The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

posed 10 be the nOhlCst work or
God. She speaks thus. 1T Is a
circumstance equally shameful and
marvellous. that tho nature has
formed one animal, and one alone.
with powers Of reason and mind
participating OF divinity. one ami
NAL and one alone, capable OF az
lection and social union. / Peace
can find admission among The Wild
est OF wild beasts and the most
brutal brutes sooner than with This
one animal; tho rational. immortal
animal called man And again
When |. whose name rs Peace. do
but hear the word man pro
nounced, | eagerly run 10 him as
to being created purposely for me
and confidently promising myself
that with him ! may live in unin-
terrupted tranquility. but when
also hear the title Christian added
20 the name Of man. / fly with ad-
ditional speed, hoping that with
Christians | may build an ALBANIAN.
tlno throne and establish an ever
lasting empire" There is no crit
icism for the present generation 10
make OF Erasmus. II must rather
bow IN humility before his lofty
thought and despair that the world
has Travelled no farther
The Open Court Publishing com
pany. Chicago; so cents.
BA5: A sU5-DE5, by Mary Rob
erts RInehart. the story Of a girl
OF II, and. therefore, the most Inn
II l.
her own estimation
Mrs. Rlnehart does some things
exceptionally well Were she on q
newspaper, she would be the star
feature story writer She can hit
II or in good newspaper style. bu'
as a long story writer she If lin
tied The Sub Deb is too long: f.
lacks spontaneity and charm. az
did that gruesome story. *" The
vapOrlngs OF this egotlstic miss are
not as true 20 life as they should
be 20 take uR thru so many pages.
Could she picture for US a eirl as
Harrington did boy in his immor-
tai Seventeen" we would never
tire OF reading The Sub Deb will
not do. She is too plainly striving
for effect She never lapses into
the vernacular, so 10 speak, as real
young folks do. She never gets of
her high perch; we do not get the
feeling that she is real Somebody
must give us tho American girl
woman as she really is. We are
waiting for her
George II Doran, Publisher, New
York.
PoRTMANTEAU PLAYS. by Stu.
art Walker, the inventor and d.
rector OF the Portmsnteau the
ater Faneiful, delicate little al
iegorles. mostly. OF almost Cos.
ssrer substance.
Everyone knows about the port
manteau theater. which can be boxed
up and put in ones pocket. almost.
and completely vanish In an hour
II all came about thru little boy
In Kentucky having a toy theater
given him by an indulgont father.
10 tide over the time when the
little chap had the measles As he
grew older the toy theater enlarged
and It's repertoire. original with It's
owner grew also until II became
a real grOwn-up theater. but with
difference II L. suggestion. not real
ism. and this artistic suggestion.
properly applied has proved ~ be
more realistic than any OF the gar
ish. spectacular stage settings which
have numbered. the popular stage.
Not what is seen but what IS un-
seen and IMAGINED Is the thing Not
what is said but what is implied
Giye the intelligent human mind
lead. and II will roam thru all the
beauteous rose walks. woods and
dells the poet may desire, and II is
the subtle. charming lead which
Mr. Walker has the genius 10 con