Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

THE CAVALIER. By George W. Cable. Illus
trated by Howard Chandler Christy. New York:
Charles Scrbner's Sons. Washington: VIM
Balantyne & Sons.
MI. Cable turns his pen toward the war
period, and he tells a tale of life in the
confederate ranks, at the time when the
southern hopes Were highest, lust before
Gettysburg. The scene is laid in northern
Louisiana and on the border of Mississippi.
1t involves the activity of young lieuten-
ant of scouts who, with his faithful fol-
lower who tells the story, plunges into all
sorts of trouble and out of many dangerous
places. A young woman incumbered BY a
worthless husband complexities the situa-
ton. That husband gives the sympathetfc
reader much concern before he is finally
killed, with witnesses to testify if neces-
sary to the fact of death, which is requisite
to the happy union of the lovers. There are
many kindly touches here and there to
show that Mr.. Cable holds only the warm
est affection for the side which was not
his side in the war time. The scene of the
death of the federal captain, Jewett, is
dramatic and especially effective. Mr..
Christy's pictures are an achievement IN
suggesting the strain of war In six OF
the eight pictures weapons are strongly in
evidence, and in other ways these illus
trations accomplish that which is TODAY
not often scored, the assistance of the
reader to full appreciation of the spirit of
the story.
WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER: or the
Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary
Reign of His august Majesty Kas Henrp IN tine tine
Eighth. Rewritten and rendered into Modern
English from Sir Edwin Caskoden's Memoir by
Edwin Caskoden Charles AIajor) Julia Mar
lowe Edition, with scenes from the play. In
dianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company
Mr. Majors story scored a distinct sue
cess when it was first published few sea-
sons ago, and IS still among the popular
novels. Interest in it has been largely kept
alive by Mr.. Paul Ksster's dramatixation
for Miss Marlowe, which was produced in
this city during the current week The
present edition is therefore of special in
terest to Washington. containing, as it
does, many PHOTOGRAPHIC illustrations de-
picting scenes from the performance itself
with a portraitilof Miss Marlowe let into
the decorations 7of, the cover The letter
press is excellent, apd the volume alto
gether forms an attractive souvenir for
those who haveoread 1t In the past, and a
delightful form for those who viii read #
now for the ffrsf5 timeeE
THE PASSING OF MOTHERS PORTRAIT Nv
Roswell Field." kSaHston, H.: William s.
Mothers portrait swas painted when the
family was in humble circumstances. 1t
was then the Joy Of the household, the
center of affections aid, when mother died.
a tie to the dear old days. As the family
circumstances improved those of the por-
trait were reduced. AS the family moved
higher In the social scale the portrait fell
in the family estimation. Wealth sent the
family into more and more fashionable
quarters. while the portrait progressed from
the parlor. to the library, to the bed room,
to the sewing, room and finally to the lum-
Der room. There it is now, hoping for a
change of heart or for the budding of a
fad for the antique to send Mothers daugh-
ter into the lumber room in search of the
in the tale. the story of the death of love
and reverence, the blighting of finer in
stincts by the race for fortune and social
power.
ETIQUETTE FOR ALL OCCASIONS. By Mrs.
Burton Kingsland. New York: Doubleday,
Page s. Co. Washington: Vim. BalIantyne &
Sons.
Mrs. Kingsland bases her excellent work