Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-30

illustrated by Horace Taylor. written
in his usual sty 2. only more so. 1.-The
Mermaid" S. les OF six drawings
ket Shop Sharks by Merrin &
league, and a number OF short sto.
ries and posms complete the number.
Miss Rl,t Wittle of Denver Is visit
ing her cousin, Winnie Roberts.
Miss Wfttle spent some time in Teliu-
ride with her sister, Mrs. Rothwell.
before coming down here.
Miss Angie Hayden left Tuesday
| afternoon to spend some .,Iae at-the
Baker and Dunbar camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Higgins and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Davis spent Wednes.
day in pleasant trip up Junction
| creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson anu Mr.. and
| Mrs. Balster drove up the Florida for
about 20 miles on Tuesday. lssurning
ihlt Nut Shilt tNchihS- ht AOdu Dt-
yond Buckley's mill was in tine con-
dition and the valley and liver so
cool and beautiful that there was
great temptation to forget both church
and business duties and stay up there
for a week or two.
One OF the new books recently ad-
ded to the library is "A Dark Ian
term" by Elizabeth Robins. This
book came out something over year
ago, long enough to have established
the fact that the book Is not a good
one. The fact that book has an i'm.
mense sale does not prove it worth
reading. II is called book with a
prologue. The prologue is the story
Of the love affair of youDs English
girl and German prince. The hero
inc. Katherine Dereham, refuses to be
come the morgaDatic wife Of the
prince. believing the position an i'm
moral ere. In the prologue ones
sympathies are with the heroine, but
in the story proper she loses both
sympathy and respect. I'm ftunate-
ly. it is o book that Will be widely
read. Some reviewers hsye alled 1t
strong, bat q book of tn stamp
comes nearer being elias fed 8 rank.
There is neither religion oil philoso-
ply in 1t ard not one Quotable SEN
tence. II is a book that cannot do
any good and may do much harm.
If smart society in London or any
other city is rotten why should we
read about it? We are having a great
| many books on that order Just now.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward has been CIV
ing us intimate knowledge Of English
nobility and her women are not of the
best type. Edith Wharton wrote OF
the same set in. "The House OF
Mirth," beautifully written book,
but betraying life devoid of any
honorable purpose. OF the same sort
| is Robert w. Chambers serial now
running in the Saturday Evening
Post. Mr.. Chambers has written
some original things and he may
strike an original note in this story
before 1t is done, but SO far 1t Is COM
| monplace and deals with the usual
characterization OF married people
| and losses at bridge. But this Is the
fashion in novels at present, and the
fashion will not improve until the
readers of fiction insist upon high
er standard
| "The Ladies' Home Journal" the
| advance autumn fashion number, Is
here. The Journal is always attract
| i've and the August number is full OF
| helpful things. There is the second
installment of F. Hopklnson Smiths
new serial, IAN Old-Fashioned Cen
tleman;" another of Grace s. Rich
mond's stories OF THE Dixons;" a
page of "The Presidents Ideas About
Sports" two beautifully illustrated
pages of Country Homes and COun-
try Driveways. and the usual num-
bers of music and regular depart
ments. The pages OF new clothes for
boarding school and clothes for the
little people who are beginning school
in another month. will be very help
full. or hats Mrs. Ralston writes
from abroad. Hats are really lovely
They are worn more equarely on the
head than they were last season and
have not the abnormal tilt that has
been so long overdone. Birds and
wings are used lavishly for trimming
but the manufactured bird-made fol
the most part from the featters Of
the barnyard fowl is in very many
cases employed in place OF the rea
bird. OF sleeves, the same authorit,
writes: Sleeves OF shirtwaist suits
are for the most part cut n three
quarter lengths. A sleeve Of this
length Just turns the elbow comfort
ably and is finished with a snug fit
ting cuff Such sleeves are Otter
made OF two materials-the upper ant
lower portion differing. The uppel
portion, as a rule, Ii OF the same ma
terial as the bodice and the lower Ii
of chiffon or lace. The new color
are all extremely soft and very dull
in tone. Greys are in the lead ant
| after them are soft green's, all shades