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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

trut borii6tig Elm, mdbrerl0 Der aIte
Serr beroriebliA ouii1mtte.
n9orf ih ben &ird)eni6IilIid neb-
men? @s bat ieman0 oort.etIpas oer-
geiien."
nSa, nimm i6n MR." iagte Scr
BaItor ungeoltl0ig ulro iebte ieine
Grbeit fort.
Qls er arn Nadynrittae ole Stride
betrat, Inn fih 0aoon 5u i%t6er5eltgen,
oh allies fir Die 6citto8e in OrO1mlrrg
iei, tpor il6pr Den 9(Itar cine pra6t.
ooue Oede au5adbreitet, Ole cine Ell.
gentbiimlide Scribe, hpie 8ein ainO
8lut, Bate un0, ole in alien Sarben.
tonen i6iaerte, maDreto ole Iesten
Stroblen Der unterseben0en Come
oarouf fieIen.
Der Haitor Fannie ole 9eGe CT
beugte iiG ooriiber l1n6 fab, OoB auf
Ger oberitsn &ante nit 9oDOenen
8udEtaben sic @orte: n@ebe Dem,
Der gergerniB bereitet", eitgeitidt
tparrt.
9onn febrte er in feline @oDrltlrg
Buriid. SHE bate er it6 arf9clcgtcr
gefiiblt, feline Brooigt 81 i6reiben,
unb ols 0ie 2idter in ieSter Stride
artge3iirSet 1paren, iaB leine fleine
@emeinOe nit fmtdten augen ga unO
Iouidte ieinen 8nrter.
@lS 6os Set nber ooriiber mar,
p~eridrpanS Ole ~gItouOefe, un0 aI3
1ie nie0er OFF ibren ulten BGas lag,
tritg lie auf Sem unteren &anO nit
goLoenen 9uhita6en cine neue
Gdriititelle, Die Der Paitor ielbIt
botte einftiden laiien:
,@er infer elt6 obne Siinbe it,
Der tperfc 6en eriten Stein!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23
8SmtaskimSer.
Son TOclbciO Gticr.

Es madt mid itet3 BON Ser5cn frob,
Ereif' iraeuomic un0 ir8enoDo
Sd ouf oer6abrt bel giinit'gen 8in0
0eaI ouf iold et)tCs &onIgSfinO.
Roran mans fcunt? Sa, adlte oroui:
Gin beimIih 9r0nIein bot e3 oui,
Scin I0eI lelld)tet BON Der Stiru
8ie SonnengIa15 BON I~lpeEtIrn.
gnIO lit eS Nann boIO lit CO 6ralt,
9nIo iu0cuOiriidl bnIo oItcrsBrou,
Gar bGuiig tr0gt'S Elm ibIidtUepGn0
lln0 miro bon 1pcnigen erfannt.
@ieIe Sddee be9t e8 itiu in ii3
llnO ipenoet alien fonigIih
unb bat bod goIo'ncn lle6erihpaua
Sn aopf unO Ser5en Ieben5Iang.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

