New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

Current Talk about Things Pres
ent and to Come.
Our British cousins are profoundly stirred up
| by Joseph Chamberlains protective tarir the
cries. however little surface indication OF it may
! be exhibited In certain official quarters lie
! has planted the seed. and the seed is taking
| root Evidence OF the hold the idea is taking
on the public imagination is offered by the re-
cent publication OF two new English books by
| the Macmillan Company. In THE Return to
Protection Professor William Smart, of the
University of Glasgow. goes into a discussion
at extreme length of the principles of a pro-
tective tariff retaliation, dumping. preferential
| tariffs and their price LORD Avebury, in his
volume on Free Trade" the other hand,
gives a full and informing statement OF the
present position of British commerce. and makes
an earnest plea for a continuance of the present
system. These books afford interesting study
of present day commercial conditions in Great
! Britain.
Professor N s. Shaler. of Harvard University
who has been spending the winter in Egypt
and who returned last week TO Cambridge. was
so unfortunate as TO break his the voy-
/ age His book. THE Neighbour was pub
lished here in his absence. Professor Shaler
is OF many sided interests. and will
doubtless incorporate his recent experiences in
another volume.
When lady novelist marres what shall she
do about her name? There seems to be no set
tied procedure, but there are almost many
solutions there are. shall we say. victims?
OF course, It is natural when a woman achieves
literary reputation after she has married that
she should use her husbands surname, in
he Of DER r,,da = hut he
OF the husbands full name with the prefix
Mrs" as I'm the case of Mrs Humphry Ward,
seems like an unnecessary sinking Of ones iden-
tity. Josephine Dodge Daskam. the other
hand. who married after her name as an author
had become known. not only decided not to add
her official surname OF Bacon. but has
actually dropped her middle name and now
signs her books simply Josephine Daskam.
Mary f. wilkins. having become Mrs. Freeman.
now writes over the name OF Mary Z. wilkins
Freeman. This is said TO give sleepless nights
to library cataloguers.
The late John Bellows printer and publisher.
OF Gloucester England, is known chiefly IN this
country as the compiler OF a useful little French
and English pocket dictionary which oliver
Wendell Holmes once spoke OF as the very gem
OF my library" man who could win praise
high from such q quarter for n lexicon must
have had other qualities worthy OF note. II IS
now announced that Henry Holt & Co. VIII soon
publish here his Letters and Memoirs edited
by his WIFE which Will show his relation 10 many
interesting persons asd places. as Is indicated
by OF the chapter headings. for example:
The Home Rule Struggle" "Froude." "Tol-
stoy," THE Doulshobors" "Brigandage." "Oliver
Wendell Holmes" and Senator Hoar."
Maurice Hewlett is spending the summer in
italy. where he Is completing his new book. The
Tuscan Crown" which viii contain a large num-
Der Of illustrations by Joseph Pencil. In re-
turning 10 Italy for his subject. Mr.. Hewlett is
treading familiar ground. lie has written
nothing charming than his 'Earthwork
Out Of Tuscany" some of his Little Novels
of Italy"
The International Quarterly" appears this
month bearing the imprint OF its new publish
ers. Fox DufIield & Co. but will continue
before under the editorshp of Frederick y.
Richardson. II contains. among other timely
articles, Marquis Ito by John w Foster;
al analysis by Max Nordau. OF the differences
between European and Oriental races, and
discussion OF the negro problem in the South
by President Eliot OF Harvard.
The literary partnership between Samuel Mer-
win and Henry X Webster. the co-authors OF
The Short Line War and Calumet k was
broken up by Mr.. Websters betaking himself to
Paris, ana since then Mr.. Merwin has written
his novels alone. SIR. Merwin is only thirty
years old and was born in Evanston. ILL.,, where
three years ago he married Miss Edna Earl
F1esheir. OF that city. They now live at Meth
erwood. N. ].
The people OF the Hermit Kingdom are a
peculiarly fascinating study just now to observ-
ers OF the conflict between Russia and Japan
for the control OF their destinies In her volume.
"Coreans at Home" recently published by Cas-
sell & Co. Constance J. d. Taylor throws in
teresting light their manners and customs.
which she has enjoyed unusual opportunities for
trated with ten full page illustrations done In
colors.
The June number OF 1.-The Printing Art"
which is issued by the University Press. Cam
bridge, Mass. contains number of examples
Of the use Of two color printing IN the illustra-
ton OF books and magazines and in the decora-
ton OF covers of periodicals. The addition OF
one color to a half-tone Illustration gives greater
definition TO the detail and greatly enlvens the
design. when judciously applied, and is capable
of great diversity of effect Among the illus
tratlons shown are drawings by Chrlsty, Par
rish Birch and Charlotte Weber.
The one hundredth anniversary of the birth
Of Nathaniel Hawthorne will occur on July f.
II is proposed to erect statue to him on the
campus of Bowdoin College, where he was
graduated in 1926. The idea is to represent the
author he appeared in young manhood. An
interesting celebration of the Hawthorne cente-
will Mt he