Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

a New York artist colony. is its
heroine. The "Cinderella' element is
merely a dramatic artice, a means
by which, upon occasion. the re-
sourceful Jane lifts out of the drab
lines Of her occupation into the gay
colors that lead to the main business
demonstrating that. with proper assist
ance. matrimony may move out of its
ancient cast of possessor and pos
sessed. into the reasonable role of
genuine partnership. hazardous
theme, whose inherent comic posi-
bilities have already been extensively
exploited-consciousl by current Ac-
ton and drama on the one hand, I'M
consciously on the other hand. by the
social and economic demands Of the
militant new woman. Despite thia dou-
BILE drawback, Marjorie Benton Cooke
took chance at this much agitated
subject, and Jane Judd Is ample 5usti-
fication of the venture. Jane Is big
woman Of balance and tact. These are
the qualities with which she creates
domestic situation that does the author
unstinted credit for the skillful and
natural lines upon which she has built
this heroine. It's effect upon the reader
is that Of making concessions toward
the commonly uninviting picture of
domesticity-if only there We're more
of Jane Judd in the world. As a story
through the warm appeal of its chief
person. and. in lesser degree. through
the recognizable features OF other peo-
ple-the husband. Jerry Paxton, artist,
and the fine sawduSt folks whose por-
traits he paints; Martin Christensen.
man; Bobs, the girl artist. and later.
Jerry Paxton. jr. A very human set
and an interesting one. A good story;
with no straining for conversational
effects Indeed, the talk is one of its
talk as We do-and never like Bernard
shaw or Oscar Wilde. who are SO splen-
did for rare days. but quite too heady
for the plain uses of every day.
BRIAN RANAkER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Up TO THE AGE OF TWENTY
-FOUR. Faithfully set down" by w.
r. Trtes. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf.
The record Of any part of anybody s
life il faithfully set down" is. as a
matter of course. a matter Of trans
cendent interest to the rest OF the
world To find. somewhere, the actual
justification and guide, is. in enect,
about the whole OF any individual quest;
And this book strikes one as a KIND
Of rock bottom adventure in self-
revelation. 1t travels a very convfnc-
ing middle course between wisdom and
folly-God on the one hand and the
devil on the other, with a mere human
staggering along in rhythmic ap.
proaches and recessions to first one
and then another of these two. The
real story is that of young mil
lionaire up to the age of twenty-fomr'
and the time of his marriage Ihe
intent is so sincere, the picture Is SO
vivid. the manner is SO genuine ana
simple. that this is a book for pretty
general attention and considera-
ton. Around this sum of good inten-
tions, too. there is an atmosphere
of sophistication, cleverness. finish. that
will delight the literary reader. just az
the bare facts themselves will get hoid
of the person who Is in pursuit OF per-
sonal information about himself.
TIE MAN THOU GAVEsT. BY Harriet
T. Comstock, author of son OF the
Hills" etc. illustrated by Z, r.
Ward New York: Doubleday. rage
& Co Washington: Woodward q
Lothrop.
Certainly he meant to be all right.