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logic. Princeton University. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Brentano's.
THE CRAFTsMANsHIP OF WRITING.
BY Frederic Taber Cooper. New
York: Dodd. Mead g. Co. Washing
ton: Brentano's.
DAMS MINISTRY. BY Lewis Erwin
Finney New York: Broadway Pubs
fishing Company.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE,
CURRICULUM. BY William I. Fos-
ter. president OF Reed College. Bos-
ton: Houghton Miffiin Company.
A BREATH OF PRAIRIE, Other
Stories. BY VIII Lillibridge. author
OF Ben Blair" etc illustrated in
color by ]. y. Marchaad. Chicago. A.
{. McClurg e. Co.
THE EASTERN ALPS, Including tho
Hawaiian Highlands. Tyroi. ssIr-
Syria. Carinthia md Carnioin.
Handbook for Travellers. BY Karl
Baedeker. With maps. plans and
panoramas. Twelfth edition. revised
deker New York: Charles Scrth-
ner's Sons. Washington: Bren-
tano's.
SIR JOHN HAwKWOODi 4 Tale ~
the White Company In Italy. ny Ma
rion Polk Angellotti New york:
*. F. Fenno d Co Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
THE NUT CRACKER, and Other Hu-
man Ape Fables. BY Charles Elton
Blanchard. NJ n. New York.
Broadway Publishing COMPANY.
FIRST AID IN NURSERY AILMENTS.
BY Emelyn Lincoln Coolidge NJ u.
author OF The Mothers Manual"
etc New York: Sturgis & Walton
Company.
SUCCESS IN LITERATURE. BY VII
liam Morris COLES and Henry
Cresswell New York: DufField &
Co.
sIDELIGHTs ON CONTEMPORARY
SOCIALISM. BY John Spargo. New
York: B. w. Huebsch
THE ARROW MAKER. Drama IN
Three Acts. BY Mary Austin. au-
thor OF The Land OF Little Rain.
etc. New York: Duffield & Co.
THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN IN
RELIGION. BY George Hodges
%. d.. dean OF the Episcopal Theo-
logical School at Cambridge Mass
New York: d. Appleton & Co
PRACTICAL SALESMANSHTP. A
Treatise On the Art of Selling Goods.
BY Nathaniel c. Fowler, jr, assisted
by expert statesmen, etc. Boston:
| Little. Brown & Co
THE WHITE ROSE OF THE MIAMI
/ By Mary David zimmerman New
York: Broadway Publishing Com
pany.
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transported into the heart Of the woods
there are vistas through the trees but
they are closed. Overhead little openings
in the foliage disclose bits of the blue
sky, and through these drips down the
sunlight, which gilds and glorifies the
forests mysterious depths. The forest of
Fontainebleau is essentially French for
est The growth is not what we find in
American would probably interpret 1t to-
day. Its permanence and it's antiquity
are emphasized rather than it's transient
mood and charm, but what Diaz saw and
found lovely We now see and admire.
There is also woodland picture by
Rousseau. not improbably a bit of the
same forest, but in this instance the sun
has set and only its red glow can be
seen at the end of the dark vistas. 1t is
very dark picture, and yet upon ex-
animation it's detail is readily perceptible.
In the foreground a horseman is seen
riding toward the setting sun, and by
means of this single figure dramatic
relationship between man and nature is
instantly suggested. An English writer
has pointed out that this is the differ
American landscapes, that the one is in
evitably stepped with human tradition.
the other is still a part of the untrod
wilderness-perhaps it is SO.
A painting by CorOt in this collection
helps to carry out the theory. 1t is an old
composition and doubtless imaginative. A
large trees rises in the center and spreads
its foliage like the canopy of q tent, a
lake and bit of luminous sky are seen
beyond there is a scrape of water in the
foreground. and lightly dancing over the
greensward are nymphs and fauns. The
spirit of joyousness finds in this painting
adequate expression, but with 1t is min
gled a trace of the classical influence exert
ed by a sojourn in Italy. Delightful as this
picture is in some respects. it is not as
tender nor as pleasing on the whole as
some of the same painters less ambitious
works. "Springtime.'' by Daubigny, is
perhaps more representative. or. at least,
a better example of the painter at his
best. Daubigny was never as individual
as Corot, but he was likewise tender and
poetic. There is much in this painting
both significant and convincing. And
with these is shown a painting by Tryon-
not cattle, as is customary, but horses at
a watering trough, one white the other
bay. Upon the former is seated a peasant
in blue blouse nonchalantly Indifferent of
the summer storm which apparently is
swiftly approaching. The coloring is at
tractve and the contrast of light and
shade striking. The canvas is not large,
but it is extremely effective. and it has
been carried to satisfactory completion.
