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Leipzig. 1t is a story that every man
and woman should read before sending
son or daughter Ito study abroad" To
reap the value of Leipzig one must know
its temptations-and 1t is the value and
the temptation of Leipzig that Mr.. Rich
ardson has put into his book.
BY THE SHORES OF Already. BY
Isabel Graham Eaton. Decorations
by W. G. Krieghoff. New York: The
Outing Publishing Company.
The heroine is an artist who spends
her summer vacation at Goose Creek.
Me. Her favorite model is Eli Badger,
boy child. whose dark beauty and
half-effaced memories of pretty mamma
and of cathedral where the lamps
burned like stars" convince her that he
is not the son of his supposed father.
who works in a peg factory nearby.
The restoration of this boy TO fortune
and an aristoCratc name makes a story
the weaving of which reveals a romance
that had its beginning with the French
revolution
The artist has chunl. Perdta-a rather
unusual name for the proverbal Yankee
schoolmaam. and Perdita's lover is
Mr.. Theodore Bancroft, who bows low.
like Sir Charles Grandson suggests
Van DvCks portrait OF Charles l.. has
"a medieval mind and admits ''musing-
~" that he half believes lin the divine
origin of kings Otherwise, where did
primative man get the idea. IF it was
not revealed by God? 1t is something
that has always puzzled him. There is
a chapter entitled The Order of the
White Rose in which Mr.. Bancroft
takes from IAN inner pocket an oval
miniature Of King Charles. which he
gazes at "ecstatically" Also. he I'M
pins from the lapel of his coat silver
badge bearing a cross and white rose.
which is never absent from his heart"
and which the heroine has asked to in
spect. Mr.. Bancroft furthermore states
his belief that one day Americans will
get tired of this farce of democracy. and
will gladly return to a demand for the
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beautiful Mrs. Ainsle' and her Mr.. Rich
ard Melville an attractive couple but the
reader is entitled to his doubts.
Cnfaithful wives and the men who make
them so have. doubtless. prolific ex-
istence, but why not leave them to the
ladies and gentlemen of the 'prurlent
literature class whose vulgarity is their
only stock in trade? Why should MT
Richardson try to rob them of their
notoriety when he has within himself the
making of fame? Financial reasons /!
Nonsense The reading world Is not en-
tirely made up of people who yearn fCr
the Salome dance in fiction There are
clean minded men and women VIII" ike
their literature decent. and there are
writer's to prove that they buy books
enough TO make decent literature pay
The nude In art is accepted for the sake
of art but the naked passions Of flction
are not artistic. They should drape their
distorted outlines. at least with seven
wells. The author is tremendously
clever. and when not manipulating Mrs
Ainslie and Mr.. MELVILLE. who. truth 10
tell. are rather monotonous in their bad
ness. he introduces characters that fairly
pulse with life. .
God. nature or neutrality-suspicious. all
.hree-have done well by Mr.. Frank
Richardson II is a pity that in The
Other Mans Wife" he has done so little
for himself.
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authority that comes from God, and the
old ideals of loyalty and truth: in short.
a divinely anointed king And by
that time. the average reader will be
wondering what on earth Mr.. Bancroft
is doing in the neighborhood of Goose
Creek. There are some compensating
glimpses of the Maine coast and OF the
everyday natives with whom the artist
spends her vacation And when the out
ing is over she returns to her place of
residence-locality net given-and &C
cepts Mr.. lowering. who Is more salts
factory than Mr.. Theodore Bancroft, from
a modern point of view
THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGER-
MAN; Being the Story of Little
TrulyGirl, who grew up: her mys-
FERROUS companion: her grabbed old
uncle: the whish-whish woods: a
very civil engineer. and Mr.. Billy
Sanders. the sage of Shady Dale. BY
Joel Chandler Harris. Drawings by
Charlotte Harding. New York
Doubleday. Page & Co. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
When dear Mr.. Billy Sanders takes Ad-
elaide to Shady Dale to live with her
unsociable uncle. the child sees in his
round and beautifully kind face a re-
semblance to the Peskerwhalian bishop
who gave her cough drops when her
mother died Hence. Mr.. Biilys title.
Randall. a colored youth, with slavery
Just behind him. with well founded
fear OF Ku-Klux ever present. and with a
ministerial career ahea0. plays boOger-
man to the entire delight OF his little
mistiss." and these three the child. the
sage Of Shady Dale and the eX-slave,
make up one of the last stories written
by the man whom the world holds in
loving remembrance as Uncle Remus."
And of course. there is Cally-Lou. Ade-
ladies invisible playmate. who is eleven
years old and who doesn't like anybody
TO see her because she isn't right white. y
Even unsociable Uncle Jonas becomes
warmly human under small Adelaide
reign, and Nanny Lucindy in the kitchen
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ney Allen. New York: G. p. Put
MANS Sons.
