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A & T N @ T E S.
BY LEILA MFCHLIN.

The wo Of the Corcoran School Of
Art has opened auspiciously and is pro-
crossing we'll Though the enrolment OF
students is not as large as it has been,
the standard of the student output is
higher than ever before on Monday OF
next week the first of the regular monthly
Art Talks will be given in the lower
hemicyCle hall by Mr.. +. c. Messer. the
principal, who will take as his subject
The Purpose of Art Study" and on tn"
same day, in the uppe- hemcycle, a col
lection Of summer work by the students
will be put on view Neither the in
formal lecture nor the exhibition viii b.
open to the general public. but fri nds or
the students and others specially inter
ested will be gladly granted admission
There is no event of the school year NOR
Interesting than the exhibition Of sum
mer work iHasmuch as through a regu-
latiCn It must consist Of that which has
been produced without assistance and is
for this reason spec ally indicative of In
dtvdual strength and waakness-a test of
the CapabiIty of the students to apply
and make available the instruction re-
ccived. the object in assembling and
exhibiting the collection is not primarily
to make a display, but to afford opDor-
tunity for comparative study and mutual
criticism. The water color class will also
reaSsemble the fl st OF next week as
heretofore, under the direction of Mr.
James Henry Moser. who for the past
lew months has been occupying a studio
IN west Cornwall. Conn. This will mean
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THE HOLY GRAIL, and Other Frag
ments, by Richard Hovey, being the
uncompleted parts Of the Arthurian
dramas Edited with Introduction
and notes by Mrs Richard Hovey
and a preface by Bliss Carman New
York: Duftield & Co.
At last there is an opportunity to com
prehend the scope and purpose of the
series Of dramas projected by Richard
Hovey under the general title 'Launcelot
and Guenevere." The publication, under
the editorial direction Of Mrs. Richard
Hovey, of the considerable fragment, THE
Holy Graal" and such portions Of Asto-
lat" "Fata Morgana," King Arthur and
Avalon" could be rescued from How
eys notes provide vision of the whole
poem, which does much to make signifi-
cant the completed and published dramas
Mrs. Hovey's notes, the interpretations and
explanations of one with whom the project
was a subject of intimate and constant
discussion, are invaluable and with the
schema and commentary written by
Hovey, as early as 1885, a fairly adequate
conception of the great poem he was
building can be obtained Perhaps. not
withstanding the familiar majesty of the
lines of these newly published fragments,
the volume Will add little to the growing
fame of this poet unless, In disclosing the
method of the maker, the constructive
ability, the intellectual grasp and the
profound unity OF his thought. make
clearer the essential largeness of Hovey' s
genius. Even in the briefest lines his
power of subtle Characterization is again
manifest Galahad enters a courtyard
where the porter and pander have joked
according to their kind and at once dis
closes himself.
Galahad:
How beautiful are lilies. See them raise
Their crowned heads like royalties above
Their lowlier fellows There's no king on earth
So simply all-sufictent to his life
AS these There is touch of God in them.
And along with Hovey's dramatic skill
in characterization, the fragments again
assure one of his lyrical skill, his song
power. But the dominant impression made
| by the book-the poetry and the notes as
WELLS conviction of architectural
power. AS Carlyle says Of Burns. he has
not warmth merely, but light as well;
| there is not merely strength of intellect
and Imagination. but also tineness. In the
| perfect articulation of many complex and
subtle parts in q large organism he
proves himself a great creative artist
| The Holy Graal' and the other poems
with 1t viii! not only accentuate the range
and masculine constructiveness of Hovey s
| gift, but In themselves will prove interest
ing documents for the theories of poetry
making.
LAuNCELOT AND GUENEVERE, a
| poem In dramas. l. The Quest Of
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Merlin. A masque. II. The Marriage
of Guenevere. A tragedy. III. The
Birth Of Galahad. romantic drama.
". Talieseu. A masque. By Richard
Hovey. New York: Duff1eld & Co.
ALONG THE TRAIL. BY Richard
Hovey. New York: Duffield & Co.
That Richard Hovey is coming into his
own this new edition Of his previously
published work Is some indication. Asso-
ciated with Bliss Carman IN the three
volumes Of the irresistible Songs of Vag-
abondia," which captured the public at
once by their lifting melody and spirit Of
cameraderie, there was danger that the
memory of Richard Hovey might be kept
fourishing only by college boys and alum
nj while singing his rolliclling Stein
Song" or by fraternal societies who
knew the bond of his Greek letter odes
But with the appreciatorS of true and
thoughtful poetry the lyrics of Along the
Trail and the power and dignity of his
earnest dramas have long been a posses
sion The clamor aoout his lighter poems
somewhat deadened the due fame of his
great work, but the music of the latter
| is steadily swelling. Hovey was so large
so national, SO cosmopolitan, so much a
poet for all the ages that the apprecia-
ton and just weighing Of his genuus
waits for time. When the sectionalism of
dil carrier AHlef7Can poetry Is remem-
bered, however great It's merit in humor
color and philosophy. however forceful in
Its immediate application, it's clever ade-
quacy to the occasion or its echoing of
the general common need, 1t is always re-
gretably to be acknowledged that even
with Lanier. Emerson. Longfellow and
Poe In mind, there was no TRULY great
American poet
Now. it is not considered the peculiar
infatuation of the poets friends to speak
of Hovey as the greatest poetic con-
sc1ousness that the country has pro-
duced Not potentially merely, for while
| his promise was stupendous, his per-
formed work was great and impressive.
In range of thought, in phiosophic grasp,
| in depth of passion. in mastery of tech
nique, in the unerring touch that defies
analysis, Hovey was unsurpas and in
melody, in vigorous comprehension of
human nature, in power to create beauty.
! he is alone. In Along the Trail his
lyric grace, his masculine optimsm h s
sincerity apparent. In an age of
doubt he stood confident and serene. His
broad catholic tolerance and deep. joyous
faith made him dependable leader, and
apart from his rich endowment as a man
and his complete and fitting qualities as
a poet. he had that rare intuition and
dramatic consciousness that made aim
! supreme interpreter of life.
From THE QUEST OF MERL-N.
Crd.-Sisters, how should mans eyes see the
Vodi
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WASHINGTON MAN, THE LATE RICHARD HOVEY,
NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS A GREAT POET

