Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12

ever nub,ished. He offers an exhaustive
history of the game. based upon reseaIcn
into Its remote beginnings and emDracins
the later records of the sport, Win c.aii.
pionship tables and scores, toge'n ,he acees-
sketch of the development OF the ACES
sories But the more important IedtuIe ~
the work is the part devoted TO the lliernou.
of play in the course or winch W. i,, ~
treats of the first rudimentS OF SIKH. .ic
form of the strokes. the strategy OF the
game the use and abuse of the service ths
principles governing mems doupies anu
mixed doubles. the reiatNe shiii VI Of
worlds best players and "reminiscences Oh
early masters of the game. the chapter on
the last-named of these topics being one y.
the most interesting portions OF tne worn
Comments on the physiological SIDE Oh the
game are intended for the guidance OF pc.
ginners. who are likely to miss the great
physical benefit to be derived from the ca
ercse through excess or carelesshess.
The treatise on lacrosse is appfoprihtely
placed in this volume. and serves an eNcei-
lent purpose in exploiting a comparatively
unknown game.
THE LORD OF THE AIR. BY Charles G. D. Rob,
erts author of The Watchers OF the trails;
&C. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bu
Roston: L. G. Page & Co. Washington: Will
MAN Balantyne & Sons.
Mr.. Roberts animal stories have taken
distinct place in the new literature OF Ma
ture They carry with them the CONVICTION
of their fidelity to life which is no"aoays
essential to success in this branch OF witt
ing In this story of great eagle the au-
thor has described wildly and brlehy the
habits of the king of birds, his methods OF
hunting the manner of his capture ana MS
escape. 1t is story to evoke great re-
spect for the kingly creature Tor all ms
cruelty forced upon him by the grim laws
of existence Mr.. Bulls pictures are re-
markably impressive and true
TT South
Sea Idyl and Others By Charles Warren Stod-
dard author of South Sea 1dyils. Boston:
Herbert 3. Turner Co.
The languor of the south seas mixed Win
the vigor of the North American continent
the poetry and romance of the oaroafi c
frontiers comminged with the humof oi
tbe centers of civilization-this is the COM
bination offered by Mr. Stoddaro IN inns
volume of sketches and idyllS-the second
of the kind from his pen-a combination
rare and altogether delightful rms reap
pearance of a writer who has soiVeu lhe
mystery of the far southeast VIII pe l,ali ~, y
with delight by those who have read ana
loved the beautiful South Sea 1dylls OF
some years ago.
pRosIT; a Book of Toasts Compiled by ''Clotho.
San Francisco Paul Elder Co.
The noetry of conviviality constitutes
literature by itself. From the beginning vi
social relations between men the taxing vi
drink has been regarded as an occasion calling
for celebration or Introductory formula L rum
the single Here's to you OF common use
to the elaborate invocation to Bacchus
stretch many variations of the theme, ana
In this artistic little volume have peen gain
cred scores of the most suggestive ana orig,
inal of toaStS of all times and cllmeS anu
tongues. many of modern manufacture ON
ers ancient and classic. 1t Is an interesting
collection even to the abStalner, a1orollg
in circumstances of relaxation.
age to Charac teristc Spots of Rural England
BY Josephine Tozier. Illustrated Boston: n. L.
c. Page & Co. Washington: William Bailah-
tyne & Sons.
Although travel through rural England Is
by no means as cheap as many stay-at-
homes imagine, for some unaccountable rea-
son this brightly written book of guidance
and suggestions is likely to increase the
number of American tourists in proportion
to its circulation. The story is true one,
a fact that does not need the author per-
sonal word for it. for 1t is stamped with
personal experience. Admirable pictures auo
to the interest of the text, which describes
q tour which may be taken through the
country districts of the southern portion OF
England The writer has assembled Tor
this purpose her own travels, covering
period of several years Her genera ADVICE
sible and valuable.
EVERYDAY PEOPLE. By Charles Dana Gibson.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
This the ninth annual publication of the
drawings of Mr.. Gibson, is unusually inter-
esting because of it's wide appeal to all sorts
and conditions of men and women The
street gamin admiringly escortng the cham
pion pugilist opens the book, and from that
beginning proceed pictures of clubmen, out
casts, society women, shop girls, young
people and elders, beautiful women and
plain ones. The story of the great expecta-
lions of Mr.. Tagg, SO sadly blighted by q
change in his uncle's will, is graphically
told in a series of drawings as vitality hui
morous in it's way as the celebrated tale of
the Pipp family. The volume is printed uni
formly with its predecessors of the series.
POEMS AND VERSES BY Mary Mapes Dodge.
New York: The Century Company.
In the main, explains Mrs. Dodge in a
note, this volume is a republication of a
former collection of her verses entitled
Along the Way" which is now out of
print. To those poems she has added many
others which have not previously appeared
in book form, together with a few rhymes
which she has culled, by request, from a