Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-08

picture the new and growing life OF the
suburban town, the life which has It's
own peculiar and distinct types and
characteristics. Mrs. Mary Stewart
Cutting, the author. Is herself sub
urbanite. having lived for many ycSs.
in one OF the Oranges. Many OF these
stories appeared originally In McClure's
Magazine, where they attracted wide
spread attention. AS the title indicates,
the stories tell of the triumphs and
failures, the trials and experiences of
what is. to the general novelist the "at-
ter life." that is. settled. married ex'
istenCe
There is a story told of q newspaper
correspondent who telegraphed his edi-
tor as follows: "Have column story on
so-and-so. Shall | send it," The edi-
tor. mindful of the value OF space, wired
pack: Send 500 words In q few
hours he received another message
from the anxious correspondent, read
ing: Cant be told in less than 1000
The editor promptly telegraphed back:
STORY OF creation of the world told In
COO. Try It," And in due time the cor
respondent sent In his story written
within the prescribed limits. The con-
densatiOn OF language In the newspa-
uers Of our time has undoubtedly had
a reactionary effect on our literature.
our novelIsts no longer Indulge in the
elegant efllorescence Of two chapters In
a book where one can take It's place,
even the leisurely Introductory pages
of Scott, line as they are, would not be
read In a novelist Of today, unless, in
deed, another Scott should arise.
Among our younger story writers who
have the art of saying much In little,
and saying IL well, Roy Collie ellison Is
n CONSPICUOUS example. Read his new
book OF stories, In the Morning Glow"
and note how sentence, simple, frank.
and natural. Nill convey to the read
er whole chapter OF meaning as TO the
delicate. intimate relationships Of an
American family. Mr. GilsOn's work IL
| a model of its kind,
To the admirers Of Victor Hugo the
publication. by a. Vessels company. Of
the Bertha Galland Edition Of NO
e-Dame" will come with new inter-
est by reason OF the beautiful illustra.
tions, which are SO largely feature of
the edition. The two volumes contain
now being presented throughout the
country by Mr.. Frohman, with Miss
Galland in the character OF Esmeralda.
Besides these there are six portraits
Of Miss Galland, two Of which, repro
duced in color. serve as frontispieces
Tor the volumes The two octave vol
umes have been beautifully printed at
the University Press, Cambridge, and
will be issued Immediately
Booth darlington, whose last book,
leaps and bounds into the top rank OF
popularity. is very much ayerse 70 CIV.
ing out photographed details. and
ono con very easily believe that the ac-
G, mpanying picture Of him was Sc
cured without his knowledge that !,
would be reproduced Thus far, prac-
t.cally all that is known Of this young
Indiana author Is that he IL a Prince
ion man who sings Danny Deever'
u,,commonly well: that he Is running
for a seat In the Indiana legislature,
and that he has written three books,
any one OF which would have made
his literary fame HIS latest photo
graph shows him TO be- also a gentle
man Of leisure, With healthy athleuc
taste for outdoor life,
When 'The Gentleman From lndi-
ana" first appeared, a.number OF critics
expressed the opinion that Mr.. Tark-
ington wrote himself into the hero John
iarkless. The recent turn OF the au-
thor into the field OF politics has natur'
ally strengthened such a belief ami,
bat for the knowledge that his Intimate