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unpleasant physical combat. much of the
brutal fighting of that period and Of the
high. unlicensed living of courts. But
there is also a subtle psychological quality
about the story which compelS attention
even wien the interest may flag under
the onrush of military maneuvers. In
Retz a character appears of fascinating
quality. He is the master of men. the
winner OF women's hearts. unconsciona-
bile in details when his mind is fixed upon
the great objects. A mysterious element
enters into the tale of the secret organ
ization headed by Count Grunwald. the
precise nature of which is not disclosed,
but it is evidently of a character in keep
ing with the grim forces that pulsated
through Europe at that period.
PERSIA; the Awakening East. BY w.
p. Cresson, F.R.G.S.. etc. Illustra-
tions from photographs Philadel-
phia: j. b. Lippincott Company.
Just al present Persia Is land of great
interest to observers Of political events
in the old world. Some people think
that at Teheran center forces making
for general realignment of the powers
The shah faces revolt in his own king
dom. and is a the same time subject to
virtually dual suzeraiHty with England
and Russia dividing his territories as re-
CARDS Influence" while his finances are
being carefully managed by outside in
terests. Conditions in Persia. indeed,
threaten an outbreak in the near future
and all reliable materials relating to that
part of the world are Of especial impor-
tance and interest just now. Mr.. Cresson,
who is we'll known in Washington as
clubman and traveller paid a visit to the
Persian capital some time ago and now
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father and mother have lived is no

father and mother have lived is no real
life.
1t is possible that in the translation the
book has lost something of the sugges-
ton which would make clear the pro-
longed allegory 1t would seem that
plain the occasional obscurity which blurs
what is manifestly both pregnant and
subtle. Even though the book lacks
something of the crystalline simplicity
which makes luminous the depth of feel
ing In Carl Ewald's My Little Boy
there is enough expression of the difficult
ties that beset the modern man and
woman to set the reader to thinking more
earnestly than is his won't
A MAN OF GENIUS; Story of the
Judgment of Paris. By NJ P Will
cocks. author of The Wingless Vic
tory etc. New York: John Lane
Company.
If genius is always as irresponsible
and selfish and frail as Ambrose Velly it
is better that the ajority Of successful
men are merely blessed with talents. This
shire farmer. possessed great gifts which
eventually won for him wide recognition
as a great architect. Two women loved
him and in his way he loved them both.
He chose the wrong one. just she chose
the wrong man of the two who loved her.
1t will be seen that Mr.. Wilcocks has
supplied himself with a complex senti-
mental situation and he has undenia bly,
worked ii out artistically and with deep
insight into the feminine character. This
is a story of woman's sacrifice and of
mans selishness. Yet counterbalancing
Velly's complacent acceptance of the
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relates his experiences and sets forth
the results of his observations in
volume at once attractive and valuable.
He went with. an open mind and saw
clearly His book is not ponderously
political but appeals to the general read
interest in the affairs of the nearer east.
His adventures on the road and in the
cities are graphically set forth with
humorous touches such as perhaps only
the American is capable of giving TO a
serious book of travel. Judging from
Mr. CreSsons adventures. journey to
Teheran. while replete With stirring incl
dents. could not be recommended as
pleasure excursion. The Illustrations
are of very original sources and add rich
iy to the interest Of the volume.
THE VOICE OF THE CITY; Further
Stories Of the Four Million. BY ..
Henry author of 'CabbageS and
Kings" New York: The Mcclure
Company Washington: Woodward
& LothrOp.
Few readers know New York as we'll as
Mr. Porter-who is more Familiarity
known to the reading world as o. Henry.
But in addition to his knowledge of the
metropolis, he possesses a delicoUsly
humorous style and a dramatic quality
rendering all his little tales of city life
attractive and suggestive. He findsi
romances in all hooks and corners. and
he meets characters in every walk Of lifei
He makes the corner grocery yield its
need of fiction as we'll as the crowded
tenement and the jostling throngs of the
great thoroughfares. In THE Voice of
the CITY, he hears many notes of pain.
pleasure, ambition, disappointment petty
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pride. avarice. indeed commanding the
entire range of humanity.

pride. avarce. indeed commanding the
entire range of humanity.
