The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20

receive the proper aaffce. UnQer SUCH
headings II Is an easy matter for any one
to moralize and the author does not rise
above the ordinary. II one can keep
from falling asleep he might finish the
book In time. tPublished by The Abbey
Press. New York Price SD
Literary Notes.
Two hundred and seventy illustrations
efnhellish the Young Folks CycIopedia
cf Literature and Art which viii. very
shortly be issued. This book is the latest
addition by J. ID. Chainplin to his series
of "Youns Folks Cyclopedias." published
by Henry Holt & Co. The volumes al
ready on the market are Persons and
Places" Common Things and "Games
and Sports
A seasonable atmosphere rises from the
various useful and valuable features of
the November Delineator. The styles
shown are th,se. OF early winter; the
dressmaking article tells about the max
ing of coats: the fancy needlework erti-
Gle bears upon Thanksgiving and Christ
mas gifts; the crocheting articles are
those of winter character; the garden
ing article deals with the pruning and
protection of rose trees throughout the
winter.
D. Appleton & Co.'S October announce
ments include THE Quiberon Touch by
Cyrus Townsend Brady: 'The Alien." by
F. p Montresor; The Apostles OF the
Southeast by Frank T. Bullen; Some
Women l Have KNOWN by Maarten
Martens: "Shipmates," by Morgan Rob-
ertson: While Charlie Was Away" by
Mrs. Poultney Bigelow; "The Wage of
Character by Julien Gordon: ''Other
Worlds" by Garrett p, Seryiss: Dragons
of the Air" by II. @. Seeiey: The Most
Famous Loba." by n. *. Biissett.
On October I Richard Mansfield opened
his season in Philadelphia with a drama
tized version of Monsieur Beaucaire."
Booth Tarkington's charming romance.
Az one reviewer has said. this is too
good STORY for the minds eye alone'-at
least Mr.. Mansfield has found II so. After
the Philadelphia engagement the attrac-
tien will appear In Boston and several
Esstsun cities. going to New York on De-
csn,bsr 2 for an eight weeks stay at the
HERALD Square Theater. Later In the sea-
son a Western tour will be taken, extend
ing IS far as Galveston. Tex.
Little. Brown 4 Co. announce the publi-
cation Of Mistress Brent. a Romance OF
Lord Baltimors's Colony In l6aS. by Lucy
NJ Thruston; ''Lassie." n new book by the
author of Miss Toosey's Mission. Lad
diet ETC.: volumes 9-l+ inclusive OF the
Pocket Balzac: Deafness and Cheerful
ness" by Rev. A. w. Jackson: new edi-
ton OF "Drake's New England Legends
and Folklore ilustrated: The Captain
OF the School," by Edith Robinson, Illus
trated by Alice Barber Stevens; Nor
cams Men," by John Preston True.
author Of 1.-The Iron Star" etc. illus
trated; Another Flock of Girls" by Nora
Perry, a new edition uniform with Hope
BenhaYn." etc, illustrated by Birch;
"HIgh School Days in Harbortown." by
Lily F. Wasselhoeft. author OF Doris aud
Her Dog Rodney" etc. and Teddy: Her
Daughter" by Anna Chaplin Ray.
Mrs. Arthur stannard (John Strange
Wintsr), whose 1.-THE Price of Wife,"
her latest novel. has just been published
by J. b. Lippincott q Co., was born In the
ancient city of York. England. on Janu-
airy IL, 1855. and Is the only daughter of
the late Rev. Henry Vaughan Palmer,
rector Of st. Margaret's, York, who In his
early days was an officer in the Royal Ar
tiilery, and had come of long line of
military ancestors. The celebrated actress,
Hannah Pritrhard. to whose memory a
tablet was placed In Westminster Abbey
close to the bust Of Shakespeare. was his
great-grandmother. York, In Mrs. STAN
nard's young days, was a great cavalry
center, fact which explains her excep-
tional knowledge OF the army. Mrs. Stan
nard was married I'm 1884. and from that
time has made her home In London, ex.
cepting for a few recent years passed in
Dieppe. Her buoyant and attractive per-
sonality makes her extremely popular In
literary and social circles.
#. Hopkinson Smiths most ambitious
story, THE Fortunes of Oliver Horn" be-
gins In the November Scribncrs. II deals