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A SOLDIERS WIFE
Her Recollections of the Phil
Kearney Massacre.

MY ARMY LIFE AND THE FORT PHIL
KEARNEY MASSACRE. With an Ao-
count of the Celebration of wyoming
With maps and illustrations Svo, PIP,
3lS- Philadelphia: The j. B. Idppincott
Company.
Mrs. CarringtOn's account OF army post
life on the plains in the later COS Of
the last century, as 1t was seen and ex-
perienced by an officers wife, IS writ
ten around the Fort Phil Kearney mas
sacre. One Of the victims of that dis
aster was her first husband, Lieutenant
George W. Grummond, who, at the end
Of the Civil War, had exchanged a
colonelcy in the volunteer service for a
commission with the lower rank in the
regular army. The book is a record OF
primitive conditions. hardships. forti-
tude housewifely contriving; but, above
all else in that year of threatened Ind
ian risings, Of constant and constantly
increasing anxiety.
The author writes with reminiscent
appreciation Of the loyalty, helpfulness
and sympathy of officers and privates.
and Of the army women Isolated in
their narrow quarters on the frontier,
ana she reflects the virtues that made
the life not only endurabie but even in
z measure enjoyable. at least In retro
spect. OF course, too. she digresses IN
formingIy from her own side Of that
life into that of the small garrison sur
rounded by overwhelming hordes of
savages. whose hostile intention was
made increa singly manifest. The ap-
proach of the massacre is impressively
described, as the Indians tactics of
weakening the garrison gradually be-
came manifest:
All told, our strength was represented by
only $50 men. This included soldiers, cl-
villains, employees, teamsters and prisoners
in the guardhouse-not a very. imposing
force TO match the warriors of Red Cloud
ten times their strength. And this force
included mail parties and escorts OF
every kind, present or on the road between
the post and Fort Laramie. Already sew.
eral mail Tarties had been cut off, anC
| finally Won Volzah had been killed witt
/ his escort, and the mail matter In nj:
charge was found scattered along the trail
Then came q cruel order that aroused In
tense feeling The commander mus
/ send a mail once a week, or stand cour
martial for failure to do So" All this tins
/ long expected ammunition failed TO reacf
the post. and the supply, though CAREFUL,
concealed from general knowledge, was no
! a cartridge box full to every man.
| Mrs. Darlington gives the report OF
the commission which investigated the
Phil Kearney disaster, generating the
commander Of the post. Colonel H. B
Darlington, who later became her sec
ond husband, and, after describing the
anxious waiting for reliefs Of the threat
ened garrison, gives vivid account OF
its mfdwinter march to Fort Reno in a
temperature constantly Glow zero, and
amidst constant snow storms The last
part Of her book is a review Of her visit
to the scene Of her early adventures
after forty-two years.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

tinuation and completion In THE League
of the signet Ring Century Company.
which is not story Of school. but Of
vacation days. Betrothments and we'd
dinss appear to be more numerous than
is usually the case In this season's girls
books. Miss Dubois makes an appro-
pirate ending Of her narrative with both
Betty MCGUIRE. Of mixed Irish and New
England ancestry. steps out OF The
Story OF Betty CThe Century Company
right into "Betty's Happy Year" Miss
Carolyn Wells, the author. is a little
brief es to her antecedents for those
who have not read the earlier book. but
we learn from the very first pages that
Betty has inherited from her grand
father-the New England. not the Irish
one-as much wealth as IS good for an
impulsive little girl. and that she has
found her mother. who consequently
must have been lost in the other book
This is not really a school tale. since
Betty ran away from the finishing
school to which she was sent on the
night of her arrival The mention OF
this incident. sufficiently revelatory,
forces us to express the conviction that
it would not have been bad thing for
Betty II she had been sent back there
right Off However. she is a nice, low
able, If somewhat undisciplined girl. the
favOrIte OF the day school 10 which sne
was sent instead, and Of her whole set
This was the opinion OF all, including
Jack" who, the discerning reader can
see, is TO play a part In her later life.
Now for some books that are not
sequels, but may turn out to be prede-
cessors Katherine Holland Brown tells
Of the incidents Of the undergraduate
life Of PhiIippa Popplehanl-the name
will be easily remembered hereafter
and not for it's ALTERATION alone-at
Western college. The episodes that nave
struck us most in ''Philippa at Halcyon
O.harIes Scribner's sons are the coming
of Miss Las Chen, OF Singapore ana
the trouble she caused the "chum COM
nntttee." and Phi1ippa's noble behavior
I'm PLAYING gooseberry. unlimited and un-
welcome. at the call OF duty. She thus
saved from expulsion a Gear friend VINO
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

