New-York tribune., 1905-07-08

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| illustrated by the fact that Buells life of Paul
Jones has just gone into its eighth edition.
Americans who wish to see themselves
| others see them, and who limited In their
reading to books published in the vernacular,
will have opportunity Of perusing Leroy
| Beaulieu's recent volume THE United States In
| the Twentieth Century" in an English transla-
ton in the fall. 1t will be published by Funk &
Wagnals.
John A. Mitchell. the Editor of Life and
author of Amos Judd" pines of Lory' ana
villa Claudia" has written still another novel.
which is promised for autumn publication
When it is so difficult for most of us to under
stand the woman of to-day, it seems bold un-
dertaking for any one to attempt to explain
THE Woman of Tomorrow Yet this is what
Helen NJ Winslow aims to do in a volume SO
named which James Pott announces he VIII
publish in the fall. 1t is described as being both
humorous and optimistic. 1t is to be hoped that
it is not the former because 1t is the latter
The literary paragraph that is going the
rounds of the newspapers TO the effect that
Chicago bookseller has ordered from the publish
ers an average of ten copies day of 1.-The
Man on the Box" every day this year was
probably sent on its travels to bear witness
to the popularity of Mr.. MacGrath's novel
rather than to call attention to the lack of en-
terprise on the part of the bookseller Just
think what he might have saved in postage
alone if he had had the foresight to order in
larger quantities a month. or even once
week!
Russell Sturgis has recently completed book
to be entitled 1.-The Artists Way of Working,
which is announced for publication in the fall
by Dodd Mead & Co. The volume is addressed
to the art loving public rather than to artists
or students and aims to disclose in an untech-
nicaI way the methods by which an artist pro-
duces his effects. and so to enable the reader
better to appreciate and to enjoy the works OF
art he sees The book will contain more than
two hundred illustrations.
Okakura-K -Kakuzo has something to say about
art and society in the current number OF The
International Quarterly" which comes in quite
apropos of Mr.. Sturgis's effort to bring society
into closer touch with art. The japanese author
is not sure that society has always exerted a
henefcent influence on art. He balks at the
word patronage" and demands for art sympa-
thy, not condescension. He says:
II society really cared for good art It would ap-
h the respect dTe 70 has a been sns oe9
this that made the great Tang painter YenlripPen
ever eve m eaTned % to paint MaeteEnGE has said that if
ane approac6 Of hna man Would not blame
ever few away from the crueties of foriculture
tn boHa G6 % GPe
how it. has been trmmsG m sGT IL ana Vessel for
porary admiration sotoba sung poet poet so,s mas re-
t Wbat of the az owers # the Buddhist idea Of
retribution is to be believed IN. the flowers must
liivesi Let US hope for the painters better in
carnauon in their next
'oThe Ethics of Force" is the title of recent
publication by CHM & Co. which makes an
especially timely appearance while Russia and
japan are arriving at the conclusion that war is
something that a nation can have too much of.
The book is made UP of a series Of papers origi-
nally read before the Ethical Club Of Washing
ton D c., and the author served as q soldier
during the Civil War ne is able to emphasize
his arguments for peace by many forcibe ex
ampes from his personal experience.
The two nautical romancers who tasted the
active realities of seafaring life in the recent
ocean cup race claim to have greatly enjoyed
their experience. James B. Connolly returned
home by steamship and will make his head
quarters for the summer at his home in Dor
chester and take a side trip mackerel fishing
with his Gloucester friends DR.. Henry c. Row
land remains the other side for the present.
He handled the German Emperor's yacht at
Kiel where he went for the racing, and is now
summering the Continent.
Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett will spend the
summer in her English country house, Maytham
Hall. Kent where she will put the finishing
touches on new novel.
Although the summer is usually considered
as an unfavorable season for the publication of
books of fiction, the Macmillan Company calls
attention to the fact that three of its notable
successes were issued in July, namely, THE
Crisis" "The Virginian" and Richard Carvel."
With this record to encourage them, they have
scheduled for appearance this month Maurice
Hewlett's new novel, "The Fool Errant," and
Robert Herricks Memoirs of American
Fox has just been placed sale So many
people buy novels for vacation reading that
there seems TO be no good reason why they
should not have the privilege of purchasing
new ones.
Lucas Malet MARY 81. Leger Harrison) hav-
ing been obliged. through illness, to give up
work on the novel which she is writing, and
which Dodd, Mead & Co expected to bring out
in the fall, its publication has been deferred
until the spring of 1906.
Nature lore and nature love taking such
hold that soon the beasts and the birds may get
the upper hand again if don't watch out
This is the sort of idealistic Barmecide feast
that Isabel Goodhue proposes for the hungry
huntsman in Good Things and Graces." re-