The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19

some time Of his or her life. These
expansions should be interesting to lit
tie readers, who always want to con-
tinue the histories of their favorites to
a quite definite conclusion, and the more
detail painted in the better they like it.
A few children, however, have the hap
Ply faculty Of eXtemporizing their own
Mother Goose in Prose- and for these
happy ones who do not depend on the
Imagination Of their parents or fresh
details found in books to satisfy their
unlimited questioningS. Mr.. Baum's
book is not intended.
Mother Goose in Prose" is most de-
lightfully printed and bound, and it is
enough to make a groWn-up infant en-
Vious to turn its pages and come upon
Mr. Maxf1eld Parrishs illustrations that
are intended for the entertainment OF
children Of fewer years. Mr.. Parrish's
drawings are as peculiar as they are
delightful and as satisfying as they are
peculiar. There is a solidity about
their delicacy that is not often present
in black and-whites, and the treatment
and composition Of the backgrounds
in some indefinite way reminds us
of old German paintings and tapestries.
There are twelve Of these full page
drawings besides title-page and cover
design.
Baum. Pictures by Maxfeld Parrish. Way
& Williams, Chicago. $2.0O)
A dainty book of children stories is
Prince Uno, Uncle Franks Visit to
Fairyland" The tales are bright and
interesting, suggested, perhaps, by "Gul-
liver's Travels" though the resemblance
by no means is great enough to either
recommend or condemn the book. On
it's own merits 1t is a suitable and pref
ty story, imaginative and interesting.
1t is divided into four parts, the names
of which, The Wave Riders" 1.-The
Turf Riders 1.-The Bubble Riders"
THE Magic Chain" and the Recovery
of the Fairy Boy" suggest the plan Of
the story. The Illustrations, by w. D.
Stevens, are both dainty and decorative.
C'Prince Uno, Uncle Franks Visit to Fairy
Land" illustrated by w. D. Stevens. Double
day & Mcclure company, New York. $1.25.
company
MEMS evil manners live in brass,
their virtues we write in water" is
both quoted and proved in little holi-
day volume called Men in Epigram.''
Epigrams should, of course, be pointed,
and collection Of epigrams is like
a coil of barbed Wire-quite as dan
gerous as useful; and the collection be-
fore US is, of course, Intentionally pes
simistic Mr.. Frederick w. Morton is
the compiler of these wise, witty and
bitter sayings, and he has brought
them together with considerable clev-
erness. It is little trying to US, we
admit, to find the scintillating witt
cisms of Marie Coreli sandwiched be-
tween such Indifferent folk as Richard
Steele and Voltaire and Oliver Gold
smith and Henry Longfellow; still, this
is merely a matter Of individual taste.
Despite the fact-perhaps because
of it-that women are largely the au-
thors of the epigrams in this little vol
ume, the reader, If properly convinced
by what he reads, decides at the end
with the anonymous poet:
''Men have many faults;
Poor women have but two
There's nothing good they say
And nothing right they do"
C'Men in Epigram, compiled by Frederick
w Morton. A. c. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
81 90. For sale by the st. Paul Book and
Stationery company
A demure ittle volume in gray is
filed with verses and pictures, 'Taken
from Life" The bright and witty
rhymes, with many hint of mtrthful
malice and an occasional suggestion
CT pathos, which have appeared in
Life for more than q year past,
make an attractive little gift book with
their small pen and-ink and wash
drawings, and we have no doubt that
it will find many purchasers among
the army of gift-seekers of the year.
C''Taken From Life" verses and pictures
Doubleday & Mcclure company, New York
rs cents. For sale by ST., Paul Book and
Stationery company
"The Incas" is poem of considera-