The Washington times., 1921-11-20
~ q used to wonder why Robert


Turns About Town" George H.
Doran Company that It flashed on
us. The club used to specialize, OF
q late afternoon. on Rhine wine.
Holiday il the Rhine wine. of con-
temporary writing.
Remember how two or three little
glasses. with or without a bit Of
settler. used to cause that deep glow
Of contentment-how you used to
gaze out upon the worlds troubles
with a contemplative and observing
eye. but non-participating in state
Of mind. Nothing gay about the
mood-just peaceful. satisfactory.
You saw care and complication
through diffused lenses: everybody
friendly. The srouchy gutturals of
the walters became soft sibilants to
the ear; the gargoyle-visaged pro-
pristor appeared a saint indeed.
That 10 Holiday. Az you read,
you sec him incoming about. friend
ly, appreciative--never effusive-
but ever finding the beautiful. the
picturesque. even the bizarre, in
the commonplace. You rub elbows
with Chesterton in this chapter; in
the next you are introduced to
American and other land ladies, or
share q walk In the wood. Some of
tho articles In Turns About Town
appeared in The Times last spring.
and were well received-except by
newspap ermen at the State, War
and Navy building, who resented his
gentle insinuation that they dressed
without care.
Holidays work Is reporting made
an art.
We quarrel with Holiday on only
one point-he In too liberal with the
paronthesis. Designed to preserve
continuity. It has the contrary
effect. A. c. NJ.
SOT,HE CARS OPERA"
Doubleday. Page 4 Coz il an
artists expression Of what beautiful
book.making may be. 1t was illus
trated by Claud Lovat Fraser with
color sketches from which he made
costume designs for the memorable
London production Of the opera last
winter.
In addition. the composition Of the
book itself In Mr.. Fraser's work. the
selection of paper and type. the yell
low backs with the black back strap
and quaint green and mulberry
labels, the dull red Jacket. all to the
smallest detail express the artistry
which won Mr.. Fraser q conspicuous
place among the younger English
artists and playwrishts who are
creating . renaissance in the English
theater. -. ... -
This ,h9ok. n pqs Of the latest of
Mr.. Fraser's designs and was COM
pletsd, shortly, before his death last
spring, "A a tribute to the brilliant
young, artists menory the publish
ers have Incorporated in the book
the beautiful appreciation which his
friend. John Drinkwater. wrote for
the London Times, .-
A GROUP of unusual short stories
makes up The Gay Cockade."
by Temple Bailey penn Publishing
Company. Style and form attain a
high level. which marks this book a.
probably the best Miss Bailey has
written. The varied environment of
the tales and the authors remark
ably keen insight into different ma
lures make the collection Of stories
well worth reading.
A RTHUR o. FRIEL's "King-of
Kearsarge" Ia a corking good
story Of the great outdoors and of q
man who went UP against tho big
city. was roughly handled by 1t. and
eventually found solace in the quie-
tude of his mountain cabin. The hero
IL a good, two-rsted man. a fighter
who never quits. but almost comes
to grief because in a moment Of
stress he Ia too quick with . gun.
As an offset to the sanguinary traits
Of the hero there IL a charming and
delicate love story introduced into
tho tale which should prove suffi-
Client for the most romantically in
clined reader. For q first novel II
IL very we'll conceived and written.
WILLIAM McFBEs "Harbour'
Of Memory" Doubleday. Page
q Coz. 10 a collection pf es-
says that have appeared n tho
Atlantic Monthly, Tho Bd1>tman.
Harper's Magazine and elsewhere
during tho past two years. Most OF
them were written aboard ship dur
ing tho authors regular cruises a.