32 WILMETTE LIFE June 4, 1926 NEWEST BOOKS AND BOOK REVIEWS ,vho is what would ordinarily usc and enjoyment of roses in a small he known as a ~harper. His title space. Mr. Stevens is an experienced : Are You Interested in b()okr of comes from the fac·t that he is bring- grower of roses in small gardens. himFiction, Biography, Travel, M H i.r- ing a branch railr0ad to the county self. so hi~ advice is from practict tnryf For lists write to ESTHER which, as the,· alrf'adY han· a main not theory, besides which its autheno'ne. seems t0 ·se r\'l' onh· some obscure ticity is guaranteed hy Mrs. King's GOULD c/o your local paper. purpose.' of his own. \'<·t the county ahlt t'ditorshin. OUR SOUTHERN COUNTRY. is immensl·l~· gr<~tdul and excited. The plan of tl1e hook is simple and · MEN \\' hen Railroad Jones ' 4 pulls off" direct. and it does not confuse bY tn·nnt- of his trick\· <!tal:' tht· whole ing tn r<·Ycr all that is known ·aho~n 1 rounty explode:- " :ith deli~htfnl mirth . rose s in one small ' 'olume . . .. TEEFT ALLOW" !Vicar.iously they han all sold a tract Aft<.'r a chapter of general achicc 0 11 oi \\'ooded land tn a Xortlwrntr by the \1 !-. t ' of roses. size of the lH·<l s. cF By T. S. Stribling . I taking l~im up and do~\'11 one· ~·alle~· .of versification of kinds. l'tc., the amlH or Doubleday Page & Co. trees tune and agatil 111akmg- hun gi,·es tlw iruit of his expcrienr<' o n think he wa:-0 coHring a "'i<lc terri- the question _ o f mse plants. then tun>. In ~~Birthright." Mr. Stribling show- ' tor~· . Thb is not onl~· <I humorou s epi- to tht Yarious kinds of rose s and gin -. ed ~,·hat he c~mld do with his pene - ~ode. hut taktn with man~· of its kind. 1de scriptions, ters;e and to the poin : . tratm~. anal~· ttcal method. in uTee~- marks :\.Jr. Jnnl . a:- a tr11ly gr('at man . I S~me n ·s pt·ctahle roses would .ht 'llrtallo" ht shows that he can do 1t Tl . · d pnsecl to hear them se lves spoken f : again He.· has tur H ' l 1 . tt t' ll' sentmH·tlt agam:-t a S{· ucec 1 ·.. It ·, .. · 1 .. . ·t · ·. . ~ .. 1 <. 11 s a e 1 ,\ 1011 woman i~ much like that in anY so - ~s a "·ort 1· ess rose, a < tsappnm tthts tunc. to tht "h1te htllmen of I en- .·. . l t I . , · ... I f · · r tn~ ro:-.e whtch has been cle scnlH·d ir· Jl('sse(· A littl . ·I d . c tet~. >11 t H man. tn~t< .t< <· 1 )elll~ A l ,, ,: · · .. · <: · t ~s~ community inwardlY. at ltast. rtYilt:d. is nnh· s-0. t 1 H·. lllO~t am >oyant tem.1. · or ;,c.. . \\tth Ia\\~ atHI hehefs .md moral s of 'f 1 ·ft T . havlllg enormou" and Ull\\·teldY plan t~ 1s marnf its a s .surpnsmg · .· · ' . 1r a erwar< ~ 1 1er. . .1 1en. t 1 · · · · own . · 111 many way~ ·.., . f 'I' !· ·111 . 1at hl'long 111 the mHiclle of . a fc .rt \ 1 111 1 1 11 00 ~s the remams of civilization dug up l< . ~ - ~ · " . :-. c.·ntl, .( nt .a~ J( arn· field." · m Egypt aml pictured in the SundaY reHrs<:~l tmdt'r th.t :-tress <,f ·~ fi~e supplements · rtnd hrnn~tont- rn·n·al \f('t·k . wh1ch ts \\" I . k II fid . tlw onh· emotional clt"l>rturh puhlich· NEW BOOKS IN THE WILMETTE . . ttl ~rmar ·a> t·. .