The Washington herald., 1909-05-16

Mr.. Curtis gives the reader an iuti-
mate knowledge Of the cities OF Ireland
Its old and new universities. descriptions
OF its beauty spots. the details OF lts gov
eminent, the characteristics and customs
/ OF its people, wealth 81 information,
/ indeed. that is worth having
! The book Is written IN his most attrac-
( tive style and holds the attention Of the
/ reader from cover 70 cover Il IS graph
ically illustrated and a work that viii
/ adorn any library
To fail 70 read "One Irish Sumner Is
+ 70 fail 20 know about Ireland many
.h.ngs that all enlightened Americans
really ought 70 know.
/ FATE AND The BUTTERFLY hy Forrest
/ tizlssy. New York: Tie B. ". Dodge Conpauy.
/ This modern novel can be best described
as a "neurotIc romance" The leading
! figure IS Bertha Roth. a New York so
Getty girl. who has made a wealthy mar
rage with an Englishman- The husband.
however. Damien Roth, turns out to be a
morphine aend. and the untold tortures
OF mind ard body endured BY poor Bertha
during the period OF her awakening are
left largely 20 the readers imagination.
but the suggestion. IS sufficient 10 strike
horror deeply home II IS natural that
woman tied 10 such a man would drift
into a butterfly" especially as she is
obliged 10 cover I'D her husbands short
Jennings A passion for a young and
fitted lover suddenly rouses itself from
the dormant stages, and he having mar
ried an impossible but rich woman from
PittSbUrg. the arrangement IS perfect.
But BerJha's fortune becomes tied Up and
her lover feels the leash OF poverty too
keenly. so he returns 20 his trump Of
wife, and the butterfly" fiutteTs away to
the next flower. She becomes mixed up
in the affairs OF a candidate for governor
OF New York State on the reform" tick
ct and all but wrecks his chances. After
becoming a drunkard and other kinds Of
a degenerate, the butterfly" Is unexpect-
edly rehabilltated. but the whole impress
sion left by the story is that Of unneces-
sary unpleasanness. The tale IS full OF
bright, smart sayings. which tighten I'D
the whole muddy course, but they DO not
succeed in saving the book from being a
good example Of that class Of literature
which. unhappiIy. is undermining the
stability Of both the stage and the library
IN these modern times.
The WHITE SISTER. b F. Marion Crawford.
New York: TIE Macmillan Company. Washington:
BrurfanOE
Harry Thurston Peck. In the Bookman.
says: When we take Up new novel by
F. Marion Crawford we do 1t with a
complete assurance that We are going 70
be interested" And we are in this case.
The White Sister Is another one Of Mr.. !
Crawf0rd-s admirable Roman studies. He
delighted IN Rome and its people. and the
way they conducted themselves was HIS
passionate study. At the outset he pre-
sents g heroine who cannot fail 20 enlist
the readers sympathies. A charming and
beautiful GIL Angela, is the daughter OF
the Prince ChiaramOnte. an aristocratIc
old adherent Of the clerical party. more
pspist than the Pope" The prince IS
killed in an accident. and II develops that
IN his proud allegiance 10 the church he
had refused 10 have his marriage legally
catifed by civil ceremony. Consequent
y his only child has no legal status as
his heir On this curious but perfectly
rational situation, complicated by the
sirl's love for penniless young officer,
the author has built story the dramatic
possibilities Of which are tremendous.
lEC VI clAAAc- NtS0ttbAs u AltAc 0tth tldS d.
ready been played by Miss Viola Allen
with great success, and she intends to
use Il next season
To say that il is Up to the familiar and
thoroughly interesting Crawford stand
ard is the highest praise We know OF that
can be given to The White Sister
ENOCH STAHLER. MILLER AND SOLDIER
Enoch StahleT. = North Capitol street Washing
ton. D. c.
The life story Of a soldier IS always in
teresting, and Mr.. EnOch StahIer has
set down for the benefit Of the public
the simple story Of his experiences. inter-
larded with "reminiscences Of the great
men with whom he has been associated.
The notable enga gements in which Lieut.
Stahler took part form a long list, and
the story Of how he was wounded makes
an interesting chapter.
ENGLAND AND The ENGLISH. by Price Col
her. New York; Charles SGibners sors
The title OF this book. England and
the English from an American Point of
View" is one that VIII attract the Sc
rious reader The case between the
United States and their people and the
people Of the British isles is one which
has never quite been settled. nor does
any one expect that it VIII sver be; but