Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01

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such a true one, The people are so
| real, eli OF them. circumstances and
situations are OF the most common
place. such as life breeds with the
ordinary run of folks. Yet, with all
this fidelity to fact. there is here none
| of the dull and deadly seodginess that
so regularly steps out from the reale
istic novel, 1t Is, to, be sure, the
quality of the writer herself that Sc
cures this effect. Himself? No, her
self, beyond question. This rare
quality endows even the common
place with an interest just being
alive implies. A quality that enables
the writer TO bring out the impor-
lance and dignity and significance OF
even the least impressive aspects of
life. There is no apparent EFFORT In
this achievement, certainly no sign
of laborious striving as the story
pictures the daily doings and think
ings of Juliet. a darling child, whose
outlooking upon the world is beau
tiful. and true, picture of many a
young thing who wonders and dreams
and goes, stanchly forward in a dig,
nifty such as nothing on earth. eX,
cept a child, commands. And all the
others are as real as Juliet, but not
SO dear. Miss TiyeFton? Where does
she come in? She doesn't come in at
all. She merely hovers, greatly ins
fiuential, and then goes out" for
good and all. A new novel of beauti-
full depth and sincerity, >s
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UNDER THE BLACK HORSE
FLAG. BY Isabel Anderson. Lift.
D. Illustrated. Boston: Hough-
ton Mifiiin Company.
CAMUEL MoRISoN'S fascinating
~ Maritime History of Massachu,
sets" bears a roster of the clipper
ships upon which one might take pas
sage in the middle OF the last century
for some foreign port. This list In
cIudes ships carrying the black race
horse flag of William F.. Weld & Co.,
a house which outlasted most of the
merchant.ship owners of Boston, and
after the Civil War owned the larg-
est sailing fleet in America"
Mrs. AndersoTs book presents the
annals of this same Weld family "and
some of its branches" A descendant
of this house OF merchant traders, the
author has dug from their history a
stirring record of life in a period that
is unsurpassed for the charm of true
adventure in far and hazardous fields
fields which today have become mar
moved and relatively commonplace
through so many agencies OF easy
communication. This is the story of
a family-of two families, TO be quite
exact. And in this story the writer
has to a most enjoyable degree pre-
served the fine flavor of its earlier
picturesque and robust existence.
written for the family" the book
has. happily, come into the open with
it's clear appeal TO any one who finds
the days Of the clipper ship the most
irresistible days in the whole history
Of our country.
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THE LOVE OF MADEMOISELLE.
BY George Gibbs. author Of Mad
Marriage" ETC. New York: d. APP
pleton g. Co.
OBVIOUSLY, George Gibbs, novel
- ist, Is tired. for the time being at
least, with themes Of modern cast. the
miseries of marriage, the equal
misery Of unmarriage, narrowing prob
lens Of the male and the female OF
the species. psychoanalysis, and all
the rest Of It. We too, are tired Of
this weller Of social messiness. So
when George Gibbs offers a robust
story of the past we take it, reJoic-
ing, and settle to its unproblematical
comforts A lusty story, though,
with plenty Of intrigue and fighting
in it, but it is welcome and whole
some stuff nevertheless. The lady
exciting so much Of love and trouble
is of Huguenot breed. On one side OF
her is ranged q crafty Spaniard; on
the other, q young and gallant sub
iect OF Queen Elizabeth. And with
the ready aid of these three the
author turns off swift love story and
at the same time objectifies something
OF the spirit Of the turbulent times In
which the fortunes Of these three are
set. England, France and Spain, the
dominant and warning countries Of
the 18th century, provide the stage
for this spirited romance that
reaches even TO America for some of
its most exciting moments, Fine and
refreshing work, whose effect Is that
of sea winds and mountain storms
to Offset the doldrums of the bulk OF
current novels.
THE BLUE WINDOW. BY Temple
bailey. author of 1.-The Gay
Cockade," etc. Philadelphia: The
Penn Publishing Co.
A MOTHER story for young readers
"A by Temple Bailey. This is the
n1SLOFY OL d WhV tiVN OAAAV
possesses ideals but who puts UP a
fight to maintain them as well The
stage for this contest is a simple
one, but none the less rough for all
that. Hardly any field for high
endeavor can be more discouragtng
than the dull and drudging life Oh
the farm. But young hefoines are
commonly required to face difficulties
of a depth to prove the stun that is
in them. A separated father and
| mother add complexity to this
already cruel situation. The chief
legacy of separated fathers and
mothers Is unhapiness to their chill
dren. The girl finally passes over to
| the father, no doubt to prove still
| further that nothing can make her
. give UP her dreams OF life that rs
! beautiful and good. And, after trials
of many patterns, all OF them bearing
| the we'll known stamp OF this
| ronnancer the girl comes in q triumph