Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18


I'm the possession OF an old English
family IL carved oak finder box which
belonged TO Anne Hathaway. In a
country house IN Marwlckshire too
there is a small cupboard made OF oak
said 60 be by the came hand that
wrote king Lenr." on It are the
words 1856 June. / bought It.
sawed IT, May 1886. 1 nailed it, 1
carved it, VIM, Shakespeare"
hear that Gabrielle D'Annunzios
next publication will be collection of
hls political articles and speeches. IL
VIII be preceded by a preface IN which
the novelist viii set forth his ideas on
the functions Of Italy In the political
world A good many OF these speeches
Of D'Annunzlo's We're delivered during
the short time that he was member for
PercarJ In the Italian chamber OF dep
titles.
Wherever authors meet in London
hardly anything has been talked Of,
during the past week but oscar Wllde's
De Profundis," The general feeling
seems to be that Wilde's ne'Y-found hui
mility was sincere but that he was
unable 60 shake of the poseur In CIV
ing it expression. In reviewing de
Profundis' IN the Telegraph the other
DAY, w. j. Courtney asked whether the
book was IN any sense edited, and why
there was so much delay IN giving II
to the world? To these questions Rob.
ert Ross who received the manuscript
from It's author. replies that II was sect
from Reading jail couple Of months
before Wilde's release, and that II was
edited by hlm-Ross. The complete
document consists OF So 900 words. He
used his discretion IN Withholding GER
tain parts, and also gave the work its
title Ross says II was his first inten-
ton not TO issue the work for several
years TO come, but repeated applica-
tons from America and Germany led
him to change his mind.
Regarding Oscar Wilde after his re-
lease. there are articles this week In
two Of the Paris reviews. one Is by
Joseph Renaud, who writes from per-
sonal experience, and draws Disagree
able picture. Incapable Of writing a
line" he says, with atrophled brain.
Wilde has only as listeners men who
haunted the restaurants and stood him
drinks There only remained to him
his musical voice and his large, blue,
childish eyes" Ernest La Jeunesse, all
so describes how this plteous wreck
asked Of the sea, OF Paris, Of Naples, a
new era OF fables and dramas and
asked In vain Several young writer's
pressed round him with their sympathy
and encouragement He was offered
the chance of a weekly article IN a
Partisan Journal, but refused It., Fer
nand Xau made him this offer Then
came the sordld tragedy Of his death,
awful IN It's sQualor its loneliness and
its ugliness."
"Elinor Glyn" who wrote THE Visits
OF Elizabeth" came up to London day
or two ago to get copies and read no.
tees Of her latest book, THE Vlclssi-
tudes Of Eyangeline." which ia Just be-
ing published As usual, she has sup
piled her publishers with long list OF
people 10 whom she wishes "presenta-
ton copies sent, a good many or
these folk are titled few English au-
thoresses possess more intimate
friends IN fashionable society than Mrs.
Glyn. She was recently the guest OF
James Van Allen at Rushton hall, where
the American millionaire Fought her adj
vice on many points IN connection with
the redecoratlon of his new country
house. Mrs Gyms taste I'm such mat
tiers being exceptional. For the last
few weeks however the authoress OF
elizabeth" has been at her home.
Steering hall, In Essex, where the busi-
ness OF getting her new book ready for
publication has kept her uncommonly
busy Mrs Glyn says her literary plans
are unsettled ant that she has no idea
when she viii get started on another
book
For the first time. n magazine con-
Quoted on American lines is to be
launched I'm Paris, under the title Ot
'Je SAILS Tout Know Everything.
Hitherto. France has rad In the way 81
magazine literature only such serious
reviews as the Revue des DeuN Mon-
dcs. the Revue de Paris, the Revue,
formerly known as the Revue des Re-
vues, etc, ON the one hand, appearing
monthly on bl-monthly and having no
Illustrations: or else the weekly illus
ttnted papers, with "a serial story run
ming In them, but depending for tho
rest OF their text on news articles and
photographs, Of late one or two At
ttmpts had been made to get out Il.
species Of magazine but from lack OF
funds both material and Illustrations
We're OF mediocre interest The tron'N
public was so accustomed 90 this STATE
Of things that the publishers said s1t
ing better was desired,
Plcere LATTE, however who already
odlts the most popular Womcns paper
Fcminl, the most popular sporting
weekly In 10 dN tlhNu ar NlA ihN
most popular musical publication,
MusIca, decided that something better
n the real magazine line was desired
and would have q great future There
fore ne originated the idea Of the Je
SAILS Tout which "a 10 appear on the
18th NJ every month and TO contain an
ticles 10y pll the best writer's, stories and
serials by the best novelists, and Pic
lures by the best illustrators, Tho ilrst
number which has Just been announc-
cd, contains among other sensational
features an article ola the end OF the
world by Camille Flnmmaron tho
memories OF sarah Bernhard and an
article on b8lloOnng by Wllired de
FonWclle. the great aeronaut Tho first
number Is 10 bc sold at 10 cents, as on
advertisement but henccforth the
price win be- one franc or 30 cents.
HAYDEN CHURCH.