The Washington herald., 1912-07-07
LITERARY NOTES.

Writing one complete story a month
for a magazine, turning out an occasional
novelette, of from 5000 to 5000 swords
for the same publication. doing special
work to order for a score of periodicals.
writing novels, giving personal attention
to her husband and two children. over
seeing the details OF the work In a big
house. directing a well-organized corps
Of servants, and meeting all the require
ments imposed upon her by her position
in the social life Of Cincinnati. is the
gigantic task set for herself by Mrs. Mar
garetta futile. the author of His
Worldly Goods"
The Diary of Frances. Lady Shelley
just published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
is full Of entertaining and enlightening
incidents that occurred between the dates
Of 17S and 1917, and Of sketches of dis
tinguished people Of that time. Judg-
ing from its spontaneity and impulsive
enthusiasms Lady Shelley had no idea
that her diary would ever be published.
She deals with literary. artistic and So
cial affairs OF the early days OF the last
century. Among her friends were the
Duke OF Wellington and Lord Castle
reagh: Metternich. Tallyrand. and she
| visited the Empress Marie Louise and
the Duke and Duchess de Berri. About
| all these she tells anecdotes not before
printed. and about Fouche Marshal Ney
and the Duchess d'Angouleme as well
| Because the Young Farmers Practical
Library has led to the Misrepresentation
| that this series Sf books is for Juvenile
agriculturists the publishers. Sturgis and
| Walton Company, announce a change of
name to the Farmers Practical Library.
a name that conveys the correct impress
sion, viz, that II is addressed to adults.
1t has been found impossible to give so
much matter of the highest quality for
so low a price as 70 cents a volume.
Hence. after October l next. the price
will be S100.
The Wide World Magazine for July
contains stories and articles dealing with
Wyoming Patagonia. British East Africa,
Austria. Holland. the Yukon, Burma, Sas-
katchewan. Ohio. Bolivia, Sierra Leone,
Algiers. Ceylon. New Zealand. and other
places. A perusal of this magazine is a
| liberal geographical education in itself.
Count Charles Manzoni tells the romantic
story Of his life in the wilds Of Pata-
gonia, where he remained for twenty
years. W. E. Priestley describes very
wildly a boat voyage which he made
down the Yukon River. John Boyes con-
| tinues his account Of How I Became
q hlnS, ana JACK thompson describes
his life in a Bolivian prison. where. at
the present moment. he is lying under
sentence Of death.
The Fourth Of July spirit OF patriot
ism fairly breathes from the pages
the July American Boy. No elias of
publication can do as much TO improve
the quality of our American citizenship
as can a magazine that is gotten up
with the requirements of boys in mind.
Among the books of which the Putnams
have recently printed new impressions
are the following:
From a College Window" by Arthur
c. Benson, nineteenth impression: The
Silver Box. and Other Plays" by John
Galsworthy. seventh impression; NY
glen and morality" by Lavinia Dock.
fifth impression; Love and Marriage"
by Ellen Key, seventh impression: The
Education of the Child by Ellen Key.
fifth impression: Practical Nursing"
third revised and enlarged edition. by A.
c. Maxwell and A. Z. Pope, sixth i'm
preston: of the earlier editions total
Of eleven impressions were printed. The
Power of Silence" by H. w. Dresser,
seventh impression: of the earlier edition
fourteen impressions were printed. "Baw-
bee Jack" by Amy McLaren, sixth i'm
preston.
The Century Co. announces June 26 as
the definite date of issue OF W. Morgan
Shuster's The Strangling of Persia"
This chronicle. by the ex-treasurer gen.
eral of Persia, of his experience in Per- |
STA during the stormy eight months when |
he fought vainly to help Persia TO her
place among nations, has the startling |
facts substantiated by the British and |
Persian state papers, supplemented by |
private diary kept by the writer dur |
ing the entire period Of his sojourn in |
Persia
well illustrated article on the New |
York Yacht Club is the principal feature |
of the July Strang. A complete history |
down to the present day is given by
Wendell Phillips Dodge and the new in
formation relative to the Americas Cup
should interest yachtsmen. Another ar
ticle Of considerable interest Is Coulson
Kernahan's Edward Whymper as I
Knew Him A scientific article. fully
illustrated, entitled, Sun, Wind, and
may provide the power of the future.
"Hair-dressing as q Fine Art should
interest women just as The Best Dog /
Ever Saw should attract the men.
Every student of our history knows
how rEnfant. who had been commits
stoned to lay out a capital city of 10000
population, planned Washington among
the woods and swamps Of the Potomac,
and subsequently quarrelled with his as
sociates and was removed from Office,
while Maj. Andrew Ellicott completed the
first part of his designs. Ten years ago.
says Egerton Fuller. writing in the issue
Of Harper's Weekly for June Is. when
a commission was appointed for the
Of Washington. L'Enfant's
plans were resurrected and were found
to be so comprehensive, SO simple and
Intelligent, that, though they were drawn
more than century ago. the modern
city builders could see nothing in which
they could be improved.
On June % Messrs. Henry Holt and
Company will issue Elements Of Geos- (,
raphy," by Profs. Rollin D. Salisbury,
Harlan H. Burrows. and Walter Sheldon
Tower. of the University of Chicago The
chief object in geography teaching, In
ha 0Dfnian eha ~ L,