It is after all, perhaps, the traditions of
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Tryon, rather than Millet, that Horatio
Walker. our American painter OF farm
scenes. is continuing.
There are two works by Jean Francois
Millet in this collection, one a drawing
in charcoal and colored crayon and the
other a little painting in oils, an interior
with figures, two women sewing on
garment, entitled "Seamstresses Sewing
a Stroud" The former manifests ad-
mirably Millet's strength as draughts-
man and the latter his ability to paint
with extreme refinement This ability is
not always accredited to Millet; he Is
usually thought of as rather careless
technician, but the fact is that had ne
not first mastered his medium he could
not have disregarded its amenities with
the impunity he did. There are compare
lively few examples of his work of this
type One other. however. is in this coun-
try-a little canvas representing cleaners
in the field which was owned by the late
Mrs Potter Of New York and lent Dy Ter
some years ago to the comparative eN-
hbition'' held at the Fine Arts Cal
leries.
1t is interesting to find also in t.,is col
lection Landscapes by kuysdale anu Heb
bema which In character and style are
SO different from the works or the baroi-
ION painters and yet in spirit mucn AKIN.
In this entire collection there Is but one
painting by an American. little land
scape by Alexander H. Wyant. 1t is by
no means an ambitious composition. one
NAV believe that the FAINTER rendered IL
some time for his own pleasure In order
to give expression to an emotion "nlch
the little scene stirred in him, nut De
that as 1t may. the picture. as it now
stands. does not suffer from comparison
with the works of the more famous ior-
eigners. Its unaffected simplicity makes
direct and lasting appeal. Such collec.
ton as this experimenting the permanent
and loan collections which are now on
view gives, the National Gallery of Art
standing with the leading art museums
of this country There is. in fact, TO-DAY
none other which has more comprenen-
siye American collection nor cho1cer ex-
amples of the works Of the great masters
which are here represented.
THE portrait which Anders zern paint
/ ed recently of President Taft has
been informally on view at the White
House. 1t is a little more than half
length and represents the President seat
ed in an armchair. turned slightly to the
right Without doubt it is a clever paint
ing, fresh in color, crisp in treatment and
strong, the kind OF painting which in
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OF social punctilio. ruled by an autocrat
OF fashion-exquisite prototype Of modern
MacAllisters-who with one hand dis
pensed social life or death and with the
other directed the ceremonies of physical
renewal, a ritual of health overflowered
with a pageantry of diversion. Mr. Mac
kensie has made illuminated picture
book of such time and n ace and occasion.
Art of the realistic sort, working out in
multiplied details of plausible ana ali
propriate circumstance, produces the full
social aspect and flavor of that period
OF fallals and fripperies The easiest
task of realism is to counterfeit fact
but TO round these counterfeits to the
service of definite purpose and unity of
The striking life-lkeness of this pictorial
collection lies. to great extent, in this
proper subordination Of the method of
realism to the large uses of portrayal.
The narrative. the story, is not so strong
here as the seem: the elopement to''dles
like baby learning its steps. the passion
is dilute as water. To keep in time with
this passionate elopement' readers must
trim their swinging stride bent upon ge.-
ting somewhere, to a mincing gait that
appears to be just stepping around.
ADVENTURE. BY Jack London. author
of THE Call Of the Wild" etc New
York: The Macmillan Company.
BY a judicious handling Of geography
the literary descendants Of Horace Wal
pole and Mrs. Radcliffe may even vet
find corners of the earth to serve as loca
habtations for their improbable though
highly exciting and still interesting in
ventions. Mr.. London uses this fast dis
appearing advantage in his latest literary
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slaughtered by treachery hundreds of our
own people"
An uncomfortable. uneasy silence fol-
lowed. Capt. Stafford ard Lois exchanged
a quick glance Of understa nding.
