Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
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excellent volume, " he wild Flowers OF
California" by Mary Elizabeth Parsons,
with the original illustrations by Mar
garet Warmer Buck. And Los Angeles
will especially feel pride I'm the fact that
the book now bears a local imprint
Cunningham, Curtiss &Welch assuming
its publication. The volume Is an ad-
mirable descriptive catalogue of all the
wild flowers native to this state, than
which no other has more. The flowers
are grouped scientifically, dissected
and detailed, so that they may be
readily recognized even by the tyro
There is q gratifying absence of tho
merely botanical methods: so popular
I'm tone is the book that even poems to
the various blooms find place in It. The
illustrations are especially clear and dis
tinct, and afford much help in identi-
flying the different classes, of similar
species.
The Wild Flowers of California, by
Mary Elizabeth Parsons. Cunningham,
Curtiss a. WclCh. publishers.
David Graham Phillips, who wrote
The Plum Tree" The Socit.l Secre-
tary" and "The Deluge," has written
new story which is stronger than
any of these. 1t is entitled "The Sec
ond Generation" and 1t is brought out
by d. Appleton & Co. 1t Is an elab-
crate study of life in small manu-
featuring town In a western state and
of the social reforms which were set
In motion by Hiram Ranger, founder
of the great Touring mills that bore
his name, when he made q will be-
queathing only a generous income to
his wife, small sums to his son and
daughter and the great bulk of his
fortune to a local college. The reve-
lation of their fathers act came like
n 70 Arth dol do
Ranger. The girl had been wooed by
Ross Whitney, the son of a wealthy
neighbor, and tacit engagement ex-
listed. This fellow was prompt to
break his engagement, although he
really loved the girl, and hi sister,
Janet, who was regarded as engaged
to Arthur, dismissed him, but in such
clever fashion that she seemed to put
the blame on him. After the first
shock, the son and daughter of old
Hiram Ranger Low the good blood
that they have inherited. Adelaide
marries poor young. fellow whom she
has always admired-the son of the
president of Tecumseh university,
while Arthur goes to work in his
fathers mill as cooper and in a few
years masters the business.
Three volumes designed to help on
the Socialistic propag ganda in America
One, notable in size and contents, is
Karl Marks Capital" or the division
"Capitalistic Production" The writ
ings of this eminent German are too
well known even to need review. An
other is Socialism and Philosophy" by
Antonio Labriola, in the International
Library of Social Science, and the third
is a. NJ Simons' "Class Struggles in
America All from Charles H. Kerr
Co., Chicago.
William Devery, when head of New
York's police force, acquired a certain
notoriety for pithy, witty sayings.
These found their way into print via
the police reporters. Later a syndicate
utilized Devery a la Dooley Now
comes Percy Lindon- Howard with a
volume, Says Mr.. Devery." wherein
this philosopher of the force enunciates
varying opinions on the topics of the
The sayings are amusing, often philo-
sophical, always bright, and the book
will while away many an hour and be
much enjoyed.
Says Mr. Devery. BY Percy Lindon-
Howard. New York.
Dress for February presents the
wardrobe for the month in it's every
essential and detail, and gives the
fashions for the southern season, now
at hand. 1t epitomizes the mode
through carefully selected examples,
by the master of each branch of the
art, shows its readers as we'll how
fashions may be adapted to individual
taste, and aids them in making the
most effectual expenditure for dress.
1t is a counselor, guide and aid in
all matters sartorial Defeure's cover
is a delightful revelation of his unique
and daring methods; Pals frontispiece
is the most charming black and white
that he has yet contributed, and the
center page by Drian is a real tri-
umph by a recognized master of his
art.
The Pacific Flyer, whose initial num-
Der issues from Ocean Park, is sur
prisingly high class magazine of the
travel class, devoted to exploiting
Southern California, with especial ref
erence to attractions and towns along
the Los Angeles-Pac lines. In the
first number many of these are written
up carefully, yet in an interesting
fashion, and excellent cuts are shown
of points of moment. geographically,
the magazine is fully up to the quality
of it's contents, and it should be a
welcome addition 20 local literature.
The Housekeeper for February prints
very interesting story by Anne War
ner, entitled 1.-The Steinhard Pride"
There is an especially attractive valen-
tine story of intense human interest,
entitled 1.-The Gaudy Red Heart" by
Edith Livingston Smith, Owen Kildare
continues the serial, Duff Daggett,
Street Arab" and carries his youthful
hero through his career in the great
sreets of New York. Marian Bonsall
contributes the fifth article of a series
of Japanese articles. 1t is THE Train
ing of the Men and the Influence of
Bushido."
Gertrude Lynch is the author of
striking novel, "Winds of the World"
which opens the February Smart Set,
and story with a more original plot
has not recently appeared Two wo-
men reared in the same country town
are thrown together in an extraordi-
nary way after many years of separa-
ton, the one poor, the other fabulously
rich. Following this seemingly old sit
uation is an entirely new and unex-
peCted denouement Miss Lynch's gift
for searching character analysis has
never been more in evidence and this
piece of work Will beyond question,
give her a lasting place among modern
fiction writer's.
The Reader magazine makes a recre-
alton number of its February issue 1t