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ences and no-differences that exist be-
tween religion and irreligion. spirituality
and materialism theism and atheism.
This is not known. 1t seems 10 be abou,
be that. The publishers review on the
paper cover says it is fiction and a
brilliant novel; This cover says. too.
that 1t "abounds in wit and that-won't
the reader please read the review of the
paper cover of Mr.. CAesterton's book If
drawn in that direction at all? Then the
mystery will be manifest to all, indi-
VidLally.
GARIBALDI AND THE THOUSAND.
BY George Macaulay Trevelyan, late
fellow of Trinity College, Cam
bridge. author of Eng and in the
Age of Wycliffe. etc. With Five
Maps and numerous illustrations.
New York: LOngmans, Green & Co.
Mr.. Trevelyan's researches into the
the kingdom of Italy resulted first In his
authoritative volume. "Garibaldi's De-
Tense Of the Roman Republic. He now
follows that Introduction of the hero Of
Italy with description of the conquest
of Sicily under the secret auspices Of the
Piedmont court and Garibaldis ma ster-
full leadership. 1t is his hope to COM
plete the trilogy of works with volume
on the liberation of Naples, thus pre-
senting full review of Garibaldi's serv-
ices to Italy. The author treats his SUBJ
Iect from no hero-worship point CT view.
He sees Garibaldi as man of faults and
foibles. but imbued with the unquenchable
fire of patriotic zeal. Had it not been
for Garibaldi's unwavering faith in the
possibility of a united Italy there would
have been no conquest of Sicily. Had 1t
not been for his Willingness to subordi-
nate his republican preferences to the
larger object of Italian union, this great
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work could not have been pressed to a
successful issue. Nj. Trevelyan does not
regard Garibaldi as a supremacy great
soldier without flaw lie points out the
cises him as A bad organizer But there
is no qualification in his praise OF him as
a strategist in the larger sense. The con-
quest of Sicily was accomplished against
tremendous odds The Gariba ldian thou
sand was opposed to an army of about
10000 men 1t is well to understand, as
Mr.. Trevelyan clearly points out. mat the
Siclians were of practically no use to
Garibaldi in his campo gn. He at
pains to note the few points of the prog
ress from Marsala to Palermo at which
the "suuadre' contributed to the Carl
baldian success. In his description of the
masterful maneuver which carried him
into the heart of Palermo at a moment
when it seemed that the invader was
doomed to he destroyed. Mr. Trevelyan
writes one of the most dramatic chapters
in modern history. The volume is richly
illustrated with portraits and views of the
scenes of 6iaribaldi's exploits.
THE BEGGAR IN THE HEART. Ey
Edith Rickcrt. author of The
Reaper. etc. New York: Moffat.
Yard & CO. Washington: Bren-
tanOs.
1t is an uncomfortable thing to have
a duality Of nature. Not only is the pos
SCISSOR of such a complex temperament
kept in ferment of uncertainty. but all
those who are III personal contact are
confused. Here was perfectly lovable
woman. wooed by a most eligible sutton
for whom she entertained the warmest
feelings, and yet perversity of con-
science or cOwardicc or some other tenn
peramental kink kept her in opposition
several years Her final acceptance of
the happiness offered TO her is pitifully
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of nature, sentiment destiny: fancies.
graceful. whimsical even; reflections ana
"reminiscences, make up the material OF
this period. In the main. the verse is
stamped with the individuality or the
writer. though. in a single instance the
swing of the measure suggests Poe; In
another the fling of the thought recalls
Omar khayyam. The volume includes
some lovely lyrics. Read. and read aloud,
for the music of their measures. Love
Resurgent. Loves Testament, Love
Royal'-but WHY specify. since. with
hardly an exception, the whole is fine and
true. both as ntiment and poetry
Washingtonians will be interested in this
volume a token of the Intellectual at
tainments of one of the local laWslverS,
whose eloquence has already given great
delight to many on special occasions
THE BALL AND THE CROSS. BY Gil
bert *. Chesterton. author of Here
tics etc. New York: John Lane
Company.
When one. paving attention every min
ute, reads book soberly from cover TO
coycr-yes. and reads the cover, too
without at any time during this process
getting a single glimmer of light on what
the book is about, why, then. that per-
son becomes ashamed of his intellect and,
to cover. If may be, his shortage OF mind.
grows peeviSh and wonders why authors
write double books, and condemns the
whole two-faced family of compos ton
parallels, allegories- This is only
a setting down of experience with Mr.
Chesterton new book, together with the
resulting bitterness of mind over this OK
perience. The only discovery made in
tbs reading, and that a rather vague
and unhelp. I'll one wa that the book
cannot possibly be about what one reads
on every page of it. 1t may behind.
it is not said that it is-about the differ
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4 NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS 4

