Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

who Is wou worth knowing and a
proud and beautiful mother quite as
fascinating as herself
Whenever Eiizabsth Jordan has writ
| ten % story. she has managed 90 Cs-
cape that arch-cYll, the hackneyed plot.
I OF every story in the group which the
harpers have just published under the
title Many Kingdoms. this point Isl
true. There arr other points the char
aclcrs are seen to De genuine, the
workmanship Is adroit. above an. the
themes arc $50 varied in range OF in-
terest that they touch experience ON
AN sldcs one is "a delicate fancy of
'NaInick's Lady OF proams''-a mans
dream woman whom he meets only iu
the sleep world, and who after he
comes 10 desire her and tell her so, van-
lshes once for an leaving him with a
crumplcd rose. "a memory, and a bach-
clors solitude. Another portrays with
qunintnoss the familiar child fancy
OF the imaginary playmate Lilly Boil"
little girl who never existed, DONE
mates "a small boys play-time. and is
dclicately but firmly ousted By the sub
staniial rivalry % a. little girl Ina the
flesh. biz Of tragic New York and
cultivated Woman's adventurous last
day of life in 10, the spiritual hcroism
l,spired in soldier by little boys
her~worshp, the story Of the honey
mom OF the Henry Smiths from the
cr4ntry, who found a New York hotel
- fun OF diversion that they failed 10
seek oven glimpse OF the metropolis
outside-these and others are inlmitabie
in their hold upon the intellect and
emotions. Tho book brings AN addi-
ton of grace and dignity 20 the litera-
ture Of the short story.-Ncw York.
HARPER a Brothere
Talks to the Kings children by
Sylvauus Stall. ID D., new edition. silk
finished cloth, gold top. Vlr
Publishing company 200-2l4 North
Fifteenth street Philadelphia The
thousands Of readers OF DR. Stalls
former book. Five Minute Object SER
mons. viii enthusiastically welcome
this, the second series &C. children This
volume 81 short religious talks for the
little folks and for those who desire
TO speak 20 them helpfully and sug-
gestiveiy is just what 10 ought 90 be-
plain, Wcll-lllustrated, fascinating and
practical These talks on the common
objects Of life. are bright and crisp.
models of point and brevity Tho
truths presented are after the manner
OF parables-prcsenti Important
truths OF the gospel 10 the comprehen-
sion NJ even the smallest child Parents
ana teachers VIII welcome this volume
as help in the religious training OF
the children; ministers and sunday
school superiutendents win find u in
valuable, and boys and girls viii read
10 with absorbing interest for them
selves. IL o. an ideal volume for use
Ia the home, and win tighten the Ia
bors OF many "a mother teacher or
nurse who is az n loss az 90 how 20
interest child in "a profitable man
ner. as IL has in its teachings that grit
ana substance which go in the making
OF sturdy moral manhood ana ro-
manhood. This new edition IN rs hand
aome form should be found on the
reading table n every Christian home
TO have real voice. Katherine
Jewell Everts whose book 'The Speak
Ing Voice. was published q month ago
hy the Harpers, refuses Co take "a pro-
fessional Wow of vocal training. but
pleads fer its necessity 8s part Of
reasonable education II have long
held writes Miss Egerts "that "a SUBJ
situilon of vocal Interpretation Of lt-
eiatuie for large proportion of th,
eupJects now taught in public schools
would solve au equal proportion of the
problems now confronting our oducn-
tors believe this study properly
conducted. involves The finest kind of
mental. emotional physical. and othic-
AT discipline. Surely 90 dwell anpreci
atlNely many hours of each dav in an
atmosphere of beauty truth ANA Dow
cr b. 20 De Quickoned spiritually on ID
De 90 dun clod indeed" some allow
once must boz made. no doubt for the
enthusiasm Of "a specialist but III tho
sensible views ~ v0ice-culturo which
Miss Events teaches were moro rcn-
orally understood we might narhans