Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-08

george w. HOOD. NOW YORK: Fred
erick A. Stokes Company.
This is a spirit Of parts, ono must
admit. A ghost that chooses for Its
habitation a Economically beautiful
old southern house and garden. one,
too. that is able not only to engineer
spirited love story, but to take the
part as we'll of rival in working out
the eternal love triangle. and one,
besides. that steps boldly out finally
for scientific Investigation Of the why's
and wherefores Of its existence-this
truly Is ghost worthy Of q devoted
following. And such following it is
engaging story, one Of delightful at
mospheres. and we'll sustained
mystery, and a wholly fresh climax.
These elements Of good novel are
handled here with the peculiar indi-
viduality and grace that, since the
made this writer 50 well. and 80 IA
vorably. known.
THE WAR EAGLEs A Contemporary
Novel: By w. J. Dawson. author
New York: John Lane Company.
An interesting war story whose de-
velopment has to do with the first
year Of the war from the standpoint
Of the United States in respect to
this great event. In natural and
fresh line Of incident a group Of peo-
pie Of various Compartments and
callings are brought to bear upon
the American side Of the stupendous'
situation. The indifference, the GER
tainty Of short conflict, the none-of-
our-business theory-one or another
like characters Of the book. Then the
slow change Of sentiment comes about
and, after that, the movement toward
war presses forward on this side Of
the water, with q love situation to
sibie opportunity for the play Of in
dividual character under the stimulus
OF both love and duty.
sTRAYED REvELLERs. BY Allan
updegraf. New York: Henry Holt
The author here turns into farce
some Of the ultra modern theories and
half-baked notions Of the small groups
here and there that exist by virtue of
their eccentriclties Of thought and be-
havior. At the center Of the group
disporting itself here is an advanced
young woman whose general line Of
conduct shapes itself. for the. pur-
open. and unnecessary. declaration Of
her own illegitimate birth with her
consequent Co! right" to hunt out and
OLD o feow to her
ried and having quite forgotten the
episode that furnished him with this
astonishing saS daughter: The war. as
stances. crowd into ibis Il ample s arena
above # and lands. finally, upon It.
The whole to.do skurries about in a
es. wcS psn so sss ss:.
proving that the progressive young
woman is. after all. moving forward
along tho line set for young women
woman whose first name is Mature"
THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS OF
ALLIED SUCCESS. BY Norman
Angel: author OF The Great H.
MANS Sons.
In his thinkings It is the habit Of
Norman Angel to dive we'll under the
surface of events in q search for the
causes that give shape and direction
to certain superficial manifestations.
This habit accounts for the fact that
he commands such ready and serious
attention. The book in hand is as
arresting, as fundamentally sane, as
is 1.-THE Great Illusion"-one Of the
most stimulating and provocative
books Of recent production. His new
book should. by some means. be en-
abled to come out of it's book exclu-
siveness for the benefit Of the man in
the street, for the man and the wom-
an who. after all, do have a hand in
the making Of events. This is a plea
for the immediate need of steady
reasonableness of thought and tenn .
pered sobriety of statement, in order
that the common aims Of the war
among the allies, and common terms
Of peace, may emerge as q clearly de-
fned and indestructible unit out of
their composite source in the great
alliance. In effect, the plea Is one to
give over to reason now the emotion
alism that, serving its earlier purpose
in the stimulation Of patriotic fervor.
ought to make way for the clear def
inition, the union Of purpose. the
strengthening Of political bonds-for
the free play Of judgment and states
mAnship In the fashioning Of q true