Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-14
BOOK NEWS

velop an entirely new thing in books-a
text book for sign writer's and painters.
"The Coast Manual of Lettering and
Designs" contains over one hundred
fun page halftone and line cut repro
ductions of designs, etc. from q great
number Of the best known sign writer's
and designers I'm America. There are
dozens of legitimate, modern and orig
inal alphabets from such widely known
men as John T. Knopf of LIS Angeles,
formerly of Chicago (noted for legiti-
mate worlS); Frank Williamson (well
known in many states and the winner
of fame at the Chicago fair), now in
Philadelphia; sadie McCuinn, well
and favorably known in many states as
an up-to-date knight of the brush, late
of Denver; Gordon, former San Fran
cisco man Gone of the best up-to-date
card writers), and many others Of
ability. There are hundreds of sugges-
tions for practical designs and layouts
for all classes of Signs, glass, brass,
wall, bulletin, board, poster, marble, tin,
card, cloth. everything. Fine reproduce
tions of metal signs and raised brass
work by Al Imelli OF Los angeles (now
with Schroeder ros.), well known as
one of the finest metal sign makers as
well as one Of the finest commercial
sign painters i'm the country. There are
many full page halftones Of original and
practical designs with color combina-
tions from such well know. men as
Costello, Killian, Mckenzie, Purcell,
Perine, Heisner, Logan, Saunders,
Johnston. Brockman, Comics, Berg,
Weed, Rackliffe, Williamson, Clark,
Graham, Bennett, Nicholson, Selling,
Knopf 1melli McQuinn, Mahaffey, Cor
don, Eddy and others.
Jane Addams of Hull house, Chi
cago, has become better known in
that work than as writer, but she
bids fair to achieve more than mere
passing notice in the latter field. Her
Democracy and Social Ethics" Is al
ready well known; her newer volume,
Newer Ideals of Peace" promises to
equal it. This is a study in the grad
ual development of the moral substi-
tutes for war made in the Industrial
quarters of a city. Most Of the ma
terial has been used already.
Newer Ideals Of Peace. By Jane Ad-
dams. New York. The Macmillan COM
pany. Los Angeles: c. c.. Parker.
Royal personages, especially those
surrounded by a halo of romance, are
intensely interesting to us common
clay. Hence the new English transla-
by Arvede Barine, in its supmtuous
dress. finely illustrated, should COM
mand wide attention. Five noted
women are treated of-most intimately
Princesses and Court Ladies'. By Ar
vede Barine. New York: G. P. Put
nam's Sons. Los Angeles: G. G. Parker.
In 1.-THE Tariff and the Trusts"
Franklin Pierce's new book, he has
done all that he set out to do, viz, to
supply in simple form a clear statement
of the flagrant wrongs of the Dingley
tariff. Not since Henry George gave
us Protection or Free Trade" more
than twenty years ago has there ap-
peared a book so deserving of wide
circulation as "The Tariff and the
| Trusts" In some ways it is even bet
ter adapted to general circulation than
was Mr.. Georges book it contains
many more facts showing us specific
instances of tariff injustice. 1t is a
happy mixture of philosophy and facts,
of past history and of present-day evils.
1t is both informing and inspiring.
4 Withal it is earnest, honest and fair.
The Tariff and the Trusts. BY Frank
lin Pierce. New York: The Macmillan
company.
1t is a pleasure to find the clever
verses of Wallace Irwin collected be-
tween covers at last, and Random
Rhymes and Odd Numbers" will find
a hearty welcome from scores of ad-
mirers of his clever jingles. The selec-
tions are well made, and many old fa-
vorites come back to one with keen joy.
Mr.. Irwin may not be a great poet, but
he is bright rhymester of the times
and one will enjoy perusing this vol
ume in idle moments.
Random Rhymes and Odd Numbers.
| BY Wallce Irwin. New York: The Mac
milan company. Los Angeles: G. c..
| Parker.
In "The Romantic Composers, by
| Daniel Gregory Mason, the author
completes his very latest series of
studies of composers and their music
from Palestrina to the present day,
which he began with From Grieg to
Brahms" From the first the writer
had in mind not the stereotyped biog-
raphy. but an intent to illuminate the
musical peculiarities of each composer
by constant references to his personal
character and temperament. Thus he
| has freely used anecdotes, descriptions
of contemporary appearances, manners
and the like, in a way highly interest
| ing and enlightening. The whole series
of which this is component part is
valuable and entertaining.
The Romantic Composers. By Daniel
| Gregory Mason. New York: The Mac
milan company. Los Angeles: c. c..
| Parker.
"Songs for Schools" by Charles HUI
bert Farnsworth. with accompani-
ments by Harvey w. Loomis and b. D.
Allen, contains about 100 social, patriot
ic and sacred compositions for school
use. The choice is well made and the
book will serve q good purpose.
Songs for Schools. BY C. H. Farms
worth. New York: The Macmillan
company. Los Angeles: c. c. Parker.
"The Lone Furrow," w. A. Fraser's
long novel of life in a Canadian viii
lage, is not a recreative book for q
brain weary man who seeks light mem
tai refreshment at the close of busy
day. There is no excitement in it,
which Is remarkable when one bears
in mind the short stories of the "thri-
ler' type upon which Mr. Fraser's
reputation so largely rests. The differ
ence between THE Lone Furrow" and
Mr.. Fraser's other work is positively
shocking to the reader who does not