The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-28
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The Editors Study inthe current Rdrper's
will be Of peculiar interest to those who
would make the writing Of hcaon an
occupation, for IL voices Mr.. Alden's
views upon the chief essentials required
for successful literary work. The eX-
tent Of a writer's vocabulary" Mr.. Alden
says. -and his happy Use of 1t, merely as
to the selection OF the fit and necessary
words, nave q great deal to do with his
successful expression. Felicity Of phrasing
and, still more, excellence Of style will
add to the grace. charm and entertain
ment Of his literary productions. But
the art Of fiction ia not summed up in these
requirements or even positively entered
upon by virtue OF such an equipment.
The writer must think deeply and feel
deeply must natively be possessed OF q
creative Imagination and ssnsiblity, and
these must have had due culture through
his thought and feeling, before vocabulary,
phrase and style can have any use or mean
ing relatively to his accomplishment. We
should rather trust to native genius and
the temperament which goes with 1t for the
attainment OF these technical eKcellenoes
than to these exCellenoes for the creation
Of great fiction"
Miss Marie Corelli, who has been called
the "Sultana among novelists, = voices her
own opinion concerning modern fiction
in the speech OF ons OF the characters in
her book, The Treasure OF Heaven"
There are plenty OF rag booEs called
novels" she says, but they are not real
novels. There's nothing new in them.
There's no touch OF real, suffering, pslpitat-
ing humanity in them. The humanity
Of to-day il infinitely more complex han
it was in the days OF Scott or Dickens, but
there's no Scott or Dickens to epitomize
its character or delineate It's tempera-
ment. / want to be the twentieth century
Scott and Dickens rolled into one stupen-
dous literary Titan Miss Corelli's am
bition IL large and noble. It's realization
has hBen hindered by smaller minds until
she no longer gives out her books for re-
view and h never tired Of advertising
the fact. Among women she has many
adorers. Mere stupid men regard her
as a nervous scoh who has the courage
Of her Mysteries and finds relief in speak
ing her mind" in season and out Of season.
In a recent interview Miss Carolyn Wells,
the author Of the new 'Whirnsey Anthology
said: Il work very hard Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Then l 90 up
to New York and play Friday and Saturday.
/ 60 TO the theatre and to luncheon and
dinner parties and always walk down Broad
way and read the signs . just the
signs, the advertisements on the sides Of
buildings, in windows n On wagons.
With a good companion, q mar or woman
with a keen, wed trained ems OF humor,
q walk down Broadway IL like a journey
with Alice through the looking glass
The new book by william J. Locke, author
Of -The Morals OF Marcus Ordeyue," will
be called the Bel owed vagabond." The
Morals Of Marcus Ordeyne" has been DRAM
atiEcd and produced with SUCCESS in London.
Something Of q sensation has been created
by the manager Of the theatre through HE
decision not TO invite representatives Of
the prees to his performances until after the
first week Of q production in order to keep
dramatic criticism from sinking into the
obscurity Of mere reporting" The critcs,
however. were not content 10 wait FOR the
second week to be invited TO the Morals
OF Marcus Ordeyne" and bought their "
tickets for the first performance.
An elaborate book On The ChAteaux Of
Touraine" will be published ~ a companion
volume TO the italian villas" Of Edith
Wharton and Maxfeld Parish. Maria Hor-
nor LAnsdalo has written the story Of the
joys and sorrows of thu dead and gone
Kings and queens identified with the early
days Of these old chAteaux-Plessis-les les
Tours, Loches, LAnGeaiS, Cheverney and
the rest familiar 10 the traveller n reader.
Jules Guerin has made many Of THE drawings
for the pictures, which are reproduced In
color and tint
AmAlia K0ssnsr COudert's appreciation
OF The Human Side Of the CIer," which
appears in the October CenturV, h based
upon her own experiences while painting the
miniatures Of the Emperor and Empress d
Russia at the PALACE N &c. Petersburg.
She found the monarch OF the Russians q
gentle md courteous man, speaking Eng
fish, pleasant and dignifed In manner. but
above all" abe writes, che looked kind,
there was kindness In his eyes, In his face.
In his voics; kindness In svery eAay. anntle
movement Of his slight. youthful figure