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Show Oeofjo JEllor "Vriro. The blunders that are made in regard ti literary people by those who should know better are absurd ' enouah, but. those whu have had no opportunity to inform themselves them-selves in such matters eau go evea beyond these mistakes iu droll errors. At an authoi-3' reading re'eentiy given in Boston for the beueat of a working girls' club there were present a cumber of working work-ing girls who f.avc for the most part a small chance to keep themselves informed of tha history or personality of authors. Among the readers was Lfrs. Mando Howo Eliot, daughter of ilrs. Julia Ward Howe, and author of Several novels. When the read ing of her selection came one giri was overheard over-heard to say to another: "Ain't she lovely? I'm awfully clad to sea her. I always did want to eoa George Eliot's T.-ife." The confusion of ide:: in the speaker's mind between the living authors of America and ("no departed novelb'ts ' i England mast bava been pretty corotdcta 1 oath's Companion. |