Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18

In tho principal cities us far as the
coast.
Mrs. Sanchez. in the biography OF
her sister. The Life OF Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson" tScriOner). has
contrivcd to put into hor book AL
most a countless number of fascinat-
inS personal anecdotes, which are
not only vastly entertaining in them
selves, bu; which WILDLY throw new
lights on the life and environment or
happened when she and Robcr; Louis
were visiting her mothcr-in-.aw. How
different they were in training and
ideas OF life is illustrated by trivial
younger woman was visiting ut the
home of her husbands mother In
Scotland. Her mother-in-la law asked
her II she never worked. In some
surprise she replied that she had
indeed worked. and then found out
that tho Older lady meant fancy work.
Thereupon the two went out shopping
and bought all the things needful for
a piano cover. to be embroidered Win
roses. In a few days. the piano
cover. exquisiteiy finished. was ,r,-
umphantly brought Tor Mrs Thomas
StevenSon's inspection. but that lazy.
shocked at this American strenuous
ness. threw up hcr hands and OK.
claimed: "Oh. Fanny! How could you!
That piece should have lasted you
all SUMMER,
The Young Physician" is the title
or new novel by Francis Brett
Young which l.. L. Dutton & Co.
viii bring out mex, week. The au-
vivid Marching on Tanga. one OF
The few accounts OF army movements
during the war that had high literary
quality. and for his equally notable
Moon" whose scene was laid in
Africa. His new novel tells the story
OF the life OF an English lad. through
his school days and his training as
"A medical student. TO the opening OF
his professional career.
Community Piaycra" which Il. +.
Dntton & Co. have just published.
Roy Miller takes nothing for granted
on the part OF his reader except a
desire to learn from other peoples
experience and writes for the begin
uer, proceeding, nc says, lin perfect
confidence that the true artist is al
ways the rcadicst 10 study another
mans statement OF Fundamental ="
There are chapters on choosing the
play and on organizing to produce IT,.
on rehearsals and StaEe-setting, on
costumes. accessories. lighting, make
Gr. music. and other phases of
amateur production. Many ilh.nra-
tons and diagrams show types OF
costume AMI o. stage settings.
Irving >Bachcller. in response to a
request from II friend. throws some
interesting illumination on the pur
pose which actuatcd him in writing
"a Man for the Ages" one OF the
most popular books OF tho year. Mr..
Bachelor states his purpose in less
than fifty words as follows: The
purpose OF my hook is To put the
Lincoln story and spirit over to the
big crowd who do not and VIII not
read biography: Ia make Lincoln an
In cniratinn those with la
is now little more than a fading
legend"
The recent report OF receipts from
tho national forests in 1919 shows a
total % over Si.300.uGo II Is figures
| like these that make thc average tax
payer turn towards the forests as
| the Mahomctan turns toward Mecca.
Here Is wealth at our very door. ane
yet, as the New YORK. Times says:
The annual timber cut is hut an in
] significant fraction OF tho sustainc.:
yield obtainable from the forests
Much interesting material on this i'm
rortant subject viii appear in the
titled. The United States Forest
vcrsi,y Press. This is a nontecn-
reader.
| Arthur TwininE Hadley's THE
Moral Rasis NJ Democracy" ,Yale Unit
vcrsity rress). Is one OF the books
that is being widely rcad AT this time
In chapters taken from talks de-
l!vcrcd 10 the students OF Yale Uni