Evening star., 1921-01-23
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The lists which appear in this COL
umn each Sunday are reprinted at the
end of the month In the librarys
monthly bulletin. Copies of this may
be obtained free at the library. or will
be sent by mail for Is cents year.
Recent Essays.
The true essay is a tentative and
personal treatment OF subject; II
is kind of improvisation on a deli
cate theme: a species OF soliloQuy, as
II man were to speak aloud the
slender and whimsical thoughts tina;
come into his mind when he is alone
on winter evening before a warm
nre. and. closing his book. abandons
himself TO the luxury of genial rev.
erie.-Benson.
Bergengren, Ralph. Perfect Gentle
man f-B45of.
Witty papers on masculine foilies
and weaknesses"
Brooks. {. =. Chimney-Pot Papers
YB. a3c.
THE Tread of the Friendly Giants:
on Turning Into Forty: On Spending
Holiday. and Runaway Studies. are
some OF the subjects treated in this
volume of inviting and entertaining
essays.
Candy Fl. $. Education by Violence.
F3019S-Cl6ae.
illuminating suggestive reflections
on the value of the war as an educa-
tor"
Crothers. s. McC. Dame School of Ex-
perience. Y-CSS6d.
"a collection of essays which have
appeared in the Atlantic Monthly dur
ing the past two years. Written IN
the authors usual charming style.
they abound in wit kindly humor and
a wholesome philosophy OF NE The
best ones are The Dame School OF
Ex7erience The Perils of the Liter
ate and Education in Pursuit OF
Henry Adams.
Galsworthy. John. Another Sheaf.
Y-G131a.
hook contains wonderfully clear an
aIyses of the national differences he
tween the English and the French.
the Russians and the Americans
Gerould. Mrs. X. F. Modes ana MOT
ais Y-G316m.
"CIever essays which break a Gai-
liant lance for conservatism
Hendrick. ElIwood. Percolator Ia
,,ers Y-H3S4D
ESSAYS. scientific in color and out
look. on all sorts OF humaniy inter
esting subjects: The Human Satura-
ton Point: Womans HONOR HIM.
Hoiiidav. r. c. walking-stick Pa
pers. Y-H729w.
"Called BY the author i.ntie Rec-
ords of Some Excursions Ne ,,,,, w
Visiting Mind they present win
ennai Happiness thumbnail sketches
of living authors and discussion on
tha nsvchology of carrying cane;
Huneker, J. G. Bedouins. hss"";>
"Mr. Huneker is Bedoutn. nonna'
of the arts. He pitches ms 'rn. ha.n,; ;ful
ever he finds gleam OF ehe W.
the rare the exotic .;.., v
Kir,.land. w. NJ View Vertical l.
"Antbor pleads in her first essay
for the vertical position Win ie.
~ ~. incrnd sum as the best antidote
fnr the still lingering Nightmares oi
f.mcas. p. V. Adventures and Enthus-
1a;smse,v lams, essays full of quiet humor.
,foriev G. D. Mince Pie. Y-MS224m.
"Nhimsical and humorous seIt-con,-
munings on such subjects as On fnt
inc an Inkwell; on Cnanswering Le.-
tors. The Unnatural Naturalist; AS TO
RumoES. ,. c.od
Hahits. and other Lapses. f-P2le.
"uany readers will enjoy the au-
thor.s good -natured gibes at the over
done virtues Of early rising cohsc,e
tinusness. truth-telling, piety. oli'-
eence. cheerfulness. and other sk''s
Tailv demoralizing- r-..;
ESSAYS in authors usual clever lever
style. discussing with caustic nuHot
.rit,a clad Rook.' "women's Rights.
Prob;hition.' Authors from the Be-
yond.' Money Politics r,n@ etc; . South
SCARBOROUGH. Dorothy. FROM '''
"A leisurely. conversational series OF
comments. sometimes rhapsodies' o"
life on a porch in Virginia.
Scoville. Samuel. jr. Everyday Aoven-
lures. MY-Sco94. ..;.h
"a book Of quiet adventures advent ne;n,sIs" SI."
warner. F. l. Endicott and L.
w244e. =.
am outline a wholly delightful fam
ilv life" r,;.. .na
change. ZY-W354t.
.Whether writing of imagists In
verse or realists in fiction. he is dis
eliminating. convincing and stimuiat-
ing"