Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

NdCdlDHlilS dJOnS the
Riviera, bicycling through Normandy
and Brittany, breaking the family
bank TO gather in Norway. Sweden
and Denmark--such is the quite dir
Tying course set down in this joyous
business of seeing Europe. Astonish-
ing how much more four people can
see of the travel sights around them
than single individual can. pro
vided these are of like tastes and
equal eagerness. And here Is a we'll
nigh perfect syndicate of zest. intel
ligence, adaptability and energy bent
Whol e-heartedly upon a. gorgeous va
cation at the hands of ali Europe.
And just about as the various adven-
lures come along. some according to
program and some by the chance of
the moment. just in that way are they
set down here. All gay, vivid,
natural-and so all thoroughly en-.
joyable to the reader. Now don't for
minute imagine that this spirit OF
play and natural behavior on the part
of these travellers takes away from
the substance of this record Quite
the contrary. Rather does this man.
ner give to the reader the effect of
an actual partaking in these Journeys
from one point of interest to another.
An effect not to be gained by a pom
derous projection of the facts hero
set out. Here is a touch of history
in story and picture. here is a. cur
rent question held up in it's own sur
roundings for brief statement. here
is a passing sketch of economic life.
of continental politics, of the con-
trasted manners and points of view
between separate localities,-and here
is complete personal enjoyment
multiplied by four. that is passed on
to the raa6nr without II
loss. AS intimate. is this record. as
telling 1T face to face with the neigh
Dor across the yard when these trav.
elers get back home for a little
settling down before. let us hone. an
other flight away somewhere, or anv.
where.
VIVID SPAIN. BY Joe Mitchell Chan.
pie. Illustrated with original etch
ings by Levon West. Boston:
Chapple Publishing Co.
JUST what it purports to be--vivid
Spain! Two friends, it appears, set
out together on this journey. One
carried a pen, the other a pencil. The
pen leaked words incessantly, the pen.
eli dr1bbled pigment. So much for the
equipment of the two, save for that
saperlative gift Of gusto. appreciation.
stored knowledge for Interpretation
along the way, a joyous disregard of
orderly procedure, indeed a. CAV denial
or the sum total Of utilities that seri
Gus travellers mind so depressingly for
the readers who are to come after
tnem. And so these two roam about
Following reckoning spirit rather
than the set routes of ordinary sight.
seers. Ihey both make pictures. each
hn
stand together here as the Joint an
thors OF this book. Where their cara.
van rests. there do they lift the local
NY up and put 1t into the new book
that Is making. A stretch of Spanish
landscape, stepped in this phase of
spanish history or that one; an Incl
cent about one famous Spaniard mr.
another, an ancient building of won.
drous architecture, workmen in the
neid, common people at work and at
play. painting, literature, conquest.
oelhg conquered-al1 of these and
many more characteristic features he.
siues rise around these two, wherever
.ney may pc, and troop into the ad-
venture, alive and stressfuI az in H.
DAY OF their actual existences and he.
naviors. Oh, this is Vivid Snain"
.and no doubt about. that. II is ha-
sioes' the happy adventure of two
men. themselves wildly alive and re.
ceptive TO the charm and romance a nd
vitality that move beside them az thaS.
go from end to end of this corcty,1
delightful book of personal erneri.
ence and of rich harvestings alonr tha
way. "ons the
The BELATED RECKONING Nv
PnylliS BOttome, author NJ ..r,ha
park Tower" etc. New YORK..
George H. Doran Co.
80 clearly does the passion Of love
belong to youth. with it's crvduli-
ties, its dreams. its gift of making
something out of nothing at all, weay.
ing fairy fabrics with cobwebs and
dew webs. that an author venturine
to set up this devastating emotion i'm
the life of one past middle age needs
a surprising artistry and something
close to genius in order to make any
thing like fair delivery. As matter
or fact. no romancer ever really does
get away with this matter, notwith-
standing the capable and interesting
work that has been expended upon IT. |
Against nature-and nature is the one
thing that cannot be countered with
success. However. here is a novel on
the theme of belated love, and a good |
story at that. Phyllis Bottome Is an