Evening star., 1905-09-30

saves the situation and King Bud and his
beautiful sister and Queen Zixi are made
very happy-and also all those who read
this fascinating tale. The pictures in, color
are unusually beautiful. This is indeed
one of the books to proclaim long in ad-
vance the coming of Christmas, for 1t
strongly suggests the holiday season, when
fairy stories are worth more than essays or
grown-up novels.
THE ANCIENT LANDMARK, Ken
lucky Romance. By Elizabeth Cherry
Waltz. New York: Mcclure, Phillips
& Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
Here Is a peculiar phase of the divorce
problem, stated in terms that compel at
tention and thought. Dulcinea, of red-gold
locks and hunted eyes. is. wife of DR.. De-
Witt, victim to degrading drug habit.
1t is the talk of the neighborhood that she
suffers from his brutality. but no man can
lift his hand to stay his cruelties. The code
compels submission, commands silence. Into
the Kentucky community comes young
Lucian Beardsley descendant of Indian
ancestor, now a wealthy man OF the world.
He cannot reconcile himself to this state
of affairs. He sees the suffering wife struck
down by blow because she has interviewed
to prevent her drug-crazed husband from
selling a thoroughbred horse, her last pos
boils at the spectacle, but on all sides he
finds that public sentiment has set solidly
against intervention. The wife will not
ask for a divorce, her friends will not urge
that step.
In these circumstances his pity quickly
turns to love, and he becomes an ardent
champion of the suffering woman He and
his jovial fat friend, Col. Buckman, and the
7 taciturn, say-eyed lawyer, Van Wye, finally
combine to bring about legal separation.
hair ltltfr 70 G hy,r a,xy
difficulties and semi-tragic experiences. The
author has put forth her argument for and
against the divorce remedy in eloquent
terms, and, while justifying the end through
the medium of happy conclusion of all the
trouble, she leaves her reader considering
whether there is not grave danger of the
demolition of the ancient landmark of
lasting marriage which the fathers respect
ed. The story Is vivid presentation of
Kentucky of today, with it's horse breeding.
socially drinking men and its beautiful
women.
PATTY IN THE CITY. BY Carolyn Wells
author of Patty at Home" &c Illus.
trated. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
Washington: Brentano's.
Patty's friends will welcome another book
telling of her adventures and ideas-Patty
Is girl of many ideas. be it remembered
They will now find her presented as a visi-
tor to and resident in large city. and
surrounded by old and new. friends she has
some delightfully."- entertaining experiences
and expresses some quaint and charming
notions. Patty is the kind of girl whom il
is pleasure to know, either in books or
life. Miss Wells has invested her with
qualities that endear her to wide circle
and IL she continues to write books abo,It
her she VIII make her one of the most nom
ular young women of the period
MY FRIEND THE CHAUFFEUR. Rv g
n and A. M. Williamson, authors of
Ihe lightning Conductor" &c Illus
trated by Frederick Lowenheim New
York: Mcclure. Phillips & Co Wash
ington: Woodward & Lothrop
What complications. From the moment
Sir Ralph Moray inserted in a Riviera
newspaper an advertisement proclaiming
the willingness of his titled friend Lord
Terence Barrymore-but there unnamed
to escort party of ladies, Americans pre-
I ferred. about the continent OF Europe for
a golden consideration. until the party final
ly pairs off according to what seem to be
the best arrangements for future happiness. .
this expedition is packed with incidents ac-
cidents. emotions. situations comic and Sc
rious. There is something doing ali tie
time. between the ecentricties of the
American Mrs. Kittie Kidder, who buys an
obscure title by purchasing a Dalmatiari
estate: the whims of Miss Mazda Destray
the in1pertinences OF "Beechy'' Kidder, the
.grumps Of Lord Terry, whose title Is late
in disclosure, the wlles of Prince Da1mar-