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THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX. PORTLAND. AUGUST 9, 1903.
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Pen.!: The Awakening Kant, by- W. P. Ores
ton. Illustrated f:i..K. J. B. Llppinrott
o. Philadelphia, and the J. K. GUI Co..
Portland.
Mr. Cresson may be described as a
lucky author, for liis bonk had just
reached the market when the rabies
flashed the news that the Shah of Tersia
with the aid of his Cossack body-guard,
had attacked his Parliament and that
bloodshed once more flowed In the streets
cf Teheran.
Immediately there ensued lively curi
osity about Persia and the. Persians,
nd Mr. Cresson ts abundantly able to
supply the demand In his up-to-date book
cf travels, marked by candor and well
arranged Information. He particularly
fives a Concise account, of the political
conditions surrounding Persia today, and
Is careful to particularize the diplomatic
complications in that country, caused by
the rivalries and conflicting Interests of
Germany. Great Britain, Russia and
Turkey. .
In his introduction. Mr. Cresson almost
apologizes for writing Ills book, modestly
mentioning the recent appearance of
Lord Curznn'B informing publication
"Persia." but the two hooks are so dis
similar that there is ample room for Mr.
C'resson's. He 1 so authoritative, and
has brought his facts down to the pres
ent. It is noteworthy that most of the
pictures which illustrate his book were
taken -from photograph supplied by the
author's brother. Emlen Vaux Cresson,
who accompanied him -throughout the
trip. The growth of liberalism in Persia
1s touched upon, a liberalism that has at
tained marked .growth since the Japanese
success in the Far East started the cry:
"Asia for the Asiatics."
Teheran is spoken of as a city of con
trasts. In IVrsian at lat." writes Mr.
.Croti. "Teheran Is a European city. The
wMe etreets and treo-Hne1 avenues of tha
nfw-r quarter of the lion date from the
reln 'f Sheh Naer-ed-DIn, grandrather of
the present Shah, who returned from a vlll
to Kurope flred wlta the ambition of trans
forming his capital Into an Oriental Pari
Bur the Persian cf the lower classes is a
fanatical ronervtlve; the strange martnes
that drie his rulers to leave the bloesed
ehr.re of Iran to wander In Inn. lei lands
tevonl the seas, seems to him wholly for
eign and dlstaateful. And. while the result
of Xae r-cl-tin' fondneee for the thlnre and
navi of Europe are to be seen In Teheran
on every hand, .the large majority of the
citiztne dins obstinate, to the customs of
their forefathers, eo that the capital of Per
sia stands today as a wonderful CUy of Con
trasts, a meeting place of opposing civlllia
tions. Where the old and the new stand side
by side In bewildering confusion."
Mr. Cresson mentions that he had an
Interview with the late Shah, in which
the latter expressed the hope that for
eign capitalists would interest themselves
In Persian mines and oil-fields. The Shah
added that he wished to visit America,
but feared the effect of sea-sickness on
himself, saying: "If a voyage of only a
. few hours across the English Channel
could so affect me. how ran I hope ever
to reach your far-off land, alive?"
In visiting the oil-fields of Bala-Khane,
the trmTeleri were under the escort of a
sturdy German foreman from the oil
fields of Pennsylvania, and saw a, Tatar
workman lying- prostrate, his face toward
Mecca, on a strip of greasy carpet among
t!ie idle machinery. The foreman gave
his emplove a kick, saying.:
"Cholst look at dese fellows! Ve haf
to vatch dem r dev pray de whole d
time! Vat mid Mohammedan feast daya
and Russian saints' days ve get no vork
done at, all. Vat ve need is a cargo of
good missionaries to convert do whole
d lot!"
Count Berge de W'ltte is spoken of with
a good deal of respect as the real "strong
man" of Russia, and the latter nation Is
sympathized with in attempting to fulfil
her destiny In seeking an outlet to the
sea. Turkey in Persia is described as
a necessary evil for the purposes of dis
cipline. The Persian army is almost re
ferred to as a Joke, and the statement Is
made that it has passed through many
vicissitudes since the glorious days of
the Nadir Shah, and within the last in
years has probably been "reorganized"
oftener than any similar body of. troops
In the world. "During this time, the
Siiah's soldiers have known periods of
English. French, and Austrian Influence,
when officers detailed In turn from each
0f these powers have done their best to
undo the work of their predecessors, and
to teach the young Persian idea how to
shoot, according to their own manual
and standards."
The. Shah still remains the real head of
the Persian government, our author con
cludes, but some of the old ors-er of
things is changing. "The old regime,
the viziers In flowing robes and jeweled
turbans, who onre ruled at the court of
Teheran, have long since passed away.
