Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21
Reviews of New Books

NEW looks
are among these writer's who voice
the universal yearping of the human
for these soul satisfactions which the
life and vision of Jesus promise. Con-
spicuous here in a poignant appeal is
Francis Thompson's Hound Of Heav-
en-" that haunting story of the love
that will not let us CO." And. again.
in a purely cotemporaneous illustra-
ton. is 1.-The Everlasting Mercy" by
John Masefeld, wherein is depicted
the conversion of Saul Kane. There
scholarship, and a friendly intimacy,
also, with the average human heart.
A volume of positive charm and rich
suggestion is the immediate product
of this combination of qualities.
II WAS THERE"-With the Yanks
on the Western Front; 1917-19l9.
BY C. Leroy Baldridge. private, A.
z. F. Together with verses by
Hilmar r. Baukhage, private, A. +.
+. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
Very much "there"-"there" every
minute for couple of years. And
in the odds and ends of time that
wedged in between fighting, now with
the French at Malmaison, now with
the Yanks at all over the place. be-
tween the business of truck driving
in its enforced pauses. these sketches
Of the great war grew under the easy
hand and ready eye of Private Bald
ridge. A book of pictured war
stories-a smudge here, splash there,
a line running along to meet other
lines-and out of them men and places
and situations and animals stand out
in the shapes and colors of war.
These sketches" says the author in
something like apology and regret,
are not able "to show war for the
stupid horror I know it to be-" Private
sketches verse Of war vigor and dash
and reckless gallantry The whole is
certainly speaking volume that does
substantial credit to the spirit and
the gifts of this pair of private
soldiers.
AMERICAN PAINTERS OF YESTER-
DAY AND TODAY. BY Frederic
Fairchild Sherman. New York:
Privately printed.
Competent and interesting studies
of certain phases in the development
of American painting. These studies
center upon the work of eight
American painters-Francis Murphy,
Dwight Tryon, George Fuller, Wins
low Homer. Wyatt Eaton. Arthur
Davies, Harry Watrous and Benjamin
West. Mr.. Sherman's specific purpose
is to define the personal outlook of
each upon the subject of painting; to
sum his obligation to the common
traditions of the art: to examine into
his technic; to appraise his product;
to estimate his influence. This work
of analysis and illustration is made
as concrete as possible by reproduced
groups of the work of each of these
artists. Mr.. Sherman's general pur-
pose here is to indicate the degree
and the direction away from the Eu-
ropean tradition of painting that
American art has taken under the
work of this group through the in
spiration of native environment,
in it's methods and uses, and through
an independence of spirit that does
not fear Innovation. The beautiful
reproductions OF this volume are from
collections of art lovers in various
parts of the country. The study Is an
interesting contribution to the history
Of art in the American aspects OF us
development.
PEACE IN FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE.
By iona Gale, author of Friend
ship Village" etc. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
Back to Friendship village, again
in the sociable company of. Calliope
Marsh. one happily slips OF thou
sand outside perplexities and settles
costly into the neighborliness of the
old hamlet Nothing much happens,
but these daily nothings form thew
tai pre-occupations of group OF peo-
pie who are as real as the genuine
artistry of this writer has time and
again represented them. If one has
lived among these small-tpwn folks
he will in a pleasant "reminiscences go
along with this one or that In eneIere-
mendous business that occupy tne
DAYS and early twilights OF Friend
ship village. Work and play, happi-
ness and sorrow. alternate here about
as they do everywhere. and to these.
each in its turn. Miss Gale gives the
touch of a convincing and deHgntIui
reality The stories come togetnef
here from earlier publications 30 that
the reader may. at a single sitting.
share again the sum of life in the ia
rniliar and beloved corner.
THE CRIMSON TIDE. By Robert w.
Chambers, author of The Common
Law" etc. Illustrations by A. 1.
Keller. New York: D. Appleton &
Co.
For the purposes of his new novel
Mr.. Chambers makes use of the tide
of anarchistic impulse that appears.
at the moment, to touch upon every
aspect of modern life Lawlessness
applied TO the accepted social contract
of marriage is the reef that Mr.. Cham
bers sets up here to create the vicis-
STUDIES of q purely modern romance:
A beautiful young woman. inspired
by some Of The UNDERGONE motives OF
the amateur in social experiment. de-
clares her independence of the mar
rage bond and proceeds to associate
herself with a group of intellectuals
of the free-love brand. Fortunately
for the young woman in question: the
man of her reluctant choice is OF the
outstanding conventional clan. The
story progresses by way OF the strug-
gle that goes on between the two In
support of their respective ideals.
The girl, to be sure. goes exactly
right at the last, as she was 80 OBJ
viously intended to do, and the ro-
nance ends according to the accepted
pattern Of the day. Mr.. Chambers.
ranging from Siberia and Russia to
America for striking incidents and
colorful personalities. surrounds the
pair in question with dramatic Incl
dents Of the usual surprising and en-
tertaining quality. An hour Of stir
ring events waits the novel reader in
this latest Chambers invention.