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Just as the girls nowadays are much
in evidence at foot ball, base ball ami
other athletic affairs, the maidens in
the B. c. centuries witnessed the sports
in which their men engaged. A scene
ON seventeen-inch amphora shows a
number of damsels encircled about two
warriors with helmets and shields who
are standing over a third who sinks on
one knee 1t is thought that this was
probably an. episode of the Trojan war.
One of the most exquisite articles IN
the exhibition cases is Roman or
Etruscan black vase. or funeral urn.
1t is bussheo ware, which was the ma
tionai pottery of the Etruscans, but
was initiated down to the first century
A. d.
A handsome aenochoe. a vase with
graceful trefoil mouth. has in panel
in its center nimble-toed dancer
playing with castanets. fragment
ing horn of plenty between a maenad
The writing on kyliX decorated on
the outside rim with numerous sphinxes
was translated to read: "Tleson, son of
Nearclos. made me-" Tleson, whose
speciality was kylixes, fiourish.sd in
Greece toward the end of the sixth
century b. c.
To how great an extent the Greeks
of old were given to presenting offer
ings to the gods is shown by a scene
on a hydra, or water jar. There is an
outline of a temple, and, inside, huge
basket as a receptacle for flowers and
other offerings. The building may rep
resent the heroon, or shrine. devoted to
the worship of an ancestor or hero.
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In the clear vision and poetic phrase
that mark all of Mary Austin's work
she here builds bridge over 1000
sterile years for the passage of this
transcendant Man into the present.
day that is most manifestly preparing
to carry out His plan of social useful
ness and full brotherhood. This book
is much more than fine and beautiful
Interpretation of Jesus from the mod
ern standpoint of broader knowledge
and saner views than civilization has
hitherto attained. 1t is an electrifying
vision of our own social awakening
and progression. under the immediate
leadership of the kindest Man. the
noblest Seer and the greatest Re
former that the world has ever known.
WHAT A MAN WILLS. BY Mrs. George
de Horne Valley, author of Lady
-Cassandra,' etc. New York: G. P.
Putnam's Sons. -.
BY managing turn of the hand this
writer has converted nine. practically
complete and independent short stories
into single novel. These sum. in ef
feet, to kind of wishing game. Here
is 1.-The Girl Who Wished for Money"
and THE Man Who Wished for Sue
cess" Another was for. power" and
another for adventure" And the
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E;2 h Tie ea1nlz Literature snaArte A1fH

the border line that stretches between
Texas and Mexico. And for Heart of
the Sunset" Rex Beach, either in body
or spirit, has done just this thing. The
result is what might have been ex-
pected-a many-sided, swift-moving.
highly -colored tale of the southwest.
A Texas ranger, Dave Law. and Alaire
Austin, the lady of Las Palmas ranch,
stand as the storm cerfter of this cleo
trical matter. Around them, some
times both together and sometimes
turn and turn about, circle and swirl
in promised engulfmec+ the tribes of
thieves and cutthroats, of cattle-
rustlers and kidnapers that, gringo
and greaser alike, infest that region. 4
Mexican revolutionist. one of the in
Vulnerable aspirants to the dictatorship
of Mexico, lays open siege to the lady's
heart and makes secret plans against
the rangers life. Husbands count for
nothing as barriers to the tender pas
sion in that perfervid region. The law
is for every mans making out of his
own necessities. With so great an
abundance of this kind of material it
is small wonder that Heart of the
Sunset" reads like some barbaric orgy
from which one is not able to draw
any decipherable line of restrained or
tempered workmanship. 1t is a lopg
way from this book to The Silver
Horde"
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ment of another kylix. A youth is seat
ed on a rock; conversing with another
youth.
One would imagine Bacchus, the god
of wine. to be merry-looking soul.
but he, apparently, was n most mourn
ful-looking chap. according to his like
ness, which appears on another val
liable fragment. On his brow is a
wreath of vines, and he is walking
with head downcast, as though in deep
and solemn thought.
One thing certain is that the Greeks
of old, at least the Greek who was re-
sponsible for the figures on the bottom
of kyIix displayed. had a very poor
sense of proportion. A man is shown
standing many feet away from another.
and yet, with his arm outstretched, he
manages to reach him and stow some
thing away in the bosom of his mantle.
