Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19

cause of good. and good is the final cause
of man.
mans eye alone which makes the beauty
Of heaven and earth. We give beauty TO
things by loving them"
1.-The finest words in the world are but
vain sounds If they are not understood.
We must not refine too much, nor sin
from an excess of nicely. The Catholic
Church, which carries the knowledge of
human nature to it's highest point, for
bids man to make himself an angel
from dread, lest he should make himself
brute"
In every falsehood, even the subtlest.
there are secret impossibilities which
soon bring IL to light. False words burst
like soap bubbles"
1.-The universe is just as old as any of
us. II is young to the young. 1t dies with
US. 1t is born again I'm our children.
In a closing review the writer considers
the Limitation Of Jesus Christ and its
author: rs 1t not wonderful that the
Imitation, written In an age of faith.
by a humble ascetic, for pious and soi-
tary souls, should be admirably suited to-
day to skeptics and fashionable people
A pure deist or a peaceful atheist can
make 1t his bedside book. The lonely
monk. whose work 1t is, had penetrated to
the secrets of the soul and OF the senses.
Nothing in the world Of appearances amid
which we struggle with cruel weakness
and touching illusions was hidden from
those who feel them for he knew their en-
tire vanity. His book is the book OF the
| best OF men, since it is book of the
unhappy"
MR.. INGLESIDE. BY E. v. Lucas. au.
thor of over Bemerton's.' etc. New
York: The Macmillan Company. Wash
ington: Brentano's.
Mr.. Lucas Is acquiring "A dual char
acter in the literary world. He is an
essayist Of undeniable charm and also
possesses storytelling capacity which
insures him unremitting attention how
ever slender his thread of plot. "Mr
Ingeside' is similar in its structure to
over ,bemerton's," in that it is series
Of chatty chapters dealing with group
| of entertaining people who discuss a
wide range OF subjects. Mr. Ingleside
is man of official position in London
who, after some years Of partial sepa'
ration from his family. is Joined by his
| two attractive daughters, whose en-
trance upon the charmed circle of his
friends is at first regarded obviously
as a questionable experiment But Mr.
Ingleside's daughters fit perfectly into
their environments and Mr.. Lucas tells
| of their experiences and associations IN
| his most delightful style. Several Of the
chapters in this book deal with the
| question of ways and means of making a
| living in London, casually throwing
| light upon the devices by means Of which
| women manage to breast the tide Of cir
| cumstances i'm that great center. Nov
| and then one of Mr.. ingleside's friends
| produces a literary find from which ht
| reads engaging extracts. A slight color
| of romance Is cast upon the work, but
/ not enough to Justify the reader in classi
| flying this as a novel. 1t Isl just another
| Lucas book" and that is distinction
enough to commend it to those who have
previously made the acquaintance OF
this author.
THE STORY OF OUR NAVY FOF
YOUNG AMERICANS; From Co
lOnial Days to the Present Time. b.
Willis John Abbot, author OF 'Th'
Blue Jacket Series" etc. illustrated
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
The history of the American navy i.
a story to appeal strongly to every DO!
citizen Of the United States. 1t is tai,
1 Of struggle, of heroism, Of adventure ant
invention. of courage and calculation
| This natien has developed it's naval pow
er almost exclusively within the periot
of steam navigation, and consequently tn
history of the American floating fightinl
| force is q condensed epitome of mechani
| cal advances en- the sea. Yet there ha
| been enough of fighting of shore to keel
the American navy In action from tim
| to time, SO that its record Is filled will
| sonal sacrifice. Mr.. Abbot's endeavor ha!
been to place the story Of the navy be
fore the young Americans in a manner tt
| interest them in the human side as wei
| az the technical, and he has succeeded ad
| mirably, for his chapters are filed will