Incongruous as It may seem, the Persian
officials now follow the fashion of Lon
don and Paris, and In the capital of
Persia the once despised frock coat of
the Infidel may even be said to play a
political role, for it distinguishes the
more progressive members of the court
partv from the conservative lower classes
of the town, who. for the most part, cling
to the pictureso.ua apparel of their ances-
'Tn the new agitation for reform. It ap
pears. Instead of :he principal constitu
tional leaders wearing European clothe.
when one learns something
enlace at xethekaisl
they appear In the flowing robes and
white turban of the Mohammedan priest
hood, contrary to wnsi is itiro.uj w
lleved. fire-worship oeased to be the
National religion of Persia many centu
ries ago. With few exceptions the. Per
sians of today are Mohammedans of the
Shlah sect.
The most romantic word-picture given
Is that describing the modern- Bagdad,
the city of the Califs, alas! now given
over to decay, an in place of fairy pal
aces a,nd marble halls of Harun's pltal
stand white-washed walls of clear brick
or tottering ruins. But the soil, it
seems. In spite of the apparent barren
ness of the region. Is marvelously fertile,
and in the neighborhood of Bagdad the
Arabs are- said to raise as many as three
and even four crops of wheat In' 10 e same
year.
Little space is devoted to a description
of the sand dunes of what was Babylon.
"Rising from the flat desert all about
lis were huge mounds of sand and deb
ris that covered the palaces and temples
of the Assyrian capital, the last traces
of one of the greatest cltiea the ' world
has ever seen. ' The-mother of cities
Is but a name, a sermon on the.- va.nity
of human riches." '
Near Kurnia, where the Tigris and Eu
phrates unite to form a single, stream
called the Shat-el-Arab. lies the tradi
tional Bite of the Garden of Eden, but,
according to' Mr. Cresson, it Is anything
but a tempting place of residence A
miserable village of mud huts, a. Turkish
custom-house, and a Jew scanty palm
trees are the only attractions it offers.
P.Tchical Kesearch and the Reeorrertion, by
James H. Hyaiop. 150. Small. Mayaard
& Co.. Boston.
Critics have been' unkind enough to
suggest that Dr. Hyelop Is a Joker so
much so that they refuse to take him
seriously. They complain that he Is
"gone" On telepathy and revealed Spir
itualism. . On the other hand, Dr. Hya
iop lias lost his temper and has often
replied to these attacks with fierce
abuse. For instanceon page 129, Dr.
HysLop aays: "Primarily. I must say
no one Is. safe from the moderncurse
of newspaper reporters and editors,
who have no respect for any of the
courtesies and humanities of life."
Perhaps the wiser way would ,be to
accept Dr. Hyslop as possessing; a
trained mind but a wandering will, and
think of him s being a man who is
tremendously in earnest. He Is one of
the foremost thinkers In thl country
at the present time along the path of
psychical research.
This new book off 409 pages, and di
vided Into one dozen chapters. Is writ
ten in a pleasantly dlscoursive spirit,
and the Ideas are unfolded In everyday
language, so much so that what Is
printed can be readily understood by
the general reader. But this dlscour
sive path is a snare, and . Instead of
positive facts being; presented In de
scribing a doctrine, various views are
given. Just the same as an editor or
biographer would sample different men
tal products and say to the reader:
"There's the dish. Take your choice."
Often Dr. Hyslop does not closely stick
to his texj and drags in foreign Issues.
Of course. Dr. Hyslop again mentions
Dr. Richard Hodgson, and Mrs. Piper,
the famous medium. One may be per
mitted to wonder if Dr. Hyslop could
be trusted to Write one book without
mentioning Dr. Hodgeson"s or Mrs.
Piper's names. Just a hint that's all.'
Speaking of Spiritualism, we are told
It Is such tan Incongruous mixture of
science and religion that a very rare
and e!astic"TOental temperament Is re
quired rightly to adjust the balance
between seriousness and contempt In
the estimation of it. A story Is related
concerning a Mrs. D. and her little
daughter Lettie. who. when one year
and nine months old. died from the
burning of her cradle. December 2,
1897. At 'odd times, between August
and December, when Mrs. D. had
thoughts about her child's future and
was planning some little thing for her,
she thought she heard a voice say:
"She'll never need it." The day before
the child died Mrs. D. remarked that
Lettie ought to get a new pair of shoes
but again came that Inner voice:
"She'll never need them."
About a week before the child's death
the mother thought sha smelted fire at
night, but on Investigation found no
traces of fire, but felt a strange im
pression to burn all parlor .matches,
which were of a kind that Is easily
lighted. But why lengthen the agony?
