Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
M, Duke Three DucheSses, Four
Couatcsses Five Earls and
Dozens Of Others
sCRIBBLERS AMONG PEERS.
r,dl Oneen Victoria Set De Pace 1t
Was Not Good Form 70
Write,
sosclol correspondence,

speclal Correspondence
ONION Nov 2i,-Proba5ly when
Queen Victoria wrote and pub
llshed those two unassumlng
- works, Leaves from Highland
Iournal" and more Leaves" she had
no idea what remarkable effect Der
example would have. Probably II new
or entered her royal head that titled
ak OF every rank on this side Of the
water would take the tip from her and
mat after while It would be an un-
Nentiul week that did not produce a
novel a book Of poems, or at least a
magazine article by one OF them
That's the state Of things at present,
however. 10 take the first instance
that comes to mind, there appeared re-
Gently all within a few days Of each
other-a novel by the Earl Of Iddes-
hlgh. a historical work by the Countess
Of Warwick. and collection Of poems
edited by the Duchess OF Sutherland.
And within the past week there have
been announcements to the effect that
Lady Jeune Is writing society novel,
that Lord Elleamere is doing the same,
that Lady Colin Campbell IL hard az
work on an emotional MAY, and that
LADY Betty Balfour Is collaborating on
comedy with the Hon. Mrs. Alfred
Lytileton, wife OF the colonial secre-
tay,
ALL THE QUEENS FAULT.
Il Is all Queen Victorias fault Up
70 about 20 years ago, although mem-
hts Of the peenge frequently patron
lied men Of letters. they mostly made
no attempt 10 shine In the literary
ornament themselves. Women OF
Vile especially let the business OF au-
uoHhlp severely alone. Count Dor
nys fair friend, the Countess OF Bless
dngion was an exception, II ~ true.
but she was always more OF less Of an
outsider In fact, so far as can be,re-
menbered W to the time mentioned
me one and only work Of any import
mee published By an Engishwoman OF
hgh rank was that rather gruesome
novel, Ellen Middleton" written by
LADY Georglana Fullerton. sister OF the
famous Lord Granyille-and II ap-
pared anonymously.
Almost Immediately after the ap-
psannce OF Queen Victorias book.
however, quite a lot OF women belong
lng 70 the court world went and ala
likewise by giving to the world por-
IONS OF their distinguished diaries and
MnAby written accounts of their tray
els and after while two or three
members Of the peerage, both men and
women came out boldly with novels.
oiners tried their hands at poetry and
hl others had go at writing for the
wage and OF late years the thing has
wwgome SO much the fashion that the
"! OF titled scrbblers includes one
elks three duchesses four countesses.
mi earls and plain lords and ladies
VIZ you. simply can't rest.
MEDIOCRE EFFORTS.
-, iN'Ny ihe Thames has yet to be
IVY s On hre as the result OF work by
ny s. member Of this illustrious aggre-
suoh, But II the literary, poetic. and
psslnsuo work produced thus far bv
o ~, ulled folk isn't on the whole
~ I. very good, II isn't so very bad either
,... mere are perhaps half q dozen
sn ana women OF title among The
s.linoer who have no small share OF the
y, ,sal stun Of which successful writer's
ere made. VI "'''V''
lrst and foremost among these comes
~,,, y,oulyest Of the three duchesses
~ '''iUueu-her grace OF Sutherland
te",n as 'he eldest daughter OF the
~ ' ,sn eafl or Rosslyn, and is sister
N, , .s present cratic bearer Of that IL
>" VINO also has had a shy at literature