The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17
NOTES AND NEWS.

The June number Of Brush and PEN
Gil, which is fast becoming a competent
American rival Of the Studio" contains
among other interesting material an APP
probation by Gardner Teall of the work
OF Miss Pamela Colman Smith. whose
drawings have already been illustrated
in these columns. Says Mr.. TEAL, Even
In this day Of unusual movements in art,
1t is not an ordinary thing to find one so
absolutely untrammelled by traditions OF
the schools, unhampered by the whim-
perings of convention in art, so unde-
TERED by any dictates OF precedent from
venturing further afeld. and one so
masterfully conquering color and tact
fully forcing an allegiance of IL TO purpose
which has come whole-souled. as has
Pamela Colman Smith. whose work
stands unique in America, and certainly
as unique everywhere"
We publish this week a couple of Miss
Smiths drawings from the June Critic.
The first half year OF The Information
al Monthly is completed by the June
issue. This periodical supplies in some
degree the vacancy left when the publ
cation of "Cosmopolis" was suspended.
Its field is not so wide as that of the lat
ter lamented journal, but within the lin
its set for IL. 1t is comprehensive and full
of authority and interest. Chief among
the articles In the present number are
and Morality" by Edmund Buckley. and
THE Nature of the Creative Imagina-
tion," by TIL. Ribot.
Until Edward Fitzgerald translated and
interpreted Omar Khayyam, Western
readers-apart from orientalists, resident
diplomatists in India and travellers In
Persia--scarcely realized that Persia pos
sessed a rich and varied literature. In
the june number OF the North American
Review, Mr.. +. Denison Ross. who is
professor of Persian in University Col
lege. London. gives a fascinating account
of the origin OF Persian poetry, the spir-
II which has animated IT, the men whose
works afford the best and most brilliant
Illustrations of its genius, and the lit
erary forms In which IL has clothed IT.
self His English renderngs of some
beautiful verses from one or two of the
more noted poets are wonderful exam
pies OF faithful, skiiful and sympathetic
translation. He gives an interesting de-
scription of a modern Persian bookstore:
I'm every big bazaar a certain number
of shops are Sc. apart for the sale OF
books In these one finds the bookseller
in hts long dark, outer mantle and his
high. black, lamb -skin hat-scated on
the floor. surrounded by his little stock
in-trade The from. of his shop Is open.
like a butchers. while his books are either
arranged in shelves against the three
walls or In heaps upon the floor. His
collection usually consists OF litnograph
editions Of Korans. school books, favor
tie poets and historians. but the assort-
ment IS limited Besides these. hidden
away in corner he often has one or
two manuscripts which he has either
bought as a speculation or is trying to dis
pose of for friend.
Mr. Robert w Chambers recen, novel,
critics have founo fault with on account
of the authors daring Introduction Of two
no less personagcs than the kaiser and
Queen Wilhelmina. IL. despite criticism
meeting with "A notabls success.
Although published scarcely 1--WE weeks
ago. Il has already gone through 1--WE edi-
tions, and 1t seems probable that 1t will