Verdande.-shadows Of clouds he scans on a
searCh!ess sea
skuld.-B.tween two 3eeps a film that shifts.
Verdande-
The shuttle flies. The noise Of men far of
Breaks family on our ears like distant surf
hear voice above the noisa of men,
Like birds thin Shrek shrilling DER the surf
The surf hooms on. The billows break and
And the gulrs cry dissolves into the wind
From THE MARRIAGE OF GUENEvERE.
(MOrgause has just denounced the guilty
Queen and LsuncelOt before the whole courtJ
Arthnr-My Launcelot, sit thou by my Queen.
This is my friend-through good Or III report
My friend. Who Injuries him by word or deed
Were 1t but the thin film OF idle breath
tl0uding the clear glass of his stainless soul
He Injuries me; and but that | am King
And may not. being the State more than myself
Joust Ike simple knight. and but that he,
Our stoutest arm most knlghtly heart
Needs not my lance to right him. l would slay
With mine hands the knave that did
him wrong. Turns to Gueneyere, who
rises.)
And thou. my noIte oueen,-If that I ever
By much f. sullying Of a thought
Dimmed the bright clarity of thine imaged white
Within my soul may Christ remember it
Against me at the Judgment!
advances and kisses her, then turns to
the others.
Good. my lords
Erase this most unnecessary scene
From your remembrance.
Launcelot (half aside, partly to Guenevere and
partly to HIMSELF
Be less k:ngly, Arthur
Or you will split my heart!-not with remorse-
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q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