The arm is as long as it's owner is tall
and the result is very grotesque.
A cup which was collected by Capt.
George Latimer, United States Navy, is
decorated with owls and conventional
plants. The owl was the attribute of
the goddess Athene. (Minerva) and the
symbol of the city of Athens.
On a tiny aryballus or oil flask, used
in the bath. are shown on a cream COL
ored background in red and brown
three ibises in procession. On the lip,
shoulder and base of the flask are
tongue patterns.
An odd-looking winged goat within
a star is stamped inside a kylix. An
aryballus bears the early Corinthian"
style of decoration of the seventh CEN
tury' BE-. two boxers facing each
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game progresses through wishes for
"love" and "comfort,"- and so on. 1.-The
Girl Who Wished for Work" stands. it
would, appear. the best chance of all
for the fulfillment Of her desire.
A. prologue brings these various peo-
pie together in the New Year festivi-
ties Of country manor. An epilogue
reunites them there after the passage
of fifteen years., In the meantime the
wishes" have been developing into
fact or falling away in futility. The
philosophy of contertment winds
somewhat uncertain way through this
many STRANDED thread of experience
and adventure. Each story in itself is
spirited portrayal of lifelike people
in situations that are both plausible
and interesting. situations that sum to
consistent and entertaining plot. One
does, however. feel the artificiality of
effect that results from their forced
association in the single coil of events
that the novel imposes.
HEART OF THE SUNSET. By Rex
Beach, author of THE Silver
Horde" etc. illustrated by NJ.
s. Stockton Milford. New York: Har-
per & Bros.
The writer whose field is adventure
of the thrilling sort cannot. do better
these, days than to betake himself to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03
Austin, author of Lost Borders
etc New York: Harper & Bros

Tradition. yes and religion. too. have
contributed pretty effectually to a gen.
eral sense of the unreality of Jesus
Christ in His human capacity. Both
of these, each in it's own way and to
meet the successive demands of its
own purpose, have exalted Jesus to
some supra-human state that has
proved to be far and away beyond the
reach of mere mans needs. And even
the place where Jesus lives these have
transformed to some unreal elusive
realm of the Imagination. Mary Aus
tin here reconstructs that place. the
home of Jesus. and peoples it with
men and women going the separate
ways set by their various tasks and
inclinations. Around this narrow Ju-
dean center she sets in picturesque
fashion the circle of Roman rule. And
in the midst of that Judean group is
Jesus, going His way. too. like the
others. The story grows by the differ
ences that begin to separate Christ
from his comprehensive larger kind
ness, the rarer self-effacement, the
completer mergence of His own life
in that of those around Him, the flaw
less faith in His own spiritual power.
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sidering the object of the exhibition.
there is little doubt but that permission
will be granted. 49,
The painting represents peace by ar
bitration. female figure is shown
seated listening to the pleadfngs of two
litigants. One of these is arguing'with
vehemence and the woman lifts hand
that she may hear the. other pleader.
below two armed warriors whose dlf-
ferences have been settled by arbitra-
ton ride off in different directions. In
the foreground and seemingly apart from
the rest of the composition a symbolical
figure of peace rises. like an appart-
tion, carrying child in her arms.
clare 1t to be one of the best works the
artist, who is admittedly one of the
greatest colorists of the day. has pro-
duced. -.
Albert Besnard is one of the great
lights in the world of French art today.
ceived such honors and attained such
distinction as he. He Is adored by the
French people, who almost worship
talent, and he is held high In the es-
innate of his confreres. He ts daring
painter and at one time was known as
brillian revolutionist. but heis n
follower of tradition. His Is, however.
an original talent; he has seen with his
own eyes; he has adventured without
fear into such field as reason led him,
anu ne has Tedpeu large rev al
A year or more ago comprehensive
collection of Besnards works was
shown in this country. in the art mu-
seums of Boston. Buffalo and other
cities. This collection, which was in
every respect notable. comprised por-
traits, figure paintings. pictures of life
in the far east, especially in India, and
studies for mural paintings Of which
he has produced many that are notable.