men beimfi6 iet. M6er es ifJier MIR
10, ieoo6 in @irfliffeit mur0en BORT
biele bittere @orte seiprodeu uno
biele idnner3lidye EbrGnen Getmlib
eemetnt, unO Srteoe utb Slid Der.
i6fpon0en, penn Die @aite 0as Saus
oerIieBen.
Die @he bate finn Sabre geoahert,
aIs Der Baron bon elmer fur3en @e-
iddftSreiie, Die MIR auf einige Gage
berehnet NOR, nid)t mebr 5uriid.
feBrte. gIs man, oaour6 ihtsig ge.
madt, Sen TbeiI Ser linn anpertrnu-
ten geihdftIi6en ,&;!S, eIegenbeiten
elmer eingc6enoen Sriiiung unter3og,
fan0 es iidl 6oB 2ogerieIo nibt MIR
Elm 9ieb, ionOern alib elm S6Iiher
mar. @s befanO iib &IeS in heiIloier
@crrpirrung; Snitihtte uno eiu5eIne
Ecrionen tpurcn burd Die SGlihun.
aen betrGhtIi6 geih6oigt un6 es
foItcte 0tr. 9otp rieii9e Summer,
INT fir Sen S6aoen anf3utommen.
3nor mar er tier emport iiber ben
lln6onf un0 sic @emcirbcit ieines
ooligen GdDpie9eriohnqs, a6er nm
feline Sohter, Die it.,l obnebin tief
ge6eugt mar, Die Suan0e 81 eripa.
rem, i6rCn @nttcn i'm 3u6tbauie 5t
ieben, lieB er i'm trobOem nidt per.
ioIgen. Die firI 2eioensiabre ibrer
Che un6 ser oarollf folgenoe tra-
glide abIdluB botten Ser emit 10
Iie6liden MoQie, sic iett mieoer BET
itrem Batter Iebte, lire glanSenoe
Gdon9eit geroubt uuO ibren beltere1
Srotiinn in Grilbiinn oertpanocit.
Rod) 9l6lauf bon orei Sabren err
tpirfte Tie cine S6etOung bon Dem
llmpiir0igen, Ser iie UNI iRr 2ebeus.
gIiid bctrogen botte. @abridcinlib
bat Cabin Doth nod ipdter oltrb
tpiorige 3uf6IGe unO idle6te8eldaftS'
5eiten enorme 8erluite erIitten, 0elln
nod1 ieinem Sooe mar oas emit 10
eroBe 8ermo9en iebr 5uiammen ge-
idymolSen un0 Die SintcrIoIienlGaft
fir ieine Tofter nift bebeuteno.
limo aud, bieIes llebriggebliebene
iteint iid) in ibren SGnoen bolO oer'
fIii6tet 5u baben; nuf pelf)e 8eiIe,
Ut nod nid)t aufeefldrt ga lie pIosIld)
5uriidgeso9en Iebte uno nit Riemullo
oerfebrte, Ser ibren friiberen &reiien
a~ngeborte. gS mar bur6 3ufaa, Dab
Sreun6e ibrer SueenO &enntniB err
bieIten, tpie cine garoneB 2ngerfei0
I'm einen &tos i'm Irmenbai&le pc.
t~itionirt babe. sic iuhten lie ailT
uno fonoen lie baI6 perbungert IN
elmer elenoen 8nmmer in Gc6eccn-
Strabe I'M norblifen TbeiIe Sits
burgs. Sdon Dor orei @ofen bate
iie iDrcn Iesten Gent ol~ts8e8cben uto
Icbte ieit0em bon Ibidllen, Die lie an
SEN Sintertbiiren in BEN beIleren De-
aen6en ouTantmelte. Wfan ipollte
fir iic iorger, ibr cine on1tonotge
@obnung mietben uro ibr @elomit.
tel uerifaifen. Iber nod itol5, ielblt
in Ser bitteriten Notb unO I'M ttef'
iten @leno, rpeigerte lie iidl, aImoien
onsunebmen, uno lire ein3ige Bite
iuar, ooraitf bin3lipirfen, ooB man
ibr 10 balls pie mosli6 elm aipl I'M
armen6uuie ee1pabre. Sbr Wunif
lit iett erfiiat unb wenigiters lit lie
BORT Dor benz Sitrgertooe geihiist. -
l1n6cimIid raid bot iid bel Der
aermlten ser ShifioIspediel bon.
5ogen - oas ominoie LIP ono
Qorpn".
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23
Steinbeil. sliiGre nnb 1oli3ei.

ssn einem Ser IadtIofale Ser Ba-
riier @erbreferpelt in Der hinge
eeno Ser Barrier Marftbalen, oaS
ben Tanen Sum @ngelns" fiibrt,
peronitaltete sic 9oliSei cine 8aj5io.
bel ser 81 Wdnner uro cine Srau
uerbaitet purben. Wsau e%rfannte auf
benz misrepresentation amte Der
Toliseiprdieftur ale ais porbeItraIie
Subicfte. Die 8olisei eibt lid Der
Soiinuna bin. orf oieie @eilc plel.
Ieift ben ooer Die MirihulOi9en oeE
bes @ottenmoroes bc5iftlg.en 5ran
GteinbeiI 3u ermitteln.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

geiheiben. = Sfneiber gum
Stloenten): 80 Worf babe ih SIT
fricgcn, ms oa iertigcn Sic mid nit
elmer Mari ab?" Stupent; nNa,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

idl meille1 Netter Eoltl iebe, fiible id)
midi imnler itiirmiih b%elucot."
Nerr: ga ia, CT lit ia aud Gin min
bigger @ruoer."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

