Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28

to start tomorrow to find one Of these
tucked-in countries where the toga is still
the national dress and the shutters nave
to be closed when storms rage because
Of the lack Of glass. Then there Is the
fun of teaching the natives American
, slang. Jimmy had the good fortune to
have as his first class in coiloquiaI:
speech the royal family Of Isola. the most
important member of which was Bee.
zanna, the kings Sister-unmarried. Oh
time Jimmy. being of the hustling sort.
had the whole family talking the most
astounding American slang and soon art
erward was in the thick Of inventions
and promotions that stirred the little
country from one end to the other. In
the course Of this breezy tale Mr. Chester
has opportunity to present some or mis- en-
PERTAINING views Of modern business ano
society. Jimmy Smith as an expounde!
of the philosophy of today is an excellent
THE lingo will make good reading.
THE, son OF COLUMBUS. BY Molly
Elliot Seawell author Of THE Rock
of the Lion" etc. illustrated. New
York: Harper & Brothers.
While much has been written about the
great discoverer. but little attention has
been given by writer's Of history, or those
who have used history for purposes OF
fiction, to the son of Columbus, though
the youth figures in one Of the best
known episodes in the life of the great
navigator. Miss Seawell, following the
most authentic records as to the career Of
the discoverer, has brought into frs
place the boy who accompanied him or
his visit to the Spanish court and pre-
sents a narrative that will arouse the in
terest Of youthful readers and rivet theil
attention f1Xedly upon the thrilling story
Of how America came to be linked to the
old world.
ROYAL AUCTION BRIDGE; With Full
Treatment o. the New Count and
with Many Illustrative Hands. BY
r. F. Foster. author of Auction
Bridge Up-to-date." etc. Including
official laws Of auction bridge as
adopted 1910 by the Whist Club OF
New York and revised. New York
Frederick A. Stokes Company.
For some years an evolution has beer
in progress to the end Of producing a
game of cards to meet certain require
ments. The process started with the old
game of whist, which was played through
many generations practically without
change. Quite recently this ancient in.
stitution was amended because players
had learned that it had the defect tina,
the trump was determined by bare
chance, ands so bridge was devised. al
lowing the declaration Of trumps. but
limiting the decision with the dealer OF
his partner. To widen the scope of skill
and judgment, auction bridge was intro.
duced, to give the declaration of trumps
to any one Of the four players. Yet II
has been found by critical card players
that this still left the advantage toe
much with the red suits, and now royal
| auction has been proposed to bring al
four of the suits into competition on
fai ha pa
called lilies" Is the latest form of the
greatest of card SPORTS and in the pres
ent volume Mr.. Foster gives a statement
of the rules that govern the game. to-
gether with a series of observations or
the best method Of playing it.
sun VAT SEN; and the Awakening OF
China. By James Camille. NJ. A.
NJ. B.. F. r. C. S., dean Of the College
of Medicine. Hongkong 1889-1896)
and c. Sheridan Jones. Illustrated
New York: Fleming II. Revell Com
pany.
Recent events in China have centered
the attention Of the world upon a re.
markable man, whose name is certain to
figure conspicuously in the records of the
new China that is. now in process of evo-
luton. Sun Vat Sen is today recognized
as the creator of the Chinese republic
ana an evolution or Stupen0OuS SlSnl1-
canoe in view Of the age-long conserva-
tism of the celestial empire. In this vol
ume DIR. Camille, who has spent Il good
many years of his life in China, sketches
the character and tells the history OF
Sun Vat Sen. DR.. Camille has known
him intimately for twenty-five years. He
was a student at the College of Medicine
in Hongkong for five years during DR..
Cantlies connection with that institu.
ton. The home of the author of this
book in London was one OF his retreats
during his exile. Thus there is none bet
ter qualified to write in terms of close
personal acquaintance of the man who
has brought China into the procession of
world progress. and this volume is val
table in giving a view of him that in a
measure explains the secret of his OK
traordinary success.
COURTS. CRIMINALS AND THE
CAMORRA. BY Arthur Train. for
merly assistant district attorney
New York county. New York
Scribners Sons. Washington: Bren-
tano's.
Mr.. Train. who is a lawyer, and has
had to do with the prosecution of crime
in New York as an assistant district at
torney. became SO greatly Interested in
the trial of the Camorrists at VII rho.
Italy. that he went there and studied that
UNUNINIHyUNUN1WlUNJ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no