But few of his works are. however. to
be found in our permanent museum
collections. In fact, even in his own
country the majority of his portraits
and figure paintings are owned by pri-
vate collectors, and hence not on public
view. But his large decorative works.
such as the ceiling of the Theater
Francois. the wall panels in the School
of Pharmacy. in the Sorhonne. the
Hotel de Vile and'the Museum Of Dec
] orative Arts, are for all visitors to
Paris to see and admire.
AmanS the honors conferred upon this
| painter are the cravat of commander Of
the Legion of Honor. grand officer Of
the crown of Italy. commander OF the
Order of Gustavus Vasa Of Sweden.
knight of St. Michel and Knight Of
! Charles III of Spain. He is a member
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faVorite designs are bands and spirals,
plants, leaves and marine animals, such
as the cuttlefsh and octopus.
Next FOLLOW the geometric pottery, in
which the decoration is composed of
patterns and lines on a regular plan
and measurement, such as zigzags,
maeanders and cencentric circles. The
most interesting and important variety
of this style is the pottery painted with
naval battles and funeral professions,
found in the cemetery near the Dipylon
(douole gate) of ancient Athens. This
style of decoration prevailed from
about 1000 to 500 b. c.
About the middle of the eighth CEN
fury Be. the OVERWHELMING style
came INTO vogue. characterized by an
ornamentatfon in bands or zones, re-
calling that of oriental carpets. the
vases thus treated being called "@orin-
THAN" The ground is light yellow or
cream colored. the conventionalized fig-
ures between the bands are reddish
brown, heightened with white, black
and violet and flowers. leaves and ro-
settles are scattered over the ground.
The height of development was reach
ID IN the fifth and sixth centuries BIO
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a ENCOURAGEMENT is made that AL
A bert Besnard's great allegorical
painting symbolizing Peace,
which has been executed for the Peace
Palace at The Hague, will in all proba-
bility be brought to this country and
exhibited in Washington and other
cities The intention is to exhibit this
painting here for the benefit of the
families of the French artists. who are
left almost destitute by the war. .
The necessity for such aid was
promptly recognized by the artists In
America when the war began, and last
spring an exhibition was held in New
York, the proceeds of which were do
mated without reserve to the relief OF
the women and children whom the
French soldier-artists had been forced
to leave in want when answering the
call to the colors. The response
throughout the country was general
and generous. Quite a sum was raised
by the artists in Washington through
an exhibition and sale.
A short time ago the older men In
the world of French art showed their
appreciation of these gifts rendered
the families of their juniors by assem-.
bling and presenting to the United
States a collection of eighty precious
studies and sketches, thus more than
evening up the score. This collection
is now on view in the National Museum
The funds raised last year, however
are now spent; some of the soldiers
who left their studios for the firing
line are gone, others are still in the
ranks: winter is approaching.
In a letter to W. Franklin Paris, a
trustee of the Museum of French Art
in New York and an ardent supporter
of French art in America. Besnard, who
is now director of the French Academy
in the Villa Medici at Rome, the famous
"Prix de Rome" drew a sad picture of
atelier life in Paris today. In the same
letter he mentioned that he had just
finished his monumental work for the
Peace Palace, IAN apotheosis that turns
out an irony" 1t was this letter that
inspired the thought of showing the
Besnard painting here for charity. Mr.
Paris readily obtained the consent OF
Besnard. and the painter is now in cor
respondence with the French minister
of fine arts, whose permission is need
ed before the canvas, which, by the
way. is twenty-five by thirty-five feet
in dimensions, can leave France. Con-
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ly finished and skillful, ,Harpigny's
landscape shield in charcoal is very
characteristic and charming.
In almost every instance these
sketches are inscribed to the people OF
America with expressions of appre-
citation for generosity and sympathy. A
touching tribute paid when sorrow was
still close at hand.
Yet in the field of art we are still to
France great debtors. for the many
than welcome and has freely shared
with them all she had. 1t is debt
which artists and those who love art
should not forget or suppose can be
readily Cancelled This is matter
apart from politics and altogether aside
from warfare.
