The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-07
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preparation n four largo editions q week
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tho nov v6lutno tho author pays n very
graceful tfibule W. Albert Steiner, who
has Illustrated tho story y have ~ thank
him, lnderd > writes Mfs Ward, mot only
NJ m artist but No q critic. In the inter-
pretias ~ fenwick he hse given mo
valuable all, has corrected mistakes n
rlumined his v painters craft for me,
~ none but q painter can. But hts poetic
intelligence 10 an artist In what makes
him 40 rare a coilea que. To 10
40 understood and ~ bodied forth IA great
good fortune, and ! beg 10 be allowed this
word Of gratitude
From a College Window the series Of
essays which have been appearing In tho
CoyrhM Magazine, together with six addi-
tional essays, will be published In England
with the name Of tho author on the title
paae-Mr. A. G. tenson. Tho essays have
attracted much attention by their Thought
ful analysis Of character and wide range
Of sympathies.
'Tolstoi's now story entitled what For7'
will, II the Russian Government allows II,
be published soon. Translations are 10
appear simultaneously In England, France,
Italy, Hungary, Holland, Germany, Fin
land, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Nor
way. The story; while dealing directly
with the Polish instruction, Is applicable
to the present day In Russia.
Mr.. Eben Phfllpotts and Mr.. Arnold
Bennett lave elaborated in q romano Of
London and the sea which they have named
the sinews Of War
Mr.. H. q. Wells, who 10 In America for
the first time, intends to 60 to Chicago,
and possibly az far West as Denver, and to
visit Washington, and II possible to zee
Niagara Falls. Mr.. Wells's object Is not
90 much TO gather material for fiction as to
investigate social conditions in New York
and throughout the country for the pur-
pose Of writing a series Of articles when he
returns to England.
Miss Mary Hall Is the pioneer Of her sex
In an adventurous journey from the Cape
to Cairo, which Ia to furnish material FOE
her new book. Miss Hall is proud TO have
been the first woman and abe believes
the feat has only been accomplished by
one man-to complete this long Journey,
occupying nine months. Miss Hall chose
for herself an artistic career, but owing
to a breakdown from overwork she o
a trip to India. The fascination of travel
proved 30 irresistible that she has since
devoted herself to exploring. During her
journey through South Africa, the
Tr~ansvaal, Rhodesia, through the great
lakes OF Central Africa and on to khay-
tum, she was accompanied by thirty
bearers and porters and one boy attendant.
For weeks at a time she saw no white people
and lived on jam, rice, oornfower porridge
and cocoa. At night, camping on the hanks
OF the rivers, the lions and hippopotamuses
were kept at a respectful distance only by
the circle Of fires built by the natives around
the camp.
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ira 30 WE'LL Mr.. Robert Haven Schauffler,
explains, is that / lived in the sub
urbs of Chicago for four years and studied
the cello with four different oellists Of
that organization. That was before the
strict modern regime, and I was allowed
to 90 behind the Genes before the concerts
and during the intermissions to hobnob
with the men, play or their Instruments
and let 1t all soak in. They used to smugsle
into the rehearsals. a tremendous priv
ilege, for Thomas would have thrown me
out bodily II be had happened to turn around
and see me sitting there. I finished my
studies there with Bruno Steindel. the
greatest oellist in the world, and also the
teacher I've ever had in anything,
Henry Van Dyke excepted Mr.. Schaufler
Miss Wilson, daughter Of Mr..
George H. Wilson, manager of the P~ittsburg
Orchestra, and Is now abroad with his wife
his studies for o novel Of Italian
life.
The Biography Of Leo Tolstoi,' written
by P. Birukof, will be published early In
May. 1t contains the photographed
memoirs OF Count Tolstoi and has been
prepared under his personal supervision
and with the help Of Countess Tolstoi.
sAn Idle Reader" in the Critic names as
the five really arresting novels OF the last
twelvemonth Broke of Covenden,' 'The
Divine Fire. "The Morals OF Marcus
Ordeyne,' "The Shadow Of Life and "The
House Of Mirth.' These are to the writer.
who claims to have beer a novel reader
since the tender age OF half-past five, the
books that prominently bring fresh sem
to the novel taster's palate.
In the new edition Of 'Evelyn's diary
which Mr.. Austin Dobsoa has edited, in three
volumes, the text, the spelling Of which
been modernized. follows Bray and
Foster, but many minor notifications have
been made, and some unsupported errors
The book contains the notes Of
the earlier editors, carefully revised, and
also a large number of additional notes by
Mr.. Dobson.
Lucy C~opinger, the writer Of the child
sketches which nave attracted the attention
of grownup readers Of Lippincoa's Mdod-
zine, is a Baltimore school teacher. The
author is fonder Of athletics than Of writing,
and prouder Of her skill in fencing than in