The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07

civil war on the cotton trade, her fam fly came to America when she was 16 years old. settling at Knoxville, Tenn. Very early Mrs. Burnett showed that she possessed the born story-teller's in stinct. Her first success was That Lass O Lowrie s'' In 1873 she married Dr. Burnett an oculist, and moved with him to Washington, D. c. Subsequently di- vorced from him she later married stephen Townsend, an English surgeon, Of late years she has divided her time between her English country home, May tham Hall in Kent. and her American summer home at Plandome, Long Island. Since she wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy" Mrs Burnett has been a world-famous author, her later books, including The Shuttle 'The Secret Garden "A Lady of Quality" and TT. Tembaron.
 The Lost Prince adds itself most pleasingly to the splendid list of books from her pen
 GOOD TASTE IN HOME FURNISH
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 By Maud Ann Sell and Henry Blackman Sell. Frontsptece in color, page plates and marginal sketches by Howard R. Weld The John Lane company. pub fishers New York.
 Good Taste in Home Furnishing" by Maud Ann Sell and Henry Blackman Sell in book on interior decoration written for the lay reader. In an intimate. easy style, free from technical terms, It brings out clearly the simple decorative prin- ciples that make the home comfortable, cheerful and beautiful. We feel. there lore, that this little book will fill a real need-by answering the natural questions that arise every time a pair of curtains is selected, or new chair purcnase0, or the furnishings of a whole house brought together-that is left untitled by more pretentous volumes.
 Every phase of interior decoratio is carefully considered; the simplest colors for the simplest rooms; easily remembered rules for telling 8 Turkish rug from a Persian, or an Adam chair from a Chip pendale: the color of draperies in sunny rooms or in dark rooms: the use and misuse of the new indirect lighting, and dozens of other important factors that denote good taste in the home.
 THE WORK OF OUR HANDS"
 GA STUDY or OCCUPATION FOR INVALIDS) By Herbert J. Gall. NJ. D., and Mertice M. c. Buck. Moffat, Yard & Co. publishers. New York.
 Dr. Hall and Miss Buck have for several years given special attention to the development of modified work as a remedy for those who are broken
 
 livelihood for the blind. crippled and infirm. They believe that if the sufferer from nervous exhaustion or from any recoverable or partly recoverable handicap Is to be brought back to life and efficiency he must learn to use his faculties and his physical strength. The idea is as old as humanity. But the systematic use of work as rem edy and the establishment of special ized work shops and the careful study of the subject generally as medical measure is quite new.
 In this volume the whole subject has been covered in 8 way that is both authoritative and interesting, the re- suit being @ work that is of value to the general reader as well as to doc tors, social workers and invalids.
 'WINONA OF THE CAMP FIRE" By Margaret Widdemer. With four
 illustrations in color by Charles F.
 Meister. J B. Lippincott Co. pub
 fishers Philadelphia
 irealthfua, cheerful ains trnetive tale for girls is this yarn of the Camp Fire club by Margaret Widdemer, the author of that fascinating romance, "The Rose Garden Husband.' Girls often read books about boys because they like the outdoor adventure and real fun of such stories. But Miss Wid- demer understands the hearts of her younger sisters and knows that they would prefer to read stories of girls