Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-23

find their interest in the skies very
greatly increased. The author discusses
each of the consultations in turn. tfac-
ing its history as far as. possible. ex-
planning the meaning and indicating the
various racial and national versions Of
the stellar combinations. In the same
way the more important OF the single
stars are treated. There are numerous
consisting Of reproductions
Of famous paintings and sculptures bear
ing upon astronomical conceptions OF the
classics. and also photographs and dia-
grams of the consultations.
A TOUCH OF FANTASY: A Romance
for Those Who Are Lucky Enough
to Wear CLASSES. By Arthur H.
Adams. New York: John Lane
Company.
It would be we'll for all those whose
eyes are not quite perfect if they could
get spectacles of just the peculiar quail
ity of German crystal of which the
glasses of Hugh Robjohn were made.
Through those glasses Hugh Robtohn
looked upon the world with keen vision
the dominating quality in all people,
penetrating through the obscuring tissue
of personality to the real spirit These
were magic spectacles. They made OF
this prosaic. unromantic employe Of the
Austrian government. engaged on the
side in an economic research, q lover. q
fervent seeker for the one woman who
met his hearts fancy. And she was not
the sort that one would think he would
have chosen as his mate. She was I'M
mistakenly common, the daughter of a
deceased plumber and an Impossible
mother, a waitress In a tearoom with
many masculine friends and q rather
easy code of morals. Beneath the light
vein Of significance. It is an appeal for
charity, for faith and trust. Fortunately
at the great crisis, when his world
seemed tumbling about his ears ana ms
wife lay stricken under his reproach, ms
spectacles showed her as she was. good
woman at heart, a true wife and after al
his mate. Tor those who read Tor light
some diversion there is much of pleasure
to be found in Mr.. Adams description OF
a Sydney clearinghouse.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF
FINE ARTS; And Other Collection
Of Philadelphia, Including the Penn
sylvania Museum. the Wnstach Col
lection and the Conect1ons Q. inSe'
pendence Hall and the Historical SO.
ciety Of Pennsylvania. BY Helen w
Henderson. illustrated. Boston: L
C.. Page & Co. Washington: Bren'
tano's.
The Pennsylvania Academy Of Fin
Arts, situated in Philadelphia, was found
ed in 1905, and is the oldest institution
Of the kind in America. 1t was the ere
alton of Charles Wilson Peale, an artis
who started a drawing school in 1871 ant
later transformed it into an art museum
From this beginning has developed al
institution of more than local Importance
containing remarkable collection o
paintings of the highest grade. In Thu
volume is told the history of the acad
envy, together with an account Of the va
rious exhibitions which have been hell
there. Chapters are devoted to the work
of individual artists, such as Gilbert Stuar
and other early American portrait painters
In addition to the Pennsylvania Academ,
Philadelphia contains several other gal
leries and collections. to which chapter
are devoted in this volume, notably tn
paintings in Independence Hall and tn
Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Wei