The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-30

Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter whose
delightful little books are familiar to
nearly every Kansan promises a new
one for the holidays. 1t will be called
"Cuddy's Baby. and is published by
Geo. w. Crane & Co.
A lawn fete in New Jersey in mid
winter sounds. like a fairy tale, but 1t
is possible in the unique winter gar
den described by Mrs. John Wood
Stewart in Country Life in America
for December. In space 20x25 feet
she has a lawn, a Towering dogwood
tree, border of shrubs. tulips and
narcissus, spring and summer flowers.
birds butterflies, 7rockery and a
water garden. OF course. it's all I'M
der glass, but the heating apparatus
has been SO carefully concealed that
the Illusion is complete.
Senator F. Dumont Smiths book of
travels which will be published by
Geo. w. Crane & Co., on December 10,
will be called 1.-The Deep Blue and the
Green"
Anne Warmers comedy drama, 1.-THE
Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary which
this versatile author dramatized from
her book by that title, is announced
for presentation at the Garden thea
successfully ION the road" for over a
month. May Robson is said to have
scored great success as Aunt
Mary" There are also rumors that
Anne Warmers famous Susan Clegg'
will eventually be staged.
The school committee of the city of
Manchester N. H, has voted to place
a copy of 1.-THE Stars and Stripes and
other American Flags" by Peleg D.
that city. A third edition of this
comprehensive history of our ma
tional emblems is now in press.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's new
juvenile just published by the Century
Co. is 'The Cozy Lion" This is the
third of the series of fairy stories
which is Mrs. Burnett's latest work for
the chlIdren--the series taking its
name from Queen Silverbell who tells
the stories, in which she always plays
a leading part. The first volume,
Queen Silverbell," tells quantity how
the stories came to be written, and
How .Winnies Hatched the Little
House" House; queen silverbeli relates the
adventures of a lot Of Jolly dolls, and
now come her experiences with a
"cozy lion.' The twenty pages in full
color by Harrison Cady help make an
altogether charming book; and one
which appeals to children of all ages |
Indiana as a storehouse for Steven
sonian adventure seems not yet ex-
hausted, for the. Bobbs-M Merrill COM |
pany announced that the heroine of
Mr. Meredith Nieholson's new novel, !
RosaIind at Red Gate, is a near
neighbor to the famous House of a |
Thousand Candles. Once again, the
publishers intimate, strange craft |
cruise Lake Annanda1e, dark Williams |
watch. their chance for knife-thrust |
n the dark-once again heroes are
bold and maids are fair and the hap
piness of love crdwns all CLOVIS thus
he fire of romance in the heart of
prosaic America, and all true patriots
rejoice that another eommo dity can be
at home.
The idyliic shores of Amalf, Sor-
-ento, and. Capri, with their classic
'orm a leading feature of Lillian Whit
ng's new book, f"Italy, the Magic
land" just published by Little, Brown
b Co. Some of Longfellow's sweetest
yr1cs were inspired in these regions.
lschia, the romantic island where Wit
;orfa Colonna lived, Is little known to
he American sojourners in Italy. One
# the beautiful views of Ischia as seen
rom Camaldoli forms one OF the many
Inc illustrations in the same DOCK In
act wealth of illustration will be
'ound to be a distinguishing feature OF
he volume. The pictures are more
Kan thirty in number, and MISS WHIT
or their picturesque and interesting
Qualities. They include an exquisite
ohotogravure frontispiece of the tenn
Die, Taormina, and many unique
photographs of examples or Italian
Lrt. go .f
The special talent of the Castles
las never annea red to better adVan-