Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-04

Nebraska to The obscure corners of
Maine. The Old Peabody Pew" has
had II fun season
Yale University has invited Charles
Alicn pinsmorc. author OF Dante
AliGhicri'' (Which IIouEhton Miiiiiu
Company recently puhiishcD, Ia oc-
cupy the chair Of Christian litcra-
turc. Mr.. Dinsm"rr is at present
pastor Of the First Church in Water
bury. Connecticut. Ills unusual .Iom-
bination Of fine literary feeling and
enthusiasm. together with Il distin-
suishcd record as Il clergyman. ..i,kc
him admirably adapted TO the posi-
ton.
&. T. rutman's Sons direct at;cn-
ton I" the fact that in the reports
of the murder of j. L. Elwcll.
published In the New York papers re-
Gently. great injustice has been done
to Miss Florence Irwin by the state
mcnt in these papers that she WAS
Mr. Elwcli'S divorced wife. that Flor
encc Irwin was Il pscudonym. and that
her hooks on auction bridge had been
written in collaboration with him
Florence Irwin is Florence Irwin:
has never been married: has never
been in card partnership with amy
body: has never written word In
collaboration with anybody. As Il
matter of fact. she has made her
reputation largely by lighting some
OF tho old-cstablishod and wrongly
accepted ideas of most other pro-
W n
world
Tho two series Of articles on his
observations in Mexico that lsasco
lbancZ recently wrote for the New
! York Times are 10 he published i'll
book form by T.. 4. Duttou * 90. The
volume will probably hc ready for
issue in the latter part Of July.
England in France written hy
Charles Vince and illustrated by sgd
ncy Il Jones is "A handsome volume
~ n 1r..fl "A .
tions from line rawlings are amor.:
the most interesting pictures that
have come out Of the world war. The
text is charming. taking the reader
in AN easy narrative style over The
ground covered ny british troops dur
ing the war with much rcfcrcnc" 10
it's historical Significance 10 British
readers and saying but little about
the war The pictures deal with all
manner of subjects. nearly all az
them having some sort OF conn-Gtlon
with the war observations Of artist
or author. both Of whom were with
the Fifty-Ninth Division Of tn" i'ri,-
ish army. The book is Published in
the United States by l., i. Dut,.u X
Co
y charming kind of criticism, Of
genial. incisivc observation, of life
and letters Is to be found in "I.cttcrs
to ". Just published hy r.. l.. rut-
ton * Co, II is III" work OF II. j.
Massincham, who in tho course Of its
three dozen or more short articles, or
letters TO his unknown friend. dis
courses with penetration aud hUmor
and utter fcarlesSness Of established
cutoms and regulations a great many
phases o: modern life and literature.
There is hardly modern English
author Of any consequence who does
not come under the gentle humpr and
keen appr1iscmcnt Of his rcn one
can dip ir'o ii anywhere, and hc led
on and on. from page To page and
from subject 10 subject. forgctful Of
time and duties in the enjoyment 1t
a.>ords
Charles Scribncr's Sons will shortly
publish a spcc!ai selection OF prose
George Santayana. made h. MIR.
Logan rcarsall Smith with tho au
thOr'S collaboration. ana bearing on
art religion. literature, human ma
turc ana morals. II IS believed that
such u volume Will he welcomed hy
thos" who have no time or oppor-
tunitr to study the original voluut~
but are anxious 10 have some fam!Ii-
arity with man considered by many
crS and hncS' writer's of prose now
living. The volume is called Little
Essays from the Works OF George
Santayana
King Victor Emmanuel OF italy has
ava rdrd to T.. Alexander Powell. au-
thor OF Italy at war" New From
tiers of Freedom etc. the order OF
the Crown Of Italy. Mr.. POWELL was
the first of the war writers properly
20 interpret the Importance OF l:aly's
part in the war, and to reveal the
military efforts of that nation. which
the general public had been inclined
to underratc. Mr.. rowcll'S last hook