Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19

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but only half of it, Another man than
he had control of the other half he said.
Well. half of wonderful beauty was bet
ter than none at all, so again the bargain
was struck but without charge, for this
time the wizard was animated by a purely
scientific interest, and on the fateful morn
ing Lady Constantia awoke with one-half
of her face withered to the Semblance of
a woman of ninety-ten years added for
interest-and the other half as freshly
abloom as ever. She shrieked, of course
and her youthful husband came and in
his great love comforted her, and 10! she
was wholly beautiful again. The other
man had done his part, and the Lady Con-
stantia knew no cloud on her complete
happiness.
There are twelve stories altogether in
this collection, headed by the one about
Lady Constantia, and they run the gamut
of Mr. LIE Gallienne's wide range of quail
ties. His imagination. his style, his gift of
verse and his cleVerneSs as, a narrator
combine to make a book of unusual enter
tainment. There is a meaning beyond the
text in every instance.
ROME. By Walter Taylor Field. In two volumes.
Illustrated Boston: l.. c. Page & Co. Wash
ington: William Ballantyne 4 Sons
Mr.. Fields purpose in preparing this
handy and well-writen guide to Rome has
been to strike medium between the works
on Rome written by scholars and those of
the poets and essaSists. He wishes to
guide the tourist through the ways which
will yield him maximum of information
and delight at minimum of effort and the
least expenditure Of time Yet this is not
a prescription for seeing Rome in two
hours. The author begS the reader to take
more time than he has himself granted for
the tour which he outlines. He would have
him give two days where the book suggests
one. The volumes are separated in treat
ment into the Rome of the ancients and the
Rene of the popes and the artists. The IL
Illustrations are numerous and helpful, as
well as artistically satisfactory.
GEORGE ELIOT. BY Mathilde Blind New Edi-
ton To which are added Critical Estimate of
George Eliots Writings, and Supplementary
Chapters Her Methods of Work and Her
Friends and Home Life By Frank Waldo. Phi.
d. and G. A. Huntington. MA. With a biblio
graphy. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
A new edition of the life of George Eliot
by Mathilde Blind is warranted by the
wealth of information George Eliot and
her work that has accumulated since the
publication of the first edition in the "fa-
nous woman series. Miss Blinds material
is all retained, and the matter added in
cludes a chapter on George Eliots present
position in literature as determined by the
leading critics who have written of her in
the twenty years following her death: in
formation as to her life and environment,
CLEANED from letters and surviving friends;
and photography which is by far the
most exhaustive yet compiled. The bibli-
ography alone would be a sufficient cause
for the issue of new edition in view of
the constant demand for such information
from libraries and colleges. A good index
is added to the book, and four fulI-page IL
Illustrations portray scenes of interest to all
students of George Eliot.
THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND; an Account
OF some OF their Distinguishing Charac teristics
together with brief Historical and Biographical
Sketches of their most Noted Bishops. By NJ
:. Taber. Illustrated. Boston: L. @. Page &
Go. Washington: William BaIlnntyne & Sons.
"A cathedral may be regarded from one
of several points of view, historically, archi-
tecturally, geographically and religiously.