The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
Gossip of Books and Writers

UOSSlp OF Books and Writers
Israel ZangwilI. Colonel George Har-
vey and other masculine advocates In
literature of woman suffrage have a IA
vcrite argument which asserts that the
demand OF the feminine 10 vote signifies
A condition. and that 10 treat it as il IL
were a theory is a little foolish. In his
book of essays entitled Women. ETC."
Colonel Harvey fixes this point with the
story of the lawyer who visited man
in Jail. listened TO his statement OF the
cause of his Incarceration and then said
in6ignantls This is outrageous; they
can not lock YOU up on such A charge"
But" said the untutored man, with
plaintive voice. Here be-
IL is announced that Mrs. ElinOr Glyn
"has been prevented by number OF
misfortunes from returning TO America
as soon as she had planned" Anything
that prevents Mrs. Giyn's early coming
to the shores of America again is in
deed misfortune. but America viii
endeavOr to bear up bravely under the
blow. Even the Pilgrim Mothers will
probably bow with resigns ton before
the mysterious dispensation that post
pones the return of the amiable gentle
woman. who. after the historic lunch-
con at which she was their guest.
characterized them as curious old Ia
dies with middle class manners" But
without doubt even these ''prepOsterouS
persons" are already eagerly looking
forward to the appearance Of Eliza
beth Visits America
The Maine farm on which J. X. g.
Is now living is spacious bit OF
rocky territory. with the Atlantic ocean
at one end of il and a Gourishing flower
and vegetable garden at the other.
wherein Mrs. Bangs has wrested many
fruitful crops from the quarrylike soil.
The authors home stands in between
what he calls his lobster patch and his
potato mine.
II am thinking of getting out a new
business card" he said the other day.
My interests are becoming diverse
Ia writer in the morning. a Man With
the Hoe in the afternoon and picking
FISH from the ocean I'm between times
that feel the desirability OF a card
which shall comprise them all. How
will this do:
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
Lobsters, Literature and Lima Beans
Fresh Every Hour.
Arthur Goodrich. author of Clean o.
Dawn" recently published, is preparing
the manuscripts for two novels. which
Will probably be published during the
year.
A simplifed spelling society has re-
Gently been Instituted in England. OF
which Professor Skeat, the eminent ety.
mologist. is president and William
Archer, the dramatic critic. secretary.
This organization Is entirely distinct
from the American society of the same
name.
In reply to numerous inquiries the
Century company makes the announce
ment that no sequel or continuation OF
The Lady OF the Decoration has been
written or authorized by the author OF
that book.
Cheerful Bill, the philosophical pup.
apparently intended to dedicate one oe
his Illustrated poems to the suffragettess
Men and women. dogs and cats,
Often have their little spats.
Men and dogs. you must agree.
Live in perfect amity:
So this question's up once more
What are cats and women for?
One Of the things that amuses Mrs.
Wilson Woodrow most-and she has
a very active sense of humor-is the
assumption on the part of good guess
ers' that she is the wife of Woodrow
Wilson. the president of Princeton uni
versity. and that she has turned her
name around as a literary pleasantly
or an evasion of direct responsibility.
The runor. which was never con-
firmed. that the late Paul L. Ford based
the character of his Peter Stirling on
that of Grover Cleveland probably is
helping keep up interest in that most
remarkable American political novel.
The publishers are printing it for the
flfty-second time and it is now IL
years since its publication.