had accept ted an invitation TO a fous
handed little dinner Philippa's stos
ends for the present with an offer OF I
misunderstanding OF Halcyon Hall. ja
as she has given up hope Of coming baa
for her senior year on account Of lac.
Of means. An interesting story. From
England we have sizabIe tale by Mla
May Baldwin, Two Schoolgirls o.
Florence (E- p. Dutton & Coz which
one would think. should find favor hers
II tells OF the adventures and observa-
tions of two English girls in an italian
boarding school. contrasting the differ
ences between the two races. conveying
a great deal OF information concerning
modern Italy, and some excellent les
sons OF good manners. sympathetic con-
duct and mutual understanding.
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MILD fIUTTERlNGS.

THE BIRD IN THE BOX BY Mary
Mears limo. PIP. 376. The +. A. Stokes
Company.
Miss Mears's first book attracted a
certain measure Of attention as an ear
nest Of possible better things to come,
as evidence OF promising but as yet
imperfectedly trained talent. Her new
story shows no appreciable advance OF
either gift or it's training. The situation
which she presents under the figure of
THE Bird in the Box" is nothing new
in this day OF much fiction of the woman
at war with what life and she herself
have made OF existence, OF post facto
desire for liberty. This Is. as the pub
ushers Justly observe on the slip-cover
"a powerful, universal idea" at least for
the present hour of the unrest OF transi-
tion, but sts 1ctional value depends en-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

Court, BY the author Of The Martyr
dom of an Empress" IllustIa'ea tl o,,thor Ti5r
water color drawings by the authol'
Svo. DID, S69 Harper q Bros
Reneath the glamour of exalted stauoh'
the brilliancy of the most colorful' am
mated and extravagant court circle III
Europe. this new story from wen
known pen contains striking study OF
a woman In the JOY and the seriousness
tho hlaze and the approaching shadow
80 tho s,1nset of her emotional life. She
is an exceptional woman in more than
rank. in worldly wisdom, In tact In re-
sourcefulness, in capacity for tenoer-
nass after a lifetime of infelicity borne
with unruffied dignity. But, as IS only
FOO often the case with exceptional
women. her belated love, the only one IN
her empty, glittering, outwardiy sue
cessful career, is for a man many years
her Junior, who, daZZled by her glfts In
their fulness, yet listens to the call or
youth to youth. Unable to meet her
honorable frankness with frankness as
great, he hides from her his changed
allegiance. and she, who had offered to
moving from his path temptation
which he has given her the right to be-
| Iieve has not yet touched him. The in
trigue by which this is accomplished
with the aid of the head of the realm, Is
well worked out in every detail; it con-
vinces the reader because it is not
forced. It is just in this manner that ar
imperial highness might use her in
fuence and power to attain her ends
The outcome is both tragedy and happi-
| ness.
The trio Of characters concerned In
this plot of the imperial and imperloul
lady I'LL their allotted parts satisfacto
rily. The minor personages-minor fic
tionally but not in rank-give animation
to background that shifts from the i'm
perial palace in st. Petersburg to tn,
Caucasus and villa in Algeria
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

