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Arnold Bennett in Harper's Magazine.

Arnold Bennett In darperS Magazine
Assuming that the couple have no
children. there liz a good chance of
catching them later. splendidly miser-
able. in a high-class apartment house.
where the entire daily adventure of
living is taken out OF your hands and
done for you. and you pay a heavy
price in order to be deprived of one of
the main interests OF existence. The
apartment house ranks, in my opinion,
among the more pernicious influences
in American life. AS an institution III
is unhappily establishing itself in Eng
land. and In England it is terrible.
doubt IL 1t is less terrible in its native
land. 1t is anti-social because it works
always against the preservation of the
family unit. and because it is unfair to
children and because 1t prevents the
full towering of an individuality.
Nobody can be himself in an apart
ment house: il he tried that game he
would instantly be thrown out) 1t is
immoral because 1t fosters bribery and
because it is pretentious itself and en-
courages pretense In it's victims. 1t is
unfavorable to the growth OF taste be-
cause its decorations and furniture are
and must be ugly; they descend to the
artistic standard of the vulgarest peo-
pie in it. and have not even the merit
Of being the expression of any indi-
vidualfty at all. 1t is enervating be-
cause 1t favors the creation OF a race
that can do absolutely nothing for it
self 1t is unhealthy because IL is
sometimes less clean than ii seems. and
because often IL forces its victims to
eat In a dining room whose walls are a
distressing panorama of Swiss scenery.
and because its cuisine is and must
be at best mediocre, since meals at
once sound and snowy cannot be pre-
pared wholesale.
Some apartment houses are better
than others: many are possibly marvels
of organization and value for money.
But none can wholly escape the in
dictment. The institution itself.
though it may be well a natural and
inevitable by product OF raciaf eFolu-
ton. is bad. go
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rather than monumental, that he. has not
been regardful of silhouette or of the
point of view of the observer. and that
his influence has tended toward a freedom
of expression which by some has been ILL
used. In Italy Mr.. Taft stated that there is
some fine contemporary work being done
citing the work of one man in particular
whose sculpture has plastic form and an
expression OF serene permanence" which
lifts it on a high plane. The most of the
Italian sculpture Is. however. he said,
utterly robbed Of all charm by the Eek
ema of detail with which 1t il over
wrought English sculptors. he insisted.
do best the sweet simple thing such as a
lovely portrait OF a child. Some interest
ing but not oversucoessful experiments
have been tried in that country In tho use
OF various materials for the same statue,
One sculptor. for example, combined with
his stone wrought-iron until his figures
are frequently quite overburdoned and
their dignity almost obliterated by tho ex-
traordinary display Of metal. Another has
combined stone and bronze. To some OK
tent this has been done In Germany, also,
but with moro success.
In this country Mr.. Taft found works
Of frank originality as we'll as inherent
merit. Illustrations Of a remarkable mo-
mortal to bismarck. OF decorations In q
cafe and on the facade of business
cant examples. Mr.. Taft touched lightly
upon the more extreme works which
have of recent years found their way into
tho leading exhibitions abroad. and at.
tractod the attention of 3adsd public,
but he showed Illustrations of some of the
sculpture produced by the so.eaiisd post.
impressionists.' and remarked the fact
that there ID a tendency In Europe today
to vulgarxe through the medium Of art
the most sacred things of life. Luckily
this movement has not yet found wei
come In America. From the general sur
vey that Mr.. Taft gave 1t would moi
seem that the outlook was very sneour-
aging. No mention, however, was made
Of America. and perhaps in this new
country Ia the hope, Certainly American
sculpture today Ia vital, robust and
healthy, whatever other qualities 1t ma,
lack,
Mr.. Proetor's address, which was also
illustrated with stefeopttcon slides, wal
on animal sculpture. Of which he ma..es q
speciality. After showing numerous deco.
rattys reliefs made by the Egyptians and
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A Vanishing Type

=
The playwright who is casting about
for theme might well acquaint himself
with the story Of Bauchwitz, the Wau-
kegan free thinker and socialist who re-
fuses to support his family because OF
their religious inclinations.
According to the reports from the local
philanthropic organizations in Waukegan,
Bauchwitz was deeply offended when his
wife and five-year-old child posed for a
picture Of the child kneeling at her moth
er's knee and saying the rosary. This
seemed to Bauchwitz q crime against that
rationalism which he preached day in
and day out. What was the use of circu-
lating among his neighbors cheap
prints Of Ingersolrs addresses. Tom
Paine's Age of Reason" and Joseph Nc
Cabe's attack upon the church il his own
wife and child were helping on the
propaganda Of the contrary views?
