The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-05

MRS. pE MORGAN'S FAIRIES

once NOR, Edmund Du.ac has made
,u ucur..on into the Arabian Nights
.D "S.ndhad the sailor" (Hvddsr and
Stoughton. George II. Doran Company
with results gratifying to the artistic
tasts and to the fancy alike BESIDES
,hs TILE story he illustrates Aladdin
the Three Ctlenders and the sleeper
Awakened. the cu,uring is exquisite.
and In the pictures the artist shows
rs humor not only IN the figures hut
also IN playing with Western ideas or
,,rental art. lie gives marked
Chinese touch 20 the Aladdin il.us-
.ratlons and holds to Persian traditions
IN those In which Harouu al Rashld
figures His monsters Will satisfy jul
yenie Ideals Ne has not tried 10 draw
correct Eastern pictures for the tales;
lie has simply taken the Arabian Nights
80, every chiids fancy and put them into
ovely pictures that will satisfy old
and young alike. The book Is one of
he hands NEST of this seasons holi.
lay Offering and X a worthy COM
panion Ia Mr.. DuiaC's al BAHIA"
A different class Of stories, the north
ern tales that Sir G. W. Dascnt trans
lltei. has been selected for illustration
10y Kay Nielsen in "Easi of the sun.
West of the Moon tHodder and slough
ton: George IL. Duran Company. The
pictures are striking both IN culoring
a7d composition; they are fantastic and
decorative and In their peculiar style
are very well done l. calls for q Ger
ain familiarity with modern eCCentrici-
ies 81 art to appreciate them as Illus
,ratlors. There are many interesting
drawings IL tho text besides. Tho artist
has character and his pictures are more
interesting than is usual IN holiday
editions.
A beautiful example Of book making
= "lnda'S Love Lyrics" ny Laurence
Hope Illustrated 10y Byam Shaw ,Win-
an He!nemann: John Lane Company.
The large quarto plg, allows the display
u admirable TYP" and the decorations
are IN excellent taste. The colored pic
lures ara conscientious and successful
efforts to render Indian types and In
dian idea. Of coloring: they are very
iHteresting. and II they are not always
attractive the fault is midas and not
HE artists. Mr.. Hopes adaptations are
respectahie, but his muse halts at times.
too many poetic lines and images are
marred by prpsaic and commonplace
,Irns TO the phrases
Perhaps Sir j. NJ. Barrie was not al
'ogether at his best IN The Admirable
tr!chton,' which Hugh Thompson has
Illustrated for holiday book IIuddtr
and Stoughton; George II. Dorian Com
iany), but those who enjoy him may
Ike 20 have his play IN this form.
- ThompsunS pictures are always
pretty, here he has to deal with mod
ern costumes, and many Of the coiorcd
Illustrations are very Ike fashion
p.ate> Tho drawings in the lex are
simpler ana more satisfactory. The
book Is "A stately puartO.
A Pleasant account Of a trip to Spain
by A c. Michael il illustrated with
twenty-,lN paintings 10y the author in
An Artist in Spain" 1Hodder and
s'ought"n; Georga II. Doran Com
pany). II the text tells nothing that
e new and dwells somewhat on trivial
matters that seem out IT place in "a
book So sumptuous. g. Will at any rate
revive memories of picturesque PAGES
Do traveller can forget. The figure
paintings are capital; they seem tn he
Mr.. MIchaers strong poin'. The land
sdp-s are not So satisfactory. APP
parently ne sought for startling color
effects and managed to secure some
'ha. viii attract attention The book
is qutrto; the pictures will make II
welcome 10 all who have seen or who
owe SpaIn