which was set forth by the American In
stitute during its recent convention in
the Octagon, where 1t may still be view
ed. There is probably no firm of arch-
tects In this country-one might almost
say in this age-that has achieved big
results as this firm. Of which there is now
but one surviving member.
There is dign ty and simplicity about
the work which these architects have put
forth that is notable and impressive. II
has stab lity and poise of something
long established and Yet at the same
time the true spir of modernity derived
through a recognition Of the value of fit
ness. the perogatives of use. Photographs
are shown in the exhibition at the Oc-
taeon of the Library of Columbia Uni
versity. Mr.. J. Picrpont Morgans Ii
brary, the University and Harvard clubs.
New York: the Harvard Gates, the new
Pennsylvania railroad station In New
York and several private houses.
There are also plans. but the exhibit
has been arranged with view to in
the profession. From here the exhibition
will go to the Art Museum in Chicago
and to the Mechan cs Institute i'm Roch-
ester before being returned to New York.
TT is announced that Indiana is to be
represented in the sculpture hall at
the Capitol by a statue Of Gen. Lew Wal
lace, the author of "Ben-Hur," and that
the statue, which will be unveiled some
time this month, is by Andrew O'Connor,
to whom some months ago the commits
sion for the memorial to John Barry was
awarded. TIL S is doubly interesting. AS
Mr.. OConnor is a sculptor of marked
ability 1t will probably mean the acqui-
sition of a genuine work OF art, and since
the controversy concerning the Barry
monument is still unsettled IL VIII give
the commissioners opportunity to judge
at first hand this sculptor's capa bi.ity to
execute a large work.
LEILA MECHLIN
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street Improvement and the like come
directly within it's province. and 1t has
done much toward abatng the billboa d
nuisance, the disagreement OF the land
scape and the dissertation of natural
sc mic beauty. 1t distributes literature,
sends out illustrated lectures and holds an
annual convention, all in these interests.
THE Corcoran School reopens Monday.
and that afte noon at quarter past
4 Mr.. James Henry Moser will give an
art talk in the large classroom to the
right of the school entrance. The sub
ject has not been announced. but It will
doubtless he something pertinent to the
work of the students something of prac-
teal value derived from the lectu err $
primarily for the benefit of the students.
though they are open to others specially
interested and are informal. desultory and
casual. but at the same time intimate and
0N Tuesday two lectures will be given
- under the auspices of the National
Society of Fine Arts, one in the after
noon. for members, and one in the even
ing for the public. the former by Miss
Morris, at the residence of Mrs. Pinchot,
and the latter. by DR.. L. Lindsey Bla-
ney. at the Public Library. Miss Morris
is the daughter of the late William Nor
ris of England, the artist, poet and mas
ter craftsman.
She is said to be a keen student Of de-
sign and a practical craftswoman. hav-
ing served. as it were. an apprenticeship
under her distinguished father. After sup
pementing this training by courses of
study III the art school and museum at
South kcnsington she took charge of
the design department of Morris & Co.
OF later years she has, it is understood,
made a speciality of jewelry, and the sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

