Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-07
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EVERYDAY LIFE IN WARRINGTON: with Pc
and Camera. BY Charles NJ. Pepper. Ne,

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
| aud Camera BY Charles III. Pepper. New
| York: The Christian Herald.
Mr. Pepper skphRq washington thor
| otghly, In It's phy4eAf and its political
| phases. He is acquainted with It's people and
with its traditions He'is therefore entirely
competent to write its story. His book is
| more than a guide book. for It treats Of
| the intimate life Of the capital, the goings
! and comings of individuals and official per-
| sonages, the customs and peculiarities OF
the official and social community, the
beauties and the ecceRtricities Of the city.
| There are abundant pictures. showing
| Washington at its haAdeemest and its shah
| best. presenting statesmen and market
women, public buildings and novels. The
| whole range Of elaborate contrasts for
| which the city is famed finds expression in
these pages. which form IN consequences
| panoramic presentation of Washington as
| the visitor or the resident may see 1t at any
time. Mr.. Pepper declares that Washing
| ton belongs to the American nation. and
| therefore his purpose Is to present story
| of the capital which will instruct the peo-
| pie of distant states. 1t Is timely volume,
| coming as 1t does just on the eve Of the
! celebration Of the first centenary of the
| removal Of the seat Of government to this
| District. A final chapter on the newspaper
| correspondents of Washington and their
! work finds Mr.. Pepper in his native ele-
ment, and he tells the story of how the
great news grist is ground at the capital,
with many intimate touches which make II
of keen interest.
FAMOUS AMERICAN BELLIES OF THE NINE
TENTH CENTURY; BY Virginia Tatnall Pea
colt Company.
This country has b6asted Of many beau
tiful women who have exercised marked
influence upon public affairs. In the CEN
fury now soon to close these women have
| risen to an aggregate which Is highly to
the credit Of young nation. and 1t is a
commemorate enterprise that has gathered
together the records and the portraits Of
some Of the more famous Of the woren
whose beauty and wit have made them
noted in their day. AS the author, who is
| wellknown In Washington, remarks in her
preface, 1t besDeaks a wonderful power
of attraction In a woman Of the old days of
| difficult communications. before news
papers were available to spread the fame
of personages around the world, when So
cial duties were fulfilled under handicaps
and when there were no such facilities as
| exist today for the preparation Of wonder
| fu. toilets. The book Is handsome pre-
sentation. and commendabIe from a liter
| airy point of view. 1t contains sketches.
and in most cases portraits OF Marcia
| Burns. Theodosia Burr, Elizabeth Patter-
| son. the Cation sisters. Margaret O'Neill,
| Cora Livingston, Emily Marshall, Octavia
| Walton, Fanny Taylor. Jessie Benton, Sallie
| Ward, Harriet Lane. Adele Cults, Emile
! Schaumburg, Kate Chase. Matte Ou.d,
! Jennie Jerome, Nellie Hazeltne and Mary
| Victoria Letter. 1t closes with chapter
| on New York as a social center and might
| properly have added another on 'ashing-
| ton in the same aspect. for here were. per
| haps, best known at least half Of the bellies
who form the galaxy thus assembled.
A SHORT HISTORY OF MONKS AND MONAS-
TERIES. BY Alfred Wesley wishart, some time
tsw in r sessn A At as
| Prof Wishart has covered a vast deal
| of ground in his research, and he acknowl-
edges the difficulties OF presenting the re-
suits within the compass Of a single
| volume The subjeN is Worldwide and al
| most without beginning. for from the earli-
est of known time4, men have sought to
isolate themselves Is SECURE publication of
| the body and soul. The author considers
| first. monasticism In the east and In the
| west and then devotes his attention to GER
| tain orders of recluses such the Bene-
dictines. the Mendicants and the jesuits
| He finally considers the causes ideals and
effects Of the system and concludes with
! the following estimate:
THE history of the monastic institution
! is at once warning and an inspiration. Its
| dreamy aseeticism,4 fts Igloomy cells are
| gone. It's unworldly motives, its stern al
legianee to duty. it's protest against self,
Indulgence, it's courage and sincerity, Will
| ever constitute 4 he potentf energy Of true
| religion. It's mnfstrations to the broken
| hearted and It's loving care OF the poor
| must remain as a shining example OF
| the monk life. in the idea Of brotherhood,
! in the common, life for common ends, a
| Christian democracy will always find food
for reflection. AS the social experiments of
| hidden
| social and religious progress, 1t will be
| found that in spite of its glazing def1cien-
| cies, mDnasticism was a magnlncent al
| tempt to realize the ideal of Christ in in
| dividual and social life. AS such, it merits
neither ridicuie nor 'obloquy. 1t was a
| heroic struggle with inveterate ignorance
| and sin, the history of which flashes many
| a welcome light upon the problems Of
| modern democracy and religion ,..--.
| THE CITIZENS LIBRARY GOVERNMENT IN
| SWITZERLAND. BY .nhn Martin Vincent. Pm
R ss%sa's Se% & ~ The the sSnns 'P Go
Switzerland occupiss 30 neutral position
| among the nations that its government is
not as fully studied by observers of politi-
| cal affairs as 1t deserves to be. There are
many lessons to be learned by the citizens
| OF more ambitious, larger and more enter
| piisfng communities from this small, retir-
| ing isolated organization, which has exer-
| cisco potent influence upon its powerful
| ne:ghbors, and even upon distant orsaniza-
| tons Switzerrands traditional policy to
abstain from alliances or political dealings
| with other governments has enabled it to
| take the initiative in several schemes for
! the creating of binding ties between the
peoples of the word and for the better
| ment of mankind. Some Of the most useful
| forms Of international practice owe their
| origin to Swiss enterprise. In it's way the
| government is regarded model and
| Professor Vincents survey of its features,
| conpactly and clearly stated as in this vol
| ume, is valuable help to the student who
desires to learn the method whereby the
| Swiss people govern themselves so smoothly
as to be the admiration Of the political
| world.
| THE WALL; STREET POINT OF VIEW. BY
| Henry Clews. author of Twenty Eight Years
| In Wall Street. New York: Silver. Burdett
| and Company.