The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-30
CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST BOOKS
Charming New England Story-An American Girl
in Europe "A Back to the Land" Romance.
ASprishtly Young Girl Who Runs an Orphan Asylum
A Wild Chase After a Mysterious Tali.man.
Doinss Of Exiled Irish All Over the World-Pleas "
for the German Side Of the War.

A very charming picture Of a quiet
New England village Is drawn by
David Grayson In "Hcmpfeld''
doubleday. Page and Company. A
In his other books, the author. with
his philosophic reflections on life and
nature. fills a large part OF the frame.
but he finds room for a bit of love
romance in IA country newspaper Of
fee. His heroine is a nice girl; we
wish We could catch a glimpse OF her
as she really was, undimmed by his
sentimental commentary: for the
merits OF his hero we must take his
word. The old editor, the 'pressman,
even the progressive money maker, are
pleasant persons to meet. and the viii
lage people are worthy Of a closer
acquaintance than we are allowed To
make. II is the printing Office, how
ever. and the girl in 1t that have
caught the authors fancy. as they
will the readers. and 1t is they that
MI the book. The author Is learning
to he a little less dogmatic in his
%utterances. Thomas Fogarty's pretty
pictures are real illustrations to a
restful story.
II is a strange education that Emily
Viele Strother describes in Eve
Dorre" &c. p. Button and Company.
that Of an expatriated American girl
In Europe. Her mother lis busy with
society and personal interests and
pays little attention to her daughter,
who has to look after herself when
she IL not packed OF to schools and
converts. The girl. grows up with
American ideas Of independence which
might be dangerous with men Of Eu-
ropean training II she did not for
tunately fall in love and marry 500
The charm OF the book lies chiefly
in t&e arectionate descriptions Of the
Paris and the France that those who
know them intimately. as the author
does. love. The war has led the au-
thor to add remarks about the Ger
mans that are not in keeping with her
story II are not in the best taste.
The girl marries an artist and in
dulges in a somewhat theatrical bit OF
Jealousy OF his art. We fancy the
author is very lenient to the class
TO which the mother belongs. People
who have lived in France will espe-
cially enjoy this pretty tale.
Back to the LAND Is the gospel Maria
Thompson Daviess breaches in lover
Paradise Ridge" (Harpers). The i'm
pulsive and well to do young woman
who tells the story IN clearly I'm love
with the impecunious youth who in
slsts or filling the soil instead OF
studying law. She soon shares his
interest, though she Is confused in her
mind by feeling obliged to set an
amiable but somewhat spineless dram
atist on his feet. The heroine IL an
accomplished young person. for she
runs an automobile. INDUCES In the
Injuries of wealth, corrects plays and
puts In hard days work in the fields
with equal facility in this entertaining
tale.
In Dear Enemy" (The Century
Company. by Jean Webster. we are
initiated through the letters Of a
sprightly young woman into the diff
culties Of running an orphan asylum
properly. The heroine Is a society
girl who Is drawn into the work by
scheming friends. all having appeared
in a previous book Of the authors
The girl objects strongly to the results
Of institutional training and under
takes to reform the asylum and give
The orphans individuality. In this she
IS abetted by a cantankerous doctor
10 whom she applies the title Of the
book. The result Is inevitable and the
progress Of the love story is inter-
woven with the asylum reforms. II
is helped along with csricatures by the
author.
A simple little story full Of the
spirit OF Christmas In told by Vale
Downie in robin the Bobbin" liar
pers). The m~elodramatic touch 10 i'm.
material. for all the readers will care
for IL the delight Of the little boy and
his talks with the old recluse he
rouses to life again. The author
shows the right Dickens touch.
Why the six young people that Inez
Haynes Gilmore calls "The Ollivant
Orphans" Henry Holt and Company
should care to live together Is not
clear, Tho two younger ones about