west just after sunset, has already be-
gun to draw nearer the sun, and Will
pass to the west of that body and enter
the morning SKY February II. During
nearly the entire year 1t will remain
morn ng star, only returning to the even
ing heavens November ~. After this
date We will see it slowly moving out
months af'erward it will be very much
less brilliant than it is at present.
THIS planet will reach its greatest
brightness January Z. On and after this
time the possessor of a small telescope
should not fail to examine it. Even a
good field glass will show 1t beau
tiful silvery crescent, which during the
next few weeks will grow narrower and
narrower unit | it is the thinnest imag-
Unable little bow of light. The observer
may notice that the horns OF the cres-
cent extend more than half way around
the planet. fact which proves clearly
that our sister world has a consdera BILE
atmosphere
The planet Mars, which was so near
the earth and brilliant last August
will continue to grow IA inter- until next
September. when il will he only slightly
brig liter than second magnitude star.
At this time the earth and Mars will be
on opposite sides of the sun, more than
23G. 0OO.rDO miles apart, 50 that in the
telescope the planet will appear only
about One-seventh as large 1t now
does. Even dit present the two bodies are
50 far apart that only the larger mark
nSs can he seen, even in large telc-
scope. The disk Of the planet is now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

far from round, its shape being nearly
like that of the moon when about nine
days old.
The beautiful planet Jupiter. which is
now seen rising majestically i'll the east
soon after m dnight, next April will be
high in the heavens by O'Clock In the
evening. and will remain our brightest
and most interesting evening star until
October is. On this date the sun. in its
regular eastward mot on along its path,
a. v e., Figure l. will pass the planet.
which. accordingly will then become
morning star. Similarly Saturn will be
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tween the earth and sun, re-cntering
the evening sky and moving very rapid
iy across the heavens ON the yes; to
he east. For several days after this
date il will probably be Il conspicuous
and striking object
4 committee of astronomers of va
rious countries has been formed for
keeping the comet under constant OBJ
servation during its present appearance.
From its close approach to Venus May
| and To the earth May IS 1t is hoped
that exact values of tine masses of these
planets may be obtained. At the passage
of the earth through the tail OH the lat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Dogfsh.

From the London Chronicle.
Dogfi h reaches London in vast quanti-
ties but it is not sold as such, nor as
"Folkestone beef For the willy fish
monger disposes Of ii to his customers IN
der the more alluring title of rock sal
mon" And similar kind of euphemi 'il
is employed for many other tasty viands.
Tripe for instance OF SweetbreadS, a.
though we know what they really are.
would not look so well on the bin OF fare
if their dictionary definitions We're used.
Even country folks. who do not as a
rule shrink from calling spade spade
speak of pigs gatherings" instead ..
something else, while the Scotsman dis
guises in haggis combination of culinary
materials-to put IL politely-which, II
rendered in cold print. would be enough
to cause the average Saxon to fec "
vegetarian restaurant.
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A Poor Defense.

II c. FRICK, crossing on the Cam
!. pania, said one day of certain
trust
''Of course they have their excuses AMI
palliations. Who hasn't even when caught
red na nded?
Il remember Pitt sburg divine who
demonstrated with tobacconist for do
ing business Oh the Sabbath.
Do ng business shouted the tobacco
mist Indignantly. You call selling cigars
like these for cents apiece business?
Why, man, it's charity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

Saturn a beautiful and unusual sight.
which will repay observation with a small
telescope.
At all times of the year, except for
about six weeks. there will be at least
one bright planet in the evening sky. and
the observer will find 1t Of much interest
to watch the varying motions and APP
pearances of these bodies as the months
go by. The planet Venus. which now
shines out SO very brilliantly in the south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Jupiter.

ct whatever To be seen in the heavens
until Venus begins to draw out from
behind the sun in November
There are three comets now visible
in the sky. The first of these is a
very faint little object which returns
to the sun every six years. and which
Just after sunset that it cannot ne we'll
seen from northern observatories.
The second is new bright little
comet discovered December Z. At its
discovery it was at the point {. Figure
!, little above a straight line joining
the stars p and Z. At the time this is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

