New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.
The Records of the Federal COnVen-
ton, edited by Professor Farrand of
Yale. have gone from this young coun-
try TO very ancient one to be used in
framing a constitution. II was Chi
naman Of distinction who lately sent
in haste for Il set of this work TO serve
as reference for the members Of the
National Congress converting for the
selection Of .China's constitution
Literary Heroes.
In discussion of the heroes of wom-
an writer's the London Mirror" quotes
various complaints that these writer's
make amazing bunders in describing
the business or sporting occupations
OF men. One criticism is 10 the effect
that feminine novelists cause their he
roes To continually drink tea. An as
founding statement" we are told. "ap-
| peared in woman writer's book some
years ago. The hero. after jumping into
river To rescue the heroine. was de-
scribed as performing the following
| feat: With one hand he held her love-
/ ly head above the seething waters and
with the other called loudly for help"
A Composers Memoirs.
Camille Saint Saens. the composer.
has Just published his memoirs under
the title of Hedge school" His de-
scription of how ne was received by
Queen Victoria at Windsor and Buck
| ingham Palace s interesting. At Wind
sor he accompanied Princess Beatrice,
who sang for the first time before her
mother and nearly died Of fright" ON
! his second visit. seventeen years later
he was accompanied by Johann Wolff.
who was for many years the Queens
| favorite violinist. He speaks of how
/ they spent the night at one of the no.
| tells in the town, the honor of staying
| at the castle being reserved for very
/ great personages. a not very enviabie
! honor. for the rooms reserved FOR them
are no better than a servants attic"
7
ming through the whole book.
A New Profession.
\ semi-literary profession Of a novel
sort has arisen in Paris. one deVel-
oped 10 save masculine authors from
/ blunders as deplorable as those re
corded Of their feminine rivals. These
plumbers are perpetrated by novelists
and playwrights when they attempt TO
describe the habits, dress and oocupa-
lions of women: hence the employment
OF IN expert WOMAN adviser who makes
q business Of supplying the correct de-
tails.
| CarIye's Admirers.
The list Of visitors al Carlyles old
| house in Cheyne-row, London. shows
| that his name is stu revered No few
or than 1879 persons went through
| the house during the past year.
Mrs. Harrison's New Book.
new long novel from the pen Of
Lucas Malet"-otherwise Mrs Harri-
son, Charles Kingsley's daughter-wil
| probably appear next summer II is
10 be called "Damaris Verify" a title
which suggests a story Of rural Eng
land.
A Missing Letter.
In March, 1898. municipal officer
| named Touan and the Chevalier de
Jariayes formed a plot Ia rescue the
royal family, then imprisoned in the
temple. The Queen, through Touan.
sent several letters TO Jarjayes con-
! corning this plot. All Of these letters
! have been lost or destroyed except a
few which belong To a descendant of
Jarjayes. The most noble and at the
same time the most pathetic. that In
which the Queen renounces plan
which separates her from her children.
was given to the Count of Chambord in
1873. No one knows what has since
become Of II: az his death II was not
found among his papers.
Aside from her correspondence With
| Maria Theresa now I'm the imperial ar
| chives in Vienna, the autographs Of
| Marie Artoinette ere very rare. Baron
Zangiacomi judge in the Court OF APP
peal during the Empire. owned a large
number OF them, but owing 10 some Of
his sentences he was unpopular with
the people When the commune came
into power his apartment was set on
fire and his precious collection entirely
destroyed.
Tho Life of Lincoln.
Mr.. F. F. Brown, the editor of the
Chicago Dial" is bringing out new
popular edition OF his Everyday Life
Of Abraham Lincoln" II has hereto
fore been available only in the form Of
a subscription book. II was first pub
lished a long time ago and was largely
made up from the vivid "reminiscences
Of men who had been personal friends
OF the great President.
The Browning Letters.
There are sixteen surviving relatives
Of the BroWnings who will benefit, II
is stated. from the proposed sale Of the
love letters of the two poets. OF this
l..,. t. oil ct.