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New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
K Jerome Poured Beamg Smiles and Optimism Upon Kate Carew
The Noted English Writer Proved "Study in
Blues" but His Words Were Rosy with
Good Cheer; He Thinks There's "Plenty
of Material for Iads and Odys-
seys and E pic Poems in Life
Just as it Is Today"

Jerome? You seem to be champion OF
causes"
IT should think not" chuckled Mr..
Jerome. my last was a failure. I've
come to the conclusion the British public
doesn't care to hear about suffrage at
present I'm In sympathy with the move
ment, though of course. There simply
isn't any argument against votes for
women. It's an insult to your sex that
you haven't got them. I'm not in favor
of miltancy however. | told Mrs. Pank-
hurst, Mrs. Lawrence and other leaders
some time ago they would gain nothing
by trying those methods, and my proph-
ecy has come true. They've antagonized
men who were sympathetically inclined
before. / firmly believe they would have
had the vote by now If they'd adopted
tact and discretion, instead of trying CO.
ercion. They did not understand their
men-thats all. You can't drive the Brit
isher. If you try he settles down into
logged obstinacy and will not yield. Mill
fancy has put back the suffrage twenty
years"
Mechanically Mr.. Jerome reached for
another cigarette, then noticed he hadn't
finished the one between his lips, so he
kept the other ready in case he should
want it suddenly.
"One more question" said as rose
to go. How do you feel about this
Eugenic Society recently formed. Are
you interested In the work at all?'
"Only in very general way" beamcd
Mr.. jerome. II think we are improving
nh 10 nd We
are taller and stronger and finer. Be-
sides, nature plays such strange tricks
you can't tell much about her Scientific
mating certainly isn't much good. Two
geniuses might produce a lunatc, two
lunatics genius. Who can tell? l think
it's better to abandon science in these
matters and trust nature, the force be
hind"
I walked out into the living room then,
and Mr.. Jerome took me and showed me
the real American piazza he has got OFT
side Of it. Then lie came to the door
with me, and with his hand Oh the knob
he said, as one who has left a duty IN
performed: II have very strong views IN
regard to the race question in your coun-
try. 1 think your brutality to the negro
is appalling-T'-
"Oh, I'm so sorry" / twittered. but
I'm afraid l must fly for my train"
"Yes, of course you must" he agreed
with his radating smile and he tucked
me into the one-horse shay and stood IN
the doorway, oeaming upon me with
fresh cigarette In his mouth.
1 did lose that train, so how do you
think ! passed the time until the next?
| took boat and rowed myself up the
river a little way and down the river
little way. I didn't get amy overpowerinS
sensation Of pleasure from it, but 1t was
nice enough, and it gave me sort Ct
prestige with myself and enabled me to
face the London world and say:
'Yes, I've been on the Thames. II is
charming stream, but, as have remarked
before, There are others.
copyright. 1912. by The New-York Tribune)
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
this left me quite cnnn.
AN ENGLISH iDYl.

II was blandly attractive, with SORT
Of stage prettiness that didn't make my
ewes google any more than usual.
But, dear ones. just on the other sloe
Of a bridge was the cutest thing IN INNS
that have seen for a long time.
The river curled round three sides OF H.
The tables were spread out under per-
golas covered with crimson ramblers. with
shady willows towering above There was
an ostentatious little stage weir "hlch
tried TO rush and roar. but didn't accom-
plish enough TO hurt, and there were nice
friendly white swans lowering about the
banks as il they wanted to know you bet
ter
Out in the stream patient fishermen
dozed over their lines. don't believe one
Of them ever fooled even the most gulie-
less debutante fish into being caught
Well. the name of this refuge OF the
rlyerites was "The Compleat Angler
Shades Of Izaak Walton. What nook
Old and comforta BILE and comforting
said your auntie:
Me for the compleat one :.
And she hiked herself over the bridge
and made her way TO the pergola most
smothered in crimson ramblers, Withln
sight and sound OF the weir and WITHIN
reach OF the swans.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

