The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-21
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
sEueIids of the Morn, NeW Novel From Pen
Of Young Washing tOniGn, NOW in Hand
Winant Johnston Has
Written Charming Tale
of a Rare Friendship

WIlGICl1 OA1dA AAAAAAS
of a Rare Friendship
Washington society has
contributed another author
to the world. This time it
is that tall, 1.-THE, extremely
good-looking Winant john
st6n, who has a novel just
off the press and finding
its way to the local book
stores.
It bears the attractive
title, "Eyelids Of the Morn, "
q few. words taken from
Millions "Lycidas, +" which
give a suggestion Of the
poetry and youth to be
found within its pages. 1he
volume is beautifully bound
in a lavender-gray-green
cover and has a half-dozen
charming illustrations
woodcutsdone by the au-
thor. who is also an artist
Of ability.
Dedicated to !" Jimmie"
"For Jimmie this book was
done" is the dedication IN
spired by the writer's mother,
Mrs. William P. Johnson;
Jimmie was the name he had
heard his father call her dur
ING his life. The publishers
have used the Dutch spelling OF
the authors name, and so we
have Wiinant for WinaTt.
Mr.. Johnston has written an IN
teresting story of rare friend"
ship--has written it with sim
piicity and charm suggestive
Of classic French prose. The
vivid beauty of its descriptive
scenes is tremendously appeal
ing.
Autobiogrsphical in Part
IN this novel there are many
happenings in the authors own
e.rnerience and the experience or
his ancestral family, members OF
which lived in New York Wnen
II was Little Old New York.
on his mothers side he IS de-
scended from one of those arlsto.
cratic Dutch families that played
such q prominent part in the
early social life Of New York.
Much Of the novel takes place
IN France. a country which the
author knows intimately AMI
loved with devotion. AS a child
he went to school near an ola
chateau town in southern France
AS & man he fought IN the
trenches Of France, having
served with the British forces be-
fore the United States cast its
lot with the allies. Events dur.
ing these periods are chronicled
In 'tEyelids OF the Mern."
The story opens In New York.
but, when one Of the heroes Is a
child Of few years. he goes to
France to school. And from then
on to the end the scenes are In
France and England.
Many will reca1l-ce certainly those
interested In art-the exhibition
several years ago OF some Of the
sculpture Of Mr.. Johnston. His
figures have much strength and
originality, combining to make
models Of great beauty. How
ever, Of late years the sculptor
has played q minor part and the
artist has been finding express
sion IN modelling with words.
He and his mother have q
quaint little house in Georgetown
In which are many fine and lovely
things old portraits, pictures,
brocades, linen. tapestries, pieces
Of antique furniture with . his
tory.
When Mr.. Johnston and his
mother came from Indianapolis to
live in washington soon after the
world war the former was Cap
tain Johnson, y. s. A., but after
4 year or two Of peacetine mill.
tary service he put aside his uni-
form and became again q citizen.
His uncle was the late Elliott
Woods, architect of the Capitol,
ana brother of Mrs. Johnston,
who was Miss Frances Woods. As
i musician there was perhaps no
one In washington who surpassed
the architect. He had piano
made especially for his use, which
since his death has been presented
Is the washington Club by Mrs.
Woods.
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