II know of at least two people who will
agree with me-" continued the colonel.
| who had intercepted and. possibly. an
ticipated the glance.
you are right, colonel" Stafford said.
II bear no malice and any idea OF re-
venge seems to me foolish. AS far as I
know. the present rajah is all that can be
desired. but l protest against sugges-
must inevitably lower our dignity in the
eyes Of those we are supposed to gov
ern."
The awkward silence continued for a
moment. no one caring to express con-
trary opinion, though contrary opinion
undoubtedly existed.
Beatrice looked up at Capt. Webb. who
happened to be standing at her side. Her
acquaintance with him dated only from
an hour back, but an uncomfortable irri-
tation made her voice her opinions to him.
Il think all that sort of thing rather
overstrained and unnecessary" she said.
your chief business Is to get the best
out OF life, and quixotic people who worry
about the means are rather nuisance.
don't you Think"
Capt Webb's bored features lighted up
with faint amusement.
"Oh, Lor', you mustn't say that sort Of
thing to me. Miss Cary he said. in a
know. II you want an index to my feel
ings, study my countenance." He pre-
tended TO smother gigantic yawn. and
Beatrice's cool. unchecked laughter broke
the constraint.
Travers looked around with a return Of
his old good hunor.
Well" he said, II have two votes
against my plans. but. with due respect
to those two. who are, perhaps. unduly
influenced by unfortunate circumstances.
I feel that it is only just that the others
should be given voice in the matter.
Do you agree. colonel?''
Col. Carmichael had by this time re-
gained his placid. gentle manner.
Certainly" he agreed, without hesita-
ton.
Hands up. then. for letting Rajah Ne
hal Singh go his way in peace!"
Three hands went up-Col. Carmichaers,
Stafford's and Lois. Beatrice glanced at
the latter with a smile that expressed
what it was meant to express-a super
ciIious amusement. Her indifference was
rapidly taking another and more decided
character.
Hands up for drawing the bashful
youth into Circe's circle.' called Travers,
now thoroughly elated. forest Of hands
| went up. Capt. Webb and his bosom
comrade. Capt. Saunders. who for diplo-
matte reasons had remained neutral. ex-
changed grins. You see," Travers said.
| turning with deferential politeness to the
colonel. 1.-The day is against you
1.-THE old guard dies, but never sur
| renders!' quoted the colonel. good hui
moredly.
THE next question is. on whose shout
/, ders shall the task OF beguilement fallf'
Travers went on, glancinS at Stafford. II
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CHAPTER 1I.-Continued.

1.-The second part of your program con-
Germs the patron. them" Capt Webb in
CURED, with an aspect Of considerable re-
lief. Not yourself. by any chance?"
Certainly not. II 1 had any noble in
clinations of that sort should have dis
covered them a long time ago. No.
content myself with taking the part Of a
fairy godmother.'
I'm afraid I don't follow" Stafford
put In. What is the fairy godmother
going to do for US? Produce q club
house a patron or a cucumber
"A patron. and one. my dear fellow,
whom 1 should have entirely overlooked
had II not been for you"
For mei'
TT was you who made the discovery
that the present rajah Is not as we
thought. an imbecilic youth. but a man
of many parts and splendidly adapted to
our requirements
Il protest. broke in Stafford. with I'M
usual earnestness 1T was by pure
chance that. in an audience with the
Maharajah Scindia. the late regent of
Marut, I got to hear that his whilom
ward was both intelligent and cultured.
/ believe 1t was a slip on his part, and
seeing tndt ftdJdH 4>ciiAi Has
Stunned all English intercourse. I cannot
see that there is any likelihood Of his
adapting himself or his purse to your
plans"
.Oh, bosh," exclaimed Travers, impa-
tiently. You are too cautious. Stafford.