5eiib itinmt bos 5liiammen . Sd,
mar oild nod nid)t oort-lno modJtc
germ bin!"
ertldrt. 0raulcin; n@enlI
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

gaIIgeiprGd. Came:
Moper, iunren Sic id)on IN Stalien2"
Scrr: Sod, iidt-nbcr ih niohte
ririig germ biul" = Game; a@ie rel.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

1. @ed: rad, lag mai, Oh orebit
Dir iebt bie Gigorrettcn ielbit2
3. @ed: So Ir3t bat mir 9eipeguns
pcroronet."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

Sic iollen bod lpeniqitens ben guten
@iGen ie6en!"
&urgalt (5nm &oteIpirt6 in ei-
ncm icbr t9curen 8lrcrt) rSbr aur-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

ort lit wirflih alisge5eidJnet geeelt
@ift. @enn ih nod odt Gage bier
bliebe, fonnte if 81 SUB nod Sorie
laltfen,"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1909-07-23

Der Soitor inB in ieirer Stuoier.
itube. ST lpar gar5 bon ieincr SET.
prooist in anIprllf genommen, uno
ct bate Den itreneeu 9efebl eegebeh.
boB Nienano i'm itoren ioae.
Trosoem fIopite es iest Gl,gitIit
on ole Tbiir, uno oas 0ienitmaofer
Evening star., 1909-06-05
PREPARATIONS THAT PREVENT
INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES

The preparation Of soothing and heal
Ing lotions for the eyes should be known
to every housekeeper, for the reason
that acute pain often arises from trifling
accidents. and to prevent Inflammation
until professional treatment Is secured,
timely application is necessary. II there
is tendency to weakness Of sight, or to
swollen eyelids, the latter sometimes due
to a low condition OF the system, applt-
cations may be beneficial.
OF simple home remedies hot water is
one of the best applications that can be
used when the eyes are tnf1amed,
whether from crying or from irritation
caused by a foreign particle lodged on
the eyeball or lid. The water should be
as hot as can be endured. and two
soft cloths are necessary for the treat
ment. as one must be wrung out and put
over the eyes, while the patient lies down.
and as the compress cools the other is
Immediately laid on. Twenty minutes of
this will usually reduce the redness from
a prolonged At OF crying.
Camphor water eye wash, OF which one
hears SO much, is easily prepared by put
ting grain of borax to an ounce OF
or any other mixture containing q powder
through brown paper. that no smallest
particle shall remain The lotion may be
dropped into the eyes several times q day.
and at night. In extreme cases OF ir-
ritability tiny piece of linen is soaked
with the solution and laid directly over
the lids. renewing as it dries. If this
treatment is continued through the night.
as may be done with little trouble. the
eyes will be improved in the morning.
Tea makes a better eye tonic than many
persons know. for the tannic acid which
Is extracted from the leaves Is an excel
Evening star., 1909-06-05

lent astringent. For this use a strong de-
coction is brewed with boiling water. and
the infusion stands until the LIQUID Is
cold. 1t Is then strained and the eyes
are freely bathed.
For acute Inflammation that often ap-
pears when a foreign particle is not quick
~ removed from the eye an alum mixture
Is strongly recommended. A grain of the
powder Is put into an ounce of water.
and after the former has dissolved the
lotion must be filtered through brown
paper. few drops are put into the
eye Immediately and at night. Equally
soothing is sulphate Of zinc and rose
water. grain of the former to an ounce
OF the latter. This, too. is dropped in
night and morning.
When the lids are infiamed and swollen
q cream to be applied at night is made
from grain of yellow oxide of mercury
and half an ounce of rose salve, both of
which may be bought at any druggists S.
The eyes must be thoroughly bathed first
In hot water. drying well before putting
on the salve. Care should be taken that
this emoll1ent does not get into the eyes.
MARGARET MIXTER.
Evening star., 1909-06-05
BOOKS RECEIVE