II really don't know At present find
IT interesting to write plays. 1t requires
more concentration, though. and Il always
takes me about a year to finish one. You
can't put as much OF yourself into play
either. That's the chief charm of.a book
II is part of you. \ vehicle for your
ideas. theories and thoughts"
do you ever study people and use thcm
i'm your work.
Not consciously Sometimes their per-
eonalities sink In without ones realizing
IT. but for the most part, it is easier to
create than copy"
Here the cigarette gave out and MI
Jerome promptly took another and lighted
II from the first. beaming upon me all the
time during the process.
DO tell me-" said |, beam!ng In retuia
how do you feel when your work Is
finished and produced. Are you still deep
~ Interested"
Mr.. Jerome puffed at the cigarette to
soe II f. was i'm good condition befors he
replied. Then he said:
no. I'm afraid | lose interest In 1t
then. particularly in my plays. AS mat
ter OF fact, / never go 10 see tnen altcr
the dress rehearsal They're bound TO lie
disappointing They never come out eX-
actly as you hoped they would. Certain
things do not produce the effect Intended"
lie almost sighed. | guess he was
thinking Of the suffrage play lie wrote
called 'The Master of Mrs. Chlvers."
which people misunderstood or didn't ap-
Gnmptn hing
simply couldn't stand any evidence Of
derression from him-he, the most cheer
ful person | had met In England, so
inst switched right on to sports, for /
knew he'd be good sportsman.
whats your favorlte form of relaxa-
ton or recreation?"
He laughed nice, gursly laugh.
"Oh, | fear I'm relaxing or recreating
most Of the time I'm very fond Of
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

games, and TO keep thin and healthy L
have to have plenty of exercise. ! used
to ride till motors came into existence
and spoiled country roads and | used to
play golf a great deal. This summer |
am devoting much time and energy to
tennis-ripping game, don't you think so?'
LAS IL / ever had time for tennis. |
haven't written a Passing of the Third
Floor Back"
Mr.. Jerome laughed and took another
cigarette.
He has kept his figure awfully well,
you know. 1t makes me feel perhaps it
would be wise for ME to try and go. in
for tennis when get a few spare hours.
It's pretty place here. isn't it," said
Mr.. Jerome. leaning back against the blue
curtain till my artists soul cried out TO
him In paint. instead of pen and pencil
Yes, awfully pretty" gushed, then I
got scared lest the river should wind its
nsidious way in again. so / said:
''Do you think present-dsy life dra-
matic?"
Indeed. / do" he answered emohatical-
ly. II doubt IL there ever was a time
when II was more so. There's plenty Of
material for Ilads and Odysseys and epic
poems in life as 1t is just now. I'm par
ticularly interested in future possibilities.
| want to come back and see what it's
all like a hundred years hence. Socialis.ic
ideals will have been fulfilled then, though
not through Socialists, and this prevailing
unrest which Is so hopeful will have led
to tremendous changes. History is Just
beginning. The world has been In a mu l.
die all these centuries. Things are now
commencing TO clear up"
Dear me. that's interesting" chirped.
rs tho moral attitude of society chang
ing for the better?"
"One hopes so. There was scope for 1t. "
said Mr.. Jerome and the twinkle in his
eye could be seen despite the halo of
smoke around his head. Were passing
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
OPTIMISTIC GENTLEMAN IN BLUE

