Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-24

forter. "The Evolution of Sim Fein" by Robert Mitchell Henry fHuebsch) tells the story of the unfolding of the idea that keeps the lord mavol and his colleagues from eating, the story that has made Ireland the cen ter of struggle discord, heroism and defeat for centuries.
 Wilson's Style.
 Ever since Irwin Cobb's famous ob servation on the presidents elo- quence, the public has vaguely won dered if his wordy style and his wob- ply action had any connection with each other. William Bayard Hale furnishes the evidence in the case in his book, "The Story of Style," to be published immediately by B. W. Huebsch, Inc, in which Wilson's lit erary reputation is examined with the aid of psychoanalytic micro scope. Adjectives are the breath of life to Woodrow Wilson. Verbs are his bete noir. Hale takes one of Wilson's least flowery paragraphs. selected at random on page IF from Cabinet Government in the United States" and compares results with paragraphs on page IF in books of the following authors with the fol- lowing results. These 20 writers who deal with subjects supposed to involve elaborate descriptions, use on the average of eight adjectives to every 100 words, while Woodrow Wilson, writing of the cut-and dried cabinet, needs 30 adjectives.
 In Wilson the ratio is one pure verb to 30 adjectives with Ruskin the ratio is 16 to 2; Caryle, 12 to 1 Macauley, Il to 3; Poe, 12 to }; Shakespeare, II to g.; Scott, II to 8; Dickens, 16 to 6; Hardy, IA to 1; Shaw, IA to 4; Clemens, 13 to 3 Gibbons, g to 8; Bazin, IS to 8; Sienkiewicz, II to l; Standhal, 15 to 2; Maeterlinck, 10 to 0; Rosseau, Ii 6; Amiel, 9 to 2.
 Three Kinds of Writers.
 There are three kinds of writers in America, says Francis Hackett in his discussion of American novels to be published in pamphlet form under the title, "On American Books" by B. w. Huebsch, Inc. There are the genteel, the puritans and the bad boys of the Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer type. The latter are the only writers who produce any thing worthy of America, concludes Hackett, in his advice to English readers. He cites Frank Morris, Jack London, Sherwood Anderson, Theo- dore Dreiser and Booth Tarkington. The good boys of literature (the puritans and the genteeD are such authors as Winston Churchill, Ern- est Poole, Robert Herrick and Will liam Allen White. Hackett, together with Joel E. Spingarn, Morris R. Co., hen, M. L. Mencken and Padraic Colm, wrote originally for English readers in the London Nation.
 Sixty-Seven Songs. l
 Imagine taking siXtyseven of our popular songs and putting them to- gether so as to- make a successful show. That's what John Gay did in 172s when he wrote the "Beggars Opera" a joyful piece of work that has been favorite from time to time ever since. Hammersmith, London, has been the scene of its last revival when even the movies emptied their houses to this produc- tion. Simultaneously with the news that the opera will come to New York this winter, B. w. Huebsch, the published, announces small edition of the text, including the inimltable lyrics. According to London eplg- ram the opera is touchstone TOT all who take it up. John Gay, Its author and John Rich, it's producer prospered. Street wags said "lt made Rich gay and Gay rich
 Kate Douglas Wiggin Ill. :,
 That the author of "Rebecca ot Sunnybrook Farm" "The blrds Christmas Carol" and many other favorites, has been very ill will be keenly regretted by the many thou sands who have come to love her through her charming books. They will be glad to know that her health is improving every day, although the way back to health is long ana up hill.