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New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
GVnSieS-NpW STYLE

"The Romany Rye" and "Lavengro"
are fascinating, even though their
subjects seem to have vanished. {.
But there are Gypsies and there is an
encampmcnt a little way out on Long
Island. 1t has all the familiar feat
ures-the group of tents under the
trees between two small hills Borrow
would surely call it "dingle"); the
smouldering fire and the kettles; the
dogs, the dark-skinned, black haired,
slouching men, the old hag and the
young women with lurid headdresses,
wide-haring, much bef1owered skirts
and ropes Of beads. One almost ex-
poets these girls to break into a dance,
they look SO like the Gypsies in pet
rouchka." They have the tradi-
tional appearance but they are not up
on their lines; they seem not to have
read George Borrow or Maurice Hew-
lett, for they know not the meaning
of "chi" or "chal' nor even pa
teran."
One thing is missing in the camp
horses! We were commenting on this
lack when we heard the Gypsy's warn
ing, Watch your step!" and lineal
descendant of Mr.. Petrolengro rum bled
down the lane between the tents in
his own rather shabby Ford!
DICK HOLLYWOOD.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Broken NIOnotony

THE HOLIDAY HUSBAND. BY Dolf
Wyllardc. Published by John Lane
Company.
If you are in search of book to
while away the hours Of a railway
journey, "The Holiday Husband" may
offer just the entertainment you wish.
There are no lengthy discussions of
current topics. You meet very few
characters. Interest centres not in the
holiday husband but in the little Eng
lish secretary, young, hungry, living
in a combined room and working
hard for the right to exist at all" She
accepted the proposal Of this man that
she might for a short time have the
things for which she longed, but which
her poverty forbade her having.
After the so-callcd honeymoon they
parted. each believing for all time. Of
course they met again: it was six
years later. He had mismanagcd his
life in a pitful way, weakly blaming
it or everybody but himself Time,
aided by her own indomitable will and
the kindness OF wealthy bcnefactrcss,
had made of her a being superior in
every respect TO the little girl from
whom he had thoughtlcssly parted.
When he realized how far beyond
him she was, his jealousy drove him
almost insane, and acting on the belief
we'll established in his own mans mind
that there is one law for a man and
one for a woman" he interfcrcd with
her contemplated marriage and made
himself so generally despicablc that
her scorn for him is mingled with pity
The ending is inevitable and apparent
the element Of surprise being lacking
throughout the book. The moral
stands written out in large letters 1t
is a book easily read and easily for
gotten.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Books and a Wedding

Miss Asquith, now the Princess An
tome Bibesco, is an unusually enthusi-
astic book collector for feminine per-
son of twenty-five. Her library con-
tains an interesting autographed col
lection of novels and other books.
Among her wedding gifts were many
first editions-that of David Copper
field" given by Hugh Walpole; that of
Sterne's Sentimental Journey" the
gift Of Margaret Rance, Of Sarawak
Among several superb modern editions
de luxe was Barrie's EQUALITY Street."
illustrated in colors, the gift of a
famous actress. And if that wasn't
enough, be it known that Bernard Shaw
broke lifelong rule and was present
at her wedding.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

w rltlng from LOndOn, w. L.. George
author of "Blind Alley" sends the
following appreciation to Rebecca
Drucker, whose review of his book re-
Gently c, appeared in The New York
Tribune:
26 Albion Street West,
June 25, 1919.
Will you allow me to thank you
for your interesting review of Blind
Alley?" l do not merely want to
thank you for a good review, which
on the whole, it is, but I mainly want
to express how glad l am to find
a few people who understand what
l am getting at. The reception of
my book has been good in England,
but on the whole they are COM
know what mean. Notably, I am
delighted to see that you have com
pared my book TO the cinema, for
that is exactly what l had in mind;
the war was just that-lurid event,
broad comedy incredible horror,
flashed upon a screen and disappear
ing. | had the cinema in mind all
the time as the only medium when
l wrote the book.
l will not dispute your criticisms,
for many of them are just. l wrote
the book out of my indignation and
disappointment, and those emotions
are seldom coherent But | think
| might suggest to you that the
chaos, and especially the callousness
with which l rccounted the blowing
up of the factory and the death of
hundreds of girls was a normal MOOD
in England in those days. We were
so much nearer to it than you were,
and any night a bomb might fall on
the top of US, and we had a million
dead So death became more COM
monplace, and when a liner was sunk
the people hardly noticed it. We got
so brutalizcd that nothing under an
action involving 10000 killed made
any impression on US.
The same applies to my excessive
expression Of ideas. It is excessive,
I know, but you can hardly realize
how among the people who thought
at all emotions got broken down by
excessive strain. Like spring
pulled too tight. Lovers might be-
tween caresses talk politics because
they were soaked in the confused
ideas of the time; their emotions
made a bridge which yielded under
their weight.
l am expressing all this very
badly, but it is rather difficult. So
let me finish and again thank you
for your kindly criticism and your
understanding.
Yours faithfully,
w. l. GEORGE.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
"Sylyia ScarIett"