Other rajahs interest themselves In So
| cial matters-why not this one? He is
! fabulously rich | understand. and a little
\ gentle handling should easily bring him
| around"
only one or two did not Join. One was
| Col. Carmichael, who stood little apart
| pulling his thin gray mustarhe In the
| nervous. anxious way peculiar to him
| his kindly face overshadowed.
"On principle" he began. after the first
| applause had died down. Il am against
! the suggestion. OF course. / have no de-
| Gliding voice in the matter. but I confess
| that the idea has not my approval.
| know very we'll that, as you say, other
| native princes have proved themselves
| useful and valuable acquisitions to Eng
| hsh society. In some cases 1t may be
| Well enough, though in no case does II
seem to me right to accept hospitality
| from man TO whom We only grant ar
apparent equality. In this particular case
l consider the idea-well repulsive.''
| May l ask why. colonel?" Travers
| asked. sharply.
| by all means. Because less than a
quarter of a century ago the father of the
| man from whom you are seeking gifts
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4 4 NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS 4 Il

stantly declares it's merit in large exhi-
bition But it is not the President: neither
as likeness nor as Characterization does
1t call for praise. The lower part of the
face is small and not sufficiently strong
in line, and neither the eyes nor the
mouth are enthusiastically expressive.
This is at least the third portrait for
which Mr.. Taft has given sittings since
he became President. The first was paint
ed by the Spanish artist, Sorella the sec
ond by MacCameron. an American paint
err, who has resided for years in Paris and
closely identified himself with the French
school. Not one was really satisfactory
but all three were notable as works of art
Some contend that this is sufficient, that
hundred years after portrait Is paint
ed no one will know or care whether 1t
was likeness or not, and yet it is quite
certain that a portrait which is not a
likeness, no matter how we'll it is painted,
Is not complete success. The Zern por-
1t Is. however, mastery piece of paint
Ing and immensely interesting from the
standpoint of technique.
X
THB Society Of the Applied Arts held
= its annual meeting Saturday. May IL,
at which time the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Miss Mar
tina E. Griggs, president: Mrs. William
1lOiIucS, ST vice pTCSlQcul. MISS
Friend. second vice president; Mrs. Spear,
recording secretary; Miss Malnate, cor
responding secretary. and Mrs. Byrn,
treasurer. After the election Of officers
the society adjourned to meet again the
second Saturday in October. Miss Mason
of New York. the vice president of the
National Society of Craftsmen. was the
guest Of honor at dinner given Tues
day evening by the design class Of the
Society OF Applied Arts. Appreciation
was expressed by Mrs. Holmes for the
class of Miss Mason's invaluable aid in
organizing and directing the work of the
class during the past winter
A T the convention OF the American
\ Federation Of Arts Tuesday after
noon Secretary Walcott of the Smith
sonian Institution, in speaking of the flu
ture Of the National Gallery of Art, said
that only Mr.. Evans knew to what ex-
tent his gift, offered first as twenty-six
paintings. and now compromising more
than hundred would end, but 1t is
probable that he. himself. did not know
at that time that several additions were
almost Immediately to be made. Mr..
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=
has been temporarily, but
materially. enriched by the
loan of a collection of fifteen
paintings of extraordinary in
terest and value The lender is William
A. Slater of this city, and the collec-
ton has been hung in the first small
gallery to the right of the entrance
corridor. wherein for some time the
historical naval pictures by Moran have
been displayed. Opposite the doorway,
in the place of most prominence, hangs
Rembrandts portrait of rabbi. which
is beyond question authentic and. what
is more. a superb example of this
masters work. No one could see this
portrait without being profoundly i'm
pressed by the painters amazing ability
and genius for interpreting character
This rabbi is to the observer a vital
reality. he is as one who lives, he has
individuality and personality. And yet
how reticent is the portrayal, The
face is half hidden in shadow, the COL
oring is low toned and runs but a short
gamut. But how wonderful the shadows
are; dark and yet transparent, one can
literally peer into them. Here and there
never does the figure itself become I'M
certain or vague. The eyes have
thought behind them. the lips might
speak. the expression on the countenance
is inscrutable. Here is a great portrait
truly a masterpiece.
Opposite this painting to the right Of
the doorway hangs a portrait of Mr..
