Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

act of magic. And this is just what
anna Chaplin has done in recreating
greenwich Village and old Washington
square, in the heart OF busting New
YORK. Old boundary lines are reset, old
nomesteads reconstructed, old bits Of
earlier day are gathered about the
place, and, in a word, Greenwich Vil-
lage steps Vividly alive into ones con-
seriousness. And then Washington
square. In the bloom of it's own pecu-
lar fascination, in the persistent
havors of it's own unique individuality,
takes possession of the reader, Dis
tinsulsned landmarks reappear, notable
personages congregate. the open vistas
ana 1ree atmosphere Of the artists out
look pervade the whole-and one feels
himself as near to certain elements in
Paris life as he is likely to approach
n some time to come. This Is a beau
tifui piece Of werk-sincere in concep-
true artistry. As much may be said,
too. about the illustrations for this re-
vival Of an old quarter. They are de-
iightfully suggestive of older days
these out-of-the-way corners. in these
faint slimpses of forgotten dwellings,
IN these strange groupings Of street
and square and rendezvous. The book
rounding the whole into a beautiful
memorial and treasure house of special
history.
sOUTH-EAsFERN EUROPE. BY Vlad-
islav r. Saviv. New York: Fleming
H. Reren Company.
The author of this study is a Serb
who has at nrst hand gathered the
facts and the views that are here pre-
sented, When a mere baby he was,
with his mother, refugee as the Turks
invaded Serbia in 1876. In the present
war he fought in his native country
and was in the great retreat of the
Serbian army through Albania. The
study itself is historical survey of the
great war. To this is added a reason
ably calculated outlook upon the flu
ture of this region. For the purposes
OF this study Serbia is taken as the
center cent OF -, observation and interpreta-
bia is set forth here in it's origin of
race. in the political aspirations
springing from this racial urge, in its
ECONOMIC resources and in the strength
people. The relation of the Balkan peo-
Piles to the central powers in race, re-
ligion, politics. industry, commerce. and
national ideals is worked out here in
such authority of knowledge as the
peculiar opportunities of the writer
nave enabled him to gather at close
range. This book was written after
the entrance Of the United States into
the war. Therefore, the writer in
cludes in his survey the bearing Of
TINS event upon the situation OF the
Balkan states in the day of reckoning
aiter the war, when America will he
aole 70 exercise some influence toward
IN. nn permanent weil-being of this OPP
pressed corner of Europe The chief
yalue OF this study lies in the author
italiVe knowledge of the writer. in
ms patriotic zeal for his country. and
In the well organized and appeaiing
presehtaIion OF the facts with which
THE GOLDEN BLOCK. By Sophie
Kerr. author of The Blue EnyeIone "
etc. F'rontispiece by Fanny MunseI,
ne" iork' doubleday, Page & Co.
The modern woman in business has
been promptly. seized upon by 70,
mancers-usually woman wrfters-to
revive the old story of Cinderella. To
be sure, in this new version of the an
Gent tale. pumpkins no longer turn to
golden coaches, nor mice to champine
stseds. But. none the less. a yerftable
fairy godmother acts az nnistYeas of
ceremonies, The faverite stunt Of this
omnipotent dame, nowadaya. IL To set
some slip OF girl to the solution OF
q business problem that has already
puckered, hopelessly, the peYplexed
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