25 MARCH 1949, Page 20

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Sim,—Your correspondent, H. T. Ives (in the Spectator of March 11th), errs in attributing " those delightful Brownies " to Kenyon Cox. It was Palmer Cox who chose them for his rhymes. In St. Nicholas Magazine, Vol. 21, p. 238, there is a fully illustrated account, Palmer Cox and the Brownies by Fannie Ratti. Also, the editress of Sr. Nicholas Magazine was Mary Mapes Dodge. This magazine began its career in 1873. I am the very fortunate possessor of some bound volumes of St. Nicholas, containing contributions from many famous folk in letter- press and illustration—Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, K. D. Wiggin, J. G. Whittier, F. H. Burnett, R. B. Birch, W. H. Drake and others.—