Life — October 10, 1901 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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LIFE'S REPRODUCTIONS OF AMERICAN O.O MASTERS. (By permission; from the Catalog of the National Portrait Gallery. No. 100,000,000+.) This well-known old master 1s one of the best of the First Empire. The Prince ot Pittsburg. Belonged to the Confederation of Feudal Barons. In manners he was a very Chesterfeld. although some authorities assert that verbal, e Immense values to this canvas are more to be admired than subtleties of quality, he ate with his knife, His generosity was back door without # well-equipped library. a strong British sympathizer and devotes much of his book to the support of his views. (Little, Brown and Company.) The Road to Ridgeby's, a very readable of Towa farm life, is the first book of ng newspaper man named Frank Burlingame Harris, who died soon after its completion, ‘The climax is rather fur- fetched, but the book is entertaining. Maynard and Co y. $1.50.) The series of dialogues by Evelyn Elsye Rynd, called Mrs. Green, introduce reader to a philosopher as pessimistic in her opinions as our friend, Mr. Dooley, is the Mrs. Green is amusing and very well drawn. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 75c.) opposite A Drone anda Dreamer, by Nelson Lloyd, is a charming story, delicate, humorous and interesting. It is full of clever character work and is one of the best books of the sum- mer. (J. F. Taylor and Company. $1.50.) Empire. He Noone left his daring the Republic. The Land of the Wine, a combined history of, and guide to, the Madeira Islands, by A. J. Drexel Biddle, is a handsome work in two volumes, with maps and numerous illustrations, (Drexel Biddle, Philadelphia.) J.B. Kerfoot. OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. “The Snow Cap Sisters." A Burlesque. By. McEnery Stuart. (Harper and Brothers, “Trolley Yarns." By 7. L. Donahue. Tennyson Neely Company.) “The Dead Calypso, and Other Verses." By Louis Alerander Robertson. (A.M. Robertson, San Francisco. $1.50.) M rRS. TODD: We shall have to AVL ‘stop taking this paper, dear. Here are no less than six brands of whiskey advertised on one page. Topp: But they are all good brands. he was a man who anticipated the public needs, construction are among the classics of to-day, LIFE'S REPRODUCTIONS OF AMERICAN OLO MASTERS. (By permission; from the National Portrait Gallery for the Year 2000 A. D. No, 999.) ‘The original of this teeming canvas flourished tn the early days of the dno title save that of Major, a very common one According to his blographers (his author friends), Ils dissertations on fame “A Society ’’ Note. Sock items as the following from a recent issue of the 7'ribune—and they appear daily—demoralize a host of readers with social aspirations. They all make for that especial form of vulgarity for which, as a nation, we are already famous. The World and the Journal don't care. They are out for the dollars. But the Tribune assumes to be an educator. Lunching at Delmonico's were Wiiltam K. Vanderbilt, Jr, whe Red Demon, was waiting for them before the door. Tney had Harold Vanderbilt: with them. Mra, Vanderbilt was dressed tn a frock of navy blue and white foulard, trimmed with lace, and large hat of wisteria violet straw with a garn tare of black atin. — Lanching at Sh Mra, W. Storra Wells, w Europe to- day, and Mra Edwin Gould, with her mother, Mrs. George F. Shrady. Dining In the evening at Sherry’ were Mr. and Mra.W. K. Vanderbilt. jr., who afterward went to the theatre, Mra. Van- derbilt arrayed ina white lace dress, with a bat of white lace, trimmed with black velvet. pile, comicbooks.com