Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-01
Especial Correspondence
ONDoN, Sept, 22.-Since the days
OF Matthew Arnold when the

n ONDON, Sept 22.-Since the days
of Matthew Arnold when the
English were taught that they
were prc-eminently Il poct!cal
people they havo earnestly fostcrcd
verslfcation. Witness the foundation
OF the Poetry society. In case You
have forgotten the Poetry society. let
me quote from a recent announcement
that 1t has gained Il reputation for
brilliant Ideas and achievement"
The dinner for poets descendants was
ming of boredom; their costume ban
quet OF poet!cal characters was an
achicvcmcnt-for the costumicr. Under
their suspicious guidance Il poeticai
tour has just been arranged to popular
TIE verse throughout England. Needless
to add. this project completes the eyi-
dcncc necessary to convict them OF tn"
most absurd cvangelicty.
This autumn the society Is sending Il
missionary quintet 10 the northern dis
tricts OF England in order TO demon
strato what exquisite bliss can he de-
rived from the speaking. reading. sing
ing and dancing of poetry, and incident
ally to develop the soclcty's orSanl2a-
ton. Tours In the west and southwest
districts are to follow next year, IN
this way it is hoped to establish "a
great ructical frcemasonry. The conf,
pany, which is Ito nourish the love Of
poetry In the heart of man. there being
need in II material age to keep alive the
imaginative side of human life" viii
include three rCciters of verse--selccted
mot only on account of their eN-
ceptional elocutonnry abilities but
also for their Intelligent. sym,
pathetic Interpretation of and
appreciation of poetry" This COM
pany of gifted creatures Will he
augmented by "a well known vocalist.
who will sing poetry set to music. and
dancer who will exhibit tho earliest
form Of poetical movement. A mag
nficent trinity comprising a ''distin-
guished pubiclst, poet. and novelist"
Is editing the program And Judging
from tho past programs of the society
the following turns" will not DO out
of place: Curtain raiser. the BrownnSs
in their little song and dance: acra-
batic representation of TonnSson
Crossing the Bar" moving picture Of
Chattorton the Boy ForGer
While on tho road the pootical CONF
pany will not anguish. for in q IL
weeks tour before Christmas more than
50 towns will be visited and in most
of these two recitals will he givcn.
Simultaneously with the merciful
movement here. n similar enterprise
will be conducted in South America
and Australia.
A FRUSTRATING LABOR
Ten years ago in an attic formerly
occupied by Disraeli in Bloomsbury.
two young men named Sangorski and
Sutcliffe. both pupils of William Nor
rs began illuminated book decoration.
Today, found one Of their urtifccrs
engaged on n book, the designing OF
which has occupied three and a half
months, while the toollng will take an
other To- and the cost, when complete,
will he over $1,000. The book which Is
tho Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. with
It's illustrations. all on q scale of Tar.
ma,ynificencc and artistic elaboration,
must involve nh expenditure of thou
sands OF dollars The covers are in
laid with 100 amethysts.
Great Britain now leads; In book
binding" said Mr. r. Sangorsli when
asked the relative position of English
binders. Until 80 years ago VIC wore
behind italy and France. Their con-
servativc adherence to copying me-
diaoval masters gave us our chance.
Now it is no uncommon thing for the
chase the high class productions OF this
country as models for students IN their
arts and crafts schools. We recently
have sold books ia the museums Of
Frankfort. Prague and Hanover.
Undoubtedly the greatest demand
for our work comes from the United
states. I have one American order be-
fore me now for four books n year for
five years at 900 for each book"