He did At least ii wasn't a coach and
I four exactly, but it was something just
as antique I'm the way of one-horse
shay. called "a fly here.
I lolled and looked like the owner Of
the vehicle and we drove and drove
Into the woods. along the banks, up hill
and down dale and finally through the
stone gates which led to Monks Corner.
where Mr.. Jerome spends his working
and leisure hours.
It's a long, low, white succeed building
with cunning iatticed windows and tiled
roof Just above the entrance is mar
row bass-relef panel of blue and white
porcelain, with Burne-Jones girls tripping
along hand in hand. and under one OF the
windows there's another oval bass-reliei
Funny idea having those on A house.
isn't it?
Really. though. the combination art gal
lery and residential effect is very unique
and attractive.
In the garden flowers didn't just grow
in well-behaved profusion. They simply
rioted in glowing masses of color. 1t was
hard 10 90 inside and leave them ALL but
il had to be done.
doubt Of that The little entrance hall was
tiled in blue and the spacious living room.
with its balcony on three sides and its
great French windows looking out into
another garden. had hangings Of ceru-
| lean shade.
| Mr. Jerome was waiting for me In his
den. a pleasant room with polished floor
| panelled walls and a jolly old brick fire
place. There were plenty of books and a
| cheerful looking skull grinned from tho
mantlepiece.
DO sit down" begged Mr.. Jerome hos
pitably. do you smoke? Do you mind
II 1 smoker"
! l didn't smoke, and I didn't mind. So
he took cigarette from capacious box
and seated himself in an armchair with
| a curtain Of blue brocade for a back
/ ground.
| OF course. II he'd been woman. my
! dears, we'd have thought he sat there be-
cause of the charming Wedgwood effect
he made. You see he was rare study
/ in blues himself. He'd pale gray-bluc
/ suit on. a bluer shirt and still bluer tic
and socks. His eyes are china blue and
! even the smoke from his cigarette
thoughtfuuy curled up in pale blue
! spiral.
| Pretty natty color scheme wasn't 1t?
He's another Of these outdoor English
men-a straight, sturdy, well-knit figure,
! ruddy complexion and yellow hair turn
| ing silvery.
I don't know whether "The Passing OF
the Third Floor Back" has done II or not
but Mr. jerome just radiates optimism
| and happiness. He beams upon YOU lie
makes you wonder why you ever russ
| and worry It's all so easy.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

through a phase. The despotism OF re-
ligion has been got rid of. Reason has
taken it's place. Religion used to- settle
all difficulties. This Is right. That Is
wrong Now men are not afraid to have
their own opinions. They want 10 adjust
human problems for themselves. Nat
urally, they will make great blunders, but
that is the way TO the light. Men must
have laws, though. to govern life, to gov
ern everything, even sentiment. III not
religious laws, why laws Of reason. Re-
bellion has come not from law. really, but
from tyranny. I'm an interested specta-
tor / want to see 1t worked out. Ihat
why I want to come back"
In his excitement over things In gem
eral he had thrown away his cigarette
half smoked, and he promptly went over
to the fireplace where 1t lay and carefuiiy
put it quite out. l guess he's neat man
TO have about house. Those little things
tell a lot. my dea~s. Then he took an
other cigarette from the box and sat
down again with one leg twisted UNDER
meath him in sort of swanlike pose.
why don't you write play of the fut-
ure as you believe 1t will be-" L inquired.
NO use, no use at ALL" he murmured,
with the cigarette in a corner OF MS
mouth. THAT sort Of thing Is much pet
ter in a book than in play. II. q. wells
has done it many times, Of course. IL
would be difficult and not worth while In
a play. Theatre audiences have little
imagination. and 1t would be the back
ground that would have to be changed,
not people. You couldn't very we'll show
how things will be on the narrow limits
of stage
You know America, don't you? You've
been there. What do you think OF Its
future?'
Mr.. Jerome shook his head. ! could see
he was sort OF discouraged about US.
Many Of them are over here.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

"Have you been on the river YETI he
asked with an expansive smile.
well. I've sat on Its banks and I've
heard its weir, and I've seen is boats ana
fed It's swans and maybe before 1 60 home
III glide along on its surface"
.'Oh. yes," said Mr.. Jerome. of course
YOU must. Wonderful little stream, ism [
IL? There are really only two rivers
worth considering. the Tiber and the
Thames" And he laughed merrlly ana
puffed away at his cigarette.
| changed the subject at once. hadh
come TO NARROW to talk about the river.
vouldn't 90 anywhere TO talk about 1t.
Jts all very well in It's way. but there
are others!
Haven't your views of life become
much more serious since you wrote
Three Men I'm a Boat?" | asked
Beams from the gentleman in blue.
"Wbv was Just as serious then as
7 am now. The trouble Is people are apt
,o think that IL you have a sense oil
humor and can laugh at things you
can't take life seriously That's great
mistake. / assure you"
~ quite agree with you" said |. only
Won didn't seem to so in much for prob
lens then. did your
"Yes. Of course | did," laughed Mr..
Jerome.
I let it go at that.
..Well, how many hours day do you
work.
Jerome K tried to look grave and de-
dressed as he said in a sort OF stage
whisper:
"Confidentially, Miss Carew. I'm afraid
I,m not much of IA worker. but when l
get deeply interested l keep at 1t GER
tain number of hours at a time. My pest
work Is always done in the morning.
He puffed franticaly at the cigarette to
cheer himself up and In second he was
smiling seraphically again.
"Have you abandoned books Tor play
writing. Mr. Jerome
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
In His "Den" at NARROW, on the Bank of the
Thames, the Author of "Three Men in a Boat"
Received the American interviewer and
Gave Her His Views Upon Modern
Life and Morals, the Stage and
Many Other Subjects.