Churchmen may be right in their pes
simist statements regarding the spread
of irreligion, but We have a notion that
irreligion as a narrow rigid faith. as A
sectarian phenomenon, 50 to speak, is
distinctly waning. We can recall the
time when the free-thought propaganda
had some striking characters in it. men
who brought to its service a fanatic de-
votion. But they seem to be passing,
and Bauchwitz is the first who has bob
bed up In many a day.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE TWO GODS. BY Walter 8. Cramp.
author of Psyche" etc. Boston:
Richard G. Badger.
THE SPIRITUAL BODY IN RELATION
TO THE DIVINE LAW OF LIFE.
BY Rev. George H. Peeke. Boston:
Richard Badger.
ing Other Songs From q Georgia
Garden With Sonnet Interludes. BY
Robert Loveman. Dalton. Ga: The
A. ]. Showalter Company.
OFT OF DOORS CALIFORNIA AND
OREGON. BY J. A. Graves. Pro-
fusely illustrated. Los Angeles:
Grafton Publishing Company.
SETH OF COLORADO; a Story of the
Settlement Of Denver. By James
otis New York: American Book
Company.
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ming story Of journey Of twenty-five
hundred miles along unknown shores,
Drawing the dangers of uncharted
rapids and cataracts, the whole being
taken by the author during the trip.
For those who revel in stories of ad-
venturing in the wilds the book will
have q strong attraction, especially
as 1T deals with the present times and
with explorations within the borders
of our own continent.
NEXT NIGHT STORIES. By Clarence
johnson Messer. illustrated by l. J..
Bridgman. Boston: Lothrop. Lee &
Shepard Company.
Every child to whom stories are told
is apt to look forward to another one
and there is nothing more enjoyable fol-
any youngster than a series Of tales In
sequence. Mr.. Messer has assembled
twelve Of the best animal stories ever
written. and arranged them on this plan
for twelve storytelling experiences, with
a delightful introduction to each, which
carries along q group Of characters
Youngsters who read this book or to
whom 1t Is read will be interested in the
children of the authors imagination as
well as in the tales themselves. drawn
from characteristic sources.
From E. P. Dutton & Co. The Star re-
ceives a packet Of characteristic calen-
dars and Christmas novelty cards tndicat-
ing that in the manufacture OF these
beautiful prints from year to year the
art is keeping pace with the developing
public taste and demand for novelties.
This collection ranges from small indi-
vidual cards appropriate to the season to
large, elaborate gift pictures. The usual
familiar themes Of Christmas and New
Year are repeated in various forms. One
of the most attractive of the calendars
is Sweet Girlhood," with six pictures OF
young loneliness from drawings by G..
Scrymzer. A unique feature of the Dutton
calendars this year is the attachment to
the binding card of a neat presentation
card, decorated by a sprig OF holly.
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What had happened could well guess
Capt Matthews had been attacked. He
had promptly shot one Of the mutineers
and thereafter the rest had got him. My
first impulse was to blow open the lock
Of the door and rush to his rescue. but
wiser counsel. prevailed. and I did moth
ing. I am, I think, somewhat cool
headed in a crisis, and surely this was
one. 1 could wait, a loaded pistol was
better than an empty one. and to deal
with me they would have to come to me
for whatever purpose they might enter
tain, either to murder me or to release
me. In either event could do more than
if I rushed into the fray now. could
not help Capt. Matthews. I was sure
that whatever fell purpose they might en-
terrain for my little mistress would be in
allegiance until they had settled with me.
fattered myself that I was too i'm
portant to be disregarded by the mu-
tineers. Therefore, I carefully looked to
my weapons, seeing to the printing and
slipping an additional bullet in the barrel.
l listened with every nerve strained to
the utmost. / also waited most anx-
iously for the opening Of the after cabin
door, which was her own, but she must
have been in a sound sleep. indeed. for
the door did not open. Evidently she had
heard nothing, mercifuily she had not
been awakened. After all, il she had
come into the cabin think I must have
come out one way or another, but as long
as she slept and as long as could
force the door when I wished, I waited.
1t was not an easy task. but judged II
best.
Fortunately had not long to wait. for
in less time by far than have taken to
tell it, the hatch was opened and the
heavy-booted men clattered down the
companion way. The cabin steward, Of
course knew the arrangement OF the
after part Of the ship and he brought
them straight to my door. The key was
in the lock outside and could hear them
turn it. I loosened my sword, which
had sung by it's belt around my waist,
picked up the two pistols, set my back
up against the side Of the ship and made
ready for whatever came.
