Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
Hy The Hook Worm.

WICK has actually dono In "Adricnne
1ohcr Adricnnc stands rather mag
hihccnty. | think, for something
winch has DccOin. II distinct ana vital
part OF American life. / can Imagine
inc visitor from England being i'm
pressed unforgettably by the women
OF whom Adricnnc Is typical. Shall
We call thcm the radiant woincn"y
II is possible that the Christian Scion
lists or some Of the dozen Kindred
scots which nave sprung up In their
wake. may not like this book Never
thclcsS L think they VIII do wrong
TO rebel at It. II is the portrayal Of
e definite type Of American woman
and we have the right to see both her
Weaknesses ana her virtues
Certainly In AdrJcnuc we are shown
hoth. Moreover. there In car. taken
That Adricnnc shall not be put for
ward as the Representatives OF any
creed. If We draw conclusions they
ar" our conclusions, not necessarily
IA" author" The book SAYS that
Adrlennc gives allegiance to no creed
either OLD or new. She has iivcd much
IN California and In New England
both places where variety OF re-
!iHiDus ideas flourish.
40 one can deny that hdricnne Ia
s'rons!y religious. She loves simply.
secs good in every ono and sccks To
BRING that good to tho surface. She
recognizes GO obstacles and she pos
tchscs certain power OF healing
what she heals are tho si!ghter all
ihents which tho skeptic is ready TO
agree can DO healed by hynno,is,n 7
do not suggest that many women he
llcTc In Themselves Ia the fun degree
"hich ls possible to Adricnuc Shn
mas Been singularly free from OH
stacics and iuh!hitions Sh. is IN
d"eh the suhllmation Of the TYNE.
which makes her trial more ORA
4
necn 30, since "1antc" has Ann.
Douglas Sedgwick done anythinr. 20
hiE ara think She has never before
n"hs any thing so significant as thIa
is book to rouse discuss,on
about, ''''"
Come {" Age OF E,tremc..
~" nave most evidently come TO
an aS. OF extremes tn iiction. Could
anything for instance differ more de-
. cided!y from "Rnhab." waldo Fro,l..
ne" mover, than does stephen lIud-
I"ns "Eltnor Colhouse"? They stand
at opposite poles. The former is an
f"rmlcssncss. indifference and alb
sorption with feelings to the no,n,
mat sometimes II Is diaicul, for tho
reader 10 determine what actually
docs happen
Both authors arc young Arncri
cans Each has. it IS clear. a theory
oi art and NJ what Is worthy OF IN.
"rt!si. iiud1on's work is all hard
brit!. facts, almost a hombardfncnt
nf Facts, though cunningiy arranged
Ih"r" = no intention TO explain anv-
thing. The facts stand for them
selves In waldo Franks book facts
arc less than nothing and every
'hinS Is explained TO the point
"her. We are lost in explanations
al
needs form in which to express IL
self. think "Rahah" is less good
than The DARK Mother" it's prcG--
cessor. Frank has let his tempera-
mcut ran away with him on the
other hand The cruel simplicity OF
"tliarr Dollhouse" is staggering and
impressive. For all our prcoccupa-
ton with facts We almost blush a.
IN" intimacy with which We know
this girl Mr.. IIudSon's mower Is
k"cn-edGcd sword. II never fails it's
mark. Mr. Franks. on the other hand.
is force OF nature which falls
equally on the just and on the un-
just. and sometimes falls to hi,
either.
one OF the literary. events which
VIII come as the result OF the Genoa
conference Will be the Gnmnsking
Of John Paris" the author o.
"kimono," We are informed that Lord
Grey is not John Paris. bu, we have
every reason TO await with !nteres:
ihiS disclosure.
For Parents and Teachers.
For parents and teachers there
are three new books worthy Of study.
Meeting Your Child's Problems" by
Miriam Finn Scott and 'Misundcr-
stood Children" by Elizabeth IIar-
rison ar" both books dealing with
the problems of handling children
Ttt' III
Child Versus Parent" has an even
deeper import. since he studies what
he calls the irrcprcssihle conflict"
IN its relation To the home and the
possibility OF maintaining the home.
Ills IS a particularly stimulating
book
II lies to the credit Of the AIacMil-
Ian Company to be the FIRST TO ar
range to have its authors read some
OF their work over the radiophonc
in Newark Marguerite Wilkinson
was the first poet to read there and
Katharine Adams has read the little
Irish play from her FIRST book.
"Mehitablc." while Gaylor Johnson and
hlgernon TassIn are Two authors
who also have known the thrill OF
this experience.
Sir ROSS Smiths Rock.
Inevitably we must feel sadness
In reading the exciting account Of
Sir Ross Smiths dying to Australia
I'm his hook. $4,000 Miles Through
the Air" and III examining the pic
lures taken during this trip. Again,
as - the case Of Adcock. we realize
the strange experience OF an aviator
accomplishing his big task and los
ing his life on flight so small as
to have seemed the quintessencc OF
the trivial when he was undertake
ipS il. we cannot read this book
without new realization OF the
price the world pays for its achieve
ments. 1t is not intended as n
literary account. hut II is just man
to-man story of what happened dur
Ing tho long trip. the dangers and
the annoyanccs Sir Ross Smiths
tale Is easily one OF the best advcn-
ture stories or the season--as well as
pit OF history
Announcement has been made Of
new edition OF Stcvcnson's Home
Book on Verse" and we cannot but
wonder whether the publishers have
still left uncorrected that highly
amusing typographical error In the
back of tho hook where II statcs