Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
HOLIDAY JUVENILES
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF AMUSE-
MENT AND INSTRUCTION.

~~~sA >>~s~ 1890 - - ~ AS@ss
PETER POODLE, Toy Maker to the King.
By Will Bradley. New York: Dodd,
Mead & Co. Washington: Brentano's.
If one knows Will Bradley it is not neces-
sary to comment on either the humor of his
text or the novelty and charm of his color
and drawing. If ones does not know this
double-barreled creator of joy, no better
medium Of introduction can be found than
Peter Poodle" Here is Bradleyesque pic
ture in profusion, more than are mentioned
In the table Of contents, and in the chap
tiers from the toy shop beginning to the
good night and joy conclusion is all the
delight possible for Tommy and all other
youngsters.
THE GOOD FAIRY AND THE DUMMIES.
BY Allen Ayrault Green. Profusely IL
Illustrated in colors by Frederick Rich
ardson. Chicago: A. c. McClurg & Co.
This may not be an immortal story; that
will depend upon such refined critics as the
children themselves; but 1t seems very good
to mere grown-ups. and it has a matter of
immortality about It, All the good ami
mails. according to it, are Transported after
death to a beautiful. distant starland. There
they become fairies and live happily ever
after. No little child can be broken-hea
ed over the loss Of pet with such pos
sibie fortune.
THINGS WORTH DOING AND HOW TO
DO THEM. By Lima Beard and Ade-
la b. Beard. New York: Charles
Scribners Sons. Washington: Ballan-
tyne & Sons.
The authors say that they know their
girls and sympathize with their restless
longing for activity. Certainly in this clever
book In the chapters given to telling how
things are made there is a subtle realiza-
ton of eeaseless energy of the normal
young thing. Parties, shows and entertain
ments have eighteen chapters allotted to
them. and girl who makes all the allur-
ing objects described-and it seems easy to
make these wonderful articles-will prove
perfect fairy to her circle of friends.
Several chapters are given to the seven
wonders of the world and as many as
days and fairs. The girl who owns this
effective volume should never be at loss
for something entertaining to do and can
never be bored.
THE QUEENS MUSEUM AND OTHER
FANCIFUL TALES. By Frank r.
Stockton. With illustrations by Fred
erick Richardson. New York: Charles
tyne & Sons.
Mr. Richardson has given a most delight
full Interpretation in his skillful pictures to
the fascinating fancies of Frank Stockton.
Their design and their harmony of color
add to the beauty of book which was al
ready filled with exceptional interest. 1t
contains ten enthralling stories, among
which are THE Queens Museum" 1.-THE
Griffin and the Minor Canon" Christmas
Before Last; or, The Fruit of the Fragile
Palm" and prince Hassak's March," And
the rest of the stories are SO entertaining
that it was invidious to mention any If not
all.
THE FIELD AND FOREST HANDY
BOOK, New Ideas for Out of Doors
By D. c. Beard. New York: Charles
Scribners Sons. Washington: Ballan-
tyne & Sons.
Dan Boards books for capable boys are
so famous that the announcement of a new
one must set every active boy tingling with
expectation Of new things to do and of
clever solutions for knotty problems in
handcraft and woodcraft. The present
volumn differs somewhat from those that
have preceded 1t. 1t Is essentially a book
for those who are living for the time being
close to nature In field and forest, and will
enable boys and even men who are at
tempting the woods without experience to
overcome numberless difficulties. The dia-
grams and the peculiarly clear specifiea-
lions have been made with great care and
are easily Ineligible. Particularly pleas
Ing Is the arrangement according to sea-
sons. with appropriate work and sports for
each.
FATHER TUCK'S ANIMAL, Stories and
Poems by Nora Chesson, Norman Gale,
g. c. Floyd. illustrated by F. Brun-
dage M Bowley. F. Foster, &c. Edited
by Edric Vredenburg. New York: RAJ
phael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.
Fairy stories, adventures by field and nur
sery, songs with music of flowers, pictures
in color and other wonderful sketches on
every page, rhymes. jtngies and story
poems. All these things and more go to
make up Father Tuck's Annual this year,
enough to delight any little lady and al
most make boy forget his Mother Goose.
IN CLIvE's COMMAND, A Story of the
Fight for India. By Herbert Strans,
author Of Brown of Moukden." Illus
trated. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Mer-
rfl Company.
While this absorbing story is in no sense
full account Of Gives life, dealing as it
does with only two great events of his
career-the capture of Gheria and the bat
tie of Plassey-few books of fiction are
more completely historical The writer has
lived In India and thoroughly understands
the character Of the native. His impress
sions of life there, the scenery and the
temperament of the Indian have equipped
him to tell a story in which the conditions
under which the empire builders worked a
hundred and fifty years ago are clearly pic
tured Beyond these mature excelences the
story itself must hold any real boy.
HARDING OF ST. TIMOTHY'S. By Ar
thur Stanwood Pier. author of Boys
of st. Timothy's." Boston: Houghton.
Miffln & Co.
This is a story OF wholesome schoolboy
life In America. It il entirely free from
cant" while at the same time 1t shows
how a few fellows with piucky leader can
break down the control of a secret So
ciety" of snobbish boys and by the inf1u-
ence and exhibition Of q sportsmaniike
spirit establish a manly tradition for the
entire school.
AS the plot deals entirely with the long
struggle for the control Of the school, ath-
letics play a large part In the means by
which control 10 won. Athletics are used as
the means by which the sense OF fairness
and justice Is developed, and 1t Is through
the team play on the field that the boys
are led to team play with the masters.
THE WONDER CHILDREN, Their Quests
and Curious Adventures. By Charles
j. Bellamy. Illustrated. New York:
The Macmillan Company. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
The book will prove a delight to all chill