The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
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The new edition Of "A Week In a French
! Country House. book that delighted former
| generation, hail with real pleasure. Those
| who do not already know It win make agree
! able discovery. The personality of the writer,
! her book, and the group Of friends and admirers
| who once surrounded her are not forgotten by
some The portrait and Mrs. Ritche's charm
ing preface will revive many reeolleetions. sweet
/ and sad. Their memory has not been lost, but
has merely lain fallow or been occasionally re-
called in conversation. Echoes of those bygone
sixties and the people Of them still survive in
the stories and illusions of the initiate
The art that makes prefaees delightful read
ing seems the ineommunieable secret of the few;
II belongs pre-emncntly to Mrs. Richie. In her
hands preface becomes in itself intrinsiealy
delightful as well as fitting prelude TO the life
and personality TO follow. This is
eeption, Adelaide Sarioris, the author OF "a
Week In French Country House daugh-
ter of the celebrated family of Kemble. Mrs
Rtehie says much that is interesting and sug-
Sestive concerning them.-The AiheHOcam.
\
Clara Morris vivid novel Of the stage, "a
Pasteboard Crown has been drsmatiEed, and
awaits Mr. Frohmsns return from abroad for
arrangements for its production. The drsmatiEs-
ton has been done by Miss Morris and Kenneth
Lee in collaboration.
II will appear In four acts.
The FIRST act has It's at the old house
and introduces the promise of the dramatic
crown before the picture of Clara Siddons. The
second act shows a rehearsal of Francesca da
Rimini' and closes with the storm scene vivid
lightning fash illuminating the kiss, the future
murderer appearing in silhouette in the back
ground. The third act is laid in the theater Of
fee and the fourth act shows the boudoir and
the shooting. In the play both hero and heroine
ere killed
Nova solyma," the romance supposed to have
been written anonymously by John Milton, has
been brought out in this country by the Serb
ners.
John s. Sargent the noted American artist,
arrived from England last week This is his
first visit in FIVE years, While here be will paint
portrait OF President Roosevelt On the same
steamship came w. G. Won Claim an English
portrait painter whose works to be exhibited
at Msssrs Durand- Rueys gallery from March S
to March 81.
The late Frank Norris much-discussed novel
The Pit" has at last appeared IN book form
under circumstances that may enhance the popu-
larty OF undoubtedly the best and creates novel
by the author of "Mcreaguc' and The Octo-
pus The theme OF attempted corner IN the
worlds wheat supply, with the love story that
hinges on it holds possibilities OF record-break-
ing sales, Expectant booksellers called for the
first edition Of 10000 copies q month before the
book TO appear and two other very large
editions were printed before the day Of publica'
ton.
Messrs Thomas y Crowel & Co have in
- press for immediate publication, Down the
Oriuoeo" by Senior Perez Triana The author
describes leisurely journey from the Andin'
Flsteau OF Bogots, in the Republic Of Colpm
, ha 70 the upper watershed Of the Orinoco river
!. !. and from thence on by canoe from one river tc
=, another, striking the Ornoeo above its rapids
:, and down the river to the Atlantic.
In view Of the exciting events taking
". place in that region. this volume will undoubted
n ly prove OF exceptional interest
r Perhaps the most important announcement OF
r publishers lists for the new year is Doubleday
is Page Co.'S "Elizabethan Shakspere,' the frs
al volume of which, containing Macbeth" will b.
ID ready early in February. After year Of prep
lie aration The De Ninne press has made what sew
of eral connoisseurs who have seen II believe TO b
lg the most beautiful book ever printed in tn
ID United States. Two years ago Prof. Mark "
re iddell the editor, resigned the chair OF Enghs
is in the University Of Texas TO devote the who'll
of his time to the project he has worked upon TO
wears TO make a "Shakspere' that better enable
Of the reader 10 understand the meaning of th
words as they used in Shakespeare time
~ The publishers with their customary enterprise
lie have given the editor and printers every fact
es for completing the details OF the great forty
he volume work, and the De Winnie press. workin
r. in conjunction with the editor. have carried on
be new theories Of bookmaing.
en-
Us Theodore Roosevelt has written ntroduc
ne ton 10 "A Woman That Tolls" story of IN
usual human interest, written by Marie an
ay Bessie Van Worst, to be published by Doubleday
us Page & Co.. early in February. The authors ar
10 both trained writers, and the former is the daugf
RS ter of the late Judge Van Worst Of New forl
ke They tell their own experiences as working girl
to in Pittsburg pickle factory; in Perry mi
OF town Of New York; in clothing houses in Oh
ITS cago in the shoe factories at Lynn, and in tn
IS Southern cotton mills. They set out to lear
Gle about the lives of American girls that work an
ny their story is highly commended by Mr. Roos
Ely Welt who writes at considerable length 20 maE
observations Of his own Nothing more int
"a estng Of the sort has appeared and the publisl
las ers expect the book to be OF the most popul
ny on this seasons list.
le Justus Miles Foremans new Forthcoming move
Journeys End" is about young Englishma
-'s who suddenly nherits a dukedom an Englii
girl whom he has known from boyhood, and
r. Young American actress who has made his pl'
y successful The story is called romance OF 1
. ~ dav. and rlmor mentions that the actress is
~ more or less faithful portrait sketch Of Eth
.. BARRYMORE but the gossip has not the author
~ sanction. The outcome is said TO be as provoe
l., tive Of speculation and conjecture as The La
,bo and the Tiger"