The Washington herald., 1907-06-30

daughters They are commonly alike I'm
their adversely but they are individual in
their way Of experiencing IT, In fact, In
an age Of intensely feminized fiction. he
is one Of the first Of those who know how
10 catch the likenesses. 10 the last fleet
! ing expression, of women and especially
Of the women of the theater Probably
these are not essentially different from
other women. but they have an evolution
through their environment which no one
else seems to have studied so surprisingly
well"
A curious incident in book selling is an
nounced by the oxford University Press,
which says there has just been sold the
i final copy of a book published by them in
ZIG AZ Y shilllngs and six pence. and
continuously on sale at this price ever
since The volume. which has enjoyed
/ l9l years of uninterrupted, IL somewhat
slow, circulation, and has never under
gone the indignity OF being remain
/ dered," Is wilkins New Testament in
Coptic." Probably It has made a record
Of literary long life.
The Memoirs Of the Comtesse de
! Boigne," which she herself had intended
to call Stories OF an Aunt" have been
edited from the original manuscript by NJ.
Charles Nicoullaud, and published by
Scribners. From the mass Of anecdotal
matter and recoTections Of celebrated per-
sonages may be taken the story OF an in
cident at the French court:
viii now return to 1874 Sir Charles Stewart. the
brother Of Lord Cas;lereagh, and English eammis-
| SCner 20 the Amy 4 the Allies gave magnificent
ball. The s0ycreiCus were present and the Emperor
and the King Of Prussia danced several polonaises,
if the p0lonaise can b. called a dance
The man takes a lady by the hand, and walks a
few seconds along with her 70 a measured step.
There is then change Of partners. and Il is usually.
! believe the women who leave the men; but here
the princes took the initiative in order 10 be polite
20 every one During this promenade they talked all
the time 20 their partners. As the Emperor Alex
nnler was very tall and very deaf when his partntt
was short he had to bend down to her. an attitude
more oblig!ng than graceful
/ II was in tho midst q this ball that the Duke Of
Wellington appeared for the first time in Paris.
can See him now entering the room with his two
ripcas Lady Burgers and Miss Pole hanging on his
arm There were no eyes Tor any one else, and al
this ball where grandeur GS1unded. everything gave
way 20 military glory. That Of the Duke OF yelling
| ton was brilliant and uualoyed. and a mster was
added 10 II b. the interest that had long been felt
in the cause n the Spanish nation.
Il was az this same ball that the Grand Duke Con
stsutin. after the departure o. the Emperor AsIan-
der asked for a waltz. He was Just beginning 20
danes il when Sir Charles stewart stopped the or
chestrn and asked for a quadrille, which Lady Bur
gers wanted. He was devoted 70 her,
The conductor hesitated looked az tie grand duke.
and continued the waltz.
| Who has dared % insist on having this waltz
plaveds" asked Sir Charles
l. answered the grand duke,
I alone give orders in my house. MonSigneur,
said Sir Charles Play the quadriiie" be continued.
turning 20 the conductor
The gTaud duke went away very angry, and was
accompanied by all the Russians
This mad. a great stir. and the powers that be
were compelled % interfere in order 10 arrange mat
tCrs That. I fancy, was the first nnpertinence'
which Sir Charles scattered throughout a progress
which he began as Lord stewart and continued as
the Marquis Of Londonderry.
II is not generally known that there
exists the unpublished manuscript Of a
story written by Charlotte Bronte. 1t was
written when she was in her teens. and
although a youthful production II IS not
without interest. Mrs. Gaskell alludes
to it in her life OF Charlotte Bronte, and
quotes a passage from the introduction,
but the story itself has never been pub
ushed. The manuscript is now owned
by a gentleman in New York City, who
may be induced 20 publish It AT some
future day This same gentleman is
the owner Of the manuscript Of an an
published love poem written by Tenny-
son TO his wife.
The Outing Publishing Company an
nounces six forthcoming books THE
Shame Of the Colleges" a humorous ex-
pose of leading schools; THE Sporting
Primer" a burlesque Of different branches
Of sport. by Norman II. Crowell. and
Bait Angling for Common Fishes" by
Louis Ahead, will be published imme-
ldiatelv. Bar 90" a Western story, by
Clarence Z. milford, and John Ken
dry's Idea" a story OF California life, by
Chester Bailey Fernald, will be published
July /. big Game at Sea- a story OF
81 adventures with monsters Of the deep,
will appear in September.
DR.. Horace Howard Furness, the emf
lment Shakespearean scholar, Is hard al
work seeing through the press the ff-
b. teenth volume OF his monumental new
) variorum edition Of the works Of William
: Shakespeare. The play treated in the
volume will be Antony and Cleopatra,
upon which he has devoted his entire
time since the publication of his edition
Of Loves Labor Lost more than two
years ago.
About this time. as the old almanacs
might announce. expect disturbances OF
T. the English language" says a writer or
''SchOolboy English" in the outlook
Three instructors in English at Harvard
have prepared a classified list OF the lin
guistic disorders that manifest themselves
during this period. he informs US. AmOng
: the amusing examples may be quoted The
following bit of grotesque English which
! only q subfTeshman could turn out An
I tonic is direct, a little harsh, and yet his
friendship for Bassanio and Bassanio''
, love for him are characters that no one
who has read the play cannot help from
, recommending 1t with the highest praise.
The literary agents have proved theii
z usefulness to the author, and sometime!
20 the publisher. says the LoUnger fl
Putnam's There are occasions wheI
they seem to be squeezing the last droI
. Of blood-or should l say ounce Of gold
S from the publisher. but there are othe,
I occasions when they are perfectly rea
e sonable 1 suppose that they argue tha
publisher is not obliged TO buy a manu-
D script unless he wants it. and that h,
= will not pay more than It is worth Il
e him. This Is not altogether true. 4
S publisher does sometimes pay more for {
{ manuscript than he will ever make gu
s OF il, being Influenced by various reasons
There Is no doubt that literature hai
been commercielized within the past de
b cade. and that the author, like every on,
else in this extravagant age. is hustlinl
S for gold.
Z Curious indeed seem the freaks OF fame
when we consider that on one Of thu