Compton Mackenzie enthusiasts may
rub their hands in anticipation, for the
house of Harper will publish shortly a
sequel to Sylvia Scarlett." The new
book is titled "Sylvia and Michael"
and in it the vagabond girl, after sing
ing herself through Russia, Rumania
and Serbia, decides independence isn't
all the suffragists maintain and falls in
love with Michael Fame.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Russia in 1919

Arthur Ransome's book RUSSIA in
1919" (Huebsch) contains fund of
information about conditions in that
country, and is deemed one of the most
informative authorities. and recent ac-
counts of Russia now available.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
It Isn't Done

In Spain, as here, to cali a young
man by his mothers maiden name i'm
plies that his parents were not legally
married. Therefore, to speak of the
talented author of "The Four Horse
men of the Apocalypse" as Ibanez is a
bit tactless. 1t seems that the land of
the torcador further has the unique
custom of placing the name of the
father next to the last appellation,
mother-and the two are supposed to
be used together. So if somebody asks
who wrote the latest prohibition book
in Spain tell him BIasco-Ibanez. The
name of the book, by the way, is LA
Bodega."
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Gossip
COnrad's PODuIarity

Conrad's "The Arrow of Gold" heads
two lists of "the most noteworthy,
during the last half year" One list
represents the judgment of The DIAL
the other that of the literary section of
1he Boston Eveming Transcript. "The
Arrow OF Gold" published late in the
tall, is now in its fifth large printing.
1t has exceeded over one-third the sale
of "Chance," Conrad's next best seller,
and by more than half again that of
any of his other novels
The Bookmam for July tells all Con-
rad fans TO turn to the next to the last
sketch in "The Mirror of the Sea-"
called 'The Tremolino," where they
will find complete first sketch of the
plot of THE Arrow Of Gold" at is
there told by Conrad as something that
happened to him in youth. The charac-
ters of The Arrow are all described
in that earlier sketch-even Dona Rita,
and the American who lived by his
sword.'"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
PrOfteerinp

Let that financial minded person who
goes about figuring what American war
BOOK writer's have coined from the game
Ludendorff book is said to have
brought an advance check of at least
100000, and Won Tirpitz's volume of
wartime memories and observations is
being offered for paltry $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

"The Lions Mouse" is the title of
new novel by c. N. and A. NJ. William
son, to be published by Doubleday.
Page & Co. on September 6. Two weeks
later this same firm will bring out
SISTERS" q new novel by Kathleen
Norris, and "Our no Days Fighting"
by Arthur W. Page, editor of "The
Page had unusual opportunities for
observing the work of the United
States fighting force as a whole.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Announcements

Huebsch announcements of forthcom-
ing publications include new volumes
by D. H. Lawrence-poetry, criticism
and novel.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Youth in Quest of Conrad

in its Contributors Column SAYS of
William McFee, author of "Casuals of
the Sea" "Aliens," etc, now chief en-
gineer of II. NJ. S. Kharki in Eastern
waters: "When you come to chronicles
of the sea, who but Masefeld in this
generation can be set beside him ?"
Boy, page Mr.. Joseph Conrad!
EAIRO
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Poetry

STUFF AND NONSENSE. Ry Ian Malcolm.
NJ. p Published by Hodder & s,oughton,
A book Of war verses, serious and
otherwise, with half titles to each one,
explaining what IL is all about. We
wish other poets would follow this
precedent.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Stanley Frost's book on "Germany's
New War Against America" (Dutton),
dealing with the persisting German
mobilization for commercial war and
the ways in which it's forces arc al
ready being set in action, will have an
introduction by A. Mitchell Palmer, A.
tornsy General Of. the unitsd States.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Among Those Present
Fiction