On the eventful morning Mns. D. went
downstairs to her household duties, and
on hearing Lettie cry, rushed upstairs,
to find that the crib and bedding were
on lire and the child so badly barned
that she died three hours afterward.
It was supposed that the child had
accidentally found and was playing
with a match when the catastrophe
occurred.
Another Mrs. D. story: December 80.
1897. she cays that she was resting
with her little boy when the latter
exclaimed: "Mamma, Is little Lettie
air now? Is she like smoker' "Why.
darling?" "'Cause I 'Just saw her and
put my arms around her, and she was
like air." Dr. Hyslop adds: i'l think
that every one would frankly admit
thattle narrative presents, at least to
the ordinary mind, an extraordinary set
of coincidences in favor of premonition
and spiritism." But this Is not all
about Mrs,. D. About two years ago,
nnd without any piano practice, she
found herself playing on a piano auto
matically, and affirmed that, she was
wholly unconscious of Intending the
movements of the fingers or the pieces
of music played. This, it seems to me,
is not eurprising. Why could not .this
woman have the gift of musical im
provisation such as ' is possessed .by
Harold Bauer or Carreno?
Sensational stories are told purport
ing to be visions of the dying, stories
describing waiting friends on the other
side. One dead person is mentioned as
attending, in the spirit, at a spiritist
seance, and sending this message: I
was taken up Into a cloud and seemed
to be part of It. My feeling was that
I was being taken by Invisible hands
Into rarlfied air that was so delightful.
I am free from pain, and see my father
beyond."
A trance Is defined as -but a name
for an exceedingly fluctuating condtT
tion. and that is not exactly the same
In different mediums. ,
In reviewing the Smead rase. Dr.
Hyslop tells of planchette writing and
messages from the planet Mars. In
one alleged communication, this con
versation Is given between the "com
municator" and Mr. Smead:
"The people are bigger fon Mam) and there
Kare not so many as on thin earth. The peo-
ple there could talk with the people nere it
they knew , their .language, but they do not
"Do the people in Mars have flesh and
blood as wa do?
Yet."
Do they look like us?"
'Some. The Inhabitants are like Indians.
They are highly clvllijed in aome, things. In
fixing water." , -
"In what way?"
"Making 'It o that It Is easy to get around
It."
"How do they do that?"
'.'They cut jrreat canals from ocean to
ocean, and great' bodies of water."
Dr. Hyslop Insists that one thing the
Society for Psychical Research has
proved beyond cavil Is the fact that
apparitions do occur. The last chapter
has at its head the title chosen for the
book, and the resurrection ! discussed
for 67 pages pro and con. 'It may not
be important." writes ' Dr. Hyslop.
"either to believe or deny the stoty of
the resurrection. . . . There are
signs enough of social and political
upheaval In the dissolution of the older
ethcal and religious Ideals, and It will
devolve on a new philosophy to aid In
the reconstruction of order."
Borderland studies, by George M- Gould. M.
IJ. P. Blackiston's Bon A Co.. Phila-delphla-
In 1S96 the first vblume of these essays,
addresses and .lectures on llterary-medlco
subjects appeared, and attracted so much
favorable notice that their author has
been encouraged to Issue a second volume.
He complajns that the teaching recom
mended in his paper as to a biographic
and multiple biographic method of dis
covering medical truth has been ad
vocated faultily, and without a hint of
credit or origin, "by some 'In high
authority." t-
It Is noted that if one glances through
the biographies of any 25 great literary
workers, a striking difference will be
found between the personal lives of
perhaps half of the number selected, and
the others. Thus. Gladstone. Goethe,
.Talne, Kant. Mommsen. Gibbon. Zola.
Verdi, Agassil Fiske, Longfellow, Loweli.
Hawthorne, etc., leading sedentary and
scholarly lives possessed! good health,
while other men of the same callings and
application to literature or science, en
dured lives of physical suffering. Of this
latter class are George Eliot. Huxley.; De
Qtiincey, the Carlyles, Parkman, Brown
ing. Wagner. Spencer, Whlttier. Margaret
Fuller, litres, Darwin, Nietzsche and
others. The complaint is made that the
attitude of the world, even of the medi
cal profession, in the presence of disease;
has been one of fatalism. Bring a large
number of- clerical life-histories into com
parison. iid produce a composite photo
graph of the complete pathologic findings.
