Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-20

a trihe more irritating to the nerves
than many an occupation less respect
fully considered, and she thinks that
were she man she Would not marry a
wife who writes Miss Duer Is a very
wen known member Of New York So
cicty,
Although Dickens never wrote poetry
with any serious intent his volume of
Poems and Verses just published (Har-
pers) is an interesting collection in it.
SELL apalt from the man. II Is timely
to recall how he came 10 write the IL
bretto for "The vim sc CoQuettes,
which appears I'm this Volume The COM
poser. John Hullah, had written music
fol a libIelto that failed, and In looking
about for new librettist he hit upon
a certain Boz, who was then doing
some sketches which had attracted ia
vOrable notice. Boz agreed and the
result was a l9-night run for the oper-
eta IN London In later years Dickens
was ashamed Of the work. II did IT,"
he then said, in fit Of damnablc good
nature, and have been most sincere
~ rcpentant ever since"
Miss Jessie Wilcox Smith contributed
the STORY Without Words to a late
number Of Hurper's Bazaar Some Of
these stories which are Il succession Of
pictures drawn by foremost illustrators,
have had interesting histories. The
subject pictured in the May number
was actually seen by the editor OF the
Bazar who described II to the artist.
The editor walking In park In the it,
tie town Of Lebanon, Pennsylvania,
noted for its Shaker community. OBJ
served an artist who had fallen asleep
az his work. By his side a young
Shaker girl stood gazing at him with
iapt interest quite UNCONSCIOUS that
she had become the heroine OF pic
ture-story which would be seen by thou
sands Of readers. The June STORY
Without Words will be drawn by
Charlotte Harding. Miss Harding is
young Philadelphia artist who has
come to the fore along with Jesse VIII
cox and Elizabeth Shipper Green.
Miss Grace Lathrop Collin. whose
Putnam Place has been designated by
Mr.. HoWells as IAN instant classic" is
a singularly youthful woman TO have
attained to such dignisy Of success with
her first book Miss Collin leads an
active literary life, and has a distinct
disinclination for the ordinary routine
of social obligations She is a keen and
sympathetic observer
"a Daughter OF the Pit by Margaret
Doyle Jackson lis published in England
by Cassell & Co, The story Is going
around among Mrs. Jacksons friends
that when she had finished this novel
and was at work on its revision, she be-
came so discouraged that she very
nearly tore up the whole manuscript,
and at last In disgust sold Il 10 her
husband for 90 cents cash After few
days, however, she recovered from her
depression and was anxious to get the
story back at any price. Her husband
was very consderate and returned the
manuscript at an advance of only u
quarter Of a dOllar-the same being
Tor salvage charges, as he expressed IT,
After this Mrs. jackson soon had the
story ready for the publishers.
A grim but powerful" drama has
been made Of Henry Seton Merfiman's
novel The Sewers, which was published
here by the Harpers, and proved one
OF the most successful of latter-day
novels. The play, which received It's
first presentation on April b. at the
New Palace Pier Theater, Brighton,
England, is entitled "The Moscow Doc
tor" and was written by H. Z. Gar
diner. 1t is In four acts.
Mr. George Gibbs, whose new ro-
nance, The Love of Monsieur, Is Just
on the press Of Harper & Brothers,
had the usual experience OF young au-
thors in respect 10 rejected MSS. lie
used TO kept a record Of his stories,
checking on the rejected ones. bat after
time 1he book assumed such dismal
look that he decided TO discontinue H.
Having thus consigned his failures TO
oblivion, he Immediately began to b.
successful.
What Women's clubs are doing for
women Is not really understood by
most men nor by great many foemen
themselves Mrs. D0re Lyon, president
u the New York city Federation OF
Womens clubs. contributes TO Harper's
Weekly for May 50 an article on THE
club Woman" which states the case
with admirable clearness, Mrs. Lyon
says, among other interesting things,
that women delight in the sparkling,
unreseryed, but well-ordered conversa-
ton Of their clubs, as against the Cab
ble-gobble-git" boredom OF afternoon
teas This Is the second paper In
brilliant series on ideals OF American
Womanhood" Just begun in Harper's
Weekly.