MEMORIAL TO MRS. OLIPHANT IN ST. GILES', EDINBURGH.
[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR:9 beg to enclose an appeal about to be issued for subscrip- tions to a memorial to the late Mrs. Oliphant. The Committee would feel greatly indebted if the Spectator could give publicity to the appeal in its colnmns.—I am, Sir, Sm., J. H. MILLAR.
"Ten years have passed since the death of Mrs. Oliphant, and if this test of time is needed to prove the strength of a literary reputation, it seems in this case to have been successfully with- stood. Her name has not grown less in these years; she still holds honourable rank among the writers of the Victorian era as probably the most distinguished Scotswoman of letters the country has produced. In her private life she was essentially one of the `great ladies,' great in her example, great alike in her joys and in her sorrows. No doubt her books are her best memorial, but they have been erected by herself, and to many of us, her admirers, it does not seem well that we should any longer deny ourselves the privilege of erecting another. With this feeling an influential Committee has been formed, who have decided that St. Gies' Cathedral, Edinburgh, is the most fitting home for such a memorial, and the Hon. Secretary is now prepared to receive subscriptions.—In name of the Committee,
J. H. MILLAR, Hon. Secy. 10 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, July, 1907."
[Mrs. Oliphant was for many years a greatly valued con- tributor to the Spectator, and we therefore find a special pleasure in giving publicity to the above. We trust that the memorial may prove as great an adornment to the noble church in which it is to stand as does the monument to Robert Louis Stevenson.— En. Spectator.]
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