After reading the chapter on "Disease,
and Sin," and learning the burden of
physical woe we Inherit 'from our an
cestors. It Ij a wonder that the present
generation il not a mass of weaklings,
from the inheritance of what may be
called the social evil. Dr. Gould presents
some remarkable statistics in the way of
a cold douche, on this head. He shows by
figures on the sin-percentage, of deaths,
that two blood-diseases that cannot be
discussed in the columns of 'a newspaper,
are responsible for the highest number
of deaths.. Next In order coma, suicide,
homicide, war, famine, pestilence, and
alcoholism. Tuberculosis comes 15th on
the list.
' For lay readers, the chapter on "History
of the House" giving facts connected with
human habitation from the earliest times.
Is of special Interest. t
It will perhaps shock the reader of old
time romances which shed rays of glory
on brave knights and fair women of the
Middle Ages, to be told by Dr. Gould that
according to Michelet for 1000 years of
the Midyile Ages not a man or woman in
Euope, comparatively speaking, took a
bath. "More than, one female saint is
commended," goes on Michelet, "for
never having washed even the hands,
how much less the remainder of the body.
An Instant's nakedness would have been
a mortal sin. -We may be quite certain
that not one of the Perclvals, Trlstrams,
Iseults ever washed. Hence the furious
skin-diseases that tortured our ISth cen
tury ancestors!"
Dr. Gould- makes an eloquent plea, for
modern sanitation and affirms that the
man who says his sole duty Is to cure
disease, not to bother about sin or so
ciety. Is a bad physician and a poor
citizen. Nature sternly sees to It that
whenever sin exists it works itself out,
finally. In sickness and death. Naturally,
Dr. Gould attacks patent medicines and
Christian Science.
The Bishop's Ememvlda, by Houghton
Towner. W. 3. Watt A Co, New York
City.
There's tender Interest In a new nov
el, being the first venture of a publish
ing house just beginning the business,
such as this is. "The Bishop's Emer
alds" Is a story of near-aristocratlc
English life, filled to the brim. and run
ning over with excitement. There Isn't
a dull page, and like a certain cat
there's always something doing.
Lady Hester, an Irish Lord's daugh
ter. Is a woman with a past when she
marries a widower clergyman. Rev. Mr.
Cardew. afterward Bishop of Ripley.
Jack Cardew is the Biehop's son by his
first wife. Richard Bannister, an aris
tocratic Idler atld gambler, creeps into
the Cardews' circle with his daughter
Mabel. Bannister's alias Is Gordon, and
as Mr. Gordon he had. in his youth,
married Lady Hester and afterward de
serted her. Believing him dead, she
had married Rev. Mr. Cardew. A mat
rimonial mix-up occurs, heightened by
the conspiracy of Bannister and his
aide, Voss, to steal the Cardew emer
alds' the value of ,one necklace alone
being estimated at $100,000.
Most of the, characters In the novel
play at cross-purposes, and consider
able Ingenuity ts displayed in manag
ing the literary warp and weft.
J..M. QUENTIN. -
IN LIBRARY AND WORKSHOP.
Down the Rogue River" Is the title of a
well-written fishing excursion 4n South
western Oregon. The article Is finely Illus
trated and appears in this month'a num
ber of Recreation
Mrs. Stella M. During whose nevel "Disin
herited." the Llpplncotta Issued last year,
writes her publishers that she has won the.
$IO00 prize offered by a Western newspaper
for the beet novel submitted In recent com
petition. While Mrs. During la well known
In England, where a number of her books
have been published, she 1 eo far known In
America, only by "Dlalnherlted," which has.
however, been moat favorably received here.
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New books received: "The Daughter of
Virginia Dare," by Mary Virginia. Wall : and
Beyond the Blue-Graae." by George Orea-well-Glll.
each 1.S0 Neale Pub. Co.).
The Rubber-Neck," by Clivette (Lacrolx,
gweet Co., N. Y:.
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That Thomas McKean. the young Phila
delphia author, has made much progress in
the world of letters in hie second novel.
The Master Influence." published tola
Spring.. Is evidenced by. the many serious
and appreciative reviews accorded the book.
Mr. Mi Kean Is spending the Summer abroad,
engaged upon another novel.
.Beatrice Harraden. the author of "Shlpa
that Pass In the NJght." has a new novel
ready for the coming season which will
he called "Interplay." It is a love story
with" intense dramatic situations and a real
istic group of characters. The Influence of
one character upon another and the effect
of such Influence In the actual happenings
are carefully portrayed, and it Is from them
the title Is taken "Interplay."
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Rex Beach is losing sleep these nights, de
vising waysto keep himself in the limelight.
He recently visited an Alaskan town where
one E. H. Hegg runs the best and only
bookshop and paints his name and that of
his goods on the side of the cabin in big
white letters. The author wrote his pub
lishers recently: "Mr. Hegg handles "The
Barrier" In this place and reports a big
sale. He has disposed of six already for
cash. That Is going some. REX BEACH."
