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WINNETKA TALK August 28, 1926 In Our Book Shop you will receiv: prompt attention if you de- sire it--if to browse among the books is your wish, you will be left to pursue your pleasure peacefully-- do you want advice? It will be given you --and good advice it will be --you may take heed-- too -- should you want to know the merits of a book you your- self have not read but which you plan to give as a gift. you will receive it. LISTED BELOW ARE BOOKS FOR YOUR APPROVAL From Double-Eagle to Red Flag By P. N. Krassnoff Duffield $7.50 Digging for Lost Afri- can Gods By Bryn Khun de Prorok G. P. Putnam & Sons $6.00 Art Thru the Ages By Helen Gardier $4.00 Harcourt Brace 8 Co. Brawneyman By James Stevens $2.50 Knopf Nigger Heaven By Carl Van Vechten $2.50 Knopf The Master of the Microbe By Robert W. Service $2.00 Barse ¥ Hopkins Fairy Gold By Compton MacKenzie $2.00 Doran NEWEST BOOKS AND BOOK REVIEWS The Best Sellers on the North Shore Fiction 1. "Sorrell and Son" .............. TY Warwick Deeping 2. "Show Boat" ... .. Edna Ferber 3.:%1ts Not Done" ............... FIN Seat William C. Bullitt | | | | | | | 5. "Beau Sabreur" . ... P. C. Wren "Sorrell and Son" is a general fa- vorite among buyers of fiction and one shop reported that many of its patrons were purchasing the copies of this book which they had rented. There has been a great demand for "Show Boat," one store taking so many advance orders that it did not have any copies left to put on sale Friday. Since "Beau Sabreur" has become so popular, as frequently happens in the book world, there has been a revival of interest in Wrenn's previous book, "Beau Geste" although one large store reported that there has been a steady demand for the book since it was published. There seems to be an unusually large number of promising young nov- elists at this time writing with a ma- turity that is rather astounding, al- though disclosing at times evidences of their youth. We wonder if there is any section of the country that is as well provided as is the north shore with book stores that have these factors which make for success in bookselling: attractive shops and displays, ample stocks of the most wanted books and courteous, in- telligent service. M. P. N. Borbiy Lies in Healthy EYES It's not so much the size or color of the EYES that makes them beautiful. Rather, it's the glow which radiates from them. Ur» lesskeptalwayscleanand healthy, EYES lackthis alluring lustre. Millions of women throughout the world promote EYE health and beauty with Murine. It cleanses EYES of irritating par- ticles and keeps them clear and bright. Contains no belladonna. Our illustrated books on "Eye Care" or "Eve Beauty" are FREE on request. 'The Murine Company Pept. 23, URINE. For YOUR "EYES Reviews of New Books "Saow Boar'--Edna Ferber. "Show Boat" is a beautifully woven literary tapestry depicting the life of Magnolia Ravenal, daughter of a Show Boat owner. In her latest book, Miss Ferber writes about an interesting old insti- tution, the Show Boat. Many of the scenes are laid in Chicago, centering around old places of interest, includ- ing the Masonic Temple Roof Garden. During the portrayal she uses the graces of old-fashioned morals, which finds it unnecessary to "call a spade a spade"; thus telling the seamy and ugly parts of her story in a reticent, subtle manner. The story opens with the Show Boat ploughing its way through the angry waters of the Mississippi River. It closes with the same dramatic setting. During the interim, the story of Mag- nolia Ravenal's childhood, young womanhood, marriage, and mother- hood on the Show Boat; her tragic life in Chicago; and her final rebound into the haven of the Show Boat, is told in a most convincing and delight- ful style. The book is decidedly worth read- ing, not only on account of its keen story interest and fine character draw- ing, but also because it is an absolute- ly true picture of the old time Show Boat; as well as of elements of Chi- cago--Ilife during the closing years of the Nineteenth Century and up to the present time. Bessie W. BALLArD Tn "Hounps or SpriNG"--Sylvia Thomp- son. The first novel of a young English- woman, 24 years old, which is a remark- able book despite the youth of the author. The story is well knit, written with a deep seriousness. mmm "KEEN DEsSIRe"--Frank Ball Elser. Frank Elser is a newspaper man and his first novel shows decided literary ability and power. The scene is laid in Ft." Worth, Texas, and many of the characters in his book are drawn from residents of the town, disguised of course. A thoughtful, soul searching piece of work. ARR TRR Em "Miss Tiverton Goes Our'--Anony- mous. Who wrote this delightful story of a young girl? Many conjectures have been made but it is highly probable that the author is a woman. It is an unusually fine book. Oppenheim at His Best THE GOLDEN BEAST By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM "It is one of the very best of his long stories." --The Boston Transcript. $2.00 at all Booksellers LITTLE, BROWN & CO Publishers, Bostow NR area] | Just Paragraphs Much interest is being shown in the comparatively new "Book of the Month Club" club. A committee com- posed of Henry Seidel Canby, Hey- wood Broun, William Allen White, Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Christo- pher Morley select the best book for the month. Teeftallow was the book chosen for the month of June and "The Saga of Billy the Kid" for July. The dues are $13.50 for six months or each book can be paid for as it is re- ceived. Sm Is it possible that old-fashioned vir- tue is coming back to the novel? Such is the opinion of Percy Hutchinson in his review of Ernest Raymond's new two volume work. LLU UTTUTHTTT To the many for whom Rebecca West's "The Judge" was an unforget- able experience, the announcement of her new novel "Sunflower" to be pub- lished this fall will be of great inter- est. Miss West is planning to visit America in October. LUT ETT Magdalen King-Hall fooled us all by publishing last fall "The Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion" supposed to have been written about 1775. But now we retaliate by wondering why if she wrote it herself she didn't make it more clever? LLU) The Travels of Marco Polo have been revised from Marsden's transla- tion by Manuel Kromoff and are de- lightful to read. The price is reason- able, too--$3.50. "CONFESSIONS OF AN Acror'--John Barrymore. A charming book of reminiscences of this well known actor which is quite different from the usual kind. An in- teresting fact of his life is brought out which is probably not generally known --he wanted most. of all to become a great artist, which of course he did not achieve. LUTTE "UNCHANGING QuEsT'--Philip Gibbs. This is not an outstanding novel but its theme is one that interests many people--protest against war. The trag- edies which are the result of nations warring against each other are pointed out very forcibly. Tm "Susan SHANE'--Roger Burlingame. The work of a rising young novelist in which he tells the story of a girl striving for success in the business world who becomes "hard like iron nails" in achieving it. THR "Havirock Eriis"--Isaac Goldberg. An authority on psychology of the sex and a moralist of note, his bio- graphy should be of interest to us. especially as his views differ from those commonly held. Dr. Goldberg has given us a very good biography of the man. Tn "JurtA MAarrLow"--FEdward Russell. This is a careful study of her life with many interesting details, some of which are probably unknown to the averace person. Perhaps the greatest criticism is its length. ri a a EL AT di oh