The door was pushed open abruptly
and I saw the cabin was crowded with
men, At least half the crew were gath
cred there and it was a little cabin, the
The rest 1 guessed were on watch.
could not see the boatswain, evidently
he had the deck. The vessel couldn't be
left unmatched on such night as this
and in such a sea. and he was the fittest
man to take charge of her. The steward
had lighted the cabin lights. several OF
the men carried lanterns which they had
brought from the forepeak. and others
had drawn their sheath knives. There
was plenty of illumination to show their
villainous faces.
They were surprised to find me SO pre-
pared and gave them no time to recover.
THE first man." I Kissed out. that
steps across that threshold without per-
mission gets a bullet through him."
1--WE mean you no harm, sir, spoke out
one, who seemed to be a ringleader, q
man rated as boatswain's mate, whose
name was Glibby.
what are you doing here?" ! asked,
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Gin the cabin at this time OF nighty'
Softly. softly. SIR replied Glibby.
we are here to ask questions. not to
answer EN-"
What do you mean?" cried.
We are masters Of the ship"
Capt. Matthews?"
HE will captain no more ships on this
or any other seas" answered Glibby.
with truculent emphasis.
Now, II rose In my mind to shoot him
then and there, murderous brute that he
was-i6 had been alone perhaps I would
have done 1t without reckoning the con-
sequences to myself. but 1 had another
to think OF. Unless craft stood me in
good stead her case was hopeless. And
bad as Glibby was Pimball was the chief
villain. No. 1 decided. nothing much
would be gained by killing the boat
SWANS mate when the boatswain lived.
1 trust no man will think me q traitor
or craven for what 1 said The idea
came to me on the instant and il seemed
I could do no better than adopt 1t.
Damn him!' I broke out. with well
disrates me and locks me up here just for
stealing a kiss from a maid. and
Spoken like a man OF spirit: Mister
tell We. mates. he's with u.s.
with you," said /, loosening my hold
on the pistol but taking good care to
keep ready, II am with you, all right.
What do you propose? I am sick of the
treatment I received. and
/ I'VE want that treasure for ourselves
"And you shall have It. provided get
my share with the other men," I an
swered, scarcely startled by their words.
for this had expected.
I'VE will share and share alike in
right, mates?"
fright you are" came from the deep
voices Of the men.
yes" said Glibby. .'ship and treasure.
and er-' with frightful leer. wom-
an"
God! How longed to clutch him by
his throat and choke him! Ny temper
rose again, but this time. as before. /
managed to keep 1t down. but with i'm
mense difficulty. as you may suspect.
said Glibby. land we will talk it over"
wait" said I. WHO is in command
"Why. Mr.: Pimban. the bo's'n." an
Every good" said I. Il must talk with
him about the future. Do you go on
deck, Glibby, and send me Pimball be-
low. and he and I with the rest of you
will soon settle this matter"
"An right" answered the boatswain's
mate. turning to the companion way.
'PimbAll can talk: him and you can
come to terms. I make no doubt"
Now, I couldn't allow myself to hest
tate for the thousandth part Of a second
They say when q woman hesitates she is
lost, but in q situation like mine the man
who hesitated would have been lost. too.
Ostentatiousiy 1 showed one pistol into
the belt that hung at my right side. the
other I dropped carelessly into the pocket
Of my coat, and as Gliby cluttered up the
ladder I walked feariessly, to all APP
pearances, out OF the berth and into the
cabin, the men giving back respectfully
enough to leave me gangway.
Nov, what Is It that You propose.
Master Bois'n?" I began. sitting down at
the cabin table. while the rest ranged
themselves about IT, some standing, some
sitting on the transoms at the sides. as
PimbaH came numbering into the cabin
CTo be continued tomorrow
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Hollaender, Felix. Cd des stephan Huller
Y4IF-H715c.
Huldschiner, Richard. Narren der Lieoe
Y47F- HS76n.
Jansson, Gustaf. Die 0efahr. Y47FJ963g.
K125
Kahlenberg, Hans Won, pseud. Spielseux
Y47F-K125s.
Kesser, Hermann. Lukas LAngko0er Y47F'
K4S7l.
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Ludwig, Emil Manfred und Helena Yl7F
Le63m.
Ludwig, Max Der Kaiser Y47r-Ls6ak
Nevis, Marianne. Pastings Duve. Y47F
M5174p.