Miss Edith Macvane, whose clever novel.
"The Duchess of Dreams," has JUBt recently
been issued, writes her publishers that she
is now In Paris, where she exoects to reside
for some time to come, in connection with
certain literary work on which she Is en
gaged. Miss Macvane has spent much of her
life in France nd is thoroughly familiar
with the people arid their lifo a fact that
was commented upon when her first book,'
"The Adventures of Joujou," appeared two
years ago.
Mrs. Joseph Parker, mother of Sir Gilbert
Parker. M.P. for Gravesend and Northfleet .
I.ondon. Knit., died the other day at Belle
ville. Ontario, after a long illness. Deceased
was 74 years of eg. Sir Gilbert left Belleville
a few weeks ago. after paying a lengUiy
visit to his mother. Mrs. Parker's husband
died eight years ago. Other sons are
Lionel and Frederick, of f'hlcago, and
Henry. of Minneapolis. Miss Josephine
Parker is the only daughter, and resided at
home.
Baroness Orczj-'s latest romance. "Beau
Brocade." published some months ago. has
been dramatized by the author and her ffnis
band. Montague Barstow. and had Its flrst
presentation at the roronet Theater. Lon
don. June 1. The English edition of the
book, although only recently issued, has al
ready sold !i4.00fi copies, and the third large
edition is now- selling. The Baronesa is a
Hungarian, who has lived chiefly In England
since, her childhood. Her husband Is an Eng
lish artist and dramatist, with whom she
has collaborated in all her dramatic work.
m
The Llpplncotta are issuing new editions ot
three of their Spring novels: "Marcla
Schuyler." by Mrs. Grace Livingston Hill
Luts. which Is- among the best sellers in a
number of cities; "The Blue Lagoon." H. de
Vere Stacpoole'a unusual tale of the South
Seas; and "The Princess Dehra." by John
Reed Scott, now a very popular book. Mrs.
Luis Is already well advanced upon a new
torv. and Mr. Scott has just recently set
tled In a small towji in Maryland, where he
is mapping out a new novel which he ex
pects to have ready for .publication next
"'" ' . . .
John T. Mdntvre'e tale of rflystery. "In the.
Dead of Night," puhllsheri recently. Is to
be Isasued In England later on. somewhat
altered for the bftter appreciation of English
readers. In the new version the scenes will
be laid in London inetesd of New York and
a fow other minor changes will be made.
Mr. Molntyre Is a strikjng example of cltl
zenehip in the republic of letters won by
hard work. He le. an absolutely self-taught
man, who earned his daily bread, for many
years as a laborer and night watchman.
Heroie efforts have carried him forward by
slow degrees, until now his books for hys
and men find publishers ready for them. .
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Julian Harris, son of Joel Chandler Harris.
succeeds his father as editor of ITncle Re
mui'i The Home Magazine, retaining also
his original position as general manager.
Don R. Marquis, who has already made a
Rational reputation through his editorials,
poems and short stories published in the
magazine, is to continue as associate editor.
The directors of T'ncle Remua'a The Home
Magazine reached these two conclusions,
when they met to discuss the death of Joel
Chandler Harris and to take new measures
looking to the, future management of the
periodical, of which he was the founder. A
circulation of 20.000 copies la claimed at
present for the magazine.
' In "Fox Hunting. Past and Present." R.
H. Carlisle gives an interesting sketch ot
a sport which has been followed for many
generations in England, ind at the pres
ent time supports 204 packs of hounds,
many of which entail an expenditure of
over $.10,000 a year. Mr. Carlisle gives
four -classes of hunting men, thus: "Those
who hunt to ride. Those who ride to hunt,
and ride hard, see the best of the sport,
are the cream of the field and the most
permanent- members of the community.
Then there are those who love hunting,
cannot stay away, but hardly ever see a
run through they may Jump, but they do
not gallop. Lastly, there are those who
never jump, and acknowledge they do not
intend, to do so."
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Dr. George L. Walton's "Why Worry-?" Is
having an unusual sale for a book of lt
character, both author and the publishers
have received a large number of commenda
tory letters. Among those who have expressed
themselves in prai of Dr. Walton's work
and President Eliot, of Harvard University;
President Carroll D. Wright, of Clark Uni
versity, a number of neurologists and general
medical men ejid many private persona who
have received helpful suggestions from the
book, which deals in a non-technical man
ner with worry and its allied mental states,
Its causes. Its varieties and its alleviation. "A
well-thumbed copy In every household, where
there Is the slightest Inclination to worry,
would mean a great addition to the world's
present stock of happiness and- contentment,"
says one reviewer.
