The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

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his great fortress his sieges and his start
ing forth for the conquest of England
The illustrations are from recent French
photographs OF the streets. churches.
chateaux. the Falaise fair. etc.
. The Smart Set for December opens
with a streng novelette,. entitled Her
Guard OF Honor In which the leading
characters are an actress and her son.
a boy, who constitutes himself his
mothers chaperon. Other features OF
unusual interest In this number are IAN
Unfinished Elopement," one of Miss
Caroline Duer's clever stories Of social
life: 1.-THE Episode of the Earl. by
Louis Evan Shipman. author of ''D'Arcy
OF the Guards" For Love OF Lord Pat
rick an intensely interesting London
story by Mrs. Poukney Bigelow; Grown
ed with One Crest" characteristicaliy
vigorous story by Gertrude Anterior;
Lord and Lady Laddismeere." by Edgar
Fawcett and many fascinating stores or
FAR countries by ellison Wiliets, Annetta
Hiiiiday-Antona, Onoto Watanna ana
others There are poems by Bliss
Carmen, Clinton Scollard. Dora keaa
C,oodale, Henry Tyrreli, Kate Master
son. Joe Lincoln and Frank Roe Batch
elder. The poems and jokes in The Smart
Set constitute. by the way, one OF It's
best features.
In a recent issue OF the New York
World. in an article on "Babists." new
Oriental sect. the statement was made
that Miss Lillian Whiting, the author OF
.'The World Beautiful" is believer In
s.Babism" and enc of the latest TO re-
turn from Syria. As the publishers OF
Miss Writings books. Messrs, Little
Brown Co. desire TO state that TINS
.t.f~ sstaf.T isad -
Whiting had never even heard the name
Of "gahis,n" until her return from Paris,
ana she has never been to Egypt or
SYRIA. but divided last winter between
Rome and Florence. She was born and
bred in the Episcopal communion. 10
whose faith she is unfaiteringiy allied.
Eortx thousand copies cf Mr.. +. Marion
s~ravfnrd,s new novel I'm the Palace az
tbe King. a Love story Of Old Madrid
were sold In advance OF it's publication
on November l. II was published smut
taneously in New York, san Francesca
Toronto and London. Special eeitioNs
also appeared at tho same time IN iha'a
ana Australia 'srhe Hosts OF the LORD
- 1,lo~a Anute steel, Is another novel
nubllShoa by the Macmillan Company
which Is also the object OF great s&pec-
tat,ons. the advance demand for II N
the bookstores has caused II 10 DC ANiNs
reprinted before publication
Maurice Thompsons story Of American
rfe aAisoe of Old yircenncs, - now
selling al the rate OF se0 eopses ca.
rs,n,s canada came an order TOR lAeN
cnnias "A very unusual one from tnS
pnminicn. where the sale or BOOKS y
,....ssariiv limited. A fortnight AFTER
r,hl,eatlan ao,a9 copies Of the book h@a
hesn sold II Is now brief month aisSt
.,,hi,ratfeu and the book - ~utcfAoN
-. AZ. savcutieth thousand ana from
49, s'a..t indications II Seems destined 80 20
80 az the ''eig sellers" OF the season.
r,,r.t G Lee, OF Chicago, have just re-
LIVED from the navy department an I'M
,,~r,art order for their vest pcShet s'AH-
sard spanish English and Enshsn- siaA-
80 ,s,ctlonary, to be distributed 10 the
ls,.~ss i,hrartes This order is the nrst,
-. arr knowledge. that has been giNea
~. ,nc a.partment fer a spanish lexicon
49, AZ the most interesting features
~ CHRISTMAS number OF Camera
90 win be a profusely illustrated asit
~. ~, ID Arnold Genthe on Photograph
80 children In Chinatown Dr. Senfhe
~ snent years in collecting Calaese
.,st,,res. and the result OF MS iaoors VIII
H. described for the first Tune
- Nsxop waterman. the everyday
-. has undertaken the editing on a
80 monthly magazine Called Soou
ssss,. ;, Cor Forbes & Co, of Boston It's
s1a,lal feature viii be It's marked ADJ
ssnee Of anything gloomy or oepressihs'
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