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Church to the Challenge Of the Day.

Church to the Challenge of the Day.
By Richard Wallace Hogue, d. ID.
New York: Fleming H. Revell Com
.pany.
MUFFIE'S PROPHECY; A Prophetic
Poem. By William Wallace Muffie.
New York: oxford University Press.
IN PRAISE OF WAR; Military and Sea
Verse. By Don c. Seitz. New York:
Harper & Bros.
AL; For the Use of Physicians.
Nurses. Ambulance Drivers and
Workers in Civilian Relief. By e.
E. Pattou, author of "Causeries En-
France" New York: Dodd, Mead &
Co.
A NEW BASIS FOR SOCIAL PROG
RESS. By William Charles White
and Louis jay Heath. Boston:
Houghton Miff1in Company.
THE JOURNAL OF SUBMARINE COM
MANDER Won FORsTNER. Trans
lated by Mrs. Russell Goldman. with
an introduction by John Hays Ham
mond. jr. Boston: Houghton Mif-
film Company.
ABIGAIL ADAMS AND HER TINES:
BY Laura E. Richards. author of
Florence Nightingale, the Angel of
the Crimea," etc. Illustrated. New
York: D. Appleton & Co.
DAYS OUT: And other Papers. By
Elisabeth Woodbridge. Boston:
Houghton Miff1in Company.
SOCIAL WORK SERIES-DISASTERS
And the American Red Cross In
Disaster Relief. By J. Byron Dea-
con, general secretary, Philadelphia
Society for Organizing Charity. etc.
New York: Russell Sage Founda-
tion.
THE UNITED STATES AND PANGER-
MANIA. By Andre Cheradame, au-
thor of 1.-The Pangerman Plot I'm
masked" New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons.
THE MODERN STUDENTS LIBRARY
ADAM BEDE. By George Eliot.
Edited with an introduction by
Laura johnson Wylie. professor of
English at Vassar College. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
AUTUMN LOITERERs. By Charles
Hanson Towne, author of To-day
and Tomorrow" etc. With drawings
by Thomas Fogarty. New York:
George H. Doran Company.
A LITTLE BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS;
Containing n Greeting, n Word of
Advice, Some Personal Adventures,
Carol, a Meditation and Three
Christmas Stories for All Ages. By
Cyrus Townsend Brady. author, of
'And Thus He Came" etc. With
Will Crawford. New York: G. P.
Putnam's Sons.
THE LITTLE FLAG ON MAIN STREET.
BY McLandburgh Wilson. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
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moneys worth optically II not orally.
Partisan plays are said to be better ana
to be more attractively costumed tnan
they have been since 1914. There is no
ban militaire on evening dress, on the
stage, at least, though the prohibition
still extends to the audience. However,
we are told that the Parisienne Is feel
ing so much happier that she makes one
thickness of tulle fulfill official require
ments, and the demi-toilette grows more
like formal evening dress every week
Propriety would need be served with
a film of tulle for sleeves and yoke IN
such a frock as the pink taffeta shown
in the sketch. But II the Parisienne
wore it she might well add SCARF, Tor
these f1lmy trifles are said to be the
rage: in brilliant hues, though light as
| the stuff that dreams are made OF, they
perhaps typify the inexplfcable rean1-
nation that Is so noticeable in Paris.
| The demi-toilette. however. is nothing
new to France. There has always been
| a certain popularity for this type OF
gown in Paris. and worn with a nat 1t
was often seen at the theater or at res
taurant or hotel dinners before the war.
| In this, the French capital was great
contrast to the English one, in which
only the fullest Of full evening dress.
thing for such occasions We have fol-
lowed the French custom rather more
than the English in this. Many Ameri-
can women have had the feeling that a
very decOllete gown is out oi place III d
public place, and even before the war it
was customary to see them keep their
evening cloaks pulled closely around
their shoulders in such places. OF late
years bare shoulders have been more
frequently seen. but this winter a
searcher for pointers on evening dress
would have had an Improbable time of
| it in most places in New York. Never
have evening frocks been less evident
| in public, and evening coats more SO.
This feeling has led to a revival of the
so-called restaurant" hat. a thing of
| lightness and grace, of which the large
example in satin with a lace brim,
shown today, might serve as a type.
| Often such hats are mere suggestion
| of tulle, held apparently by magic in the
shape of crown and brim.
| Some of the recent first nights in Paris
have been signalized by the wearing of
exceedingly good clothes. This was par
ticularly true of the premiere of Jeanne
dare. work new to Paris, thought not
to London. The sale was very brilliant
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Reviews of New Books

missionary in prospect, 1t is one that is
equally valuable to the reader bent upon
a clearer and more authoritative survey
of the general state Of affairs in China.