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Among the additions to biography promised
for the Kali by the Houghton Mifflin Com
pany the most Important" will be the "Life
of Thomas Bailey Aldrich." by Ferris Greens
let. This of course, is to be the authorized
biography' and It will naturally be based
largely upon the poet's letters, which will.
It Is thought, take a leading place among
the best examples of letter-writing In this
country. Other biographical studies- to come
from the same house will Include "William
McKinley." an addition to the American
Statesmen series from the pen 6f Thomas C.
Dawson, who enjoyed the Intimate friendship
of the late President, and "John Keats," a
new biography by Albert B. Hancock, for
which the promise Is, made that it will em
bed v all the Information which has been
brought to light since the earlier llvee of the
poet were written. There la. besides, to be
an anniversary edition of Alonzo Rothschild's
well-known "Lincoln, Master of Men."
"Aunt Jane of Kentucky", is an extreme
ly popular book with club women. The
Kentucky confederation of Women's clubs
recently invited the, author. Eliza Calvert
Hall to attend the annual meeting and
read "Aunt Jane rfSoes a-Vlsltlng," while
the Lotos Club, or Lakeland, Tela., cloaed
Its year with a meeting of the "Mite Society
of Goshen Church." adapted from one of
the chapters In the book, each member
Impersonating a character. The Literary
Club of the united Daughters of the Con
federacy, of Dallas. Tex., the Ladles' Guild
of the Unitarian Church, of Jersey City. N.
J ; the Literary club, of Stanford. Ky. : the
Current Events club, of CTawfordaville,
Iud.; the Six and Twenty Club, of Wilming
ton. Ohio; the Book Club, of Lenoir. N. C,
have all In various ways "honored" the
book and Its author. The eleventh edition
of, "Aunt Jane" Is announced.
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Lord Curzon's speech at the unveiling of a
portrait medallion of John. Oliver Hobbes
(Mrs. Craiglc) in London the other day sug
gests that he was not unconscious that too
much honor was perhaps being done to that
writer. Having ae-ked whether she would
have written other and still better books and
left an enduring mark on the literary history
of her time, he went on: "It la Impossible
to answer that, but there eeemed to be a cer
tain sense of Incompleteness about even her
best work, which mlfht signify either unde
veloped powers or unrealized aepiratlons."
Just before Mrs. Cralgie's death she wrote a
letter in which she said: 'I have not the
smallest wieh to marrry. If even were I a
widow tomorrow (she had. it will be remem
bered obtained a divorce from her husband),
there is nothing now In marriage which calls
me. if I had an Illusion or two It might be
different.' "
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- The writers who contribute the August
batch of short storlea to Putnam's and The
Reader do not appear to agree with each
other In their outlook upon life. Mrs. Hugh
Fraser. for instance, treats "The Heart of a
Geisha" as a very much more serious matter
than it looks to the average story-writer or
librettist: and Elliott Flower sees nothing to
laugh at in "An Error of Judgment" by
which an insurance adjuster lost an Impor
tant case for his company. On the other
hand, Anne Warner, In retailing the adven
tures of an American artist In an old French,
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JAPANESE women who visit the
United States during the warm
months of the year find themselves
baffled by one phase of our life.
They cannot understand the American
Summer girl.
In every- respect she differs so com
pletely from the ftirl of their own
Orient; her pleasures are so far re
moved, her costume so different, that
they never can get over the riddle.
The American Summer Rlrl Is a
sportswoman par excellence. She likes
to swim. ride, play srolf. tennis, sail a
boat, and hunt. She lives In the open.
The deadly blaze of Summer's sun has
no effect on her. She accepts the sun
burn wWi' the same amusement that
she defies the heat which attends it.
Her one ambition is to be perpetually
and eterrially busy.
In the Winter she may grlve herself
over to the srentler things of life, and
read and study. But for her Summer
isthehyden's holiday, the great open
air picnic; when she can go . back to
girlhood aaln, and rejoice In the possession-
of muscles, a good circulation;
and the Enthusiasm to get the benefit
of both. "
No wonder the Japanese girl mar
vels'. Her own life is the exact antip
odes. ' ...
With her Summertime is a season for
rest, for reflection. It Is also a time
to get close to nature, to study the
flowers and the fields.
Unknown to her Is the yachting
dress, the golfing skirt, the tennis
make-up, the heavy veil of the auto
mobilist. the bathing suit, designed to
give free play to the muscles. It Is
no hardship to have to forego the
American girl's style of dressing in
the Orient, for the Japanese woman,
though willing to adopt desirable
Ideals from the Occident, has decided
that the dress of the Far West does
not become her.