ODE ON THE CENTENARY OF ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN. BY Percy Mackay".
New York: The Macmillan Company.
MAURICE GUEST. By Henry Handel
Richardson. New York: Duffield *
Co.
Maurice Guest is a young Englshman
who goes to Leipzig to study music He
is poor. and in no instance throughout
the novel of nearly six hundred pages
does he give evidence of special talent.
Whether he lacks ability or sacrifices it
is an open question left for the reader to
decide. The one convincing thing he
does is to love unwisely and pay the
price and the doing of it makes Il pow
erful story.
There is a background of lessons re-
hearsals and professional performances.
and of students who practice scales at
bare pianos in bare rooms so many
hours day. 1t is a background almost
crowded with incidental characters. who
come and go: students who succeed.
students who fail students who overstay
their time because Leipzig has it's ex-
elements as well as its music, and
students who leave because they are too
poor to remain. And always in the fore
come into his life; men and women who
study throughout the days and revel at
night like school-free children without the
protection of country or home. To tell
the story is to run the chrOmatic scale of
love and hope and triumph and despair
story with its rich natural notes of
laughter and youthful pleasure. and with
it's minor tones of tears. 1t is story
that must have been written by man
who has lived and loved and suffered in
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ment of its permanent exhibits. All
three of the front galleries are now given
over to American paintings; the French
pictures have been placed in the gallery
to the right of the staircase, previously
reserved for temporary loans, and the
portrait gallery, formerly somewhat SOL
emn i'm effect. has been immensely cheered
by the Introduction of a number of sub
ject pictures. At first the visitor. famil-
lar with the old arrangement, feels. per-
haps bit bewildered by not finding the
old favortes in their accustomed places,
but it does not take long for the merit
of the new hanging to manifest itself
In no gallery in the country will a more
charming collection of paintings be found
han is now to be seen in the third of
these American rooms. wherein are dis
played some of the Corcoran Gallerys
recent acquisitions. such, for example,
as the Woman and the Dog" by Mary
Cassatt; IAN Ancestor" by Walter Mac
Even: Paul Dougherty's marine. r. N
Shurtleff's winter woods. Metcalf's noe
turne and Schofeld's winter picture. At
one end of the gallery. interestingly con-
trasted. are hung Winslow Homers
Light on the Sea" owned by the Cor
picture. THE Oyster Gatherers," which is
loan. And directly opposite these, side
by side. have been placed marine by
Childe Hassam, full of sunshine and the
colorful charm of the summer sea- and
the Snow Bearers" by Willard MetcaIf
a mastery winter picture, purchased
from the recent contemporary exhibition
by c. G. Glover. president of the board
OF trustees. by whom 1t Is lent
In the first of the American rooms have
been placed the works of the earlier men
the pioneers-and those who are no
longer living. Here are portraits by GIL
bert Stuart. Harding and Wright; land
scapes by kensett and Durand. Churchs
Niagara has been given a place of
honor on one wall, and Richards Jersey
Coast" occupies its old position. Here
also are paintings by Inness and Wyant
and other men of their day.
The second. or intermediate ROOM is
occupied chiefly by landscapes though
therein Mr.. r. n. Brooke's admirable pic
ture of negro life. The Pastoral VISIT"
has been given a place. Here. Also a sun
set, by Mr.. e. C.. Messer. strong. colorful
and significant. is found conspicuous for
merit. At one end of this series of gal
leries. terminating the vista, hangs. as of
old. the portrait of Mr.. w. w. Corcoran,
and at the other is to be seen the ever
popular Helping Hand The Lost
Dogs" however. are now to be seen in the
erstwhile portrait gallery; the "Vestal
Tuccia' has been placed in the small gal
lery In which the water colors are ex-
hibited, and Charlotte Corday'' will be
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gives to the child a devotion that would
do credit to the finest white lady in the
land. Each accepts Cally-Lou at AIDE
ladies valuation. but neither can &C
count for the invisible playmate until It
suddenly comes to old Jonas that there
had been in his family little brown
slave girl who had died long ago. and
whose name was Cally-Lou.
At the far end of the garden there is
patch OF corn with tall tasseled stalks
and waving blades that rustic In the sum-
mer breezes At least it is a corn patch
to ordinary people. but Adelaide and the
bishop know better. 1t is the Whsh
Whish woods where the Boogerman lives.
and it is there that the child brings him
down with her cornstalk gun. And II is
in this very same Swish-Swish woods
or maybe 1t is another corn patch--that
Adelaide. the young woman, captures her
very civil engineer.
THE OTHER MANS WIFE. BY Frank
Richa rdson. New York: Mitchell
Kennerley.