that all the work at the school VIII have
been resumed and that fo- the next six
or seven months the schedule will b.
filed Perhaps, however ii would Ike
we'll at this time to call special attention
to series of talks on "COmpoSlt!0n.
which Mr Messer is giving on alt"rnat"
Thursday afternoons at 4.l5 o'clock, be-
cause they have not in tn past been suf-
fiCiently remarked or appreciated. To
those who are aXuerimontiug with pho
Biography or making study Of pictures
and yet a~e not enrolled as students theSn
talks should PROV most onlightaning and
TO such, it is und rstood they ar open.
Plans are being mad for three impor-
tant exhibitions which are to be held this
winter In tho C0rcoran Gallery of Art
The first is to consist of the work OF Nr
Joseph Lindon Smith, and is to omen in
the hemfcycle on December IS Mr.. Smith
who was born in Pawtuck t. II. l. and
IS a pupil of the Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, and the Jui an Academy I'm Paris
has made a speciality Of reproductions in
water Colors of antique works in scup-
tur2, and has spent much time in the east
in research and study Technically his
PAINTINGS are remarkable. and arCha"o-
rossnting the "Sarcophagus of Alex
anda~,' which was unrarthed near Sidon
In 1887, was purchased by the Corcoran
Gallery three years ago and another OF
an antique statue was presented to the
gallery by Mr. A. J. Parsons. Following
this "one-man show will come in the
same hall the annual exhibition o. the
Washington Water Color Club, which has
been 80 well timed this year that il will
be able to draw upon both the New York
and Philadelphia water color clubs eXhi-
billions. as wall as include the lest work
of the local painters. Again the trustees
nf the Corcoran Gallery have offered
nrizes Of so" and $50. respectively. to the
two mast mer,torious paintings shown in
this exhibition.
The third of the exhibitions referred to
will he made up of tapestries and Xtiles,
and is to he held about the mid9l" Of
February. under the auspices of the Ma
tional Society of tn" Fine Arts The Ros-
ton Museum of Fine Arts and certain pr
Vata collectors havn promised to lend eX-
hibits, and the indications are that this
will prove peculiarly interesting affair.
These, with special exhibition at the l..
hrary of Congress and Puzzle Library.
make promising prospect for the ap-
preaching winter.
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the trees arl AGAINST blue summer slly.
Both were extremely attractive.
Mr.. Bladen T. Snyder. whose work has
been shown from time 10 time in The l"eal
exhibit ous has taken this fall a studio
in the Octacon. where the American IHsJ-
tuta 81 Architects has its headquarters
Nj SNYDER studied some years ago IN
paris ard spent at lra~t a pert pf A win
ter IN Trlpo'i where he made on Wool
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Of rounding Days BY Mrs Flora
Adams Darling. Printed by Byron
S. Adams
The Identification of Mrs. Darling wit h
matters of patriotic and historical inter
st will add interest to the publication of
her Juno of sketches OF incidents In the
history of Virginia. Biography. verse and
historical records Will be found in the lit
tie volume
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BY taking counsel together and entering
into a common agreement the leading eX-
hibitions in the chief eastern cities Will
not conflict with one another this year.
hut form a continuous chain of interest
ing events The New York Water Color
Club opens It's eighteenth annual eXhibi-
ton in the Fine Arts Galleries. West 5Ith
street today. and closes It November "a
the Philadelphia Water Color Club, IN
conjunction with the Pennsylvania Acad-
my. opens its fifth annual exhibition IN
its home city on December 2. and closes
It December %. and the Washington
Water Color Club follows this the middle
Of January. This allows sufficient time
between each for the transfer Of exhibits
and permits artists to send their best
work to all three. In the same manner
an arrangement has been made by the
PENNSYLVANIA Academy and the New York
Academy through which each may select
from the others exhibit for subsequent
shOwS-the winter exhibition of the New
York Academy being scheduled for De-
cember II and January II. with the Penn
eyIvania's postponed until the last of
January. and the eighty-third annual In
New York appointed for March II. This
Is particularly favorable for the artists
and should help to unity public int rest,
but It may be somewhat deplOrad by
those persons who have made a practice
of timing a northern trip so that two i'm
p0rtant exhibitions could be taken in on
one circuit.
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and France. Mrs. Wellington has been
patriotcaliy devoting her attention TO the
churchly piles around which the history
and traditions of her own country clus
ter. The reader will find the study OF
the ecclesiastical landmarks of the United
States an unexpectedly Interesting and in
spirlng one
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hunk West ROIlnS. FUstON: L.ttI
Brown q Co.

Parents will welcome this pract cal vo.-
um" Of suggestions and Information re-
=arding the various cal!ags open to a
young man starting in life. They viii
iId data as to relative va'un Of more
urof- ssious than tha average man would
Evening star., 1907-11-02
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
USEFUL ARTS ROOM OPENED.
PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOKS.

The new useful ats room at the Public
Library has Just been opened. In it are
ehrlved on omen shelves books on business.
eurveying. general science. physics. me-
charifcs chemistry, geology, englneering.
agriculture. chemical technology, me-
chanlc trades. manufactures. printing,
binding decorative arts. etc. OF these
books many hava been purchased within
the last f7w months.
In this room ara kent also the current
ne iodfcale on these subjects, "a we'll as
tn hack nurh~rs and hound SITS. col
lection q" c~t7lo~u~s issu-d by manutac-
tl1ro-e has ben begun and already covers
wf6r variety Of subjects. 1t Will be en-
iargad to MT dnuauds
\ lfst oF r-c-rt purchases for the room
< avn1ndeG.
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QIIPS AND QUIDDITS. BY John u
Tabb. Boston: Small Maynard Il

