The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-23
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Mr.. Williams will be remembered az the
author Of the famous 'The Stolen Story
a picture OF newspaper life.
The system Of society houses and girls
boarding houses at Ann Arbor is reported
to be In process Of reorganization pt the
hands Of the authorities Of the University
Of Michigan as a result Of the scandal Gre
ated through alleged revelations in Mrs.
II. A Mitchell Keays's novel, THE Road to
Damascus in which certain unfortunate
occurrences we're related as taking place
at "Waverly University The description
OF conditions in "Waverly' boarding places,
which are portrayed as being distinctly
dangerous to the morals Of the goods, : has
been taken very seriously at Ann Arbor,
where Mrs. Keays lived for some years.
Ellis Parker Butler Of Pigs Is Pigs fame
has a new story coming out this spring under
the title Of The Cheerful S~mugglers.' The
Fenelbys are a young married couple with
a year old baby. and DESTROYS OF providing
the baby with a proper education they plan
20 lay aside a sufficient sum OF money for
that purpose. The money is to be raised
by placing an import duty on everything
coming into the house; cigars, candy,
clothes, &c, this tax being levied also on the
possessions Of their guests. Absurd com
plications naturally ensue. the ~disapproval
OF the cook is aroused, and general havoc
is played with the love affairs OF some
guests-all Of which adds to the harmless
low Of the summer reading
Two books Of verse will be issued In
April, Robert Underwood Johnson's new
volume OF Poems and "A Handful OF
Verse; by Harrison s. Morris, for many
years managing director Of the Pennsyl-
vania Academy Of Fine Arts. Mr.. John
sons volume will contain the group Of
'Paraphrases From the Servian,' versihed
from literal t~ranslations by Nikola Tesla
from his mother tongue, and the five long
pieces by which Mr.. johnson Is best known
The Winter Hour the 'Apostrophe TO
Greece The Voice OF Webster Hands
Across Sea- and sThe Italian Rhapsody
Miss Grace DEMO Litchheld, whose new
volume "Narcissus and Other Poems Ia
coming out soon, has written a previous
volume OF poetry, 'Mimosa Leaves,' and
two novels, "In the Crucible' and The
Moving Finger Writes The new volume
includes a narrative poem that has for
its title the first word in the title OF the
book, and q collection Of lyrics.
The Twentieth Century American by
Mr.. H. Perry Robinson, will be brought
out In May. The author is an Englishman
who has lived for years in America, has
travelled much and has come in contact
with all sorts and conditions Of Americans.
The desirable thing Mr.. Robinson says.
lis that Engllshmen should be brought to
understand that after all 1t is but an incon-
siderable portion Of the American business
community that is permanently engaged
In the manufacture OF wooden nutmegs.
in selling canned horrors for food, or in
watering railway stocks, and that Ameri-
cans should believe that there are quite a
large number OF men OF high birth in Eng
land who are only ~infrequently engaged
in either beating their own wives or running
away with those OF other men,
Mr.. William Dean Howells has been re-
ceived by King Victor Emmanuel in private
audience at Rome. He was also recently a
guest Of the director at the excavations at
the Forum which have been made under
the arch Of Titus. Among the discoveries
made are the foundations Of a temple TO
Jupiter dating three centuries before
Christ.
Rex Beach, whose new book SThe Barrier"
| comes out this week, has been collaborating
! in a new comedy with Mr.. Paul Armstrong.
the author Of 4Salomy Jane The title Of
the new play is 'Going-Some.'
The new edition OF Goldsmith, which is
| 10 be issued this spring under the name OF
-The TGrk's Head Edition. will contain
in addition 20 all the work upon which
Goldsmith's fame rests an introduction by
| Horatio Sheafe Krans, which i both a
life Of Goldsmith and a critical estimate Of
! his works, and many illustrations by Mr.
| Frederick simpson Coburn. In making
these Illustrations the artist has spent
| i.uoh time in visiting Goldsmith's homes
and haunts. II lived for several weeks
in the Irish countryside in which Gold
smith was born and bred and has made
careful studies OF the little Irish hamlet
OF Iissoy. Goldsmith's boyhood home
and the suggesting original Of the Auburn
Of "The Deserted Village
Out Of Italy has come a new novel that is
making a sensation in Europe and is being
translated for publication in America.
una Donra' GA Woman, by Sibilla
Aleramo, first appeared in the Nuova
Antologia Of Rene. It was then published
serially in Russia md in a Russian transla-
ton. 1t Is being translated into English,
into German, into f. ench and into Swedish.
The story is concerned with the problem
OF divorce and the authors appeal 10 SYM
pathy is on behalf OF the wronged woman's
right TO freedom.
Mr.. Stead's inquiry as to the experiences
peculiar to various important people In
regard to eating, drinking and smoking
has drawn replies from a great many un-
expected sources. Sir William Higgins,
w. NJ. Rossetti, Sir William Crookes, Lord
Roberts, Frederic Harrison. Miss Ellen
Terry and Bernard Shaw are among those
who tell with ~frankness and apparent de-
light Just what they eat and drink. Mr..
Shaw prides himself upon the fact that he
il a vegetarian, and Frederic Harrison
confdes to the public that h9enjoys mutton
outlets for dinner. Certainly persons do
like 10 talk about themselves, and the public
ia interested in intimate and personal de-