The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20


 luncheon in the staid old way" writes Florence Hull Winterpurn in her book, Novel Ways of Entertaining" with plenty of good things to eat and drink and converse ton to while away the time, Is far too little for the modern hostess" Accordingly, the author has set out to help the perplexed hostess in solving the problems that must so frequently occur. She discusses afternoon teas and dinner giving talking suggestivey of the prear- engagement and art that lead to sure suc- coss and describing the distinctive touches that make the success noteworthy. She tells about games for house parties in formal little novelties of one sort and another, bachelor maids spreads, camping clubs and lunch clubs. hunt and golf luncheons. One chapter contains con- plete instructions for giving a Chinese dinner, with a selection of menus An
 other takes up in detail the matter of decoration. The new dances are treated rom the standpoint of good taste and so- cial permissibility. Children's entertain- ments are shown to afford unusual oppor- tunities for the exercise of sprightly fancy, and in the chapter devoted to them dozen valuable hints are thrown out. The author writes with definiteness even to the most precise details on all critical points, and always with a stimulatng suggestiveness. The plans she describes are neither difficult nor expensive to ~ar- ry out.
 "SONNTE'S BOYS PEOPLE" By James B. Connally. Illustrated. Charles Scribner's Sons. Publishers, New York.
 James B. Connally has the knack and gift of telling a story in most original and interesting way.
 In the volume entitled "Sonnies Boys Q txra fi,,I { tamment under various titles, among which are '"Tim Riley's Tuuch,' "In the Anchor Watch" Gross Courses" "Leary 0f the Iisonier" 'How They Got the Hattie Rennish." 'Ki.lorirs Caribbean | Days, 'The Battle Cruise on the Sverd | Foyn" 'The Last Passenger" l MARSH LIGHTS" l By Helen Huntington. Charles Scrib- | per's Sons, publishers, New York. Under the attractive title of Marsh Lights" Helen Huntington has written
 most fascinating story which is ap- pealing in every way
 | New York society with all of it's foi 1 bles and fancies-the life of today which lends so much zest to living is | the background of the story and there l is a metropolitan air to the whole that | makes it distinctive and unusual The story Is well worth reading aid, lo chJoydple IrOH IlrSt 10 last. "A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET" By Gottfried Keller. With a Biographi- cal and Critical Introduction by Edith Wharton. Translated by A. c. Bahlmann. Charles Seribners Sons, publishers, New York
 "A Village Romeo and Juliet" by Gottfried Keller, has the distinction of being not only a good story but it has added to its merits Biographical and critical introduction by one of the most popular writers of the day, Edith Wharton.
 "A Village Romeo and Juliet" is the love story of Swiss peasant life-whose title conveys the character of it's plot is generally regarded as the finest and most representative production of the great Swiss novelist. But it has a |sti1l further element of interest beyord that which necessarily attaches to so fine a piece of writing-the singuarly modern spirit which actuates the char acters and inspires the writer.
 METHOD OF MUSICAL EDUCATION'' By Marion P. Gibb. Illustrated by
 Many Drawings and Diagrams. Fred
 erick A Stokes & Co.,, publishers New
 York. A method of teaching music espe-