In this volume the priest and poet
shows himself in the whimsical vein
which IS s. often the reverse side Of spir
itualty. The little verses are full of
play al humor and often full of wit. 1t
S rot always a delight to see a great
man at his pIay-but it is so here.
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TIE NEW RELIGION; a Mo

n NI0TT N11TI1Ns GIIn0r 0f
horothea.' New York Il. hppleton
& CO.
Everything is grist that comes to Mr..
Martens fction&l mill. In this case he
has inaugurated a crusade against the
modern craze for the pursuit of health
and its consequent fads and impostures.
The heroine, after spending vain years.
losing her home and home ties. in the at
tempt to be cured of an obscure disease,
comes at last to tho conclusion that there
are certain things that are ordained to be
and that she will, in wholesome activities.
sink, as far as may be, the bodily III. The
theme is prosaic enough but, under Mr.
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takes on quite surprising interest. The
exploitation of the various cures, which
affords the author opportunity for humor
and satire, viii awaken responsive amuse
rent in every one who IS keen enough to
have observed like instances in the cross
section of society with which he is ac-
Quainted.
THE ADvENTTRER. BY Lloyd Os-
bourne. author of Baby Bullet"
New York: D. Appleton * CO.
It often seems that there is no new ad-
venturous situation left for the ingenious
romance writer to discover, but the sUppo-
sit!on is as often refuted, In THE Ad-
venturer" the author has invented set
of circumstances that lead the reader
on from discovery to discovery with
sense of pleased surprise. The hero is
a manly, red-blooded fellow. and the hero
inc both brave and womanly. The strange
craft that IS Christened Fortuna" the
strange voyage that makes Kirk and
Vera felIow-traveers. and the strange
quest on which they and many others
are engaged, all make this one of the most
capital of modern stories of adventure.
The book has breeziness and a human
quality that are very appealing The
character of Kttredge. the novelist, with
its suggestion Of one of the most popular
Of modern authors, is an admirable bit of
character work
THE BEST MAN. BY Haroli Mac
Grath, author of The Man on the
Box" With illustrations by VIII
CRETE. Decorations by Franklin
Booth. indianapolis: The Eobbs-
Merrill Company.
This IS a collection of characteristic
stories by a popular author which takes
its name from the title of the first sketch
of the collection. This tale shows a GER
tain ingenuity of plot. but The Advent of
Mr. 'Shifty' Sullivan Will find more ad-
mirers.
THE NEW MISSIONER. BY Mrs Will
son Woodrow, author of The Bird
of Time New York: The Mcclure
Company. Washington: Woodward
& IOthTOp.
Mrs. Woodrow has created a new local
ity and a NV local color, The group of
Us Girls''-sometimes known as us
Ladies"-ts a remarkable piece of genre
painting. The missioner" herself sym
pathetic as the character Is, is not as fin
a bit of portraitur9. 1t IS more subjective
and hence less vivid. Nor is the book as
satlsfac ctory as novel as it was as a sue
cession of short stories However, it is a
fine picture OF western life from a differ
ent viewpoint than the one usually seen
HISTORIC CHURCHES OF AMERICA.
By Nellie Urner Wallington With
an Introduction by Edward Everett
Hale. New York: Duffeld & Co.
While travelling America has been max
ing cathedral pilgrimages over England
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.- a. .aa,rs are bound TO disagree. But
.N I.t'.g. It = SAT" to say, the little story
viii com. as something with a sweet
E.w favor.
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Natural Resources.

Pinchot, Clifford Use Of the National Forests.
1907. RI -E6Iu.
Toothaker c. Il. Commercial Raw Materials;
their origin. preparation aud r05 R
TflTc.
Wright. Elizur. Ezw Wri@ht's Appeal for
the Niddlesry FEELS aud the Forests. with
sketch Of what he did for both. 1904. RI
W334ap.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.
BOOK oE AMERICAN HuMoR; Ners

Prose. Two volumes Collection of
humorous work of best known
American writers. New York: Duff
field & Co
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pHE TENTS OF VICkEDNE~S.