Mr.. Richardson asks his readers to
accept an unfaithful wife and her gentle
man friend as members of English society
in good standing. The other man is
self-centered hypochondriac who has but
one trait to recommend him. and even
that Is a foolish one: he trusts his wife
and considers her lover his friend. The
beautiful Mrs. Ainslie' takes 1t quite as
a matter of course that she should de-
ceive her husband. who took her from
the obscure poverty she hated and gave
her an establishment in Mayfair. And
nearly everybody In the book considers 1t
equally natural that she should feed her
wOmanhood to the shrewd young bar
rister who, when he finds that she blocks
his way to career that she has made
possible for him. throws her aside with
out even waiting to see If she will volun-
oriG hnr- 1nto TO hiy,
has already sacrificed her good name.
The womans love has one redeeming
grace. The mans desertion kills her.
Mr. Richardson plainly considers 1.-The
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When It Rains In WASHINGTON

hours. or those designated I'VE sma.'
hauls many passengers who are much the
worse for the high-balls or other decoc-
tons they have slowed away while keep
ing out of the falling rain
There are several establishments in
Washington devoted entirely to the sale
of rubber goods. and to these the rainy
spells are a sort of bonanza, as 1t is
failing of many men to wait for the rain
to fall before 1t occurs to them that they
need a raincoat an umbrella to replace
the one they lost. or a pair of gums
Other stores that make a specially of UNI
brellas have a gaudy red affair that is
exposed in front as a reminder that the
article is sold within. The red umbrella
is always hoisted when Jupiter Pluvius
opens his food gates.
Washington is also the headquarters OF
Prof. Willis l.. Moore and his govern
ment weather bureau. with Its STAN or
prophets, so that the local folks can get
the first line on an approaching rainy
spell before the information is sent broad
cast over the country. The telephone line
to Prof. Moore's headquarters is fire.
quently worked overtime when the skies
are overcast and there appears to be rain
in the air. Society people who have ar
ranged functions as well as the members
of the Starlight Social Club or the Moon
beam Pleasure Association, who have ar
ranged for an outing, either in the nature
of a trip by water to Glymont or an out
ing in some nearby woods. call up the
forecaster to know what he has In store
for them in the weather way.
The hospital wards are busy places
when it rains in Washington. The sick
people, especially those who are linger-
ing on the dividing line between time and
eternity. are restless and are most liable
to pass over when the rain is falling and
4 10 IA
nurses and physicians have their hands
full with the weak ones who are suffer-
ing from the effects of illness or accident.
The restaurants and dairy lunchrooms.
with which this city is so literally pro-
vided lose money when il rains in Wash
ington. People are in Such hurry to
get 20 their coZy homes and iiresides that
they deny themselves the downtown meal
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That Kind of a Man.
Copyright. 1909. by Estelle Klauder.

Copyright, 1909. by Estelle KlauderD
THE Georgians of Augusta are chuck
ling over a new story about MT.
Taft.
Mr.. Taft. it seems. drove out one after
noon to see Georgia planter. The plant
ers cook. very old woman. takes no
interest in public affairs. and she did not
recognize the portly guest.
What did You think of that gentle
man. MARTHA? the planter asked. after
Mr.. Taft had driven off.
Wei. sir" old Martha rep,'ed, Il can't
say as saw no:!lin le~tickler about him.
He looked to me- like the kind of man as
would be pretty reg Ter TO his meals
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CONDENSED; Five
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Washington: Bert S. Elliott
TRUST COMPANIES OF THE UNITED
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the son of one of them, his mothers
name being Lady Yanigawara.
And Just here I want to say word
about the crown prince. He was born in
1879 and will be thirty years old next
August. He was married just nine years
ago to Princess Sadako. the daughter of
Prince kujo, and the two have lad born
to them three boys, aged. respectively.
eight. seven and four years. The eldest
is Prince Hirohito, who was born April
90. 1901. The crown prince has mag
nificent palace here in Toxic. 1t was built
about the time of his marriage and it
cost two or three million dollars. 1t is
largely made of steel, and much of the
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CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS.

the thing itself. which first called ii forth.
though there is more than a
little to admire in some of Mr.. Hasegawa s
paintings, there is also much to lament.
for rather than advancing within the past
few years. he seems to have taken several
steps backward and to have ceased inter-
preting nature at first hand.
and Thursday after
" moons Miss Bertha E. Perrie held an
exhibition Of her paintings in her studio.
Twenty or more water colors, matted but
not framed, were hung In a double line
on one long wall, while on another in a
group were to be seen four or five small
studies in oils. Quite number of the
glimpses of Montreul-sur-M er, of Venice.
