Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
FOR YOUNGER READERS.

Rrowne With an introduction by Frances ii9ag
S son bonhe' New York: Mcclure. Phillips & Co.
Washington; Woodward * Lotarop.
Mrs Rurnett's Introductory explanation
of the circumstances of the republication Oh
this old, old fairy book is in itself charm
ing tale for little folks. She tells now
when she was five or six years DID, she was
sent to a school kept by two daughters OF
an old clergyman and at the close OF the
period she was rewarded by the glft OF
prize book. Her teachers explained that
they had bought the book at the stationer
without realizing that it was fairy booN
and had been tempted to return II, put
there was no time, so they presented II,
and the little girl was greatly pleased with
her gift She soon became the intimate
friend and ardent admirer of all the char
acters. whose remarkable experiences were
related in the book. and when some time
had passed she discovered, to her dismay,
that the book had disappeared Thorough
search did not reveal it, and finally 1t was
given up as lost. But the little girl would
not believe it was merely lost, for she was
AIDED that the fairies themselves had
sent it to her and had taken it away. In
her later years she tried to find another
copy, but failed, and long afterward she
tried to write out of the stories which
sh e partly remembered from Granny S
Wonderful Chair" 1t was published. but
without the note of explanation she had
intended to be prefaced to show that 1. was
only a version of one of those wonderful
tales. This publication attracted the no.
tice of another lady, who CHANGED to own
copy of "Grannys Wonderful Chair and
she protested to the editor of the magazine
against the reprint of the story of Prince
Fairyfoot. Explanations followed. and so
at last the lost book was rediscovered. The
fairies had sent it back when it was need
ed, and here it is. with beautiful pictures
and this charming little story of how 1t
was lost and found again. 1t is a beauu-
full gift for the little folks, to whom Mrs
Burnett'S Introduction will be attractive
as the adventures of Snowtiower and Fair
feather and King Winwealth and all the
other characters of the pretty tales.
RHYMES AND JINGLEs By Mary Mapes Dodge.
Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
A new edition of the Rhymes and jim
giles, by the editor of ST. Nicholas, is al
ways welcome, this particular new edition
especially on account of the illustrations
with which it is supplied. These pictures
are beautifully drawn and show the little
folks of the verses in many postures and
WI many expressions. Several new
rhymes have been added to the collection,
which is thus an Yer-growing source of
delight
FANTASIA NJ Nal. LAND. BY Charles Raymond Macau-
ley. Illustrated by the author IndianaDolis:
The Bobbs- Merrill Company. =
Over in Fantasma Land. where Diekey
went once upon time, reside many strange
people, weird shapes and characters famiI-
lar to the readers of certain stories They
made Dickey's stay vastly entertaining
He was rather frightened at times. but his
good fortune and sound sense helped him
through the dangerous and difficult places,
and he returned to his own country much
edited and entertained. Mr. Macauley has
written about these experiences of Dickey
a story that does not need his clever pic
lures to attract attention and to hold the
interest. But his pictures undoubtedly add
to the tale, for they give the young reader
clear idea of how the Fantasms and the
other creatures appear to folks from Real
ity Land.
THE BROWNIES IN THE PHILIPPINES. BY
Palmer Cox. New York: The Century COM
paiy.
This is the seventh Brownie book" anu
1t is even better than its predecessors. All
the old friends of the other books and some
new ones are carried through series of re-
markable adventures. They try to. ride a
"timarau," they have great times with the
snakes on Palawan, they serenade native
chief on Romblon, they go monkey hunting
in Albay, they hunt wolves in Bokol, they
go down into Manila Bay in diving bells.
they catch tiger on Leyte, they even find
the battle line Masbate and they play
many other pranks, all pictured as only
Palmer Cox can picture these quaint and
richly humorous little people. There are
some new characters in THE Brownies in
the Philippines notably Rough Rider
and Fisherman.
A, B, IN DIXIE; Plantation Alphabet. BY
Louise Quarles Bonte and George Willard Bonte
New York: Z. Z. Button & Co.
Jolly verses and pictures in coiors COM
bine to make an alphabet book that will
appeal to all who have ever known the old
plantation "darkey.'' There are just
twenty-six of these characters men. wo-
=. 49,, hiidrAn representing all sorts OF
old time southern negroes. 80 AAAe' :
house servants and the fangers-on who do
whatever must be done. The verses are
simple and are to be understood even by
those little folks who have never been In
Dixie-land. The drawings are large and
the colors well printed. so that the books
,paka an affra ctiya Gift for the yOtlf, pStprS