Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30

ing. 1t celebrates engagingly upon
the various means OF I..kI-tS t.-@se
points. upon the proper times and sea
sons therefor, and enlarges upon the
rewards that await the ADVENTURE
along the given trails. This is what
this, lit makes up the country along
these wooded trails for the unway-
wise traveller. History and geography
unfold before him and more than one
corner of this region becomes alive
with significant and romantic touches
Of past happenings of which not half
enough has been told. A little new
France opens up here, touch OF Dutch
or English life looks out there Per
sonalities saturate regions-like Paul
Smith at Placid, Stevenson and Tru-
deau at Saranac, the group OF sapient
philosophe rs--Emerson, Holmes. Agas-
siz Stillman and others-who. but for
the outbreak OF the civil war. would
have established colony OF trans
cendentslists in this quarter. The book
is trimming with incidental interests
that make it joy to the reader from
start to finish, while it, at the same
time. fulfills the purpose of ITS orig
inal intent to put others in touch win
the ways and means Of duplicating the
experience Of the two adventures who
have here made record of summer
haunt to the North Woods. Pictures and
maps objectify the text, while the IN
tellectual and literary equipment OF the
writer. and his companion, INSPIRE IL
with keen delight.
THE GREEN MIRROR. BY Hugh Wal
pole author of .'Fortitude, etc
New York; George II. Doran Com
pany.
The Green Mirror" is character
istic Walpoie noveI--a quiet story
worked out with the greatest consist
ency and care. II is not novel for
the passing reader Not enough hap
| pens in it, Its concern is for the under
| currents with which the average read
er has no patience. 1t is merely an
other piece of Walpole's exclusive work
! wherein he makes drama of quiet
| English family that, upon the whole
appears like many another family of
| its class. That, however, which In
, terests WaIpole and stands as the cen
| trail idea of this consistently artistic
and dramatic development IS the
; tyranny that exists--the unconscious
| tyranny that exists-in an English
! high grade family, whose distinctive
| mark is its in-breeding habit and its
| in growing proclvities. Into such
situation the writer projects foreign
:, etement-an outsider with Russian ex-
! periences dominating his habit-5-usinE
| this element to stress and objectify the
! family genius for exclusions through
i the love that arises between a daugh-
! ter Of the house and this outiander
| The mother of the family is a stroke OF
| genius MS character portrayal The
! story as a whole is one Of the best. II
| theme as il is undoubtedly the bes'
| in literary execution that this writer
has produced. All of Walpoies work
is well worth the time of Intelligent
| readers. This novel is rather cxcep-
ltionalIy worth his time.
/ MICHAEL, Brother Of Jeres.g 3,
the Wild, etc. New York The
! Macmillan Company.
, A good adventure drawn off from the
South Sea Island experiences. a gooe
dog story with change of subject from
dog Jerry to his brother Michael. ant
ia good esermon come together il
! Michael" of the South Pacific ad
ventures. readers have already ha,
more than one romantic account from
the vigorous hand of London. And thi:
one is not second to the earlier ones
THE Call of the Wild" first, and ther
| it's successors, testify to this writer.
sympathy and artistry III a story wher,
the dog is the chief figure. AS ser
mon text. however, the dog has no
hitherto figured with London. Her.
Michael becomes most dramati,
protest against the training OF dogs
and incidentally against the training
of other animals---to behave out O.
character. to initiate the conduct o