The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-28

land as in America. 1t is we'll printed
and bound.
already been established. and the books
nave been mailed to 25 different states.
They are carried free through the
mails.
In announcing the publication re-
Gently of The Fruit of Desire" a new
novel by Virginia Demarest, the Har-
pers state: This novel is written by
successful author with a wide reputa-
tion in particular field. Because this
novel is of totally different kind. the
author has taken an assumed name.
that the book may be received wholly
on its merits"
Near the shores of Greenwood lake.
at Pompton. ". j.. there is now going
on the regular summer reunion of what
might be called three generations OF
Marion Harlands. Children and grand
children, some OF whom own homes
near hers. spend several months in this
way every year. Marion Harlands
Autobiography" the most recent writ
ing she has done. was published In the
spring.
In his camp in the Adirondack noun
tains, Irving Bachelor Is writing an
other novel which he expects will have
many of the qualities OF his "A Hand
Made Gentleman" The term camp Is
a bit misleading in describing Mr..
Bachelors place, which Is a perma-
nent structure with every convenience
for comfort.
Beulah Marie Dix was married re-
Gently TO George H. Flebbe at Cam
bridge, Mass. For the last IA years
Miss Dix has been known as a play
W Oh
ume of one act plays entitled ALI
sons Ladd and Other Martial Inter-
ludes.'
Mr.. Roosevelts phrase. Speak soft
ly and carry a big stick and you will
go far" was quoted in London the
other day. An English weekly says:
What is this but the nonsense recipe
OF Alice in Wonderland slightly
adapted; Speak gently to your little
boy and beat him when he sneezes.'"
Mr.. George Cary Eggleston's summer
plans are about the same as usual. He
VIII spend the season at his little cot
tage In the woods and on the shore OF
Lake George He and Mrs. EggIeston
went there some weeks ago, and, hav-
ing seen two books through the press
(his 'Recollections of a Varied Life"
and History of the Confederate War;,
he gave several months to the taxi
ing of a needed rest. He Is now be-
ginning to write a boys romance for
late fall publication. In the meantime.
Lothrop. Lee & Shepard company have
in type. for publication in September. a
new Virginia romance, entitled West
over of Wanalah."
A ereche is being conducted in Lon
don called the Hoxton Babies home,
which owes its origin largely to the
nd Of ha fSf Dat
Among the head nurses helpers are
Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. PETIT Ridge. Mrs.
W. W. Jacobs and Mrs. Jerome K
Jerome The list of subscribers shows
how this Hexton charity has won the
hearts of literary people. Among the
names noticed are those Of Mr.. Stanley
Weyman, Mr.. Alfred Sutro and Mr.. An
stey Guthrie. Mr.. Petit Ridge has lee
tured many times on behalf OF the
funds. Mr.. Alfred Sutro and his friends
have opened. on the ground floor, a
day nursery which has room for IT
children.
Emily Ferguson. author of "Janey
Canuck in the West" a novel which
will be published this month. is the
literary editor Of the Winnipeg Daily
Telegram. Her full name is Mrs. Emily
Ferguson Murphy.
Although Thackeray never COM
manded anything like the money re-
turns which ensueJ to Dickens. his
contempOrary-having no more than Is
years of decided success-he was able
to live in luxury and left to his chill
dren an estate equivalent to that which
he himself had inherited and squan-
dered in his younger days He re-
eeived only 100. guineas apiece for the
essays later collected as the Round
about Papers" and $1,000 for Henry
EsmOnj"
Word comes from London that WILL
lam de Morgan is on his way back from
Florence, bringing with him the 1nal
corrected proofs of his AN Affair Of
Dishonor" An indication of how care
full an artist this author is. is the fact
that he is said to have almost rewrit-
ten his novel in the proofs. While 10
will be somewhat shorter than the four
previous ones. it will still be about
twice the length of the many $3.50 now
els. and it is expected to appear uni
form with the authors earlier ones.
Rate Langley Bosher. whose story OF
the life and fortunes of little orphan
Mary Cary is being widely read this
summer, is now in France. She expects
to go from there to the lake country OF
England. In the fall Mrs. Bosher will
return TO complete a book similar TO
Mary Cary" in spirit and sentiment