The Washington times., 1916-05-09

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Sons. Price. 30 cents
> Quite.as gay and whimsical as a day
in spring Is Jesse Lynch Williams
latest satire on marriage and divorce.
In many ways the plot parodies familiar
themes OF popular melodrama, but there
10 always an element of the ridiculous
that prevents any really serious per-
usai OF the book.
Leonard. a misunderstood poet. had
married practical Mary because his
pride forbade him to declare his love
for Evadne. who was SO wealthy that
an alliance with him would have
branded him a fortune hunter. Mary. In
her turn. gave up Bill. the love OF her
youth. because he was so rich that
every one. would have said she married
him for his money II she had accepted
him. Then Bill married Evadne. his
equal In wealth and social standing.
After several years Of married life.
riage had been a mistake. and each
longed for the opportunity to reach
real happiness by marrying the sweet
hearts OF long ago. BY mutual consent.
this was calmly arranged. and four
happy hearts were united as Cupid in
tended years ago. Such bliss could not
last forever. and each divorced husband
found himself fairly homesick for his
own children. though nobly trying to
do his duty by those of his new life.
AZ, last came the solution! The two
families agreed to live In a common
household, where the different sets OF
children could be raised together!
Mr.. williams plan for this Utoplan
existence after divorce Is SO appallingly
obvious that 1t is a wonder other modern
writer's have not seized IL before. The
four characters are not intended to be
n
see. The extravagant dictation, plen-
tiful use OF sweet young eyes, haunt
Ing looks" and the like keep up the
fiction of melodrama while imposing no
restriction upon the originality of ,ne
writer's expression.
SONGS OF THE SON OF IsAI-Ry Helen
Hughes Heiischer. Boston: sherman,
French q co. Price. $3.50.
The songs" comprise a metrical ar
rangement OF the Psalms. While there
10 at times a stilted effect. owing to
the necessity for regular scheme OF
Psalms OF David will be valuable to
RibIe teachers who need to impress
their subject-matter by the use or
rhythm.
Wharton James New York; The Baker
e, Taylor Co. Price. 81.
Every worry that human beings ever
had has been collected and dissected
by the author of this book. He shows
that the chronic worrier is really a
| failure as o member OF society. and
| offers suggestions as to the remedy.
ACROSS MY PATH-By IAsaile Corbe'i
Pickett. New York: Brentano's. Price,
N.00
Mrs. Pickett, we'll known in Washing.
ton as the wife OF the famous Cohfed-
crate general. has included twenty-five
interviews with noted women of the
nineteenth Gentry in small book OF
! "reminiscences. y
4 Shs Introduces such notable women al
Clara Barton, Mrs. Robert f. Lee Fan
ny Kemble. Laura Keene. Louisa Alcott
and others. whose names are half for.
gotten in the sweep of present-day his.
tory. The personal intimate touch used
1 by the writer gives pleasant infor,
mality to the sketches.
HoosIER SONG AND sENTIMENT-By
Wesley Orfison Smith, Boston:, Sher-
man. French Co. Price. 800
| A volume of poems upon a variety Of
homely topics, occasionally presenting /
vivid Characterization. The rhymes ar,
sometimes inconvincing-such as tn,
grouping OF roof" and youth" Of
sheen" and dream