Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-21

New York: John Lane Company.
IIE working girl is Mr.. Newte's
speciality. In its pursuit he ap-
pears to- have but the single
object of getting at the truth
about her. Having discovered
this. he gathers it up in a stable budget
of misery which he animateS with the
personality of some beautiful and initial
1y innocent girl. This he calls novel
one still holding to the old notion that q
novel is bound to be merely pleasant
reading would better give Mr.. Newte a
wide berth, for 1t is hard to imagine more
poignantly bitter views of life than this
author draws with such precision and
power out of the conditions surrounding
these girls This story of a London shop
girl is a narrowing. circumstantial recital
of what came to beautiful and good
girl who found it impossible to keep body
and soul together on s shillngs week.
Ones haunting conviction, as he reads.
is that there are millions of these girls.
Dickens and Newte are identical in pur-
pose. Where the former Is a sentiment
talist. the latter is, in spirit and method,
q scientist. Dickens makes his appeal
against abuses through our emotions re-
comes out from behind his story to ex-
press his personal feelings. He merely
projects one photograph after another in
a fateful sequence of situation, and in
ciden., and issue. AS breeder of right
eous unease and of the will to do anne
liorating things the book ought to have
a great mission.
THE CAREER OF 4 BEAUTY DIR
LING. BY Delf Wyllarde, author of
The Unofficial Honeymoon" ETC.
New York: John Lane Company.
At the outset, a piece of poor artistry
flaws this otherwise remarkable novel,
The wanton crime of the first few chap
tiers explains nothing in the subsequent
career of Beauty Darling, establishes
nothing, and is. therefore. a mere over
loading of hideous details that count for
nothing save sensationalism. Apart from
this, the story is an uncommonly vivid
and believabe portrayal of one aspect of
stage life. Beauty DarEngs equipment
for her career is faultleSS beauty, and a
captivating way with her trumpery songs
and her few gay dancing steps. An in
dustriOus child, and meant. obviously. to
he good one. But the odds are all
against her from the first. 1t is an old
story. an old story told with freshness
and vigor with insight and complete
plain speaking. 1t Is, also, a heart
breaking story.
MISS PHILURA'S WEDDING GOWN.
BY Florence Morse Kingsley, author
of The TRANSPORTATION of Miss
Philura." etc. Illustrations by Eu-
genie Wireman. New York: Dodd,
Miss Philura.s wedding gown came out
OF the "All-Encircling Good" So did her
husband. the Rev. Silas Pettibone. along
Miss Philura could have had no merely
reasonable expectations. This gentle and
adorable lady repeatedly proved her faith
in the worlds bounty by actually believ-
ing her wishes into substance and reality.
Whence the husband ana the wedding
gown. This is not Miss Philura's first ap-
pearance. One hopes 1t will not be her
last. for this is a delicious story of real,
though somewhat removed. human
beings A story delightfully."- calculated to
ease the strain of our current high-ten-
sion novels of serious purpose and COM
pick problem.
SWORDS AND PLOUGHSHARES. BY
Lucia Ames Mead, author of Mil
toms England" etc. A foreword
by Baroness Won Suttner. New York:
@. T. PutnamS Sons.
Mrs Mead in forceful and original man
ner here sets out the reasons why the
of progress, should supplant the science
of warfare. AS background for this ex-
position the author sketches the peace
movement in it's large purposes and
achievements. She then defines our ma
tionaI dangers and defenses, at this point
ana yzing a powerful navy in its claim to
stand az an insurance against war,
and taking issue here also with Admiral
Nahan in what is termed some of the
fallacies'' of this distinguished authority
on the navy in its relation TO nationalism.
The promoters of militarism in general
alarmists. lawmakers. politicians and the
pIesS-come in for OutSpOken opprobriun
in this discussion. The study closes with
a well organized and suggestive scheme
for the teaching of patriotism, patriot
ism sufficiently expansive 20 reach sub
stantia and enduring internationalism.
The whole is a thoughtful and brilliant
study Of modern conditions fronted upon
Industrial peace. 1t gathers INFO Gang
VIII erigran. The goo OF war IS now d
man of business with vested interests
THE BOOK OF wOODCRAFT AND IN
DIAN LORE. BY Ernest Thompson
Seton, author of wild Animals
Have Known etc. Illustrated with
drawings by the author. New York:
DOu bleday, Page * co. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
Mr.. Seton says: When l was a boy
hungered beyond expression for just such
information as l have tried herein to inn
part. 1t would be a great joy to me IL
could reach and help a considerable Num-
Der of such heart-hungry boys tormented
with an insatiate instinct for the woods.
And throughout the work stands by this
desire TO help boys TO what the author
calls woodcraft. BY this he means not
only nature study, but a study also of
every conceivable means of pursuing it
hunting. camping. photography, sign lam
guage Indian craft, exploring in certain
~ and safety by simple understanding
of triangulation and star craft. He means
outdoor life in it's broadcast and riches,
sense. This book is an expansion of Mr.