The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-11
BOOKS AND

BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
The jury Of artists In the Pennsylvania
Academy Of Fine Arts has awarded the
Beck prize Of 9i0O to Mr., Joseph Linden
Smith Of Boston for his picture, Study
Of a Chair Found in the Tomb Of Queen
Tits Parents, Egypt" which was repro
duoed in the November Century. This
prize was offered this year for the first time
for the best work in the annual Philadelphia
Water Color Exhibition reproduced in color
within the year.
Prof. MGnsterberg's Science and Ideal
ISM" which will be published April %,
takes issue with the fashion Of some present
day philosophers to take the whole life
Of reason as o p Rctical scheme without
any absolute vale and dignity. Prof.
MGnstsrberg ahowA that, OF the contrary,
science itself must fall aBlnder II we over
consistently disbelieved In metaphysical
ideals, and that without sssthetio and logi-
cal, the moral and religious values, our
world would be simply o chaotic dream.
In this volume the author attempts to 10
duoe all ideals to one whose eternal char
acter stands beyond a doubt.
Mrs. Katherine lyman has an article
In the Fortniohtly Reriew Offering q new
solution Of the mystery Of William Sharp
and Fiona Mcleod. The article 10 based
on evidence traceable In -Vistas' Cby VII
liam Sharp and the Washer Of the Ford
(by Fiona MoLeod) as well as on oorre-
spondence with each, hints at the proba-
bility Of a genuine dual personality, which
would remove the cas- from the class Of
literary receptions like those OF Ossian
and Chatterton to that Of psychological
phenomena.
SThe Book OF Tea" by Okakura KakrAo,
to be published In May will nave an intro
duction by John La Fargo, to whom the
volume Is dedicated. The Japanese author
has long been interested In ancient art
and 10 a special leader Of the rea~otionary
movement against the wholesale intro
duotion Of Western art and manners. In
1893 he resigned the dictatorship Of the
Imperial Art School Of Todo with nearly
one-half Of the faculty and started a private
academy In a suburb Of Toxic. Simu-
taneously a number Of prominent painters
organized the Society OF Japanese Painters
of which the president is Prince Nijo-the
l6hu Va LILO II uJlWdIh lhlllllJ dhu ~ VI
the Crown Prinoess-Okakura being elected
vioe-president. He has spent some time
In this country arranging the old Japanese
art treasures Of which the Boston Museum
Of Fine Arts has 90 rich Q collection.
Mrs. Humphry Wards new novel, 'Fen-
wick's Career now appearing serially,
will be out next month In book form. Its
scenes are laid in westnoreland, London
and Paris In the art world Of thirty years
ago. Its theme IL the rise and decline Of a
great painter drawn by the novelist, as is
her customary habit, from the life Of an
actual personago-George Romney.
The head Of one Of the largest bond houses
In New York has recommended 10 all Of his
employees the series Of articles or Invest
ment which are being published in The
Worlds Work. They have included 'The
Average Man and His Money in the March
number; "The Bank Depoaitor and His
Money in the current number and 1.-THE
Young Man and His Money which will
appear in May.
Harrison Garfield Rhodes, author Of the
social satire THE Lady and the Ladder
is named for two Presidents, Mr.. Garfield
having beer an old friend Of the family.
Shortly after his graduation from Harvard
Mr.. Rhodes became associated In the Chap
Book, and when that publication died he
went to London as agent for various Ameri-
can publishing houses. After writing
several articles that were refused he wrote
some short stories that were we'll received
and has since then devoted his time to
writing fiction and plays. He elaborated
with Anthony Hope in the dramatization
of Captain Dieppe,' Mr.. Rhodes says his
,home is in his trunk, He spent last winter
in Rome and Algiers and Ia now in London.
THE Lady and the ladder" was started in
an old English manor house in a Surrey
villa ge, continued in a big New York hotel
and finished in q cottage at Ormond, Florida.
Miss Abbie Farwell Brown; author Of
1.-THE Star Jewels" THE Flower Princess"
and other children's books, sailed for Italy
on Saturday and will spend the summer in
Europe.
Robert W. Chambers Is putting the finish
ing touches to his new humorous novel
The Tracer Of Lost Persons,' which is to
be published in May. Mr.. Chambers is
Stlll receiving many otuSib ohi oulIiioib
of ~Iole" thanking him for his precious
thoughts, though the book was published a
year ago.
The literary work which Will en- gage Mrs.
Riggs (Kate Douglas Wiggin) attention
on her return from Europe is a book Of New
En- gland stories with @Rebeoca" as the CEN
trail figure. Two Of these stories, Jack
O. lantern and Daughters Of Zion n are
completed and were read by the author at
Buxton church last summer.
Roy Rolfe ellison, author Of when Love
Is Young" who has been In Italy for some
time, will return to New York in the carly
spring. Mr.. ellison brings with him a
new member of his household to intro
duce to his American friends, q little daugh-
ter, born six months ago in Venice. Some
one asked Mr.. Gibson for an anecdote re-
Gently, and he replied: Il have never
had an anecdote to my knowledge. My
hobby, l suppose is Hope, judging by my
indulgence in it, and my pet diversions