The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-07


CARY F. JACOB. "a,
Native of Richmond, whose yolnrhs
OF Versc, tDriftwool and Foana,D
Wns Recently Published. st.{s
Collected under. the title. ..Driftwood
and Foam" the poems OF Cary f. Jacob.
x recently published by Sherman. French
& Co., have met with much commenda1
X tton from critics and review rs. Most
of the poems in this volume are short,
consisting of only few stanzas. oc-
casionally only one, though several arc
4ot considerable length. But they, are
sail marked. not only by polished
teohnic. manifested IN the choice Eng.
3 lish employed. In accurate rhyniing and
in properly cadenced rhythm, but by "a
genuine poets instinct for the beautiful
that lies In nature, whether In her
lofty moods or in her humber, quieter
!, aspects. $500. s.-f i.t.yst.
Mr.. Jacob is a son OF John r. Jacob,
Of Richmond, where he was born. After
graduating from tho University Of vir-
ginia, with the degree OF B. g., ne
taught English literature for son,a
years at the Norfolk Academy. during
which time he contributed number
OF articles and poems to such papers
and periodicals as the Sewanee Review
the Survey, the National Masazine
Neale's Monthly and tho Boston Evens
ing Transcript. Now, at the age OF
twenty-nine, he hns determined to de-
vote himself to the personal pursuit. Of
literature.
Departing radically from both the
farce and mystery style In which sh G. has
heretofore INDUCED, Mary Robert Rine-
hart has written. in The Street Of
culiarly vivid story of life IN ri1usieal
Vienna. Her very .approprIately- named
heroine, Harmony, is SO brightly and
convincingly pictured that the aver.
why and how she kept herself FREQ
from the communicating Influences that
surrounded her. but will he unable to
Imagine her as following any other
is SO thoroughly alive that the ordering
OF her life by the author merely fol-
lows the plan that she would undoubt-
eddy pursue. The book is delightfully."-
refreshing. in SO far as It PRESENTS
the adventures OF Harmony and her
clean-minded lover-whose name, by the
way, is Peter, of course-thoush IT
makes very clear tho fact that "Flortan
Mayr" was not oveTdrawn, and. further,
stands as a sort of Endorsement OF what
Freund Propaganda" which has FOR It's
object the encouragement OF young
people to study music in America.
4
Davis tell a pretty and appealing story
in I'VE Are French" (Doran) OF an
old zouave.' who, late In life, receives
notification that he Is to be- decorated
for his heroism In Africa many years
before. He and his old contra de; de
termined to appear us soldiers still,
set out to walk to Paris Old and worn
the long walk proves too much for the
zou-zou, but there the Latin instinct
for the dramatic asserts Itself IN the
W m If7o hat all a.
waiting to see honor done to hero
The President of the Republic himself
is to pin the decoration on the brave
mans breast. and his ancient conlrnde
is unwilling, for the sake, OF the dead
nero and the nation. to alloy the prep
arations to go for nought. So tho auth
ors have imagined most effective
scene, whose force Is enhanced by the
presence OF the sister OF the hero and
the old sweetheart of the friend.
Also story Of tn French army in
Africa, though brought down to date,
is "A Soldier OF the Legion" Double
day, Page) by c. n. and A. M. WILL
Hanson. The famous Foreign Legion
and it's surroundings supply the local
color which the Williamsons are ao-
customed to impart with such dexerity
and apparent fidelity to their stories 1t
is said that tho authors gathered the
material for tn cir background from the
though they had-and that they even
spent considerable time at Sidi-be.-
Abbas, the headquarters of the legion.
q French girl. an English explorer, IN
American soldier of the legion and an
Arab woman are tho principal cfarab-
tiers In this story OF love and madness,
hatred and jealousy, danger and sud.
den death, while all the elements that
go to color vigorous tale OF romance
in the African desert arc also to be
found in the book.
It is not a new theme that Jennette
tho Above" (Scribner's), but one t.,ht
has formed the basis OF many q
romance of married life The husband,
entering cafe. Is amazed to discover.
OF, the little curtnined alcoves that are
intended to offer certain aeclusion
70 couples who would drink only that
far from the. madding crowd. Bit,
amazed to find his wife there busily
engaged In her customary duties Thor,
follows much about the home life of
the man and his wife. He Is pictured
the longed- for little attentions BECAUSE
Of his complete engrossment in prac-
tical affairs; she as the accomplishing,
bnt long suffering. woman who Graves
atfection and all Of It's outward forms.
known that the wife did Visit the ca 70
and did sit In the little alcoye. but that
she was Influenced by the pitiful desire
to get some little pleasure out of iifo.
AND ~ All ENDS very. very happily.
The need of kindness among neigh.
bors Is the little preachment delivered
In episode manner In each OF the tales
.'Tn, by Eona Gaie IN her new book,