The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-22
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nique, if it might be so termed, was
superb. There are very few individ-
uals in the history Of the world in
any manifestation of activity who
can truly be termed Great, but among
chose few Hawthorne is to be number
ed. July 18th last was his birthday
and Salem, his native town, celebrat-
ed in honor of her famous son.
The July "Critic" is a Hawthorne
number and includes much interesting
matter relative to this wonderful man.
July 4th was the centenary of Haw-
thorne he having been born July 18th,
1904. July 9Th was the one hun
dredth birthday of Georges Sand, one
Of the greatest French writer's, Mad
anne de Dudevant, whose strange ro-
mances in translation and the stran-
ger romances Of her life, are familiar
to all English speaking readers.
Miss Fife J. Hart, one of the best
known of American bookbinders and
assistant to Miss Florence Foote in
the Evelyn Nordhoff Bindery in New
York, will give a course Of instruction
at the latter named institution the
coming season. Miss Hart does char
ming work, the writer having had
one or two examples of it on display
at the book exhibits given in this city
within the past few years. One of
these books was purchased by Mr..
Preston A. Perry, the Well known
collector.
The Woman's Home Companion
for August has a stunning cover in
colors done by J. Alfred Mohlte
from a painting. The feature Of this
issue is number of excellent short
stories, among them "The One She
Chose,' "a Trivial Affair."" by En-
cry Pottle, and another story by Har-
riet Prestcott Spofford. Indeed the
excellence Of the fiction put out by
this publication might be emulated by
periodicals of much more pretension.
There is large amount of other in
teresting and instructive reading
matter with many fine illustrations,
and certainly he who would quarrel
with this issue Of this high class pub
LEGATION would be difficult to satisfy.
Five short stories make the August
number of "The Reader,' a notable
one. In addition there is much 9TH
er matter of various but interesting
character. Francis Lynde continues
his railroad articles, Israel Zangwill
that freakish, fantastic genius only
he isn't a genius contributes his
monthly budget of inconsequences
the serial "The Man on the Box' Ii
vens up bit with a Setoin-Merri.
man sort of color; and there is some
lgood verse, most of it more allurine
in formal than in substance. Meredith
Nicholson's "Simplicity' is lettereo
and decorated by Ralph Fletcher Sey.
mour, an artist who has been ami
madverted upon with frequency by
the writer Of this column. Seymour
never does anything that isn't effec
tive. That is in decorative design
There are some interesting illustra
lions in this number, but the most 81
to the writer are those done by Char
'lotte Paddock, we'll known to reader.
of "The Indianapolis Journal,' a pa
lper still and always, and charming
young woman resident in Indianapo
lis. Her things are quite as good a.
the child portrayals Of Jessie Viii
cox Smith, Charlotte Harding or Fan
ME Y. Corey. There is no reason VIII,
Miss Paddock should not become a.
well known as these three admirabl
black and white artists. The pictur
of Miss Virginia Keep, whose wor]
has been exhibited in Richmond, will
please all the admirers of her wor]
who are glad to know she is so comel
young woman. Artists should al
ways be good looking, while Editor
, should always be ugly. Editors ar
conceded to be fascinating and tina
they should be good looking is to
much. An Editor who is not ugl
should resign and become a matine
idol. Because he can never be sue
cess as an Editor. This canbe prove
. by looking at pictures of Successfr
, Editors like Frank Munsey and Gear
lette Glider. However this has nothin
to do with "The Reader" whic ha
in its August issue an entertainin
miscellany, barring a tiresome artic
called "On writing for the mag'