The Washington times., 1922-10-01
ANOTHER BOHEMIAN
is DISILLUSI0NED
Charming Heroine is
Saved on Brink
of Disaster.
"FOURsoUARE." BY Grace
3. Richmond. New York:
Doubleday, Page q Co. sl.75


ing young girl, buries her
talent for really great writing in
unworthy literary ground. John
Kirkwood, brilliant editor Of a
successful magazine, feels her per.
onal charm and realizes the popu-
lar quality of her work, SO tries
10 hold her to the less worthy but
surely popular character Of her
literary output. He has an almost
hypnotic power over her; his tact,
his understanding. and his great
personal charm win her In spiIe
of herself.
Not until Kirkwood introduces
her to the bohemian life of New
York and she witnesses a sordid
tragedy is she disillusioned. She
realizes the baser quality of his
friendship. She returns to New.
comb, her girlhood town, to visit
an adoring aunt.
Mark Fem, a professor Of New
comb College. and his sister IIar.
riet are close neighbors Of Mary's
, aunt. He watches Mary's progress
with more than friendly interest,
for he has loved her for years.
He realizes that she Is not keeping
up to her standards and feels that
he can help her to be her b,st
self.
So, 1t becomes a struggle be.
tween these two men, Kirkwcol,
active, Fem. passive. for the soul
of this woman.
In this book Mrs. Richmond has
achieved success in a new field
AS she has made the profess on OF
medicine human and revealing
through the portrayal Of human
character in Red Pepper 3urns"
and that OF the ministry in Red
and Black" so now she depicts
the trials and triumphs OF a great
teacher.
Those who loved RED Pepper
Burns" will turn with affection
to Mark Fem.
THE PRACTICAL COOK
BOOK" BY Bertha Z. l.. Stock
bridge. New York: d. Apple
ton & Co.
THE supplementary title If this
very useful volume Of the arts
and intricacies of the most indis-
pensable of all habits. that of
appeasinG the appetite in an ap.
pealing manner. informs us that 1t
is a guide to economical good iiv-
Ing, with a comprehensive section
on up-to-date canning, preserving.
pickling. jelly.maklng and drying
is we'll chosen.
The book embraces a description
Of the whole category of imple-
ments of the trade Tor profession,
as you wilD, and makes 1t a simple
matter for the prospective culinary
artist to set out a dinner, luncheon
or breakfast, or perhaps a picnic
spread or a dainty little snack for
a few friends that may call in the
evening, without the risk If hav.
ing to summon a physician or serve
essence Of pepsin to the hapless
victims.
About twenty illustrations of
various articles. some well known
and some not SO familiar, are
feature of the volume.
RITA COVENTRY" BY Julian
Street. New York: Doubleday,
Page & Co. sl.75 net.
THE latest from the industrious
Julian Street is quite a good
little story to while away the
tedium Of a couple OF spare hours
Wasting no time in preliminr ries.
the author introduces Rita Coven.
try, prima donna. known 10 two
continents. Richard Parrish, peace
fully in love with Alice Meldrum.
meets Rita about the same time as
the reader, and dazzled by her
beauty, falls into passionate, head
long love with her.
Parrish does not last long with
the temperamental singer. He Is
soon succeeded in the royal favor
by young piano tuner. who Is not
quite a gentleman by conventional
standards, but who knows music.
Rita sees in him latent genus.
and announces that some day he
will be famous as a composer.
The minor s.. characters of the
story are an interesting lot. Sing
ers, men-about.town and authors
are frequently in the pages. Tho
story moves along nicely in well
ordered lines. and ends satisfac.
torily, as all romances should.
"THE kipling Anthology"
doubleday. Page & Coz Is
bound in two small volumes, one
of prose, the other of poetry.
These contain all the familiar
quotations Of this most widely
quoted author. The excerpts are
grouped under such headings as
East of Suez," Farther East"
Sea Pieces" Adventures" and