Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04

fishing Company.
p p r. PRESBREY is still sufficient
~ ~ ~ Washingtonian to ma Ike
AH all that ne writes of interest
to residents of this city, among
whom he has many warm
personal friends. He appears before
them nov as European motorist and
author. and the book in which he tells
of his experiences abroad in a high
power car with Mrs. Presbrey and
friends. is a deligh.- bit of reading. and
should furnish inspiration as we'll, to
Americans with the time and means for
such a trip. His practical suggestions
are of great value TO the would-be tour
list by road. and If followed will ease the
way materially and render motoring
experiences. "!As We drew up TO the
hotel at Southampton, he writes, we
realized that our tour was at an end.
but felt that years could not obliterate
the memories of the pleasures We had en-
joyed.' That tour had covered several
hundred miles In France the motorists
had started from Havre. and following
the coast to Dives. by way of Rouen. had
passed through Caen BayeuX. COutanceS,
and thence to Mount ST. Michel and St.
Malo.. Then the line cut across Brittany.
through Oman and Rennes to Vannes and
Carnac. Then turning down to Nantes
Tours at which point they made a swing
off into Touraine to visit Loches and
Chenonceaux. Then resuming the river
line the tourists went on to Orleans and
thence up through Fontainebleaux ana
Versailles to Paris. After some days in
Paris they struck north to Boulogne and
across the channel to Folkestone. From
Folkestone Mr.. Presbrey and his party
VENT up to London and then worked
rorthward through Stamford. Newark.
York. Newcastle and Berwick to Edin-
h:rch. going on to Perth and reaching
= farthest north at Inverness. They
''en followed the Scotch coast down
Trough the most charming portion of
'ur western country. crossing to Ireland
al ~'ranraer. working no the Irish shore
- Giants Causeway. and back to Belfast
..", her down to Dublin. where they took
boa; TO Holyheed. and passing through
mort ern Wales visited Chester. Man.
ia IS ter. Buxton. Derby. Leicester. Rugby.
STAFFORD. Oxford. Winchester and finally
southampton. where they took steamer
frr home
ar. Presbrey tells the story in a de-
'isri'tful style Of intimately acouainting
lis reader with the practical details and
- humorous incidents Of the road. AL
tfr9gh he went over Well-traveled routes
y, Nv much that was different from the
"SC"i tourists experiences. and he inter-
Stei IS his volume with numerous illus
fr,tians that are in themselves a treat to
the eve and suggestion of the joys that
a'"'t the observant traveller.
TIE LADY IN THE CAR. BY William
~Ie QueuX. author of THE Counts
Chauffeur" Philadelphia: j. B. Lip
pincott Company.
Mr.. LIE Queux has dealt so long and
freely in fiction with affairs of European
royalty that this volume of short stories
relating to the adventures of gentleman
thief is somewhat of surprise to the ad-
mirers of his work. The clever young
man. who poses as a German prince In
his society moves in England and who
Is the leader Of a daring band Of swindlers,
burglars. confidence men and bunco steer
eds Is altogether engaging character.
ana the author. who dearly loves mystery
al has way of dishinE it up in the
most palatable style. handles the situa-
lions attractively. The book makes ex-
strain upon the credulity.
STORIES NEW AND OLD, Typical
American and English Tales Sc
.lected with introduction BY Hamil-
ton Wright Mabie, author of my
Study Fire" New York: The Mac
milan Company. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
Mr.. Mabies Judgment in selection Of
materials of which this volume Is COM
posed is probably as sound as is to be
found on this side of the Atlantic. He
presents as typical tales in the short-story
form. ten works as follows: Peter Rugg
the Missing Man. by William Austin
DIR. Marigold's Prescription by Charles
Dickens: "Kab and His Friends" by John
Brown D.; Ethan Brand" by Nathaniel
Hawthorne: THE Pit and the Pendulum -
by Edgar Allan Poe; will O. the MILL
by Robert Louis Stevenson: THE Mar
quis Jeanne Hyacinth st. Palaye." by ].
Henry Shorthouse: quite So by Thomas
Bailey -Aldrich: king Solomon of Ken
lucky" by James Lane Allen: 1.-THE Game
and the Nation" by Owen Wister.
In his Introduction Mr.. Mabie speaks of
the antiquity of the shOrt-story form and
of the high requirements which it puts
upon the author. 1t is vitalized language
when at its best. Mr.. Mabie says that
the short story. though told from the be-
ginning OF history. was told perfectly for
tn. first time only after Poe and Haw-
thorne had revealed Its unsupported
capacity a record of many-sided mod
ern life. Students of fiction whether
preparing themselves for creative work
will find in this volume much of value to
them.
WORK AND HABITS. BY Albert J.
Beveridge. United States Senator
from Indiana. author % The Bible
as Good Reading" Philadelphia :
Henry A1temus Company.
Senator Beveridge attacks all subjects
with the vigor of his pronounced char
acter. and in his incisive style he puts
in this little volume several important
truths before the young men Of America
which deserve to be widely promulgated.
I'm his essay on The Vicious Fear of
Losing the author aims at what he con-
CeiveS TO he one of the most deplorable
features of modern life. the compromise
demanding desire to win at all hazards.
to he on the victorious side regardless Of
principles. His book is punctuated with
specific incidents drawn from his own
experiences in public life. and those who
read between the lines will see how freely
he has drawn from the records to en-
phasize his propositions.
JULES DIARY; Personal Record
Boston: John W. Luce & Co
There is an appealing love story in the
pages of this diary touching upon the
life of the Danish people of today. There
is none of the real genius of Marie Bias
kertsief ihthis story. Yet here and there
IT rises 10 height rarely attained. Its
anonymity is attractive and subtly sug-
gests genuneness. More likely. however.