Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-10

The consensus OF opinion about THE
Mettle Of the Pasture" Is that Mr.
James Lane Allen has written a novel
with strong, simple and original plot,
Beautiful rOmances, word painting,
descriptions OF nature with few peers
these have been Mr.. Aliens strong
points. His only attributed weakness
hitherto has been In plots. His new
novel has all the virtues OF his former
ones In fuller, richer measure, revealing
a surer grasp Of his material and more
matured power; and In addition, II has
plot the substance of which has al
ready reused fierce discuss. IN. So nu-
merous and emphatic were the protests
of readers against Bliss Garments re-
view of the book In the New York
Times Saturday Review that the Times
made a feature OF the replies In its
next Issue.
Mr. George Gibbs, author of THE
Love Of Monsieur. will spend the sum-
mer on n Colorado ranch, where he will
build his own shack. and live most of
the time on horseback. In the interim
he intends to do so illustrating from
western scenes and people Later he
viii make drawings Of the bronco
busters" at their annual bronco bust
where prizes are offered TO the winners
and the entire ranch country is repre-
sented In the crowd that attends. lt,is
capital opportunity for artists and
authors who are studying western
types.
Since the publication Of Howard
Pyle's striking religious novel IRE
jected OF Men, several inquiries have
come to his publishers, the Harpers,
concerning Mr.. Pyle's religious belief.
Mr.. Pyle Is Of Quaker stock upon both
side Of his fam lily, his ancestors having
come to this country from England
between 1880 and 1856 Mr. Pyle says
that when he began writing vRetected
OF Men II was his intention TO tell only
the story OF the rich young man: but
as he proceeded the story grew under
his hands into very different proper
tons from those with which II had been
begun. Opinions concerning the nature
OF the book are as diverse thus far as
are the religious sects Of its readers,
Harper & Brothers will publish this
autumn n new novel by j. Storer
Clouston, whose Adventures OF NJ.
DHaricot was successfully issued by
the same firm last year. IL has been
recently stated that Mr.. Clouston's
name recently stated that Mr., Clouston
name IL only a pseudonyme OF Mr..
George Gisslng's, adopted by the lat
ter ito father the products" OF his
more humorous moods, This is not
true. Mr. Clouston Is the son OF an en-
inent Scottish physician. who Is the
author OF several scientific works. Mr..
Cloustons new story is not quite 80
broadly farolcal as the D'IIaricot book,
which II viii be recalled, recounts the
ludicrous adventures OF Frenchman
in England.
For a really sangunary title Blood
marks takes the cake. yet that Is the
style under which new paper for boys
was selling on the streets OF London re-
Gently Bloodcurdling stories with hor-
ribly horrifylng illustration were print
cd In red ink, TO typify the bloodmarks
OF the title, Many old wood cuts were
worked into the text among them n
portrait OF the late Pastor Spurgeon,
which was given as that OF the German
emperor. Under the heading of
sketches OF heroes la humble Life"
there was given some notes about Sir
George Newnes that ran as follows.
Sir George Newnes, the creator OF
popular literature In this country, was
once unable to read. Having taught
himself the alphabet with little assist
ance from those about him. he made
up his mind TO conduct "Tit-Blts" He
saved up his money till he was able