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THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS ENTER
TAINMENT. By Rafaci Sabatlni. j. u.
Lippincott Co, Philadelphia
This Is the second volume OF narrJ-
lives appearing under the same title by
the eminent Italian authOr and dra-
lna,ist. AS IN the ease or the MARIA
tves that mad" UP the first volume,
by the public, the series here included
adhere scrupulously to actual.
corded facts. only such liberties being
taken as seemed necessary to round
them out and give TO thcm that liter
AIRY embellishments Characteristic OF the
authors style of writing. In this re-
Spect. the volume Is II gem of rare liter
AIRY excellence.
There are eleven OF the narratives.
D.n,etrius: Tho Iicrmosa tembra; Tho
Pastry Cook OF Madrigal The End Of
the Vert Gallant: The Barren Wooing;
Sir Judas; Ills Insolcncc OF BnckinE-
ham: The Path Of Exile, Tho Tragedy
OF iicrrenhauscn; The ryrannicidc.
OF The Absolution." the author says
that II is one of those stories which,
it resting upon no sufficient authority
10 compel IT'S acceptance, viii; never
tEclcSs, resist all attempts at final re-
futation. having its roots at least IN
rather discredia:d Portuguese chroni-
.cics OF Accnheiro. and finds place, more
or less as related here. in Quartz Gal
,aos Chronicle OF Alfonso icnridueS'
and affords precious Siinipse OF INC
sS;. The haractcr OF Buck ingham. the
details Of his embassy 10 PARIS ana tHe
particulars Of his :,udacious cour'snip
q: Anne OF Austria, AS given IN ms
INCIDENCE OF BucKinghnm. rest upon
uNaSsaiiablc evidence hhu TX Oh nttui1
lar interest as revealing the source o.
tho main theme Of OF the most
famous historical romanc"S ever VIII
ton. The Three Musketcers. In thc
case OF .'Thc Gicrnosa Fcmbra' tie
author has blended together INTO one
single narrative two hiHtorica! episodeH
,Eytn mn
which in the rotation Of "a tragic story
* sketchcd a faithful portrait OF INC
Grand lnans.,or me .,s s,"Iy ff %, Inc
poin, OF View Of the authors adopted
solution Of what is generally regirncg
- = historical mystery. The mystery
Yes, Of course. in the mans identity.
re has been held hy some TO have been
tu., uufrockcd monk. Grishka otrop,cN.
lathor. King Of Poland The "utnor
confesscs 10 Il good deal OF license ana
Anecuiation IN trsm,lng ur.. 80 49,.
Bu, he insists that the theory ne DC
Vclops III il TO account for me mis-
cArri:ge Of tho matrimonial plans OIL
Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley ~
rot only very fully warranted ~ the
Cuadr;,s correspondence, but ~ tne
only theory that will CcnNinc!hS!J 60
plain the events.
THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR.
i.y w 5 Braithwaitc. tTederich n
stokes Co., Sew York
Here. IN one volume. The comp.erc
~ and so wildly that the boy or girl
Viii grasp at once not only tue Dig
facts OF every battle and cam 10 .. !. ~ ~
nteaninrs OF the world struggle. II is
csDcci:illy adapted TO the nceus OIL ihc
younger folks for an aMtins", ~ nara
lion so simpiiicG as to hrlnS All vi
the main facts with which II - neSittn
10 impress them easily within iheF
rhn BOOK outlines with broad insight
the causes leading up TO me Wa! At -
,hr conflict In cGsily underStood terms
81 tolls OF the war from the dip.o'nH,ig
political and military E. .,, ,,sv ~.
,iro;nncs and submarines. o. cne!iuh
",arf,rc and indicates The FOOD sitUa-
tiou and economic co""'''o" "
iinde? In. following chapter head
iugs is given q partial table 81 fia' Var
, S"rs Hhout: The Emhaltled N3tions
,rhe Gf.at Personalities OF thc
the y;uiers,. Prime Alnisser., a. paris'
~ bnok is bound ~ cloth. iaTSe SNo'
xIth Twelve illustrations III color
.rur nooK or ICE CREAM. By
waiter w FISK. The MAc1h!.'a" -
N' W. o. o-eam. once looked upon as a
injury and used only AZ del;cacy
o. dessert. Is now generals con .n,,,.
:, food. Its nanuiac'ut. ~, ~, ~ are
devoted and IN which specially aesisheo
mLcainery IS used; a., .,,, making
nua handiIng M. discussed IN TINS
Look for the benefit OF the StnAeh' Anu Anu
the nanntaeturer OF lee - cTfinn'' cream rs
,uuccnscd milk, milk powder and nrt-
Ter: stab!l!zcrs and ii'IG!s slch as eeia
me e0F yneh fraits esoSoiite and
various extracts and sugar. are con
icred in The first iive chante:S Huc-
reedini; chapters deal VIII the lass asI
rra,ion Of ice creams twitN recipesl
ise equipment and refrigeration both
natural and ari!hc!ai me H.f l iHa 70
lam, inciuding poss BILE defects and
t.eir remedies aMc tne Dac' err. -
%t cs n cream san MnToS'' ana The ex-
l,I.t q. INC industry are discussed n
tic concluding sections OF the Noiumr.
Of d+tIv Industry in the state College
- agriculture of Cornell University
The book presents the results Of his
rnari!y for use IN eaires and ice
cream plants, and ~. college courses
also should prove OF value 10 those
who make lee cream on {. sma !Iet
scale. rs analysis Of the amazingiy
complex factors involved in such manu-
f1Ctu-e is also Of general interest.
TIE BOARDWALK By Margaret
W!ddener. iiarcourt, Brace II Howe.
New York
AS the author Of The RoseGardcn
husband" ''Thc Wishing Ring Man"
TO-. Winona series OF exceptionally
clover books. ana OF numerous short
stories and poems, Margaret Wilde
ler mas attained high deerHe OF pop
lilurity with the reading public. Al
tlough she is now Mrs. Robert Schauf-
i,cr. She. like Dorothy Garfield. continues
- pat her maiden name on hcr books
TAis volume OF short stories Is con,
ucctcd by a similarity OF setting and
;hemc. in which Miss Widdemer shows
unusual insight into character and
motive. The scene is q resort town
On The Atlantic seacoas;, and the story
deals mostly with those young people
hndercurrcnt or community life and
convention persisting through the sum-
who live there the year around The
mcr attacks OF the holiday spirit is
part OF the theme; the eager. and
sometimes tragic, search for happiness
~ the part OF young people who sec
the!r park. their beach and their homes