Nexoe, NJ. A. Kueste der Kindheit. Y47E
N496k.
Ompteda, Georg, Frefher Won. Der venusberg
Y47F-Om66Sv.
Perfan Anton, Freihefr Won. WAS d.
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Perfall. K. T., Freiherr Won. Der Neue Koene
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Gottlieb. AftW In der MaTienGasDe. Y47F
G71Si.
Grabeln, Paul. Hueter des FeuerS- Yf7F
G752hu.
GREENS, Rudolf. Auf der Sonnseit'n. Y47F
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Greinz Rudolf Das Haus Michael Sem. 1909
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Harbou, Thea Won. Die Mach uns Kommen.
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Hauptmann, c. F. NJ. Naechte. Y47F- H2962n
Hellstroem, Gustaf Kutcher. Y47F- H365k.
Herzog Rudolf. Der Abenteurer Y47F-H44S.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
NEW BOOKS IN GERMAN AND
SPANISH.

or the many new foreign books re-
Gently added to the Public Library it Is
possible to print in this column only a
selection. This weeks list of some of the
new German and Spanish books will be
followed next week by hst OF some
French and Italian books.
NEW FOREIGN BOOKS.
Spanish Literature.
.,arcn. p. A. de-. Ell Escandalo. 1910. Y4oF-
casailero Fernan pseud. clemencia- 1907
Ga CASTELAR, casteIar Emile E@iiG Historic de un
oerazon. 1902 Y4oF p,sn do l. 1mpotepci.:
pr nsaesa!Yaiy 6p. iSssi r'e' nc
H d Sarciso de, Marques. versos Prosa.
SHINES de Marco Maria del Pillar. Combates de
la Vida. 1909. Y40F S6e3c.
German Drama.
BeyerleIn. F: 4; Das wunder des Heilisen
Gsbeientz. Georg Won der. Judas. Y47D-Gl12j.
Sudermann.' Hermann. Der BETTER Won syria
A' WitkoWaki, aeorg Das deutsche Drama.
ZY47-W7s.
German Fiction.
Achleitncr, Arthur. Gendarm Lampes sturm-
se Roem n4'f Wa1ter .Das Juengste Gerieht.' -
Y47F- B623j.
Brandenfels. Frau Hanna. Der StaiiDarVn.
1910. Y47F-B13Js. -
Correi FL, pseud. Selig aus Gnade. Y47F-
Correi, FL, pseud. vom Bluehenden da-sein.
Dominik, Hans Der Nserne Veg. Y47F-
Dominik. Hans Glueck Auf! Y47F-D714g:
Dreyer Max. Auf Eigener EFde. Y41F-DS2S.
Enderling Paul. Am Fuss des Berges. Y41F-
Engel, G. j. L. Die Leute Won Moorluke 1910.
Y47F En33l. -
Enking, ottoman. Momm Lebensknecht. Y47F-
En476m.
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Roda Rocs. A. y. l. Kaiseriiche Ksemmerer.
Y4IF-R6lk.
Sandt. Emil Das LAchfmeer Y4sFSs5si.
Scha6ner, Jakob. Irrfahrten des Jonathan
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Sch9.,h.
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Withalm, Hanna. Der Pascha. Y47Fw75sr.
Wittmaack, Adoph- Die kleine Luege- Y37F-
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y NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS.

announced and are as follows: First
prize, $1,000. carrying with it the Cor
Hassam entitled "a New York window;
second prize. $500, carrying with it the
Corcoran silver medal, to Daniel CARRIER
for a painting entitled Wilderness"
third prize $1,000. carrying with it the
Corcoran bronze medal. to Gardner Sy-
mons for a painting entitled Breaking
of the River Ice" and fourth prize, carry
ing with it honorable mention, to Carl
J. Nordel for painting entitled Femme
Nue." These painters. with the excep-
ton of the last, are we'll known here,
special exhibitions Of Mr.. Hassam's and
Mr.. Symons' works having been held in
the Corcoran Gallery last winter, and
Mr.. CARRIER having been a prize winner
prize Jury was composed Of Carl Melch-
ers, Ben Foster, w. Elmer Schoied,
Frank w. Benson and Richard N:
Brooke. figure and landscape painters OF
much distinction. who represent very in
dividual viewpoints. The Judgment.
therefore, should not only have been
wise, but unprejudiced, and will probably
SO prove. The exhibition is reported to
be we'll up to the standard of previous
years and promises much interest and
enjoyment.
