Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15


ity." etc. New York: The MacnJI-
| Ian CO.
IlTNIE MOTHERS" big three
- volume bulk. constitutes in
Itself n library covering the
Il many qualifications of a SIN
gle prolific theme. Set up
beside the thousand daily demands.
| important or otherwise, that eat up
the days and nights % the average
man, the book il beyond reach Of few
| but the special student. Yet 1t STANDS
! tho repository of body Of vital fact,
| the immediate and available source OF
| significant information.
! Here Is expert research and record
on II basic social theme whose common
/ Inadequate Interpretation rests upon
tradition, sentiment. religious concep'
| tons. Going back to the primitive
| formation Of social groups. these the
| basis Of all subsequent societies. the
author discovers these groups to be
| fundamentally reproductive, resting
| for this impulse toward perpetuity
upon instincts derived from the mater
| nal nature rather than from the pa
| ternal. This fact becomes the basis
of the succeeding studies. An intro
ductnry discussion of biology and psy-
| ch0l0Cy launches the subsequent OK
/ elusive consideration Of the part
| played by the operations Of the mater
| nal instinct in producing the social
consciousness and it's various mani
! fcstations in ascending civilizations.
/ Motherhood is an evolution not a
divine command. In this evolution
/ love has it's logical origin and growth.
/ Marriage is development rather than
| Il device. a. planned institution. not
made in heaven" as our days Of
/ ignorance declared. The biz book goes
/ on it's way in an exhaustive cons;d-
| Grafton. buttresscd at every point by
scientific knowledge and research. 10
include the rise and growth OF such
varied sentiments as affect all the re-
| lafions Of men and women. as such,
out from which have developed social
| consciousness and religious practices.
| Made for study as The Mothers" Ger.
| tainly is, therefore practically pro-
| hibitive because of its volume. il is.
! nevertheless. a book for the intelligent
| reader TO use from time 10 time az he
seeks through the world for an occa.
| sipnal answer TO a thousand questions
! that as vet have produced no real ex-
I PLANTATION whatever. An exciting
study. calculated, maybe. to shake
some OF our old foundations. but A
study. nevertheless. whose scientific
basis. whose zeal for exact truth
whose clear and specific statements.
whose high authority command re-
spect and stimulate TO its further
pursuit.
THE ARISTOCRATIC MISS BREW.
| TER. BY Joseph e. Lincoln, au-
thor OF The Big Mogul." etc.
New York; u. Appleton 4 Go.
TENACITY of purpose and resist,
anCe 10 innovation becomes IN ,
saving of grace OF the Puritan under
| the hard conditions of colonial days.
| just rs. ever since, these have been
| the conserVators Of New England :
| special outlook and habi, of life. Il
/ is his spirit that Joseph Lincoln
/ again brings TO the fore in !. ucw
! study of his chosen corner nj the
| United States. To this. however. for
! the immediate purpose in hand he
| adds the modern touch of the woman
/ stepping out into the worli Of husi-
ness and self-support, With such
! material Joseph Lincoln seeks 20
/ achieve love story and TO present.
| once again a deeply characteristic
| neighhorhood ~ New England tenn
| permanent. modes of thought. ways
/ al speech and generally unchansinG
/ attitudes and bebaNlors Of the
( rather grimiy humorous sort. Miss
! brewster. of the very cream Of local
! aristuCracy, Is 10 he turned into
! business woman by way OF this
. romance. IL is necessary first, there
/ fore. Ia deprive this august young
/ woman of part Of her material
j substance An easy matter in these
| uncertain DAYS. Then. before the
! spectacle Of Miss Rrewster's descent
| from her former hIgh estate, there -
| the wonder and the actual diSniaT of
She small town to I've depicted before
| SO calamitous an event Here. ~ h"
/ sure, is MIR l.incoin's opportunity 10
| rncreate and get into the open an
! ether patch OF New England. Ba'
| the story goes on win me some" f'a'
! futil.. cffor, Of the lady i'll question
/ IN secure success as a business fac