THE SPELL OF CHINA. By Archie
Bell. author of "The Spell of Egypt"
etc. illustrations by E. NJ. Newman.
Boston,: The Page Company.
Mr.. Bell is a waywise traveller and
practiced hand. also. at drawing off from
a country or place those essences and i'm
another in a distinct and appealing per-
sonality Of its own. The near and far
Asiatic east-Egypt, the Holy Land and
China-stand as the principal fields Of his
observation and study. The volume in
hand is a broad survey of China-of the
natural face of the country slowly bent
to the uses Of an ancient and highly gifted
In its capacity as guide it selects objec-
tive points of prime interest, making
specific notation of the various means of
reaching these points, of the time con-
ward to be secured for the expenditure.
In the broad margin of exceptional treat
ment that sets the book off from the or
dinary guide there are innumerable
sketches OF modern Chinese life. all en-
bedded in an age-old tradition that, even
down to the present, takes a leading part
in shaping the social and political af-
, fairs of the country. And more than this
the author has succeeded in bringing
across to the reader an effect of atmos-
phere, the distinct impression of me-
dunn that is calculated to sustain the
strange customs and forms and outlook
presented here. The book is a practical
one for the traveller himself, as 1t is also
an informing and pleasing one to those
who must gather their views of far places
through the medium of print
wOLF-LURE. BY Agnes and Egerton
| Castle. authors of winds Will"
! etc. illustrated by Stockton Null
; ford. New York: D. Appleton &
/ Co.
| Going back into the France of a
hundred years ago. or thereabout,
these writer's develop a pure romance
out of the conditions existing at that
time. A love story whose vicissitudes
depend upon the antagonisms existing
between the old and the new order
forms the center of interest here The
principals in this romance, too. partake
of these antagonisms, complicating
thereby both the warp and the woof of
the dramatic tale. The outlook of a
century ago. the custom Of that time.
+, the mode of life that was then exist
ent in that part Of Europe are depicted
here with a care for fidelity and detail
that turns the whole into something
more than love theme set in pictur-
esque surroundings. It becomes, in a
measure, picture of that remote day
in some of it's essential features The
! writing gift of these authors adds
grace to story that in and of itself
is quite worth the readers while.
THE CREME. BY German, author of
'T Accuse" Translated by Alexan-
der Gray. New York: George H.
Doran Company.
One recalls the sharp protests and
positive denials of Prussian origin that
| followed the publication of II Accuse"
an anonymous book written by Ger
man for the purpose of charging Prus-
sia with, the crime of the great war
The book In hand is in answer to these
u DrotsstS and denial2 u aA further
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Sciences and Industry.
Books for the Younger childret
Bartlett Pears.
rom the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle. i
No one need refrain from eating Will
liam" pears. which are now so plentiful
in the fruit shops, on account of their.un-
popular name. for Williams Bon Chre-
ten" to give it the more correct desi4na-
ton. can claim a wholly English origin.
II was first raised about 1860 by a Bfrk-i
shire schoolmaster. and obtained its neme
from Williams, nurseryman of Turnham
Green, by whom it was first put on sthe
market The William was introduced into
America by Enoch Bartlett. and is ctm-
monty known there as the Bartlett peaS.
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and was hacked to the doors. The or
chestra seats are said to have sold Tor
fabulous sums and the boxes FOR small
fortunes. The proceeds were turned over
TO the French Red Cross. Half toilets,
which were only to be distinguished
from the antebellum evening gowns by
the aforementioned use OF MIN OF
tulle. were worn by all the women. ano
many of them appeared in interesting
and unusual headdresses. Paris seems
to feel the necessity of headgear with
semi-evening frock, hence the intro
duction of all sorts of amusing arrange
elaborate bands of jet with bangles over
the ears. all of these and many more
were seen, and they were creations OF
the best dressmakers of France.
In the street the Parisienne still
champions the ffock and coat, or the
coat dress" All winter satin has been
a favorite material for outdoor things,
interlined, of course, for warmth, and
simply shattered with fur.
Satin will continue in favor. and there
is mention of a revival of the wool
back" variety. which had some success
a good many years ago. For spring, the
combination Of materials, which seems
to please our own designers and manu-
facturers equally well, will be featured.
The blue gabardine frock illustrated is
la suggestive one. It fulfll1s every re-
quirement of the commercial economy
board on the wool question. as there is
only scant skirt of the scarce material.
A jumper bodice of tan and blue striped
silk, worn over an organdie vest and
belted into place, Is offered asa sort of
substitute for the sleeveless vest of
knitted wool. which was SO popular last
year.
