New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-22
MTSCELLANY.
Signor d'Annunzio is bringing out new novel,
a study of life as led in the Maren1ma- 1t is to
bear the unpleasant title of "The Insane Mother"


a study of life led in the Maren1ma- 1t is to
bear the unpleasant title of "The Insane Mother"
The new volume Of Leaves from the Diary
Of Henry Greville" has an amusing entry of
forty years ago concerning the departure of the
King OF Greece, then a youth, for the realm
whose crown had just been bestowed upon him:
nav his respects to the Gar, Alexander II. the
latter said he had only one piece of ADVICE 10 give
Franee ana n England in Greece Snd when he there
after to Load9n lord John ksSe VAS s 70 b
his guard against the intrgues OF RuSslai WI" MI
poleon that the only counsel he would venture to
give him to beware OF the intrigues OF RUSSIA
and England.
OF Guy de Maupassant Mr.. r. H. Sherard
says that he despised literature as profession
and gave to almost any other topic of converse
ton the preference over booksellers are so
many other things of much greater interest
70 talk about" He appeared to feel somewhat
as Flaubert did about his chief novel-he
loathed the mention of "Madams BoVary.
Speak of her and Flaubert swo-e aloud
'' Madame Bovary cest de la cochonnerie! Ma
dame Boyaryy cest De Ia h? used to sho0S oue
Rider Haggard's story is entitled Bonita"
and its serial publication is to begin imme-
diately
In Holman Hunts just published book his
own career and the Pre-Raphaelite Brother
hood there is a striking passage in reference to
Carlyles first sight of Hunts well known pict-
ure, 1.-THE Light of the World" The Scotchman
disliked the picture thoroughly and spoke Of it
thus:
, You call that thing, .ween, a picture of Jesus
self except in mere pecunfary sense, or profit any
one else on earth in putting into shape mere
inanity Or delsiOR to every one that may look
nobest the brotheriiest and most heroic minded
Being that ever walked Gods earth. Do you ever
priestly robes and a crown, and with yon jewels
On ms pIeast ana d siL duLeoIe on ms neau!
truth that I'd Thankfully give onetnird Of all the
age for a veritable contemporary reproduction of
while He was trying with His ever invincible soul
to break down the obtuse stupidity Of the cormo-
utmost to make the world go devilward with them
This truly delightful letter from Mr. Arthur
Symons is printed in 1.-The London Spectator:
Aq envelope addressed Charles Baudelaire, ESD:
a Just Tesehed @ Tedreefe in my name and
/ not being in a position TO communicate with the
few Of HI his 4oI Poems IN Prose for MI fkn
venture to open the envelope. find inside form
Of subscription to prosecuting agency, and the
ESQ: Dear Sir, We beg to inquire whether we
may supply you with all notices appearing in the
press as per inclosed subscription form2 Awaiting
| the favor of your reply" Not being as | have
said in position to communicate with NJ Baude
laire desire to give full publicity to the agenoys
! praiseworthy and businesske endeavor to do so.
| An English clergyman resents 1.-THE London
| Outlooks' mention Of Captain John Smith as
"a Lincolnshire yeoman." This is incorrect, he
| declares, in two ways:
The Smiths very considerable estate was at Ed
| rnonthorpe, in LeiCestershire, frontier parish
indeed, but the next parish is in williamsburg and
the nearest Lincolnshire parish is some miles away
The family notorious for its singular pride
that the tradition of its intense haughtness fingers
to this day; and the elaborate and costly monu-
ments one Of them of three recumbent hfesize
figures of the squire and his two wives the younger
| Of whom was, I believe, John Smiths mother,
| which adoTn the south aisle-Or cumber It, II you
| choose-of Edmonthorpe Church, could never have
been erected by family of yeomen. Moreover, some
Of the monuments record the important public
offices held and the great matrimonial alliances
irtn thnsa whom they reDreSent.