The native dress lends grace and
dignity to the wearer; the modes of
the New World put the sweetest girl
of Japan at a disadvantage. Therefore
the Japanese Summer girl clings
loyally to the costume sanctioned by
tradition, and is like a feathery whiff
from a screen or fan.
To see her Is to get the Impression
of dainty hands, nose, eyes, mouth,
ears and chin, of gorgeous eyes, a
brilliant silken sash and a long single
garment open at the throat.
Silent, pattering noiselessly from
place to place, this charming bit of
femininity looks more like the vision
of April, of Springtime, than of Sum
mer. Just as her more masculine slater
of the Far West seems to exhale the
very breath of Summer in the buoyant
spirits she throws into her play.
In garden surrounded, often by sa
murai, in the more ancient parts of the
Japanese realm,, or by soldiers and po
licemen In the more modern sections,
the daughter of Japan spends her Sum
mer ir study and contemplation.
8he gives herself up to her studies,
because it Is too warm to move about
physically, and she Interests herself In
the flowers because nature, being at
the very apex of its opulent beauty,
seems to send out; an Invitation through
the scent of the blooms and the eye
winning beauty of their petals.
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There Is much to see in these quaint
Japanese gardens with their curious
dwarfed trees, their wonderful little
miniature landscapes. Where the group
ings are so skillful that a sprig of fern
suggests a tewerlng monarch of the
forest, and a piece of rock no bigger
than an ordinary paving block is mag
nified by the Imagination Into a mighty
mountain. There are picturesque little
Inn. In a story called "All cats Look Black
at Night," sees chiefly the absurdity of her
hero's ill-founded fears; and Albert Kinross,
In describing the prosaic courtship of a Lon
don "city" man. makes ridiculous the narrow-mindedness
and egotism of his hero,
though without ones laughing at him.
I had the pleasure of seeing Mark Twain's
country 'house at Redding. Connecticut, a
few weeks agO. "Innocence at Home," as he
calls it, was not quite finished, though the
paper was on the walls and the water was
running In the pipes, says "Lounger" in Put
nam's snd the Reader. There was, however,
only one piece of furniture in the house, and
that was .a billiard table. Every one who
knows Mr. Clemens knows that he has two
Ingrained habits smoking and billiard-playing
Some of his friends think that hs
smokes to excess, but, as he pointed out to
them, he never smokes more than one cigar
at a 'time. The Redding house is very at
tractive. It la large almost large enough
for a hotel; and It overlooks a lovely wooded
valley. It might hv been placed further
up the hill to advantage, for now while It
gets the sunrise, a hill la front of the house
cuts oft the sunset view, and also the Sum
mer breezes from the south and west. The
dining-room the most Imposing soom in the
house opens out through French windows
upon a tiled terrace which. In turn, gives
upon the wooded hills and a pergola running
down to a large summer-bouse. Almost
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dells and lakes, cascades and water
falls. Around these a typical Japanese girl
can spend whole happy days. She has
no need of company. The sinsing of the
birds, the musical tinkling of the. water,
the perfume of the flowers and the beauty
of the plants are enough. . '
Her studies take up a large part of her
day. Before little writing tables, not
more than 12 inches high, she and her
companions squat on small padded mats,
while' some old Samurai explains the in
tricacies of one of the most difficult of
languages.
This squatting position has become
natural to the Japanese race, and by
constant attention to her postures the
Japanese girl "has mapaged to make her
self appear more than graceful in a posi
tion that would be most -difficult for
women of any other race. In fact, the
American Summer girl, though there Is
llttla that Is beyond her, would find It
a task to look pretty while crouched In
front of one of these low desks. More
over, the Occidental notions of clothing
do not accommodate themselves to this
kind of posturing.
The Inevitable tea takes up a. large part
of the attention of the Japanese Summer
girl.
Some visitor to the land of the Mikado
has said that a sojourn there is simply
measured by the passing from one tea
time to another.
The Kentucky colonel who explained
that be drank whisky to keep warm in
the Winter and to cool off in the Summer
has his loyalty to the rye matched by the
Jap's partiality to his tea. And it Is
served with no end of ceremony. She
who presides over the teapot esteems it a
rare honor, end when the tea is poured
she must needs go the very limit of cour
tesies. ....
Not all of this Summer tea drinking Is
done at home. With her sex In all parts
of the world the little Japanese lady Is a
great gossip. She likes to hear all the
news of the city. For this purpose she
has recourse to the tea house. Here the
best red blanket of the establishment set
out on the matted platforms serve for
both seat and table. Carriages and Jln
rlkishas roll by. There are picnic par
ties among the trees, for this amusement
is as deeply loved In thelandof the
every bedroom has its own tlro?mv"?;
to add the lest touch of comfort, the house
will be lighted with acetylene.
