Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
NOTES.

MS said in England, where Lady
Betty Across the Water has been the
4 fashion al summer, that IT is now the
ambition Of every English girl to come
10 America, prepared TO fall IN ioVe
with the first American man they see.
ideal being dukel-eycd cowboy
and a multi millionaire capable of CIV
ns tins on Wall Street. II IL a curl
aus fact. however, that some critics are
sying that Lady Betty, the daughter
da duke, is Just like an American
ah. lust because Betty Is so bright,
Vsansical and witty. Is II that some
Isdish girls are not bright. whimsical
and witty also, or is II that Mrs. VIII
Hanson, being really an American wo-
man has, even while attempting TO
portray an English maiden, uncon-
scIoqsly made an American girl OF her?
Ma williamson herself is Of the opin-
bn that girls are much the same the
void over, although she admits that
At has never known any Chinese ones.
IN England they think they have dis
covered that Robert Hichens, IN his
new book. 1.-THE call of the Blood
followed to some degree a story OF fact
furnished BY one Of those noble Brit
A houses that have allied themselves
With American families.
An English peer 80 the story runs.
became fascinated by Capri girl just
as Delarey, IN THE Call of tho Blood
was fascinated by Sicilian.
Of
Il ends with the peers tragic death, did
EOt reach that point until after he had
actually married the Italian girl, ana
% this II differs from the story OF Mr..
llIehens.
To few literary men II is given to at
'aln TO serene threescore and ten IN
the full possession Of all the faculties
and In the active pursuit OF an occu-
lsilon which Is even more the pleasure
man the business OF a lifetime. Such.
ioHeyerl Is the unusual experience OF
Henry Mills Alden.
Mt. Alden is q graduate Of Williams
NOV II, lSS6-the same birthday as that
q another literary man. Thomas Bailey
Aldrich; only MIR. Aldrich twas born In
'eTmonts twin state, New Hampshire.
~ Alden is graduate OF Williams
'ollege and of Andover Theological
Summary He was managing editor
o harpers Weekly from 1868 TO 1869,
un since 1859 has been editor Of Har-
Efs Magazine.
General Lew Wallace's first meeting
wv General Grant. at time when
Wallace doomed rather higher than
want IN military affairs. Is among the
1sthas Of fascinating incidents de-
Snoed IN the Autobiography, just pub
sasa by the Harpers, of the author
q Ben Hur."
me latter part OF October. 1861.
ayleidl Ulysses S. Grant visited Padu-
IN accompanied by his staff and he
L Major John A. Rawlins. his adj
'.TW -generaL were assigned to me-
to be remembered now that in
nooer, 1851. General Grant was conn
nstVely unknown. He had already
"uettq valuable service in the selz-
oi Paducah and Smlthland. but the
, 10y mad not yet arrived when the pres
4 sS.ys and promptltude shown therein
s,s.sel estimation, He had not even
w,,S me battle Of Belmont. So when,
las ' ueneral Smith and Major Raw
49,, ne alighted from hack IN front
an, "V mouse, | received him as I would
r, y o'ner undlstinguished officer OF his
m afternoon was dark and chilly.
,a, so1 IRE burned In the parlor. My
sat took the belongings of the
| whahels' mats aud oyercoats. after
| e~sn General Grant drew his chair
! HE h S me CRATE, and said. spreading
mo aanas before the blaze, and look
~ ven this Is cheerful
h,,,sae collect also, the freight illum.
M rs h's face. and shining through
pra, oIa. cut short, deepening its nat
an,or ,Squlsh tlnge. Two other things.
" reo., w MS appearances and distinct
colo, a,.,u one, a uniform coat off,
bui,onaiiu NE worse OF tarnishel brass
inv sbs another, that there was Moth
noibirau nun suggestive of greatness.
etssePed a box Of cigars. and hs
tut ,.,,, neessantlv and talked freely
much trut an allusion to the war.
'hc military situation
Dunn, probahle that Finley Peter
htnssl, never thought OF comparIne
quatv WIN Charles Lamb. for the
,rsis ~ =, ~. We humor OF these two writ
hperfec,' astiy different. although each
l prorojr ~ l,s Kind. Yet now comes
,.onmeni,na' British periodical which,
humor y, y, N hish praise on tho
looks, NIL NJ Dooley, another OF whose
~ the usssserlntions," was published
'tally teneap ers last week. notes the
cries Of f" na1le fact that no other
'taturc VIII pdpers In the history Of ~.
avs Of Fin me exception OF the "Es.
lhrush a. nus ever been continued
~ many years with such un-