Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

fGlness Of detail this book displays. Stu
dents who go abroad to acquire knowl-
edge of the individual works Of old mas
tiers and modern painters will find an In
fallible guide in this author, as his sew
eral volumes locate not only the art treas
ures of European capitals. but the ex-
act room, niche or corridor Of the GAL
lery in which they are to be found The
Kaiser Frederic Museum, he explains,
contains the works Of painters from the
and including those of the eighteenth
century. The distinctive character OF this
, museum lies in its educational value.
with fewer masterpieces Of the most
Pfamous painters than are found In the
older museums of Germany. it possesses
the widest range of men whose work is
typical of schools and periods me
Royal National Gallery Of nineteenth GEN.
fury art was founded in 1851. The col
lection is represented mainly by German
made to add foreign works" This gal
lery has acquired. by gifts, 1egacies and
purchases, II 100 paintings and cartoons.
233 sculptures and 10000 drawings and
water colors" In referring to the artists
mentioned the author states that he has
omitted generally well known biographi-
ical incidents. but has 'endeavored to give
with each a succinct. critical statement to
indicate their relative place in the his
tory of art
ue sDUU dIlu IllOTc pdScS oil Z IHtclS pcA S<Su
with Photographic reproductions of the
most famous paintings in both the Mu-
scum and National Gallery. and the book
itself is artistically blazoned with Ger
many's coat of arms on a binding of god
lettered green.
TRAUMERIE. BY Leona Dalrymple.
Author of Uncle Noah's Christmas
Inspiration' H illustrated ..lu by G i. F. F;
& Washington. 1OwdeFmilk.
A German melody, two American
heroes, a valet from England and SNUG
glers from dear knows where give inter-
! national color to this romance, which
has its exciting enactment near Naples.
Kirke Bentley, an American. buys a
violin from young Italian emigrant.
Accident reveals hidden spring, which
proves the instrument to be Stradi-
varius and the property of one LAMBERT
Of Beritola, Italy. Believing 1t to have
| been stolen. Bentley sails for Europe, finds
the rtghtful possessor and Is about to re-
| turn the violin when 1t is stolen again.
traces the Stradivarius to castle with
underground passages. and. as most any
thing is liable to happen under such ex-
citing conditions, the reader is given an
| routed and ''Traumerei'' should by right
| full logic give way to the tune of Loves
Young Dream Stilted conversations be-
tween Bentley and Lamberti's lovely
niece suggest that the author herself is
still young enough to admire high flown
| love talk, but, all in all, 1t is really a
very attractive story; the scenes are
| picturesquely vivid and the plot sustains
| its interest to the end.
THE WOMAN OF TT. BY Mark Lee
Luther, author of 1.-THE Sovereign
Power" etc. New York: Harper &
Bros.
| Washingtonians will appreciate this
story of the social establishment here at
the capital of newly elected congress
man and his somewhat undeveloped fam
| lily, even though there are certain slight
inaccuracies in the political framework
which none but one closely acquainted
| with congressional affairs would be likely
| to discover. 1t is really of no Importance
| that Mr. Luther brings his new congress.
| man to Washington to take the oath OF
Office in March and describes the opening
bf his first term as the first session CLOS
| ing the March following. AS matter OF
| fact, new congressman take the oath OF
Office, save in the case Of an extra SEES
sion in December, and the session tnat
ensues is indeterminate in length, usually
called "long." Furthermore, member
! of the House would hardly have the nerve
to excuse himself to those of his close
acquaintance on the ground OF having q
committee meeting at o'clock In the art
ernoon. But notwithstanding these slips,
which are quite immaterial, MI. Luther