The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27

proyalssg The connection between a
mans taste in household decoration
and in literary art is perhaps more di-
rect than would appear at first glance.
THE room was furnished in warm
crimson, the substantial mahogany
chairs upholstered IN rich morocco.
The walls were a reatful sea-green,
and several fine engravings. chiefly OF
covenanting times, adorned them. a
black marble presentation clock and
handsome bronzes decorated the man
telplece, which was further relieved
by two graceful glasses filled with
white crysantheInums.
(''lIeather from the Brae," by David LyaIL
New York. lelning Fl. RsvelI Co. 70 cents.
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
The two-hundredth issue in Apple
tons Town and Country Library Is
Denounced by j. Bloundelle- Burton.
Tie quality Of the literature OF amuse-
ment furnished by this series Is US
ually very good, and withal very even.
Tie number under considera ton is a
spirited story dealing with the times
of the last attempts to restore the dy-
nasty of the Stuarts in England. There
Is good deal Of adventure and ex-
element, both of which are good of
their kind. as readers of Mr.. Bloun-
delle-Burton' other novels of similar
character will be prepared to believe.
t"Denouneed." by ]. Bloundeile- Burton.
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
Miss Adeline Sergeant is a prolific
writer of ating-ibrary novels OF
very fair sort. Once car twice she
has done work of a higher sort. but
probably her audience is as well pleased
with her usual work. Christine is a
pleasant tale which is redeemed from
ccmmonplaceneSs by the interest at
taching to one of the minor characters,
an English girl of somewhat rowdy
type of young-ladyhood, who undergoes
in the course of the story very con-
vincing and very thorough transfer
nation. There is nothing forced or un-
natural about Daisy Touchwood's de-
velopnent OF fine and heroic qualities,
and yet the reader has the feeling that
an authenticated miracle of moderate
size is taking place under his very eyes.
The action of this part of the story Is
spirited and Hfelike. If the whole
book were as good, it would be an adj
nlirable tale instead of a moderately
good one.
('Christine,'' by AdeIne Sergeant. New
York. American Publishers Corporation. so
cents.)
commercial traveller whose character is
evidently sincerely admired by his
chronicIer. As far as the character
iZation of Quaint makes the story, there
is a sort of naive attractiveness about
it. The personality is undoubtedly
sketched from life. Quaint is good
hearted, observing fellow with a sense
Of humor and an immense fund of
very commonplace, but very whole
some philosophy. He goes laundering
about the country, taking more inter
est in his fellow man than in his order
sheets, but transacttng a large business
on the strength of his engaging per-
5onality. His romance Is wholly i'm
possible. The first families of Connec-
ticut do not take strangers to their
bosoms in the way described. And
why, why will the author insist upon
calling baby babe?
("Quaint Crippen, Commercial Traveller"
by Alwyn NJ. Thurber. Chicago. A. C. Nc
Clurg Co. ST.
-Cornelia Atwood Pratt.