Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

fuse par la Censure Etrangare de Var
soVie," comes THE Memoirs of a Rus
sian Governor" to whose author,
Prince Urussov himself, the book had
been consigned. The volume was sent
TO the prince in complimentary couI'te-
sy by Mr.. Herman Rosenthal transla-
tor of the Russian original, and it was
returned to him at the address affixed
by the sender. the Aston library. There
Will perhaps be some free discussion OF
this incident in America. Refused by
the foreign censor at Warsaw has
said all that Russia has to say.
Mr.. VIII N. Harden has a good story
to tell. one with a moral which he says
might read, Whats the use?" One of
the ladies' who are constrained to enter
tain their literary clubs with after
moons with authors" wrote Mr.. Har-
ben, asking him politely to furnish
her with the story of his life. Being a
busy man, Mr.. Harden sent a courteous
letter of regret instead. Whereupon the
lady wrote politely to ex-Gov. Northen
OF Virginia, because she had seen his
name attached to a Harper record en-
dorsing Mr.. Harben's latest novel,
MAN Linda" Whereupon the ex-
governor being at least no less busy
than Mr.. Harden. politely wrote to the
mayor of Dalton, because Dalton was
NIf+lt MI. was ppIll. w uCIt-
upon the mayor, being also busy, polite
~ wrote to Mr.. Loveman of Dalton.
because Mr.. Loveman was a friend OF
Mr.. Harden. Whereupon Mr. Loyeman
politely wrote TO Mr.. Harden. Problem:
who is to blame or did the lady get the
biography?
Mrs Humphrey Ward will sail from
England to America on March IL on
l.. a :, .,..As 4. H. 90. -,
main, as the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Frederick w. Whitridge, Sor about six
weeks In New York a large number of
social arrangements have already been
completed for her entertainment, and
there is no end to these in sight. In
spite of the conjecture as to how much
of her coming experience she viii turn
into material. It is probable that Mrs.
Ward will give herself over to % single
minded enjoyment of first impressions,
and let literary motives, for q while
at any rate. alone. The Testing of
Diana Mallory" i'm Harper's Magazine.
promises to be a fertile topic of dis
cussion during the sojourn OF its au-
thor.
Frank Dauby's new novel, The Heart
OF a Child" bids fair to revive Il con-
troversy that ragged vigorously a fow
years ago with regard to the morals OF
the women of the stage. In this case
the controversy actually commenced
before the book was written, for the
author Inns recorded that IL is the out
come of Il discussion between her and
her brother the late owen Hall, au-
thor Of "Fiorodora" and other musical
comedies. II was their intention TO
write together the life of "A typical Lon
don "Gaiety Girl" VINO maTries a peer
and is taken up by smart society Mr..
Hall held that such a girl, even though
she kept her head through her stage
career, ould Inevitably succumb to tho
greater temptations OF fashionable life.
Mrs. Fraukau. on the other hand. in
sisted that no general rule could be
laid down; that here, as everywhere.
individual character and temperament
would tell. THE Heart of Child" ia
the result OF her conviction.
Messrs, Harpor a Brothers have just
announced a reprint Of ThaclSeray's
Contributions to Punch; also OF two
novels-"Man an Wife" and 81 Say No"
by WillSie Collins.