New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
JOHN OLIVER HOBBIES.
Lord CurSOn's Tribute to Her as a
WOnan and Writer.

We reproduced not long ago the memorial por-
| trait Of Mrs Crage. which was unve'ieo al
| University College, In London. on July l. Inls
| medallion, modelled by Mr.. Alfred Drury. was
| subscribed for by many persons In Eneiano anu
! America. who also provided a fund for schol-
| arship to be established at University Cohese-
| A replica OF Mr. Drury's relief has been made
| for New York The principal address at the
| unwilling in London made by LORD Curzoi.
We reproduce It, as follows, from The Acad-
| envy:
We are met to-day to hand over to this sose co,ees
the memorial of gifted woman ana nan ooE back
upen the career of Pearl crass
& hs tSan we BY VIII er efaGg 1i hss Ss
pang of deep emotion It was sesm. SO go short
FROM the 50 me t s'iG
Some Emotions and Moral onIv Ivrst twenty ep four
years. srs the onis age hf e
tatysht il hut Av5an Wn that me
enough of incident and experience. OF dar
and emotional development to Ill many 'ioA'"S
the chief feature in her was that d spose sne or
She had intense and vivid sen a;
which Ss hS5 e ws %s.
note both OF her character and accompsnmehns mt
da9as IT On On ns ms sS things hs1 ns'
in !. dssrss sns s IT.
for It suggests s. artciaty and it is apt to de
s neea
the Of her virtues and the talent sntr,Ss for
ptfaii Of paradox was think the outcoms s.s,f ot
genuine artists st sknf esry to or
in onP aRe fsnd aSi Of
She had Sa Tde b ns Of Of wr
ers. as her lectures. delivered in America and
w sss anS ana s and
remember once receiving from her letter written @
h III we recall
brilliant conversation. sparkling as the sunlight on
Sfrn on1 viii and
like bubbles the Offering current of her novels
But there also still deeps and silent pools
in her character and life and in the ordering o.. Of
religious sense in highly developed degree. At
time Of much II. h trGnble she sought refuge IN @ the
piled her with phiiosophy. Of conduct and a
in as and oes m its a In
reading her books we snail usually find that moral
enjoyed the analysis of mind. but she preferred
the dissection of soul.
one
shnt not Is we na it. but Of
we make M I was nehe5 and an tf finding In It much
will and the natural gayety of her temperament.
in converting 1t into source Of joy both to her
~ Atpye @ all she had tie genius Of friendship Civ,
discovering the best in them in return It was for
this reason | think that those who knew ner her
than for her books or plays. and that they forgot
the writer in the woman. In one of her books she
loved Happs she was that in pursuing s the one
goal she also attained the other.
When gifted artist dies young 1t is commonly
discussed not merely what the world has lost by
his disappearance, but also what 1t would have
gained from his survival. Would Mrs. Craigfe
have written other and still better books and left
an enduring mark on the literary history Of our
time? 1t is beyond power to this
question. There seemed to be certain OF
incompleteness about even her best work. which
might signify either undeveloped powers
realized aspirations One sometimes thought. too,
that though she had radiant interest in the
world she rather aloof from IT. This
noticeable in her judgments both Of men and
things. In her writings there was fanctful and
elusive elegance like that Of some rare orchid, a
subtle perfume Hike some exotic bloom This
sense of detachment from the world seemed
pervade her even when she was most part of
it. Thus 1t that there was something phan-
tomlike both in her entrance and exit from the
stage. Like apparition she burst upon the
In her young prime, flashed across Ii in
swift trail of light, and vanished into the unseen:
Her spirit turning. turning
In of heat and sound;
But for peace her soul was yearning.
And now peace laps her round.