There really ought to be few women
with "the face to knit in colored woods
for their own adornment in these days
of crying demand from the Army and
Navy. But the slip-on garment with
out sleeves has taken such a hold upon
our affections that it is difficult to think
of abolishing it altogether. Nor need
we do SO. American designers, anxious
to serve their soldiers and sailors in
this vital matter. have had the clever
ness to offer the same type of garment
in materials of which there is. at pres
ent no such pressing need.
Vests of fannels, of heavy shantungs
and other rough weaves of silk, even of
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The Farthing.
London Chronicle,

From the London CHRONICLE.
The farthing, which was mentioned in
these columns the other day, has been
current as an English coin from the
time of King John, when it was COM
posed Of silver. value about I'D. and not
until the Stuart period was 1t coined in
copper. There have been farthings that
have yielded to their lucky possessor an
enormous profit. These were Queen
Anne's farthings, which fetched Ell each.
and in cases where the emblematic de-
sign or Peace in a Car was engraved
on them realized upward Of E5.
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clean-cut picture of the re-
uNe public of China, supporting
this view by summary of
the conditions and causes
underlying the political upheaval that
eliminated in the republican form of
government to the most conservative
of states. The story as whole is,
above all else. a clear one, from which
the writer has eliminated the clutter of
non-essentials that always accompany
any great movement, and wherein he
has held steadfastly and illuminatingly
to the main line of national intention
and event. To understand any general
movement in China one must know
something of the history of this an
cient land, something of the force of its
traditions and customs. To promote an
understanding of this political venture
of the country therefore, the writer
count for the racial predisposition and
tendency of the people themselves.
Using this summary as nucleus of
interpretation, he then makes an anal
ysis Of the move toward republicanism.
defining, from the racial and traditional
standpoint, tie alternate accelerations
and obstacles that marked this move
ment. Mr.. Weale is at home in China
He knows the temper of the people. He
is able to appraise the political move
ments from this vantage point of un-
derstanding. This knowledge he en-
bodies here in energetic and terse ex-
position. one which sets out tie general
movement and reproduces vividIy also
some of its leaders in a most instruc-
tive and interesting manner.
CHINA FROM WITHIN. By Charles
Ernest Scott. NJ. A. d. D. Illustrat-
Company.
This valuable personal account of mis-
sion work in China reminds one anew
that the missionary field is infinitely
broader than 1t is popularity conceived
TO be. For this record deals with the
total sum of the common life of the
country. And this means only that the
church, along with the rest of the world
has moved forward to a general recog-
milton of the fact that human progress
finds it's best possible basis In bodily
well being. So, the missionary field, like
all other fields, is crowded with plans
bearing directly upon the immediacies
of life. The missionary today teaches
thrift. cleanliness and health He en-
courages industry and gives specific in.
structfon in gainful occupations. He
seeks to develop the community sens.
and to set UP a civic ideal. This is the
way he takes to find religion and thing.
of the spirit-a straight road thereto
From the story in hand. one gathers
incidentally along the way that DR.
Scott is the all-round man that thu
missionary is. nowadays. required to be
While the story holds first and foremos
the ultimate object of missionary en-.
6eayor. this prime endeavor is so com
pietely interwoven with the socia
anieiioration of the people that on,
gathers from it a full picture of tn,
r-,I tr fISnt
in that country. This is the staml
of DR.. Seott.s peculiarly vivid and en-
thusiastie account. 1t is, therefore,
: boek th2t not only dts the hand OF tn,
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red in the belts and stamped in

broidered in the belts and stamped in
gilt upon the boxes!
The American troops are paid on a
scale that would turn a French war
ministry white with horror. Besides,
many of the new officers now wearing
Uncle Sans uniform are men with bank
accounts which would be respected even
in extravagant New York. Put any
American with money in his pocket in
Paris, and his impulse is to spend it and
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The following list. arranged by sub
jects, includes some of the latest addi-
tions to the Public Library
The lists which appear in this column
each Sunday are reprinted. at the end
of the month. in the library's monthly
bulletin. Copies of this may be OBJ
tanned free at the library, or will be
sent by mail for IS cents year.
Business and Commerce.
Deibridge, c. l.. Round Weights, Tonnage
Calculator. dkD-D312r.
Knox School of salcsmanship and Rnsiness
Efficiency. Successful Mana cement. Hk-k11s.
Madsen. A W. The State as Manufacturer
and Trader. HETMo65.
Owen. NJ. B. The Secret of Typewriting Speed.
ZHw -OwaGs
Page, W. X. Looking Ahead in Business. HK-
P145 l.