ject Of her lecture before the National
Society of Fine Arts will be Jewels"
Dr. Blaney. who will lecture at the Pub
lie Library Tuesday evening. is profess
sor of the Central University of Ken
lucky. and comes to this city from Ithaca
where. at Cornell University. he has been
giving a course OF lectures. His subject
will be The Beauties of Gothic Art. and
his lecture Is to be elaborately illustrated
many Of his slides being colored and of
exceptional interest.
a admirable article on THE National
"A Print Collection by D. E. Roberts.
chief assistant. division Of prints. appears
in the current issue Of Art and Progress,
the monthly magazine published by the
American Federation of Arts. Referring
to the service rendered by the division Of
prints at the Library of Congress, Mr..
Roberts says:
During the past year there have been
nearly 1000 readers registered, to whom
have been served nearly 100000 prints and
photographs and over 5000 volumes on
art. architecture and the allied arts.
Speaking of the outside service. he
further states that it is now proposed,
with the permission Of the librarian, to
lend certain duplicate material for exhi-
bition in the public schools Of Washing
ton, through the league. for the decora-
ton Of the public schools. and such prints
as may be otherwise available for ex-
hibition in other cities and towns, through
the American Federation of Arts-a pol
Icy which, it is logically remarked, will
In all probability tend not on.y to
broaden the divisions use. but also induce
the establishment of branch collections in
the smaller cities.
*
VERY little attention has been paid to
remarkably interesting exh bition
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THE New Year a Won
! derful One for Astro-
nomical Events-The Planet
Venus Reaches IS Greatest
Brightness January 7-Three
Comets Now Visible.
By Prof. Eric Doolittle Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.

HE year 1910 Will
be distinguished by
several most inter
esting a stronom cal
events. First of all
in Importance is
doubtless the re-
turn Of Halley's
comet, that Won
derful celestial OBJ
ject which toward
the end of spring
will shine out so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

