Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-02

of any people" Before this charm
ing writer has proceeded two pages
she has charmed us with the Alaska
cnarm as she herself was charmed
into charming utterances like the
curl OF the satin waves and the musi-
cal kiss of their cool and faltering
lips" So on through the whole first
chapter. which ends in a sunburst of
word coloring, describing the straits
of Juan de Fuca: but nowhere have
they such softly burning, milky-rose
opalne effects as on this inland sea-.
Like George Hickens in hi sglowng
descriptions Of Egypt she reyels in
color color, color The Bay OF Geor-
gia Is "a deep violet or a warm pur-
plish gray In tone" Where the Fra
ser river enters this bay II resembles
broad ribbons Of palest old rose
crinkled over waves of silyery amber
silk" Who would no have loved TO
travel with this poetic word artist!
She is all sense OF perception and
feels the "velyety pressure of the
winds. No wonder she is surprised
that certain unfeeling persons Cmost- |
ly women ever make the voyage to
Alaska. They can think OF nothing /
but a whale or an Indian basket, /
or totem poles, and say, DO you
play 5OO?' Compared TO these, Mrs.
Higginsdn enjoyed every pearIy
cloud every purple water-mile. and
every thrilling scent blown from the
fir-clad mountains.
Ella Higginson has what may he
called panoramic literary perspect-
I've Place her in an expanse of
)cean bordered with mountains.
hung with mists, and flung with
'louds, and she revels in glorious
'uceessions Of eSpletiyes--a verbal
picture show.
or the school of the early seventies d
when the influence OF Poe. BRYANT
and Sam Simpson OF Oregon stln pre-
dominated, her thought is robed in :
'ensuous beauty Besides this Gift
her Alaska" is set in the beautiful
framework constructed only by a low d
'r OF nature, Hear her explanation
II the influence that calls YOU back
o Alaska or Oregon or any scene Il
where land and ocean combine 10 pro. n
luce scenes o. beauty: IT is the
'leadlng OF the mountains and the
beading of the sea woven into one 4,
All and sent floating down laden +
WIN the sweetness of the splendid n
PAGES" '"
'hap'or two deals with the eyplor- 81
u.s. ana has a biz of romance abopt y
ne morsanauc marriage of he n
'F'"ee of Wales with a daughter of n
sailor. "
Chapter three takes mp the bistory
Il The Alaskan occupation by Russia
ne Russo-English treaties. and rbe .
american acquisition IL also s,. p
''as what few people know wby a
'' American government did NOT sa- i,
'I' what is known as British ~, ,
NADIA Chapter twelve takes y,u ~
''o The beautiful canyon of Kotcni + +
'"' over which she raves IN MAD
'us'' "i words that ,orm nic,rra
Tier picture of that beautiful gorro.
TIER breath was as sweet ms villa .
'''S covered with dew ALWAYS ana Is "
''ry"hero the music of the wnS u
'e'' voices of a cataracts floated nm
us." "''u up
N'S' Hissinson's literary work has
u 4u"',y or hanslating you into the ~ ~
'Nh'ry she describes. You smon ~ %
r. feel the touch Of the yeIvo,,. US Us
ASS on the hills. and experienca u
.aSAS sensations and atmosnhor,o Gu
fects ''''s P"eFle so
'n'eF'arded with the history o,
'"SNa' the various OCCUPATIONS al
manoeS' descriptions OF industrio.
inning and fisheries, hunting Won
D'eS' s''e'ers' mountains and pa. m
't ,,., races, The book is well illus ,V
"''u and printed by the uaon,n,' h'