New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

be asked what Holiday Books, forth
They which holidays And
there be exception it small and growing less
Like all Gau books be divided into three
adopt the latest ancient whole divided into three
parts, analysis of which confirms proposition
The first then the exception the rule consists of books
composed written illustrated printed published and
disposed holiday gift nothing which kind
the tribe decrease! Indeed already decreasing toward
the vanishing point Rising the days of THE Ladies' Wreath riend
ships Offering" other bbomorph anomalies attaining
pcrhen amid Queen Anne" and "Eaak furniture and
plush abreqns trimmed with macame such horrors haste to their
setting Their absence from the publishers catalogues is Of the most
marked and joyous features of the season.
category commena standard
works of special interest and perhaps in specially sumpuus editions de-
additions to the libraries
booOps productions Among
old and young biography Of history and
travels books and newly written works and
reprints of classics precious in contents splendid Illustration hand
bndg such will enrich the holiday gift making and
will be a lasting pleasure in all come.
The third comprises all the We by that all books
publishing purchasing and reading Every such
psissmo holiday book be holiday gft-ndeed
preme suited that Why not? You give at Christmas time
of candy picture automobile But you certainly
give which would ward off the showers of June
candy that would not be fit to eat
July well Christmas picture that would not be
beautiful beyond limit of Twelfth Night automobile that
would during the holidays Precisely SO is IT, or soud De-
books The standard works of genuine merit good for reading at any
time, they the best holiday gifts
So them repeat initial proposition, which at its announce
may paadoxca and contradictory Holidays made
for books not holidays the holidays give the
n onnornv suggestion Indictment to the purchaser
hope the reader of books while the books which are
made meyand that to limited extent
adapt themselves of the opportunity
say they adapt themselves thus only limited extent be-
there is no need of more They already adapted the
on For we may confidently declare that of all conceivable holiday gifts
books are whole desirable satisfactory and commenda
be- That of their almost infinite variety whc
adaps every and taste There are those VINO can
not afford Christmas of diamonds and emea ana
those who would to give merely poN o u ol pan
OF gloves gver limited for the price OF the Do
candy or the pair gloves thoroughly worthy and attractive o
which will be far lasting precious possession than they
which in contents and benecence to the recipient WI" DC
abundantly worth the expenditure i'll,
Mark practical of Americans the convenience Oh oo
giving particularly her who has holiday
to besow intending Christmas gver wonders what 10 give w enc
that one gave gloves year, 81 don't believe he would care
smoking set; and so on Why the common 'e'U y % Pu
hardest part of holiday present making the deciding what TO give but
# we choose books the problem solved "Avaunt ppexiy
For LET il not be that thus merely mourning
tio "Wbat books shall give" That is trng negligible prop
lem Note innumerable aids to its solution nay e ready -
tons which are freely offered The catalogues OF scores Oh
forth with eypic detail of their books ana inc c
cal columns of The by weekwhat are they lot not
other nurpoe to inform assist and to direct your choce
d those columns Saturday Saturday since last ho
oav season without learned of books enough 10 ~
all his friends and books to suit every taste . ~ -
nocossav ALWAYS to book to suit precisely some III
% because there are many best books of all KINDS whch
universal in their appeal They should be read by J
everybody should carry handkehes and wear groves .h a
your Saturday Tribune to poor purpose you ono f which ought
ntbs learned of dozens books of this kind every one Oh %
to be by everybody and any one Oh when wv orv clever
fecv safe and suitable gift for any person we % irt m
h Ind fortv presents Christmas and who Just g
forty copies of a single book and distriou'e N'" ~
fortv recipients nightly pleased! e. ,r ad that
AS pretence that some people 40 o' | ~ with IL We
Gifts Of books would unsuitable for then away WIN ~ w
and conemn it utterly Everybody in the "oriu oush ~
Gov hooks and there who do not why tey are - i
bt is lust perfectly convincing reason why DOCKS & tb
60 no rebuke TO them perchance, to rescue te ii0
r 81 their WAYS As for are impressed WIN inc e
error Vi rofosses not books and therefore never
' " tr brother to him who buys an urlprela why
Sd he when others buy of whom ne can porro" " ~ E
wherefore all we who would commemorate the d n give
~ ~ i listen to the of wisdom Give BOOKS ana s
d vet again. give booEs Give books to the piOnoPh''
~ hn, Give books bibophobe, because ne oueh' -
loves " - h b;oaphe until plethora OF his she'e
rtra;rod 70 share with others. oaih ue 80,
& - lirc many books end? Then we reply ' Vi ON
Via" VI if hore is no end And saith not Euclid that innings
ing many gus h arc equal to each other? Therefore books ana
ei e ~ ooua to each other: Quod erat demonstrandam!
Tho HOLIDAYS are at hand, and the holidays are "" " ~