Rowe. Il. NJ. Junior Arithmetic Bookkeeping.
Thomson, C. B. How to Find Factory Costs.
Insurance.
Insurance. II-B597l.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. An
Epoch in Life Insurance. III-M56se.
Walton, II. NJ. Metropolitan Policies and
Plans. IIF-W176m.
Vocational Education.
Minneapolis Survey for Vocational Education.
Vocational Education Survey. IkT-M666v.
Smith. A. 7. Demand for Vocational Eduea-
ton In the Countries at War IKT-Smi2d.
Smith. A. T., and Jesien.. W. S. Higher Tech
meal Education in Foreign Countries. IKT-
Sm52h
Military and Naval Science.
Falls. De W. c. Army and Navy Information
Us3-F19s.
Great Britain. Board of Agriculture and Fish
Gail
and Soldiers. British Agriculture the Nation 5
Opportunity. UMQ-G79.
LLOYD Gos r. N. "A, Review .Hd of the History Of In
MacMunn. G. f. The Armies of India. 1911.
U69- Ma26.
Moss, J. A. Army Paperwork. UE-Ms5s.
United States Bureau of Navigation. Navy
Department. Ship and Gun Drills. 1914 Us
U. S. Navy Department. The Deck and Boat
Book. US-Un31d.
U. S. Quartermaster's Corps. The Uniform of
the Army of the United States. 1905. UMB
Un37. Ref.
o. s. Signal Office. Technical Equipment of
the Signal Corps. 1915. UFsUn39t.
U. S. War Department. War Department Cor
respondence File. UF-Un39w. Ref.
Military Service and Training.
Brockington. W. A. Elements of Military
Campbell, NJ. v. Rapid Training of Recruits
Complete United States Infantry Guide for
officers and Non commissioned Officers. UG-
CHS.
Gallishaw. John, and Lynch. William. The
Man in the Ranks. GCA-G133m.
Hanna. NJ. E. Tactical Principles and Prob
Hersey, Harold. Dos and Don't's in the Army.
Jesen, ". S. Military Training of Youths of
School Age in Foreign ,9 Countries. uDz-J4s4ms
Should Know. UCA-M116w.
McLaglen Leopold. Bayonet Fighting. UG-
N224.
Moss, J. A. Non-commissioned Officers Hand
books. UCA-Ms57n.
Moss, J. A. Prvates' Manual. UCA-Ms57p.
Moss, J. A. Riot Duty. UCA-Ms51r.
National Service Library. Nv. UCA-N216.
Plfmon, Eugene. yade-mecum for the Use OF
Officers and Interpreters In the Present Cam
paign. UCA-P736y.
u. s. War Department. Manual for Non-com-
missioned Ofhcers and Privates Of Infantry. UG-
Ur39m.
Washbnrn. H. O. The American Blind Spot.
CCS3-W273s
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Mrs. Twobble and Mrs. Dubwaite seem,
to be friendly for next-door neighbors. =
Mrs. Dubwaite has just moved in.
They hayen't been next-door neighbors
more than forty-eight hours. | expect
hostilities to begin at any moment."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
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satin. made ALMOST exactly like the
sweater vest of last summer, have been
made up and are being offered to women
whose patriotic intention might weaken
if these novelties were any less attrac-
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Paris is using this heavy kind for out
door coats, some of them of the slip-on
over the head, which have failed to
achieve success with us. but which she
still fancies. Our hotels. restaurants and
houses are still, in spite of threatened
coal famine, so well heated, for the most
part. that we have retained our habit
of Slipping off our outdoor garments at
the slightest provocation. The idea of
wriggling out of coat made all in one
piece or pulling il over our heads like
sailor boy taking off his blouse does not
appeal to us: neither does the French
woman's way of getting it on again,
which is simply to make circle of the
middle of it. pulling it up around her
Here is another reason for the retention
of the small hat. Such a feat would be
impossible in a big one
Most of the milliners say small hats
for spring for the beginning OF spring at
any rate. Lewis is reported to have said
toques' very distinctly. and to be maxi
ing them to suit individual faces. by
building them on the head of client
fold by fold. 1t must be an interesting
operation to watch. OF course, as long
as hats do such things, hairdressing is
doomed to remain very much as at
present. And no one has either time or
inclination to indulge in the making of
elaborate puffs and curls in these times
OF strenuous endeayor. war work and
Neutrality-suspicious. waking days.
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tive than they are. Jersey, both in wool
and silk, is another favorite material
for them.
least diminished in popularity. The first
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Artillery and Equipment.

