Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-30

ter of the court and the sound of gentle
voices of educated women are replaced
by the hoarse familiarity of the middle
class The writer in her letters to. the
brother she idolized is infinitely frank in
the confession Of her various hirtations
She is like a weathercock, turning with
every wind. One passion has hardly been
formed when it is succeeded by another. y
in great measure when subjected to the
terrors of the revolution. She attained
a reputation for bravery by loyalty to her
imprisoned husband and his father, and
Chateaubriand. whose Genius Of Chris
tianity' had aroused such enthusiasm
that, as Delphines biographer puts It.
'admiration of the author became de-
lirium"; and who. incidentally. discarded
her for other loves. who gave way in turn
to Mime. Recamier.
The worlds library is filed with his
tories Of the French revolution and or
general memoirs Of the France of Nine
de Custine's time, but her personal corre-
spondence possesses a human interest
value in that 1t records a strangely ro-
mantle life, which began with hopes or
permanent happiness. was disturbed oy
tragedies unnamed and finally ended IN
suffering and despair"
THE NUMERICAL STRENGTH OF
THE CONFEDERATE ARMY3 An
Examination Of the Argument Of the
eAAsA
Others. BY Randolph H. McKim.
D. D., LII. D.. D. c. L. Late first
lieutenant and A. D C.. Sd Brigade,
Army of Northern Virginia. Author
of "A Soldiers Recollections." New
York: The Neale Publishing Com
pany.
DIR. Mckim undertakes in this little
book to correct the estimates of northern
war critics regarding the Confederate
$ho cfH
that the south made its fight with a
much smaller number Of fighting men
than have been credited to it. He ap-
plies deductive methods and his inquiry
makes an extensive research into all
possible sources Of information.
THE STREET OF THE TWO FRIENDS.
BY F. Berkeley Smi h. author Of "A
T. Village of Vagabonds." etc. illus
trations by the author. New York:
Doubleday. Page & Co. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
For his dozen sketches the author
has selected heroines from different
quarters of the old world who have
come to Paris-the beauty from Brazil.
the countess from Russia. the stranger
from the orient, with ''Gaby" of the
gutter and Latin quarter 'Therise-'
For men, there Is 1.-THE Thoroughbred.
a short STORY writer. who tests his
plots on his acquaintances and acquires
a reputation that would have made
Munchausen blush; straight Rye
Jones'" the American, who founders In
French temptations to be rescued by
a SNAPSHOT of the girl back In God 8
own country" and duel promoter. who
answers to the name of de Courcelles.
Each story is delightfully."- human, but
one feels all of them owe their chiefest
charm to the personality of the man
who wrote them. And the old house
he lives in is the best story of all. 1T
began by housing prince. sheltered
hotel of a grande cOcOtte once king S
fayorite' and in a later revolution
found itself back of a barricade breast
ing a hell of frenzy and up to its roof
in smoke, through which roared a
merciless fire of musket balls and grape
shot.
TWICE AROUND THE WORLD. By
Edgar Allen Forbes, author OF
The White Helmet" New York:
Fleming II. Revel1.
This is not an ostensibly humorous
book, but it is written by a traveller
whose humor keeps step with his knowl-
edge and invests it with personal charm.
To go twice around the world and then
to be able to set down facts with the
spontaneous enthusiasm of an idealist
who must have his little joke is to be
more than globe girdler with literary
knack. 1t means the possession of that
gift which faith confers on the mission
airy, in that it empowers the author to
share his personal vision of far countries
with the travel-hungry native who must