The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-15
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DtduIN dIIOIR lDC pFdhNiN VI 'SH@O-
with one Of the finest homes in London
for entertaining, but at her recent reception
of 1000 guests the presence OF Mrs. Hum
phry Ward and Anthony Hope recalled the
fact that the Duchess had written a novel
herself, and the sight OF MIR. Tree and Miss
Marion Terry reminded her friends that
the Duchess had also a place among the
playwrlghts. Gilbert Chesterton. Or.
Saleeby, Mr.. Nevinson, Mr., John Morley Mr..
Winston Churchill, Lady Betty Baltour and
Lewis Harcourt, with many other dis
~tinguished writer's, We're among the guests,
which we're received at Stafford House.
the great house which Queen Victoria
shrewdly called a palace as against her own
Buckingham House
In Mr.. T. E. Kebbel's Lord B~eaoonsfield
and Other Tory Memories is a long de-
scription Of Lady Jeune's Sunday after
moons. 1t is supposed to be the crime OF
new journalism to pry into private life
and publish intimate details to the world.
But although no one since the days OF
Lady Blessington has held the place in the
social intellectual field that Lady Jeune
occupies, and every one Of activity in litera-
ture, in science, in journalism. as we'll as in
public life, has been entertained at her
house, II has been reserved for an old school
Tory to publish the first account Of the
Harley street functions ever up TO as late
a date as three or four years ago.
Mr.. Joseph Lyons. chairman OF the COM
pany Of caterers that bears his name. is
taking TO novel writing In company with
Mr.. Cecil Raleigh OF drama fame. Mr..
Lyons has written poetry and has had sew
eral pictures in the academy. His first novel
10 be published soon lie TO form No, / Of the
Lyons Library-a series OF novels.
MIR H. B. Irving and his brother Laurence
are to publish a biography Of the late Sir
Henry Irving. No less than six books
nave been written about Sir Henry since
his death, and there are at least two others
to follow-one by Austin Brereton and
another by Mr.. Joseph Hatton. The final
life by the sons will not be published for
several years. and for satisfactory reasons.
1t promises to be an important book, for
both sons have demonstrated that they
have literary ability.
Prof. William T. Brewster Of Columbia
has in press a book entitled specimens
OF Modern English Literary Criticism
The book contains selections from some
fifteen representative English and American
critics, including Dryden, Coleridge. Lamb,
Poe. Arnold. Pater and Leslie Stephen.
The aim Of the author 10 to present a variety
Of selections representing different kinds
Of material and diverse points Of view as
an introduction TO the reading Of criticism
and the study Of the historical development
of the art.
As a proof that the Ruskin cult is by no
means dead il is said that crowds visited
the gallery where his original drawings
were recently on exhibition and as much as
a thousand dollars was paid for a single
picture.
Individual Training in Our Colleges" by
Clarence F. Birdseye. is a study Of the college
students problems from the students point
OF view. The author elbows how widely the
college training Of to-day differs from that
OF fifty years ago through lack OF personal
contact between the student and the pro
fessors. The remedy he proposes involves
a totally new conception OF the place the
Greek letter fr~aternities should occupy in
college life.
Mr.. Charles Marriott's new novel is.
according 20 the author, his best work.
Mr.. Marriott is a student OF story telling
and lives. In remote Cornwall. where he
study with few distractions
Written in 1911 and suppressed before
publication, Lander's Commentary on
Trotter's Memoirs OF the Last Days OF
Charles James Fox" sees the light for the
first time in the centenary year Of the Wing
statesman's death. The book is edited by
Stephen Wheeler and contains Landor's
own observations on the policy OF Pitt and
Fox, on the Hapoleonio wars and on the
characters Of the leading men OF the day,
the literature. art. morals. tastes and pur-
suits OF the times. The only known copy
OF the book was preserved by Landor's
friends, Robert Southey and Lord Houghton,
and is now in the possession OF the Earl
Of Crewe, who has allowed 1t 10 be used for
the present edition.
The Atlantic which has 20 long devoted
its pages TO purely literary matter. has in
the current number n timely and popular
article on Railroad Accidents" The writer
attests by statistics that while legislation
has TO a large extent eliminated many OF
the causes Of accidents. fatal casualties
have increased during the last six months.
High speed Of trains. inexperience and over
work Of employees are given ss causes OF
the trouble. yet "the fundamental weakness
OF American ~rallrosdlng from the stand
point OF safety is the widespread and almost
universal lack Of discipline Prof. Dixon,
the writer. says In conclusion: What the
country needs IL a Federal board Of inspeo-
ton Of long II not Of permanent tenure,