The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10

day. The work, while of DO, mar
character, is decidedly of worth, ana =. n
be heartily commended. tBosio,
Lee & Shepard; Portland: Lorin,
Short & Harmony
Mother, Baby and Nursery. A MANN
for Mothers by Gsnevieve Tucker M
D. DR.. Tucker has collected data fro,
her own practice and from autboritie
on special topics and has also gathere
together. photographs of babies of all e.
presaions and attitudes. From thi
store, she now publishes and presents t.
the public volume about babies, te
fore, at and after their birth. A area,
deal of her advice and suggestion
scientific and also sensible. Hero am
there one weHries little of instructions
and longs to introduce an unsystematit
cuddle at wrong hour. Luckily how
ever one may surreptitiously do this de
spite the best books. In the main thi
nursery manual is one to be relied upoI
and from which excellent ideas will he
CLEANED. 1t is possibly rather profess
ional to warrant its binding ami illustra-
tions which belong to nursery lore psi
excellence. The binding. print and paper
are however very handsome and some
dear little faces peep out at US from til.
midst of tables and statistics. (Boston;
Roberts Brothers; Portland: Loring,
Short and Harmon Price $l.5O.)
Ugly Idol. A Development by Claud
Nicholson. Almost always the Key
Note Series, with its Beardsley cover
design and title page, means the I'M
DANNY and extraordinary in modern
prose. Nor is 1t otherwise in the present
instance. "Ugly Idol" is an atrocious
and hideous STORY written with undenia-
BILE talent. One wonders how it could
be dedicated to any body's "Mother. y
II is of the impressionist school, lavish
of color and regardless of certain desails
As we have said, one must reoogL ize
talent. "There, you see, are the birds,
hush. softly remember it is early
morning, -tree-tops just gilded-with the
first rays of the sun, everything e'se gray
and misty, covers not taken off yet, you
know"
And this vivid Inning in on
the Rhone banks In France-the restless
leaves that were never still Railways a
little f1ippant futter among them
that pervading aroma of roses and
orange trees, of new mown hay that was
almost all flowers, of currants and apples
that came from the orchard" down
below, it sneaked past, that river, with
the fast slyness of waters that carry with
them the secrets of cities; but it had also
the rapid, ripping. onward gait 1t had
Learned in the mountains, and only pro-
rriety caused 1t to slacken and slip along
oozliy as 1t neared the town." Sparkled
with the highest polish; the polish that
cracks most easily" And here is I'M
adulterated pessimism-"life became to
him the dreary routine it is to most
people, Or oh, oh yelled the open.
empty mouthed noughts. Everyth thing
had tum bled into the gutter" "The
good creature smiled circular smile,
Ao1L uOD POGOA VI esASAsAS AAiOouAy Aoi1 Va
creased chin. )"
My dearl murmured this
lady, who Theoretically loved
children and adored babies, although the
only remark she had been heard to
address to the former was, Now,
darling, run away and play" The
conception of the book, how an artist
got his model Tor despair" is CHASTITY,
in the extreme and an ugly Idol" is
on the whole ugly reading despite the
occasional brilliancies. (London: John
Lane, Vigo ST.; Boston: Roberts
Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short and
Harmon Price Sl.o0.)
The Mistress of Sherburne by Amanda
M. Douglas, author of "In The Kings
Country" Larry" etc. etc. carries
on the Sherburne family and friends,
DELL Tessy, Helena, Alice Millicent,
with cousins. husbands and, especially,
new xba bies to COO and delight over. The
book makes California this time it's
contrast to New England. Miss Doulgas
dlO 0yo AAuoAOoeS q ioA kS CldSb Va IcuuoI5.
While religious in tone her stories are
full of love making and we ldings and
supply of tenderness and sentiment never
exhausted. She tells her tales easily and
well. New York: Dodd, Mead & Com
pany; Portland: Loring Short &
Harmon. Price $780,
A Cape May Diamond by Elelyn
Raymond, author of ''The Mushroom
Cave" etc. etc., is not one Of those
children's books distinguished for
spontaneity and freedom from effort II
is indeed little strained at times. The
principle it inculcates, or rather leaves
to do its own work, that of unselfishness
and helpful service Is excellent. BY its
power "Karen' the soul of aid to others
brings spoiled and over-petted child
into a new life. Uncle Zeze the old
darkey, Johnnie, the old German and his
wife, are we'll done. There Is about the
HCaue MAY Diamond" good deal Of