THURSDAY, FERRUaRY 25, 1909.call is a model of loyalty and dignity, the equal of which it would he difficult to find. Earl Lytton died November 24, 1891. He was born November 8th, 18H1, so he passed prematurely, for such a man at 60 is to be deemed but barely past his prime.The Author of Joseph Vance.’’—Appreciative to an extraordinary degree has been the reception given to Joseph Vance and Alice-for-Short In' both press and public alike throughout the world (writes the Ladies' Field). In view of this u few biographical notes on the author of these fascinating books may prove very welcome. Mr. William He Morgan, son of the late Professor Augustus He Morgan, the distinguished mathematician, was born in 18'1lt;). and was educated at University College, Gower-st root. Having decided seriously to consider art as a career, Mr. l)e Mbrgan in 1859 became a student at the Royal Academy Schools, and for the next 45 years devoted himself to the arts and crafts in some form or other—first, as a painter, then as a stainer, and also as a maker of decorative tiles. He did much to revive the ancient Moresque art, being a chemist of