New-York tribune., 1903-07-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Lillian Bell. who has lately issued through the
Harpers a story called The Dowager Countess
and the American Girl tells the following
story of a reception given in her honor shortly
after her marriage by the Ohio Federation OF
Women's Clubs, in Dayton. She was TO give a
reading from her books to the federation the
next day. Her husband, Mr.. Bogue, who had
been invited TO accompany her to the reception,
found himself one of five six men among
some five thousand women When the affair
was about half over. he strolled forlornly
through the room he felt his hand grasped by
another man. who said to him:
rs your wife a clubwoman? Mine is, and
that's why I am here"
Mr. Bogue replied that his wife was not, and,
vouchsafing no further information, the
stranger continued:
esses up there?"
Yes"
Which is the Royal Bengal?"
The one standing next to the president re-
piled Mr.. Bogue.
They chatted there for moment or two
longer drawn together by the sympathy of cast
aways. As they separated the stranger once
more shook hands with Mr.. Bogue. You
needn't ask my name" he said I'm only
known as a club husband, but l would like to
know. if your wife is not clubwoman, how
you come to he here"
oh" said Mr.. Bogue, I'm the husband of
the Royal Bengal"
Dr. George c. Lorimer. author of novel,
The Master of Millions" which has beenlpub-
lished by the Fleming H. Reven Company,
sailed for England this week In August he will
preach in Marylebone Chapel, London.
The Baker & Taylor Company has just
issued a book called Hints 10 Golfers" by
.'Niblck." The book was published privately
before by Niblick. and commended by
Harry Vardon Walter J. Travis and other golf
ers But who Niblick is or why he chose the
name stil remains to be seen.
H J. Jennings has compiled book called
Our Homes and How to Beautify Them
which is not intended as one of the many his
tories Of furniture or a treatise on art in
the home,' but a collection of instructions OF
a practical character on house decoration OF
his purposes the author says:
To make such instructions Ineligible, il seems
TO me necessary to indicate in a popular way the
principles upon which decorative art is based
and to teach with as little pedantry possible
it's alphabet and its grammar. shall next nave
10 discuss the purposes of the different rooms OF
house, and to show how purpose and style
should be related TO each other. The materials
available for decoration will then come under
notice, with reference 10 their cost and suitabll-
itv 10 the particular objects in view. Lastly,
each room win have to be considered in relation
the various possibilities of artistic treatment
1 must especially in this last and not least i'm
portant section depend largely upon illustra-
tions. In addition 10 views OF decorated
Interiors there will be found scattered about in
the text pictures of good examples of furniture
of different styles and perioos-
The book which is of London imprint, is i'm
ported by Town and Country"
The American Library Association. in session
last week at Niagara Falls, received among
other reports that on gifts and bequests 10
American libraries during the year, presented
5y ]. l. Harrison, of the Providence Athenaum.
Mr. Harrison cited the various gifts of books
and funds received throughout the United States
and analyzed their distribution. Appended TO
his general report was detailed list by States
OF the various Libraries which had received aid.
and its specific nature and extent In the
course Of his report Mr. Harrison said:
Five hundred and eleven gifts are recorded.
representing in all 96,247 volumes and S1O,-
BOG 407 81. or this amount S715.S00 given
for general endowment funds. SS6, 700 for build
ing sites S6.619,000 for building from Andrew
Carnegie 81 $50 99S So for buildings from va
rious donors S10S $50 for the establishment OF
hook funds S1O1 SIT 46 for the purchase OF
books and 81 1863 81 so for purposes the objects
OF which were not stated This amount is made
up for the most part Of bequests and pre-
sumably VIII be used largely for general endow-
nent funds
Mr. Carnegie's gifts for the year number 15S
and amount 10 S6.679. 900. They were for build
ngs and given subject TO the usual conditions