The Washington herald., 1913-02-16

II is that New York OF which a great
newspaper, surveying the events of the
day editorially, saIc: Every twenty
four hours brings forth romances as
strange. tragedies as terrible comedies
as bright. as those of the ancient city or
Bagdad." These three elements blend IN
the love story OF the beautiful amateur
sculptures. Barbara Ferris
A. S. NJ. Hutchinsons new novel The
Happy Warrior" appears to have capti-
waited critics and public alike. for Little
Brown & Co. announce a fifth printing
ten days after publication. In England
a third printing Is announced.
Della Campbell Macleod. a Southern
newspaper woman. has written for pub
hcation in February a romance with a
southern setting, called THE Maiden
Manifest" As the story runs. an inn
pressionable young man. while looking
at blue frock hanging in a Fifth
Avenue cleaners window. suddenly has a
vision OF its fair owner The vision
recurs at intervals. and so ensnares the
young mans heart that he resolves to
md this fascinating. tantalizinc Dream
Girl, as he comes to call her. There
upon begins his guest. which leads him
into web OF difficulties and sadly up-
sets his order of life. This is Miss Mac
Leods first novel little. Brown { Coz
'Pippin," is the first book OF n new
writer, Evelyn Van Buren,, which The
Century Co. will publish in February.
1t Is a tale of the London streets. with
a pretty American actress, stranded in
London, one OF the chief Characters
Six printings in less than five months fs
the record of Julie NJ Lippmann',
Martha by-the-Day'' GIolt). which has
been favorably compared with "Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" and which
Is the very CHEEKY. optimistic story Of
an Irish charwoman in New York. who
Is the guardian angel Of a pair of lovers.
Mary RAYMOND Shipman Andrews. ALL
thor of THE Marshal" is said to have
one of the largest private collections or
original French historical manuscripts in
America.
The Century Company will publish IN
February new book OF short stories
by Jack london, to be called The NiSht
Born" from the title of the first story.
Several of the stories making I'D the
book are said to read very much like
fragments of tho authors own experi-
ences in wild parts Of the world.
THE Melting OF Molly" Miss Daviess.
last story, won a warm place in the
hearts OF the thousands who read IL and
proved itself one of the most universally
popular books of the year just passed
the Glad" is characterized by
the same happy treatment and brings a
ray OF sunshine and a ripple Of laughter
With 1t always.
An addition to the bible for Homo
md School, series which is under the
editorship of Dr.. ShsiIer Mathews is
The Book of Judges" edited by Ed
ward Lewis Curtis late professor Of
he Hebrew language and literature in
fale University. The volume Is pro-
'ided with an introduction. notes, bib
Biography, and an index.
As the central figure of his new
lovel. "One Woman's Life" Robert
ierrick has chosen a woman OF brains
md attractiveness, whose greatest de-
Dire Is for supremacy in the social world.
rhe effect of this ambition upon her
character. together with the story Of the
more material changes in her rise from
poverty. is told by Mr.. Her
lex with that penetration which has
lways distinguished his studies of mod
rn life.
Before the end or February Messrs.
henry Holt & Co. will follow FIJI
on Young's successful Wagner Stories
(which is already in its third American
nd sixth English edition-with the same
uthor's Opera Stories.' in which he
makes remarkably vivid and interesting
tories out OF the plots OF Faust"
Carmen. The Magic Flute" Don
'iovanni- Aida" Madame Butterfly
The Bohemlans. "Csvaileria Rustt-
ana, Pasliacci.' and "Hansa and
iretsl"