Evening star., 1924-01-27
Reviews of New Books

the situation out of which emerges
the triple character of wife, mother.
business woman. taken on here by
Catherine Hammond. Getting to be
common sight in real life--this
reasts peture Tns ns ths so
set up by the situation. Of the diff
cultieS created. of the akeshifts Inn
posed, of the spiritual warfare be-
tween husband and wife. At the end
Of the story nothing Is concluded.
And that is right. Nothing could be
concluded with each one in the part
nership sure that he is wholly right
and the. other one dead wrong. What
Is brought out, very subt y-almost
incidentally--is the change in charac-
ter that gradually, is taking place in
both the woman and the man. 1t
would be so, in actual fact. 1t is so
here in this capable and sincere de-
velopment. A better balanced inven-
ion--if not so dramatic one-than
This Freedom" II. s. NJ. Hutchinson S
novel on the same theme.
GREY WETiIERs. BY v. Sackville-
West, author of "Challenge,' etc.
New York: George II. Doran Com
pany.
Grey Wethers" is the name of GER
tain Druidic monuments still stand
ing in England. Remote and lonely,
face of austerer beauty to the world
haunting reminiscent face speaking
TO the imagination of human sacrl-
fre in propitiation of heathen sous.
They speak, too, of deafness struS-
gle against time and change. For the
purposes of her novel Grey Weth-
ers." Miss Sackville-Westh has liteo
these connotationS of the Druiolc
monuments over into human me, ere
atiug a modern romance or dlstihctioil
nf
struggle the human call to sacrlnce,
the high beauty of human endeaFor
at its best. This writer is parabie
maker. an artist III aIleSorE: oatu
rated with the tradition ana history Oh
her country and of her own ancient
family line in particular. it Is nat
ural turn for her to seize upon some
significant fact from one or the oIheT
OF these StorehouSeS as SS niooi oi
the latter and larger modern ne
around her. This she has done with
power of grasp and subt(ety OF de-
veIopment in the novel in hand. Not
a popular writer. That is not What
she is trying TO be. A fine artist
self-eXacting and patient-appeaiihs
to the love OF art in readers.
TO WOMEN OF THE BUSINESS
WORLD. BY Edith Johnson. Phll-
adelphia: J. b. Lippincott Coih-
pany.
Its purpose is to place before the in
creasing army Of business women. Ior
their guidance, certain common aspects
of the business field as this relates 10
the enterprises Of women. The author
is herself a business woman OF laISe
eXperieuce and keen observation. Ihe
usefulness of the book lies IN tne iac,
that the writer keeps close to her
theme, close TO tue elements OF success
"a success that rests in part upon
training, in part upon native pent' IN
part upon personality, IN part upon op-
portunity. A brief survey OF the neio
as it promises vocation for women
introduces the study. From this point
the author passes directly into prac-
tical consideration of choice or vocation,
of ways of turning this choice into an
actual enterprise, of means OF sustain
ing it through it's trial period, of plans
for perpetuating and increasing IL.
There is here an excellent chapter on
personality as business asset. Ana
another one on business morality-the
ethics Of business. Personal appear
ance, good manners, pleasing voice.
suita BILE dress-theSe the author counts
worth full attention. There is, also, a
charter on savings, and on the StaDlllty
pied with discussion of safety along
this line. "The Business Woman and
Her Family hits the high mark Of
disputation about this matter. disposing
or II with good sense ana pam speaking.
The study promises to be OF excellent
usefulness to a working contingent that
is anxious for information from so
sound a standpoint as the one pre-
sented here.
OLIVER OCTOBER BY George Barr
McCutcheon, author of "Graus-
tark." etc. New York: Dodd, Mead
& Co.
When Mr.. McCutcheon makes a
character out Of whole cloth, so to
speak-the pattern his own good gift
OF invention laid down upon some
glowing fabric of life-then one comes
up against man '.as Is a man." fol-
lowing him in excited interest through
the ups and downs of truly dramatic
adve nture Here Mr.. McCutcheon,
unfortunately. doesn't make his char
aCter in that clever and satisfying
fashion. Instead he takes oliver
October" from life, And plain. every
day life. particularly that set down in
some hack water of events, is a dull
thing out of which to make a human
being. 1t is sheer labor. Mr.. Nc
Cutcheo1 proves that, and one sees