Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17

comes under the friendly personal ap-
praisal Of this keen and kindly observer.
Writer'S and artists, leaders Of current
thought and captains OF practical re-
form movements come together here in
simple atmosphere OF common inter.
ore among them. OF the artists one re-
members best Alma Tadema, John Lee
fargo and William Church. A sketched-
in view Of Mark Twain and his inter-
esting family Is a Joy. And there are
others-other persons and other inter-
ests-that have the substance that
cvokes general curiosity and apprecia-
ton. The easy touch, the genial laugh
ter. the rich body Of this book-these
are the elements that contribute to Its
appeal.
HEARTS HAvENi A Novel. BY Clara
Louise Burnham. author Of "Dr.
Latimer," etc. illustrated. Boston:
Houghton Mifain Company.
Quite as one has learned to expect
her to do. Clara Louise Burnham here
embroiders a bit Of pure romance into
the prosaic fabric Of everyday life.
In the knack Of genuine story telling
she endows q pair of elderly lovers
against these two she sets off young
couple whose courtship serves. chief
Iy. to bring out the rich aromas, the
elusive but captivating fragrances of
that older vintage OF the chemistry
Of love. Wealth and big business and
city city ute With some Of its beauty and
In interesting outline. A remote and
marooned village. on the other hand,
delights one with its calming sleepy
headedness. The hero of this tale
stands we'll out in the former medium.
The heroine lives. meagerly,, in the
gether-with children. and even grand
children intervening-is the business
Of this engaging book. That the book
is engaging indicates tho skill with
which the author has promoted the
business. The people here-ali Of
Just the human sort. II there be any
exception to this fact It IL in the case
Of little May Ca'line, the heroine, who
may be shade too adorable in every
possible direction to be altogether
true. But whore 10 much 10 admir-
psrfsction in = world Where perfec-
ton is at a<Dremium by virtue Of its
scarcity
GEN. FOCHl An Appreciation. BY Maj.
Robert d: Johnston. u. 8. N. A.
Boston: Houghton Mimin Company.
In this testimony to the supreme
soldier of the allied armies the author
sketches with vivid strokes the boy
hood. student days and manhood
achievements Of Gen. Foch, each era
shaping itself. as by some foreor-
dained plan. to the molding Of the
splendid military personality which
rules the war today. As generalis-
simo of the allied armies In France,
Ferdinand Foch Is known to all men
Of all nations. but the Individual char
acteristics Of the man himself are
summed up in a tribute which Maj.
Johnston voices with the authority
Of one privileged to know whereof
he writes:
"Foch is the typical French soldier.
In him there live again the Chris
nan faith and serene fear1essness of
Bayard. sans peur ct sans reproche:
the continuous intellectual effort. the
will. the power to learn, Of Turenne:
the tfre1essness and dependability of
that prince Of subordinates, Desaix;
the clarity. brevtty and force Of that
most brilliant Of military stylists.
Ardant du Picq. Something Of all
these heroes may be found IN Foch,"
as the enemies Of France have al
ready discovered.
The cover bears q portrait Of Gen.,
Foch reproduced artistically in colors.