IT. HE Corcoran Gallery was only
u closed six weeks this summer and
has been reopened now since the 1st
of September. During this time a rad
ical change has been made. The old
hemicycle has been converted into an
auditorium and a very beautiful and
dignified exhibition gallery. The for
mer is on the first floor and will be
approached through the New York ave-
nue. entrance. The floor is graduated,
windows have been cut in the walls to
insure excellent ventilation, and the
utmost pains have been taken to make
the acoustic properties the best. The
seating capacity will probably exceed
three hundred.
The gallery is on the second floor and
will be approached through the 18th
street entrance and through the main
building 1t is, of course, semi circular
in form, but of extremely nice proper
lions, and it is beautifully lighted. The
fault of the old hemicycle was to
dwarf the exhibits shown therein. Fur
thermore, the lighting heretofore was
unsatisfactory. Both of those objec-
tons are now entirely obviated. In
deed, in all proba ability this gallery will
henceforth be regarded as the most de-
sirable of all the exhibition rooms in
which to show paintings.
This is the year when the Corcoran
Gallery does not hold a large exhibit
ton of contemporary paintings, but in
such years it has heretofore been the
custom to set forth instead a series of
small exhibitions which in the aggre-
gate have proved even more engaging
covering longer period and being in
character most diverse. 1t is hoped
that this custom will be continued. es-
pecially now that so charming and ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

THE SECRET MEMOIRS OF COUNT
TADASU HAYASHI, G. c. v. O..
Edited by A NJ. Pooley, late ex-
hibitioner of Glare College. Cam
bridge. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
Himself diplomat Of ability and
distinction, Count Hayashi here traces
the most important diplomatic achieve
ments of Japan within recent years.
Among those international accommo-
dations which he reviews in init
mate detail are the American-Japanese
agreement of 1908. the Russo-Japanese
convention of 1907 and the Franco Jap
anese agreement. also of 1907. 1t is,
however. the Anglo-Japanese alliance
for which Count Hayashi was most di-
rectly responsible and in whose shap-
ing he had a prominent part 1t is,
therefore, to this important alliance
that he here devotes large attention,
going back to the origin of this
movement, setting down and defining
the various stages Of its growth. de-
scribing the play of opposing forces in
its development. and forecasting some
thing of the benefits to be derived from
it. An Introduction to this important
study in international relations sketches
the career of Count Hayashi, not only
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as diplomat. but as foreign minister
and minister of commerce and agricul-
ture at the court of Japan, in addition
to which he was also a writer Of force
and distinction on wide variety OF
subjects.
AN ART PHILOSOPHERS CABINET.
By George Lansing Raymond.
L. H. D.. former professor of es-
thetic criticism in Princeton Uni
versity. Selected and arranged ac-
cording to subject by Marion Mills
Miller, Lit. d. New York: g. p
Putnam's Sons
The selections that go into the make
up Of this volume are taken from Mr..
Raymond's works on comparative es-
thetics. The purpose of this selection
is to present in the convenient form
of single volume some of this writer's
most broadly significant and practical
ly useful theories on art in its rela-
ton to life. This writer's conception
of art is inclusive. His treatment of
the subject covers every phase of art
painting. architecture, sculpture. mu-
sic. poetry-brfnging all of these alike
within the terms of his consideration.
scholarly. work, rich in instruction
and suggestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03
Chess Players Are Good Soldiers.

From the indianapolis News.
That chess players make good soldiers
is shown by figures gathered by War
wick II. Ripley, who is something of q
chess player himelf. The European
war broke out while a chess tourna-
ment was in progress in Germany. The
tournament Immediately ended and the
participants Joined the armies. In
Germany 5S4 chess players marched to
battle. OF these fifty-nine have been
wounded and thirty-two have given up
their lives. The army officials select
the chess players for tacticians and
strategists. They are noted for their
patience and devotion and for minding
their own business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS RE-
GENTLY ADDED.

The following list, arranged by subjects.
includes some of the latest additions to
the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this column
each Saturday are reprinted at the END
of the month in the library's monthly bull
letin Copies of this may be obtained free
at the library will be sent by mall
for Is cents a year.