Fiction
THE WHITE ISLAND. BY Michael Wood.
Published by E. P Dutton e Co.
There is something of the sugar
coated pill about "The White Island"
It is somewhat too obviously intended
as q rebuke to crassly materialistic
world. Rene Clinton is a distressing
~ other worldly child, who has not lost
his memory Of heaven. He grows up into
sanity youth who has the power Of
restoring their faith in heaven to lost
souls. The heaven that he discloses
follows the somewhat stereotyped for
mula. 1t is place of dazzling white
ness, hosts of heavenly music and wav-
ing palms, that seemed to US distinctly
lacking in novelty and interest.
THE UN-CHR1STIAN JEW. Ry Lawrence
Sterner. Published b. tho aut nor
The title is cheap expedient
for catching the attention. "Thc In
Christian Jew" is an indictment of or
thodoX 3ewry and the merciless trad :
ing methods Of Jews. The author
sounds the alarums of the sinister un-
dcrcurrent influences of religious or
CARNATIONS somewhat in the manner
of Eugene Sue, and finally pleads for
communities. The plot of the story
scars pretty wildly at times. This is
a pretty fair sample of the writing,
showing the heroine pleading with her
grasplng father to join one of her
altrustic schemes. "She closed one
hand upon the other, wringing them.
while her voice was full of tendercst
solicitude as she pleaded: Come with
me, father dear. Leave the hidcous
life that thrives on human blood! ,"
lshed by the H. X. Fly Company. w.
II Jack Boyle has any first-hand
knowledge OF the world of crooks we
feel that he has not given it out in
these "Boston Blackie" stories. 1t is
world in which only the most unim-
peachable sentiments are current If
Boston Blackie blows up a safe it is
merely to restore an erring wife to
her husband, and he does not fail to
return the jewels. He breaks into
house only to protect young girl from
the designs of an adventurer, and he
forgcs simply to return to the poor
man what has been mu!cted from him
by the rich Boston Backie is not
nearly so entertaining as other gen
tlcmen crooks we have met. His mo-
rality is too obtrusve. If MIR. Boyle
has accurately portrayed the criminal
world it is a blow to us. We are
panied to find crooks as tiresome as
the most respectable people of our ac-
quaintance.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Some Recent Novels
A Tale of Big Business

WOLVES. BY Alden w Welch. Published
by Alfred A. knopf
NV Wolves" is novel in which big
business receives the usual castigation
which the large interests of TODAY
have learned to expect. Henry Con-
greve, an inventor with mechanical
skill, but little practical sense, is tricked
By his employer. who, il CONSEQUENCE.
becomes rich and powerful His son.
Erlch Congreve, of quite different
k'onsy. resolves to become a leader in
the business world himself and avenge
methods embrace lying, sharp practice
and stealing, so that ones sympathics
with his struggles is little dullcd.
II have learned what a difficult road
is the one that leads to success" he
tells his rival in their final interview
Amid its bumps and hollows. honest
men stumble and fall and perish. 1t
really isn't road at all, but forest
IN which the gentler animals are merely
food for the wolves"
Apparently the man of ambition has
a limited choice-to devour or be de-
voured, not an inspiring outlook for
business success. The book, we under
stand, is the authors first effort, and
we trust it will be followed by another,
as wv olives" has features that make it
worth reading, despite its unpleasant
hero. p. r R
Oh, Yes, We Have
YOU NEVER SAW SUCH A GIRL Rv
George Weston Published bt Deco,
Mead & Co.
Why Mr. Weston presumes that
"You Never Saw Such Girl" is one
OF those unansw--ablc questions.
Marty Mackenzie is most typical
heroine, beautiful, dauntless and
charming. Practically penniless, ac-
companied by the timorous Miss Per
kins, Marty starts out to seek her for
tune, her steed being motor delivery
wagon, called the Ark. Incidentally,
they are seeking wealthy grand
mother, whose existence has been sug-
gested by letter discovered in the
usual leather trunk left by Martyrs
dead mother. Of course they find a
true' lover, and a villainess. and fab
ulous fortune, and friendly old man.
There is even a husband for Miss Per-
kins. In short, they all live happily
ever afterward in the nice fairy tale
fashion.
"You Never Saw Such Girl" is one
of the examples of Eight summer tic-
ton" which seems to be as inevitable
as hot weather. However, it has the
merits of being clean-and rather
naive. AS mental relaxation from the
arduous duty of reading about the
peace conference, it might be recon-
mcnded to the inexacting reader.
Z. N. S.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

