Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12


century. Mr.. Nevill sets forth first the
state of the society at that time and next
the men who were engaged in catering
to the 10y, love Of the artists The ~9 hs
most important French engravings exc
cuted in the eighteenth century. with
notes on their various states. This in it
self is q valuable guide for those who
seek to assemble representative examp eS
of this now almost lost art. The period
when this art flourished at its height was
marked by the widest license and neces-
sarily the plates reflect the state of So
ciety Some of them are not reproducible
at present but they are to be studied as
examples Of high degree of human skill
The examples given in this work range
throughout the various schools Of engrav-
ing. being admirable reproductions. some
from the originals and some from en-
cravings of the originals.
SALTHAvEN. BY W. W. Jacobs. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Brentano's.
One impression gained from reading this
book is that the author must have enjoyed
writing it. There is much honest fun
in every chapter; SO many ludicrous twists
and turns to love story that is really de-
lightful: many ludicrous twists and
turns to other love stories not so romantic
but far more hilarious. that Mr.. Jacobs
must have chuckled over his creations be-
lore he gave the publlc chance 10
chuckle with him.
Salthaven has a background Of an
chored ships. with a sea beyond to the
sky line. There Is rich shipowner with
proud ideas as to a matrimonial alliance
for his only son. but. unfortunately for his
side of the story, the on son has matri-
monial ideas that are invincibly his own.
1t is the conflict of these ideas, with the
author working for youth and love. that
makes the plot. And the plot requires for
RI
There is. for instance. Capt. Trimblett.
whose troubles are represented as a wild
ow. of whom he tries to beware. but who
arranges his climax for him, is the
way of widows. Then there is the cap
tain's bo'sun. whose troubles revolve
around an engagement ring and whose
Miss Rosa Jelks, housemaid by profess
sion. dresses her hair "in style which
owed something to fashion paper and
something to her lack of taste" Joan
Hartley. a breezi,y independent contrast
to her father. the shipping clerk. makes
the reader understand young Robert Wy
ners insistent idea on the subject of mat
rimony. and there is a vice-heroine. as 1t
were. i'm patient Miss Willett who has
fine old matchmaking ma. Young Bassett
is such a precociOusly good clerk: SO faith
full stud:ouS, so altogether preterna-
turaly in his virtues. that the reader fol-
lows him anxiously to the last chapter for
fear it will find him in prison after the
fashion of other types of his kind But
Bassett keeps flaw ess to the end. For in
teresting fillers-in there are fine sailor
men who carry. with them briny whiffs Of
the sea: patches of lovers. mostly i'm the
wake of Miss Jelks. and a flock Of callow
Tr!mbletts that include twins: one with
red hair and the other with a sweet dispo-
stion. And when all these people have
rollicked through their shares in the plot
the reader closes the book with a convic
ton that it is a. great thing to be abe to
write a story like Salthaven.
HOME AGAIN WITH ME-. BY James
Whitcomb Riley. Drawings by How
ard Chandler Christy Decorations
by Franklin Booth. Indianapolis:
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
The combination of Ri'ey and Christy is
irresistibly effective. In this. the latest
poem by the Hoosier bard. is told in his in
imita bic verse the story of a farm girls ro-
nance in the words of her father. 1t is
sweet wholesome tale and Mr.. Christy's
full-page illustrations present the story al
most without the need of text. The
strong father love of the old farmer who
relates his girls experiences is pathet-
ica'ly rendered The book. with an at
tractive box will be found on many
Christmas tree this year.
SWITZERLAND; as Described by Great
Writer'S. Collected and Edited by
Esther Singleton. With numerous
< Co. Washington: Brentanos.
Miss Singleton has performed work Of
great value to tourists and 10 those who
are forced to stay at home and to see for
eign countries by means of pictures and
text. She has already gathered materials
from the great writer's descriptive OF
Paris. London. Venice. Russia. Japan,
Holland and Rome and now she treats i'll
the same manner OF the land of the Alps.
about which the poets have sung and the
writer's of prose have exhausted the posi-
bilities of language In an attempt to de-
scribe its wonders and attractions. She
chooses her text from such writer's as
John Ruskin, Henry Hallam. Victor Tis-
sot, Victor Hugo. Goethe. Charles w.
Wood. T. G. Bonney and William II. Dix
on. She contributes herself several chap
tiers to complete the range of the work.
The Illustrations are from photographs.
TRAVEL LOVERS LIBRARY - OLD
EDINBURGH; Being an Account of
the Ancient Capital of the Kingdom
of Scotland. including its Streets.
Houses, Notable Inhabitants and
Customs in the Olden Time BY
Volumes. illustrations from rare old
prints and photographs. Boston: l..
{. Page Co
1t would seem rather superfuoUs to
speak of Edinburgh as in the title of this
book as odd" for Edinburgh'S very name
suggests antiquity. However. that is q
small matter when considering a work of
such absorbing interest as that which is
here offered The book is the outcome of
a so;ourn in the Scottish city. the author
undertaking to bring before his reader the
principal and interesting events in the his
tory of the old town which have made her
famous. With these he has given an ac-
count of the manners and customs of the
oid-time citizens, together with certain de-
tails relating to the ancient life of the
CITY which are not obtainable without
coIsiderabl research The volumes,
which are neatly incased in a box for the
with reproductions Of portraits and med
eIn photographs. Some of his reproduc-
tons are from rare prints and have d.s-
tinct antiquarian value.
THE MUSICIANS LIBRARY PIANO
COMPOSITIONS OF JOHANN Sc
BASTIAN BACH. Edited by Eben-
eZer Prout. Volume ii. Larger Com
positions. Boston: oliver Ditson
Company.
This volume of Bach's works embraces
tin, following numbers: Second English
Suite in 4 Minor Fourth English Suite
In F Major" First Partita In Il Fla:
Major" Fifth Partita in G Major.
.'Partl,a in B Minor" Italian Concerto"
..1occata in c Minor" ''roccata in D
Minor" .'Toccata In G Major" Fan
Is Tor toCi,,