THE LURE OF THE MASK. Ey Harold
MacGrath. Illustrations by Harrison
Fisher and Karl Anderson. Indian
apoliS: The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
Mr.. MacGratf's fordness for the mys-
FERROUS. strongly aided by his graceful
narrative style. evolves another story of
distinct charm and pel!ng power.
When john Hiflard hears through his
open window one unduly warm night in
January the trained voice of a woman
singing in the streets. there starts a Sit
uation which leads the ordinary placid
cubnlan through many channels of adj
venture even so far afield as Venice and
Monte Carlo. The story is too good to
be even outlined here. II may be little
fanciful at times. but the fascination OF
the beautiful woman in a mask whose
voice first StirS Hillard out of his bachelor
calm is too great to be resisted by any
reader who opens the first pages. Posi-
bly, the character of Kitty killegrew
might he improved in spots by showing
more fidelity to the stage type. but as
she stands she is altogether adorable.
The lady in the mask manages her OWE
little stage with splendid skill and COM
mands the situation from start to finish.
Of course the love chase ends as happily
as Mr.. MacGrath always prefers his mar
ratives to conclude.
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-HE announcement that to Paul
Wayland Bartlett has been
given the commission for the
sculpture for the pediment of
the House of Representatives
uing of the Capitol has been greeted with
great satisfaction Mr. Bartlett has al
ready much distinguished work to his
credit. and of his ability to successfully
carry out this commission there Is no
question. OF him an eminent colleague
has said: HE will always give us GOOD
sculpture. His art Is essentially monu-
mental. with happy balance between
the austere and the more picturesque OF
plastic tendencies; it may. indeed. be
characterized as a union of the better
qualities of the two. He conceives things
simply and fundamentally: he gives them
form in legitimate sculptural terms. and
to these rare virtues he adds the more
intimate charm of a delightfully."- varied
vet unobtrusive technic. No man Is
better equipped for his work than is MIR.
Bartlett, and we have the right to expect
from him works of pre-eminent value
This is high praise, but it is not extrava-
CANT.
Paul Wayland Bartlett was born in New
Haven. Conn, in 1863. the son or truman
II. Bartlett, a sculptor and art critic.
When but lad his home was removed
to Paris and at the early age of hfteen
he entered the Ecole des BeauX Arts ana
began his professional studies. Cndoubt-
eddy he was encouraged in his work by
his parents. but he has at no time been
an idler At the same time he was study
ing in the school he found opportunity 10
take a course in animal sculpture under
NJ. Frenfie;. at the Jardin des Plantes.
and therein gained considerable pro
fciency-suffcient in fact. to enable him
to serve as an animal specialist in the
studios of other sculptors and thus earn
enough money to carry on his own
studies. Here and there in Paris can be
pointed out beasts in bronze which he
modelled during this period. One of the
first of his original works was the DO
hemian Bear Trainer" begun while he
was still at school which is now in the
Metropolitan Museum. New York. This
was followed by the Ghost Dancer.
gruesome but impressive little figure,
showing rema rkable mastery Of material
and skill in modelling. and after this.
though not Immediately. the two splendid
figures In the rotunda of the Library of
Congress. michael Angelo and 'Colum-
bus" In 1900 Mr.. Bartlett me deled the
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90 z.|IN TIE REALM FZIITERAIURE AND -ARIzzzs9G

fes or Of English in the University
of Missouri. now professor OF Latin
in Randolph Macon college author
Of An Historical Stddy Of the O.
vowel IN English. New York and
Washington: The Nelle Publishing
Company.
THE HEAVENLY LIFE. Ey James Al
len. author OF AS a Nan Thinketh."
New York: X. F. Fenro & Co.
UNIVERSAL PEACE. Ev Victor Hugo
Duras. LIB. LIN. Del. MDip.
New York: Broadway Publishing
Company.
THE ART OF SINGING AND VOCAL
DEFAMATION. By Charles SAINT
ley. New York: The Macmillan Com
pany. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, an Outline and
Source Book. BY Edward Alsworth
Ross. professor of sociology in the
University of Wisconsin. author OF
Social Control New York: The
Macmillan Company. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
JAPANESE FOLK STORIES AND
FAIRY TALES. BY Mary F Nixon
Roulet author Of With Pessimist
I'm Spain" New York. Cincinnati and
Chicago: American Book Company.
