The Washington herald., 1908-03-08

digest the reflections INDUCED IN TINS
article. Mr. Kenyon Cox gives in the
Atlantic another illustration Of his high
critical powers in an appreciation Of
Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The son OF
the sculptor contributes to the Century
an article on the later work of his father
which throws no little light upon his
methods during his later years. 1t is in
teresting TO learn Of the caressing care
with which he fingered over the Bishop
Brooks memorial and of the pains he
took with the new coins which the Pres
ident and the Mint have done so much
70 ruin. The Century has assumed many
Of the functions Of a news journal. This
number contains an article on ballOoning
by Henry y. Hersey; an interview with
kGeraidine Farrar: an article by Mr.. Car
negie on railroads. rates. and rebates.
one by the Rev DR.. McCOmb on the
mental healing work of Emmanuel
Church in Boston. and another by Per-
civai Lowell on Mars.
In his forthcoming book. New Worlds
for Old Mr. H G. Wells thus sets forth
his belief in Socialism:
! The present writer calls himself a Socialist but
he is BY fanatical unclitical adher-
ent To hira Socialism presents itsef a very
| noble but a very human aQd fdihle system OF
ideas. He does in all sincerity regard as spirit
its intimate substance as the most hopeful thing IN
! human affairs at the present time, but ne does
! also find il shares with all mundane concerns the
qualities Of inadeQuacy and erfcr It suffers nom
the common penalty Of noble propositions; it Is
hampcred by the insuhicency of its supporters and
advocates and by the superficial ts1nish that neces-
| Ssrily falls. m atmosphere of greed ana con
riict darkest upon the brightest things. In spite
Of these admissions Of failure and unWOrthiness in
himself and those about him, he remains Socialist.
You know Saint-Gaudens, this is my
pet crime said the President 10 the
designer Of the new coins at a dinner
a; the White House three winters ago.
The sculptor and HIS host had grown
enthusiastic over some old high-relief
Greek coins. and the President declared
that he would have the Mint stamp a
modern version of such coins in spite of
itself il Saint-Gaudens would design
them. Such is the incident which Homer
Saint-Gaudeps narrates in his articles
In the March Century. along with some
unfamiliar facts about the designing and
the mutilation Of the designs by officers
of the government (who shall be name
I less here. into the disappointing forms
in which they have been executed.
''Fennel and Rue" is the title given 20
the novel by w D. Howells which Har-
per & Brothers will publish on the 18th
Of next month The plot Of the novel
deals with the experiences of a master
maker of stories. who receives an urgent
| request from an unknown correspondent
for information regarding the ending OF
a serial. the correspondent alleging that
she will not live to read to the ma: chap
Of ka 81.
ested her. The scenes of Mr.. Howells'
romance are laid in New York. depicting
the society and the literary side Of met
ropOlitan life. and occupying itself chiefly
with an analysis OF human motives and
character.
May Sinclair. who of late has been
turning her hand 70 short stories for the
magazines. is soon TO publish another
novel Just al present she Is one among
the many writer's who are In London. but
the greater part OF her work is done
away from the capital, in a small ramb-
ling country house near Sldmouth. one
of the queter suburbs Of South Devon.
Her new novel viii appear In the early
spring
A volume by the Rev. J. Stuart Hol-
den, NJ. A, Of st. PauTs Church. London.
entitled The Price Of Power" is pub
hshed this week by the ReveH Company.
Mr. Holden has become known 10 Ameri-
cans through his appearance on the plat
form at the Northheld Conference. His
book is devoted 10 discussion OF efi-
cient service.
Little. Brown & Co. have just issued
The Louisa NJ Mcott Reader" a new
book OF supplementary reading for the
fourth school year. selected from the
| writings of Louisa NJ. Alcott. This school
reader consists Of ten OF this authors
charming short stories. simpler than
Little Women
In the leather-covered series known as
Les Classiques Franchises" the original
French text Of various romances. essays.
&C. is reprinted in separate volumes with
a special introduction by a modern critic
or journalist The latest is the "Oraisons
Funebres of Bossuet," the preface being
furnished by NJ Rene Doumic. who was
some years ago the Hyde lecturer at Har-
ward under the auspices Of the Alliance
Francaise Six Of the celebrated funeral
orations are included within the covers of
the volume. which contains a frontispiece
portrait of Bossuet, and is published in
this country by G. p. Putnam's Sons, and
in London by J. NJ. Dent & Co.
In April Houghton, Mif1in & Co. viii
bring out Life of Alice Freeman Palm
err by her husband. Prof George Her
bert Palmer. of Harvard University As
Mrs. Palmer was president Of Wellesley
College and active in many educational
interests or her time, and as Prof Pal
mer is himself one OF the leading phil
osophers and educators of the country
the biography Will have double interest.
both because of its subpect and its writer
/ While travelling in England during the
carly sixties the original Mr.. J. B. Lip
pincOtt, founder OF the well-kno,vn firm
of the same name. chanced upon the late
"Ouida's'' first novel. Held in Bond
age" Finding merit in il. he bought the
American rights The book did not at
1 first prove a success in this country
owing to its title. which was supposed to
have reference 10 the impending war
/ With his usual perspicacity. however Mr.
Iippincott brought out in 1865 this
authors second novel, --Strathmore, -
which proved more successful. The first
novel was later republished under the
! title of Granville de Vigne" and
achieved a greater popularity. Thus was
! established the almost lifelong connec-
tion between this popular author and
the j. B, Lippincott Company For near
| ly thirty years they were her sole pub
fishers in America, and II was through
them that all OF this noveIst's best books
became known to the American public.