a waiter. who had probably been in the
Compleat Angler family as far back as
there was one. served me He wasn't
spriShtly. he wasn't young and he GER
talnly wasn't an Apollo Belvedcre, but he
seen his duty and he done it,"
Do you think he let me choose my own
luncheon?
Not at all.
He told me what TO eat, and / ate it as
If had been his eldest daughter He was
most masterful man.
! wouldn't have dreamed OF discussing
the mere matter of food with him. II we
had chatted it would have been of gov
ernment affairs, post-impreS sonism. poesy
(whatever that may be) and other high
brow topics. AS it was | just let him
feed me. and II did that well.
He brought me boiled lobster Not quite
Broadway boiled lobster. but you can't
expect that with perSolas and ramblers.
crimson ones. and swans. Then he piled
me with duck and at last he ambled along
with the good old gooseberry tart that
know by heart now.
When / was at the chcOry. alias coffee
stage watching the swans curl their legs
up on their backs in a perfectly gifted
way. as | slipped the conCoction, a Big
Ben in the neighborhood doomed forth
the hour. And ! begged the compleat
waiter to get me something swift in the
way Of coach and four.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
By Kate Carew.
London. Aug ;

London. Aug s.
II COURSE my dears, I'm perfect
~ devoted to London and tie
" Londoners. Still. the thought has
dashed across my brainpan several times
since I'VE been here that there's too much
boasting in this district about nice, neat
but not gaudy. little stream called the
Thames.
Every one I've met has asked me, al
most before I've had time TO say PLEASED
10 meet YOU" whether or not I've been
on the river.
II seems a kind OF formula: Mrs. So
and-so. let me introduce Miss Kate
CareW." and Mrs. So-and-so, whether
she's nineteen or ninety. hardly looking
at me- says languidly:
"IIave YOU been on the river YETI"
We'll. up to Thursday last l hadn't. and
though / knew 1 was losing prestige by
the minute in this town and that didn't
have any table talk or parlor converse
lion OF interest to any one. still l didn't
seem TO miss the Thames much. 1 didn't
feel that mine was a wasted life or any
thin like that.
Naturally, I knew all along Id have TO
20 some time. Every one does. But
felt could bear putting it off for while
without eating my heart out.
WHERE THE LUMINARIEs LIVE.
However, ! did want to have talk
With the author of Three Men in
Boat" and he happens to be one OF the
River Colony, which is composed oil
writer's, artists and theatrical stars of the
first magnitude who sojourn on the rose
covered banks of the Thames in the good
old summer time.
SO il was up the stream for your Auntle
Kate.
Mr.. Jerome lives at NARROW, where Nine
Melba. Somerset Vaughan, Temple Thurs
ton. ". J. Locke, Haddon Chambers ana
our own Charles Frohman and Avery Hop
wood have stayed at intervals in their
Careers.
It's a regular haunt Of Geniuses and In
tellects. Why. you can't throw stone
anv distance there without breaking H.
erarv. musical or artistic glass window.
And YOU can't evade the river If you
want TO see any of these Shining Lights.
for they always nestle their houses as
close to the water as possible
Mr.. Jerome said he would receive me
IN the early afternoon. and the only tram
making suitable connections went ana
landed me at NARROW about midday-Just
the hour when the sturdy Briton eats MS
succulent chop and quaffs his ale.
Everything pointed to the river. IL
would have been hard TO escape II.
iust turned a corner and there 1t was III
front OF me. q cunning little, twisting
cur,ins. silver thread. on its banks were
rrettv mink. blue and white houses COW
cred with roses and honeysuckle, and on
its shining surface were punts' ro"ooa's
and canoes.
All this left me quite cam
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

L COURSE. my dears, I'm perfect
~ devoted TO London and tie
L.ondoners. Still, the thought has
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-30
HE TOOK THE RESPONSIBILITY.

