Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-11
Books and Authors

M. Gibbons brought the last OF the
mmanuseripi for his new book The
Co. viii publish within the next four
weeks Mrs. Gibbons IS putting tho
finishing touches on Paris N'stas,
which is Paris as seen by her As
little girl with sovcrness du,ifuily
showing her the things she ought 10
know about. Paris as seen by an hide
pendent young lady looking abou, on
her own. Paris as seen by a young
married woman and her husband liv.
ing chcaply In the Latin Quarter aud
and ,e sref By nature sna an's wits
"A family OF children living through
the war. The Century 20 announces
hs s,riy hs OF Gars Hsas
and-!rk drawings by Lester q. Horribly.
The autobiography Of Rrar-Admiral
early publication by The Century Co.
under the title. From Mtdshipmen 70
served SUCCESSFULLY through ali the
grades of his profession. has written
more, Than any other United states
naval officer except Mahan and has
invented more successful military and
naval appliances than any other man
in history. He has crused over the
lived and worked for years in political
Washington, which he understands
thoroughly. and knows the navies of
over. he is himself stimulating per.
sonality. and his autobiography will
be watched for with interest by the
reading public.
The Branding Iron" just published
10y Hough,on M!n,in Co. has very
Mrs. Katharine Newlin Burt does not
write, Of western plains and snow
bound cabins in the upholstered eie-
ceivcs her plots and characters in their
native setting. Il, was during a snow
bound winter" writes Mrs Burt. when
our exercise on skis that began The
Branding Iron The branding incident
was suggested by story told TO me
by one OF our cowboys--a true story
and very grim, much grmmer than
have it. The Branding Iron was much
interrupted by the claims OF babies
slept in a clothes basket under an
enormous elk head-and my two-year-
old boy ran away from me one morn
inc across the snow crust and almost
fed from the child
mission on the Book OF Common
Prayer appointed by the general con-
yention of the Episcopal Church in
1913, has just been published in book
form by the Macmillan Co, and the
volume contains the recommendatio
which arc to be made to the conven-
tion Of this year, which is to meet in
Detroit next October. The hook will
be of general interest. since it con-
tains, in addition TO the suggested de-
tails of revision. many new prayers
and new services which are proposed
as substitutes for those now in the
PRAYER book or as new material These
services include he baptismal service
oiiices Of instruction to take the place
for the visitation OF the sick, an Office
for the admission Of deaconesses, and
forms OF litany, intercession and
thanksgiving, as we'll as a compline
which are to be placed. according to
the recommendation, in what Will prac-
lically be an aprsndix at the cnd
numerous suggestions for detailed re-
vision in those services which are used
by the people in their worship. these
services are left on the whole in their
present great outlines. The occasional
office for the burial of the dead, show
radical changes and helpful enrich
ment. The present report goes consider
aoly DeS0nd the report of 1915 in the
variety and extent of its recommenda-
tons The proposals which concern the
are of special interest