Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

detailed style Many personagcs pass be-
fore the readers eye, men of millions and
multi millions. nation makers, producers.
creators of vast wealth. Mr.. Clews light
ems the dizziness of straight biography by
anecdotes which reveal the true natures of
his subjects and at the same time throw
light on the methods of Wall street
TIE BOOK OF TIE CoURTIER Pv Corrt P-l-
desar Castiglione n52s,. Translated from the
italian by LeonaIu EcGstein Dpdycke- " ia
twelve portraits and fifteen autographs New
York. Charles Scribners Sons. Washington:
william Ballantyne & Sons.
1t may be doubted whether there is eX-
tant a work more cherished by scholars
than this or a work more purely reflective
of the intellectual attitude of the people OF
a long past age So highly appreciated has
1t been that since its first appearance from
the Aldine Press in Venice in April, los,
there have been published more than no
editions The first Spanish edition was is
sued at Barcelona in 1884, the first French
edition at Paris in 1897, the first English
edition at London in 1851 the first Laun
edition at Wittenberg in 1851. and the first
German edition at Munich in 1855 There
have been three former English versions
that of Thomas Hoby. first Issued as just
noted In 1851, and afterward frequently re-
peated. that of Robert Sander. issued In
IVA and the De Winnie edition OF 1901. OF
which the present is a supplement. The
second issue of the De Winnie edition,
the translator notes has afforded OPP
Dortunity for some corrections. 1T Is
pripted in handsome, full-faced type on
broad page, and with n minimum or notes
to distract the reader. Such notes are
marked by minute numbers embedded IN
the text. and presented at length at the
back of the book. Thus the page Is free
from breaks, and offers n fair impression
Of the antique style, save that the Ehgllsh
translation is devoid OF awkward archalSms
and the types are of modern design. Inc
Book of the CourtieT consists of series OF
conversations between men and women or
refinement and intelligence upon philosophi-
cal. moral and social topics. These talks
indeed. afford the groundwork for a complete
social philosophy. The speakers are actual
personaEes of the court of the Duke or
I'rbino. Castiglione serving as scribe OF the
discourses. His various books were written
partly at Urbino and partly at Rome, be-
tween the years 1908 and 1916,
TIE RED TRIANGLE; Being some further Chron-
icles Of Martin Hewitt Investigator. By Ar
thur Morrison, author Of Tales of Mean
Streets" Boston: l.. &. Page * Co., Wash
iugtOn: VIM. Ballantyne Sons.
Sherlock Holmes may not be precisely the
father of the modern detective of fiction.
but he comes pretty near to that relation
ship For despite the earlier famous de-
tcctives of romance, whose works have
master solver of crimes stands now as the
type Of the shrewd resourceful man of
mystery, whose devices seldom fall and
whose name is a terror to all evil-doers.
OF the same sort is Martin Hewitt. whom
MIR. Arthur Morrison has created to
good effect and already to some extent
exploited. In the present series of con-
nected anecdotes he makes mistakes, as
hon ha fol have tina wretch MyQtt
watched and perhaps arrested the night of
Jacob Mason's murder. when he Identifies
that person by means of finger imprints.
But if book detective made no mistakes
there would be no books of detective stories.
And tho mistakes add to the interest of the
stories. These anecdotes are sufficiently
thrilling to persuade the reader to keep on
from crime to crime until the climax comes
IN Myatts dramatic finish.
TIE WORLDS EPOCH MAKERS; Edited by
ulphnut Smeaton-HoU SSEAU AND NATt-
RAtlSM IN LIFE AND THOUGHT. By VII
tiun 10 the Philosophy of Herbert Spencer,
etc. New York; Imported ~ Charles scrb-
ucrs Sons. Washington William Balantyne
Sons.
Jean JRques Rousseau sowed the seeds OF
the French revolution. but he did not live
to see the frultlen. For years prior to his
death in 1TTS he had preached the doctrine
If the equality OF man and prociaiming hs
faith In nature the true guide. He was
rcactionary and would have destroyed all
the products and processes of civilization,
but his hope was that out of such destruc-
lion would arise new state. marked by
the perfect equality with which, he assert
ed. all men were born into the world Nat
uralIy such teUcts were eagerly absorbed
BY the common people of France and when
tie time came for the revolution the ground
had been well prepared by Rousseau and
his fellow philosophers many of whom
were his iufitutors. II ever man lived
whose work marked m epoch, ii was ROus-
so1u and his inclusion in this series OF
compact biographies and estimates Is de
m8nded by the conditions which govern the
edition Prof Hudson has presented Rous-
se4u not only through his writings. but in
consequence OF q careful study of the man
life and personal character. He finds the
renowned Confessions of little value,
however. in leading to a judicial view OF
E0usseau's individuality. for he accuses
lin Of filling in gaps Of his fccollcctlons
with imagiuiUgs which. while adding to the
dramatic effect. lower the autobiography
igal value d the whole. The studcat of
men and events can not afford 10 miss a
research into Rousseau's career and intiu-
rurcs. and this handy volume may prove
10 Ice his most convenient means of ac-
cess.
TO-DAY N SYRIA AND PALESTINE. BY WI
liam Eleroy Curtis, author of me Turk an" /
HIS lost Province etc. Illustrated from
photographs Ay Fl-i" Evans Curtis New York:
Fleming n. E-gell Company
Mr.. curtis visited the Holy Land in Tie
spring OF 1901 and travelled throughout
That region with the view Of cover
lug it completely as newspaper CORE
spoudent. and of giving to the readers Of
the Chicago Record-Herald, in which his
letters were published. a graphic view Of
tie Palestine of today. AS he says voy-
age through the historic region destroys
many Illusions, but enough of mystery and
romance and religious inspiration may yet
he found there to justify a visit. The ma
clincs Of modern progress have forced their
way TO Jerusalem and Palestine is sue
cumbiug steadily TO the influences of the
tifnc-saver. Yet its atmosphere Of a great
historical perspective Is unaltered. 1t re-
mains what some folks are prone today to
style an institution" Mr.. Curtis took
especial care TO identify the places men
toned I'm the Bible. and he found it possible
10 do this without exception. which he
records as an extraordinary fact, true OF
no other book.
VENICE AND IT'S STORY. by T. Okcy. Illus
.r.ted nv pIt Erichsen X Hinchclih and