Evening journal., 1903-10-22
IN THE LITERARY WORLD

-Four Roads to Paradise" is the title Of !
a novel by Mrs. Maud Wilder Goodwin
which IS 10 appear I'm The Century Mag
azine beginning with the November
number. The t5tle was suggested by this
passage from the Talmud: -Four men
entered Paradise; one beheld. and died;
one lost his senses; one destroyed the
young plants; one only entered N peace.
It IS a love story of New York people.
with the principal scenes in New York
and Florence. In character drawing, OBJ
servation Of life, wit and literary finish
the conductors Of The Century confident
ly believe that this novel wiz place Mrs.
Goodwin among the foremost story-writ-
ers Of America.
What To Eat-always brighf. practical.
entertaining, appetizlng-is particularly
SO for October. Here are some Of the
contents: Dietetic Health Hints. by Felix
j. Oswald; Health and Diet Of Children.
NJ. L. Parmelee; A Card Club Luncheon,
II. b. Crane; How to Mend Granite. Rose
seelye-Ahler; A Cape Cod Clambake.
Genie II. Resented; Parisiana CNotesI
from the Gay French Capital, F.. Tryon
Charles; Ice Breakers Cto get your COM
pany started righ), Henry Edward War
ner; Fads and Fancies Of Gotham. Mar
garet Rayburn; The New Man (nction).
Ade.ia Pope Branham; Halloween Frolics
Laura A. Smith; Odd Items. Mary Tay-
lor Ross; Some Phases Of Soup Making.
Mrs. Z. b. jones' A Few Parisian Re
cipes Anita Gordon; Chahng Dish Chat,
Julia Harries Bull.
] 40 hn rtftfI1 l.aT
outlook Company win be luther and
lgraine." by Warwick Deeping, a young
English author. It will be issued some
time in October. It is said to be a dra-
mauc romance marked by delicate sem
tment and stirring action. It tells Of
England when the Brltons were hope
lessly trying to stem the invasion Of the
saxons-a period in the authors view
nearly coincident with shat of King Ar
thur and the round table. Uther and
lIgraine are known to Tennyson's readers
as the father and mother Of Arthur. The
characters are intensely real and full Of
life. Igraine in particular is a charming
and iovable maiden, courageous and re-
lsourceful. witty and brilliant in talk. and
In the tragical episodes Of the latter
part Of the story, noble and steadfast in
spirit.
A volume from first TO last attractive
by reason Of its human interest Is "Royal
Palaces and their Memories" by Sarah
A. rooley to be issued Immediately by
the A. Vessels Company. Mrs. Tooey's
aim IS to present a graphic history of
the Royal Palaces and is almost an anec-
ldotal history of the English throne.
The history Of Windsor Castle is par
ltcularly well done and the authors en-
ldeavor succeeds completely to focus the
great events as they have transpired
century by century until the present
time. The illustrations are excellent and
quite worthy Of the letter-press.
In the October instalment of his Sc
ries on the Racial Composition OF the
American People" in The Chautau-
guam, Jhon r. Commons analyses the
colonial race elements and shows the
Scotch-Irish to have been the amalga-
mating factor. A finely illustrated
Reading Journey by Agnes c. Laut on
"Ontario and the Canadian North
west" describes the remarkable devel-
opment Of our northern neighbor.
The first adequate presentation Qn
a magazine) of the supreme art Of
John S. Sargent appears in the No
vember Scribner's. Mr.. Royal Cor
tissoz has written an appreciation
pointing out the distinctive features Of
Mr.. Sargent's work. and describing his
early studies and the influences that
have mainly contributed to his position
as one Of the foremost portrait paint
ers in the whole history of art The
illustrations accompanying the article,
from a number of Mr.. Sargents fam
Gus portraits, are reproduced with the
special permission Of the owners. An
interesting announcement IN this con-
nection is the early publication by
Charles Scribner's Sons of sumptu-
GUS volume containing sixty repro
ductions I'm photogravure of Mr.. Sar-
gents finest paintings including a
large number of his most celebrated
portraits not heretofore generally OBJ
tainable. The critical Introduction is
by Mrs. Alice Meynell.
How Minna Thomas Antrim, "Our
Lady of Cleverness," as she is known
in her particular cenacle, finds time
lamid the round Of her social duties to
evolve her eternally fresh presentations
OF the fads and follies of the day. is
puzzllng alike TO her immediate friends
and her public. But Of one thing. both
may be assured. There is no flavor OF
either" canned" or vaudeville" litera-
ture about her latest book, "The Wis
dom OF the Foolish and the Folly of
the Wise" Its epigrams are as pi-
quant as her earlier utterances. which
lis to say, she dissects men and women
with a keenness which is delightful.
handling the mot iuste, the happy
figure, the pat allusion. with the skill
OF one to whom it has been given TO
look upon the naked face of Truth.
Henry Altemus Company. Philadelphia.
publish the book.