East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-25
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BfylS-trenChwoma impression OF
! America
The authors of this book came to
! America on an officiai mission which,
| carried them to every pi,rt of the Unit
ed States, They are related to Ameri-
can families, and both understand and
speak English perfectly. They were
not at the mercy of interpreters; their
! impressions are direct. Dsr are their
| impressions mere polite statements;
they are frank opinions. and some
I times opinions that disapoTove of
| things American, our Pullman sleep
ing cars for instance, our woman war;
workers in uniform, and so on. The
book is charming, too in that Il not
only tells us-of ourselves, but tells as,
at least implicitly of the French.
I Faics--IIouschoid Dictionary
/ At last woman of ingenuity has
| compiled practical and worthwhile
! book of what the American woman IN
| her home wants to know and presents
this informatlon in readable form. In
this volume every little device the
! housekeeper needs to know. hints of
/ every phase of household life are cas-
: lily availabla The topics range from
removing inkspots fro mclothes, or Oil
from carpets, to the best way to mend
lace curtains, it is all here.
| Chcsterton--Superst of Divorce
| If the Peace settled some questions,
! it did not settle others, and none of
these is now more pressing and widely
discussed than the question of mar
riage and its place in civilized life.
There is obvious need for a book which
shall set forth the main principles on
which the orthodox position with re-
gard to marriage is based. such a
book Chesterton has written. The
modern cult of Divorce is here dubbed
! superstition, in that its attempts to
cure the ills of marriage by destroying
! marriage and by setting up bogus
, idol of legal responsibility in its place.
Never has Mr.. Chesterton allowed his
wit freer reign than in this remark
able volume, whose pages sparkle with
epigram, scintil1ate with the eleverness
of your most cunning advocatesus
diaboli.
Kellog-Bobbins of Belgium
This uniquely interesting book tells
the story of the Belgian lace indus
try, as it was before the war and as
it is now being reconstructed by a
faithful band of generous-hearted
women who are seeking to make itl
Cnce more one of the great handicrafts
of the country, and at the same time |
to so improve conditions for the wom |
en- workers that their daily wage may
be something more than the mere pit
tance they have heretofore been able |
to earn. The journeys into lace-land |
which form the subject of this volume !
are described in simple but moving !
language, colored everywhere by fine
quality of human interest, and the pre-
sentation of the family and community
life out of which the work originates
may suggest more about what lace
really is than more technical ana
formidable volume.
iMckicsIl-Artificial Light
This is an enthusiastic and absorb
ing interesting appreciation and expla-
nation of the magical accomplishments
of artificial light, In this book Mr.
Luckiesh traces the history of the de-
yelopment of artificial light and de-
scribes its influence upon human pro-
gxess. He begins with the primitive
man helple-sly huddled with fear and
cold in his cavesas the last rays OF sun.
set are extinguished by darkness. LIE
follows the progress made by man
when he discovers a method for kindl.
ing u fire and later when he auapts the
lire to illuminate his dwelling. Soon
man is able to create new ways Of pro-
lucing light, and as artificial light be-
ZONES more abundant and less expan-
i've it issput to hundreds of new uses
md daily becomes more and more es-
ertial to the progress of civilization.
rhis story Of the achievements Of
rtificial light is written especially fq
he man in the street who is not in
crested in technical scientific terms
nd formulas, but who looks with ad-
niration upon the huge signs which
lash and sparkle above the crowds on
he Great White why and wants to
now more. Of their origin, who hasl =
cad in the newspaper dispatches
bout camouflaged ships, automobiles
Dads and what not and wonders how
uch magic Is conceived, and who
lkes a natural delight i'm hearing
bout scientific discoveries when they
re explained in the simple, vivid lam
uage he understands best
PeIlew-Dyes and Dycing
A new and enlarged edition of a
ook which has for three years been
o invaluable text for the home crafts
zen, the STUDENT or the man profess
onally interGted. How to dye cot
N, wool, silk, feathers, leather. straw j
iffla, and other materials. A com.
Iete discussion of dyes and dyeine j
lethods from the earliest times down
the present
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