Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-18

series. with specimens OF fine hook hind
lhgs' The exhibit In the Palace OF Edu-
cation Is made up largely OF educa tlonal
publications, among them the diotlon-
airy FOR the blind the first attempt IN
any language OF such a publication, Ia
composition was undertaken by the
Maryland Institution for the Blind I'm
Baltimore, the intermediate Standard
dictionary being selected for the text.
rms volume In Its regular edition
makes $40 pages, but when set up I'm
the point type for the use OF the
pllnd II makes set OF IS volumes, ag-
gresatlng 1850 pages,
Stanley Weyman chose for the scene
OF MS last novel THE Long Night"
me city OF Geneva, and thereby gained
himself the eternal friendship of the
people OF Geneva. IL is testimony 10 tho
fidelity Of Mr., Weymans story that the
leading citizens OF Geneva have united
IN presenting him with an Illuminated
and inscribed address and bust of
calvin The Long Night" is now being
translated into French for the special
benefit or the people OF Switzerland.
McClure-Philips. the American pub
fishers Of The Long Night" state that
II has made greater success than any
OF Mr. Weyman's previous books,
A collection OF the best short stories
written by Mrs. Mary II, wilkins Free
man since the publication of "A Hum
Bile Romance will be called THE civ.
ers, Messrs. Harper e. Bros. announce
II for June o. The title-story appeared
originally under "Harper's Magazine"
az inc Revolt OF Sophia Lane" che
Mr.. William Dean Howels has been
writing Of Paul Dunbar's dialect poems,
lie says OF them I'm nothing Is his
essentially refined and delicate are so
well shown as In these pieces, which
describe the range between appetite and
emotion, with certain lifts far beyond
and above the range Of the race.
He has produced something that, how
ever we may critically disagree about
H. we cannot very well refuse 10 en-
JOY IN more than one piece he has
produced work OF art" In view OF
this II is interesting 10 know that Dun
bar has n new book ready for the au-
tumn, 1t VIII contain negro lullahes,
and songs about children. The book
is to be fully illustrated. and brought
out as, more or less, n holiday book,
Wy i'puut Wt@tu ~ company.
In the early autumn Dodd, Mead &
Company will issue 1.-THE Correspon-
dence of william Cowper" arranged In
chronological order, with annotatons by
Ihomas Wright, author of THE Life
OF William Cowper.'
More than n hundred years have
elapsed since the death OF William
Cowper and only now has the greatest
OF English letter-writers received the
tardy honor OF scholarly and ex-
haustive edition. If the tribute has been
long deferred. II has now at least been
fully paid Every admlrer OF Cowper
viii rejoice that to Mr. Thomas Wright,
whose devotion to all that pertains 10
the life and writings OF the poet, Is
familiar knowledge to every scholar,
has now fallen the honor OF preparing
the standard edition Of one Of the most
delightful books In the language
In his biography OF whistler as
Knew Him." just published by the Mac
milan company, Mr. Mortimer Menpes
tells curious story OF the famous arr
list At the little breakfasts which he
used to give In Paris and In London ne
was sometimes forced 10 be very coca
om'cal, HE often said 10 me: Look
here Menpes, | wish you would go and
buy bottle OF is-penny white wine
from the Victorian Wine company. We
VIII decant II carefully, and what with
my brilliant conversation and the re-
fined atmosphere OF the studio, these
men Will never know whether II Is good
or bad. Somehow men understand ied
wine. II you give them a cheap vim
taKe they recognize vinegar. but with
the ualitlea OF white wine they are not
so familiar So II always proved 10 be.
This ls-penny white wine was produced
at the famous Whistler breakfasts,