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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1908
Page
15
A nostalgic sample from Mr Macnaughtan’s clever pages shows social types. Charlotte Balfour speaks with assured knowledge across arts while Miss Ellis entertains as a delectable bore in a book. Sir Ferdinand hosts and urges guests to entertain themselves quickly and vigorously.
A review of Ralph Nevill and Frank Weitenkampf guides on eighteenth century French prints. The article praises Nevill’s survey and catalogue approach, notes its value for beginners, and commends Weitenkampf for a catholic, well informed treatment of etching to color prints with collecting guidance. It also includes brief literary and scientific anecdotes and remarks on related publications and exhibitions.
The literary figure known as George Paston will release a book on Pope and his circle shortly after the holidays. Her use of the pseudonym stems from luck with the name George and Paston’s link to Norfolk and the Paston Letters, a famed fifteenth century family chronicle.
The piece outlines Jules Verne’s Le Pilote du Danube and a new Thackeray biography in progress by Lewis Melville. It also covers Fogazzaro’s poetry, Franklin commemorations in Paris, the fate of actor Joseph Rowley, and Dickens’s enduring popularity with library counts and a large Guildhall collection.
The commander in chief visited a locally supervised battery with War Office oversight. On arrival, he praised it to Gordon, who replied that he had no input and disapproved of the battery’s arrangement and position, noting it was built regardless of his opinion.
The United States Post Office holds an annual auction called The Sale of Articles Accumulated in the Division of Dead Letters. It opens in Washington during Christmas week and runs daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Catalogues total 235 pages and are mailed nationwide. Brokers abroad bid for absent clients, creating a local Washington market around the event.
George William Sellers hosts a cricket match on his Indiana estate with Concord. One player, John, praised the luncheon served in the marquee on the lawn. He joked that cricket would be perfect if not for constant running between meals.
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