The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-07
GOSSIP OF THE JEWELLERS
IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS

committee of women at the head OF :
church lecture recently approached George
Barr MCCutc heOn and asked what he would
charge them to give reading on one OF
Tie nights selected Mr. McCutcheon IL
extremely timd abou, appearing in public.
Five hundred dollars" he responded. The
committee gAspcd. "FNe hundred dollars
Why that l. more than any one else In
the country charges" exclaimed the chair
man Of the committee. Il know responded
lie, but am including expenses In my
agure The reading viii be ten dollars.
expenses four ninety" Expenses four
hundred and ninety dollars? Goodness
how do you make that out7" Medl-
cal hospital and funeral" he replied
You can't reasonably expect me to dodge
all OF the chairs and things that would be
thrown II had the nerve to face crowd
that had paid real money at the door"
recent French play universally de-
nounced succeeded only because the sculptor
heroine was represented as a pretty woman
n IL be true that few women arusts or
writer's are attractive Mrs. john Clarence
Lee author OF Across Siberia Alone" Is y
notable exception, for when undergoing
physical training In preparation for stage
career which was set aside by marriage
shs was pronounced by the Famous pr'
SARGENT the most nearly perfect woman
physically that he had ever seen AAtes
Ter a,trac,iveness was the cause OF starting
adventures in Siberia.
The French Government has Just puf-
chased for the Luxembourg gallery the
original painting by Arthur Rackham oil
Jack Spratt and His WIFE" which picture
vas the frontispiece OF the pecefhoe'
st Nicholas This is the highest noho'
that the French Government can cohtei
upon a painting by living artist NOV
until the artist 10 dead are MS c~"'e'''
eligible for the Louvre.
Holman Day. author OF THE Red Lane
is spending a few weeks In New YORK ~heie
h. Is engaged In some successfui drah'A".
work Hts own book, squire fhih -'u''
brought out IN u new edition-which rea'e'
the return to his native New England VHiass
q d circus manager accompanied ny NJ,
pc, elephant. was dramatized and produced
some time ago.
Many writer's attended a musicale given
last sunday night by Mr.. and Mrs owen
Johnson, among them being Kate pous!~A
W.Egln. Ellen Glasgow. George Barr ae'
Cutcheon and Charles Hanson Towne MIS-
Johnson, who has sung in opera IN EUROPE
Gang enJoyably, as did Nine ida Heih"i'
AMI Frank Pollock.
william J. Locke is spending the winter
mcr.hs IN Egypt, where he went lmme-
dlatey after reading proofs OF ms new
move. The Fortunate Youth" THIS pook
Will be published the end of March by the
John Lane Company.
VIA s!bert Gather. author OF ri"'
negrs" has Just received vote OF 'hahAA
IRON. gathering OF Bohemian editors ""a
recently met In Chicago, for her 'depiet'on
q, ,r.- condl,ions existing among the early
pioneer. Of Nebraska" The story has peeh
assigned for class work In the bohemian oe'
pa-gu.n nj u the Nebraska state University
sal is Irouslng much Interest
George Ham.in Fitch, author OF 'Comtot'
F...l In GOOD Old Books" THE crltic
IT, 20" Sc, Is giving a course or elk zee
"-s- uu The Great Spiritual BOOKS OF 'he
Wa-.l" IN the art gallery OF his publishers
Fa- E,G.r and Company ?39 Grant avenue
San IItAuisoo, The lectures are to De given
7"ef on Thursday afternoons commencing
= ars.ry q.
T.. uvtA! Of honor Of the National Geo
r.'. Society has been awarded TO the
..- II King for a recent book OF MS or
ar .'.-o. Mr. King was the suthor o'