Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

comes to him anew he will find II one of
the most attractive publications he has
ever possessed.
HANS ANDERsEN,s FAIRY TALES.
With illustrations by W. Heath
Robinson. New York: Henry Holt
& Co.
The illustration of Hans Andersen
tales is a favorite occupation OF artists
with a fondness for the quaint and aohor-
NAL. Mr.. Robinson has already shown IN
numerous works that he possesses the Pc
culiar quality necessary for the proper
n,cturinc of a fairy story, and now he
nresents a volume of Hans Andersen
tales that Is remarkable In Its complete
ness and finish. In addition 10 siAteei,
full-page color plates of rich auahty aiiu
Incompatible drawing, there are huiliei
Gus black and white sketches that carry
out the spirit of the illustration schenfe.
These immortal tales OF chansehnss anu
COLLINS, witches and creatures are peau-
tifully printed on large pages In dig type
and with a wealth of illustration 10 s'riho
a high note In fairy book publication.
WAR TIME IN MANILA. BY Rear Ad-
miral Bradley 4. Fiske, navigator OF
the u. S. S Petrol and Monadnoch
during the time. president Oh the
United States Naval Institute bos-
\ ton. RlCharQ VI. bduSSA.
| Admiral Fiske has spread a feast, va
| ried. delicious and abundant. This pooh
| Is both a thrilling tale Of adventure mod
estly told by one of the adventures, ana
| a graphic sketch Of one of the criical
| chapters of national history, set down a.
| close range by reflective student. IL -
| record of personal impressions "a ~
! and events during the wars in the fhii-
| ippines, as seen in their everyday Suise
| and a set down at the time In faIniiiar
| letters home The book Is as persoiiai
| as Pepys' diary, without its i'll nature It's
charm as a human document Is que az
much to the individuality of the writer
| as to the inherent interest or some OF
| the persons and events he tells OF II
! is most of all, a boys book. wherc an
| accurate picture Of the sea me OF ouI
navy is skillfully interviewer with daring
deeds of national heroes into most
romantic tale. Admiral Fiske was heu-
] tenant the navigator and ordnance Of
| ficer of the Petrol when she took pa. III
| the Manila fight. Here Is his nooest ue-
| scription of his point of view during the
| battle and how he came to take it:
| Il had always thought that the posi-
| ton of the captain OF snip III nsi.
| should be where he could see. ana had
spent a great deal of time in trying 10
devise a practical observing station. But
| there was no coming tower on the Petrel
| so, before leaving Hongkong, had asked
| and received permission from the captain
| to rig up a platform on the foremost,
about forty-five feet up, where | could
sit. with my stadimeter, above the smoke
| and measure the range Of the enemy, ana
' also inform the captain or Whatever I'M
portant incidents or movements my ciear :
| er view might enable me to see. had
roped this platform round. so that l
should not fall overheard, and had ar
ranged that the navfgator's writer How
! ard, should be with me as assistant.
And here the gallant Fiske and the inn
perturbable Howard sat and measured
ranges and took notes through both acts
| Of the drama that was staged beneath
and around them. Farragut's position at
| Mobile bay will occur to the reader.