The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-18
"Ths curly.ttaIred Hem"

THE curly-Halrsd Hem"
At last we have real story for
real children and IL Is q little too bad
that no one In this country could
manage II. but that Il must come all
the way from France. IL Ii translat-
ed. but retains it's French flavor by
certain repetitions. EXPLANATIONS,
etc., which are all very attractive.
We can think OF nothing cosier or
more satisfying to the ordinary
grown-up than to get In a big arm
chair before q nre. have baby on
each knee. two more awee bit bigger
on the chair arms and two quite
big" leaning over ones shoulders
looking at the pictures and breath
ing hard with interest. while we
read aloud about Mother Etienne and
her farm. There Is the big horse with
q star on his forehead and q pink
mark between his eyes, the three
swiss cows ia Blonde" "Blauchette'
and "Nera." each one with bronze
bell OF q different note. the baby
ducks SO carefully cared for by Moth
or Etienne. the drive to market every
week TO sell the garden stun. and at
last the Cochin China's grand achieve
ment In Matching out the ducks eggs
and her "rascally babies" mad rush
for the water. This was the beginning
OF the tragedy and the story-folande
the hen, tried to save her babies and
was drowned herself She was nshed
out of the pond and was ordered bur
led by Nine. Etienne. The thrifty
soul OF the little French maid hated
to lose such good material and deter
mined to eat her up. She plucked all
the feathers but q ruiz around her
neck, wrapped Yolande In sack ana
left her on the shelf. Can you think
what happened? II is just too excti-
| ing, Hurry up and tell US. Yolande
came to and hoped down. feather
less, and shivering greatly. The little
maid thought she was q ghost as
she came upon her In the twilight.
After this adventures just tumble
over each other, but you'll Just have
to read tit Is too good TO miss.
THE Curly-Haired Hen." by A. Vim
Ear, Desmond Fitzgerald, publisher
New York.
Carnegie Peace Endowment.
There is no doubt the first publ
cation OF the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace report would
seem OF more vital worth to US had
II come out before the 2sth of last
July: however, this report Is or OBJ
servations made in China and Japan
In 1912 by Charles w. Eliot, In Q
trip made for this especial purpose
and "in pursuance OF a dennite plan
adopted by the trustees OF that en-
Idowment" The plan would seem 70
be a good one and II China and japan
keep out of the present war, II may
have had some direct influence. ou'
one cannot but be skeptical under
present conditions. As o book OF real
information concerning these two
countries Information not generally
lpublished), the volume Is most val
liable, such subjects as industrial
Changes" Business Morality" Med
licai Science" cart In Japan" THE
Desires and Ambitions Of the Japan
esq.," etc., are OF enough interest e
us without any Interior motive. Pub
lished by the Endowment, Washing
ton, ID. c.
1.-THE Three Sisters"
The deadliness Of the life endured
by the female portion OF the Wears
family In an English village has beer
the theme OF many story writer's from
Fannie Burnet down, but never has I
been told more graphically and will
lclearer psychological insight than II
1.-THE Three Sisters" by May Sinclair
The little round of calls and tea ant
prayers-prayers calls and more tea
with it's consequent result upon red
blooded youth with all its emotions
and feelings throttled by decoroui
code of behavior, particularly throt
thing In England; added to this par
, ticularly unpleasant and hypocritica
father, and the various paths int
which these young women drift seen
TO be the only paths possible for thei
: various temperaments. II Is a sad
disheartening story which Is sayinl
that 4. Is OF literary merit and not 7
lbe overlooked. Macmillan Co., New
York, $1.35.
1.-TWO Old cronies.'
Ward Macauley has given US drol
little story OF village and tw'
friends whose matrimonial adventure
are the p1VOt upon Which o'Oiyt "A
rests. Their love markings fiuctuat'
from one woman TO another with tn
almighty dollar always In view. Their
is some quiet humor to the book tina
will induce forgetfulness Of the cat
aclysm over across. Two Old Gro
MES" Ward Macauley. Duffield 4
Co., publishers, New York. so cents
"Wow, Wow. Wow
A little boy sent into the worl'
without his smile being pinned on b,
1.-THE fairies who we're having bal
that night and we're too busy TO thinl
about little mortals, Is the story o
Wow, Wow, Wow" The first is
) book OF Little Stories for Little Pee
4 pie" and quite the best. TIE autho
ia not mentioned and no doubt Ties