TEE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND oIeb oIHEbh
FAIRY TALES. From the oI,h oId II
Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-CoestSaa N
Ilstrafed by Edmund Dulac. $40: PIP
IS The George II Doran CoIhPaAs'
Not so very long ago the holiday pct
,,re hook was under a cloud. II mao
u-orn ont its welcome through sheei
fatl5itv. having degenerated INTO
crack affair, at which no one oreaiiieu -
looking after Christmas had paSseu-
Then il began to lift up its head again,
thanks largely 10 the Development Oh
,Fa +1,rea color process but thanks also
- ,ba rise Of new illustrators OF genu-
,7e pifts To-day. having swung AROUND
tra fuu circle. the holiday picture oooA
<7a,n+e itself among the leading volumes
~ .be season. It thus holds its own Dc
cause II IS once more taken seriously anu
made with really thoughttul ART NO
hotter evidence OF this Rehabilitation OF
an old mode could be offered than that
which IS supplied in the present volume
We find If g little difficult TO speak in
measured terms Of the book made py
..O- and Nr. Dulac. It is, to begin with.
-,,eitfvelv beautiful in its typography.
HlT
,..6pr made Of admirable paper and
adorned with head and tail pieces IN
no~fect harmony with the handsome
-vpe. The title page. too, is charming
and. as though the publishers could not
1,e foo lavish. the cloth cover in red and
gold suggests the binders art In It's
higher mood. And all this luxurious set
ting is hut the fitting framework for
s,IDerb set Of illustrations. We have re-
toiced IN MT. Dulac before, and he mas
shown how true a feeling he possesses
for the enchantment Of the ARABIAN
Nights hut he has bettered MS recoIu
,7ron this occasion. @" in his preface
remarks that Perrault belongs almost
entirely 10 the seventeenth century, ana
thar Nfr. T,ulac may therefore surprise
the reader by depicting his nguTes IN
costumes. OF the eighteenth, but. as the
essavist adds. the illustrator has ooeyed
. ,us+ instinct in choosing the period
v.ben the literature he illustrates was
AT the acme Of its vogue" Besioes' oIi@
could not talk about archRologlcal &C
cr7raov in pictures OF fairyland whlcn
also happen to be as brilliant as lhese
are. Whatever his style, whether II pe
French OF Oriental. Mr.. Dulac plays
wifi, Il as with a magician's wand. II
,-ialds him grace. sweet sentiment, pictu-
rosqueness. and. above all, the qualntness
of faery. His plates have been exquls-
jtelv reproduced. In short, this book Is
a little miracle Of holiday delight. The
introduction gives it the last touch OF
neffoction. Having executed his task OF
retelling his fairy classics with lmpec-
cable skill. 20" offers us just the righ'
word Of welcome TO his pavilion Of golden
romance. Not in a long time has hol-
tday book given us such unalloyed pieds-
ure
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and TO Come.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and william
Henry Furness were Intimate IN child
hood and remained afTectionate friends
all their lives long Many letters passed
between them and this correspondents
is presently TO be issued by The Hough-
ton Auf1in Company in one OF their
beautiful editions. especially printed ar
the Riverside Press. Hitherto unpu5-
ushed portraits OF Emerson and Fur1ess
will be included, as well as new nern
written by Emerson at the age q ten.
and illustrated at the time by bis boy
hood chunn. The book. which has been
edited by Horace Howard Furness. bears
the title OF Records OF a Lifelong
Friendship" Only $50 copies viii be
printed
A sumptuous book for sportsnen IS
announced by Little, Brown & Co.. Un-
der the title Of British Hunting" II i5
a stout quarto- embodying a complets
history Of the subject from the earliest
times down 70 the present day. All ot
the famous packs OF Great Britain ara
dealt with, and the whole art and rnys-
terv OF fOx-hunting is traversed. Tbs
volume contains more than five hundred
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

