Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23
1IWITH THE BOOKS

tons and rewards of a worker in the fold
IL deals. as must be expected in such a
case, with the qualities and elements and
characters such as the writer meets within
his own range of activity, but there are
signs that II Is not strictly autobiographf-
cal. AS story 1t makes its appeal to the
reader rather as an exposition of the min
islers view Of the human problems that
he Is called upon to solve. 1t Is pitched In
vein of infinite mercy and tenderness.
THE VILLAGE ARTIST. BY Adeline M.
Teskey. author of Where the Sugar
Maple Grows" Frontispiece by H. e.
Fritz. New York: Fleming H. Reyell
Company.
We have had village gossips, and village
sages. and village scamps, and village he
roes and heroines in plenty in the course Of
a few years of bookmaking But this is the
first village necromancer, and she Is indeed
welcome. The author calls her an artist,
aptly. because she works her transforma
tons through the medium of a rare gift OF
painting mental portraits. She conceives
the likenesses of people as they might be-
come IL they gave their best qualities
chance. She makes her village to bloom as
a garden and she works wonders with the
neer-do-wells and the idle and viciously
inclined. Mrs. Simon Slade tells her ex-
periences In a quaint, simple manner that is
itself rare delight, and the tale Of her
missionary work in the development of the
innate good that is to be found In every
human being Is altogether a delightful pro-
duction.
NALLISTER AND HIS DOUBLE. Ry Ar
thur Train. Illustrated New York:
CHARLES Scrfbner's Sons. Washington:
woodward & Lothrop
McAllister, clubman. and Wilkins, valet,
are alike as two peas in pod There are
direrences that intImates easily detect but
to the suspicious eye of the professional
thief-catcher Wilkins, best known In police
circles as Fatty Welsh" bears a twin-like
resemblance to chubby McAllister Conse-
quently until McAllister has had enough
experiences with the police as wilkins
double to give him sort Of permanent
aiibi, he passes through some sore trials,
the result or the performances of the agile
and intrepid craftsman, pickpocket sec
ond-story man and confidence gamester
Mr.. Trains stories of these happenings are
Disk and enjoyable. The reader gets a
VlVid insight into the wonderful workings
OF the New York police system. sees the
inside of prisons and Headquarters hears
the patter' of the thieves and the thief
takers and Is carried along entertainingly'
altogether The book is completed with
four stories not of the McAllister series
but somewhat in the same line.
PAINTINGS OF THE LOUVRE. italian
and Spanish. By DIR. Arthur Mailer
IN collaboration with Carlos Blacker
and w A. Slater. New York: Double
day. Page & Co. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
This Is the initial volume of what is
promised as series of works descriptive
IN text and illustration of the paintings Of
the Louvre. The Spanish and Italian works
har ay,,b1 lad
derful array of paintings, embracing some
or the most significant periods of the hiss
tory of art. The text of the volume In hand
deals discriminatory and carefully with
these works of art tracing the lines of in
fuence, briefly noting the personal factors
In the lives of the artists, and In a spirit
of thoughtful criticism compares the
schools Of art and the works of the leading
opponents. The paintings range from the
earnest period of the Byzantine art to the
fuIi glory OF the Renaissance The mere
reading of these pages conveys a valuable
lesson In the art history Of the world
Coupled with the illustrations, 1G6 in num-
Der, the text is highly educational But as
a guide book to the Louvre, In the hands
of tourist or a student with time to pause
and consider, compare and examine closely.
the volume will be Of highest utility and
in that respect 1t will open the wonders of
this great collection to many who have
heretofore, upon their VISITS to the Louvre,
been merely daZed by the multitude of
paintings and have derived but little per-
manent benefit from their experience As
an appendix is printed the only complete
and up-to-date list of all the Spanish and
Italian paintings in the Louvre.
SAINT CECILIA OF THE COURT. By
Isabella r. Hess. Illustrated. New
York: Fleming II. Revell Company.
Her full name was Cecilia Angelina Swee-
ney. but she was so proud Of the fact that
her first name was that of a saint that she
was soon so styled by her playmates of
the court in downtown New York. where
she passes through her trials and adven-
lures. Red-haired, hot-tempered, brave,
loyal, tender and by instinct a poet, Ce-
celia became a dominating personality in
her sordid little circle. Jim Belway. the
cobbler was her firm friend. and there is
no more beautiful bit of late fiction than
that portion of this attractive story that
tells of the childs devotion to him in his
desperate Illness Others pass through the
tale and add to it's interesting quality. The
whole affords a view OF slum life In an as
pect in which 1t is not often seen. The
author has proved that it is not necessary
TO go into the region of the wel-dressed
to find keen human interest.