Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28

in which they live and an eager hope for the
still greater and finer city that Is to come" Such
the avowed design.
"Only River!" Just river with beaver in
millions along its banks. Troubles in the wide
world across the sea- Fleeing these, come Pill
grins, WalloonS, CrullerS. And the Indians sell
'Manna-Hatin" to Peter Mnut for $24 worth
of trinkets And right here is picture of the
great transaction. AS with Paul Morand and
his New York" this story, once on its feet
runs like the wind through the succeeding
years of New York life and growth. We see
the beginning of Wall Street itself. We look
on upon early current customs and costumes.
We are in when Mamma Hatin" goes English
and when 1t gathers in Staten Island Here are
points when the Revolution engaged New York,
when old heroes walked its streets. Then, later.
comes the passion of growth and expansion at
first along the ground, new, however, giving
challenge to the clouds The Stock Exchange,
the money center of the world the war, and
after, in its effect upon this giant of the ma
Honal commonwealth. There Is in trying
to tell you half that the story holds 1t is a
breath-taking adventure to partake from every
important point Of view Of the influences and
actualities that have gone into the making Of
Greater New York. Many of illustrations give
early and later points of growth. An impress
Sive picture is an airpane moving slowly
and high over the city the "first commercial
aircraft to cross the Atlantic" The work ends
with a most useful chronology, most intelli-
gently devised time table. The Renaissance
starts it, away back in 1883, where, certainly.
the seed of the great discovery lay; 1929 ends
it with modern scientific constructions and
plans well on their way to fruition. I'm enthus-
iastic over this book. hope you will be. 1t is
a deep mine of authentic stuff in respect, not
only to "Manna-Hatin" and its growth alone,
but to the country as whole as well. AS for
story, it is complete engroSsment.
FIXED MARRIAGE Anonymous. New York:
Harper & Bros.
THE author of this novel has recently emerged
from her hiding away. And, In evidence
thereof you will Immediately have a new novel
from her, all named n everything. This is the
one, however, that for the moment engages me.
Here is a subject so sensitive as to be per-
petualy like fresh scald on the hand. Yet
it is matter that not only exists but one, too.
that is not uncommon in the life roundabout.
Nothing less. nor more, than that two young
people of different religious belief and practice
fall in love with each other and get married.
Catholic girl and Protestant boy. Deeply in
love and not in any great degree affected by the
whirl of modern life IN its effect upon the
young folks The author does not complicate
the case by that issue. Rather does she try
to show-rather does she show-how early
religious teaching does become very influential
factor even in the domestic relations of this
young couple. No sensation here. Rather
close and open-minded study of character re-
acClng 10 CURRENT uSHlanu anu 10 carry Training
at the same time. trying and important
theme for romance Yet it exists and to its
study the author has brought intelligence,
understanding, impartiality and the gift of
making a story Having read the book, the
elders will be inclined to recede from the un-
happy decision that their efforts to bring up
children in the way they should go is nowadays
failure. The prime difficulty, of course, lies
in the fact that here are offered two ways that
should be followed-ways that are mutually ex-
elusive of each other And that brings up the
immemorial question Never mind. What's
the use? finely constructed novel, profound
in its implications. But it is likely to be
novel negligible or openly condemned. We
are that way, you know.