New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
Foreign Resorts.

he- numerous rocreations liberation OF her baby
Terence horse riding. driving. bicycling study OF
languages and Irish antiquities. travelling. rms
shooting and photography Henry Cnance New
ton dramatic critic and playwright. says his recTe
ations are going to the play and trying TO eaten
nsh" Alphonse Legros. painter sculptor. etcne1-
Iaedallist and craftsman. finds his recreation "a MS
work Professor Gsrald Leighton. naturalist, nnos
his in rnake hunting The veteran artist William
E. Firth still finds his in painting at eishtS-nne- 4
n Buxton an English country gentleman eIo
magistrate, who has been Veroefer Oh HppHs
Forest and who for forty years has TAKEN Neen
interest In the preservation OF open spaces says '"
his recreation that he is q keen follower OF oIs
game in four continents. but Is also fond OF aVe'
ling feI its own sake. Robert Needham Gust
London barrister and author. finds diversion rom
his daily work In the study Of the rehglons anu
languages of the world and weekly attennahce d
religious benevolent and scientific meetings. com
rntttees and councils In annual tours al over Eu-
rome North Africa and Western Asia and In inter
national Oriental and geographical congresses IN
all the cities Europe. As might De expected Sr
Thomas Upton fnds his recreation IN yachtins' Jul
he also has g fondness for motoring
KaIisch shs London editor and critic puts
Down his recreation as dolce far niente, INDOORS
and out chiefly the latter" Mayor Mcclellan IS
credited with dndins diversion In mountaineering
dy nshing and motoring Concise and inclusive
In the report Of HaIliwelI SGtcli6e. the Enslsn
author as to his recreaIions. "ouI or door ones
William Henry Cousins, q retired EnsLsh country
gentleman. dnds his recreation In coHeccns 0id
china and curioz. Augustine Blrrell author ana
Secretary Ireland. finds rest from official duties
In pedestriznIsn. golf and book hunting CoFo
Strrthcona gives as his recreations: Hon. Commo-
dors Royal ST. Lawrence Yacht Club; Hon. Presi-
esn,. Winnipeg Rowing Club: patron Manitoba
Rins Association president. Quebec Rife Associa-
dom
ANYTHING EXCEPT SPORT.
George Bernard Shaw. author and dramatist'
gives az his recreations anything except sport
William Dean Howells, the veteran novelist. nnns
his recreations the theatre reading wa!A!ns ana
gardening The poet AlgernOn Charles SwlhouFnS
nnds his IN swimming. Dr. Henry J. van Dyke
has angling hunting. bicycling. skating and book
collecting English poetry On MS list Sir GnoSIt
Parker limits his sollns and ridlns In regard
TO his rscreatons 2. Aariop Crawford says he Is
ma VlsatOr and holds professional masters ceFt4-
Gates from the Association cf American shipInas-
tsTs aud the United States Marine Board t1u'he
Eisb,L novelist no: known to any great extent
on this side CT the water, although he has no less
than forty-sia works Of fiction to his credit gives
as his recreation travelling and studying nature
and humanity The creator OF Captain Kettle
C. J. CutIns Hyne. dsvotes his leisure 10 big game
shooting and automobllIng and Is an enthusiastic
cave hunter He is a great traveller, both by land
and sea, makes il point TO cover at least
ten thousand miles or new ground every year An
athletic captain IN the Australian neld artillery
deyotes himself to rowing. cricket football, tennis
fencing. single sticks and all military athletlcs
and one wonders II he has time FOR anything else
c. Greve Williams says he is an enthusiastic
angler and pike fisher and fair average game
shot but that for many years bis principal amuse-
ment was the study OF the ancient Egyptian Ian
Suage and the translation Of Inscriptions from Il
Jean de Reszks hnds his recreauons In ridlns'
shooting, tennis and breeding racehoTses IoIn
Scott the Engllsh watercoor painter, devotes his
leisure collecting stone and hint implements and
has good collection Of border antiquities John
Todhunter author. says his relief from daily work
IL found in loafing cycling and sketching.
General William Booth. founder OF the Salvation
Army says OF recFeations. none. unless he be said
find recreation travelling. although he works as
hard he does in other forms when On
land" The late joel Chandler Harris found his r.
lief from work In thinking OF things and tending
his roses" He lived In the suburbs OF West End Cor
Atlanta where he had comfortable home oulIt
to a yerandA, five lot full OF birds. flowers
children and coIlards (cabbages). Tommaso Sal
VIn the actor, hndS his recreation in billiards
Theodore De vinne finds his IN books and prints
The British Consul at Porto Rico, ". B. Church
ward. says his recTeatlOnS are "al English Sports
Maurice Maeterllnck devoteS his leisure from the
authorship OF books and plays to orekeeping, ca
noeing skating and bicycling. Nine. Sarah Bern
lardi finds her diversions In sculpture and paint
ing and IN summer. her country house, In u5h-
Ing boating and lawn tennis. Nine. MOdJeska's
only recreation is living in her country home In
California Andrcw Lang finds his IN cricket. golf
and fishing Max NordaU devotes his leisure
foil fencing and swimming. Sir Theodore Martin,
who was ninety-two years old In September, still
finds recreation IN art literature music the drama
and the collection OF pictures. engraved portraits
and autographs Sir Joseph Hooker. who was born
q year later hnds his diversion In natural science
and In collecting WedgWood ware and portraits Of
s1ninent men The Right Rev. Thomas E VIII
kinscn Bishop for Europe. finds his recreation IN
work Lord Roberts finds his IN hunting and oi-
cycling. The Bishop OF Ripon. the Right Rev
william g. Carpenter. sets down under the head
OF recrestions that he has a good collection OF
Dante literature The Hon Lionel Arthur I'lle-
sche saws he Is debarred by extreme nearsighted-
ness from, ordinary aTnusemcnts and hnds recrea-
ton in hearing poetry and novels read aloud and IN
studying human nature.
Bishop ". c. Gray. Of Florida. says OF his rec
reAuons: Very few and coming only In the line
o. duty no vacations such, but councils. con-
vsntions. and especially tho Lambeth Conference
much enjoyed"
THINKING OF QUEER THINGS OF LIFE.
Tho Rev. r J. Hardy chaplain OF the British
forces IN Egypt gives his diversions riding
his horse Baby, her assistant curate, as ne
calls his bicycle; talking to soldiers; taking sun
bath. thinking Of the queer things OF life. swim
ming and golf" The Rev. Thomas s Knowlson,
OF the Wesleyan Church. hnds his recreation in