Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-03
LITERARY NOTES.

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Those who are accustomed TO think of Mr..
Cable only rs writer Of fiction viii he some
what surprised to see how well equipped and
capable he appears in the new role OF historian.
Throughout. ms lates; effort gives evidence OF
careful research. accuracy and fairness while
his literary style Is wonderfully clear gyanhlc
and pleasing. Mr.. Cable defines the creolrs as
''thc freacl-Spcaklng native portion of tire
ruling class. and. as they have nearly alwnxs
constituted the leading force in louisiana in
writing their history he virtually " -ttes y his
tory of that state. or. perhaps, more properly
speaking, Of the city OF New Orleans where
TIER Influence was most strongly felt The ro.
mantle story ~ the pirates and smugrlcrs who
formerly infested the locality Is given with con-
siderable fullness. and the part which General
Jackson PLAYED in its history j. adeqllately
dwelt upon. But Il is In the description Of pcopl.
and scenes, and In the portraya. OF the growth
OF the city and It's marked peculiarlties that Mr.
Cable appears AZ his best. II Is possibl. that
his severest critics will be found among his ola
neichbors but this Is TO evidence that tie
author IS unfair vr incapable; 10 viii only show
what artists have long since known-thnt Sittsrs
are rarely good ludIcs II their own portraits.
On the wnoic. MIR Cable has done credl. both "a
himself and his subject. and a good tha- rr
tie reading word. a. we'll The binding ut lie
book II friflr CANDY Tor the shelves OF library.
but i'm letter press and illustrations t 10 all that
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selections from the greatest speeches OF ffteen
Of the most famous British orators from l62s 70
fS19.-begnning with John Elliott and endlnr
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has been. he says. Ito show the great currents
OF political thought that have shaped the his.
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10y bringing together some OF the best thoughts
of those leaders OF opinion whose efforts have
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young student OF political history. as well rs TO
those who enjoy fine examples of oratory.
JOHN ADAMS pam BY JoHs 7. MoRsK. in. Boston;
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This is the latest and one Of the yery best
contributions to the american Statesmen
series, of when its author is the editor, I'm its
subject Mr.. Morse had character much more
to his liking than he found In Jefferson, TO
whom the admirers OF that statesman thought he
did scant justice. The Adams portrait is accord
lngil painted IN warmer colors. and with slIad-
blind TO the weaknesses Of the Adams fanii,
he takes due account Of them. and gives on the
whole as Clear concise and Just an estimate III
the founder of the | ne AZ any one could well
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sketch. the student of history viii ind il SER
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situation OF the tine. a1d particularly o.. the
bitter ictd which existed between Adams and
Hamilton.
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attractive of the American Men OF Letters
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| -o4fPKiNa, AND OTHER FOLKS Stories Of the
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A better collection of short stories by a single
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are simple, natural end sincere. full OF pathos.
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! Tie best of them are the title story and ''Rube
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/ day.
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chosen to express the fact that dozen or so ot
this popular authors short stories are here CO.
lected and given to the public in q single VOL
uine Like the more ambitious efforts of the
artist. most OF them have a touch of the supcr-
natural, and are graphically told. The pest of
the series perhaps is The Bandsman's Story. +"
which appeared in BIecktoood some time ago. as
indeed did several of the others
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ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVE FOR BFGJS
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New York: Wm I. Comstock. Washington: Fred
A. Schmidt
A series of articles published In B,ildinq.
some time ago. form the basis OF this publIca-
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