Slater's father by Hubert Herkomer, an
English contemporary artist, and to the
left a portrait Of lady by Nine. Vigee
lie Brun, a successful painter of no.
bility.'' who lived half century earlier.
The Herkomer is very British In style.
the LIE Brun very French; both are ex-
cellent examples. There is something
brusque and strong about the portrait of
Mr. Slater which. even though lacking In
vitality. carries conviction: there is. on
the other hand. something suave and
ingratiating about the likeness of the
noble French lady that charms with
out regard to veracty. Here are three
distinct phases Of portrait painting, each
very different and yet typical and good.
1t is in landscape paintings, works by
men of the BarbiZon school. that this
collection is. however. most rich. Diaz
is represented at his best by what was
for him a comparatively large canvas
showing portion OF the forest of Fon-
tainebleau, that paradise for painters. In
stantly upon viewing this picture one is
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE PURCHASING POWER OF
MONEY! It's Determination and Re
lation to Credit, Interest and
Crisis. BY Irving Fisher. professor of
political economy in Yale Cniver-
sity, assisted by Harry G. Brown,
Instructor in political economy in
Yale University. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
THE NEW HESPERIDESJ Other
Poems. BY Joel Elias Spingarn
New York: Sturgis & Walton Com
pany
THE PASSION PLAY AT OBERAM-
MERGAU. BY Esse Esto Maplestone.
With complete text from the Ger
man. New York: Broadway Pub
fishing Company.
A DEFENSE OF PREJUDICE, Other
Essays. BY John Grier Hibben
PhD, LID. Stuart professor OF
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quarry. Adventures innumerable. those
OF the wit-against-wit sort, and personal
encounters OF great ceremony and deadly
intent turn the leaves Of this dashins
romance like nutter OF summer IohAse
In a reviyins fiare OF wind. Love. too,
with enough OF criss-cross TO stir anxiety
and to set q heart OF sympathy atune.
accompanies the sterner circumstances OF
this adventure. The story closes with
of the king-but with It's original design
happily fulfilled through the event OF a
ouasi-royal marriage.
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George Pierce Baker. in speaking on
"Pageants," explained the value as well
as the possibility of inducing through
this means development OF dramatic
vidual and the community, and Ray
mond Unwin. in his illustrated talk on
city Planning" laid stress upon the
fact that beauty in environment Is es-
sential to happiness and conducive to
high ideals In citizenship.
1t is seldom that many eminent
persons, representing the various
branches of art are assembled in one
place as were gathered here at this
convention. There were. to name only
a few, John W. Alexander, the president
of the National Academy of Design:
Edwin Rowland Blashfield, president
Of the National Society Of Mural Paint
ers: Irving X. Pond, president of the
American Institute of Architects: Lor-
ado Taft, the sculptor; Taber Sears and
F. S. Lamb designers Of stained glass
Edward Robinson, director of the Met
ropolitan Museum. New York; N. H.
Carpenter of the Art Institute of Chi
cago and others. Among the subjects
the future OF the National Gallery OF
Art and the establishment OF a national
school of industrial art.
THERE Is no doubt that WASHINGTON
l is becoming more and more popular
as residence for artists. Within the
past few years Mr.. Millet has estao-
lished his studio here. Mr.. Bartlett and
Mr.. Bush-Brown have both erected stu
dios. and now 1t is understood that Rich
ard E. Brooke, another well known sculp-
tor, is contemplating building a studio
in Washington. Mr.. Brooke Is the sculp-
tor Of the Hood monument, recently un-
yelled in New York. and OF two excel
lent statues here in the Capitol.
TWO competitions for sculpture in
/ South America have been announced
through the State Department-one In
honor Of Artigas. to be erected In indie
pendence Square at Montevideo, and the
other in commemoration of the independ-
ence Of Uruguay. to be erected at Mer-
cedes A little over 100000 has been
appropriated for the former and some
thing more than $1,000 for the latter.
The designs for both should be submitted
on or about the 18th OF July. There is
an evident awakening Of interest in art
in all the South American countries.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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hatred nor admiration. nor sorrow, nor
pleasure-at most, a dull wonder.
When they were tired Of watching they
passed noiselessly on their way.