THE REAL BRYAN; being Extracts
From the Speeches aud Writings OF
"A Well Rounded Man" Compiled
by Richard l.. Metcalfe. Des Moines
Iowa: Personal Help Publishing
Company.
A COUNTERFEIT CITIZEN. BY Sam
Scudder. New York: Broadway Pub
fishing Company.
THE WITCHCRAFT DELUsION IN
COLONIAL CONNECTICUT. I847-
1897. BY John NJ Taylor author Of
MACMILLAN and Carlotta. Story OF
Imperialism" New York: The Graf
ton Press.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EUROPE. By
Joseph Whitman Bailey. author OF
The St John River" New York:
The Grafton Press
THE CHURCH AND MODERN LIFE.
BY Washington GLADDEN.. Boston and
New York: Houghton. Mifiin & Co
THE sCARECROW, or. The Glass OF
Truth A Tragedy of the Ludicrous
By Percy Mackaye. New York: The
Macmillan Company. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
RETRIEvAL AT PANAMA. BY Linden
w Bates. member OF Institute OF
Naval Architects. etc. author OF
Project for Panama Canal" New
York. The Technical Literature
Company.
VITALITY, FASTING AND NUTRI-
TIONy a Physiological Study OF the
Curative Power of Fasting together
WIN a new theory or Tie Relation OF
Food to Human Vitality. BY Here
ward Darlington member of the
council of the American Institute for
Scientific Research. Introduction by
A. Rabagliati, MA. MD, FRC.S.
New York: Rebman Company
THE DESTROYERS. BY John F. Carter,
Jr. New York and Washington: The
Neale Publishing Company.
BETTY PEMBROKE. BY Elizabeth
Lakewood Hancock. New York and
Washington: The Neaie Publishing
Company.
MYTHS ABOUT MONARCHS. By Han
sard Watt. author of Home Made
History" New York: Dodd Mead d.
Co. Washington: Brentanos.
LYRICS AND LANDSCAPES. By Har-
rison s Morris. New York: The Gen.
fury Company.
THE HUMANISTS' LIBRARY. Edited
by Lewis Einstein. I-ERASMCS
AGAINST WAR. Introduction by j.
w. Mackail. Boston: The Merry
mount Press.
THE HUMANISTS' LIBRARY. Edited
by Lewis Einstein III-PETRARCH
AND THE ANCIENT WORLD. BY
Pierre de Nolhac. Boston: Tie
Merrymount Press.
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whereas the second will be awarded to an
Irish American through competition. Mr..
Niehaus is also a sculptor of dstlnctlon,
in the merit of whose work one can feel a
mann statue in this city. the Garfield In
Cincinnati. the Mckinley at Canton. In
the rotunda of the Library of Congress
are his Moses" and "Gibbon," in the
statuary hall at the Capitol his Garfield
and Ingalls, and in the Corcoran Gallery
his model for an equestrian statue of Gen.
Grant. The st. Louis at the Louisiana
purchase exposition. which has since been
cast in bronze by the city of St. Louis
was his. and many fine portrait busts
orig nal. but he emulates the BEST his
are thoroughly sculptural.
and If he does not render them lovingly
he at least does them well. His work
may not awaken emotion. but 1t is sound
dgnified and substantially good. and this
is more than a little. AS yet no sites have
been selected for these monuments Or
their character determined. The sugges-
ton has been made that the John Paul
Jones should be placed in the grounds of
the naval observatory and the Barry in
Franklin Square. but it has been strongly
urged that both should be given positions
on the plaza of the new Union station
where the Columbus is to be centrally
located This is at present under advise
ment.
There is every prospect now that a
large part Of the Saint-Gaudens eXhi-
bition which has been held in the Met
ropolitan Museum. New York, will be
brought here next winter and shown
in the Corcoran Gallery at the time of
the large bi-annual exhibition of con-
temporary American paintings. Mrs.
Saint-Gaudens has consented to having
the casts which she owns shown in this
city. the committee who organized the
exhibition has promised to loan the
casts which it had made and private
collectors have been equally generous.
The American Institute o. Architects
is fathering the scheme. and the Cor
coran Gallery is heartily cooperating.
