The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
at interest throughout the liter.

with great interest throughout the liter ary world.
 William and Bill" is a. story of two real boys and how they grew up in an old-fashioned village: and every man who has any memory or his own boyhood or any sympathy with young life, will want to- read it.
 | William and Bill are cousins-and great l friends when their families will let them alone. William is too carefully trained; Bill has wise parents who let l him be a real boy. And he is a real and most delighted boy. There is a touch of tragedy when fe- yer attacks the little village and proves what stuff it's men and women-and chill dren-are made of; bur the rest of it is pure comedy and real human nature. And the chapter that tells of the boys first formal call on ''the girls is side splittingly funny.
 The story is very cleverly written and is well worth reading.
 THE IRRESISTIBLE INTRUDER" By William Caine; the John Lane com pany, publishers, New York. Guess who "The Irresistible Intruder of MT. William Gaines delightful story of that name is.
 Can't?
 The Irresistible Intruder" is just
 
 country house for long stay is greeted with anything but enthusiasm. His lat ural charm, however, soon overcomes prejudices, and the delightful character holds everybody under a spell which the reader can easily appreciate. Finally 'Publius plays no small part in his uncle's love story. MT. Caine is in his happiest vein in this story. and ''Publius'' win undoubtedly become favorite among the children of fiction
 MRS. DAYS DAUGHTERS" By Mary E. Vann; George H. Doran company, publishers, New York Isn't it nice to have an old-fashioned story presented for perusal once in awhile. in the vast desert of problem stories, and sex affairs, and all sorts of com plicated things? We'll here's one sure enough-a real old-fashioned story of the love affairs of family as set down in Mrs Days Daughters" by the clever pen of Mary F. Vann. It has the unhurried atmosphere and generosity-the leisure to be kind-that one misses in the rapid, modern novel The characters waken the readers sym pathy by calling out each others af- lection. 4f 32 %A ii The romantic love affairs of Mrs. Days daughters are narrated with such warrnth and intimacy and suspense that thel reader becomes, for the time being, one of the family. Many novels of the season deal with larger and more brilliant themes-few are more delicate and sensitive than this of the mother and her two daughters, con tinually listening to discover whether love. with his hesitating footsteps, has passed outside their house.
 THE BEAUTY BOOK OF RoXANA
 RION"
 The Elizabeth Towne Co.,, Publishers, Holyolxe, Mass.
 '"11e Beauty Book of Roxana Rion," is unique in that it gives not artificial methods for initiating beauty but simple directions for creating real and lasting beauty through the development of good health.
 The book gives well known and tested methods for reducing flesh, for gaining flesh, for the care of the hair, eyes. face, ana skin. It tells how to breathe for beauty, how to exercise for beauty, how to seep for beauty how to eat for beauty There is not a superfluous page in the whole book-it tells just what to do and how to do it to create and preserve beauty by natural methods OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED (REvIEWS
 LA1'ER)
 1.-THE FLYING INN. By Gilbert K. Chesterton The John Lane Co.,, Publish CTS. New York
 THE RED EMERALD" By John Reed Scott. With Illustrations in Color By Edmund Frederick. J. B. Lippincott Co.,. Publishers, Philadelphia. THE BEST MAN" By Grace Living ston Hill Lutz. J B. Lppincott Co.,. Pub fishers, Philadelphia.
 ANOTHER MANS SHOES" By Vic tor Bridges George H. Doran Co., Pub fishers, New York.