The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-10

The first of series of striking articles entitled The Woman That Tolls be-
 gins in September number of Every
 body's Magazine. published by John Wanamaker. Two New York women,
 Miss Marie Van Worst daughter of the late Chancellor Van VoTst) and her sis
 ter-in-law, Mrs. John Van Worst, well
 known in the social and literary world, determined to find out for themselves
 how their less fortunate sisters. They
 went without any money and obtained employment in different factories in Lynn, Pittsburg, Chicago and Columbia. The story of their experience is one of
 intense human interest
 Besides other articles of value the fic-
 tion of the number includes tales by
 Mary B. Wilkins, Eleanor Hoyt, Will Payne and Mary Tracy Earle.
 Current History and Modern Culture
 for September (Current History com-
 pany, Boston,. starts with a full-page portrait of A. J. Balfour, the new prime
 minister of England, which is followed
 by an instructive article on MT. Bal four by Dawson Burns of London. Then we, have sketches Of few of the worlds present leaders with portraits). Frederic Austin Ogg writes on 'The New French Colonial Empire" The
 usual carefully studies survey of inter- national affairs and events throughout the world is followed by departments on
 science, education, sociology, art, the drama. literature etc
 A thoroughly delightful story with a thoroughly New England setting, and true as photograph to the village life it depicts, is Mrs. Tree" by Laura F. Richards. published by Dana Estes & Co.,, Boston. The authors precious books Godfrey Strong, Captain Janua-
 ry. Melody, etc., evidenced her rare apt
 ness for story telling. but this one ex- ceeds all the rest in literary excellence. and vivid characterizations. The New
 England village society life of recent
 period is most cleverly set forth in this
 bright and charming story, and the strong Individuality of Mrs. Tree, the principal figure, is brought out with the distinctness of fine etching; while the
 Misses Blyth, the two delghtful mature
 maiden ladies introduced in "Geoffrey Strong" reaDpear in this story. enhan-
 cling its interest. No cleverer piece of
 character drawing than that of Mrs. Tree is to be found in recent fiction. It is not a complex story; it is only tale
 of Guet lives In a Maine sea-coast vil- lage; there are no fireworks excepting the Scintillations and surprises due to
 Mrs. Tree, a smart. bright, keen, orlgi-
 nal, resourceful old lady Of ninety. and
 the book keeps an even tenor. but is nevertheless picture of phases of New England life that is rare and beautiful. Of Mrs. Tree the New York World says:
 Mrs. Tree was over ninety, but apart from an amazing reticulation of wrin-
 cles, netted fine and close as a brown veil, she showed little signs of her great age. As she said herself, she had her
 teeth and her wits and she did not see what more any one wanted All through this book Mrs. Tree wears | white dimity in the morning and satin, either plum color or cinnamon shade, in the afternoon. She is a rare New
 England picture in a cleverly wrought New England frame"
 The Baltimore Sun says:
 This is a sweet tale It is written in
 a simple style, with the sparing use of
 dialect. It's author is one of the few
 persons that can write Of the village life of to-day with any degree of accu- racy or of interest. Her style, too, is
 such as to win our admiration. Laura
 F. Richards, hwever. has long been ad- mired by us"
 The Brooklyn Eagle says: Laura E. Richards has never written more Icharmingly than in the little volume en- titled Mrs. Tree" recently published by Dana Estes & Go. It is a slight sto-
 ry, with only the slenderest thread of a plot to hold it together-what might be
 called the record of neighborhood cpl sode, but it is wholly delightful. :. The book, as whole, is picture gall lery of social types be fund in the old fashioned Maine seacoast village, and
 they are all drawn with degree of in- sight and with a tenderness os touch
 which would seem to indicate that the
 author did not altogether draw upon her imagination for her models. .. Sometimes, in these old towns one can come upn an ancient dame, usually one who is at peace as to this worlds goods, who takes as keen an interest in the life of the world as the youngest person
 about her. Usually they are gifted with keen judgment. an abundant fund of native shrewdness, and sharp way of putting things. They are wholly de- lightful--if they have no occasion to question your sincerity. Such an one is
 Mrs. Tree-and she is the most invigo- rating old woman we have met for
 many a day, inside or out of the covers of a book You should not fail tt>make ger acquaintance" (Clth 16mt, 75 cents.)
 Another attractive volume of selec- tions nearly published by l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston, and which will undoubted ly prove exceedingly popular, is the third series of poems under the general title Gap and Gown" R. l.. Paget is the compiler. The verses are all by col lege students and have appeared at va rious times in the college publications.
 The girls of "the higher education" are represented quite as generously as the boys. Naturally not all the poems are such as their authors would write at a 1 I01If hA .I1y oi,,,r