The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09
Some Noteworby
y u Nequ Books.

81 ,.,. along the same lines. This time they arc
N - babies, are girls instead of boys, and are
\. S.y1v called "The Tiger and the Insect
n ~ are quite impossible children, and there
liz uninteresting'
IL in an exasperatingly draggy way, and al
"a Sstber one lays the volume down with the
q Eviction that "The Tiger and the Insect" is
,,iv an effort at book-making. is in no sense
~ ry.writing, or even clever sketching.
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most attractive looking new book is a coll
III ,on Of some poems by James Whitcomb Riley
&isd "The Book of Joyous Children" The
"a. mes fair outside, Riley's name as the writer
a even its dedication to Joel Chandler Harris,
IA couspire to raise the readers expectations and
|xket his appetite.
But ones disappointment grows with the turn
IN of every page.
TN Boy Knows" and "Fool--Youngens" are
.ksoutely the only things in the whole collec-
IN worth reading-and even they are below
Rieys usual standard.
hour Lady of the Beeches," a new romance
.fs the Baroness Won Hutton (IIoughton, Milf
IN & Col, Is written in a gracefully easy and
'h;ehly artistic literary style.
Without the artifice of any complicated situa-
Ans. the writer holds the eager and ever-in-
easing interest of the reader to the very last
akapter-and then comes exasperating disap-
Ssntment Not just in the story's denouement for
j1 really doesn't end, it just leaves off, but the
Nader who has come to feel so in sympathy
Njth the scientist and the lady finds himself
s&entng the statement that they behave in a
IAN so unworthy of them both. Besides any
k6dy with knowledge of the world and human
Aature feels sure that under the conditions given
iast those two people would have proven them
s6ves more strongly and positively either good
68 bad,
The books fascination lies in Its perfect por-
'fsyal OF the gradual evolution of the metaphysi-
fN analyst and student physicist into the ardent
H eager, though tenderly considerate, lover. In
s& beginning of their acquaintance the profess
iii calmly writes to the lady of the Beeches,
81 liter all everything is only question of the
shration of ones cerebral molecules They vi
6rte transversely and one is dspleased-yours
vi vibrate transversely, no doubt, in reading
i@s answer to your charming letter; and though
I'm bearish, will admit that mine vibrated per
pcndcularly on reading your kind words OF ap-
pnciation.' But soon the soul-awakenng inlu-
face of love lifts him to such a spiritual plane
tft he is prompted 10 write this to her and
safh reading as you could do on my lines, dear
lsfy at best superficial and imperfectly under
sbod, can do you only harm May I know
Whether you believe in a God If you do, as l
hape, read nothing to shake that belief"
m here are only four characters in the book,
sAd the sketches of the less important pair are as
aftistically complete as possible.
NJ pne point made and accented throughout the
stsry is the unwisdom of international marriages
Nktain points of view, resulting from the diff
ttTent influences Of atavism and environment, are
aopelessly and forever irreconcilable,
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Lillian Bells novel, Hope Loring," presents a
teies OF scene-settings amid the best social at
ngspheres of New Orleans and New York She
a~ drawn with strong and loving touch noble
sMracter and benehcent influence OF the Southern
EFfdeman, John Loring and of his whole family
is well
sspne quite nartistic and objectionable feature
q the book is that the authoress develops and
pFfsents her own excellent theories about some
'Aings through the medium of highly improbable
eohversations between the characters Of her
'spy' This is not only poor art, but it wakes
Needing tiresome as we'll
& Probably about the best bits in the book are
'nf little sketches of Nanny" and her husband
Ephum Among the many touching and often
NAlmsleaIly funny things iii which the darkies
~ concerned this is one when, after crash
e. wan street the financial affairs of the Lor-
pes were at their lowest ebb, Nanny and
SRnum, after long and persistent striving. final
.
rHlum' IN his discomfort and surprised disgust
NJ Nc unht housing of we als family delivers
a'4seH OF this, Twould be sorter dangersome
~ me en- Nanny TO meet in dish yer
' '@sFhHg'aley wot dey calls hall, cuz I'd be
5fsged to smear myself into the wal-papah lax
IA smash skeeter wild 20 thumb to let huh
- pas Hits lucky l didn' breng de dawg,
81 Why Ephpm? ?"
Iaze he's useter Vaughn his tail sideways,
III ! don believe I could teach him to wag il
y en- down"
f' q certain point in the story the authoress
III tAls speech in the mouth of her heroine
@E' want your love I want you for my
! want your sympathy and encourage
~ want to help you over the rough places, |
81 comfort you when you are discouraged. I
"a ease you when you are suffering and
IA you when you are tired, and sympathize
'Nl you alike in JOY and sorrow. want to
background for the picture Of your beauty. !
81 'e''itlg Tor the jewel of your love, the home
IA :, ueht spirit always returns to in storm or
o%' how does that husband-as-a back |
proposition strike your Is this the |
van new-woman's" ideal of the husbands !
- attitude in the martial relation?
~ several years back Max O'Rell said that |
I. Hsht OF what he knew of the then Ameri- |
q woman's position of absolute sovereiqntv If |
were about to be sent again into me World !
'Ae creator should give him his choice as
III, place and position he would have among
q .sis ne would say without hesitation, Lord |
'sHe me an American womanr'
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sn9ra, Child of the Opera House." by
- Noooe, is story of great interest and |
II woven about the adventures of little |
\, "ao became the pet and protege of great
N me operate would. II is very delft
rsilng OF TACT aad fiction child, abandoned |
n Steps Of the stage door of an opera house
I'm N =; the Metropolitan opera house, New