Naples and Rome: but a fair percentage
also were done in this country, and pic
tured New England dooryards, fayrlckS
and sand dunes. And the latter. II truth
must be told. were no less picturesque
nor appealing than the former. possessin e
perhaps certain individuality which the
latter lacked Miss Ferries work is very
literal and sincere, and for this reason
always convincing. Her paintings are
thoughtful and frank-the kind that wear
we'll and make good companions
THOrGH no awards had yet been
! made, 1t was determined Tuesday by
those in authority to permit the models
entered in competition for the Columbus
and Barry memorials to be viewed by the
public. They are on the fifth floor of the
Navy Department, in the hall, the twenty
models for the Columbus fountain on one
side of the building and the seven for
the Barry statue on the other side. The
latter are indeed a sorry sight. only one
OF the number submitted in competition
being able to lay any claim to distinction.
Here at least it would seem the choice
should not be difficult. The Columbus
models are better. but only relatively so
In every instance the sculptors were given
an Identical problem. which each had to
work out on an original line. The figure
Of Columbus was to be represented stand
ing on the prov of a boat against an eX-
edra or shaft. which was to form the back
of the semi-circular fountain. Under these
circumstances it is at least remarkable
that such diversity of design should re-
suit Passing fro mmodel TO model, one
cannot but marvel that Columbus could
have in the estimation of these sculptorS,
such a varied personality, for here. IN
deed the great discoverer appears i'll
many guises Some have represented him
as a ranting tragedian. others as sto-
ical priest He is tall and wiry, short and
stout. narrow-chested, broad-shouldered,
bold and weak. And as with Columbus,
so with the treatment of the general sub
ject Some of the sculptors have been
prodigal with detail and others too saving.
The fault. though, in most instances has
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construction was hammered out in the
United States.
The crown prince is we'll educated. He
has been under the tutelage of Marquis
Ito. and his first schooling was in the
Mobiles School in Toxic. He is a good
French scholar and knows something Of
German and English. He is a great trav-
eler. having visited every part OF Japan.
including its industrial centers. While l
have been here he has been moving here
and there over the empire. opening
schools and inspecting establishments of
one kind or another. In my talk with
Marquis Ito he told me that the crown
prince was a young man of more than
ordinary parts and that he had been edu-
Gated along the lines of modern diplomacy
and craftsmanship
FRANK C. CARPENTER
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enormous extent. There is one dining
room that will seat a hundred people
and banqueting hall which takes about
COO square yards of mating to cover it's
floor Then there are bathrooms and
drawing rooms studios and libraries and
a large number Of bedrooms some of
which are furnished in foreign style Tho
whole palace is finished like jewel The
are covered with embroidery. One room
Is ceiled with tapestry Of gold thread at
a cost of $4,000. and the walls Of other
rooms are hung with brocaded silk, espe-
ciaiiy made for this purpose.
X X
In addition to this the empress has her
palace in the imperial grounds. She
maintains an establishment separate and
apart from his majesty, and this in
cludes 80 women. She has her own
secretaries. and has considerable to do
with tho managing OF palace affairs She
has court milliner. with trained as-
sistants. who lives IN the palace and who
Is always kept tousy. Her majesty usu-
ally dimes with the emperor. and often
eats luncheon with him.
She takes no part in politics. but Is
widely interested in all matters Of charity
and education. The Peeresses School
high-c,ass academy. established for the
daughters of the mobiles of Japan, was
tuition her personal supervision. She also
made present Of considerable amount
to the WomaT's University in Toxic, and
she is always giving to hospitals and
other such things. During the wars with
Russia and China her majesty aided in
picking lint and making bandages for the
wounded soldiers and she also sent delica
cies to the soldiers in the field. When Ii
Hung Chang was shot In the face by
Japanese fanatic, at the time he was here
arranging the settlement of the China
Japan peace, the empress herself made
the bandages which were applied to his
wounds. When they were presented to
Ii. he raised the package to his lips and
exclaimed:
Her majesty's kindness is as bound
less as the sea-.
The people here think that Ii Hung
Chang recovered more rapidly on &C
count OF these bandages. The man who
shot him has been in prison since that
time until within q few days ago, when
lie was released.
The Empress OF Japan dresses in
European costume on all state occasions,
although she prefers the ease OF Jap
anese gown when at home.
BY the laws Of Japan the succession
to the throne goes to the male descend
ants of the emperor. and in the case of
failure of direct descendants the
throne Is given to the nearest prince
and his descendants. This means that
woman can never again sit alone upon
the throne OF Japan. and that notWith-
standing Japan has had some famous
ruling expresses in the past. The en-
per6- himself is. you know, about the
most blue blooded monarch on earth.
The first one OF his family. so Japanese
history says, on the throne about
TWENTY-FIVE hundred years ago. lie
r.igred long before julius Caesar tried
to seize the crown on the Lupeical, and