The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-25
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON

@The Winged HeImet' by Harold Steele
 Mackaye-@CasfeI Del Monte" by Ma
 than GaIIizIer-sThe Princess Passes"
 by the Authors of the 'Lightning
 Conductor" r"-FortheOming Books
 Magazines.
 One of the popular new romanees of the season is "The Winged Helmet" i" by Harold Steele Mackaye, published by L. c. Page and Company, Boston. It IS a vivid story of French life in the days of Francis l. The winged helmet which gives the story it's name. at once sug- gestive of war and magic, is really only lovers token embroidered upon Handkerchief. The readers of romantic novels will look in vain for the old ia miliar themes, for while the author has given minute and convincing picture of the conditions of life in the early a characters of the story are entirely novel. The central theme, turning as 1t does, upon the self-forgetful devo- ton of peasants daughter to her mo- ble mistress, is not at all trite, and the situations are unusual in conception, and vivid and fresh in treatment, com bined with a rarely capable study Of femininity. The story suggests Mercu- " rather than Mars, but the plot re- lates to the rebellion of Charles of Bourbon against Francis I. The male characters are chiefly engaged in fight ing, while the leading character is a lady's maid whose devotion and wit are remarkable. The events revolve about the figures of very jealous nobleman and his lady, most unjustly suspected and ill-used by her lord-even made to suffer blows of his noble right hand. However, the unfortunate lady is the one who possesses the gifted lady's maid, girl of beauty and high cour- age. She 1t Is who tells the great lord what she thinks Of him; she it is who by sturdy lovers help escapes the lords vengeance and flies away to keep a prosperous brothers inn, while her mistress is haled to a convent and locked up there for safe keeping; also when Du Beaulieu stabs behind the ar ras in his wife's chamber, he strikes not the lover whom he sought, rior yet a silly old councillor, but his trusted friend. caught in a trap of his own making by the lady's quick-witted serv- ing maid Later the same lady's maid beguiles the wickedest possible villain to a quicksand, and when the ooze has got him fast sits and jeers at him as he sinks out of sight. True, he had plot ted to sell a lovely dame--her mistress, no less-to Saracen pirates, and thor oughly deserved his fate. But in the end for such deeds as these the jealous iioblerrlan (repentant of his injustice and reconciled to his wife and she to hin1) makes the maid a belted knight under the name of the Lady of Ravelle.
 Tn the Winged Helmet MT. Mackaye has turned from the region of fantastic hun1or found in his former book, The Panchronican," and in the new depar-. ture he is even more successful. He has in tsFhe Winged Helmet produced book full of thrilling dramatic situa- tions that will beguile the leisure hour. It is a fascinating story. It. is also handsomely illustrated by L. E. Ed wards. Price $1.58; for sale by the E., P. Judd Co.
 ssCastel Del Monte,' by Nathan Galli- zier, published by L. C. Page and Com pany, Boston, is a romanceof the Chi beIline wars. It is a powerful romance of the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in Italy, and the overthrow of Manfred by Charles of Anjou, the champion of Pope Clement ". The middle ages are noted for the weird mysticism and deep fatalism characteristic of people be- lfeving in signs and portents and the firm hand of fate. MT. Gallizier has brought out these characteristics in marked degree by his strong descrip- tions of the thrilling incidents which N began with the arrival of the Ghibel- line envoys at Palermo, and only ended with the complete defeat and death of Manfred at the hands of Charles of Arl- jou and his supporters. The causes. and results of the Ghibelline wars are clearly set forth in the tale, which pos sesses a loye-story of sympathy and charm. It is book sure to entertain the reader, written with charm and power that is felt in every chapter. The conflicts between pope and emperor and the rornances of intrigue and war are vividly set forth The romantic side IS especially Interesting because of it's heroine and originality. Not until the end Is the mystery of the tale un- travelled. The book is Illustrated by L. D. Edwards. Price $1.5p; for sale by the D. P. Judd Co. ,,..,s - ..
 The Princess Passes Is another of those delightful collaborations arranged by MT. and Mrs. Williamson, who wrote that strikingly popular and successful romance, "The Lightning Conductor" which has gone into many editions and is still having a big sale. It is always hazardous to attempt to repeat liter ary success, but Mir. and Mrs. William son have accomplished this unusual feat, for their second book rivals the first in interest. The second is happily linked to it's predecessor, and is, in a way, the sequel. It has the same breezy elements that brought success to the first novel. We find our old friends, Jack and Molly Winston, again and they are engineering courtship,