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THE collection of sketches and paint
= ings presented by the French
artists to the people of the United
States and hence in the custody of the
National Gallery is extraordinarily in
teresting and valuable. These draw
ings, which are in various mediums,
have been mounted. but are unframed.
and are shown under glass in upright
cases set in the second floor hall of the,
museum, wherein the National CAL
lery is at present housed. Many of the
works are recent and not a few refer
directly to the war and present times.
Some are very pathetic, others give al
most a CLINT of humor, the inherent
gayety- as well as courage of the
French being shown. Yet the chief
note Is tragic and if the sympathies
can be stirred it must be by this noble
gift and the touch of sorrow which is
carried with it.
In one sketch an aged mother is seen
mourning in the field beyond the ruin
ed village. In another a young mother
crouches low with her infant in her
arms as her home burns in the dis
lance; in yet a third one sister tenderly
comforts another; in a fourth maiden
is seen pouring out her prayer before
crucinx. All are simple. sincere. pathet-
ic, but not hysterical or overdrawn.
L'hermitte sends what was probably
his original charcoal sketch for his
Chabas contributes his sketch for the
head of the charming innocent little
lass who attained 80 much popularity
under the name of September Morn"
Cottet's sketch of two heads, an old
mans and an old woman's, is peculiar
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a y interesting exhibit at the Ma
h\ tional Museum is that of old
IN Greek and Italian pottery.
& made in the early centuries
r. c. The subjects on most of the
vases illustrate Greek life in all it's
aspects-myths of the gods. story and
legend. the school and gymnasium. the
stage and many scenes from everyda y
life.
The manufacture OF vases was an inn
portant industry in early times in
Greece and on the adjacent islands of
the archipelago. The potteries found
on the site OF ancient Troy are still
crude. mostly handmade and implanted.
and often in the shape of rudely model
ed human figures.
In the vases of the "Mycenaean civili-
zation." about 1900 to 1000 b. c., call
ed after the city of Mycenae. which was
it's center. artistic feeling begins to APP
pear The bases are all wheeI-made.
and varied in form and decoration. The
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mira BILE a gallery for special exhibi-
tons has been provided. !,
fT HE Corcoran School of Art will re-
open Monday, October 4. There will
be the usual classes from life, draped
life and still life, portrait, the antique.
water color, composition and peFspec-
tive. The night classes will open Mon
day evening. The tuition is entirely
free, but students entering : are re-
CURED to deposit $40 to be retained II
they pass their probation, otherwise to
be returned. Instruction in all the
classes is Individual and advancement
is dependent upon proficiency. Begin
ners are not admitted to the day
classes Application for admission to
all classes must be made to the prin-
cipal of the school, e. c. Messer.
-.
1rHE faculty of. the Corcoran' School
u comprises Mr.. Messer, Mr.. Brooks.
Miss Critcher, Miss Perrie,, Mr.. Tolman
and DR.. Baker, all of whorp are now in
Washington. Mr.. Messed spent the
summer in New York, resting and at
the same time taking advantage of the
privileges afforded by the Metropolitan
Museum and smaller galleries, and the
great Public Library. Mr.. Brooke was
in Virginia, staying in the vicinity of
his old home at Warrenton. Miss
Critcher and Miss Perrie, as well as
number of other Washington artists,
spent the summer at Provincetown,
that most interesting of New England
villages, on the very tip of Cape Cod.
which has in recent years become one
of the chief summer art centers in this
country. 1t is at Provincetown that
Hawthorne has his school of out door
figure painting, and that Webster con-
ducts what is known as the modern
school of painting" 1t Is also at Prov
incetown or thereabouts the Mr. Hal
sail, painter of THE Oregon" has his
studio.
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1T will be of very considerable interest
u to many to know that the good fur
niture" room in the industrial arts ex-
hibition at the National Gallery, but re-
Gently closed, is to be set up again as
nearly as possible the same as 1t was
here in the Avery Library of Columbia
University, New York, thus continuing
as an example not merely of good fur
niture made in America. but of real art
in the matter of display.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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a REPLICA in plaster of the eques-
~ trian statue of Lafayette. by Paul
Bartlett, which was presented by the
school children of America to France
some years ago. has been given by the
sculptor to the Sweat Memorial Art Gal
lery in Portland, Me-. in the rotunda of
which it has been permanently placed.