Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25

honeymoon camping trip. alone with his
bride. in the Santa Clara mountains Cali
fornia. Mrs. White. who was Miss Eliza
beth Grant of Newport is tenderfoot
compared to her experienced outdoor hus-
band. 1t follows that bookish affairs are
just now OF less interest to Mr.. White than
the dramatic possibilities of burnt fiapjacks
and the art of expression while Tightening
a diamond hitch
An interesting summer trip is being plan
ned by Miss Alice MACEDONIAN and Mrs
Grace MACEDONIAN Cooke. the joint authors
of the new cattle country story. "Huldah.
Information has come to them that the
last bit of open-range land In New Mexico
has been sold to parties who will remove
the cattle and bring In sheep. So they are
going out for one last look at the fields
which they have made peculiarly their own
In fiction. With the vanishing of the OPEN
range. the fencing of pastures. the bring
Ing In Of sheep and the breaking up OF
public domain into small farms. there
passes forever that picturesque and ele-
mental life which Is told of from the mas
culine viewpoint in THE Virginian.' and
from the feminine viewpoint in ''Huldah."
Barbara's new novel, The Woman Err
rant" went into its second edition on the
day OF publication. The odd title of this
new novel by the author Of People of the
whirlpool has given rise to much specu-
lation. 1t is explained by DR.. Russell, Bar
baras father: 1.-The woman Grant. God
help her. 1t seems to mo. is she who either
from choice. hazard or necessity seeks
cause outside the protecting wall of her
natural affection" Chiefly she enters bust
ness life for the fun of it. or to try her wits
reckless how her competition reduces the
pay of others.
Margaret Horton Potter, author of 1.-The
Flame-Gatherers." is in private life Mrs.
John d. Black of Chicago She was born In
1881, the daughter of Orrin w. Potter: and
on January 1. 1902. she married a son of
General J. c. Black. Although only TWEEN
ty-three Mrs. Black has already written
five books all of which have attained
marked success. She and her husband are
very popular In Chicago society. where they
have hosts of friends. After leaving Bryn
MawT. Miss Potter spent year or two in
postgraduate studies in Latin. Greek. Eng
lish history and philosophy, with a private
tutor, and she is deeply versed In the
philosophy of most of the ancient and mod
ern nations. Perhaps the greatest distinc-
ton of her books arises from their power to
recreate the color and atmosphere and life
of a vanished civilization.
Marmaduke Pickthail. the author OF
said, the Fisherman" has been inspired
by the unanimous praise of his book to turn
his thoughts once more toward the east.
He will probably return to Arabia for
prolonged residence. and II he goes 1t will
be under conditions that will insure his
gathering together vast amount Of dra-
matte material for a new novel on oriental
life.
Winston Churchilrs famous novel, '"rhe
Crisis, comes from the Macmillan Com
pany in paper-bound edition at 25 cents.
This will be the last issue this year in the
Macmillan series of paper novels. which Is
said TO have been the most heartily well
coined and most successful publishing en-
terpriSe Of dull season