Evening star., 1925-03-29

arrival at Arlington alleI
A his return from the Mex
lean War" This, the
opening sentence of Capt. Robert L
Lees "Recollections," gives the key
note of this free and intimate study
of Gen. Lee. \ part of the time mere
the son reveals the father in many
a frank and tender memory. The rest
of the time the father reveals HIM
self by way of his own letters Ih'
obvious purpose of the book is to
complete the story of Lee. as yet only
partly told in the accounts of the
public career of the soldier and lead
sr And this story of his private life
IS only supplementary TO the orhclal
seervfce of the great Southerner,
snever a contradiction. In both rela-
tions there is always the big and
noble man-in his family, in war
leadership, at the head of a college.
Tho supreme test of greatness, Il
truly noble man in defeat. One can
think of no greater source of inspira-
ton to every blind advocate OF the
wartime South than the study of
this book. for its example of mar
of enlightened and true patriotism,
Of "A man who loved his country
enough to sink both individual and
sectional loss in loyal devotion TO
the country as a whole. Lee in de
feat is the supreme Lee. In an in
ITOOuCtlcn TO TINS pOOh bdlndIlei
Bradford pays tribute to this high
minded man of Southern faith and
action in a particularly keen and ap-
Sprcciative summary of the "Recollec-
tions," both as revelation and as a
book that will eventually provide
surpa ssinE material for a complete
study, from every point of view, Of
Gen Robert l.. Lee.
SECURITY AGAINST WAR. BY
Frances Keller, author of EN-
perimental Psychology" etc. and
Antonia Hatvany. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
The prime service of these two big
volumes is that they have rounded
UP and made aVaila bic for ready ref
erence an enormous amount of ma
tcrial which, but for some such
treatment, would remain scattered
and out of hand. Miss Keller has
clearly spared no pains in this task,
neither the pains Of hard work nor
Intelligent rScarCh. nor organization
Of material. The result is Il body of
literally accurate knowledge bearing
Sfpon the official activities originating
sn the League of Nations, as well as
upon partiCularized discussion of
the various points Of the league itself.
Violation of the league sanctions,
wherever this has occurred. has been
studied on the ground and at first
hand by this interchangeable student.
And these violations sum rather dis
conccrtingly, it must be admitted,
both in number and nature. And II
is from this body Of negative findings
that Miss Keller reasons out the fu-
tility of the League of Nations as an
instrument of any permanent and
general peace, JUST as from similar
use of her mind she pronounces
against a World Court as means
calculated to gain the same objec-
tive Growth is wayward thing,
apparently, subject to every wind
that blows, a thing of progress and
Seeming reCeSSionS, thing that
makes it's way through all sorts of
hiuCfrances to final fruitagc. The
more stupendous and complicated the
matter the more obscure its pas
sage toward fulfillmcut Miss Keller
appears not to consider this general
truth. Instead, she permits natural
vicisSitudcs to stand inherent in
capaeity. In this attitude OF denlal
she faces about upon a new, or an
other. scheme for security against
war-one that will require at least
two more good volumes to land IN
the acceptance of those waywise to
human nature on the one hand ana 10
poIitical wisdom on the other.
OLD GLASS; European and American.
By ~ Hudson Moore. author OF
The Old China shop" etc. II
Illustrated. New YORK: Frederlch
T \. stokes Co.
Hardly an article Of common use
about us that has not fascinating
life story, if only it were told. For
instance, there is story quite worth
while in the lighting of our houses
from tallow dip to electric bulb, ana
in the heating of them, in our rugs
and furniture, in our pictures ana
books. in our pots and pans even
N Hudson Moore appears to have
passion for these sagas of old house
hold things-clocks and china and
pewter and lace. And here he gives
the story of "Old Glass. More than
once have you stood before some
special display wishing you knew
about these crystal and translucent
artistries Where Qid they originate
and under what impulse? BY what
means did they reach this final per-
lection? The art instinct of what
particular people do they reflect and
interpret? What was their place IN
he Industrial life of their origins
Here Mr.. Moore gives answer to these
questions and others equally lmpor-
tant The book is bent upon lnior-
nation and is built to serve that
purpose. Therefore, it deals with
essentials, with pointed and concise
treatment. with many illustrations
for the eye to gather in definite tea-
lures with comparisons ana con-
trasts with useful summaries. here
is the history of glass making-a
definition of the art itself, with It's
aImIication to the industry in various
PARTS of Europe-Venice, Bohemia,
Holland, France, Spain, England. A
single art Towering in a beauufuI
diversity of expression. Then there
is the story of glass making In
Aaerica-a more considerable story
nan the average person suspects.
Hnd here. too, is a free eNpoSltlon-
never academic, never oVer-Welghteu
of special characteristic ana stamp
of one brand of old glass and an
other So that, with this book IN
hand. YOU may come in real happi-
ness of adventure to speaking ana
even familiar acquaintance with these
forms that now greet you Win the
aloof look of the complete stranger.
THE INEVITABLE MILLIoNAIREs
BY E Phillips Oppenhelm, authot
of THE Passionate Quest, etc.
Boston: Little, Brown & 60.
Tn f. Phillips Oppenheim's newest
-ron,ance YOU will come upon an up-to-
date Midas-indeed, upon two OF NM
"a rlair of brothers committed 10 tne
nious duty, imposed by parental last VIII
and testament, Of scattering along tle
highways of general circulation the
tuge fortune left to them. Millions in
fI,is fortune, millions that go right on
sncreasing in an almost eerie fecundity.
,tsrtainly-under the CircumstanceS-'h
II disconcerting vitality of reproduction.
A young blood could. more than likely
have met nobly the strain of this in1unc-