The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-27
BRIEF MENTION.

Henry James refreshing story, which
mas recently appeared az a seria. in the
Atlantic, entitled The Old Things" il
soon TO appear in book form under the
changed name OF '--rhe Spoils OF Poyn-
ton. Macsiliian's list OF books now In
press also includes a new novel by the
same author called The Other House"
'sIhe Bookman's' interesting series OF
articles On Living CEIt.es' lis this month
devoted TO Mr. James. The opening sen-
tence says: When Mr.. James writes ne
ton you scent the critic, and wnen he
writes criticism you feel the novelist I'M
derneath." The suotlsty or analysts
which makes him a good critic, also at
times makes him tiresome novelist.
OF interest to musicians win be the
work issued by ID. Appleton 4 Co this
autumn. entitled The Music OF the Mod
ern World edited by Anton Seidi, as
sisted BY Fanny Morris Smith.
Francis William Boari.llon, the aatho.
Of that lovely little song, The NlSht Has
q Thousand Eyes," has written a novel
called ''Nspheie." IL is musical novel
and The Spectator has devoted a page 10
a review OF the book, whieh Is published
BY thu New Amsterdam Book Company.
OF sentence Is the hrs; agoser OF IT,"
The Century Company has in press a
unique book entitled Quotations for oc-
casions." collection Of about fifteen hum
dred clever and appropriate quotations
from Shakespeare and many other writ
ers. intended for use on dinner menus. In
viiations. concert programmes. etc. IL is
said to be an extremely clever collection.
Many Of the quotations are certainly for
the FIRST time pa, 10 the odd uses which
this book gives them.
Mrs. Ruth McEnsry Stuart. under the
title OF "A Christmas Guest" ana other
tales. has gathered into book form her
stories Of the life o. sonny" familiar
10 the readers or the Century. The book
will he published in October and stsl con-
tain several stories which have not been
printed In tho aaEsx.nes-
Among n. Appleton & Co.'S September
publications will be what Is Electricity
by Prof. John Trowbvidge. % Harvard
university a new volume IN the "inteTna-
tionas Scientific series.
Mise Marguerite MsrsaSton. The author
OF Mr. Sothern's play. t,2pt- lsstlar-
blair" wia punish this autumn through
The Century Company the lAreito Of her
i.
n son The 49, prize awarded by the Ma
tissssaf Conservatory ~ Music for the best
nh-esto gor A easnic opera. the Judges being
Il. h. Asdrteh. EeseDe Field and others
nr William J Ra.ts. thu eminent
Shskssesarean sChoisF. has just pun.lshe4
through Harper Brothsrs n book moss
s,rtyrssttng 80 both grown people and juve-
mics in Shakespeare the bay" Dr.
Regfe has csnetness al thag l. known ~
tn. voash ~ he p0eg. NTH secosa 81 the
ira Of the lime 80 * affected Boys. tn
ash@r words. ne has dsSSv1 bel thc games
Shakespeare played, the sinvSsusnIs %
the s>aa.ls~y SIDE the srncoi and the lessons
taught. The training - ac7ae ard IRE seN Il
ne lie gives a qscturo " stra4{oEei-on-
Ay,s, as X r1Gss have hsen then. AMI IN
eatrnsslsy calls attention 50 ;he iasaHe-<s
walsh .rsefef the character % tAe svsst
.srsnsatist While growing 20 manhood
rhs t.ss<,s. - valuable rot oaly for ;his ssae
~ b. Ass IS showing under what ce''stl~
s5s,ys our ancestors lived IN the tine o.
ygenrY VIII
NJ e.sassssne comments ,rsesSt tsSh'T
sor ,f. historical sAeurscy sad value Fei 4
t,ess' ~Re<as 81 tae NIL 'TanssA~ea oy
Ma 9.sfhs~tne 2. JAnvser. sT1 ppo..sa'ti
~ n As-eseea & 90. re 8,Sa says As
a nexes X seems - uae 20 Dc Wr't'en Hstn
great sAsaI.