Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-05
fairy books of this series. finds the lilac
one among his Christmas gifts.

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one among his Christmas gifts.
THE boys BOOK of MODEL AERO
PLANES How to Build and Fly Them3
With the Story Of the Evolution Of
the Flying Machine. BY Francis
A. Collins. illustrated with Photo
graphs and Diagrams by the
Author. New York: The Century
Company.
Now that the aviation meets are about
concluded for the present season, it Is to
be expected that the average American
boy will want to try his hand at aero
plane making and operating. Few boys
can become real air sailors. but all OF
them can try experiments with models
that really fly and that illustrate the
principles of heavier-than-air aviation.
In this book are given some practical
suggestions to this end, showing clearly
how boy with any degree of mechan-
ical skill can make model for himself
and can understand it's operation. In
addition to the chapters on model
making are given some historical refer
ences to the development Of aviation,
telling the story of the Wright brothers.
describing the Wright machine. the
pioneer of the heavier-than-air devices.
showing how others entered the field, dis
and concluding with q chapter on sports
of the air. With its plain text and its
numerous illustrations this book is cal
culated to bring eventually many scores
of real aviators into the field.
THE HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE.
By Herbert N. Casson. author of
The Romance of Steel etc.
illustrated. Chicago: A. c. Nc
Clurg e Company.
1t is only necessary to look back thirty
five years to see the beginning of the
telephone, which is today SO intimate a
part of our modern existence that it is
almost impossible to conceive ourselves
without it. Mr.. Casson in this brief
story of the telephone tells tale which
possesses all the qualities Of a romance
1t would be well for every telephone user
to become familiar with the narrative of
the development of this epoch-making
device. This story necessarily deals with
personalities, the men who made the tele-
phone a practical thing. Some of them
are living and some have died. Mr.. Cas-
son shows how they were inspired
throughout their efforts by a faith that
surmounted all obstacles and overcame
all prejudices that at one time threatened
to prevent the development of this in
vention.
THE HEALTHFUL ART OF DANCING,
By Luther HI. Gulick, MD, author
of THE Efficient Life etc. illus
trated from Photographs. New
York: Doubleday. Page & Company.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
1t is somewhat of a shock to the read
err. on opening this book. to find as a
frontispiece, instead of the expected
classic picture Of a graceful dancer, a
photograph of a class of business men,
most of them advanced in years, prac-
ticing the highland fling on the floor of
"a Providence, r. l., gymnasium. In no
more graphic manner could DR.. Gulick
have illustrated the point which he seeks
to convey in his treatise on dancing. He
regards dancing as form of exercise
the more valuable In that it combines
pleasure with physical exercise He in
cludes in this work his address as presf-
dent at the annual meeting of the
under the title Exercise Must Be In
teresting." This is the fundamental doc
trine of the work. which is comprehen-
sive In its scope and attractively illus
trated.
SIR WALTER sCOTTS IvANHOE.
Abridged by Herbert P. Williams.
Illustrated. New York: d. Apple
ton & Company.
Many a reader of Scott has faltered in
the introduction. or. having made his
way through the historical dissertation
that invariably precedes the tale itself,
has found his interest tagging in the
maze of historical references and long
descriptions in which the author loved
to indulge. How many young people
have been deferred from reading these
charming romances by their great length
and their formidable text can only be
imagined. Mr.. Herbert Williams has
rendered valuable service in undertake
ing the editing of the Waverley novels
Some might regard it as iconoclastic and
presumptuous. but it should rather be