Evening star., 1916-04-02

with the military CONSCIOUSNESS OF TINS
writer. with his interest in battle
movements and methods. in the rela-
ton existing between any specific mill
tar purpose and its execution. in tn"
techui,- and adequacy Of equipment. ii
the personnel of armies il the animat-
ing spirit "f troouS. To this interest
Is added such a degree of knowledge
of the subject as TO make of Mr.. For
tcscur y most informing war writer.
He is. besides. aU Unconditional writer.
well posed between facts ami feelings.
Since the emotional var writer is al
ready in the large majority and since
readers are in need now of know ledge
on the "uhject. Mr.. ForteScue's book
is of particular timeliness. Unusual
opportunities for first-hand expert
ence i'll the war zone. good judgment
in the use of that experience. and the
power to write in ;erse1y vivid man
e ncr are the qualities that lift this war
h"n! to Il place among the best of
these.
LOVt: At LARGE: Being the Amusing
Chronicles of JuIietta Carson. BY
Sophie Kerr. illustrated. New
YorIs: Harper. & Bros.
This is gay and clever little story.
or series cf stories. whose aim is to
picture the happy married life of the
Carson: rs well as to make clear Juli-
eta carsor's yer: conspicuous share
in ;bis agreeable partnership. In gayety
and daring. in energy and good sense.
in s1nar; aprcarauce. in keen mind and
warm heart. aad in a general. amusing
uDusUa!Ics,:. Julictta is triumph. To
he sure, one wonders now and then
how il would be wi tn Julietta outside
of book. hoyr the AVERAGE man would
put UP with the tricks of .Julietta but
inside the book such problem pre-
sents itself. for Lonny Carson is
sure as the reader is that his wife is
the HluSt captivating of women. BY
ingenious little device the writer
gives one intimate and novel ap-
proach to the Carson household. With
in. ono is fa.cina Ted by the beauty of
the place. with its orderly management.
with its homey effect, with the big
good nature Of Lonny. with the rosy
sweetness and friendliness of the
babies. But almost Immediately he is
swept into the circle of Julietta's cap
tivatiug charm AID beyond that every
thing else takes Il subordinate place
In his interest y most amusing chron-
icle. surely. and as clever it is
amusing.
): So DAVID. BY Eleanor Fl. Porter.
author Of Polly etc. Illus
fratious by Helen Mason Grose.
Boston: Houshton Miffiin Company.
y snap judgment on the subject is
likel: t" he that Eleanor Porter's
story -hool, specially is the making Of
:'vper-ohiidren. Pollyanna is one of
iheSe. and now David is another. Gem
c-a1ly speaking. one is inclined to
argue that children. like grown folks.
are :; pretty complete mixture of good
traits and had traits. with a lot of in
different. halfway stuff III between.
lie maintains. however. that Eleanor
Porter. in direct opposition to this
theory. has the habit OF drawing off
for the fashioning of her Davids and
P"ltNannaS. Admitting that there may
u" some slight cause for complaint on
the part Of the literal-mInded. who are
r'iwittlug to allow any more latitude
ia the making of book people than for
the turning out Of bedpost. one at
the same time points out that this
writer So enyirons her children. by
bIrth or rearing or other circumstance
HS :" bring them to the reader as
natural and not artificial children. Now
DAVID. f"r example. was born right. II
wd+ the accident Of world earine SIS
that drove his gifted and famous faith
or int" the solitudes. There. until he
wa@ ton wears old. David lived with
only his father and the little wild
things OF the " ood as his companious
Sensitive. Imaginative, beautiful an
artist like his father. knowing ONLY
l"Te and Kindness. il il no matter for
surprise that David. when he emerged
into the world. lone. should out of the
bounty Of his spontaneous friendliness
Tor all. he a source of wonder and de-
light. And 50 the reader. along with
every one else around David. follows
HIM through the happy DAYS that this
writer opens for his business Of max
ing everything near him brighter and
more beautiful
THE GERt>II LADY By SYLVIA
'hatfield Bates. Frontispiece by X
VI. Crosby. New York: Dufieid &
20.
Somewhere along the coast Of Maine
there - IA particular island whose
single hamlet is distinguished from the
other island communities BY having
right III its midst "a wonderful field of
gHraalums which, in their season, gior-
lfY the place with "A scarlet tide This
heid and the cottage beside il belong
10 June Carver. the beautiful and be-
loved woman who not so long ago came
TO i've on The island. where she is
known among the friendly fisher folk
as tine g"r1HIum lady" over across
tne heids - another newcomer. Miles
Hawthorne. AZ lieutenant in the Unit
'd state" Navy, Hawthorne had re-
'c!%eH an injury in the fearless per-
i"r.n&nCc Of some dangerous duty. He
- on the island for his heaIths sake
s p"n ih's basis Of propinuuity III.
writer "eaNe= :. pleasant little love
STORY whose special fiaVorS are drawn
ih about equal proportions from the
.i-''rs-biF quantities OF the lovers them =
sc'T"a and from the special atmosphere
-: The NJ" 81 the Island
TIE BEASTS OF TARZs\. BY Edgar
':tCr Burroughs. author Of 'Tarzau
OF h. Apes. etc. Illustrated b. !
AH"n ST. John. chicago: A. -
N..''!urg & 60
Taizai. tn" ape-iuan. appears to
haN" taken " odieious hold upon the
imagination Of this writer Though
several Of his romauccs have alreadv
"xpl"itcd the incredible adventures of
Tsrzsn. the one in hand closes with
the hslf-promse OF still others to fol-
low. At this particular point in the
career of Tarzsn. he has, by most
unsuhtle vile on the part Of his arch
enemy. been lured away from the ease
81 Lrcdcr high ife back into the
African jungle. In his native element