New-York tribune., 1911-10-21

was first dcpiOICu ~ ~
public subscription followed Inc VIII
dow in which deep blues and reds pre-
dominate. is filed with scenes from the
'PlIgrim's Progress
lrt.rcstinq Autograph Letters.
An interesting collection or autograph
lottors Of distinguished authors. Of pres
ortotiou comics and first editions from
the library Of the poet Ferdinand
Freillgrath will be offered for sale by
tho Anderson Auction Company next
Wednesday. Among the letters are many
from, tho hand Of Longfellow. some OF
which are unpublished and alt OF which
breathe the affcctonate friendship whlch
united tho two poets throughout their
lives \ large number Of delightful let
.ors from the pen Of the author or
Lorna Doone" will appeal TO the lovers
OF that novel They arc addressed 10
FreiIigratll's daughter and contain count
less references 20 Elackmore DOCKS
and TO his labors in his beloved gardens.
He tells his correspondent. for example
that he has Just potted Off and laDehed
237 vine-eyes, all looking briskiy at the
world and ready 20 encounter the eieNe''
thousand OF the snail. the saW-tongue
or the picpcd." ETC.. and, inviting H'r
10 visit Teddlngton. he adds: You ought
to see my fourteen chicks before they
get big enough to blush and run away
Moreover YOU must eat their papa III
pic: he was slain (for his tyranny tue
other dav. and his brother reigns IN MS
stead" I'm previous letter of invitation
he gives a snapshot Of himself you
will. I hope. sec fattsh tndivldual on
the wrong side Of fifty, with brown
straw hat. whose hands arc never clean.
A. FOR his most notable book. he com
,Iains in one Characteristic epstle that
cit was nearly two years published be-
fore anybody would look at It.
On American Cookery.
Or. Wiley has declared that there 's
no country i'm the world where tood IS
so plentiful and no country in the Worlu
whore II is so badly cooked as right
hero in the United states" This asser-
tion has interested Mr.. Henry T. t1nch'
the musical critic--who has for years
studied the subject of food and cook
ing-aud he has taken IT as text Tor
. series of articles on "Gastronomic
America" ." Tho Century VIII print
these articles, the first appearing IN
the November number They VIII. no
doubt. evoke protests from innumerable
American housewives.
Hesba Stretton.
The novelist known as Hesba stretton
died at her English home a fortnight
AGO i'm her cightieth year She was
the daughter Of country bookseller
and her real name was Sarah Smith.
The story which first made her widely
known was entitled 'Jessica's FIRST
PRAYER" Edition after edition WAS
called for in England. The book went
into almost every household il was
nublished in all the European languages
and in several Asiatic ones, and the Rus
sian authorities provided that copies Oh
il should be placed in every infant school
in tho empire. 1t is by her novel. "The
Doctors Dilemma" that this author is
hest known i'm this country.
Mr. 6ieelow's New Books.
The venerable John Bigelow has com
pleted for the press the fourth volume
Of his 'Retrospections.' and is now AT
work upon the NTH. lie has entirely re-
covered from his illness Of last summer
Charles Dickens.
This year has seen many new books
concerned with Charles Dickens. Among
them-not 10 mention the Centenary
Edition of his works. the edition with
al the original illustrations i'm color and
the memorial edition Of his life BY
Forster-are Mr. J. c. Walters's phases
Of Dickens" Ur. W. G. Wilktns'9
Charles Dickens in America Miss
FeUe Mosess Dickens and the Girls lie
Wrote About" and Mr.. c. NJ. fuckers
"Dickens's Humor" The last named
contains a study of Dickens in his rela-
tion TO the stage. to which are added his
Rules for Rehearsals' and some clever
LITTLE rlavs ADAPTED from the novels.