THE MISIhESSS Cf
Florence L. Barclay. limo, pp. Sf0'
G.. P. Putnam's Sons.
Among the qualities OF Mrs Barclay
new story that should attract readers
to it's pages is an individuality OF Vie"
and treatment that amounts to original
ity in a period of many limitations anu
limitations of limitations. One hesltaIes
TO give even the slightest inkling or the
plot she has invented, since IN that lies
no small part Of the merit and holding
power of the story. Suffice 1t TO say
therefore, that her characters are drawn
with simple, strong consistency 10
perplexing and tragic tangle OF lire, ana
with capable understanding of the con-
fictfng impulses OF character, emotlon
and social traditions. Her heroine Is
the Mvra of THE Rosary" other per-
sonages of that story appear In the
nages of this one, which is, however.
complete in itself and may be read with
out precedent knowledge Of it, though 1t
is well calculated to rouse an interest
I'm the authors earlier work Mrs. Bar
CLAW has made a notable beginning.
Her work will be worth watching here
after,
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

'ireiy upon the characters In wnom .he
idea is set forth, and upon the SOLUTION
eiey ind for their problem NOW 'ho
case OF Miss Mears's bird in Its cage
"hy box" probably Interested thoSo
VINO knew her intimately, but 10 the
world at large it is of but small con-
Germ, notwithstanding Its tragic enolns-
The reader looks on from a distance MS
sympathy is not actively enlisted Even
the universal may be turned into Tic
COMMONPLACE.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
pkRTMooR TRADITIONS.

TALES OF THE TENEMENTS. BY Eden
PhiIlpotts 12no. pp- Kill S5o- Inc JoiiI
Lane Company.
r. fs q. collection Of ancestors tales OF
Oartroor that Mr.. Phillpotts gives us
in this book with its, at least TO AInerl-
can ears and eyes, somewhat misleading
title. The period Of their occurrence, or
AZ least of the birth of the legends IN
the fmagination of the dwelllers on the
moor, is generally about a century ago.
and some of them are dramatic, tragic
even and grewsome while others nave
+ba touch of the unconscious humOr OF
nea SAINTS doings and ways of reasoning.
There is here. one would think enough
material in outline to equip the author
with subject matter for many rull-
Aedeed novel but It is we'll worth while
to secure this body OF local history ana
tradition before it passes into OBLIVION
under the influence of advancing MODERN
conditions. The author remains himseIt
in this shorter medium, with us pecuildr
demands upon his skill. The realization
of region and environment is there; the
salient characteristics of people, and the
atmosphere Of remOteness of time are
clearly suggested.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
IN THE CUMBERLAND AGAIN.

THE SWORD IN THE MOUNTAINS. BY
Alice, MACEDONIAN. illustrated. Rno, PIP.
xii, 455. G. 2. Putnam's Sons.
Miss MacGoWan continues to work the
valuable and in her hands continually
productive claim which she staked out
several years ago In the Tennessee
mountains, the thoroughness OF her
knowledge Of the region and her under
standing sympathy with its primitive
folk protecting her against literary
"claim jumpers" 1.-THE Sword In the
Mountains" is a tale of the swirls and
eddies Of the Civil War in that remote
region of IoyaI mountaineers steadfast
to the cause OF the Union and the liberia
ton Of the slave-in the heart or the
Confederacv It Is historic ground on
which she treads, and It Is more than the
echo of battle that is heard in her pages.
She begins in the 50's, with the chllu-
hood Of her hero and heroine, she sets
son against father in the mighty strug-
gle spies swarm, blue follows gray, ana
after the two and between them swarm
the bushwhackers, but through 1t all she
| never forgets her story, her fabric Oh the
| course of love for the sake OF the plct-
ure The book is the realization or an
ambition conceived years ago, and nour-
! ished ever since. Miss MacGoWan has
reason to be content with the outcome
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

