The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Literary Lights And Shadows
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| opinion on any household recipe, excep
those requiring Only Hot Water t
Servea-of course, il not worth much
He can tell you what he has learne'
| of this book. namely that these recipe
have been gathered from the most relia
BILE sources and are simple. practical an,
economical. The book Is stated to be
money-saver In every home whether yol
have a little fairy In your home or not.
The book contains menus for each mont
and for special dinners. such as Christ
mas, Thanksgiving and Easter. Food suit
able for the various months, the sicl
room and for special occasions, beverages
candies, ice creams and ices.
The publishers insist that plain, sim
pie language used in this cook book maxi
the recipes easily understood. The bool
is pretty good sized, 1884 pages; 1t ougi
to have something good in 1t, but for I
reviewer who cannot cook hard-boile,
/ egg TO attempt to tell you as to the rea
| value of this collection of recipes woulC
be a great deal more difficult than try
ing to locate DIR. Cook, Charlie Ross
or even the assailant of B. Patterson.
| Essays on Lord Give and Warren Hast
ings One of Merrill's English
Texts (Charles Z. Merrill Coz
Lord Give and Warren Hastings are
perhaps OF all Macaulay's essays, the
most stirring that can be offered to young
or old readers They have historical value
In their record of British rule In India
through the eventful careers of these two
men, more powerful than kings; and the
dramatic force. mastery style and por-
trayal of life and character give them
the interest of a vivid narrative.
This volume Is edited with an intro
duction and notes by Miss Cornelia
Beare, instructor in English. Wadleigh
high school. New York city.
Is there college or university man
who will ever forget THE Trial of War
rem Hastings? How: 1.-The place was
worthy of such trial. 1t was the great
hall of William Rufus, the hall which
had resounded with acclamations at the
Inauguration of 30 kings, the hail which
had witnessed the just sentence OF ba-
con- and the tust absolution of Somers
the hall where the eloquence or Strar-
ford had for a moment awed and melteo
a victorious party inf1amed with just re-
sentiment, the hall where Charles had
confronted the high court of justice with
the placid courage which has half re-
deemed his fame. -
This scribe will never forget The
Trial of Warren Hastings" nor does he
think the class of 1898. University of
Alabama, will ever forget 1t, either. for
the former attempted TO crate that great
selection from Macaulay at sophomore
speaking-and, well,--this reviewer Is not
speaker" to say the least, and poor
's3 had to listen to him. But years have
passed we must forgive, and If posi-
BILE forget the injuries done us
New York Society on Parade, by
Ralph Pulitzer (Harper g. Brothers.
This interesting, cutting jab at New
York society, written by one of EN-. Mr.
Ralph Pulitzer, son of the owner of the
New York World. his fathers represent
alive In this country most OF the time;
illustrated from paintings by Howard
Chandler Christy-is a wonder.
This is real glimpse of the inside
of New York's strugglers, but not the
scandal side; Mr.. Pulitzer knew the New
York press handled the latter side all
right enough: there was nothing much
else to add, or at least to honor by plae-
ing between book covers
Mr.. Pulitzer begins his parade by
fully explaining to US the difference De-
tween New York society and that OF Eu-
rope AS most of us know, but II is
pleasure to note that one of the New
York smart set admits 1t. what with Eu-
ropean society is play and relaxation, In
New York Is continual struggle, cnmp-
ing, an effort to keep in
York society at dinner, at the opera ana
at dance.
He thinks that society at dinner
where something Is either being poured
or dumped into 1t. Is more sincere
more like human beings.
He doesn't think society so sincre
at the opera.
Society in the main can only endure
1t; for as whole, its musical sense is
IL + 81 he 90 a
a set of men and women attend din
pers with their palates saturated with
cocaine. II a hospital of paralytics
maintained and patronized series OF
weekly hops, their action would be nc
more abnormal than that OF society
should 1t hear music at the opera. Yet
society does hear music at the opera
every Monday night as methodically
as it says its prayers at church every
Sunday morning"
And Mr. Pulitzer explains why. why
because exclusive society to have any
reason for existence must exclude. II
must prove that 1t is select by showing
itself in the midst of what 1T Is re-
| jecting If ii live perpetually In 9
| complete and splendid state of isolation
| the lower classes would have no ocular
proof that they are being excluded
while society itself would have no col
| lective sense of excluding them. The
opera gives society a point of contact
and thus of contrast to the horde
against whose incursions 1t is It's mis-
sion to defend itself"
The third parade shown us by Mr.
Pulitzer is at a dance. We read thai
the invitations to this, the summit Of
society's strategic position are likely
to Inform the prospective guests
that the hostess will be at home a.
half-past ten on a certain night. II
the lower lefthand corner of the caro-
| the single word 'cotillon' indicates thu
reason for her domesticity."
Through the night" says Mr.. Pulit
/ ger, the library remains crowded will
men enjoying the dance" One woman
| "beIongs to a SOCIETY which has per
formed the feat of lifting itself from
| the ground with it's purse strings -"
occasionally the host makes sorti'
into the ballroom, iusures his presence
there being seen by his wife, and ther
hastily retreats"--and so on.
New York Society on Parade" II
very amusing. entertaining and wei
worth the money and time spent IL
the reading which will give mucl
| pleasure.
And you will please bear in mint
also that this scribe is not trying To-
a job on the New York World either
/ To tell the truth, when the book CAM
| for review this scribe secretely hopet
! that the volume might be punk IL
order that he could tear it all t,
pieces the idea of these millionaire
writing and, worse, publishing book
when pink slips seem to grow on tree
for other less fortunate people.
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