The cost Of transporta ton, installation.
ard SO forth. is to be raised by private
subscription. and at present about half
of the required amount is in hand. AS
Mrs Saint-Gaudens is unwilling to have
the casts exhibited repeatedly. or. in
fact. more than this once again. 1T will
be impossible to assemble this exhi-
bition a. any future time, and the privi-
leRe Of holding it here IN conjunction
with the exhibition of paintings. and in
SO excellent a hall as the atrium Of the
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Millions romances had its beginning when,
in 1643, he married Mary Powell.
She left him in Il few weeks. and though
they were subsequently reconciled Milton
found in his experiences with her the in
SEPARATION for no less than four treatises
on divorce.
His second wife. whom he married in
1856 was a daughter of Capt. Woodcock
of Hackney. This was the real love cpl
sode of the poet. and he loved her ardent
ly. But after only two years in this bliss
full condition the poet was left widower
again.
Sightless, He Does Best Work.
Milton has forever enshrined the mem
DRY of this wife in a tender and beautiful
sonnet. and as the 300th anniversary of
the birth OF the poet is also the 250th an
niversary of the death of his most loved
wife, a day will also be devoted to her
memory in the exercises at Cambridge.
Tnceasing study began to affect the
eYeSignt of the poet as early as 1910. The
science of that day had not advanced to
its present skill. and when in 1854 Milton
became totally blind the fact that he was
one CT the most famous men in the world
brought him TO help. Nothing was left
but to reconcile himself to being sightleSs
for the remainder of his life. But this
did rot mean that his pen was destined
10 ne lald ASIDE Inough he himself could
not WELD il. the poet had two daughters
who were to be his eyes. and to them he
dictated his masterpiece. Paradise Lost -
The poem was published in 1867 and it
is an interesting commentary on prices
that Milton received five pounds from his
publisher and the promise of five pounds
more when the sales should have passed
1909
The tor part of paradise Lost"
was penned in a house in Artillery Walk
l.uEoun liter the restoration, Milton.
obnoxious he to the reigning
power. had retired here with his third
wife. Eliza beth Minshull. After writing
his ''iiistory of England and Paradise
Regained." the poet died in 1874. and was
buried in ST. Giles Church, London.
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in quick numbers "Comus' "Lyciuas,
"Arcades." 'L'Allegro," III Penseroso,"
all according to the custom of the time
taking titles from the Latin.
On the death of his mother in 1851 Mil
ton, to divert his mind. determined to take
a tour of Europe which should give him
some knowledge Of the world.
Already. even at this early stage of his
career. his fame had spread sufficiently
to make him a figure of importance among
men of letters. and he was welcomed with
great Difference IN Italy by Grotius and
Calico.
Returning to England in 1911. he became
embroiled in the great debates OF that
day. which was seeing the approach of
the violent stages of the struggle between
the Puritans and the royalists.
Milton cast the great power of his pen
with the Puritan cause and turned loose
a number of mighty paperS-'Of RcfOrma-
ton The Reason of Church Govern
ment Urged Against Prelacy." ''Prelati-
cal Episcopacy and An Apology for
Smectymnuus.
Reward for Political Writing.
AS a reward, after the execution of
Charles had placed Cromwell in absolute
power a place was made for Milton as
Latin secretary to the council of state.
He speedily made the position one OF
first importance. and it was a favorite
figure of the day to say that Millions pen
was more terrible than Cromwells sword.
In "Eikonoklastes' he made a savage
but effective reply to the famous "Eikon
Basilike" and in his Pro Populo Angli-
cano Dafensio'' he assailed his opponent
claude de Saumaire, better known as
Salmasius. with such a storm of abuse
and elouuence that the latter, who died at
Sra in 1858. is actually believed to have
lost his life from the chagrin he expert
enced in his complete rout. At any rate.
yh1 u-.ac furious
fighters. always gave himself credit for
having killed his man by his article. and
never regretted the fact. for he honestly
held that a man with the beliefs of Sau-
MARIE was an enemy to the nation.
Ten years before this time the first of
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POET Was Born in Lon
don Three Centuries Ago
This Month-For the Last
Six Months England Has
Been Preparing to Fittingly
Celebrate the Event-Relics,
Manuscripts and Portraits of
the Poet Have Been Assem-
bled and Will Be Displayed
in the Library at Cambridge
The Celebration Will Cen
ter About London, the Poets
.. Birthplace, and Cambridge,
; the Scene of His Academic
Training-In the First Week
of July Fellows of Christ's
College, Cambridge, Will
Give a Reception to Fore
most Men of Letters From
All Over the World, and as
a Special Feature Will
Perform Millions Famous
Masque "Comus."
