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

little brother, hopes she may turn out
real savage to put excitement In his
chair ridden life. Penelope 'intrudes"
in the midst Of this bubble Of emotions.
and-but to tell more would be to In
fringe on a delightful little series OF
happenings that end in happiness and
success for Observation-Disclosures Aunt
Louisa and her gooseberry jam.
THE MOTH; Novel. BY William Dana
Orcutt. author of 1.-The Lever" etc.
New York: Harper Bros.
1t is impossible to defy the conven-
tons of society without paying the pen
atty. This is the theme Of THE Moth. y
Even the good man who tries to pre-
vent a frivolous. needless, unconventional
young woman from wrecking her social
career is placed himself in jeopardy
through her thoughtlessness and his
own quiXotic endeavors for her. These
are BostonianS who figure here, and thus
the scene is laid in an atmosphere of
rigid requirements. The woman is the
young wife OF a worthless spendthrift
who lives upon her fortune and dece1ves
and humiliates her. She has large cir
Gle of man friends and at the advice of
this one she tries against her disposition
to become interested in her children and
to devote herself to the making of a
home. An Englshman of attractive
qualities comes into range and when the
llutS VI CHCuHlStduSc lIldliy SWuIk AISA
from her mornings he stands ready to
pilot her to haven of happiness. But
fortunately events are made to move In
such a way that her release from the
irksome bondage Is brought about in good
order and with decent regard for the
conventions which she has so nearly set
at naught. An interesting study Of i'm
pulsive temperament.
THE ADVENTURES OF NAPOLEON
PRINCE. By May Edginton. With
frontispiece by Cyrus Cuneo,,
r. Q. I. New York: Cassell & Co.
One would hardly select a paralytic
propelled in wheel-chair and unable to
move without assistance, as an ACCOM-
plished criminal. capable of working the
most daring thefts and maintaining mean
while an unquestioned position in society.
"Raffles had possession of all his ply
steal faculties, but Napoleon Prince was
merely brain, though at times he used the
hands of others in playing his tricks and
landing his loot. This is a new and en-
PERTAINING style of thief and one is in
clined to feel rather regretful that at the
close of this volume he reforms, hav-
ing recovered his health and by mi
raculous cure regained his full strength.
The only chance of a renewal Of ac-
quaintance with this ingenious. resource
full appropriation of the property Of others
to rearTIear is for the author to present
a volume Of "earlier" adventures. Such
a work would be welcomed, for Napoleon
Prince is from every point Of view most
agreeable acquaintance-in print. 1t Is to
be said to his credit that he usually steals
from thieves and has a rather scrupulous
regard for the valuables of honest peo-
pie. Some interesting characters SUR
round him in these exploits. assistants
and victims, and romantic story is
sketched, somewhat unnecessarily, but
not intrusively.
AN UNSUITABLE TITANIC; Every
Walker, editor of the Scientific
American. New York: Dodd, Mead
& Co.
Ever since the Titanic foundered in
midocean after ramming an iceberg many
minds have been bent to solve the prob
lem of rendering the great passenger
ships unsuitable The present author.
who, as editor Of the Scientific American,
has a wide range Of view over such mat
tiers. proposes a double-skinned hold for
the prevention Of disasters like that
of the Titanic, and in this volume sets
forth eNhaustively the arguments to show
what can be done toward increasing the
percentage of safety at sea. The work
is ilustra ted from numerous photogra phs
and diagrams. 1t is important to note in
passing that the Olympic, sister ship of
from service for the very purpose of fit
ting her with an inner skin virtually in
accordance with Mr.. Walkers sugges-
tons.
THE JINGO. BY George Randolph
Chester, author of Young Walling-
ford etc. With illustrations by f.
EauX Wilson. Indianapolis: Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
Every young American who goes out to-
ward distant lands should be sure to
carry with him. in the light of this
veracious tale. a copy of Jones Hand
book of Modern Shop Practices and Re-
vised-to- the Minute Formulas Then if
he is cast upon the shore of an isola ted
country such as Isola, cut off from the
rest of the world by impossible reefs on
the sea side and unsurmountable noun
tains on the land SIDE. he will be able to
introduce modern methods and inventions
that will make him the most popular per-
son in the realm. Just think Of Jimmy
Smith putting in electric lights and tele
phones. and street cars and automobiles
fer the comfort and pleasure and profit of
the Isolans! Think, of the oppor unities
for form ng corporations and financing
them Ito the blue sky!' Why, in view
of Jimmy Smiths experiences in Isola,
every bright American should be willing