Evening journal., 1901-11-14


same house will soon issue. as a COM
panion volume to the Rubaiyat, a
special. limited, illuminated edition Of
"Tne Odes of Anacreon,' Translated
by Thomas Stanley. The work will
be illustrated with ten photogravure
engravings from drawings by J. r.
Weguelin. The edition will be re-
etrlcted TO 2l0 signed and numbered
copies.
Every nation has boasted its book of
fairy tales except America, which has
been considered too new TO attract
the little immortals from their estab
lished Fairgrounds. But l.. Frank
Baum who seems resolved to fill all
the literary gaps in the lives Of Aheri-
can children has just brought out a
book of American Fairy Tales" con-
tanning stories that are not only Won
derful and exciting, but which intro
duce children of today who possess a
distinct humor of their own.
The artistic features of the Christ
mas number of Scribner's will include
an elaborate colOred cover by Maxfleld
Parrish and a frontispiece in color by
the same artist, drawings by Castaigne
and Jessie Wilcox Smith, reproduced
in their original cOlCrs. and snow
scenes in the AdirOndacks by Guerin
printed in tints which suggest the
winter landscape. Another notable
art feature will be the collection of por-
traits of American children from
paintings by Sargent, Miss BeauN
Kendall. Alexander. Chase. Miss Cas-
satt. Thayer. Brush, Lockwood and
others. Thomas Nelson Page will re-
vive his memories of an old tins sun
day i'm Virginia, as it was in his boy
hood 1t is a charming sketch OF
Southern life before the war, and ie
/ illustrated by Cinedinst One OF ht'
most successful volumes of short stor-
les recently was THE Monk and the
Dancer" by Arthur COsslett Smith
/ The writer at once achieved a place
for originality in the idea of his stOrie.
and the extreme cleverness in telling
them He will have a short love story
OF Venice in the Christmas Scribner
in which a cardinal archbishop is tn
! instruments for bringing the lovers
to an understanding. 1t will be illus
trated by Parrish.
"The Stars: A Slumber Story" tn
new Gene Field book. is announced a
nearly ready by the New Amsterdam
Book Company. This charming fair,
tale fer children is now published il
book form for the first time. 1t con
tains no less than five original poem
written in Mr.. Fields characterisd
vein.
The American Boy for November
y an attractive number. The stories are
4 THE Bear Kidnappers Of Crow Peak,
fla Double Rescue" 'Ned's Strata
p gem" and "The Switch at Mud Run.
d Among the leading articles are:"Wcrl
y ing My Way Around the World b
Harry steele Morrison. the Boy TRAY
eler: Fun and Profit in Trapping
y True Americans" and "The Old Pl
y House" Under the various depar
d ment headings are: The America
> Boys Clubhouse; How TO Make a Goo
d Kite; Shadowgraphy; The Game
d Commercial. Trave,er: Boys EXchangl
e, Reviews Of Boys Books; The RoCs
e vert Boys; Fruit Gardening for Boy
The Training of a Pug and How
Make a Canoe for a Dollar. The fo
g lowing departments each occupy
s page: Boys as Money Makers al
I Money Savers; Boys in Games al
Sport: Boys i'm the Hon
Bows in the Office: The Order OF d
r. American Boy; The Boy Stamp al
ID Coin Collector; Boys and Animal
l. The Amateur Journalist and Printe
The Boy Photographer; The Agas.