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Corcoran Gallery. is very great Mr..
Glenn Brown, secretary of the American
Institute of Architects. the OctaSon,
has the arrangements for the exhibition
in charge.
Already many plans are being made
for next winter, and an interesting pro-
gram of events is being laid out. The
Corcoran Gallery's exhibition opens De-
cember I. and ten days later the Ameri-
can Institute OF Architects holds it's
annual convention in this city. Later in
the twinter-probably IN january
convention of artists and iaymen repre-
senting the art organizations of this
country will probably meet here with
the object of forming national fine
arts federation, in addition to which
there will be the usual round of special
exhibitions.
Closer at hand, however and of more
immediate interest, is the promise of an
exhibition of d. Y. Gamer ms etchings.
which is to be held comparatively soon
at the Library of Congress under the
direction of the print division This is
a collection which was shown in April
at the Grolier Club. New York. and is
largely composed of prints which Mr..
Cameron himself lent. and which were
sent from Scotland. AS Mr.. Cameron is
to be numbered among the greatest liv-
ing etchers and his works possess the
utmost charm both for connoisseurs
and laymen, this will indeed prove a
rare delight.
A majority of the local studies are al
ready deserted and others are fast being
closed Miss Mueden sailed today for
France, where she expects to spend the
entire summer. and in a fortnight or more
Mr.. Moser will leave for Cornwall. Conn.
which he intends to make his headquar-
tiers for the vacation months.
The Aquarelle Club under Mr.. James
Henry Moser's guidance has made four
or five excursions into the country since
the Corcoran school closed for the puT-
pose of outdoor sketching. Once Great
Falls was the chosen destination; Twice
Twin Oaks. Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard's sub
urban home. and once or more BenninS
Heights. Zach time it has meant Waoie
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Humor and Health.

From the Lady : fictor!aI
There is nothing liEe sense CT humor
to k ep one in good l. alth. :aHs a m 4di:6 al
cont onpC rary. 5u; Il Wcuid be Wei ne"
we been told at TIC sam time low thi
excellent sill is 70 he acquired. Could
anything b. E0:e tan;Il zinS tan TO
know how 10 cur CT 8 III. ard yet be I'M
adj TO grasp a. III. II ans?
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afternoon and evening. a late picnic sup
per and a fair showing OF good sketches
in black and white and color. Member
ship in this club is Only accorded adj
vanced students. in a measure is made
reward of merit. 1t is one of the
coveted privileges of local art student life.
From out-cftoWnS news comes occa-
sionally albert erstwhile local artists. The
current issue OF the International Studio
mentions favorably metal work and jew
cry. which is being produced by Miss Viz
g;nia Senseney, in collaboration with her
brother George Senseney. the etcher Who
was formerly pupil of the late Howard
Helmick and the Corcoran school, and
states that because of its charm both
in design and execution, il is in constant
demand.
Il
local artist. is at London at present, and
on the Sd of July viii! open there In the
Modern Gallery an exhibition of her paint
lngS IL pastel.
x
Quite a number of Americans are hold
ing exhibitions in London now At the
Carfax Gallery Sargent is showing d col
lection of his water colors: at Council a.
Sons some of Johanser's landscapes are
to be seen. and al Dunthorne's, in NiSo
street. a collection of Miss Laura Combs
Hills miniatures are attracting much at
,ention LIE. IA MECHLIN.
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In a venerable, musty old book the entry
of his name can still be found. and the
precious tome will be on exhibition in the
Cambridge Library during the time of the
celebration. This entry shows that John
Milton enrolled himself a student on
February II, 1924.
Adopts Literature as Life Work.
After most distinguished career at
Cambridge Milton took his degree. 1t had
been his plan to devote himself to divinity
or law but his course at college convinced
him that this would be an error, and that
his true success in life would be from let
tiers.
This decision involved financial sacri-
fee, for literature then offered no great
rewards.
Leaving Cambridge in 1852. Milton went
to live at his fathers house at Horton, In
Buckinghamshire.
Here. In complete serenity of mind and
position he gave himself up to the joys
Of composition, and from his pen flowed