Harrison. With four pictures in coi9rs 91s
Dy Harold II. Belts. 12mo, pp- OH
Chicago: A C. McClurg & Co
In how far Mrs. HarrisOn's romance
of the wooing OF an Egyptian princess
by the legendary Prester John is oaseo
upon the voluminous medieval literature
on the subject Of this Intangible ruler
and to what extent it is an invention vi
her own it would be hard to say. since
she has not chosen to inform us on tnis
point In a predatory note. In reality II
does not matter, for the mighty Oriehtai
potentate who, as tradition grew was
transformed from an Indian into an
Abyssinian emperor. is fair game for the
spinner Of fancies. and uncommonly COL
Orful material as we'll Mrs. Harrison
floods her story with the light and the
glamour of Egypt. dresses 1t In gorgeous
phrases, and well sustains this newest
legend Of the reputed descendant OF liie
Wise King to It's happy ending.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

doors or out, from hoi .,,a,sor,+
uresaue point Of view a1aro hut
collection which not mothers aio"e ~
all lovers of children Will i'ha "o' :"
while.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
ROSA B0NHEUR
An Affectionate Tribute to Her
Memory.

"REMINISCENCES OF ROSA BONHEUR
Edited by Theodore Stanton. With
twenty-four full page ILLUSTRATIONS and
fifteen line drawings in the text. 4to,
pp. XVII. 412. D. Appleton & Co.
Mr. Stanton recalls in this volume a
figure in modern French art Of unde-
niabIe repute but decidedly mixed sig
nificance. This ardent painter OF ami
mails produced in her masterpiece. THE
Horse Fair which is preserved in our
own museum, a truthful and dlstfn-
guished piece Of work. Her "Ploughing
In the Nivernais' is another canvas Of
solid merit. and besides these two out
standing compositions she executed any
number of sincere and competent studies.
Yet If her fame is worldwide 1t may
also be asserted that sentiment has had
much to do with this, sentiment trace
able in part to her treatment OF her sub
iects and in part to her successful af-
frrnation of the right of her sex TO COM
pete in the world Of art. She was not.
when all is said, a great painter, type
| of creative power, Of style, of beauty.
Mr.. Stanton's tribute to her memory is
unduly long and has been rather unfor-
tunately put together, the narration OF
facts being mixed UP in Indifferent fash
ION with letters and souvenirs contrib
uted by the painters friends. All this,
moreover. leaves a somewhat heavy and
even dull impression.
! Rosa Bonheur, if we may trust these
pages. was not a particularly interesting
individual. She was generous and cour-
ageous In a letter written during the
war she tells Of a quaint proposal that
she had thought of making to the official
in command in her neighborhood at BY.
Mr.. Mayor" she planned saying TO him,
"vou must get hundred casks and put
them IN rows at the various approaches
to the village. We will all get inside
ard, sticking the ends Of our guns
through the bunghole, we might main
tain a continuous firing on the Uhlans
before they have time to recognize US
Botn in it's spirit and in its humor the
massage IS characteristic. She was a
resolute and withal a jolly soul. But
though she wore trousers and smoked
cigarettes, she was absolutely devoid OF
the romance OF Bohemia, and though
there are vague Indications that sne may
have had noble blood in her veins, It Is
impossible TO avoid the reflection thai
all her traits were those Of the COM
Portable bourgeoisie- This volume. in itt
tone and IN its bulk. seems out OF pro-
norton TO the true character OF re-
spectable but In no wise inspired painter
--S--
r-ro,, +ba Vonnnrret Press comes 'Ths
Book Of Happy Days. an attractiVei1
made folio for the holidays by Ella Nj
Boult and Beatrice Stevens. 1t Is
compilation OF about twenty poems dedi
Gated to the spirit Of childhood. Eaaf
poem has a page to itself and opposite
is q photograph on brown mount
These pictures have. OF course. pretty
sentiment In their subjects. and besides
they have been -taksuk" whether In
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
wAcNERIAN SCENES.

