Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
On the Book Room Table

month by month, are O. the hneSt,
drawn from the best sources. This
month of August, however, its displays a Sum-
mertime common sense that calls for praise.
Like the most of u.s. The Golden Book
sheds its clothes, or the bulk Of them, 10
meet the super-heat of this particular season.
1t Is cut down in sheer bulk without any lOas
of good reading or of attractive looks. No time
this for any omnibus" publishing caperss. ID
the management says. And, as result we have
q periodical that just fits the listless hand 81
every reader. No Skimping OF the essential
values mind you. Here are Dumas GautieI,
Chekhov, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield
Christopher Morley and many another Of that
class. Mark Twain for smiles and Irwin Cobb
for laughter John Dome with a song, and
John Keats with the immortal, "a thing Of
beauty Is joy forever" most interesting
page presents The Only Five Great Women
Poets"-Sappho, Christina RosSetti, Emily
Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edna
St. Vincent Millay. Each comes bringing .
sample of her stuff. Take them or leave them
as you think and feel Here they are. While
you are weighing them, you might in respect
to one of the five turn to-
THE YALE REVIEW. the Summer quarter.
I wherein the fortnight and original and
deeply intellectual Virginia WoOlf passes critical
judgment upon Elizabeth Barrett Browning by
way of study of Aurora Leigh" The Brown
ings have taken on new lease in current
interest by way of "The Barrels of Wimpole
Street." so ably interpreted by the good ac-
tresS Katherine Cornell. The artful and un-
derstanding actress, Katherine Cornell. And
into an opening apparently made for her, vir-
ginia Wooh steps for looking over Of the
case of the poet, Mrs. Browning A word here
and there-wholy unfair but Mrs. WoOlf
doesn't mind-runs to the effect that one does
not read the poem. nowadays, but muses. in
stead with kindly condescension" over this
token of bygone fashion" 1T is not a book but
a dusty mantle with fringes and furbelows that
our grandmothers actually wore; a cluster Of
wax fruit under glass case on the drawing
room table among albums, views of Jerusalem,
models of the Tai Mahal carved IN alabaster."
That is what Virginia Woolf says She says
much besides, in a somewhat softening effect,
but all that Is rot much the point Is Vir-
ginia Woolf horself just the one to be walk
ing around m the midst of things, many
things.
h IATURE MAGAZINE for August is here on
! Y the table too making a quite special
claim in its account of the great tree-planting
program including the whole of the United
States in celebration of the George Washing
ton 200th birthday anniversary ceremonies of
next year-1932. Here is an activity in which
President and schoolboy, and all the folks IN
between provide not only for that particular
year but for many and many year to come
experimenting formal reforestration plans of
areas throughout the country. The story In
Its plan and purpose In the special modes and
occasions of its fulf1llment. is told by Russell T.
Edwards. And along with such descriptive work
are instructions for schools and other bodies
wishing 10 have part In the great celebration.
"A ree-Planting Book" is at the service OF
those who desire one, up at the headquarters
Of the magazine and the American Tree-p3ant-
ing Association
Birds have big place in this number. Their
moving time Is not far away. Meanwhile
there are many domestic odds and ends 10 get
together. Outdoor interests. all of the active
brand The pictures are of their usual high
order. of the striking features-of this peri
Odical Here is story too, for Perry Miller,
The Stars rod and stream" man-"The Fish
erman's Friend" telling how the alligator helps
to maintain the f3Sh supply. Conservation"
applied to the fsherman's sport is Mr.. MIXERS
main text. On the cover of this number b .
gray wolf by Bruce Horsfall, lovely-loeking
creature, all dressed up for Winter. Looks mild.
for a slant to one eye. Nature Magazine
is delight whenever 1t comes my way.