A N exhibition Of water colors Of Pan
"A anna and vicinity by William Pretty
man will open in the Moore galleries
Monday and continue for a fortnight. Mr.
Prettyman exhibited this collection at
Newport last summer, where it was very
favorably commended.
X
A PORTRAIT bust of Henry Lorenz
Viereck, by Charles Crafty, has been
loaned to the Corcoran Gallery by Mr..
Viereck and has been placed on exhibit
ton in the lower loan room, in which are
shown some of the gallery's most recent
accessions in American sculpture. This
Is an exceptionally interesting and dis
tinguished piece of work. AS a portrait
sculptor Mr.. Crafty stands pre-eminent in
this country. His work is vital, personal
and dignified. Those he portrays live: he
has the faculty of interpreting likeness
as well as personality, and is wonderfully
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had evidently been sent below to the
hammocks after the topsails had been
reefed for a couple Of hours in. I could
hear scraps Of conversation.
Now
xiii him.
This is the best time"
1.-THE old mans alone!''
What I heard filled me with dismay. !
picked up the pistol and pointed 1t at the
lock in the door. 1 had made up my
mind, come what might. to blow OF the
lock and get free. Before I could press
the trigger I heard a call on the deck
above me. a shot. a rush OF feet, a scuf-
f1e, a groan, a fall!
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Assyrians, in which animals figured prom
dnently, Mr.. Proctor exhibited photo
graphs of our own wild animals, in order
to show how well they might be adapted
for PURPOSES of scuptural decoration. He
also showed some OF Barye's finest works,
and called attention to the fact that only
Of recent years had the decorative value
Of animal sculpture been appreciated in
this country.
Mr.. Adams spoke on the relation of
sculpture to landscape and architecture
and dealt chiefly with the emplacement
of monumental works. The site he said
was almost as important as the work it
self. and the fact that 1t was conspicuous
by no means gave assurance that 1t was
good. He urged that sites be selected for
sculpture when city or new section OF a
city was laid out in order that when
placed it should have a definite relation
to its surroundings. Furthermore he
called to attention the desirability of fac
ing sculpture, when out of doors. south.
rather than north, that the observer
might not be obliged to view 1t with the
sun in his eyes. Mr.. Adams deplored the
indiscriminate placing of sculpture In
parks. declaring that each work demand
ed a special setting, and he urged that
when sculpture was placed on buildings
the utmost care should be taken to In
sure its being In scale. He also strongly
advocated the Importance of training ar
chitectural sculptors or modelers in order
that the standard of work produced by
these art-artisans should be appraised. 1t
was his belief. he said. that there could
be as much art in a pattern of grape
leaves finely modelled and beautifully
carved as in a figure, but such work
was rarely done today by trained and ac-
for cooperation between the sculptors,
architects, city planners and landscape
architects in order that more harmonious
and unified results be secured.
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skilled as a workman. This bust shows
remarkably sensitive modelling and great
nicely in finish-it is work OF art. COM
plete, strong and at the same time very
refined in the true sense Of the word.
This bust was exhibited in the Pennsyl-
vania Academy a year or more ago and
attracted at the time much attention.
X
Joseph PENNELL has just presented
J to the Library Of Congress a set Of
Autographs made last summer in this
city. There are eight in all, about the
size of the Panama Autographs. and each
shows a view of the Capitol. Perhaps the
most interesting Is vista down Pennsyl-
mania avenue from the rear Of the Treas
ury, the post office tower looming above
the buildings to the right like some great
cathedral. Perhaps this and other details
may be disputed from the standpoint of
accuracy.
Indeed, 1t would not take specially
trained eye to detect certain departures
but it should be remembered that they
are not primarily architectural drawings,
but an artists interpretations. and that
it is the spirit Of the city that he has
morning and evening light is very inter-
esting. These Autographs are on view
with the Panama set in cases on the Sec
ond floor of the library in the halls spe-
cially set aside for the print division.
x
KHORE and more Washington is at
AV4 tracing artists as a place Of resi-
dence. Among the latest additions to
the local colony is Mrs. Eloise Polk Nc
Gill, Texan by birth. who has. how
ever, studied in New DIRK and made a
name for himself as a miniature painter.
Mrs. McGilps work is good in color and
has other commendable qualities.
A LExANDER T. VAN LAER. the
landscape painter, will give an illus
trated lecture on American landscape
painting before the Washington Society
OF the Fine Arts next Wednesday even
ing. LEILA MECHLIN.