TIE RHINEGoLD AND THE THE EA1, Ta,t5
EyRTE. BY Richard wagner win
Illustrations by Arthur kackhan- no.
pp tx. 159. Doubleday Page (: Co
# Mr. Dulac has a rival among Eng
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
Literary NesOs and Criticism

usb illustrators he has one in Mr.. Ar
4b,,r Rsnkham. The special trait Of this
artist is an aboundinE fantastcahty'
He can be gay and most gently begull-
ing but his imaginative powers seem
nartfcularly to thrive when they fasten
unon some ultra romantic motive. Tnls
wagnerian book OF his shows that ne
has a lively sympathy for the composer
Perhaps he misses one element In the
great music dramas he illustrates 'ie
ruIl-throated richness OF their appeal, inc
nassy quality of their tone ana coiOi'
His elfin touch falters before thal mo
iestic sweep. as Of the grand style "iiio'
belongs to Wagner. But this is only
another way of saying that no illustra-
tions could quite echo the surge a.
thunder of the "Rhinegold" ana INC
"rValkyrie." All that they can 90 "
revive the poetry and spirit OF those mas
ternieces is done in this gallery of Weiru
and romantic scenes. The sinister hs
,,ras of the Nibelungs are portrayed with
enttndIing spirit and when Mr.. RACK
ham turns from their grim tr3nsacuohS
IN the heroic stateliness of Brunnhliue'
or tbe dour weight OF Wotan, he SHOWS
the same faculty for realizing opera'e
Ae,,res in such wise that none OF Ihe
ertiAcialities Of the stage is perceptlble
in them. His book, like Mr.. Dulac's' Is
q well rounded work OF art, AND in TINS
case as in the other, picture and text
are or equal interest. Miss Armour {
..,o+,o, "a delfRhtfully readable.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
THE FLEETiNe FEMININE.

r,r,r1-pEs N COLOR By Harrison
Fisber. Folio No pagination, CharleS
Scribner's Sons.
GIRLS Rv Henry HUT. 4to, no paglha-
+ion Charles Scribners Sons
From fairyland, opera and poetry we
+,,-n 70 Fifth avenue in the present day.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

v Crowen & Co.
This IS a book recalling the vein OF the
oId uluninator and rniniaturist, who, as
ba slowly unfolded his manuscript, EN-
hallished It not unsystematically, yet
NTH q certain careless freedom. drawing
q n;ct,1re or polishing an initial as the
fancy seized him and giving play 10
every vaErant impulse Of his MIND AS
vou open Mr.. Pogany's folio you are
s+r,,ck ny the decorative effect OF MS
end papers. his title page glows IKE d
Renaissance rnissal. and thenceforWaro
through pages Of black and White OF rlcn
color or of delicate tints, he imbeds the
verses of CoIeridge's poem in kind OF
arabesoue Of illustrative beauty his
f,7U mage designs are. on the whole, the
lsest s,,ccessf,ll. In them he has just
fallen short OF the solemn glamour en-
veloning the text. His black and whites
ON the other hand. are more aptiy con-
ceived. and. being executed with more
energy. leave a more truthful ana mort
dramatic impression. The borders
tbrouehout and the curious caligraphy
chosen for the setting forth Of the poem
itself are very clever. Erring somewhat
on the side of the florid this edition o.
.erTbe Ancient Mariner" is nevertheless
not ,,nsvmpathetic 10 Coleridge's peculiar
note and from a strictly decorative poln'
% view IT has uncommon merit
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

"A WRITE ME: can get you any book over
nuhusbaa IN - .,n,snt The most expert
bonl' ant Sn ahy .}}s.n IN England call ana
see nv ROO ooo 80 n,ats RAKERS aREAT
HOOK SHOP, John Bril- ght-sA NAnAAeAA
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12

"REMINISCENCES OF ROSA BONHEUR.
Edited by Theodore Stanton, With
twenty-four full page illustrations and
fifteen line drawings in the text. 4to,
m XII AZ D. APPLETON & Co
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
AN IMPERIAL TEMPERAMENT -.

sNOw-FIRE A Story q In. me KaS5Ign KaS5HTl
Court BY the author OF me "a va v.yth =
water color drawings by the author'
svo. pp. S69. Harper & Bros.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.

PRINCESS SAYRANE. A romance or Ine
days of Prester John. BY Edith Osusn
Harrison. With four pictures in coioIs
by Harold H Belts limo, PIP. Sl4
Chicago: A c. McClurg & Co