The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

tic picture of the old city, the people
and the customs as they were one hum
bred years ago. Price $1.2o net
CThrough Hall Stationery Company
BOOK NOTES.
Ruskin's biographer and friend. Mr.
w. G. CollIngwood, has written sup
which he calls ''Ruskin Relics" It
presents some drawings by Ruskin and
chatty anecdotes, and other material
concerning him, which will be read
for publication in the early spring by
Messrs. Thomas Y Crowell & Co.
1.-THE Monarch Billionaire," by Morri-
son I. Swift. published by the j. S.
Ogilvie Publishing company of New
York, is story that will interest stu
dents of socialism.
The November number of 1.-The World
Today is remarkable for the timeliness
of it's contributed articles, most of
which bear directly upon topics of the
day The leading article is an admir-
able summary of 1.-THE Currency Situa-
tion," by Professor J. Laurence Laugh
lin of the University of Chicago whose
books upon financial subjects are stan
dard. The Philippine school system is
discussed by Marion e. Beall, of the
bureau of insular affairs. The startling
ish politics because of Mr.. Chamber
Iain's proposed tariff scheme give par
ticular value to a summary of that
scheme and its probable effect, by
Iucien Wolf. who is a regular contrib
utor to the Fortnightly Review under
the pen name of "Diplomaticus. How
a Newspaper Gets Its News" Is seme-
thing of a mystery to many newspaper
readers, and the matter IS explained BY
an experienced newspaper man, Mr. C.
H. Dennis, of the Chicago Daily News
editorial staff.
An immense amount of research has
preceded the publication of French
/ and English Furniture" which Nc
Clure, Phillips & Company are just
bringing out. The author is Esther
Singleton, who is already we'll known
by her book 1.-THE Furniture of Our
Forefathers," and other similar works.
The present volume is most elaborate
ly illustrated, and drawings have been
made direct from old models or from
rare and little known treat1ses on the
art of furniture making by the old
master furniture makers themselves.
The artist H D. Nichols, was engaged
on the pictures for whole year. The
text of the book covers quite complete
| Nv all the important epochs and styles
in France and England from the
Jacobean to Louis XVI Sheraton and
Adams. The volume Is intended for
all who are interested in fine furniture
and will serve as a reference book for
IL ose DESTROYS of furnishing a house
consistently in any style or PERIOD
Mcclure. Phillips & Company have
been obliged to postpone the publica-
| ton of Henry Harlands ltalan mover,
MY Friend Prospero," until next
spring.
Mr.. Jack London's friends in the
British metropolis looked at him ask
going down into the East end of Lon
| don to study the people by living
among them. They said it could not
be done; that decided him. A few
months later he walked into the office
of his publishers, explained what he
had been doing, and took from MS
pocket the crumDled manuscript OF ms
| Forthcoming book. The lives, habits.
! London's great toiling masses could not
have been so wildly and strlklngly
painted save by a man who had lived
among them as one of themselves The
book is we'll illustrated from photo
graphs, and will be published by the
Macmillan company.
Mr.. James William Pattison, the auth
or of 1.-THE History of the Worlds Paint
ers,'' which Messrs Herbert S. Stone &
Co. will publish this fall, Is well known
to artists all over the country. His or
iginal criticisms in the Chicago Journal
are the most discriminating which are
printed in the west. and the most
scholarly. Moreover, they have an in
dividuaIity which saves them always
from the usual fate of art criticism
monotony There is a vivacity in Mr..
Pattison's style which is immensely at
! tractive.
| The November number of The Smart
Set opens with a novelette, by Cyrus
Townsend Brady, entitled The Corner
| in Coffee in which this DISTINGUISHED
author appears at his very best, both
as to form and substance. The story
has an absorbing plot, at once ingenious
| and distinctive, while the characters
are drawn with vitalizing clearness.
| This is a narrative of love and hush
ness mingled, wherein Wall street ap-
Bradys admirable literary style adds
to the readers delight in this capital
nove!este.
Frank Danby,' the fourth edition of
whose novel, Pigs in Clover pub
lished by the ]. B. Lippincott company,
has just gone to press, is, as many
of her literary unertakings is perhaps
unparalleled in one particular, at least.
| Frank Dandy" whose real name is
Mrs. Julia Frankau, received her first
/ encouragement to attempt fiction from
Mr.. George Moore, the English novelist,
cepted by publisher who almost as
promptly failed. She tried ii again.
and wrote newspaper story which was
also accented, but scarcely had it ap-
peared between covers when its pub
Usher failed also, and Mrs F'ranSau
began to feel superstitious. However
! she essayed third book. writing it on