Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

a. the successor of the dead boss. Com
plexities follow rapidly. centerng, as re-
CARDS the preacher and the new boss,
around a young woman who has not yet
found herself sufficiently to know whether
her higher nature Is appealed to by Aidee s
rhetorical fervor or HennionS substantial
fidelity. Glimpses are given of the ways
and means OF political machine building
An amusing view is afforded of the inner
circle of reformdom. and the story moves
briskly and with dramatic precision be-
tween these extremes Mr.. Colton's method
enables him to Undue his characters with
a distinct human interest His conception
of Wood. the assassinated boss. Is an I'M
usually interesting bit or work. Port
Argent" more than iustifies the favorable
expectations aroused by Mr.. Colton's short
er work In the volume of stories entitlei
.Drioba." published last season, and IN
dicates him as an author who will leave
an impress upon the record .,---.
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE
TREES. By j. Horace Mcfarland Illustrated
from photographs by the author. New York:
The Outlook Company.
To the city man whose acquaintance with
the trees IL less than his latent love for
them, this book comes as direct message
of guidance and encouragement. The au-
thor boasts of no botanical knowledge.
He has written no scientific treatise, but
he has endeavored, with eminent success,
to write OF the trees in a familiar spirit,
giving them as Ear as possible, while insur-
eng Identification. their common names and
avoiding in the main the Latin desIgna-
lions which discourage many an untechni-
cal student. He particularly lays stress
on the early spring beauties of the trees,
due to their efforts at reproduction. His
camera has caught many Of these In the fine
delcacy of their blooms, the graceful PEN
.dulous blossoms OF the oak and the willow
the delicately veined "samaras'' or seed
pods of the naples. the flowers of the tulip
He indicates broad rules for distin-
gushing the varieties of maple and oaks
but his work Is In no sense a catalogue of
characteristics save OF the broader sort to
divide the families into their larger groups
His enjoyment in the woods is probably the
keener from being In very large degree
esthetic rather than technical, and he
speaks here and there Of his great Joy in
reaching favorite tree just In time to
note its blossoming and mis- corresponding
disappointment at arriving a day too late,
thus entailing a wait of year to attain
TO the height Of greatest delight in the
trees. The illustrations are beautiful, some
being printed in tint upon the text.
BUMPER HALE Rendezvous of Certain IL
lustrous Personages during the French Revolu-
tion. Including Alexandra DArblay and Fanny
Burney. By Constance Hill. Illustrated New
I York: John Lane
When the red wave of revolution swept
France toward the close of the eighteenth
century hundreds of her prosecuted people,
men and women OF rank and title, wealth
and refinement, fled precipitately for their
lives. Many of them escaped before the
first burst OF violence against their class.
Others waited. In the hope that the king
would soon regain control of the situation,
and that they would again be secure, to
ind that they were In the gravest danger.
and able to escape only with extreme diff
ficulty. Some were smuggled over the
frontier or across the channel by intriguing
friends. The tales told OF these escapes to
neutral territory are among the most ro-
mantle the world has ever heard. At
Juniper Hall. in Surrey. England. stands
yet house which sheltered a number OF
these "emigres.' who had lost practically
everything save life itself in the cata-
clysm. The present volume tells of their
life there, as viewed by the English people
living near by, including Fanny Burney,
the novelist, who later married Alexandra
DArblay, one of the fugitives. The
author OF this work has woven together the
Historically recorded facts Of the revolution
and the emigration ard the materials af-
,forded by the diaries and letters of Miss
Burney and others describing the life at
Juniper Hall, and the work is a valuable
contribution to the literature of the Terror
and It's consequences. incidentally clear
Hight is thrown upon the character and de-
meanor of Miss Burney. herself most In
ltereSung parsonage. She had but recently
escaped from the irksome restraint of her
service at the court OF Queen Charlotte. al
which she had been for five years fulfilling
the duties OF second mistress of the ward
robe Therefore her point of view toward
the French unfortunates was peculiarly ad-
5usted to enable her to understand them
and their former relations to the royalties
OF France The story of her romance with
M. DArblay Is sympathetically told and
adds TO the merit OF the work.
THE BARROW ENIGMA. By Melvin l.. Sew
cry. Illustrations by q. ID. williams New
York: Dodd. Mead Co. Washington: Bren
tano's.
With excellent materials for an absorb
lngly interesting detective story the author
has lost his chance. He Stays the victim
1n full view of his reader and of five other
persons, one being the semi anna teur de-
&ecttve who unraveIs the mystery. Then
&or half the book he describes the follow
- Of blind clue which carries the semi