A DRAMA IN SUNSHINE. BY Horace
Annesley Nachel1 author of Her
Son" etc New York: r. F. Fenno
e. Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
MIKE FLANNERY; On Duty and OFF.
BY Ellis Parker Butler. author of
Pigs is Pigs" etc. illustrated. New
York: Doubleday. Page & Co.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
AN AMATEUR PERFORMANCE. BY
Elmer Evinson. New York: Broad
way Publishing Company.
THE SPIRIT OF THE WOODS, a
Comedy BY Edward Cruise. New
York: Broadway Publishing Com
pany.
THE RURAL SCHOOL TEACHER; or.
a Double West Virginia Love Story.
BY Buchanan White. author of
Whites Practical Grammar and
Composition" Illustrated. New
York: Broadway Publishing Com
pany.
THE LIFE OF MARY BAKER EDDY.
BY Sibyl Wilbur. New York: Con-
cord Publishing Company.
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FLOWERS
AND FRUITS. BY George Lincoln
Walton, MD. illustrated. Philadel-
phia: J. B. Lippincott Company.
CHARLES w. ELIOT, President of
Harvard University (May 10, 1869
May 10, 1900 By DR.. Eugen Kueh-
nemann. professor of philosophy at
the University of Breslau. Boston
Houghton Miff1in Company.
CHAMPION SPELLING BOOK, for
Public and Private Schools. BY War
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York: American Book Company.
MIND OVER BODY, Letters to a
Friend-A Christian Scientist. Bos-
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JOHNS PKINS UNIVERSITY
STUDIES IN HISTORICAL AND PO-
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Judicial History of the Fifteenth
Amendment. By John Mabry Ma :
thews, Fellow In Political Science
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
RHYMES OF THE FOREST AND
STREAM. BY Frank Merton Buck
Evening star., 1909-06-05

beth gets quite excited about Ito
mamma-but one feels that she has over
taxed her imagination. Mrs. Glyn has
been generous in her praise, but il is
probable that even her best friends will
consider that she has written some very
extraordinary things in a very ordinary
manner.
of Manhattan. BY Walter Prichard
Eaton and Elise Morris Underhill.
New York: Henry Holt & Co.
\ young man with plenty of time.
poetic temperament and a keen sens.
of humor whistles a bar from an opera
as he stands in Central Park and hears
an answering refrain sounding from
summer house nearby. He investigates
the replying whistle and finds that It
comes from the extremely pretty lirs
of a young woman. In an altogether
unconventional manner these two
strike acquaintance and decide to ex-
plore the mysteries of the park as chill
dren of ten. Mr.. Eaton and Miss Under
hill have collaborated in the story and
built upon this theme to the end of
producing one of the most delightful
short bits Of fiction which has appeared
in many months. OF course, the ac-
quaintance ripens into affection. AMI
equally, of course, things are all right
finally. But there are days of doubt
and the readers sympathies are aroused
to keen pitch of commiseration before
the clouds pass These two grown-up
youngsters take life as they find 1t in
the park and have some amusing ad-
ventures. particularly that with the old
ex-cabman playing croquet and the Dutch
baby with its "glue-bird.'
GAMBOLLING WITH GALATEA, a Bu-
collie Romance. BY Curtis Dunbar nj.
author of The Casino Girl in Lon
don." etc. illustrated by oliver Her
ford Boston: Houghton. Mifhin
Company.
Galatea and her poetic brother lease
a country house for the summer and
take over from the owner not only the
buildings and land, but the horse and
colt. cow and calf. pig. goat and bull
terrier. constituting an important frac-
tion of the establishment. The owner
has reared these creatures on the the
ory that all living things are entitled
to equal consideration. In delight
fully farccaI manner Mr.. Durham,
capably assisted by Mr.. Herford as IL
lustrator. sets forth the consequences
of extending human rights to the ami
mails A somewhat slender love story
is involved. The tale is frankly farcical
Evening star., 1909-06-05

