The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

popular game. Her knowledge and her
! ability In explaining the principles have
brought her into great demand as an
| instructor, and give unusual value tC
her exposition of the principles OF the
game, which by the device of question
and answer" is compressed into this
little volume.
In "A Camera Crusade Through the
Holy Land" by Dwight L. Elmendori
tScribnersJ. the scenes in which Christ
| lived and labored and died are brought
to the eye with a singular vividness. Mr..
! Elmendorf's powers as a lecturer are 50
! celebrated that TO say he writes as well
as he talks is enough to say for the
| first third OF the book, which describes
| a horseback journey, including excur-
| sions to Damascus and Mount Hebron
as its southmost point to Dan its north
most. The last two-thirds are clear.
/ full-page photOgraphs-One hundred in
! al-of the significant scenes OF the Holy
! Land. No one could come nearer to
actually viewing the region without 60
Ing there than by seeing these pictures.
| Two editions are the Hon. James
! Bryce's South America: Observations
sId Impressions. and Kathleen Norris
! Mother" MacMiIIan), A story which,
though published a year ago is still high
, in public favor
The Putnams have just published T. z.
Hulme's translation of Henri Bergsons
Introduction to Metaphysics" which Is
tie only translation of this important
book TO which the French philosopher
has given his approval.
Messrs. Henry Holt & Co are cele-
brating the fifth printing of Inez Haynes
Gilmore Phoebe and Ernest by Civ
inI the book a new and attractive bind
ing by Miss Bertha Stuart. in general
uniform with that of its sequel. phoebe.
Ernest, and Cupid" The earlier book
| as complete interest by itself, and has
been successful not only here, but in
England.
The limited edition dc luxe Of Char
Goals of New and Old New York" pic
Il. -es and text by +. Hopkinson Smith
20 he published this month by Doubleday.
Page & Co, has all been subscribed by
the dealers and by Individuals. The edi-
ton w. limited to I25 copies all signed
Ly the author. and none will remain in
the publishers hands after they are
ready.
The Putnams have published a volume.
entitled Washington and Lincoln de-
voted to the two great leaders OF the ma
tIoE in the constitutional eras Of Ameri-
can history. The point of departure in
this book, which comes from the pen
Of Robert ". Mclaughlin, is the as
sumption that Washington and Lincoln
are related. The aim Of the writer is to
show that this relation is not. as gener-
ally supposed. conditional upon certain
traits Of character possessed by both.
/. &c frYH F.T Fg
the similarity OF the work they did in
the field of governmental action.
Frank Cousins. whose book. Fifty
Salem DoOrwsys.' will be published by
Doubleday. Page & GO. as the first OF
the series Of architectural works. under
the it'll of Colonial Architecture.
gave an illustrated lecture on November
p before the Arts and Trade Club of
New York, taking as his subject The
Colonial Architecture If Salem" Mr..
Cousins photoGI aphS, which are used in
his set "f books. are famous as some of
the best and most artistic representa-
tlons ever made Of these quaint old
places.
J. c. Dier's handsomely illustrated
Book al Water Sports" CMacMillan) is
a lusty hook. with the ichor Of the
winter king in its snowy. frost-sparkling
pages. a book for the season: 4 book
that celebrates the ever-reovrrent tonic
Of the Northern races. more potent far
than the wines Of the Southland. than
the languorous delights of its eternal
summer. Here they are all. the outdoor
sports and pastimes OF the season. from
the snow fort and SNOWFALL fights of
childhood to that latest instrument OF
speed on ice. the motor sled. which sur
passes even the ice yacht in eNhilarant
qualities.
Samuel Hopkins Adams whose latest
mystery novel. The Secret of Lonesome
Cove cBobbs-N-rriu Company. has Just
been published. was graduated from
Hamilton College. He is a member of
the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
The football season now closed. has
been SENSATIONAL one. Other years
have developed TWO or three gridlron
stars. but no single season can show
a galaxy the equal of Brickley, Flynn. |
Arcasa. Marshall. Baker, Hardwich. !
Waller, and Thorpe. In the current
number Of Harper's Weekly. Edward
Rayard Moss tells Of some Of these men
and Of the terrific strain under which |
they play. only man who has PLAYED |
the game can realize the mental and !
ll-b Htil tl'i fNeIleh IN one OF tne sea Z
sons big GImes. This author believes /
that under the 1872 rules the strain is
greater than when the game was not so /
open as il IS now.
The res iEnaJ!on OF Frank l. Dyer
from the presidency of the various Edi-
son companies will recall the fact that
he is CO-author with T. Commerford !
Martin in Edison: His Life and Inven-
tions" 1t is SAID that Mr.. Dyer intends
now to become president Of the motion
picture patents company. One OF the
chapters OF "EdisOn: His Life and In