The Critic

Harriet Hosmer, the American sculptress, it is said, can wear as many medals as a hereditary grand duke. Shehasspent the last 20 years almost continuously in Europe. Poeta s over the signature of Annie Fields, which appear in the leading magazines, are written by the widow of the well known publisher, James T. Fields. Mts. Fields lives in Boston. M. Lambroso says: "Geoi-ge Eliofc had the face oí a man, an enormous head, hair disordered, a large uose, thick lips, a prominent mustache, a long face like a horee and a voluminous lower jaw." Few living American writers have as much knowledge of military and naval affairs as is possessed by John Habberton. Few iollovv current reading as closelyasthe author of liThe Maid of Bethany." Appreciative parents and friends are inundating Dr. Edward Everett Hale vrith reportsof ehildren'ssayings which Dr. Hale was said to be collecting fov philosophical purposes. The statement, Dr. Hale says, was an entire hoax. General Lew Wallace is at work on a fourth novel, the material for which he has been quietly collecting for several years. General Wallace ref uses to state with what age or people he will deal in his new work, nor will he even say when he expects to have it finisbed. Rudyard Kipling passes most of his leisure time in cultivating flowers. The novelist wrote to Mis. W. S. Dana, in regard to her book on New England wild flowers, that he disliked to transplant flowers, as in digging them up it "made the roots of the poor little things squeak."