Ann1niion. n1f11f H. ii tisf 81 a4n. aan'''e'''e >
Baker. {. d. Handbook of Transportation BY
Rail and Commercial Vessels. UMN-B173
Baker. {. Il. Transportation of Troops and
Material. 1905. UMNB173t.
Chicago University School Of Commerce and
administration. Quartermuster and Ordnance
. Supply. UML-C433.
Operation and Tactical Use Of the Lewis Au-
tcmatic Machine Rifle. UMF-op27.
e. $. War Department. Provisional Drill and
Service Regulations for Field Artillery. 4 y. ul-
Wall. Ethan United States Artillery Ammuni-
ton. uI-vd55u.
CEILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
Fairy Tales and Fables.
Dulac. Edmund. Fairy Book.
I.aboulaye. Edouard. Fairy Book.
Ia Fontaine, Jean de. The Original Fables.
jYH-L135ft.
Lang Andrew. ed. Tales of Romance. 1911
jYLL25:t.
Brazil, Angela. The Luckiest Girl in the
Greene. Homer. The Flag. D..
Newberry. Perry Castaway Island.
Plays for Children.
Dickens Charles. Dickens Dramatic Reader.
BY Fanny Comstoek. lNZ-D55d.
Hare. W. b. The White Christmas. jvUP-
H227w
Mackay, C.. DA. Costumes and Scenery for
Amateurs. jvUP-M193.
Meirs, Cornela. steadfast Princess.
olco,t. Virginia. Plays for Home, School and
Settlement jvUP-ol 14p.
Watts. VI. s. Three Short Plays. YD-W347t.
Biography and History.
Bruce. P. A. Brave Deeds of Confederate Sol
diers jFS341 -Bs33.
Joyce. p. w. Child's History of Ireland. 1910.
jF42-JS53c.
Parkman. NJ r. Heroes of Today. jE-9P2ssh.
Parkman, NJ. X. Heroines of Service. jE-
9P233he.
Travel.
Brooks Z. c. Francisco. Our Little Argentine
Cousin. 1914. jG993 B79o. is
Carpenter, +. g. Around the World With the
Children. jti-C226a
jG595W1e6.
Sciences and Industry.
Clradsey. C. E.. and Smith, J. II. Efficiency
Arithmetic. jLC-C344d. =
Cole. \; B.: and Ernst, c. H. First Aie for
Dryer, C. r. W. Elementary Economic ceog-
raphy. jlIKGDS4se.
Fabre. j. H. c. The story-book of Science.
Foster. .. H. Gardening for Little Girls.
jRI-fsI3g.
Mayberry, J. W. and L. W. Primary PhSsiol-
ogy. Hygiene and Sanitation; ioh-M499p.
Polkinglorne, X. X. and NJ. l. Il. Toy-m9kfng
in Sclool and Hene. jTLN-PI5Gt.
Books for the Younger Children.
Bryce, c. T. That's Why Stories. 1910. sXR-
Bsi3t.
De La Mare. W. J. Peacock Pie. JYP-Dsfl7p.
I;autier Judith. Memoirs OF a White Elephant.
uerbertson A. G. Tinker Johnny.
Wiley. Belle. RaSo and Conf. 1916. tEWA-
W645r.
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THE FIGHT FOR THE REPUBLIC IN
CHINA. By B. L. Putnam Weale,
author Of 'Indiscreet Letters from
Peking." etc Illustrated. New York:
Dodd, Mead & Co.
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keep on spending y Wearing brow,
clothes and a flannel shirt isn't goint
to alter that instinct. It's too deep
seated.
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SAAS SOLDIER BOYS Aid THE FASHION MAKERS OF PARIS

wool Jersey woven in this country was
rather too reminiscent of Uncle Josh's
red underwear to have a success with
fastidious women. But the weave has
greatly improved.
AS for the silk varieties, there Is
heavy sort, of vegetable flber. which Is
immensely satisfactory. 1t is heavy and
lustrous and not too stretchable. 1t
hangs in the rich, long folds that cling
to the figure and lends itself particu-
larly well to strictly one-piece frockss
or coats which hang from the shoulders
in an oriental effect, like the frock Of
dark blue and gray jersey shown in the
sketch. Such material is never lined.
but 1t is worn over lining of some sort
made especially for 1t.
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The visiting American officer goes to
the theater. of course, though unfortu-
nately he is apt to be little deaf in
his French ear. But his eyes are keen
enough, and by all accounts he gets his
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ELDOM does the perusal OF the
Nv war news bring entire satisfac-
~ tion to American readers these
~ days. The peace parleys OF the
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|, r. WEALE gives here a
clean-cut picture of the re-
public of China, supporting
this view by a summary of