Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

great problems or human ne ana serve do
d basis for art.
GREAT CAPTAINS-NAPOLE His
tory of the Art of War. from the beginning of
the French Revolution to the End of the Eigh
tccn;h Century. with detailed Account Of the
Wars If the French Revolution. BY Theodore
Ayraut Dodge. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel. L.
$. A.. retired. author of The Campaign of
ChancpllnrSvillp. &c. Illustrated In four
volumes: Vols. | and II. Boston: Houghton
Miilin X Co. Washington: William Ballantyne
Sous.
Colonel lodges Life of Napoleon" forms
a part of his History of the Origin ana
Growth of the Art of War in which the
work of four great captains has already
been treated--Caesar. Alexander GuStaVus
Adolphus and Hannibal. Napoieonic
photography comprises several thousand
volumes. yet there is no one Work In any
language which goes into the military side
of Napoleon's career as fully the pres
ent volumes Special attention has been
given to the letters and orders written by
Napoleon himself. and also to the state
ments OF the original authorities from a
geographical and typographical point or
view The maps are peculiarly serviceahie
in bringing before the eye the battles ana
campaigns described in the text. The hrst
two volumes contain over 100 charts ana
maps. in addition to a valuable collection
of some $50 portraits, including fourteen OF
Napoleon. and more than 10 cuts of uni
forms and arms of the period. This work
| touches upon the political history of the
era only far as is essential to eluc.date
the military situation. but it VIII interest
all students of the Napoleonic period. for
it is believed that no other history of Ma
poleon is as comprehensive IN matter ana
manner.
THE WOMAN-ERRANT: Being Some Chap
ters from the Wonder Book of Barbara. the
Illt-fr tod Ly t,vpfp
New York The Macmillan Company. Wash
ington: Brantanos.
When The Garden of Commuters
Wife appeared it smacked sufficiently OF
the German anonymous garden book, that
of "EliZab beth to render its appeal to the
American reader somewhat questionable. 1t
savored unfortunately of imitation in its
external aspect. But Il reading of it show
ed distinct Individuality and original
force. Then came The People of the
Whirlpool" which proved to be strong
story of nett Opolitan life. as viewed from
the suburban edges and developed latent
excellences of the unknown authors style.
Now appears THE Woman Errant' book
more frankly with a purpose than either or
it's predecessors. and told with the same de-
lightful personal touch that has endeared
Barbara" to large following. Her OBJ
ject in this story is to set forth the dangers
which surround society in the enterprise or
the women who, partly out of sheer
sense of new-found freedom, are rushing
forth into the world of business to the end
of upsetting conventions. plans ideals and
homes. AS a preface is printed this "medi-
Ia ton" extracted from The Prophecy OF
Waldo:
Now came the woman-errant, widow,
wife maid. afoot proudly mounted.
Driven by necessity forth to victual the
lone castle. ofttimes spurred on, like err
rant knight whose gage is self. by very lust
of moving Yet as she pushed onward
through the market place, or entered the
lists TO prove her prowess, as II her worth
gave right, If any CHANGED to jostle or blows
rained hot. straightway she cried aloud,
Give place. for l am a woman" Then man.
being man, yielded his right to the SPELL
womanly. potent through all disguise, and
cen applauded her, oft to his own abase-
ment."
There are set forth in "Barbara's'' ac-
count several instances of women-errant.
from the stenographer who Gusts from his
place her sisters young man, who is there
by prevented from marrying. to the col
legian who goes to New York to entertain
herself at professional literary work and
incidentally TO prove that she can be in
dependent Various characters who have
appeared in the other Barbara books are
introduced and their experiences are woven
ather loosely into a romance which does
not prevent the author from engaging in
ner charming dissertations upon the sea-
sons. the birds, flowers. her interesting
twins and her own delightful home. The
anonymous creator of these entertaining
and highly suggestive stories has a quaint.
subtle way of stating her case that holds
her reader through even the dull portions of
her diary-narra tive-which are few and
brief.
SERIES; Edited by William AspenwaII Brad
ley-CHARIES DUDLEY WARNER. By
Mrs. James T. Fields. With portrait. New
York: Mcclure. Phillips & Co. Washington:
Woodward & I4othrop.
Mrs. Fields was member of that rare
group of writer's that contributed at one
time so freely and delightfully."- to the At
lantic Monthly, when Howells was editor
She knew Charles Dudley Warner in all his
relations, as man. writer as social visitor.
In this estimate of his life and works. form
ing most acceptably number of the ad-
mirable series of Contemporary Men OF
Letters books, she gives not only her own
IDEAS of Warner but those of his contem-
pornries and associates, particularly How
ellis. between whom and Warner existed an
intimate friendship to the very close of
the latters life. in October 1900 In this
essay upon the man and his works she re-
views his literary career from it's begin
I ing. sketching briefly the works he Dro-
'NN'N anu 'NpidiIiIilS III some degree the
circumstances in which he created them
considerable space is given to an exposi-
ton OF Mr.. Warmers views on prison re-
form. a subject in which he took a deep in
terest In the latter part of his life An an
probation of Mr.. Warmers work as editor
of the Hartford Courant, with which paper
he was connected for many years in COM
pany with General Hawley. is printed from
the pen of Mr.. Charles Hopkins Clark his
successor and the book concludes with n
reprint of Mr. Howels tribute to his life
long friend printed in the Easy Chair of
the Atlantic.
! THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLES; or From
Dark to Twilight. BY William Hurreu MaIloct
author of "A Romance OF the Nineteenth Cen.
| fury &c. New York: G.. Z. Putnam's Sons
Half a score of intelligent English people
more or less titled. discuss in the pages Of
this book-which is not to be STYLED n
| novel nor is 1t yet a treatise-the intermi-
| nable questions of creed. doctrine and
| higher criticism which are supposed to he
soreiy vexing the philosophical world to-
| day. Is religion real? Is life sincere? Ia
| worship necessary? These are simple prob
| lens compared with some of the intricacies
| when FORM the CenterS of the debates II