The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31


tury Magazine. will be published.
Books about animals are still in strong
demand. which Is a pleasant token OF
healthy human interest in the lower order
Of creation. MY Woodland Inmates" Is the
title of a forthcoming volume by Mrs. Efiia
Bignell. whose delightful story. Mr.. Chupes
and Miss Jenny a tale of two robins is
still gratefully remembered by readers. 1t
tells or the animals known by the writer in
her country home. Also comes another on
roy Dogs and How to Breed Them" by
Muriel Handley Spicer. written for the gui-
dance OF persons rearing delicate canine
pels. Inc story Is woven round the life Of
Gr1non Bruxellois owned by the author
New paper editions of Elizabeth Strong
Worthington's books, How to Cook Hus-
bands and THE Gentle Art of Cooking
Wives" will be issued shortly Some
women keep their husbands constantly in
not water, reads an extract from the
former. ''Others let them freeze by their
carelessness and indifference. Some keep
them in q stew by irritating way.; and
words; others roast them. Some keep them
in pickle all their lives 1t must be that
married folk have found these books valu-
able as containing helpful hints for their
partners.
General Grant appears as the central fig
ure in Forthcoming novel, about the first
1.-THE Captain" The author Is Mr.. Church
i'll Williams. and he is said to have spent
much time, money and research in arriving
at faithful intimate knowledge of Grants
personality. The promise is also extended
that no such impressive presentation of the
famous Union commander has ever before
appeared in fiction.
It must be that the success of Ste2hen
Fhillips's Ulysses" has aroused Alfred
Austin. the British Poet Laureate. to effort
in the noble field of poetic drama. At any
rate Mr.. Austin has written an historical
play In blank verse which, under the title
of "Flodden Field" will be produced by
Eeerhohm Tree at His Majesty's Theater
in London. 1t will also be published in
book form. The Poet Laureate essays an
ambitious flight in this venture. and his
drama will naturally create vital interest
In book and stage circles.
President Roosevelt seems determined to
surpass the record of the late Mr.. Gladstone
as patron and encourager of worthy
books. He has written the introduction to
"A Woman That Tolls a story of the
present conditions under which women
work, written by Marie and Bessie van
Worst and to be published next month. The
authors sought the experience necessary for
such a story by serving as working girls
in a Pittsburg pickle factory. in factory
in a New York mill town. in Chicago cloth
ing houses in the shoe factories of Lynn
and in Southern cotton mills. President
Roosevelt is said to have been deeply i'm
pressed by the relation Of their experiences.
Having figured as one OF the notable nov
els of 1902. Clara Morris's story of theatre
cal life, "A Pasteboard Crown" is soon to
be put on the stage by Mr.. Frohman. who
is shortly to return from Europe. The dra-
matization has been done by Miss Morris
and Kenneth Lee. and the play will be In
four acts. The first act has its scenes at
the old house occupied by the heroine and
her family; the second shows rehearsal Of
Francesca da Rimini': the third act Is
laid in the theater Office and the fourth IN
the boudoir where the shooting takes place.
The play ia more tragic than the book. fn-
asmuch as both hero and heroine are killed.