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

cestral heroes through wandering min
stres. who went from place to place
singing to high and low alike the great
deeds of their mighty warriors. Out OF
this custom an enormous mass of folk
lore passed by word of mouth down the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, wonder tales tales
of magic. songs and proverbs. Only about
, hundred years ago this medley of ma
terial was organized into an epic of in
credible length. the great .'Kalevala-' -
the adventures and exploits of heroes
and heroines that make this absorbing
story book. A continuation of the series
produced by this author-in the stories OF
Slegfried and Roland and the Colder
Age-it possesses an advantage over these
IN being drawn from freSher material
Mr.. Baldwin is a practiced story-teller.
He Is vivid. dramatic, flexible and mu-
the heroic age will find this a fascinating
book of adventure to put beside their
"Odysseys' and "Aeneids.'
THIS AND THAT AND THE OTHER
BY II. Relloc, author of ION Every
: thing" etc. New York: DOdd, Mead
& Co.
Mr.. Belloc himself says that in its ef-
feet this volume is as if some one should
deliver at your door a ton of coal, some
secondhand books, bundle OF weather
forecasts and d great quantity of dust.
And SO IT is. :. He neglectS, however, to
mention the superior quality of this coal
in it's heating and lighting power, or the
mellow flavor of these old books that
have passed from one delighted heart to
another, or of the usefulness-by land and
sea-Of his belitt ed weather forecasts.
Even the dust which he admits, and which
We do not deny. makes soft b DOM on
the overshfne of new furn shinss. This
is a delightful book of essays, on most
nf 10 l.
thor. in the. main. writes them with a
broom, sweeping away many of our pet
cOnceits and cherished generations. But
he. like other adversities is good for us
So We kiss the hand that smites--on the
whole rather liking our chastisement and
hoping that he will wallop us again.
THE LADY OF THE SHOWS; Novel.
Piince Silver Wings etc. Illus
trated by J. Allen st. John. Chi
cago: A. c. McClurg 4 Co.
The basis Of this story is perennial in
nature. 1t is that familiar last will and
testament. Its terms. in this case. will
together in matrimony two stlangers-a
young Englishman and Canadian girl.
The young man, coming across in good
faith to vest his rights finds the lady
the party of the second part-hOWn, TAX
ing with her decided reluctances to this
form Of barter and certain notions, also,
of what man must accomplish i'll this
world before he may file any valid claim
to genuine manhood. This is very old
story. OF course the youth wakes up at
once and proceeds to make good In this
pursuit he becomes daring and quick v
promoted member of the northwest
mounted police. In this region he meets
the lOveliest woman in the world. she
herself a government inspector of un-
qualified astuteness and power. After
some interesting and exciting western
TODD. it turns out. to be sure. that this
is the runaway girl, and that the miracle
straight into each others arms, has been
wrought.
CHRISTMAS; 4 Story. BY iona Gale,
author of Friendship Village" etc.
With Illustrations by Leon " Solon
New York: The Macmillan Company
Hard times have come upon "Old Trail
Town and the people thereof in meeting
decide to have no Christmas in conse-
quence Of their poverty. SO they all sign
a paper agreeing to give no presents, and
the children prepare for burial of Santa
Claus. Old Trail Town thinking it Is do
ing a very practical. common-sense thing.
Then to Mary Chavah comes news of her
sisters death in the far west, followed
later by tidingS that little boy is COM
ing to her, her nephew. whom she has
somehow changes Old Trail Town from
its grim resolution to ignore the great
festival, and the people who signed
the paper give Mary Chavah Christmas
eve party, and somehow ii seems the best
Christmas they have ever known. Miss