FATHER TOM. Life and lectures Of Rev
Thomas T. McLoughln. BY Peter p
MrLough'n Published by Ci. F. Putnam's
Sons.
Affectionately hailed as Father
Tom" by all who had the good fortune
to know him, the work of this benig-
nant clergyman lives through these
pages of his life-told for the most
part from his own letters and writ
lngS..
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Textbooks

HAMlLTON'S ESSENTIALS IN AR1TH-
METlC. First and second books BY
samuel Hamilton. Published by the
American Book Company.
lnesc two books cover the arithmc-
tic work from the second to the eighth
year Of school. They aim not only to
.cach a pupil to handle numbers with
1aclllty, but endeavor to apply the
arithmetic principles learned to every
day habits and usages
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Must Books

To the list of books which one
hasn't the effrontcry to admit not hav-
ing read add Don Quixote," Robin
son Crusoe,' "Paradise Lost" pride
and Prejudice" Bacon's Essays, and
Freud's "Analysis of Dreams"
And then there are the books which
one can't admit knowing "Three
Weeks" for instance, or that delight
full scientific work, One Hundred
Ways of Kissing a Girl" R.A.S.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Blasco Ibanez's "La Bodega" (Dut-
toni was in its eighth printing at the
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

A Welcome Visitor
Rumor hath it that some time in
September Hugh Walpole plans to set
foot on these shores.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
History and Biography

RO1oSENELT: HIS LIFE MEANING; AND
MESSAGES. In four Volumes Published
BY The Current Literature Publishing
The first three volumes are edited
by William Griffith. The last volume,
which is titled "The Life and Meaning
of Theodore Roosevelt is by Eugene
Ihwlng: The first three contain ex-
ccrpts from speeches, letters and state
papers which help to llumine Roosc
vclt's greatness
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

# it is true that the public will have
nothing more to do with war books it
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Art and Literature
GREAT ARTISTS AND THEIR WORE
by GREAT AUTHORS. Compiled
Alfred Mansfield Brooks.

GREAT ARTISTS AND THEIR WORKS.
BY GREAT. AUTHORS. Compiled by
Alfred Mansfield Brooks.
The book contains 1O7 selections
from a list of writer's, including names
of such varied suggestion as Piutarch
Thackcray, John Ruskin, James Men.
Whistler, Wiollet-ic educ, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Walter Pater, Rodin, Ed
ward Gibbon, Eavclock Ellis and John
Addington Symonds.
MAIN cuRRENTs or SPANISH I1TERA-
Henry Holt & CO.
With the present popularity of Span
ish literature, cvinccd by the Ameri-
can sales Of Blasco 1banez, Benaventc
and other Spanish writer's, Professor
Ford's book comes as timely and ex-
cellent history of the literature pro-
duccd in Spain and Spanish America.
War and Reconstruction
CANADA AT WAR. 1914-1o1s BY Castell
uopkins with an introduction by Sir
Doran Company.
A wcll-told and thrilling account of
Canada's magnificent achievement in
the war.
coAIIMEnc3,.IIAsl,, roLIcy IN WAR TIME;
son. Published by ID. Appleton 60.
a constructive study of the national
and international problems affecting
the commercial policy of the United
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
rom w. /. GEORGE

Writing from London, w. L. George,
author of "Blind Alley" sends the
following appreciation to Rebecca
Drucker, whose review of his book re-
Gently appeared in The New York
Tribune:
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19


