Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-11

the pathos. humor and tender sentiment
that entities each to the idyllic compan-
poleon Jackson and all the other dear
people of Mrs. Stuart's brainworid. ;.
ANIMAL SECRETS TOLD: A Book Of
"Whys." BY Harry Chase Brearley.
With twelve full-page illustrations
from photographs by Edwin r. San
born. official photographer New
York Geological Society. and seven
ty-two illustrations from drawings
by the author. New York: Freder-
lex "A. Stokes Company.
Many animals have eyes placed square
ly in front Of their faces. like human be-
ings. Other animals can see best but
with one eye at time, theirs being on
the sides Of their heads. Why?
The author explains with such con-
vincing clearness as to make the reader
wonder why he had never thought of 1t
himself. This is merely the first glimpse
into a field Of captivating information In
has glittering eye, the elephant YER
satile trunk and the rabbit adjustable
ears. One understands why" nature
gave the hippopotamus such a cavernous
mouth. the walrus his formidable tusks
and the giraffe it's prehensle tongue The
why's of a tigers stripes and leopard's
spots: the varying coat of the hare. the
changeable chameleon. the loglike body
VI Tic dlliSdIOT, lHe uuSI-COlOIcu IOSuSl
of the road. the green grasshopper of the
grass, are explained in final chapter
entitled Protection" and an additional
interest to the value Of the text is given
by photographs and drawings OF many
animals. each pictured to show the why
of the individual features claws. coat.
fur skin. scale. feathers. bills or tails.
with which nature equipped them accord
ing to their needs. In PREDATORY note
the author states that his book is not
work nf sci in the broad In.
depreciation of that term. Animal Sc
crets Told" he explains. lis intended
much less as means for conveying IN
formation than for suggesting. and, il
possible, stimulating the use by the reader
of those original powers OF observation
and deduction by which he may gain
knowledge at first hand" Whatever his
object. he has written an absorbingly in
teresting book.
JANEY: Being the Record Of q Short
Interval In the Journey Through
Life and the Struggle with Society
Haynes Gilmore. author of phoebe
and Ernest. etc. With illustra-
.tions by Ada c. Williamson. New
York: Henry Holt & CO.
Janey's naturalness In quest of the
why's of life is the naturalness of the
child who lives in the world instead of
between the covers of a delightfully."-
written book. A somewhat surprising in
timacy with Shakespeare is accounted
for by wonderful Uncle Jim. who writes
books and whose personality makes a
lovable background for the doings OF his
little niece. There are other children, a
Sprinkling of mammaS. good doctor who
unhappily falls into Janey's bad graces
for failing to come forward with the boy
baby she had especially ordered for her
widowed mother; Nora. waif of the
settlement house scheme" who initiates
Janey into the mysteries of graft and
high finance; batch Of Uncle Jim's lit
erary chums and a varied assortment OF
dolls. This wealth of material for small
Janey to work on has for it's environ
ment Uncle Jims summer home on
bluff overlooking the ocean-a wonderful
varying ocean that is sometimes boiling
sapphire" and sometimes "a pulsing car
pet of gray satin.''
THE MAN IN THE BROWN DERBY.
BY Wells Hastings. author. with
Brian Hooker. of 1.-The Professors
Mystery" p With illustrations strait so,i by
Bobbs- Merrill Company.
Starting with an almost incredible sit
uation, and handicapped by an unneces-
sarily eccentric title, this story of adven-
ture is really better than it would seem.
Vaccinations Of vilainous uncle lead
beautiful young girl and her suddenly ac-
quired husband over rough and at times
dangerous road Of adventure to ultimate
happiness and reward. Incidentally. the
story suggests that the private sanitarium
evil still prevails in this country.
THE PROGRESS OF MRS. CRIPPS-
MIDDLEMORE. BY Gerard Bendall
New York: The John Lane Com
pany.
Not only did Mrs. Cripps- Middlemore
progress to a remarkable point of social
development, but her entire family made
long strides in change of condition. The
Cripps- MIDI IGNORES were wealthy. COM
Portable lower middle-class English peo-
pie, who were engaged in the pleasing
task of pulling themselves up by their
bootstraps. 1t was not until they got
into a certain artistic atmosphere that
things began to happen. After the entire