The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

1.-The Daughter of the Snow" The couple
were very happy, they had experienced
all the delights of love, but no oppor-
tunity had they to thrill over the de-
lights of a making up after a lovers
quarrel. So the Great God" wished to
experience that. He gave slight offense
to his bride, 1.-The Daughter of the Snow"
and how she was won back into his arms
Is the delightful story. IF one would for
get for an hour the daily round and
common task and lose oneself in the
glamour of an impassioned wonder-world
of love and romance, then here is the
book In this book 1t is the wizard of
imagination who has cast his spell and
we see conjured into being scenes of
mystic and exotic loneliness, peopled by
creatures of haunting and often a ter
rible beauty, youths fair as gods. perilous
enchantresses that are living flames of
loves, clinging, fair and tender maidens
with a tropical fervor and abondon that
are truly oriental and Lamia-ike beauties
irresistibly and fatally captivating.
AN Incarnation of the Snow is de-
light gem, that is what the book
really is.
'Strongheart." Founded on the play of
William C. deMille A novel by Fred
erick r. Burton. &c. w. Dillingham;
Coz
Those who have seen the play of
"Strongheart' and have also read the
novel written around the play say that
the novel is much better, stronger in
every way and even more interesting
than the play wherein the matinee idol.
Robert Edison. skipped back and forth
and did a hundred or so poses for the
matinee girls. The book is broader In
treatment than the play, and while Mr..
Burton has kept intact the scheme of
Mr.. deMille's drama he has treated that
theme more strongly, with more detail
and has made it the central part of a
novel nearly 400 pages long. Mr.. Burton
has also provided much new material
and added some new characters to his
story. In the play the Indian was of no
particular tribe, but Mr.. Burton makes
him an Ojibway, and from the authors
knowledge of the prejudices, life and
general conditions of the Ojibway tribe.
he explains much of the hero's mental
bias, which Is not explained in the play.
Most people know that the plot of
"Strongheart" the play, deals with the
love of Al Indian called "Strongheart,"
who was at Columbia college, and a
lovely white girl. OF course the ques-
ton discussed is should a white girl marry
an Indian, in fact on the book cover is
printed III glowing cOlOrS. w OulQ you
let your daughter marry an Indan?"
Down in our part of the country it
wouldn't take long to give an answer
to that question. Up north, it may OF
may not be different Mr.. Burton dis
cusses the race prejudice and brings out
a point heretofore not discussed, namely,
the possibility of the Indian having some
prejudices his own self on the subject of
marrying out of his race. 1t is ques-
H.
the reader will be pleased to note the
marriage of the lovely white girl and
the Ojibway Indian. AS Fra Elbertus
sometimes pontedly says in answering
critics. 1T is simply a question of lati-
tude and longitude" or did somebody say
that about Fra? 1t does not make any
difference.
"Strongheart" as novel is first
class The dramatic presentation Of
the surroundings, conditions and senti-
ments of the Ojibway people and of
the complicated matter of their rela-