Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

under. professional coachins. the
techniduc of the short story. And
is legion. The Century Company an
nr,an 5 the iifth printing OF Fred
ty-two models with critical com
mcnts thereon.
Forty-thrcc years OF continuous
service with one company liz the rec
ord of w. J. Evert. head OF the ship
ping department, of the Century Go.
year last week. lie recalls that when
he began work for the company there
mHaga,incs. The Century and ST.
Nicholas. the company then not hav-
inE gone into book publication, and
me magazincs being stili very young
rometer of business in the Century
shop. Beware OF business when Mir
Evert is gay and fun of laughter. is
be glad when Mr.. Evcrt tears a pas
sion TO tat;ers upon being asked to
get of a special rush job at 1855 T.
NJ. Tor 1t means that he is alrcady
and holiday force. trying to get
even Wills his orders.
The wide interest in Elnstein's
theory Of relatively. which has been
called as epoch making as Ncwton's
cial iimclincss TO Easy Lessons In
Einstcin." by Edward l.. Siosson. OF
the editorial stan OF The Independent.
which iiarcou:',. Rracc x Howe will
shortly publish. This book prosup-
poses IN the reader no scientific train
ing III any kind whatever. and so
opens to the ordinary laymcn n wide
field OF scientific research and spccu-
lation.
liarcourt. Grace Il Howe an
M tinn
remarkable English novel. open the
Door" by Catherine carswcll. which
has Just won the Mclrosc t25O prize
novel competition in London. II is
a story OF the daughter of "A Glasgow
family. brought up in an atmosphere
OF severe evangelical pic;y. her re-
vol; through passionate years. and
her escape. The story shifts from
thence back to England. 1t has been
described as the first definitely
twentieth century novel cmbodying Il
wnman's philosophy OF love and mar
riagc.
G.. ID. II. Cote. whose new book. $50
cial Theory has just been published
by stokes. is the antithesis OF the Ia :
Dor aSitator He is Il graduate OF
Balliol College, said u be the most
intellectual college in oxford Uni
vcrsity. and was II fellow at MaEdalcn
College. which is claimed 10 bc the
most aristocratic. He has held a pro-
fessor's chair OF philosophy nj Arm
strong CoileS-. Newcastle. and is at
labor research department. with
George Bernard Shaw as vice chair
man.
Mrs. c. Gasquoimc Hartley. in her
book, women Wild oats" tStokeS).
must be credited with coming as near
as any one has come to putting a fin :
ger on tn. fundamental secret of the
appalling failure of SO many modern
marriages. With what seems like in
spircd wisdom. Mrs Hartley blcnds
the old ideal OF marriage with GER
tain undeniablc new factors that have
arisen in modern life. 10 develop a
nuw ideal OF marriage adequate TO
n religion with us: il is 3 sport" she
says; III has ceased TO be 4 dis
cipl!nc and become AN experiment"
Her ideals and constructive plans. in
every case. lead to reforms tina, will
make right condur; easier. bring So
c!ety back TO a disciplined. honest
freedom. and make permanently hap
py marriages the rule rather than the
exception.
Adele Luehrmann. author. of The
detective story. tells how she writes
a story. and i; seems very simple. /
have been writing for five years. and.
10 my surprise, earning my living at
never Dian a story except in the most
general way. II plan it out fully I
never write il. With beginning
and an end / start. making up the
res; as go along. In that way |
get almost as many surprises as my
readers DO. which keeps up my in
tcrcs;" Try II OF your Corona.
George Weston's new novel. Mary
Minds Her Business" is dedicated TO
Karl Edwin Hartman. one day Har-
riinan made pilgrimage 10 Wcs-
toms Connecticut farm and on the