NTIF.-I-l '|IIF-- M y, tIU TIIIII u
"Eut,eigc." New York. -. Appleton
& co.
\ defense, or, more properly, an eXaita-
tiou Of Roman Catholic sm IS the theme
Of this book. With this statement. It
must yet be remarked that the story is
marked by a clear treatment of certain
pt ases of tn religious lie of today. The
view of New York lfe while 1t is one
sided is yet vividIy presented. While
d;dactic in purpose The Tents of Wick
edness" does not convey the impression
Of didacricism. 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
inatiun.
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The question of the tariff on art has
been opened again by the American FreH
Art League on account of the pending
sale of the AshburtOn collection in Lon
don This collection contains many e.
ceedingly valuable paintings which would
be enviabla possessions for nation. as
well as an individual. but to procure them
a citizen of the United Stats must paw
90 p"r cent morn than the Citiz n of any
other country. on account OF the customs
laws. Germany. France Sweden - IN
mark. Austria. Russia. Spain and Italy
will all. it is said. regard those WnO pUr-
chase these paintings and bring thar1
home as bon"factors, and thr last two
countries named will prohibit their nXpor-
tation after thay have been brought an.
And yet not one of The countries Of tn"
old world is so much IN need of such
works of art as America. Il is inNOsSih!'
to obtain the mass of great works ass NJ
bled In great foreign galleries and it Is
steadily growing NOR difficult to obtain
single good examples. Ev0n thesr, how
eyer. are being kapt out Th' r'mark Of
a French merchant who roc antly visited
a large American textile factory and was
asked what he thought of the prospects
of this branch Of orr trada, is given IN
the current number of tn" Century MaP2-
zine and bears upon this matter. "T0u
will never ha Formidable in the MARKETS
Of Europe" he said. until You cease to
copy French designs. and this YOU will
never do until YOU have fro art" Ger
tainly there is no time to be wasted.
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Under The CONVICTION that the road e
holiness Is the road to happiness
Mrs. Schuyler Fas written & book
that will carry messages Of inspira-
ton and cheer to many. Why We Be
leve the bible" "CheerfUlress. ." What
Christmas Means to You and Ne Sun
shiny Christians hese are a few OF the
headings under which the author has
grouped together her thoughts.
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crucial topics: Boarding or Keeping
House" The Wife's Allowance" Swap
ping Troubles" Should Women Work ."
and the Ike. Thoroughly practical ideas
are expressed in idiomatic. terse English.
Evening star., 1907-11-02

The use of iron for ornamental pur-
poses has It would seem, been far from
generally comprehended. That it is not
only an adaptable material but peculiarly
appropriate undar certain conditions for
interior usa has boon lately demonstrated
by Mr. Bedford Brown Of this city. who
has utilized 1t in a halustrada for fight
OF stairs loading from tn" "n'ranc" hal'
to the main floor Of a handsome priva e.
residence His design is SimnlH vt srf-
fci"ntly ornata to possess 'color' and
richness Heavy enough 20 accord with
the material with which il is immediately
contrasted it is still li@ht enough 10 h"
truly decorative. Without being intrusive
it permits and rewards careful Inspection
In such application OF design thor is
much opportunity for tho manifestation
of art knowledge and feeling.
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Two recent water colors by Mrs E. +.
Andrews were to be seen this week in the
library of the Corcoran Gallery, whero
they paused in transit, probably between
the framemaker's and thu artists hOGlN.
Both were outdoor sketches made last
summer at Woods Hole. Mass, whore
Mrs. Andrews had for several months a
cottage. and possessed the fr 'shn SIS.
vigor and strength of color which has
always characterized her work. Ona
showed a steep path leading over a hill
lock and another little house set among
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HISTORIC CHURCHES OF AMERICA,

BY Nellie Urner Wallington With
an introduction by Edward Everett
Hale. New York: Duffleld & Co.
While travelling America has been max
ing cathedral pilgrimages over England
Evening star., 1907-11-02

YOU AND sOME OTHERS. AS

nails. author of 'Miserere." Ne
York: Funk e Wagnalls Compar
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gan. author of Literary Side of the
Presidents New York: Paul Elder
&, Co.
In this compilation the editor has gath
cred together, from various sources
anecdotes, witty sayings, bright repartees
sparkling rejoinders, slips of the tongue
made and told by men and women who's
nam s are as familiar as household
words
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A portrait Of William NJ Chase, painted
by his pupil Eugene Paul Tlman, has
lust been purchased by the French gov
ernment for the Luxembourg Gallery
AS the American Art News has said. this
is a double compliment to American art.
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Merlin. A masque. II. The Marriage |
of Guenevere. A tragedy. III. The |
Birth of Galahad. A romantic drama. !
~. Talieseu. A masque. By Richard |
Hovey New York: DuffielJ s. Co.
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Greene Foster. Decorations by vii
Jenkins. New York: Paul Elder &
Co.
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THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS. Bv NJ

Van koert Schuyler. New York
Doubleday Page e Co
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THE NEW WISSIONF
DUuI Nt, author OF Ba I
New York: D. Apnleton

son Woodrow, author of The Bird
of Time New York: The Mcclure
Company. Washington: Woodward
e T,OthTop
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nance. BY Z. w. Jennings. New
York. Brentanos
This is a 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