Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03
NOTES

The recent edition of Paul Verlaine's
pusthumous works is responsible for "a
singular blunder on the part of one Of
the grande danes of Paris. For the
last 10 years the Duchesse de ROhan
has been I'm the habit OF giving liter
ary teas. she herself, however, does
not seem to have followed closely the
careers Of her celebrities, for this year
she invited Paul Verlaine. The poet
has been dead IL years. A possible
explanation Of the blunder is the
growth I'm this time of Verlaine's fame
both in France and abroad In this
country his poems have recently been
translated by Gertrude Hall.
George Schock, who is Miss Rather
inc Riegel Loose, is spending the sum-
mer q. a bungalow on Maidencreek in
the Pennsylvania valley, which is the
scene of her newly published novel,
Hearts Contending.' The bungalow
was once a westinghouse for regular
weekly worship by the folk OF the
countryside
William Dean Howells Is now in Eu-
rope with his daughter. and will travel
until autumn. At the time he was to
sail few days ago some unfinished
prJof-cOrrccting remained. So Mr..
Howells engaged an extra stateroom
aboard ship which he used as a work
shop during the voyage.
Hamlin Garland left his Chicago
home for West Salem, wis. and there
he expects to remain for the summer.
His vacation employments are the sim
pie ones OF the farm. for which Mr.
Garland has never lost his love.
4 newly built bungalow study on the
Stormheld property at Redding, VI,
Called "Markland," Is the scene OF AL
bert Bigelow Paine's summer activities.
The land on which Mr.. Paine's bun
Ealow is built was given him by Mark
Twain,
Near the shores of Greenwood lake
al Hampton, y. j., there Is now going
on the regular summer reunion. ~
what might be called three generations
n Marion Harlands. Children and
grandchildren, some Of whom own
homes near hers. spend several months
Josephine Daskam Bacon left New
York In the spring, and with her hus-
oand has been entertaining friends az
their country place in Briarcliff West
chester county \. y
Three Of our leading humorlsts have
d.ed within a month; Myra Kelly, o.
Henry and Mark Twain, which leaves
us poor indeed in this department OF
literature where the demand always
exceeds the supply.
The Baker & Taylor Co. announce A
new book Of poems by Mrs Ellen NJ.
II Gates. author of The Treasures OF
kurium.' 1t viii be news to many
readers that Mrs Gates is the author
.i the little poem, almost universally
known and loved, which begins;
sleep sweet within this quiet room
ON thou whoe'er thou art"
Fow poems have been so frequently
ana widely reprinted as this which has
ueth printed as "A card and hangs in
thousands Of homes. II was, In fact
written many years ago as a motto 10
pc put on an old fashioned patchwork
fllJ and the opening limo first read,
sleep sweet beneath this silken
quilt The author though no longer
Young writes still with great vigor and
some Of her most recent poems show
qualities OF imagination unsurpassed In
h'r earlier work
Ono Of the important autumn novels
MOI he "tlamsted Quarries" by Mary
= Waller. best known as the author
M TIE Wood Carver Of Lympus," now
N ms twenty-ftfth edition "Flamsted
VNarries' is said to be a powerful ox-
position, through characterization. OF
g. '''hl-daN conditions OF American
,ue-soctal and industrial. The hero
ne is the child OF Irish immigrants,
Nc scenes Of the book are laid In New
10TH and at the granite quarrles 81
,3aIne As In The ood-Carver OF
Ltnpus,' Miss Waller emphasizes the
,ou,lty and dignity OF work and It's
,7ling power, and gives q true lesson
ION Inc heart of self-sacrlfce and
D,c. 'Flamsted Quarries" viii be
punished by Little. brown & Co, Bos-
'"' carly in September.
%,
imllips Oppcnheim continues 10
lne tavorite serial story writer with
NH''lrin magazine editors. His lat
~ pppularN book "The lllustriOus
+, ,lU,'' has Just completed serial pub
t,yull"n IN the Cosmopolitan; "The
~. Ambassador" Is appearing I'm in
,a.Inents ain the Popular Magazine.
nous To book publication. and the |
bIart Sct announces new Open |
I'm seriN Havoc" Frequently a 1
81. qozetAof Mr.. oppcnheim's older |
,,lrlN are appearing as serials IN DIR 1
nowsptspoftsg throughout the |
"''ed states NJ the, came time.
hrsnder Matthew'S, professor Of dra-
.nsuc literature in Columbia univer-
ivy spent the summer at his cottage