Evening journal., 1912-03-04

The March number Of st. Nicholas
has the first chapter Of an enticing
new serial, THE Townsend Twins
Camp Directors" by Warren L. FL
dred The first scenes are in New
York City, with promise that the
Townsend Twins and the readers Of
their experiences are TO be carried up
to a summers good times on Lake
Champlain. How all the readers Of
St Nicholas will enjoy the March
chapters of the other serials: The
Lucky Sixpence," "Croften Chums,"
The Knights of the Golden Spur"
and THE Lady Of the Lane"
There is also an article on Ice
bergs," that tells many interesting
things.
Among the several hundred books
to be published this year by Long
mans, Green, and Company. may be
mentioned a new Life of Cardinal
Newman" based on his private jour
nails and correspondence, and the
concluding part of Trevelyans mon
umental work on the American Revo-
luton, entitled George III and
Charles Fox" There will be techni-
cal monographs in science and medi-
cine, and additions to the educational
publications will include "In Oldest
England" by Professor Knapp, of Co
| lumbia. The company is publishing a
special list of books for Lenten read
ing.
The House of Harper written by
J. Henry Harper. is a book OF vivid in.
terest telling as Il does the history of
the great publishing house inter-
woven with the stories Of the famous
writer's and artists who have appeared
in Harper publications.
Zane Grey. whose latest novel,
Riders Of thePurple Sage" is just
published by Harpers has no need
to go outside his own family for mod
els Of heroic women. Jane Wither-
steen, the Mormon heroine of Rid
ers Of the Purple Sage is no braver
/ than Betty Zane, who carried gun
powder in her apron for the besiegers
at Fort Henry in 1882. Another an
cestress of Mr.. Grey's was the daugh-
ter of a Wyandot Indian chief, who
rescued Isaac Zane from the captivity
in which he was held by her father,
and subsequently married him.
"John Rawn. Prominent Citizen" is
a new Bobbs-Merrill publication. II
is not only e life story of a man, but
a study of the American people, and an
arraignment of things as they are and
shouldn't be in this country. But
the story is not "preaching;" it is
first and last a lively tale of the rise
of John Rawn to a corporation presi-
dency, at the expense Of some other
people, and is an entertaining bit oi
reading.
The all-important Easter bonnet il
treated Of in the March "Woman's
Home Companion"
Edith NJ. Weidenfeld, writing of the
spring hat, says that the arrangement
Of the hair plays a more important
part in millinery than the average
woman admits. The average woman
when selecting a hat, has an idea that
she ought to get the newest in color
shape and trimming, regardless of IL!
relation to the shape of her head, th'
contour of her face, or the arrange
ment of her hair. She wonders, then
why she does not like her hat after shI
has worn il.
Miss Weldenfeld goes on to giv'
the news about spring hats. Follow
ing are brief extracts:
"St'ff, heavy straws are no longe
modish; they have been succeeded b!
soft straw braids, and many Of tn
new models are covered with taffets
either plain or in changeable effects
Trimmings are slipping around to
ward the front, many being placed n
the direct front, and others at the sid
very naar that point For dress hats
ostrichplumes are fashionable 70
trimming. They lie quite fiat agains
the hat, under or on the brim, or the
stand up very straight and stiff.
single ostrich-plume. or two or thre
tips in Prince of Wales style. are NOR
appropriate for spring wear than
cluster OF four or five feathers wit
heavy hues Wings and ornament
made of fabrics, lace. and straw brai
arc in GOOD style. and so are bands o
irish Ysniss, or macrame lace"