Evening star., 1933-09-03
% SARAH Q. BOWERMAN
Sarah Gertrude MillinS Biography of Cecil
Rhodes -<'7he Mirroy of Vail Street,
and loan Lo10eUS Ne7v Book.

tive countries" The word then, goes back
directly to is simple English meaning, derived
from the Latin OF surrender In international
parlance it is q surrender by a country Of
some of its national rights to other nations.
Such extraterrftoriality has existed in Turkey
since the time Of the Byzantine Empire, long
before the fall of Constantinople into the hands
Of the Turks In 1883. In modern times the
Western powers have struggled unremittingly
to keep the system alive, while Turkey has tried
to abolish it. At the end OF the World War 1t
seemed that the Western powers had triumphed,
but Turkey from her downfall in fight
ing mood, with new leader. Finally, in 1923,
the treaty of Lausanne completed the abroga-
ton of the capitulatons The system Is dead,
killed by Mustafa Kemal. So DR.. Sousa's most
scholarly history is in the nature Of biography.
only possible in complete form after the subject
- is dead Amid the discussions of laws, treaties,
protocols and jurisdictions, Of the very
practical problems involved in the extraterri-
torial system are described: personal privileges,
such as freedom Of worship, Of residence and
trade. and involabiltty of domicie; economic
privileges. such taxation and customs du-
ties; juridical privileges, both in cases involv-
ing only foreigners and in those involving both
foreigners and Ottoman subjects; the mmigra-
ton Of Jews into Palestine; Armenian dis
turbances: the status of missionaries, and
American sentimental interest in Turkey"
MOSAICS. In Italy. Palestine, S,.ia Turkey
and Greece BY Charles H Sheriff. Lon
don: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd
= EN- SHERRILL, former American Ambas-
~ sadoT to Turkey, is a connoisseur in
stained glass and has written several books on
the subject. among them "St.ined Glass Tours
in England Stained Glass Tours in France
and "A Stained Glass Tour in Italy" He is
studying moSaics and in this book. illus
trated from photographs, describes with knowl-
edge and appreciation the great mosaics of
Italy. especially those of Rome and Ravenna,
and those Of the Near East especially those of
Constantinople He begins humorously by de-
claring mosaic a snob among the arts. 1T
frankly chose to install itself near the seats Of
the mighty-critics may even call it little
brother of the rich" The great capitals of
empire and the lesser capitals of kingdoms
provided the wealth and hence drew to them
selves the master mosaic makers. Bible stories
provided the usual subjects for mosaicists, but
the favorite subjects OF one century were often
neglected in the next Old Testament stories
were first preferred; later the growing cult of
the Virgin Mary brought preference for New
Testament tales. Sometimes contemporary life,
usually of the court appears in a mosaic scene,
and to the modern tourist if not to the student
such q scene has greater interest than the more
less conventional religious scenes In both
classes of mosaics students Of costume develop
ment and Cf the Socic' - - '-~- f1nd -
terestins material.
Gen. Sheriff. Gevo.-- -----------. .,-..c the
technique OF mosaics, and their history is in
volved in the chronological order in which he
discusses them, but he warns that this is a
travel and an art book, not learned work on
mosaic technique" He thus we1l places it
a book for the general reader of culture and
interest in art forms. His mosaic pilgrimage
of
and continues until the end of the ninth (when
early Christian mosaics ended; then. after
a gap of two centuries comes down through
the fourteenth century. He gives in summary
some Of the most brilliant landmarks: Santa
Costanza, Santa Pudenziana and the Lateran
chapel Of Sante Rufina Segtnda in Rome
(fourth century,; San Ambrogio in Milan
Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, and the tomb
of Gala Placidia in Rayenna tfifth century,;
Santa Sofia in Constantinople. San Appolnare
Nuopo, San Vitale and San Aponinare in Classe
in Ravenna, and Santi Cosma Damiano and
San Lorenzo fuori lie Mura in Rome sixth CEN
tury); Santa Agnese in Rome (the declining
seventh century,: San Teodoro in Rome (the
still declining eighth century,, and Santa Maria
in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Dominica and
Santa Prassede in Rome ninth century,.
GAL REPORTER 81 Joan Lowell New
York: Farrar & Rnehart.
"A fHEN Joan LoWells other book, The Cradle
w of the Deep" appeared critics were guess
ing how much was truth and how much we'll
disguised fiction. They never found out en-
tirely but at any rate it was a good yarn Of
nautical infant adventurer who grew up among
sailors on the ocean and in foreign ports Now
rs Gal Reporter" Joan Lowell tells of her
first experiences on q newspaper, metropoli-
tan tabloid. She knew the sea, but she knew
nothing about the city room Of a daily except
what she had learned from the movies. She
hadn't the faintest idea what was meant when
lone of the imps' came from the city editor
and asked her. Didn't you dupe your copy?"
and warned, Don't forget to slug your copy"