Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15


bed of the ruling prince. his uncle. The
uncle dies and Roland ascends the throne,
being then betrothed informally to the
daughter of IA neighboring princeling. In
serene ignorance of the fact that the ruler
of Altenburg is the young man who rescued
her in New York, Miss Katherine Barring
ton visits the capital of that country with
her chaperone. Then the trouble begins A
kidnapping by desperate old scoundrel of
nobleman of the adjacent principality adds
greatly to the tangle, and there is eX-
citing rescue of the stolen damsel from his
castle. But when that is accomplished the
virtual betrothal Of Roland and the young
princess next door remains a factor in the
case, and the author has to devise a pretty
bit of romance to eliminate it so that every
thing is well at the end and the lovers are
united. The tale is delightful impOSSi-
bility.
THE MASTERY. By Mark Lee Luther. author of
The Henchman, &c. New York: The Mac
milan Company Washington: Brentano's
This is one of the really strong novels OF
American politics. 1t comes close to being
the best story of state political intrigue
that has yet been written. Mr.. Luther,
with what is evidently the journalists in
innate knowledge of the ways and wiles OF
the professional politicians, states a case of
bossism in terms that are by no means re-
pulsive He shows the bright side of ma
chine rule, turning the dark side briefly to
the reader by way of contrast He draws
clearly the character of the venerable
United States senator, member of the tri-
umvirate in control of New York state,
statesman of the old school, honest, incor-
ruptible, ignorant of many of the methods
of latter-day politicians. A less intimate
portrait is drawn of one of his associates,
SPEEDING, the smooth machine leader,
working to good ends though occasionally
with the aid of questionable allies and tool.
The hero of the novel, Philip Drew, is this,
mans successor, chosen for his courage,
his shrewdness, his fairly high political
principles and his habit of winning the de-
Gliding trick in every contest. Eventually
Drew colides with Maddox, the third men,
Der of the old triumvirate, and a fight to
the finish results. Graphic scenes show the
inside workings of conferences, committees
and conventions. The pulsng power of the
machine is felt in every chapter There IS
no tangible attempt at actual portraiture
The author has tactfully mixed his circum
stances so that it is difficult to detect like
nesses to persons incideNts. The story
stands simply as a novel (which discioses
the inner workings of ''bossJ' politics in the
United States love story winds through
the pages to hold the sentimental interest
of the reader and to furnish motive for the
endeavors of Drew in his fight for mastery
1t is somewhat prolonged by means of.
we'll familiar devices, which keep the covers
in a state of misunderstanding. 1t is a
surfing StOiy, wen toiu anu tiSliuCtlN
OUR CHRISTMAS TIDES. By Theodore Ledyard
Cuyler D D.. LID. author of Help and Good
Cheer sc. New York The Baker & Taylor
Company. Washington William Ballantyne &
Sons
In ample season for the Christmas sea-
son comes this little book by DIR. Cuyler,
who has been aided by the printers and
illustrators and binders in the production
of beautiful volume. Its text consists in
of ri.,fa tba
Christmas festivities and worship with as
many poems culled from various sources,
bearing close relationship to the prose The
initial chapter by DR.. Cuyler, "a Merry
Christmas to YOU" traces the origin and
the development of the celebration of the
birth of Christ and assemblies much in
structive information concerning the great
festival Each page is bordered attrac-
lively in red-printed design. Well-execut-~
ed Photographic illustrations embellsh the
work not the least interesting being a full
length portrait of DR.. Cuyler at Lake
Mohonk in 1903
THE CoURTsHIPS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH; a
History OF the Various Negotiations for Her
Marriage. By Martin Hume, author of THE
Love Affairs of Mary Queen of Scots Revised
Clure. Phillips Co, Washington: Woodward
K Lothrop.
The flrst edition of this work, issued eight
years ago. attracted widespread attention,
for 1t afforded consecutive, reliable ac-
count of those remarkable intrgues and ne
gotiations which conferred around Elizabeth
for many years, and which had for their
object her marriage for the forwarding of
one or another political end. 1t was known
10 be based upon Mr.. Hnmes researches in
state papers, in the Interpretation of which,
especially those relating to the wars with
Spain and the whole Elzabethan period, he
is regarded as an expert. He received
many letters from all parts of the world
relative to his work about the great queen.
and through them ran a general note of
inquiry as to the actual relations which ex-
listed between Elizabeth and her successive
favorites. He confesses that as a political
historian that phase of the subject did not
appeal to him. But inasmuch as new ana