the care of houses
and yards and the thousand and one
things that contribute to the comfort
and beauty of homes and gardens.
Showing Varied Likes.
The London Academy and Literature
each year sends requests to we'll known
English writer's, asking them to name
the two books that they had read dur
ing the past year with the greatest in
terest and pleasure. Some of the re-
plies were quite curious. Herbert
Spencer said he had not read any new
books during the year; Mr.. Edmund
Gosse replied that the only thing he
had read in 1902 which seemed to him
at all worth while was Henry James
THE Wings of the Dove" Mr.. Arnold
White enjoyed most Maeterlinde's
Life of the Bee" and Roses Life of
Napoleon" Mrs. Craigie confessed
| that two books that impressed her
| greatly were Prof. William James
THE Will to Believe and Tolstoi's
Les Appels aux Dirigeants;" and
Miss Braddon liked best Arthur Nor
| rison's 1.-THE Hole in the WALL" and
Miss Cholmondeley's Moth and
Rust" Ian MacLaren was asked, and
said he liked K1pling's "Just So Stor-
les" and 1.-THE Life of James Mar
tineau." Out of all this list, and it is
quite a formidable one, 1t is notable
that Kipling's name occurs but once.
and then he was the choice Of DR..
Watson.
Probably Fright
Mr.. 7. w. H. CrosIand, who has been
occupying the center of the literary
stage for some time with his invective
| against Scotland and his alleged reply
to his own book, has now published
Lovely Woman!" If the latter is any
thing like his other efforts he must
| make lovely woman something to
fly from.
Nine. Blanc 9Th. Bentzon) is trans
lating into French Lady Roses
Daughter" by Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
and it will appear serially in La Revue
des. Deux Mondes during the current
year. The story is considered one of
Mrs. Wards best efforts.
Matilde Serao, author of "The Con-
| quest of Rome" is the wife of the man
ager of a Neapolitan newspaper. She
was born in Greece, and spent most of
her young life there. For some time
| she has been doing newspaper work,
! and writes. with much ease One of
her peculiarities (rather a trying one,
| we would fancy is refusing to correct
| her copy after it is once written. Ital-
ian printers must be more arniable
than some others.
! The Book Lover.
ST. Paul, Feb. 16, 1903.