American Book Company
These two books cover the arithmc-
tic work from the second to the eighth
year OF school. They aim not only to
.cacn a pupil to handle numbers with
1aclhty, but endeavor to apply the
arithmetic principles learned to every
day habits and usages.
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING. BY Henry
Carr Pearson and Henry Suzzallo, Pub
lished by the American Book Company
The outstanding feature which dis
tlnguishes this textbook from others
purporting to teach spelling is the
comparatively small number of words
it lists. Advocating fewer words and
more drilling, the authors have select
ed only those words which they deem
essential to the written vocabulary of
children and adults.
NEW MODERN ILLUSTRATIVE BOOK
KEEPING. Introductory course. BY
Charles i. Rittcnhouse. Published by
the American Book Company.
A simple and apparently concise
textbook on the fundamentals of
bookkeeping. 1t is not cluttered up
with long and confusing dissertations
on how to do the work. The authors
have left the teacher, not the text, to
ESSENTIALS OF EXPERT TYPEWRIT-
ING. by Rose l.. Fritz and Edward H.
Eldridge. assisted by Gertrude W. Craig.
pany.
The book aims to teach the prnci-
pies Of touch typewriting as easily and
as quickly as possible. 1t is the re-
suit of personal experience and prac-
tice in the subject by three people
who arc experts in typewriting. Miss
Fritz is the winner of forty official
typewriting contests. Mr.. Eldridge is
the director of the School of Secre-
tarial Studies, Simmons College, Bos-
ton, and Miss Craig is an assistant
professor there
PLANT PRODUCTION. BY Ransom A.
Moore and Charles P Halligan. Pub
lished by the American Book Company.
A book on farming for student and
amateur gardener. 1t covers the sci
ence and art of producing agricultural
plants; the production. care and man.
agcment of farm animals, and the es-
tablishment and conservation of soil
fertility, with the chemistry of the
same in relation to plant and animal
production.
Miscellaneous
ALASKA; OUR BEAUTIFUL NORTH
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. BY Agnes
Rush Burr. Published by the Page Com
pany.
A book that will help to popularize
the "America first" slogan. The book
is freely and beautifully illustrated.
THE COvENANTER. BY William II. Taft
George w: Wickersham. A. Lawrence
Lowell and Henry w. Taft. Published
by Doubleday. Page & Co.
An American exposition of the COW
enant of the league of nations. The
full text of the covenant Of tn league
is printed and papers explaining its
difficult points follow.
BEHIND THE MOTION PICTURE
SCREEN. BY Austin c, Lescarboura
Published by The Scientific American
Publishing Company.
Supplied with over 800 illustrations
this book opens to the incredulous the
mysteries Of q popular diversion
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

Isaac F. Marcosson's next book will
be entitled "Peace and Business" and
will appear early next month.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

MAIN CURRENTS OF SPANISH I1TERA-
TURE. By y. NJ. Ford Published by
IcnrN Holt & 90
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

States in war time and during the
period of reconstruction.
Published by Alfred A. KNOBS
The story of an American medical
officer at the fighting front with the
British army
18TH U; s. INFANTRY. .l7es-191s. Its
storN-hy its men. Published by members
Of the 18th L. S. Infantry
Not only a history of this particular
division, but record of the spirit of
typical men who have served the ma
tlon throughout the war
History and Biography
N4ARoHLEQN.s a ,lH sTRTGGLE WITH TIE
Hun BY Harry Herbert Hughes Pub
lished by The Johnston Press and Pub
fishing Company. Wichita. Kan.
An interesting review of that great
Corsican's defence of France against
the Hapsburg, Hohenzollern and Ro-
manoff contingent
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

States in war time and during tn
period of reconstruction.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

BEHIND THE MOTION PICTURE
SCREEN. BY Austin c. Lescarboura
Published by The Scientific American
Publishing Company.
Supplied with over 800 illustrations,
this book opens to the incredulous the
mysteries Of q popular diversion
New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

NEW MODERN ILLUSTRATIVE BOOK
KEEPING. Introductory course BY
Charles +. Rittenhouse. Published by
the American Book Company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-23
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLEs
Girls! Make beauty lotion FOR
a few cents-Try It!

Squeeze the Juice OF two lemons
into bottle containing three ounces
Of orchard white. shake well, and you
have quarter pint OF the best
freckle and tan lotion, and complex
ion beautifier, at very, very small
cost
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
Iy fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands each day and see
how freckIes and blemishes disap-
pear AMI how clear, soft and rosy
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is
harmless and never Initiates
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-23
Hair Often Ruined
By Washing With Soap

Soap should be used very carefully, if
you want to keep your hair looking its
best. Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much aileali This
dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle,
and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is just
ordinary mulsihed cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and greaseless), and is better
than the most expensive soap or any
thing else you can use
One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub it
in. 1t makes an abundance of rich,
creamy 1ather which rinses out easily
removing every particle of dust, dirt.
dandruf and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves
the scalp soft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at
any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and few
ounces will supply every member of the
family for months.