Since this paragraph was put into tpe.
Mr. Clemens has moved into his new home,
which (true to his word i he did not see
until it was ready for occupancy, and the
cat purring on the hearth. Ife 1, I am glad
to say, delighted with It.
Rear-Admiral Robley t. Evans' own story
of the American Navy begins In the October
number of the Broadway magazine "Fight
ing Bob" Is going to tell in his own force
ful way the story of the trip around the
Horn, why It was undertaken, and his ex
periences as representative commander of
our Navy In all parts of the world. He will
deacrlbe the life of the men behind the guns,
discuss the questions of armor and arma
ment, and discuss them authoritatively. He
will touch upon the questions of enlistment,
explain the Navy as a trade and as a pro
fession, and cover all the questions of naval
militia, training of Our officers at Annapolis,
etc. The Admiral was on the Pacific Ocean
at the t!mawhen war between Russia and
Japan was brewing. There must be a deal
of inside history during those months which
has never been told, but which is now going
to be laid bare. It Is said, with the frank
ness for which Admiral Evans is noted.
A mania to erect statues of Charles Pick
ens is active both, in this country aad Eng
SUMMER
Mikado as In the country of the strenuous
Teddy.
Onlv In Japan instead of t lip chicken or
the iinm sandwich ihal " he proper
caper the picnickers find that nothing 1"
more edible than a rico sandwich, and It
has the further advantage ot not ueing
heating to the blood.
The samlHon of the geislia adds its mel
ody to the time of Summer, but t he West
ern idea that the laxity of the geisua. Is
permitted to extend to other women is
absurdly far from the truth. The daugh
ter of the better class is taught that
she must never have . conversation Willi
the geisha, that there is an immeasur
able barrier between.
On many of the rivers are gaily roofed
boats, in which the families of the uual
lty make their homes. Hut the Japancsn
girl does not take advantage of her prox
imity to the wifter to do any open air
bathing. That she would deem the last
word In offensive Impropriety. Vet she
has frequent contact with water, tills
dainty, fragrant creature, who looks more
like tlt artificial' creation of a poet's
fancy than a flesh and blood woman, for
she is exquisitely clean.
Only when her natural indolence of
Summer time is brougfit into conflict
with hor fixed sense of the duties of hos
pitality does the daughter of Japan he
come active.
Perhaps a guest desires to pee a dance,
for Instance some such characteristically
beautiful exercise as the "Dance ot the
Maple."
Then Milady of Japan will put aside
her languor and entertain for the pleas
ure of the honored guests.
Barring this dance, the nearest that
the Summer girl of the Orient! conies to
taking exercise is in her lflng and con
tinuous walks.
A bevy of charming young girls can
often be seen In the gardens and parks,
their faces shielded from the sun by
parasols of many colors, carrying tha
coquettish fan whiolt the bud of the
Orient knows so well how to use. and
wearing the brilliant colors that fit so
perfectly with the evenly marked land
scape. ,' s I
Religious duties, the study of music, and
the writing of letters complete the Impor
tant features of the prosaic, life of the
Summer girl of the island kingdom.
land. Henry Fielding ti.-k.ns. a son of the
novelist, ohjects to thle statue b"ein-s en'l
calls attention to a claue In Ills father
will, which reads thus: '
"I conjure inv friends on no account to
make me the .subject of any monument, me
morial or testimonial whatever. I rest my
clalnis to the reniembrsni e "f my country
men upon my published works and to tie
remembrance of my friends upon I heir ex
perience of me in addition thereto.
To the plea that the buriel of Dlcker.e in
Westminster Abhey was a departure from the
novelist's own wishes, the son replies: "7 lie
burial in Westminster Abbey bears no an
alogy to the present ca.ie. The question never
arose until after my rather'o death: hie pos
sible Interment in the Abbey had net. so. tar
an I know, presented itself to his mind.
Consequently, he left no injunction or wih
on the subject which could prevent the family
from submitting to the will of t: nation,
which must naturally overshadow their own
personal wishes or Inclination."
Nationality in literature, so far as pref
erence goes, is an important factor.- Not
very long ago four young men were argu
ing about which novel should be adjudged
the greatest In the world and these young
men. -mark you. represented America.
England. Ireland -and Scotland. Tlie bal
lot that was afterward held riiscloaed tills
remarkable decision: Hawthorne's "Scar
let Letter." Dii-kens' "David Copperficld."
or "Nicholas Nickleby." Lover's "Handy
Andy," and Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe."
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