Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
APanoramic Viez0 Of the G,o70H ofAmerica.
ANeg0 Volume From the Pen Of Shero0ood
Anderyou- W0,thzvhileAutA NovelS.

Tine mOuleHL dC Ie2SC, To CFSale pictures OF the
people and the face of the land down that way.
"A red glow rising out Of the swamps ag2inst
the night! From a distance that's what
sugar-mill is" So the story opens.
Might fell. sugar mill threw its glare
against the black horizon That's what sugar
mill is at night-a red glow rising out of the
Bwamps against the SLY And Bernard Cou-
villon Is o red glow against the night of poverty
and ignorance of the cene country" And so the
story ends. A poet novelist, a school teacher,
this John Earle Uhler.
IN THE WORLDS ATTIC. BY Henrietta Sands
Merrick. Introduction by Sir Francis Young
husband. illustrated. New York: @. P.
Putnam's Sons
THE newest travel books indicate that the
really desirable route to India is by way OF
the Himalayas. The highest peaks, the deepest
gorges, the most deyas ating river torrents these
only and in combination provide promise Of that
impending immediate death without which the
modern adventurer hardly considers it worth
while to leave his chfir and radio So every
body who goes that way at all slides and slthers
OF the roof of the world into India far below
Women as we'll as men, too Here is a woman's
record OF her own rummaging around in this
attic Of the world without actually taking the
final leap off into far Hindustan. Just as we'll
For as 1t Is, her pack Is bullying with
places and peoples, with strange customs and
gods, with scenic wonders. And the new
namesl No geography up way has ever
limited Of these places with names that twist
the tongue, with letters that change their
sounds in sheer disregard Of our alphabetic
Sobriety and steadfastneSs. However, Mrs Mer-
rick Is not responsible for these oriental va
carries. But she is responsible for the admirable
use OF aids to better understanding of SO
much of strangeness. First, there is a good
map-indispensabe feature of any book OF
travel There are, also, lists of words and
idioms in common use translated into our own
speech. There are tables Of money and meas
ureS Routes are laid out, with modes Of con-
veyance, with prices, with stopping points indi-
Gated Indeed, a more useful and thrifty
projected program for the possible follower
along this trail hardly be conceived. Yet,
despite such housekeeping pains, this is a
buoyant chronicle of adventure, a record OF
new and interesting fact, a tribute to the
courage and ability OF one woman at least in a
region which has not yet. certainly become
worn highway of seasonal excursions. A most
interesting account from fresh and zestful
point Of view.
MOBY DICK; or TIE White Whale. BY Herman
Melville. Introduction by william McFee.
Notes by NJ Dodge Holmes. Pho. nlustra-
lions by Anton otto Fischer. Philadelphia:
The John C. Winston Co.
IN an introduction to this volume William
] McFee, sailorman, writer and artist. gives
voice to everybcdy's love for "Moby Dick" to
the general appreciation of this great work Of
creative literature. One Of the master stories
Of any and all periods. Then what about this
edition of 1.-The White Whale? What is there
to say about it?
Not much. except a word two remindful
Of the Joy lying await in the mere beauty of
book There IS happiness of its own in the
volume that possesses a personality, in its
shapeliness and color, in the texture of its leaf
and the distinction of its type, in picture and
end deccrations-in full measure Of those in
terlinking arts of which the high craftsman in
bookmaking stands possessed.
Sometimes in moments that we foolishly
name "lofty" We declare that only the content
of the book counts. That its externals CT gear
are inconsderable. And yet place in the hand
book of beauty, a bookmakers best in his art.
What happens? Almost at once comes the
readers own involuntary response to the high
qualities of color and shape and texture that.
1ntermingled here, give to the type itself
stronger gesture of appeal and surer return
from the reader. The beautiful book is thing
to CHERISH thing to read again and once
more from time to time as, out from the shelves
1t seems to turn an inviting look For young
folks who show an interest in reading the book
OF beauty well of worth is of an influence
hardly calculable to those who say "a book is
Just book yellow primrose, so to speak.
All this to say thct "Moby Dick" created by
the John G. Winston Co., is bound to be q
treasure for readers who are just coming into
q feeling of happy possession of the new book
that is both beautiful and great. There is
cultural psychology in such combination that
Is quite invaluable-so the wise ones in culture
and in its beginnings would tell you, am sure.
In the meantime, lucky is every reader, young
and not so young, who can claim as his own this
fine edition of THE White Whale"
PERHAPS WOMEN BY Sherwood Anderson.
New York: Horace Liveright.
A NY exacting workman would call this q
job lot Of writing. And so it Is. Ander-
son, himself, agrees. Says it first, in fact.
touch Of poetry, broken in form and spasmodic