Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
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mosques and palaces and gardens have
been dreaming in the white desert
sunlight for many centuries, and
whose people still live in their old
ways Of life amid the ghost-haunted
s saas Of 1hsp ad 9"s Of nta this
dramatic and glowing series Of pic
lures and incidents that finally sum
to q splendid spectacle Of a rich re-
gton. whose opulent past CLEANS
through its reminiscent present. A
and the artist. wholly one in SYM
pathy and expression.
MOUNT VERNON. ARLINGTON AND
WOODLAWN. BY Minnie Kendall
% Lowther illustrated. Washing
ton, D. c.: Charles H. Potter & Co
for the personal atmosphere and the
full effect Of particular locality that
she has been able to create around
these three national shrines." De-
scriptions. incidents. scraps of mar
rattve. we'll selected "reminiscences
here to give a distinctly living quail
lily to the whole. Besides. this book
let is bit Of good history, too, for
the author has painstakingly traced
the story of these three places from
their earliest titles of ownership down
and Arlington are today world
shrines. Woodlawn. the home of
Nellie Custis. is not so well known
but. down near the present site Of
Camp Humphreys it stands. q spot of
romantic associations. This booklet
dedicated to the Daughters of the
American Revolution. is as attractive
IN Its green-and-g gold cover. In it's
many carefully selected illustrations,
In Its general arrangement and excel
lent type. as 1t Is vivid and interest
ing in its story of these three points
Of personal and historic Importance
to the people of the United States.
ADMIRALS OF THE CARIBBEAN,
By Francis Russell Hart, F. r. G.
s. illustrated. Boston: Houghton
Nifhtn Company.
These geographic studies of ad-
mirals operating in the Caribbean
that covers a period of three CEN
turtles. beginning with the sixteenth.
A brief leading sketch of the early
explorers. headed by Columbus, dis
closes Europe's prompt realization of
the strategic and commercial i'm
after. events in the Caribbean became
part Of. European history. decisive.
more than once. in making peace or
war on the other side of the world.
Following this general outlook upon
the subject there are here special
Henry Morgan. de Points. Lord Rod
ney and others. Together these
serve to give a complete and au-
thentic history of region whose
substantial part in the settlement of
the western hemisphere has been OBJ
nd
tales of romantic adventure. The
subject itself and the reliable char
acter of its treatment here give this
study high value as supplementary
and special contribution to general
history itself.
THE HOUSE OF ADVENTURE. BY
Warwick Deeping. New York:
The Macmillan Company.
The rebuilding of a village, one of
the hundreds Of French villages de-
stroyed by the war. is the theme Of
this story. The war ended. wan
dering English soldier. bent on a new
life away from England, finds himself
in the shell OF a tiny French inn
This proves to be the "house of ad-
venture" Resting in this deserted
house. refreshed by scraps of food
found here and there. the mans mind
turns to repairing the little place that
work. Not long after the villagers
begin to drift back to the home cor
ner Inspired by the work of this
stranger and greatly encouraged and
helped by him as Well. they. too. be-
gin to build up the little homes. This
Is. in substance. a story of reconstruc-
ton. with fine human spirit added
to the mere process of work itself.
A love story becomes a part of the
bigger story. And the whole ends at
the happy pitch of common helpful
ness in plans that are substantial and
directed toward the greater happi-
ness of both the community as a
whole and the individuals COM
posing it.
F. E. Mills Young. author Of Fore
Swallowed" etc. New York: George
H. Doran Company.
A story of the Enoch Arden pat
tern. This modern Arden, however.
does not. as did his predecessor. be-
take himself away. in the interest of
the greater good to the greater num-
Der. before his return is made known.
No, he stays by and, more than
that. he files prior claim. The story
is fair study of the woman when
her duty and her heart come into
conflict This is the exact case. The
first husband is missing for several
years and Is reported to be dead.
The woman marries again. becom-
The first husband, attractive in a
mans way, is a drunkard at inter-
walls. The second husband is a fine
fellow man. Now. setting aside
the legal status OF the matter and
considering the personal appeal of
What she did do is exactly what
ninety-nine out OF every hundred
women would do in like circum-
stances. A fool. just a fool. the COM
nonsense Judge says-but that is
the way. of woman.
HIS GRACE GIVES NOTICE. By Lady
Troubridge. New York: Dufiield
& Co.
A fairy tale. whose course hinges
on the English laws Of inheritance.
These laws turn a nobody into a
duke, a serving man into a master.
AS man, the hero served in a house
of this house Is both beautiful and
spoiled. No matter. She is an angel
to the man. You see the rest of
the story. AS a duke the hero is
another person. But nevertheless,
his wooing is of the hard stripe. for
the girl scorns even duke made
out Of a man. However, when her
recklessness has brought her to the
edge OF lasting disgrace through the
Witness of another sutton. she falls
for the duke-and one assumes that
they are happy ever after. despite
some long thoughts that the duke
must have now and then about that
little matter out Of which he extri-
Gated the beautiful. and innocent,
lady.
BOOKS Received.
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