<· 1 tty. and pro- indulg-ed. . LIBRARY Jertmg ht~ prr:-OonalttY 111to tt no more Cra H :' , H istorv ni Edurat j, .,,. Tn tht ~t(·rY of tht girl , Xes ~ic Sutthan if ht· \\' (·rt.· a ·maf!nifying glass tCin. ~fr. Stribling apprnarlH's nry lohn~ton. ).lo<krn High School. Prirt. usNl for rlns<·r observation, he tells cJt, . . r t n th ;1t clt·pth ni dt~pair into Practical Bn(lk of Architc.·ctme. ht;.u; ;. the stor~· ni Ahner Tedtatlow, and which Dn· i~t ·r take~ 11-. in "A n Ameri - full .' · illu-.trat<·{l. popular trl'atnH ·n t : of equal if twt greater importance. of can Trag-rd~·.' ' part f·n<· di :-.c u~~es stde from a <krn r;,. the community of Jrontown anrl Lane Tlw hc·c,k i-. int· · n~th· rc.·:tl and un - tin· point of \'iew : t)art two is a pr;, ccounty. ckni;!hh· "t·ll \\T i tt en~ an d s lightl~ tical gttidl' tn building. Eberlein. Pr ~tC· Thl' most intnoting thing 1<· u ~ is t<·rrih·inl!". in ih mncilt-ss realism. as tical Rook (If Period Furniture: clc.·;ir the strange suhversin moralit,·. The the rnttrt rl'Citrcl <,j a 111urdn t ri;-tl pn:sentation nf the furniture oi f.ng ·grt' at man of the county is Ra ilroarl li:-;h. American Colonial and po qwould ht terrifying. Colonial periods and the t>rinc ip;d Oppmhdm ac French period s: Yaluahl<.' for · :-.ptcia J ON GROWING ROSES and gtnrral usc. Young. ClanH.u:- : Hit .Best e ss a~· s on the theatre and thl' visit iq: "ROSES IN THE LITTLE GARDEN" arti~t!-- - Du st . Sorrl and the ~r(l ~fc.,\· Art theatre: di:-ccrning rnttn ~ n L By G. A. Stevens Grt~· . Ta!t s oi Fi :-. hin~ in 1he Virg ::, Little Brown & Co. ~ca:-.: heautifull~· ill \tstrated hn< ·k < ·: th C' aclventttre s of an angler. By E. PHILLIPS To the YerY excellent "Littlt Gar Dram;.. O'Ca~c, · . Plough and :··, t· OPPENHEIM den" series edited ln· ~fr ::. . Franri ~ Stars: one of tlH: pia~· :-. of the .l c"· King. thi~ spring-'s ·contribution is :-tar on the lri sh dramatic IH· !"ilf .:. " It ia one of the "Rose ~ in th<.' Little Garckn." Thi s is :\1adnlinrk . :\gla\·aitH' and ~t· h ·~ t ~·( : ft1'V beat of bit a practicahlt. readable guide to the P<·llea s ancl \l('li . andl' . l.u\\·. \f<·dt ··:1 long stories."-TM Pia~·. : ch;trtllin g rolll'rti1111 : t·dit('d " i: ;, Boston Transcript. twt<·:-;: rontain... Cilhnt', T <danti lt : GARDEN MAKING C11 rn e a 11 's \ 1a " h: :- : :\ r c !1 n \; C r t" r 11 C 1 , c: Uy }~Jsu Rt'hmunn dt.., .... Thi~ hook ilo; brimmingwith new idea:-; for t h (' g-arden maker, ideas of Hiol!r;tp ln·. Dv 1\:ruii. \li rt .. 'l(' color, or f o rm , of fragTan ce, ideas of lluntcr ~. :'\kbi~· Y. \I~· Liil' in :\n. LITILE, BROWN & CO. planting and g-arden · d e~ ign . "Illus. intere st ing h(10 k in the liic (·i '! Publiaben, BoltoD ._... Houghton Mifflin Co. $3.50 d.ram at ic art i . . t. Fner st n. Jc ·seJ .h i, : · ... f·.lllprrs~ . Bo\\·tr:-.. Teffer:-.on : !l 11 lLilnilt_n n. 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