critics is considered this great sculptor's
masterpiece Undoubtedly Saint Gaudens
took great pleasure in creating this mon
ument," hts son writes. "fOr he often be-
down to portrait work. while he longed to
model once more upon imaginative compo-
sitions. Moreover. he constantly spoke 70
me of the pleasure of suggesting the half-
concealed. SO in this direction, too, the
veiled face Of the Adams figure surely
gave him much delight to dwell upon"
THE ultimate technique in the figure
expressed Saint Gaudens' desire, / am
sure" he continues. For once only
few years ago. when standing with him
before the monument, he said to my
mother and me: I wish I could remodel
that fold between the knees. It makes
too strong line And then. after
pause, he added, I guess that would De
the only thing 1 should do In regard to
the meaning of the statue. some explana-
tion is given which ought to prove con-
elusive. First. there Is an extract from
Saint Gaudens' notebook, Adams. BUD
dha. Mental repose. Calm Renec1lon IN
Contrast With Violence OF Forces OF
Nature; next, an extract from a letter
written by Mrs. Barrett Wendell to Mr..
Homer Saint Gaudens, On Thursday. May
s. 1904 / was in the Rock Creek ceme-
terry looking at the wonderful monument
by Mr. Saint Gaudens in memory of Mrs.
Henry Adams. when Mr.. Saint Gaudens
and Mr.. John Hay entered the little In
closure I was deeply impressed. and
asked Mr. Saint Gaudens what he called
the figure. He hesitated and then said,
IT call 1t the Mystery Of the Hereafter"
And after this. a part of a letter written
by the authors aunt, Mrs. Oliver Emer-
son, as follows: "One evening, in Cornish.
not long after July, 1905 asked him its
meaning, to which he Saint Gaudens)
replied, passing his hand across his brow.
oh, 1 don't know. I suppose I had in
mind as much as anything the mystery
of the whole business Which I took to
DERIVING, hidden meaning Of life." Mr..
Adams in a letter to Mr.. Glider, these
"reminiscences state, once said, THE
whole meaning and feeling of the figure
is In its universally and anonymity. My
own name for 1t Is The Peace of God.
IaFarge would call 1t 'Kwannon;' Pc
trarch would say, 'Siccome eterna vita 9
Evening star., 1909-06-05

conscience to remain in active service,
nor why the young shepherd himself,
should be SO surprisingly ignorant of
his calling as to perform marriage
ceremony under the impression that in
case of two unauthorized marriages it
is the second and not the first that holds
good
As the story. however, begins with a
ridiculous mistake and closes with a
chapter on General Dementia," il is
plain that the author does not expect
1t to be taken seriously. He writes like
boy who is having a good time and
wants everybody to join him in the fun.
He also writes as If he could do bett or
if he tried hard. And one feels that he
could.
ELIZABETH VISITS AMERICA. BY
Elinor Glyn, author of Three
Weeks" etc. New York: Dufiield &
Co.
Elizabeth visits America and writes let
ters home to her mother She is ac-
companied by Tom and Octavia, who do
all the fault-f1nding. leaving to Eliza
beth only words of praise. Her first
visit to an American home is with the
family we met on the boat" and this
and other casual Invitations represent
her experience of the social life of Ameri-
ca. She tells her mother that the coun-
try and its customs are too quaint, ="
that their great-great-ereat-gra grandfather
came over In the Mayiower." AS Eliza
beth spent SO brief a time in the east
she must have absorbed this New Eng
land atmosphere in Chicago. where she
remained over day. or in Nevada, to
which point the party journeyed with a
picked-up acquaintance who owned a
private car. How absurd of the Cunard
line to be proud of the Mauretana, The
Mayflower, of course, must have been
twice the size This serves adequately
to show Mrs. Glyn's keen sense of
humor
Elizabeth tells mamma that she finds
American men quite another sex to the
English or French" in that they are too
moral to make love to her-EliZabet is
married-or to SAY things with two
meanings" 1t Is in this confidence that
mamma is given to understand that
American husbands are more like kind
aunts or grandmothers or benevolent
uncles than just men, Elizabeth also
concludes that the reason New York
women change husbands so frequently
is that the young men are too unreserved
over .their cocktails. The women can
not have them for lovers because they
talk about it." Divorce is safer
There is trip to a mining camp. which
includes bit of lurid gun play by bad
men" of the Bret Harte era Eliza
Evening star., 1909-06-05
CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

it." Mr.. Cortissoz said. adding: I'VE
have got into a queer way of thinking
that there is nothing between the full
dress performance of the stately mur,l
decorator and the commonplace stem IL
of the journeyman. And as with paint
ing so with sculpture. We are fond of
erecting statues in our public squares.
We set good many of them up In front
Of our public buildings. 1t Is a splendid
thing that we should do this. but what of
our architectural sculpture generally. the
ornamental details in stone or terra Gotta
which may not be individually so con-
spicuous as statue. but which are act
ually of immense importance to the beau
ty of building? Look around you in
any city and you will see that even on
the facades Of some of our most imposing
edifices this work is without any espec!a al
character or value. Why is it? Because
we do not use common sense. We keep
our sculptors busy on statues and never
think of employing their clever juniors
on this work Only when America de-
mands the fruit Of craftsmanship. as 1t
now demands paintings and statues. when
the community lacking funds for 'monu-
mental establishment will cut its suit
according to It's cloth and take the small
things seriously. will progress be made in
national art and the craftsman be given
a fair chance"
Evening star., 1909-06-05
Educated Above It,

