Evening star., 1912-11-09

it's delivery. comprising in Characteristic
style the life story of man. Following
this are given other bits OF Mr. huf-
dette's writings and some OF his public
utterances. Those who have heard him
on the lecture platform Will recognize the
oddities of thought and expression that
have made Bob Burdette an American
institution. Others will be glad OF TINS
opportunity to make his acquaintance.
PETERKIN. BY Gabrielle E. Jackson.
author Of Peggy Stewart" etc. IL
lustrated by Maxfield Parrish. New
York: Duffield & Co.
Up to the thirteenth story of a great
publishing office building climbed Peter
kin, dressed in the best of his Russian
clothes and carrying an immense green
cotton umbrella, to find If he could the
remarkable agency that newsboy had
told him about, the power of print that
would bring him anything he wanted.
Peterkin most Of all wanted a mother and
father. having lost his own a few months
before. and with his slender stock OF
English tried to make himself under
stepped from the stairway, fortunately
an office people with kindly persons.
chiefly a woman of great heart. whom
Peterkin. in his first confusion. actually
thought was his own mother. Then came
the printing of Peterkins pathetic story,
through which came happiness to him in
the acquisition of foster parents to whom
he was as dear as though he were their
own. With portrait Of Peterkin under
his great green umbrella as a frontispiece,
this is book to soften the hardest
heart and make glad all who read it with
the thought that the world is moved by
kindness and love.
AMERICAN GRAPHIC ART. BY J.
Weitenkampf, chief. art and prints
division, New York Public Library;
author Of How to Appreciate
Prints" With Illustrations. New
York: Henry Holt & Co. Washing
ton: Brentano'S
1t is singular that with all the writing
| that has been done about the development
of painting and sculpture in America 1t
has remained until now for a work to be
! produced dealing in the same manner
with the graphic art. Mr.. Weitenkampf,
in his capacity as chief of the art and
prints division of the New York Public
Library. has had an exceptional oppor-
tunity to study all phases Of the graphic
art, and now presents In this volume the
| results of his long observation. In the
course Of a comparatively few years this
art has changed more than any other
form of artistic expression. New process
es have been invented and the illustra-
| tions Of today are far different from
| those of coupe Of decades ago. Wood
engraving has ceased to be used as a
practical method. Photo-lithography and
illustration, but have in a measure less
ened the demands upon the artists.
Whether this is of advantage or other
| wise Is matter of constant controversy.
Mr.. Weitenkampf's outline is the more
important because Of these changes. He
| treats the subject topically. taking up
various phases of the graphic art sepa-
| rately and following the history of each.
The work is beautifully illustrated with
examples Of all styles and schools and
processes.
THE WONDERFUL BED. BY Gertrude
Knevels. With Illustrations by
Emily Hall Chamberlin. Indianap-
oils: Bobbs Merrill Company.
Three children and kitten go down
under the covers OF an old four-postei
bed in the nursery at Aunt James house
and have some wonderful adventures and
experiences in the depths. The children
find the kitten later to be pirate chief
| tain. They meet and make the acquaint
ance Of Capt. Jinks. They meet SOM
good dreams and some bad dreams. ant
get into terrible tango that makes
| them long again and again for theil
home. OF course. bed like this produce.
marvels that greatly perplex the young
| sters' minds. and yet when the whole
affair is over it all seems simple enough
This story Of the wonderful bed is too
SO realistically that no one can doubt al
the happenings, while a series of de. light.
full pictures in full color makes the vol
ume specially attractive as a possible
| holiday book.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCH-
IST. BY Alexander Berkman. New
York: Mother Earth Publishing AS
SociatiOn.
Mr.. Hutchins Hapgood, writing an in
| PRODUCTION to this work, expresses himself
as wishing that everybody in the world
could read it. He believes that a wide
reading would definitely add to true
civilization" Whether 1t would or not
is a matter that depends upon the point
of view Just how this narrauve-diary
of an anarchist who served fourteen
years in prison for attempted murder can
up,ift the world is rather a problem. 1t
will be remembered that Berkman tried
! to kill Henry c. F'rick at the time OF the
Homestead strike in 1892. and was SEN
| fenced to twenty-five years imprison-
ment Berkman in this book undertakes
| to justify his act Of assassination, but
makes a poor showing for himself. His
motive Is vague and unconvincing OF any
genuine thought of regenerating society
| or improving industrial conditions. That
| Berkman iS an anarchist has been so
clearly demonstrated that it is really re-
markable that he Is at present at liberty.
| His preachingS have been mischievous
! and his associations dangerous. This
work is not likely to convince anybody
| of the justice or necessity OF the anar-
chistic propaganda as means of curing
social ills.
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