The Washington herald., 1912-07-21


The Romance Of Pea-nower." An ar
ticie which should be of value to golfer.
is by Stuart Morrison and entitled ..Th,
Commonest Golfing Faults" The color
section Is devoted to Mary Garden In
Famous Roles"
For several years almost a fetch with
a certain class OF readers Joseph Conrad
suddenly seems about to como into such
widespread popularity as Arnold Ben.
nett and a number of other authors.
whose work only became generally
known after the publication Of seyera
volumes. Within the last year the
small Conrad cult has grown to enormous
proportions and his books are now being
read all over America Lord Jim" has
been called ''the biggest man's novel ever
written" while Youth Romance"
and "FaIk'' are all being read with avid
ity for their interest as well as for their
superb style. This has necessitated
Doubleday. Page & Co.. the publishers
of Lord Jim,' Youth" Romance"
and "Falk' to prepare new editions OF
these books, which will be ready within
a short tim9 Other publishing houses
also have felt the Conrad popularity, for
Harper's have brought out his Personal
Recollections' and the Macmillans have
reprinted "Almayer's Folly
1t is learned on very good authority
that Mary Grant the bewitchingly
charming heroine Of the latest novel Of
c. n. & A. NJ. Williamson, The Guests
Of Hercules" just published by Double
day, Page & Co., has a prototype In real
life. The young woman from whom the
character was taken was young rela-
tive Of a very well-known Catholic peer
of Great Britain-went TO a convent
school as a child, and remained as
novice, as Mary" did. But she took
her final vows. which Mary did not. Then,
as in Mary's case, p large legacy came.
She regretted her vows, and was releas-
ed. She made straight for the Riviera.
where she became the sensation of the
season. Mary Is not the only character
from real life in THE Guests Of Her.
cules," for word comes from the other
side that all the habitues of Monte Carlo
and Mentone ''fiit caps to their neigh
bors from The Guests OF Hercules"
Dr. Frederic Tabor Cooper is the au-
thor of both Some American Story
Tellers'' and Some English Story Tell
ers." a book of the younger novelists-
which Messrs. Henry Holt Co. an
nounce for fall publication
George Middleton, the dramatist, and
author OF plays produced by Julia Mar
lowe. Margaret Anglin, and others, is
spending the summer at Senator La
Follettes farm In Madison. Wis. putting
the finishing touches on a new volume
OF plays which will deal mainly with
phases of the social and economic prob
lens of the day.
Messrs Henry Holt & Co. are just
having to print third edition of Miss
Alice Calhoun Haines' ''Cock-a-Doodle
Hill" Her Luck of the Dudley Gra-
hSms'' is already in its fifth edition. and
the same publishers will issue her Part
ners for Fair this fall. Though the
name, Alice Calhoun Haines, still appears
upon her books, she recently became
Mrs James Noble Baskin, and is now
living in San Antonio. Tex.
In The Supreme Court and the Con-
stitution." a new book from the pen OF
Charles A. Beard. associate professor
OF politics in Columbia University. those
statements are considered which have
been made by various authorities in re-
gard to the usurpation by the Supreme
Court of powers not granted in the
Constitution. The author brings to-
gether documentary evidence to indicate
that the majority of the leading mem
bers OF the Constitutional Convention
were in favor of judicial interpreta-
tion Of the Constitution Considerable
matter Is cited from THE Fathers"
and also reference is made to other pub
lications The book is a concise one.
leaving out all unnecessary matter, and
because OF its authoritativeness and
timeliness should find a ready welcome
from those who wish to be informed on
this subject.
Concentration and Control President
Charles r. Van Hises new work is
1Ir vtr
dents of the trust problem cannot afford
to overlook" 1T presents" says the
Review OF Reviews, the more important
factors of the problem in a way that
should lead to logical thinking. and the
author is fully justified in his hope that
he may in this way assist in obtaining
concensus of opinion which will. in
the end. result in sound remedial legis-
lation."
Mrs Murphy, washlady. Is an out-and-
out capitalist. says Robert Sloss, writing
in the issue of Harper's Weekly for July
6. The 10 cents which she contributes
weekly for life insurance gets busy
along with 100000 othet dimes in the
erection of ''skyscrapers," hotels, and
factories Thus Mrs. Murphy's Decent
pieces not only help her brother and her
son to get a job, but they may buy
few Of the very bricks with which
more sanitary and comfortable place IL
built for her to live In"
Leroy Scott, author of THE Counsel
for the Defense published this spring
by Doubleday, Page & Co, has returned
with his family to his summer home at
Caritas Island. in Long Island Sound. on
Stamford, Conn. Mr.. Scott spent the
winter in his Washington Square apart
ment In the interesting little community
OF writer's and social workers VINO nVe
on Car,tas Island are J. c. Ptelps-StoSes
and his wife, Rose Pastor stokes
An evidence of what people are readins
this summer Is found in the new editions
of books which the Macmillan Company
have been forced to print within the last
few weeks. OF Kathleen Norris Moth
er'' there have been three editions IN Two
weeks: of Jane Adams "A New Con-
science and an Ancient EVIL there have
also been three editions in two weeks,
while the third edition of William Haw-
Low Smiths "Au the Children OF All the
people and a second of W. A. Nc
Keeyer's Farm Boys and Girls are
Just from the press. From this II would
seem that serious works, as well as fic-
ton find favor in the vacation months.
has such an athletic combination gone
forth to do battle on cinder track and
writes Edward Bayard
Moss, of the United States Olympic team.
in the current number of Harpers Week