Evening star., 1907-11-02

tf9n OF Roman Catholic s,n is the theme
Of this book With this statement, It
must yet be remarked that the story is
marked by clear treatment of certain
+ phases of tn rel gious lie of today. The
view of New York lfe while 1t is one
sided is Yet vividly presented. While
d'dactic in purpose The Tents of Wick
edness" does not convey the impression
of didacticism. The picture of the gently
reared convent girl suddenly brought into
the complex life of the American me-
tropolis is one that appeals to the mag
/ inaton.
CHRISTIANITY'S STORM CENTER, a
Study OF the Modern City By
Charles StelzIe New York: Fleming
H ReVell Company
During his years Of service as supertn
tendent OF the department of church and
labor In the Presbyterian Church Of the
United States Mr.. Ste!zIe has accumu-
lated the material for the series of studies
of the problems OF city life that is pre-.
sented here, a few citations o, the au.
! tkor's thought will give an Idea Of the
! trend Of his conclusions. ut does not
necessarily follow" says Mr.. Stalzle,
| that becausa thcra is today three tim 3
| as much social unrest as thera was
/ twenty y-fve vars ago therefore social
! conditions are three times as dep!orable.
Rather Is the opposite true, 1t proves
! tlat we have today a higher standard of
/ ethics. The church must still deal with
I rov-yty and wretChedness, but its great
/ est p-obIeln Is what to d. with reference
! to the so-called lower mlddle-c class'-tha
I industrial masses An attempt Is here
mad 70 squerely face the problems which
I pr >s.nts, and - suggest practical
methods Of work which have been found
| effective IN meeting them"
WAGE FARMERS BUDGETS; a Study
OF Standards and Cost Of Living In
New York City. By Louise Bolard
More. With a preface by Franklin
Ii. Giddings, professor of sociology
in Columbia University New York:
Henry Holt & Co. Washington:
LowderTuik.
The value of a publication Of this ma
ture is manifest, The matter of fair
living wage is the very crux of the whole
matter Of sociological and philanthropic
/ work. In order to determine just what
this wage should be in order to insure a
reasonable amount Of com 'ort and physi-
cal well-beIng In the city of New York
the author spent two years Investigating
/ the conditions among 2tO families living
! in the neighborhOod of Greenwich House
! The budgets OF expenses and the conclu-
siOnS drawn from them are given IN the
: book. In conclusion the author says: "A
fair living wage should be large enough
not only TO cover expenses which MI
ROw:t-en calls 'nace 5Sary for maintaining z
merely physical efficiency but it should
allow for some recreation and a few
pleasures. for sickness, short periods Of
employment. and soma provision for the
future in the form % savings, Insurance
or membership in benefit societies. If a
man is undarfed he must overwork, as
Mir. Rowntree says: his children are
sturted in growth and intellect, and when
a man is unfit for work he fails to get it
or works for the lowest wages
IN LIGHTER VEIN. BY John De Nor
gan. author of Literary Side of the
Presidents New York: Paul Elder
s, Co.
In this compilation the editor has gath
cred together, from various sources,
anecdotes, witty sayings, bright repartees
sparkling rejoindeTs, slips of the tongue
made and told by men and women whose
nam are as familiar as household
words.
OAK FURSITuHE. BY Fred Roe. au-
thor of "Ancient Golfers and Cup
boards With frontispiece in color
and many illustrations in the text
Chicago. "A. c. McClurg < CO.
/ There are possibly as many fallacies
on the subject of old oak as there are
(
Nj Roe. In order TO prevent his readers
from committing these sins against fact
l." has made an attempt to classify the
various examples of each article Of furni-
/ ture as near as may be in chronological
ORDER. "Oak Furniture" is a vaIua BILE
addition TO the literature which is grow
ing up around the pursuits Of the anti
qUarian and conuoisseur 1t is a hand
some volume and well Illustrated.
SPRING FRESHETs and Other Stories.
BY Ivan Turgenien. Translated
from the Russian by Isabel r. Hap
good. New York: Charles Scribner'g .
Sons. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
The enterprise Of publishing In Eng
lsh the works of one of the greatest mas
ters of fiction of the present time will be
applauded by large public. Miss Hap
good has brought skill in translation to
her task. and, more than that. a sympa-
thy with her subject which makes her
version most satisfactory one. The
present volume includes three short sto-
ries: Spring Freshets," ," "knock-knock-
KNOCK" and The Watch" They inter-
pret, with wonderful vividness, the tenn
perament Of the Russian people.
UNDER THE POMPADOUR, a Ro-
nance. By E. w. Jennings. New
| York. Brentano's.
| This is story of the court of Louis
XIV, with all of the gaiety and treachery
that hovered about It The fortunes of a
pair of lovers are bound I'D with a maze
of political and ecclesiastical intrigue
THE MAKING OF A SUCCEsSFII
| HUSBAND. By Casper S. Yost New
York: c. w. Dillingham; Company.
The letters from a happily married
man to his son" do not present q love