Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE AFRIK ANDERS: Century OF Dutch English
Feud in South Africa. BY lie Roy HOOKER. Chi-
cago: Rand, McNally Co.

THE RIKANDERs; Century Of Dutch Dutch EnEl, ha
Feud in South Africa. BY lie hoy hooker. Chi-
cago: Rand, McNally Co.
Rocks about the Transvaal are just now
h.oor,ing very numerous, being written
from a variety of view points and cover
inc wide scope in plan and treatment
This book is pro-Boer In sympathy and MS
,or,ca1 in character 1t has the value which
few of the others have of carefully tracing
ALWAYS with leaning BOerwards-the re-
1ationship between the Beers and the
british from the earliest period in the set
+,.ment of the Cape Despite his prejudice
for the burghers the author does not IAN az
times to score their shortcomings. but he
utterly rejects the pleas OF the outlanders
and charges the British government WIN
had faith in the negotiations which leo 10
the present war. A chapter descriptive OF
the whole South African area Is among 'i II.
most valuable in the book, Whlch Is wen IL
Illustrated and provided win series VI CA
cellent maps.
THE STORY OF LEWIS CARROLL; Told for Young Mil
Peonle by the Real Alice in Wonderiahi' Miss
Isa Bowman New York: f. r. button & To-
Miss Bowmans acquaintance with Mr..
Dodeson was such that her right TO pre-
sent a portrait of that genial lover OF chill
dren may be accepted without question.
1t Is something, too, to obtain glimpse
of the personality that Induced Mar. Dodg-
son to write his nursery classic. Inls III
tie book contains numerous FAC smile let
tiers written to Miss Bowman and others
by Lewis Carroll" together with sketches
and photographs by him. 1t affords that
intimate view of the Northumberland
thor's life which he reserved for his clos
est friends. and forms fitting appendix
to whatever more ambitious biographies
of the gentle worker who has recently
gone to rest may have already appeared
or may yet appear.
CENTURY; Being an Account Of Heraldry. Art.
Engraving and Established Form for the Core
suondent. BY +. Schuyler Mathews. New
York: BrentanOs. Washington: Brentanos.
This is a veritable edition de luxe of che
old shioned ready letter writer" 1t does
not, to be sure, undertake to instruct the
struggling correspondent in the mysteries
of polite expression beyond the rendering
of ceremonial forms according to the high
est cult. 1t assumes that the reader knows
all about how to propose to young lady
HON he has mat only once" how to ZAP
ply for a situation" how to TASK permits
sion to escort friend to church candy
pull" and the like. But he may not know
lust how to embazon his stationery with
the arms and devices of his ancestors. OF
how to hold the seal while afhXing the i'm
print of his family greatness. or how to
summon his friends to the wedding of his
daughter The book becomes, within these
limit atoms. a complete guide for the lover
of true form. thread to prevent the loss
of way in the labyrinth of modern condi-
tons 1t bears the stamp of correct selec-
ton and should afford an open sesame to
the innermost circles Of exclusive society.
PARIS AS TT IS; Intimate Account of Its Peo-
pie, Its Home Life and Its Places of Interest.
By Katherine De Forest. New York: Double
day. Page Co. Washington: VIM. Bal!antyne
q Sons.
In this year of the Paris exposition
books about the French capital are of
value, II up to date and correct Here is