New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12
GIFT BOOKS.
Miscellaneous Publications Appro-
pirate to the Christmas Season.

The holiday gift book always ranges from the
gorgeous folio TO the miniature item Of juve-
MA Between these two extremes lie a great
number Of miscellaneous publications which
wear holiday guise but are modest in scale
and IN price. books which may be reckoned
among the most accessible and agreea BILE Of
Christmas presents. We have already noticed
many of these volumes, but the long list is not
yet exhausted. Salient among those which are
sim before Us is the book by Mr. Gustav Kobbe,
entitled Famous Actors and Actresses in Their
Homes Boston: Little. Brown & Coz. This is
q delightful souvenir Of various popular players
Of the day, richly illustrated from photographs
Of them taken in private life Maude Adams,
Ethel Barrymore Julia Marlowe. Annie Rus
sell and Virginia Harmed are the women COM
memorated. The men in the book John
Drew. William Gillette. Richard Mansfield. E. H
Sothern and Francis Wilson. Two chapters are
also devoted 10 The Lambs and The Play
ers.' respectively. Mr.. Kobbe writes with ami
nation and at the same time with much tact
succeeding very well in his aim, which is to
show the public what manner OF men and wo-
men its favorites are when they are themselves
simply following their own tastes and pleasures
far from the glare of the footlIghts- His illus
tratIons leave nothing to be desired they are
from fine photographs and they are printed in
perfect halT tones with the exception Of the
frOntisplece which IS a photosraVure from the
portrait Of Julia MarIowe by Irving r Wiles
A book similar il scope but carried out
smaller scale and with less luxurious press
work and Illustrations IS Mr.. E F. Harkns's
Little PiIgriuages Among the Men Who Have
Written Famous Books: Second Series Dos
ton: l. c. Page & Coz. It consists Of brief bio
graphical sketches Of writers like George AIDE
Henry HarIand F. Eopkinson Smith, owen
WIster, John Fox, j., and Cyrus Townsend
Brady Each sketch is accompanied by a re-
production Of a photograph Of the author dealt
with. This IS a readable little book of refer
ence-
american Myths and Legends CPhiadel-
phla. J. 3 Lippincott Company, a work in
two small volumes. by Mr.. Charles NJ Skinner
is a collection Of picturesque narratives in
which the author takes the crude material
wing il the obscurer paths OF historical re-
search. and gives il literary form. Tragedy and
comedy appear IN these pages. and often Mr.
Skinner mas occasion 10 touch note of pure
romance whatever his theme, he treats ii
with a lightly skilful hand His little tales are
finished bits Of workmanship. and they are all
Interesting. Win this book we may mention
Through the Gates Of Old Romance" (Phila-
de.Dhla. J. 3. L.ppincott Company, by Mr. w
law Mills. In this we have retold divers senti-
mental stories about Major Andre. Aaron Burr
Philip Freneau and other types in our earlier
annals II is an arlusing book. eleverly Illus
.--s..1 ,- John Rae and with a few reproduc-
, a-l.. ST Old portraits.
mr. Charles Helnstreet's Literary NeW-fork,
re Iaadn-arIs and Associations" GO. P. Put
aaTn'a aonsJ Is an entertaining survey OF our