The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13

View York, but not the New York that the
average citizen knows, for he has "a
longs viewed IL from one angle that he
cannot see 1t rightly or whole. II rs
that New York of which. surveying the
events Of one day. 1t is said. Every
twenty-four hours brings forth romanees
as strange. tragedies as terrible comedies
as bright as those Of the Ancient Ctr AZ
Bagdad.'
These three strands blend in the love-
story of the beautiful amateur sculptrs.s.
barbara Ferris. The characters ase
drawn from the shining city about Cen
tral Park and the murky one shadowed
Dy the piers OF the East River bridges
Brave Harry West, Of the Secret Sery-
ice; Bubbles, the street Arab; DR.. Ferri..
the surgeon; Blizzard, the Iegless man.
VINO mas not been equaled perhaps as the
personincation Of mysterious power and
evii since Svengali (of TriIby frame), and
charming Wilmot Allen, apparent ne'er-
do-well-these and others, impelIed by
strong yet conflicting motives, act and
react In drama. swift, tense. and some
times sad. but lightened by delightful
humor. which plays upon an the emo
lions Of the reader
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF CHINA pr n.
BY Herbert H. Gowan. r. R. G. g. Bosoo-
sherman French 4 Co. Price Nos
students. teachers. and the. general
reading public will welcome a hook a.
having special timeIiness In view Of
the responsibility which rests upon all
Americans to familiarize themselves with
the history Of the nation which IN now
making such rapid advance as the newest
OF republics. The need Of such an an
'hofitative volume has long been felt.
BOOKS on China abound, it in true
rhey are written from almost every point
OF view, geographical. religious, socio-
logical, Pathological, and archaeolo<fcaI
Yet, strange to say, has q longer CON-
tinuous history than any other nation.
and has most rich and yoIum,norm b,,.
torical material. the history of China Ia.
never been adequately set before the
speaking public. Attempts have
been made by sinologtsts of ability bu,
me results have been rather vague and
general or proltx and detailed and I'm
some cases rather a history Of Chiua's
foreign complications than her story.
IL mas been felt that to put into the
lands OF the student a brief, proportion
ite' ana continuous narrative calculated
70 convey clear idea Of the trend of his
ory during the nearly five nnillenniun,n
would be to fill a blank and render a
service
This is. in brief, what the author has
lone In this book
rHE WOMAN IN BLACK: By T. C. Bentlev.
Ne" Iorf-The Century Company. Price. aS
SHsbee Henderson, of sensational for
une and career. and a dominating power
n the financial world, dies suddenly at
rs English country home. startling the
financial world into a panic. Then comes
he report that he has been murdered.
md that robbery is not the motive. Why
murdered then?
London detectives have never been
allied into more battling mystery. At
very turn theory is blocked by proof
hat the trail is wrong; yet every trail
eads into some curious tangie, which
My deepens the mystery Of Manderson's
onely ffe-lonely in spite Of a young and
'eautiful wife-and strange death
N--e :" -"re ue-v clever character
-Js-1r2Jy well plotted s4G Way -
ale. which comes -ELs~ ~azrr lerss.---z