brightly in the evening sky that II Will
attract the attention of every one Then
there will be two interest ng total eclipses
of the moon. both visible throughout the
United States, and. n the last month Of
the year an occulation of the planet
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written it's path among the stars and
it's future appearance cannot be pre-
dicted.
Finally. there is IIalley's comet which
during the month will move west
ward out of the CONSTELLATION Aries
along the path r.. f., Figure l.
1t was visible in telescope of mod
crate size. but as it had passed neal ess
the sun the day before and was then
far outside the orbit of the earth and
rapidly dra wing away from us, it grew
rapidly fainter, and can now only be
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orertaken by the sun and enter the morn
ing sky April Is. Saturn and Mars are
now near together In the sky, but the
latter planet has SO very rapid an eastern
motion of its own that the sun cannot
oyertake and pass it until September -.
Thus Of the three bright planets now
in the west Venus will remain with
only one month longer and Saturn only
two months. But Jupiter will enter
the evening sky as Saturn leaves it,
and this planet, with Mars, will remain
with US until autumn. After Jupiter
disappears there will be no bright PLAN
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ter date careful meteorological observa-
tions will be made to discover what df
any) effects. electrical OF otherwise.
are produced in our atmosphere. Above
all, it is hoped that continuous series
of photographs of the visitor will be OBJ
tanned. il being caught at one obserya-
tory after it has set at ObservatorieS
farther east. AS telescopes are few on
the part of the earth opposite the
meridian of Greenwich, an expedition
viii, be sent to the Hawaiian Islands for
tlic purpose.
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not far distant of a public collection OF
the fine arts worthy of the country
site space for exhibition purposes. Mr..
Rathbun mentions the project of secur-
ing separate building. but dismisses it
as Impractical for the present, and de-
scribes the provision which is now being
made for the housing OF the collections
In the new Museum building, which. it Is
thought. will be adequate to accommodate
such additions as may be reasonably ex-
pected within period of several years.
or until some definite conclusion can be
reached as to the future.
The body of the book traces the art
movement on behalf of the COVE nment
from 1910 to the present time and s. in
part, compilation of manuscripts. print
valuable historical letters. The last sec
ton treats of the 1ar let Lane Johnston
Request. the Evans gift and the Freer
collection. and serves as preliminary
catalogue of the National Gallery-a cata-
logue which 1t IS promised shall later be
supplemented and enlarged.
Among the full page illustrations a~e re
productions in half-tone of four of the
portraits In the Harriet Lane Johnston
collection, and Of paintings by La Fargo.
Church. Homer. Inness. Kendall. Metcalf.
Murphy. Volk and Walker in the Evans
collection. So comprehensive and att ac-
tive treatise on the National Gallery
should do much to spread the interest in
the inst tuition and hasten the day of its
larger realization.
A MOTHER evidence that Washington is
( beginning to be recognized as an art
center, or at least as center fo- the dis
of the gospel of art. is given in
the establishment of headquarters here
by the American Civic Association. To
be sure, this is not primarily art o.
ganization. but it conce ms itself primarily
with beauty. all its effort being directed
toward the creating of a more beautiful
America" Outdoor art, city planning,
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE FIGHTER. BY Albert Paysof
Terhune. author of Caleb Conover.
Railroader." etc. New York: Frank
+. Lowell Company.
THE DREAM OF LOVE: Mystery BY
= Henry Abbey. Cambridge: The Riv-
erside Press.
LOVERS IN HEAVEN. by Julian Iiaw-
thorne. New York: New Churoh
Board of Publication
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seen with the largest instruments.
1t is hoped that by the end of the
month it will be bright enod- n To lie
seen in A small telescope or good field
glass. To enable the observer to find
it easily larger map, Figure 8, is
added.
The comet is now moving rapidly
toward the west among the stars and
drawing nearer the sun. March % it
will pass TO the west of that body and
enter the morning sky. but for some
weeks before this date it Shuu..i c
become bright enough to be seen with
the naked eye. May IS it will pass be-
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iust published as bulletin 70" BY the
National Museum. The book. which is
we'll printed, nicely bound and charming
IL illustrated, is written by Mr.. Richard
Rathbun, assistant secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institution, in charge of the
National Museum, and is both informing
and interesting.
"As far back as siAty-three years ago
the Congress Of the United States d.
rected the formation of gallery OF arr
for the nation. and even at somewhat
earlier date it gave encouragement to
such a nroject by granting an act or IN
corporation 10 a private society, whose
collections were eventually to he coded TO
the United states. says Mr.. Rathbun III
his introduction, referring. OF course 10
the National Institute established In tins
city in the early part OF the last century.
From this beginning Mr. Rathbun enSae.
ingly traces the history or the NatloHdi
Gallery through its many Nlclssitudes uil-
der the guardianship of the Smithsonian
Institution to the present time, Wneh,
with the Harriet Lane Johnston, Evans
and Freer collections. II assumes very re-
spectacle proportions and Hteraliy ue-
mandS attention.
Looking facts Squarely i'll the face. MI
Isathbun writes in an. optimistic manner
Admitting that the cultivation OF art
even in directions promising practicai
benefits to the people. has never received
encouragement from the national govern
ment, except in the privilege OF copy
right and patent. that there has been
very little art in the ownership OF the
government to which the instr ution could
claim right of possession and that 1.-The
interests of the private benefactorS nave
been directed elsewhere, he hopefully
declares that popular sentiment is now
developing a broader national spirit,
whose effect has already been manifested
to such an extent as practically to insure
the assembling at Washington. at a time
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y exhibition of paintings by Ed
ward W. Redfield Will open IN
the lhemicycle hall of the Cor
coran Gallery of Art Monday.
Mr. Redfield was born at
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VERY little attention has been paid to
remarkably interesting exh bition
of the work of McKim, Mead & White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Church Work.

Briggs g A. Church Unity: Studies OF its
most important problems. tPAB-BI6.
pitchfie,d. r. Ill. Old-time PsrscD. la@. 49,
Dsci1".
Hamilton. W. W. comp. Sane Evangelism.
CX-H1S5s
Ingram A. T. W Work In Great CITIES
Six lectures pastoral theology. l:HI3 en-
ln41w.
Mott j. r. Future Leadership Of fhe Church.
1905 CX-MSjsf.
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DORIAN DAYS. Poems. BY Wendell
Phillips Stafford. New York: The
Macmillan Company.

In this arresting book of verses Judge
Stafford has fulfilled the pledge OF its
title, for in the morning of these tuneful
days the songs come from Parnassus-
classic in theme, and spirit, and move
ment. with frequent true IIomeric flashes
of picture-laden phrase. In this period
devoted chiefly to mythic gods and men,
THE Song of Orpheus'' stands perhaps
as tine most paganly beautiful poem and
the one that reaches the fullest measure
of poetic art. Tie afternoon of these
singing days is even more satisfying
Imam the dawn, for TO equal art there
is here added the more intimate per-
sonal spirit of the poet himself. Poems