Evening star., 1921-03-27

| SAILING SOUTH. BY Philip Sanford
Marden. author Of ~Travels in
| Spain" etc. Illustrated. Boston:
| Houghton Mifflin Company
| ~ NE comes out ,of this travel
II book possessed of the hope
~ that Mr.. Marden will set
right off again. For he
proves himself to be a>chrenicler that
Is calculated to please people gen.
erally-the ninety-nine out of a hum
dred. His own enjoyment of the ad-
venture gets into the print and steps
promptly out to welcome the reader.
The pictures are definite and concrete.
The bit of history is the important
bit. The touch of scenery and sweep
of landscape are characteristic Of the
place. giving it its own individuality.
The people stand in their everyday
behaviors and appearance. This blend.
so admirable in color and proportion,
makes these travel sketches OF Cuba,
Panama. Porto Rico and Jamaica a
delight to the reader and definite
lure to the traveller. Unsurpassed. In
its kind. is this delightful account Of
! these lands of the Caribbean.
a WONDERLAND OF THE EAST. By
William Copeman kitchin. Phi. D.
illustrated. Boston: The Page
Company.
No, this is not a book about the
orient. On the contrary. it is a part
| Of the "See America First" series, de-
voting itself to the lake and noun
tain region of New England and east
ern New York. 1t is, moreover. rec
M ho Of thousand
miles of motoring up and down and
roundabout this region. AT bottom,
the book is a bit of creditable propa-
ganda. intended to inspire Americans
with the will to get acquainted with
their own country. With this as an
various localities to be visited each
in its own history. In this process
he quite does away with the common
complaint that America has no back
ground and. therefore, no atmosphere.
An astonishing amount Of historic
yond this fine setting the work is
beautifully descriptive and most help
fully definite in direction and sug-
gestion. The long trip is split into
shorter ones for the convenience of
various classes Of tourists. De-
tail maps show the best motor
routes of the different sections, speci-
flying in each its particular attrac-
tions. For the motorist the book is
valuable supplement to his own
maps. To the reader it is revela-
tion of the historic fullness and the
scenic splendor of this nearby region
Of resource. A beautiful book in its
pictures and general makeup.
CALIFORNIA TRAILS: An Intimate
Guide to the Old Missions. BY
Trowbridge Hall. Illustrated. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
In the old. old days of pilgrimage
to the Holy Land the French cru
saders were being continually asked.
so it is said. where they were going.
"A la Sainte Terre" (to the Holy
Land). was their reply. This phrase,
in the course of time, slipped into
own familiar "saunterers." Snch is
the interesting bit of word history
with which Mr.. Hall indicates that
the book in hand is to be a leisurely
following of the old mission trails Of
California One begins the trail back
were great estates. hospitable rest
ing points on the royal road" along
which they were ranged At each of
these the reader is invited to- stop
to hear the story Of it's settlement
and work, its relations with the ma
ton to the material wellbeing of
the community, as we'll as it's spiritual
endeavors in their behalf. Each
stopping place Is the center around
which tales Of priestly heroism and
lore Of the locality. It is = fssci-
natingly romantic trail. this. 1t
would be. for Of all the states of
the Union California in It's birth
was brooded over by the -spirt Of
pure romance. The authors init
missions. and on that Of the local
setting as well, enables him to con-
centrate this romantic atmosphere.
till the book gives out the impr&psion
Of iong-mellowed period set Y the
events. In an unobtusive way the
book sums to a plea for the pres
ervation of the missions as an OBJ
jective trail. beautiful and signifi-
cant. Of the progress OF history
across the Golden state.
THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY.
BY Lord Frederic Hantilton. au-
thor Of The vanishea Popps OF
George II. Doran Compsny.
1t is the man himself who makes
these recollections SO richly enter
tanning. Just a we'll born. we'll
reared, well schooled Englishman
whose experiences and associates !
are bound to be of appealing quality. |
In this book Lord Hamilton goes back |
before the days of which he wrote in
the Vanished Pomps of Yesterday"
back to the days OF being a little boy
and then Of later school days in Eng
land and France and Germany. get
ting ready for tho life Of the diplo- |
mat. OF all these days. those at
Nyons. in the Midi. are most delightful.
Intimate pictures Of German families
come out In these student days OF
learning the various languages Of
diplomacy. A chapter of Russian ex-
periences and. as the years grew.
other experiences in the far east
mark the advance Of the youth to-
ward manhood. Interesting people Of
the time when Gladstone was su-
preme in England crowd into these
pages-famous men. beautiful wom-
en-, artists. scholars. statesmen. About
all of these. the average reader knows
enough to want to know more. And
this more Lord Hamilton supplies in
q genial mood OF humor that has not
q caustic grain in It. AS a picture
Of the period with which 1t deals this
may be counted as one Of rare un-
derstanding and breadth, as one Of
substantial value and charming man.
ner.
THE BROWN MOTH. BY Oscar |