The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-05
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

can Commonwealth the Hon. James M.
Bryce, M. p, thinks Of the work Of the man
who handles events In the heat OF formative
processes may be gathered from the follow
ing letter written to Lincoln Steffens's pub
fishers: If you have been publishing
anything further In McClure's Maga2 inc
on the momentous subject Of money in
politics, 80 powerfully treated by Mr.. Stef-
Tens. should be much obliged II you would
let me know Of it. Indeed, II Mr.. Steffens
mas written anything further on that or a
kindred topic must try to see 1t, for his
oook' though painful. was impressive
Mrs Isobel Strong, author Of .The Girl
From Home lived for some years In Hon.
olulu, the scene Of her novel, and was q
favorite at the court Of the toy kingdom
when halakaua reigned as King 1t was in
answer to wish Of hers for a suitable place
where she and her friends might give anna
teur plays that the King built a theater.
Though not as large as the average play
house, 1t was completely equipped and had a
royal box, where on gala nights the King
sat In state. Mrs. Strong was leading lady
OF the amateur company as we'll as stage
director. and she and her support had the
courage to attempt and to carry out sue
cessfully plays like "A Scrap OF Paper"
Caste" and THE Rivals"
The story Of the first white man to cross
this continent, told by himself, is shortly
to appear in new translation Of THE
Journey OF Alvarez Nunez Cabeza de vaca.
from Florida to the Pacific, l52s-163e. y
The translation Is made by Miss Fanny
Bandelier. and will have an introduction
written by AID. F. Bandelier, the archeolo-
gist 1t will be published under the con-
sulting editorship OF Prof. j. B. McMaster
in the Trail Maker" series, and will contain
the report Of Father Marcos OF Nizza the
first explorer Of New Mexico. Mr. Bande-
lier is now associated with the American
Museum Of Natural History in New York.
He has spent much time in Mexico carrying
on original investigations and has recently
returned from several years OF explora-
tions in Peru.
"Jiu-jitsu' has taken a strong hold on
London as we'll as New York. Mr.. Yukir
Tan has opened school for the teaching
OF 1t in London. Mr.. b. Irving Hancock.
author, war correspondent and traveller,
is the American exponent Of the Japanese
system OF wrestling, which Is to abolish
the idea Of "the weaker sex more eEectually
than the franchise. Mr.. Hancock holds
that where other conditions are equal a
woman should be as strong as man. Mr..
Hancock's wife is five inches shorter than
he is and weighs twenty pounds less, but
he has trained her to such degree Of skill
in the japanese feats that she is able to
throw him easily when she can procure the
proper holds.
A graceful tribute was paid recently to
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. who in spite OF her
husbands fame rarely is heard Of in the
newspapers. She is an attractive, modest
woman and an excellent mother. When
she sailed for Europe copy Of Mrs. Jack
sons new book, Mother and Daughter,
was presented to her bearing the inscription
-The ideal book for the ideal American
mother"
At the public dinner given in London to
the veteran editor James Green wood, Mr..
j. NJ Barrie gave an account Of how he
became a smoker. 1t is an idol shattered to
know that when Mr.. Barrie sang the praise
OF "My Lady Nicotine he knew tobacco
only vicariously. Mr.. Barrie said that when
he went to the st. Jnmes's Gazette Offices
he detected the scent Of cigars and disoov-
cred that Mr.. Greenwoo was a smoker.
In order to please him he wrote articles on
smoking which were afterward collected
into a volume. This volume Mr. Barrie
himself happened to read after an interval
and was persuaded by it to take up the
habit himself. Consequently readers have
~
Barrie's most delightful books
The continued demand for the writings OF
r. l.. Stevenson has resulted in the pubica-
ton of three volumes OF the famous stylist's
works, which hitherto have been obtainable
only in the famous Edinburgh edition, of
which but 900 sets were issued. Two Of
the volumes are Essays Of Travel" and
Essays on the Art OF Writing The third
book, Tales and Fantasies, contains one OF
Stevenson's most gruesome efforts in the
way of supernatural stories-a subject in
which he himself was greatly interested.
as he tells us N it. to read sensa-
tional French literature in his moments Of
leisure.
The acquisition Of the Encyclopedia OF
American Horticulture by arrangement
with the Macmillan Company serves to en-
phasize the comprehensive scheme of out
door books planned and published by
Page 4 Co. 1t began with THE
Nature Library" of which a quarter OF a
million volumes have been sold, and in
cluces "The Little Nature Library" which
will shortly be extended by the publication
Of "Our Native Orchids by the late William
Gibson, and" The Garden Library"
4 group of handy monographs which has
recently been inaugurated with Roses and
How to Grow Them, THE Poultry Book"
The Dog Book, and Driving" The list
will be augmented by the Country Life in
America Library" which will begin with
The Country House" in October, and the
Farm Library" which will be ready in the
prine of 1905 These various groups OF
looks with Country Life in America"
md aThe Garden Magazine, make for
and intelligent appreciation of
,pen air life A still more definite step
las been taken in the organization of the
nature clubs in various parts OF the country,
he logical result OF present interest in nature
tudy and the publication Of out Of door
literature.