Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

ing the Renaissance little off to get
clear of its page-by-page interest and
glow one sees the quality of its work
manship. The intimacy Of the participant.
coupled with the detachment of the
skilled observer. the sense Of values or
order, of proportion. of effect are here
giving the stamp of the consistent, true
general picture drawn with facile and
free hand
THE HAVEN. BY Eden PhilIpotts. au-
thor of Children of the Mist etc.
New York: John Lane Company.
story of the seas dominion over those
within it's reach. of its spiritual as we'll
as physical dominion is here woven
about a settlement of fisher folks on the
English coast. The subtler undertow of
spiritual effect is worked out in the de-
velopment OF a lad who, from some hid
den source of revulsion, fears and hates
the monstrous thing about which others
gather in friendly trust. Manhood, love
and marriage come to him. a tragic be
reavement TO his mind betrays his con-
fidence in the stable earth. more cruel
now than the sea, to which he turns as
, 10 a haven of refuge. Earth be haven
to him no more: the seas his haven
henceforward. Twas always planned so
and intended SO. but he couldn't under
stand and the Lord was forced to make it
plain. All has changed and the voice of
the sea that frightened his childhood calls
to his manhood now. Life has altered
the meaning of earth and sea to my Ned
Spirit to spirit. he comes back to the
water because he's grown restless like
the sea. and it's the only thing that can
give him peace The book abounds in
reflections OF solid account. In stable
philosophy. in fine poetry. The sea smells
of brine and sounds Of surf and filings
off its spray. Wonderful sea pictures here
The story, though. as a story lacks the
movement. the vigor and vitality of the
splendid thing that sounds the dominant
note Of its purpose.
TESTIMONY. BY Alice and Claude As
kew. authors of THE Shulamite."
etc. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
Formless, gracelesss uncomely. dressed
for comfort and modesty alone; thrifty.
Woodworking, penny-mindful; narrow.
jea Ious tyrannical. devout-and way down
In corner Of the heart hidden under this
lumber of 'externals ashamed of exist
ence, needing the agonies of life to lure
them from their covert-softness. 1nteg-
rity. love. This is woman. a New Eng
land woman, widowed and clearing her
rocky farm of mortgage by force OF these
outer qualities: rearing her son by these,
too. but with a. consuming. ravening.
vampire. deep-dipping love for him; Sc
lecting his wife for him by these. also,
this reluctantly done in her jealous eX-
clusion, but with a. blind sense that a
wife. like DEATH is among the inevitables.
The boy, usually complacent after the
fashion of men who frequently trade the
best of themselves off for a pair OF
toasted slippers and daily peace at the
fireside. is here curiOusly akin to his
mother. and so selects his own Wlfe-a
bird. butterfly. any floating, dancing.
inconsequent thing; sweet as a rose and
fresh as the dawn. But what does but
terf1y or bird know or care about the
Wilderness of the kitchen floor or the quail
ity of the mid day dinner? First. per-
sonal discomfort, then embarrassment in
the face of a New England mothers
housewifely impeccability; rift, a break.
The girl in fight, the boy in blind pur-
suit: the mother at home. broodlng ana
vengeful-in righteousness. Just missing
the gates of death. but getting to the full
the measure of human cruelty, there come
at last reunion. peace, fresh hope. new
start. The home part of this story moves
in a straight consistent New England
path. with this extraordinary type as its
center; the other parts are less within the
reach of probability. In the main, the
story grows by the laws of reason and
art: here and there it strains with I'M
likeliness near to the sensational. Much is
true in conception, some is 1nduDlta oiy
false Is there a. relation between dual
authorship and these lines of contrast!
THE NEW NORTH; Being Some Ac
count Of WomanS Journey through
Canada to the Arctic. BY Agnes
Deans Cameron. With many Illus
trations from Photographs by the
Author New York: D. Appleton d
Co.
The discovery of gold in Alaska has
drawn to that part of the world not only
great numbers of fortune hunters. but
tourists, attracted by the remarkable
scenery and the novelty Of newly opened
territory 1t is no holiday trip. The trials
of travel are great and the enterprise Is
not altogether unattended with danger.
But there is enough to see that is differ
emit from the conventional life of the set
tied countries to recOmpense any tourist
for making the journey. The author or
this book pushed from Chicago to the
Arctic ocean, traversing the comparative
" little known region of the Mackenzie
river back of the Yukon district. AL
every stage of the journey there was nov
city and in many places there were eH-
elements to stir the blood. The volume
in which this remarkable journey is de-
scribed is one of the most attractive books
of the northland that has yet been print
ed The author gives her impressions
clearly with humorous appreciation OF
quaint features of the trip and an I'M
Outstanding of the great outdoors. The
pictures with which the work is plent1-
fully illustrated. were taken specially FOR
this purpose and include some remarkable
specimens of Photographic art.
EoUAL SUFFRAGE; the Results of an
Investigation in Colorado Made for
the Collegiate Equal Suffrage League
of New York State. BY Helen J..
Sumner. Phi. d. New York: Harper
& Brothers.
Interest in the question Of woman SUI
fraee is now universal. The campaign
conducted by the militant suffragists in
England and the visit to the United
States of Mrs. Pankhurst. the leader or
tho militant uffraGettes' of that coun-
trv. have caused attention to be closely
directed to the situation in the United
States with reference TO the extension or
equal rights to women. Miss Sumner,
VINO Is a PHI D. of the University of Wis
consin and who was identified with that
institution as instructor in political econ
omy for two seasons has undertaken q
study Of the question from broad view.
point. 1t is designed for the purpose OF
assisting toward what the author regards
as rational conclusion those fa1r-m1nd-
ed men and women who wish to deter
mine whether equal suffrage is SOUND
aud heaIthful measure" This investiga-
tion was undertaken AT the instance OF
the Collegiate Equal Suffrage League OF
New York state and at its beginning MISS
Summer had no formulated conclusion on
the subject The particular field or MISS
sumner had formulated no conclusion ON
state of Colorado. where women nave
voted for twelve years. The report deals
first with public opinion in Colorado and
second with political and social facts. No
more valuable handbook on the subject
has been prepared than this. for the eN-
norjence of Colorado is regarded by equa
suffrage advocates the best possible
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