The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25

LltA % Austria as "a drNpicu WIG
and mother. and probably an en-
press much mallgncd and moro mis-
understood. he gives Admiral llorthy
his due as the absolute monarch
and tyrant ne really is, tells how
the ex-kaiser has earned the uilcI
of the worlds champion bore. shows
us young William OF Prussia, Cc-
ocllc's son, and Alhreeht ot havaria;|
he sketches the Italian royal family
and the position they really occupy
in Italy az present An over Europe
he gocs-tn Spain with its playing
king, Belgium with les legendary
Albert and German Elizabeth. TO
stodgy Holland and Scandinavia,
where ha finds monarcy Frozen "a.
its throno"-in Dcnmark mainly be-
cause the people aro more interested
in model mrming and co-operatiyrs
than IN any king. and too busy even
TO tell their own to quit There Is
an amazing portrait Of Marie Of
Rumanla. the peoples, queen alive.
who drives like a lady" In town.
but in the country steps on the gaa
and drives like the devil" IS tho
heroine OF outrageous gossip, and a
clever, fascinating woman.
Under Thousand Eyes" Flor
enee bingham Livingston; cosmo-
poliian.
Scene; Tho town you once lived
In az you don't liSc there now.
Chief Character: \ girl who has
come home from New York.
other Characters; Her nelghbors
perhaps yours.
The Plot; How the town took her
New York ways away from her and
made her rs own.
The Story; Among tho best of
Main Street we have seen.
Main Street has been vliified It's
faults. frequently exaggerated. have
been exposed to ridicule. But there
is another side 10 Main Street. a
normal human. loyahle side, Main
Stree, Is stiil tho backbone OF the
country. IL has It's drama. It's ro'
nance II has It's tragic figures It's
whimsical souls. It's whole hearted.
generous characters.
Under "A Thousand Eyes" shows
the other side % Main Street.-The
side OF Main Street which is seen
by Heather pavcnway after eight
years in New York.
The Woman OF the Horizon" Gil.
bert Frankau: Century Co.
IL IS striking story OF a mans
search for tho ono woman. Francis
Gordon. young. British. possessed
Of an excellent education aud cul.
,ivated tastes. Is tho victim. inter.
mittcntly. OF q peculiar talent FOR a
new kind OF satiric narrative poe
try Between vast spaces Of an.
troubled enjoyment Of tho pleasant
things OF this world there comes
long periods when he is taken pos
session OF. yictimized. worked 10 the
very verge Of exhaustion. by his
talent. HE has had one book pub
iished. achieved a marked success
Il estimc. For the greater part OF
the time he Is an idle. cynical. IN.
tenseiy eclectic. dciIcatcIy luxurious
being withal travelling Engllsh.
man with a marvel OK valet and
no care on earth-but one.
This Is an dissatisfaction. sense
OF searching. endiesdy searching.
for something not defined which
alone can appease him. What Is III
This faint Of restless defeat in hts
savoring OF oil the riches OF leisure
and beauty tynaiized by the occa.
slonal hard honest exercise OF an
uncommon giro which life has
poured az his lucky feet2 Woman
--he had had Margaretia for a
while. a very special sort OF lover.
friend. Then he had married. and
delighted in his wife Comma. At
the very opening OF the story his
young wife lies dead and he Is sunk
deep IN grief. But he cannot keep
1t UP. Ho comes to know that his
sorrow IS the most transitory Of
things. that he has never really
loved his wife, nor Margarctta. nor
anyone. Is he capable OF loyc7 Shall
he ever find the once woman
AS much as anything in mere dis.
gust OF these thoughts in the very
face OF death. he starts--In "a loose.
ly-conceived sort OF travel-compan.
ionshlp with cousin--for the Far
East.
AZ Agra he falls under the spell
Of tho Tsj Mahal. And there a
dream woman comes 20 him. n
vision OF the one woman that hts
being waits for. He spends whole
nights by this temple OF love. in
company with his own mystic WON.
an. On taking up his travels again.
he IL not the less susceptible TO
fair winds Of feminine fayor-but
the dream stays with him. Stays
thru colorful scenes in strnnge
ports. experiences with the human
race in far corners and weird mix.
lures. thru typhoon and intoierable
sun. weird nativc-manned ships and
all sorts OF taverns. until at last. he
finds the Woman Of the Horizon.
And she is the woman with whom
he spent perfumed. magic nights In
the shadow Of the Tai Mahal. An
| appealing, unusual tale.