New-York tribune., 1910-03-30
Literary Nesz,s and Criticism

feEicas Ina the late Cos. Her letters
printed there show an almost indignant
refusal even TO believe that her life was
tAre6tened. She boseeChcs her ministers
not - give way 10 panic. and complains
thai their solicitu6e Is ,Tksome. In 1867
CraEbrool, who MAS then Hone S,ere-
tary, had an interview wiki the QIeen.
who MAS, he wrote. very gracious ard
cheerful. she spoke OF Fen.2ns. more
care IN detectives. oxford itrc rotboy
who shot hesl. and the attacks on her
dwelling most on the blow on her head.
thr mark of which. SIC said. remained
f,r ten yc2.s. Firearms she had not
minded, as II thcv missed there was
nothing 10 trouble you, and a moving
carriage prevented = good aim"
An absurd report that certain vessels
had sailed from New York Wiz, tho de-
Ea of aadGc:ing the ouesa from os-
horne cid 80. disturb her. though il
worried her attendants Gen zral Grey
reported 10 tse Secretary that her
maiest; toek what he said T. her on the
subject without anger. Sut Was evidently
ilsdisPosed 10 hear a word about il
taken about the grounds, that she never
went outside them after dark. and that
q / tried to prevent her going out
should make her in" She herself wrote
soon after 10 Cranbrock
While tie Queen Viii submit TO being
almost q state prisoner which "a herself
= more aresdful than ia ANY II her sub
)ectS, nhO do NOT know what fhc irk
somencss oi constant gene. and being con-
stantly watched and surrounded is. she
must have = clearly understood that she
cannot continue these great pTeCa autions
ton very long. The Queen is anything but
iooihardN-quite The erse-but she does
value her quiet liberty - much, and far
more Tor standing on such pinnacle Of
lonely grandeur ss any of her subjects
a contributor TO The Dial" Of Chi
so, quotes Mr.. Hovellss statement If
twenty years ago that the art of ne
tion has, IN fact. become 2 finer art
tnsr il MAS with Dickens and Thack-
cray. We could not suffer the conf
dental attitude Of the latter nor the
mannerism ~ the former any more
than We could endure the proIixitv Of
Richardson or the Coarseness Of Field
ing" and then The Dial" contributor
ADDS ihis interesting comment:
II seems fair 10 urge trut we d suffer
the confidential attitude of. ~ us ssE Sir
I DeMoIssn, and the manneTism OF Sir lSicl
Gto-se Meredith without feeling that We
Nc can Without much difficulty faU,v some
1iilc a score of years hence wondering
. now 70 was that Murh popular iCtica Of
I the period about 200 could have heen taken
for serious literature, i'm V'cV NJ rs lack
. lusiTe manner, its phojoEre phir hardnes 5
OF hAf' lts preoccupsuon With trigalities.
Wei, we'll.
Miss Anne Douglas Sedgwick. the
American writer. whose noveI. "A
Fountain Sealed Won cordial sdmira-
tion, is bringing out : new story. a
psychological study. entitled Franklin
Kane The name on the title PAGE Is.
We believe, "SedgWick." but Miss Seds-
wick has lately become the wife Of the
author, Basil de Selino6urt
with a Rife in Two Americas the
hunting book which Mr. Heskcth Prich-
ard. author of. the Don ." stories. is
about 10 publish, has no record Of ad-
ventures in the United States II de-
scTibes various expeditions in New
foundland. Canada. Labrador and Pata-
Gonia.
There is a vivid little description Of
Jenny Linds singing IN Nh Richard
iioamans chapter Of "reminiscences in
the April "SCribner'. One Of the most
haunting things 10 me was her sing
Ing 81 Tauberts bird soBg-I know not
why ! am singing Her shake Wss
the finest | ever heard. so close and
even - n be altogether perfect. Her
voice. which she said herself was nat
Grslly stif and stubborn. she had cdu-
Gated and prsctised into such d degree
II perfection that her roulades and c.
denzas were unparalleled in their eyscu-
ton. ln her sacred songs she rose 20
the sublime. ami on one occasion as
she finished singing the aria Z Know
That My Redeemer Liveth' 7 recoslect
that Danisl Webster. who Nss seated
IN the centre Of the balcony. rose from
his seat and made her d profound bow
Her rapt expression Of face and never
ending volume Of voice made her appear
like some inspired seraph delivering
divine message"
splendid gift has been made 20 the
French ration IN the shape If the Castle
~ DespCr1" IN tie Toulousdin country.
pver window in one Of the inner court
5srGs, says the London Telegraph" Is
scalptred ia the stone a head above
the motto Plus despoir." these being
the last Words ~ Rose De Martial. whose
unhappy story has often been sung 10y
French f.oets.
sdc was Ire daUgLter ef ,he House NJ
- '!ai' 10 whom the castle belonged and
si.e > a. couTted by the Lord of 'aytslUs-
NhoSe manor Size could see from her win
to". 3Gt. although sire was beai.;ifI1 Ind
ttnofT-heaFted, the lord juted her. ANA 80
sNl INTO n.ianchsiy. She sat everv 6s,.
- tlt y ihuoW, whence She could SO fh,s
hcklr i-5fq Of iastsiHat's manor Gne
morning h' passed b- H. The ,ailev beIf,s,
she sang Ia Kim. bgt lie never Io6keS IN
iLlS rspoir,' she cried. sl.d threw fer-
SER out Of the window oIi 10 the ffsu1 Ls
low NusIe she vas killed Tho manor ~
Mari al was known Fhcn,eforUarJ a. -
isle 4 Despend The fne huldirr VS.
failng q ruins EheH ~. FsnaHle Ioue6t
u, and lie I'D II completely ana skilf.7iIv
restored before making & gift OF n o. he