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In Old Pennsylvania Towns" BY Al


Uollingsworth Wharton. Thlrty-two
illustrations. Philadelphia, Pa, J. B.
Lipnincott Co Price, IS, net.
The State Of Pennsylvania, especially the
the eastern section thereof, Is rich II his
torirsl associations. It's fertile lands, its
early promising possibilities, Its assurances
~ arording a good living 70 industrious
men and women, attracted settlers during
the esrlv dsvs of the countrys history.
They came from the other side Of the
Atlantic TO these inviting and hospltable
lands. and there they took up their
abiding places and built their homes.
Nerv primitive were their habltatlons AZ
fir-t-it Is s matter Of history that some
of Penn's colonists, st Philadelphia, re-
sorted 70 the expedient OF digging out
caves In the river banks and fitting them
M for residences-but In time, as they
settled and prospered, they erected COM
Portable homes, ample In size and quantity
Dicturesoue. some Of them surprisingly
n-erentioIis considering the conditions
under which they were brought INTO exist
ence. MANY OF these original homes OF the
earlv settlers are still In evidence, and also
their churches and other public buildings,
having been constructed with especial
view to durability, and Pennsylvania
towns and cities Of today rejoice IN their
presence and hold them In high veneratlon.
These fortunate towns and their historic
buildings are proud possessions OF Penn
svlvania today.
Miss Wharton, whose books on Colonial
and historic subjects have had such q
vide vogue, here presents In a series Of
delightful chronicles, enhanced by photo
graphic reproductions, the picturesque
side of these Pennsylvania villages and
towns-their quiet streets soft en-
powered in trees, and their old houses
with lovely porticos and modest vet
beautiful entrances. She lntersperses her
narrative with sketches and stories Of the
inhabitants, and Of the social life, the
quaint charm Of the M0ravlans and Men
nonites. as well as the sparkle Of gayer
circles in such places as Chambersburg
Lancaster. Wilkes-Barre, Carlisle and
other towns, where the social life was
intimate with that Of Philadelphia, New
York, and other large cities We meet in
Miss Wharton's pages notable families and
personages who played an important part
in the development of the United States, |
AS well as in that ofthe Commonwealth |
OF PENNSYLVANIA, whcih makes this volume !
q valuable addition TO the literature Of |
men. women, manners. customs, and of the |
social life Of earlier days. IL is naturally |
replete with entertaining information for |
the tourist, who may be tempted by the /
wonderful highways in Pennsylvania TO |
visit these old towns, which, as Miss |
Wharton develops in the course Of her
narrative, are quite individual in their /
cbaracteristica Carlisle differing as widely |
from Bellefonte SIS Salem from Stock |
bridge, while Washington, Sunbury and |
Bethlehem are again quite different types.
Received Of the publishers.
"With the Doughboy in France. By |
Edward Hungerford. Illustrated. New |
York City: The Macmillan Go. Price,
81. net.
This book takes no Sc as history"
saws Mr.. Hungerford in his preface ''It
simply aims 10 be a picture, or a series of
p,ctures. of America in a big Job" The
many millions who oontributtd d their mite
10 the Red Cross viii be proud 10 read Of
the noble achievements which they helped
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