The Saint Paul globe., 1903-12-13
BOOK NOTES.

Mary Moulton Cheney. Of Minnea noiis
mas made one of the most beautiful
christmas books that appears this wear.
She. has designed and Illuminated fhe
thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians.
and bound 1t most originally and beauti-
1uliy The book IS on sale in St. Paul,
and VIII make very dainty Christmas
gift. The following in regard to Miss
cheney Minneapolis artist, is of inter-
In her studio Miss Cheney has smel,
hand press with which she and Miss
May Smith have made some interesting
experiments IN bookmaking, doing all Of
the work themselves. The press is known
as the Chemith. The latest issue of the
press is Saint Guido,'' by Richard JEFF
ferles on American vellum, of which
eighty copies were printed. The book Of
forty pages is printed in brown and the
decorative design is hand -colored in pink
and green. Each page has a border across
the bottom and on the outer edge of care
iessly trailing convolvulus vines. A large
Illuminated letter fills the upper corner of
every alternate page and opposite each of
these Is a cartouche OF corresponding size
showing Guido's head against back
ground of trees. The cover is of plain
brown boards.
The love for exciting books seems to
have been gratified to the point where
people are beginning to care more than
This partly. accounts for the welcome
given to the recent book Of discursive
chapters in which Mr.. Eden PhiIlpotts
enS aeserIees bs,+ tne country sights and sounds
Won Year" which has been spoken of as
one of the most restful of recent books
In January, by the way. the Macmillan
company will publish the new novel by
MIR. Phiilpotts, The American Prisoners,
The next volume to appear in Prof. Van
DYKES series, The History of American
Art, iIlaugurated the other day BY the
publication of Mr.. dorado Taft's fsThe
History of American Sculpture will be
Mr; mr. Louis N G. Elson's History of Amer
rS.I Ean MUSIC. which the Macmillan com
After that will come Mr.. Samuel Ishanle s
volume. The History of American Paint
ing. Mr. Joseph 'PenneH is writing the
volume on "The History of American
Etching, Engraving and Illustration
Messrs. George Barrie & Sons. of Phila-
oeIpnla, have taken heed Of the complaint
Dy .A1Deft Bushnell Hart and Edward
Channlng, professors in Harvard univer-
slty, tnat there is no comprehensive his
tory OF this country from the discovery
TO the present time; with the result hat
they now announce the first definite an.
tnor1tative, inclusive narrative "IIistorv
OF North America" The scope of the
ist!S,,,1 MGpK mofu6es of In territory. from the
ana. inNtfme. from the prehistoric period
10 the present date.
<Ite. oay spent In hearing the petit
n1on nc n OF George Horace Lorimer, author of
letters From. a Self-made Merchant to
Ills Son, asking for an injunction to pre-
Tent yen the publication of Letters From a
S1n 10 Ills Sef-made Father Justice
Morton, of the supreme court, decided
against the plaintiff and refused to issue
tne injunction asked for. In delivering his
OPINION, ne said, among other things:
AS to whether these letters and ad-
Vertisements are of such character that
they are calculated to deceive the public
into the belief that they are letters Of Mr..
Lorimer, the advertisements nut in here
do not represent that these are letters
from Mr.. Lor1mer. 1t does not seem to
me tnat the public at large reading these
advertisements can be led to believe that
these are the letters of Mr.. Lorimer''
When Mrs. Madge Carr Cook, who is
playing the role of Mrs Wigs Of the
Cabbage Patch" this season, in the Lieb-
Ter & Co. dramatization of that amusing
book and its sequel volume, Love Nary
was recently enacting the part in Louis
vile she was entertained by the author,
preciated her footlight incarnation Of the
dear old lady. How did you ever come
TO originate Mrs. Wiggs?' asked Mrs.
Cook In moment of pardonable curiosity
W Why, got my first hint from real old
lady of the Cabbage Patch here in Louis
VILE, replied the still giTl-lilze young au-
thoress, and she grew unconsciously and
steadily in one. slight sketch after another
of all my friends at the little club, before
which read those unpretentious sketches,
that had in some way achieved a def
mite new creation. never realized when
started out what finished portrait was
to result from my first slight penciling
The account of the theater party was
my first introduction of Mrs. Wigs TO the
world"
The large paper edition of Richard
Henry Stoddard's Recolfections," limited
to zoo copies, was printed and bound with
so much care that the receipt of the
books was delayed. The large number of
fac slmiles of rare manuscripts and por-
traits which give this edition q peculiarly
valuable autographic character, have in
volved an unusual time in preparat ton So
many Inquiries have been received that
the publishers GA. s. Barnes & Coz feel
called upon to announce that this book
which is receiving high praise from bib
liophiles, is now ready and early applica-
tions for copies not yet subscribed for is
desirable.
Elinor Glyn's 1.-The Damsei and the |
sage contains some of the keenest epi- /
grams IN recent fiction. Here are some of |
Some are never satisfied; they are |
as restless as the sea, and when they |
have received all the best advice they in |
NaTlaoly follow their own inclination.
Most men like the hunt more than
elusive"
1nere are always three courses in life |
the good, the bad, and the Indifferent |
The good gives you calm, and makes YOU |
sleep; the bad gives you emotions. and |
makes you weep; and the Indifferent gives |
you no Satisfaction and makes you yawn, |
So-choeSe wisely" /
!. "A fool can win the love of q man. but |
y y requires woman Of resources to keep |
"A man would often be the lover of his
else" oo
An action committed in bad taste is |
more curing and disillusionizing to love |
than the eruelest blows of rage and |
It IS wise man who knows when he |
s5,al = HAPPY 9e ana can appreciate the divine .
bliss OF the tangible now. Most of us (
!aS sg2e ,oa and 50 lose the present
ous.' ie
1t is good hostess who never inclines
11a 1er guests unconsciouly to look at the
LATE MAGAZINE NOTES.
Ihe December magazine number of The
1uL1OOk contains much nf Sppafa1 ir,1Y,1y.-