Tie New Tuk board of health hav-
ing asked the board Of aldermen to
appropriate $1C. 900 for the purpose of
having doctors visit schools and
tenement houses and vaccinate the
children. a two hours discussion was
INDUCED in and the project was turn
ed down.
Dr. Lederre Of the board Of health,
being present, warned Alderman Dowl-
ing that smallpox epidemics came
around about every ten years and that
one was due this year and that If the
city was not prepared to deal with It,
Bowling and his colleagues would
have to take the responsibility for
the deaths which would result from
the non appropriation Of the money.
"All right, I'll take that RESPONSE
bility," replied Bowling, because ]
dop't see any epidemic in. sight, and II
it is to come. spending $4,000 on
scratching kids arms won't keep it off
anyway"
The wrong Of this sort Of legisla-
ton was recognized by the state of
California, and the compulsory vacci-
nation law was repealed because it
was class legislation-it subjected a
part Of the people to suffer treatment
not imposed upon another part.
If the tenements are so unhealthy
that they are menace to the health
Of New York, or any other city, II
would be wiser to prevent the disease
by cleanliness, as yellow fever has
been eradicated, than by such an in
vasion Of personal rights as such a law
as this authorizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-30

o.-How can we prove to the ex-
tremsly critical that the people taken
out for tho Lords name (Acts XIV, 14)
are the ones referred to in the Scrip.
lures as the Bride" i'the Lambs
Wife," 1.-THE New jerusalem" etc? III.
J. ~
Answer.-The extremely critical"
are the very ones to recognize the rea-
sona'bleness Of the doctrine of election
so positively outlined in this passage.
1t is the thinking, critical minds that
rare rejecting the antiquated, obsolete
theories Of the past and now are com
ing to see the truth concerning the Di-
vine purpose. How reasonable, then,
to those who view the facts and rea-
son critically are the Bible teachings
relating to the selection of "a people
for His name" and that this election
has been In process Of development
throughout the entire Christian era!
Naturally, the mind would seek fur
Their enlightenment as to the identity
OF this special people or class. The
various passages of Scripture relating
to this class would logically fit into
place and it would be recognized that
it Is the Church of Christ, the Bride,
the Lambs Wife, the New Jerusa-
lem," etc. And then how reasonable
and consistent the teaching that fol-
lowing this election the Heavenly Fa-
Their, who Is all love and compassion,
and goodness, will through this glori-
fed Class-Christ and His Church-re-
build the ruins of David. which are
fallen down, restore the Jews to their
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-30
CIRCULATION
As IT is AND ALWAYS WILL BE

Agitation is q good thing because
& Is Just the opposite Of stagnation.
YET some people are annoyed by ag-
itation. and q cannot be said that they
become stagnant: but II the whole
community should represent inertia,
any plaoe would soon have a run
down-at-the-heei appearance-a silent
city atmosphere.
There is nothing like enthusiasm;
and the signs IN the windows Of the
town. we Boom Norwich" look good
20 people who love their town wheth-
er they are 'whooping 'er up" or just
keeping still
We all like 10 hear the ten blows
struck on the City han bell, for that
means another pocketbook wide open
for ~the Rose Of New England"-an-
other able citizen who has taken rank
as q top-notche-; another stride to-
ward the success which is sure.
There are quite likely ten who would
Ike 10 contribute to ono citizen who
does. and none desire to see the pro-
jsct fail
70 IS pleasing 10 see that the women
ere called upon 10 boost II they be
laughed az when they ask the privi-
leEe Of voting No great enterprise
goes without their sympathy and sup
port and deserve full recognition for
their civic pride and nberality.
Wendell Phillips said: Agitation is
hemethod that plants the schoolhouse
beside the ballot box" It also plants
The mandatory beside the home!
Be q Booster