Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30

Of Texas, that the author has turned
Co splendid romantic advantage
From the first paragraph the reader
feels the proportions OF big novel
The figure of Calhoun powerful and
fery is i'm that paragraph
who talks "m states and wears the
tragic ustre of great achievement
wrought with the very hand of death
upon him.
More interesting even than calhoun
and mo- more stunning piece of histur-
icIl p)rtraiture has been done Iu our
timel is the remarkable and CaptiVat-
ing baroness, the secret agent of Eng
land who is the heart and center OF
the moving narrative. She has about
her at once the fascination of Europe
ana the romance OF America. In her
are mingled with compelling truth
traits Of the good woman and the bad,
of ihe loving and the daring The COM
Hict between the old world and the
new is not only controlled by the all
most magic influence which she Yields.
bu. is mirrored in the STRUGGLE which
goes on I'm her own proud, ardent re-
sourceful soul.
From the moment OF her entrance
she has us at her feet.-lit.I3lly in a
sense. for I'm the toe of her dainty
white satin slipper lies concealed au
ambassadors note, the finding "
which may change the fate of Texas
and disturb the peace Of Europe.
seldom I'm fiction does "a character
piquc the readers curiosity like the
Baroness Helena Won Ritz. About her
Is the aroma Of fascination and per-
sonaHty. Of love and power of cere-
mouy and candles but above an OF
mystery. Fascination attaches TO her
| origin, 20 her purposes, 10 her wit, 20
I the domination which she Yields over
great men and small TO the sumptuous
setting In which she places the Jewel
of her beauty.
Against her On the duel of the ma
lions and the duel OF the sexes Is
very beau ideal Of "a hero Nicholas
Trist. secretary TO calhoun. The ma
tive American, with his straightfor-
ward glance and his STRAIGHTFORWARD
logic comes 10 represent 20 the bar
ouoss the RECONCILIATION Of democratic
ideals Women are apt to prefer ideals
when they are persouifed. Under the
influence of Trst, love OF the man
and love OF his hand springs up SIM
ultantously in her heart and gradu-
ully grows into "a flaming passion.
Great is the service which she is en-
abled 90 do them bOth.-great and exc
traordinary. The national and the per-
souul interests are knit together with
the most cunning art, and. each de-
pending on the other the successive
scenes acquire at once the intensity
which can come only from strength
OF personal feeling and the impressive
ness which belongs 90 larger Issues and
"a peoples hopes.
IL as almost eratuitous 90 add that
"5i-40 or Fight possesses many Of the
characteristic expected OF the great
American novel;
Johuson's Songs Every One Should
Know. edited by clifton Johnson. Am
crican Book company New York
A collection of 200 f'Norite songs for
general use iu schools and homes.
This is am especially attractive volume.
both iu makeup and 200 contents. The
selections are characterized by "a Nig-
orous aud easily caught melody mr
are never complicated or involved.
They can AN ha sung by persons of orr
binary musical knowledge and can be
played readily hy such persons ON the
piano or organ. Iu short The Collec-
tIon IS unusually wen adapted to slime
ulato o. love for good music. not by cf-
fort ami serious study but by the slm-
ple chIm of the songs themselves.