Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Mrs. Margaret salgster Makes Her Debut
Among the Novelists.
THIRD EDITION OF BOOK OF POEMS
Gertrude Atherton Puts Out n New
B~Ook-sevcraI interesting Books
for Boys-JanuRry Magazines
Full of Good Things.


The well known writer, Mrs. Margaret
sangster, makes her debut among the nov
elists with "A College Girls story" her
arst attempt at a love tale. The book is
published by Fleming H. Revell company.
There is a strong religious bias to the story
and altogether It Is one that inculcates
lessons in noble manhood and the Christian
virtues. College life, work among the
mountain whites OF Tennessee and college
settlement work in New York give variety
to the scenes and large scope for the study
OF personal characteristics and the por-
:rayal Of character. There is play OF light
and shade in the shifting scenes; hardship,
determination, toll, energy, recompense
give the story nerve and slnew, keep II
moving and ill It with pith, point and
meaning.
Poems You Ought to Know selected by
Ella W. Peattie, literary editor of the Chi
eago Tribune. who was formerly connected
with an Omaha paper for a number Of
years, Is an attractive and valuable volume.
II is printed by the Jameson Higgins COM
pany OF Chicago with illustrations by Ellis
worth Young. A third edition is now on
the press. Among the good things said
about the book we reprint the following
vi Ahb "AAMduhNt EAtD AANahs hAhbA
looking through the book and meeting old
favorites or new poems whose just title
to the position OF honor accorded them
calls for no dispute, one has only the
moet appreciative things to say of the
literary judgment of the compiler, Ella w.
Peattie. The great merit of the collection.
which Is made from poems published one
each day for many months past In the
Chicago Tribune, has the uncommon one of
placing the value Of the poem above that
OF the authors name. Modern American
writer's are unusually we'll represented,
and the selections from the accepted poets
are, If not the most often quoted, surely
among their choicest productions. Mrs.
Peattie shows herself a wanderer in lite
rary byways as we'll as one who has a
firm step along the main trodden roads,"
Gertrude Atherton's new book, with an
uncommonly attractive title, THE Splendid
Idle F%orties, :" is substantially a reprint of
Before the Gringoe Came" and deals with
life in Spanish California In the old days
about the time of the annexation. Crit
ically considered the chief value OF the
stories lies in the accuracy of their his
torical setting. The author has got the
facts and their proper correlation; but
she has also seized hold Of something far
more precious than mere historical data,
She has made captive the sentiments, the
thoughts, the feelings. the passions and
prejudices which swayed the governing
caste in old California. The breaking OF
hat caste is one of the most pitiful stories
N the history OF this continent.
One Of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps short
stories. which appeared in Harper's Maya
zine as ellis Wife," has been reprinted IN
book form by Houghton, Mifiin & Co.
under the name avery" The book Is q
fine example Of this writer's power of story
telling. II is the tale of a rather selfish
man. who had made up his mind TO leave
his SICK wife and 60 upon a hunting ex-
. petition, and who while in the dentists
chair and under the influence OF gas, goet
through the hell Of imagining that she died
during HIS absence on the trip. The hus.
bands frantic fear and Joy on coming out
Of the influence Of the gag, to hear from
the dentist that the wife did not die, the
subsequent dashing Of his hopes to find hei
apparently dead after all, the return to life
Of the sweet and unselhsh creature. whose
hrst question concerned his comfort, ant
the husbands repentance for his intention,
and desires, are all interpreted with tina
subtle and exquisite power mastered b!
the gifted writer. 1t is one Of the mos
moving short tales ever written.
"The Pleasures Of the Table" by Georg,
II. Ellwanger, is one Of the latest publica
tons Of, Doubleday. Page & Co. strangel!
enough. there is no more conspicuous gal
In contemporary photography than tina
which exists under "Gastronomy." Prac
tically nothing has been published in thi