Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22

of feeling and action set I'D In the boy
under the lash of his suspicion, and the
| effects OF these upon his sensitive and be-
| wildered mother. A curious and very
comforting part Of this story Is that the
| mothers confession of inddelity-whicl
| at the last she really makes-covers the
unfaithfulness of the mind only, q strict
| holding to the Bible standard that he
who looks longingly upon another has
| sinned already in his heart. and 'Jaantje'
owns to lifelong casting back toward
the hero of her girlhood. One will go a
! long way in literature to find two other
such. two SO vitality and bodily a part OF
life as these. two so beautiful in their
separation, as Harmon POS and his beau
| tiful mother. Jaantje. One knows before
beginning this book. knows it of old.
that he is in the hands of a sincere art
list. One feels again the plain intent to
lift the very body and spirit OF Holland.
this time of peasant Holland, out, letting
this shape and color and cover an elemen-
tai human experience. The book is q great
setting. done in the very spirit that
shaped the whole Dutch school of art.
THE CREATORS. BY May Sinclair,
author OF THE Divine Fire." etc.
New York: The Century Company.
London locale. with a brilliant group Of
Sinclair very convincingly works out the
theory that the god OF literature is
jealous god. blighting with mediocrity
those who abate In their allegiance by
one jot or little. With amazing insight and
great power OF portrayal the story moves
in a straight course to prove that genius
flowers in isolation and shrivels under
the ties with which mortals are prone to
bind themselves. In effect, 1t recalls
Kipling's discomforting. Lies Handi-
refrain tho 70 az w o
travels ne'-"dscomforting" because
of a deep down. uneasy feeling that it is
more than likely true. In Miss Sinclairs
story there are husbands and wives and
families, honestly and knowingly pre-
sented. but existing as such to prove the
theory Of the book. incidentally. the
ungifted members of these combinations
draw out good share of sympathy for
of inspiration. The book, a brilliant,
rounded literary personality. stands easily
at the head of Miss Sinclairs class OF
work.
LANDSCAPE GARDENING STUDIES.
BY Samuel Parsons. New York:
John Lane Company.
These studies In landscape gardening
come in the very nick Of time-now that
all indoors has come outside. driven by
the contagious but amiable mania of as
sisting nature to tidy herself up bit
and to learn. moreover. the decorous art
of expressing herself In terms of con-
ventional beauty. in parks and lawns,
backyards and front To be sure. these
studies involve only large motifs or COM
ponent parts of such. Central Park. our
National Park. play ground and park In
combination, and great homestead in
closures. But the principles upon which
these are built are so clearly defined. so
responsive to both organic contraction
and expansion. they follow, withal. so
close to natures lead, and pattern SO
completely her way of doing things. that
these type studies may easily be led to
yield both simple variants and subor-
dinate units. An interesting detail OF this
study IS discussion of the decorative
significance and function of evergreens
and rhododendrons in landscape garden
ing Plans and pictures visualize the text.
The whole is clear, definite, concrete
useful.
John WINTERBOURNES FAMILY.
BY Alice Brown, author OF Country
Neigfbors," etc. Boston: HouShton
Miff1in Company.
Despite this title, John Winterbourne
had no family. He was. nevertheless,
beautiful parent, father CT mother as the
occasion required. II by any sort or license
he might he said to possess family IT was
of the picked-up variety-for instance