THOMAS W. HYNES Of New York's
department of charities was praising
the charitable societies that send slum
children to the country in hot weather.
Besides improving the youngsters
health, these excursions improve their
minds" said Mr.. Hynes. THUS l heard
of little sum girl the other day who,
on her return, very brown and plump.
from the pine woods. refused to have
anything more to do with milk.
When a glass of milk was pressed
upon her. she sneered and said:
None of that for me. l know all
about that stuff now. It's nothing but
chewed grass"
Evening star., 1909-06-05
IN MEMORIAM
of DIR. John W. Bischoff.

Thou hast all seasons for thine own. o Death.
TE resist His ears are closed TO earth,
- It's discords and its melodies;
/ i But quckened by the heavenly birth.
He lists to angel symphonies.
The music Of those unseen choirs
Is soothing him 80 tendery,
For angel fingers sweep the Tyres
In notes exquisite. heavenly.
Their softest breathings reach his ear,
And every note Is melody;
They bear him onward to that sphere
Where all is purest harmony.
His dreams of music here 80 sweet
Which filled bis life with loveliness,
Are realized where angels meet,
And all for him is tenderness.
His gentle spirit. full Of love
And all that makes life beautiful.
Transplanted, rests In realms above.
And wakes to worlds more wonderful.
His life with US has passed away
Or rather. like the chrysal's.
Has burst its bonds Of earth and clay
And scars beyond to Paradise.
JULIA GREY BURNETT.
Washington, d. c.. June I, 1909.
Evening star., 1909-06-05

American Politics, by John Bach McMas-
ter: Constitution and Government of the
United States. by James Bryce: Aborigi-
mes and Aboriginal Remains. by 0. L.
Mason and w Hough; Photography of
North America, by n. s. Shaler and 7.
A. Jaggar, jr.; Climate and Climate Re-
sorts of the United States, by f. C.
Wendt The Fine Arts in America.
Coffin; Architecture, by Montgomery
Schuyler; Sports and Games. revised by
Ralph Cracknell.
Happens at that Great American
Institution, the Banquet. BY Samuel
G. Blythe. Philadelphia: Henry AL
temuS Company
Not every banquet is as gloomy as the
one which is described by Mr.. Blythe in
this delectable little volume. Not every
toastmaster is as dull as the one whose
banalities are SO cleverly set forth Not
all speakers who are called upon as in the
I'VE have with us tonight" class. are as
bombastic and unentertaining as the
aggregation displayed in Mr. Blythe's s
chamber of horrors. But nevertheless
there is just enough truth In this satire
of one of our most cherished and modern
institutions to make every person who
reads it who has ever been guest at a
BANQUET recognize its fidelity to fact. We
have all met In6 CnaTlle SuIieS WHO Tells
stale jokes, forgetting their points. and
have heard the poetic Childers who read
long original verses on insipid themes.
and have listened to the Judge Boluses of
owlish solemnity and all the other contrib
.utors to these post-prandial programs.
Mr. Blythes familiarity with this form
of social torture is sufficient to entitle
him to write as an authority.
HEARTS ARE TRUMPS BY Alexander
Otis. New York: The John Mcbride
Company.
This is a hilarious story that requires
the reader to lay aside his thinking cap
and accept every complication as it comes
along. There must be no pausng to con-
slider why two young men sensible
enough to be, respectively. a dramatic
critic and a clergyman. could possibly
mix themselves and their clothes to a
degree that permits the critic to i'm
personate his clerical brother and to
he welcomed in that capacity by an in
telligent family despite the combination
of ministerial coat with checked
trousers and red necktie. One must
not stop to figure out why bishop SO
nearsighted as to recognize in "PIymp-
ton of the New York Express" the Rev
Mr.. Tupper can reconcile it with his