Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-04

done to Harrison stuart
and what il was now doing to Billy
Lane provide the motive for this I'M
usual novel. Fifteen years before Har-
rison Stuart was the great American
architect. At the opening of this story
Billy Lane was rising young expert
in that profession. One day the Two
came together by accident a Mike
Dowds Sink in the Bowery. Billy had
clipped over for nip of Mikes best
to smooth out the nasty construction
problem suddenly put up to him by
his big building across the way. AS
for Stuart he was always at Mike
IN those days. He swept out the place
In the morning for his dram and
cleaned up the accidental filth OF the
day for the same reward. sleeping IN
kennel-like box outside. he had, py
reason of this habit, come into the
name of "Bow-Wow." At this chance
meeting between the two, strange
thing happened. For second only the
genius of Harrison Stuart emerged
from its miserable shell and spoke the
two words that proved to be the key
to Billy's problem. Then it quickly
skunk back again into the derelict BODY
d. Of Bow-Wow. From this point the
story goes on with the close personal
friendship that grew up between the
two, with Stuarts great fight for the
upgrade, with Biiy's gay and steady
decline. with the discovery of Stuart's
wife and daughter. with the social
brilliance of Billy's life. with his love
for Octavia Stuart. with his business
success. and his more and more ire
quent ldpses into open and conspicu-
Gus drunkenness. With respect to Har-
rison Stuart, so near the goal. this
story ends pitifully. just as IT would
end in the vast majority of similar
cases. On the other hand. it leads
Billy to put up the splendid fight that
one in ten thousand or more is able
TO make These writer's have achieved
the distinction of delivering vitality
important and impressive message oy
way of brilliantly clever social drama
IN which there is never so much as a
hint of the common preachments of
reform.
THE SPLENDID CHANCE. BY Mary
Hastings Bradley, author OF The
Palace of Darkened Windows. etc
illustrated by Edmund Frederick.
New York: D. Appleton & Co.
The first half of this romance is gay
with youth and ambition in the artist
life of Paris. The second holt is bitter
With the poignant scenes of war. The
FIRST part gives in most delightful fash
ION, the story of young American girl
who is a student in the art schools OF
that city. Katherine King is beauti-
full girl, with brains and sense, with
tact and talent-a fine upsta nding, low
shJe creature of whom any writer might
we'll be proud. The artists and students
grouped around her. each of them dis
tinct and lifelike personality. contribute
20 this story In way that oo1ectines
the buoyant grace of the city itself. Its
happy insouciance. its picturesque bear
ing. And an idyllic story of romantic
love develops between Katherine King
and the young English captain who
with her. Then the war clouds swiftly
gather. And the second part of Mrs
Bradley's novel is big and stirring
war romance. The young captain Is at
the front with the allies. and Katherine
becomes a nurse. Heart-aching scenes
develop, vivid realistic scenes of the
special horrors of the trench and field
and hospital. An epic quality now
takes the place of the early lyric tone
And a dread that Is tangible seizes upon
the reader. The story progresses to an
unexpected, but an altogether consistent
issue Mrs Bradley has written with
originality and distinction and with rare
power of adaptability. This is war
romance that Is richly worth the at
tention that 1T is bound to receive.
AMERICA AND HER PROBLEMS. BY
Paul H. B. DEetournelles de Con-
slant New York: The Macmillan
Company.
A statesman of France and twice del
egate to the peace conferences at The
Hague. this writer brings a seasoned
experience to bear upon his study of
the problems of this country. These
problems he has. in the main, gathered
for himself out Of his extensive travels
in the United States. These turn upon
our youth as nation. upon the
struggle that is going on between our
ideaIism on the one hand and our
materialism on shs other. and upon our
international obligations. The writer
has much to say in praise of the Unit
ed States upon its attitude in the
present war. with only one thing to
say in blame. That one note of censure
rises from our failure to make public
protest against the invasion Of Bel
Eium. The first part of this book. the
part from which the statement of our
problems comes, Is a record of the
authors travels to all the great cities
spicuous places of interest besides.
Here are hundreds of friendly sketches
of people and places, the impressions
of an admiring wayfarer. keen OBJ
server, an astute interpreter and dis
eliminating Judge. The book was writ
ten for his own people. And just az
II was written for them IT is turned
into English here. fact that enhances
its value immeasureably.
THE NEW AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
AND ITS WORK. By James T.
Young. professor of public admins
tration, Wharton School of Finance
and Commerce. University of Penn
sylvanis- New York: The Macmil-
Ian Company.
The purpose Of this study Is to de-
scribe the government of the United
States as it's work proves IT to be.
rather than as it's theory supposes 1t to
be. The book Is. in effect. a review Of
the subject for the sake of bringing it
up to date, by redistrbuting the en-
phasis so that the instrument of gov
the facts Of its operations. The book,
therefore, bears largely upon the work
of the government, upon what IL IL
actually doing in the field of public
service. In this connection IT discusses
the social legislation of state and ma
ton, the regulation and protection of
business. the conservation policy and
the reforms In the financial system. In
dealing with the structural side of the
government the writer shows the
change that has grown in the relative
influence and importance of what
are known as its three coordinate
branches. Here he deals with the grow.
ing leadership of the executive a fact
that quite does away with the balance
Of power supposed to lie In the tripar-
ttte arrangement. The book 10 a COM
petent and thoroughly up-to-date study
OF the subject. 1t puts into convenient
and available form a body of important
facts that. except for this volume are
scattered through many issues of the