New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
A Christmas Bundle of Cartoons,
Calendars and Cards.


The thin fiat quarto. full of pictures
through which there trickles rlvulet
of text, has been a popular form with
the popular artist in black-and-white.
II used TO be consecrated entirely TO
children, but now, as Mr.. Gibson ana
others have shown. it can be made 10
appeal TO grown-ups. After all, the
lounger who turns idly of an afternoon
to some trifling entertainment could
hardly ask for anything more to the
point than a book like THE Adventures
of Kitty Cobb" (the George II. Doran
Company, a collection Of cartoons by
Mr. James Montgomery Flagg. lie Is
a sentimental humorist, and in this
episodical narrative he sets forth
pretty girls story with a due sense or
the romance which in that kind OF
story is, of course. essential. Miss
Cobb has her troubles, but then, too.
she has her luck. Mr.. Flagg presents
her with a lively and expressive touch
In his full-page drawings, but from
strictly artistic point Of view his best
work is done in the vignettes on the
facing pages.
"A Book of Beggars" philadelphia:
The ]. b. Lippincott Company is the
sort Of thing that Mr.. w. Nicholson
made so interesting some years ago,
when he drew portraits and other sub
iects I'm a series OF broadsides and sent
them forth between covers. Mr.. w.
Dacres Adams, the artist responsible
for the present volume, fails to develop
quite the bold and original linear effect
which his predecessor achieved, but he
Is fairly clever craftsman and his
color is pleasant In any case. the
book would be carried" by It's dis
tinctly clever humor. Mr.. Adams be-
gins with obvious types OF mendicancy,
such as the gypsy and the crossing
sweeper, but presently with a demure
wit. ne portrays a Lord Mayor OF Lon
don cppealing TO the citizens, he shows
us the politician begging for his party.
and sandwiched in between a suifra-
gette and a waiter he places a bishop.
Nor does he forget that seeker after
aims invented 10 plague the rich. the
writer OF begging letters, plump and
prosperous, with a hottie OF rum be-
fore him as he indites the familiar
words, My wife and children are
starving" There is fun in the book
and there are some shrewd hits.
calendar in verse. with the days OF
the week left out. is embodied In James
Whitcomb Rileys "All the Year
Round Indianapolis The Bobbs-
Merrill Company. a book OF verse and
pictures. The former is made OF the
Hoosier poets characteristic homespun.
Here is what he has TO say for the
present month:
December-why, OF course. We grin
And bear it-shiyorin' every minute.
Yet warm from time the month rolls IN
TIL II sixties out with Christmas IN IL:
And so. for all its coolest truths
And chill goose-pimplcd imperfections
IL wads our lank old socks with Youths
RecOllect.ons.
The twelve mll-page illustrations
have been cut on wood and printed in
colors By Gustaye Baumann. They are
designed with boldness and simplicity
and are especially TO be commended
for their old-fashIoned. homeliEe SEN
timent.
Conspicuous among the new calen-
dars 20 be hung upon the wall is New
York" issued by the National Caicn-
dar Company. ON the broad leaf dedl-
Gated 70 each month there are two or
more half-tones from photographs Illus
trating scenes IN the city, architectural
landmarks views in the parks and 50
on. The photographs are strikingly
good. and make. taken together. a pan
Drama so representative and artistic
that this calendar. we dare say. will be