Evening star., 1920-12-19

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etc. New, York: Charles Scribner's 3
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TINE passion. Of the Forsyte
stN family for ownings thing
the possessive Instinct Of the
male Of this tFibe-spreads
the background Of. Mr.. Galewort 8
new novel. To own mehey or its
equivalent; to hold in 4perpetuity a
solid block of Forsyte .respectability
and prestige Of good Bngiish pattern.
to own their wives and, to. possess
sons for. the carrying on Of the cult
of Forsytism-this is the family pas
setting rises out OF the fact that one
of the Forsyte wives refuses, to be
owned. She makes good this revolt
by running away. That she should so
'sffront the family PRO PRIDE SIS is bad bad
lected to bear a son to carly on be-
yond her husband, sSoames Forsyte. is
intolerabfe. What is to be done about
it?-this gathers the family together
feuds that actually do separate them.
despite the impregnable unity In
which they face upon the outer worid.
The matter stews In Forsyte anxiety
.lOI yeAIS@oO6IuSS SHiIhh6 rOcN"CS
the hateful notion of divorce and the
occasional determination to force this
chattel Of his to come back to her
clea% obligation of contributing to the
fugitive, Is a delightful woman clear
through. from her ways OF thinking
and looking at things to her very
lovely exterior! 1t is. however, with
festaS-Ans.~ of its one overpowering
idiosyhcrasy that the peculiarly con-
vincing and pleasing workmanship of
MIR. 'Qalsworthy comes out in a. man
ner that even he himself has not
hitherto surpassed.
our WOMEN. BY Arnold Bennett,
author Of "C1ayha9ger." etc. New
York: George n. Doran Company.
The first chapter Of this. book is
writing at all upon a subject about
which his knowledge is, t0f necessity.
purely academic Beyond this initial
chapter. of disarming intent. Mr.. Ben
nete forges ahead to say pretty much
what hesthinks about women in some
havior. This discussiofi refers. as a,
matter Of course. to the new woman.
to the woman born OUT OF the war
conditions and other emancfpating
forces. The whole world has been
shaken by great liberating Impulses
anu III Tic tOItOWluS
this waywise observer takes into ac-
count the woman In her fresh free
DOM He talks Of the woman in love.
In business, In social moveme nts,. in
hetwssr M "a thr -. " - Ahs
secand .rtLS;.c,rHr. ~ .ai1 ~ tis
world. Of men and women. Readins.
this. utterly honest and undeniably
sound discourse. the woman is going
e get mad about It. at first, What
ing and chiid-bearir,c are her two in
aliens BILE businesses and that to these
she has, SO Tar, given no more than
q slipshod and wholly unprofessional
technic? True. though, What woman
wants to hear that aha is inferior TO
man. in proof q which she is led
realm of mind no woman has vet at
tanned to the height reacbed nv man
There IL no woman. writer or "a inter
or sculptor. or con1poaer. or sirama fist'
LAT ali comparable to the. men who
Thaf.s TINE ton .rhssS ... t,.,n -"
ferest;,. -. 80. Ss.,. IN u
which . IacL snd Sa, se,.asS Sa IN
tiyely TO he ciea r,,,~ nm az *hi. e ns.kv
topic. We may not Ike this book book
pus su.. aoous "nat s need Nat
ny We ~. IN tn.s orand-new
NON momenS. ,;, neaay ana unoaianced.
ro.s ~ .n.,s.S o ~ 70 give
pause Tor the right bearings. for the
eiusion- Fine and tonic. and true.
Po0a WISE NAN w.rv po..
erts Rinehart sntSor AZ az. ,~.r- mor-
ous Days" etc NevJYofk. c:eerre
n Dorsn T.o,,sn.a - - = = - = = Sc
.-,-.-,
compieteiy mf9eln asofx thtt deals
win the top layeF ~ loetaf economic
NE. az tnis ,is tAaetrese0 py the In
dustrial aspects ofsa Dusy manufac-
turing city OF the: United States The
drama set oy MIS- 'RtnehartI Includes
the rich reactionarE Anthony cafdew,
pittefIy hostile TO Aaylof tho humane
spr,nrtnr elsorans nn assuns msfssfes ~; that Are
him IL jim Doyle. axiAtor' and an
Arcnist. between theAar two ere the
Snadlpgs on from theee extremes-old
Antnonys son and; a9YEhter Of re.
for9fng bent. and willy. Cameron.
moaefn knight.srrsnt I'm spirit, AN
fessfon. The reactions among these
diverse elements create the sub
stance OF the. adyentureA Az. n ro-
nance it achievss.4 after some stir
Inv I c.r,s~a snG so,, mns 9ssrrisEe OF
q chronicle of Iustfui seyen~s r. 4.iis
Of the .mStSied H. csaSSSecS ~ ,teIs
daughter and Jim Doyle.- Az a sff,rv
Of modern industry II gives the sub.
nt4nttaf service OF Willy Cameron and
the good intent Of Cardew'a aon. !. an
intent that is to =, great extent over
thony eCardew hiInsxn Thjs hrinr.
one to the single ltritfnpk in charscs
ferfxaffon In sfIe. = Notas -. .tts.sSs.
10 In the >personaIityrof nId 1nthnn',
Cardew, ,xfrreconcf1a6i6 M "a tha ,r
ties of progressive " eii being FOR fhs