Evening star., 1934-10-21
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
Mrs. Roosevelts Flare for Politics Followed by
Other Women-Robert Lincoln q brien Speaks
on Cleveland apoleon Books at Princeton.

human possibilities which we regard
Al typically American? ! believe that
Mr.. Cleveland In his great career re-
NAMED the product Of this simple
parsonage. Mr. Cleveland spent his
last Gays in the environments Of
Princeton University, an atmosphere
that was particularly sympathetic TO
him.
A Princeton graduate Of the class
of 1915, Mr. Andre de Coppet of New
York has presented part Of the
library Of Napoleon Bonaparte TO the
university. It's a rare gift, containing
literary and historical books, books IL
Napoleon's interest in horti-
culture, travel and biography as well
as those depicting the life. customs
and geography Of other lands.
A three-volume edition on the trees
of America, "Histoire des Arbres
Forestiers de IAmerique." is elabor-
ately illustrated in color. Written by
F. Andre Michaux, a Frenchman, it
was published in 1908. Another
choice edition is a four-volume pic
ture book Of India, with pages slightly
larger than half of standard news
paper page. This book, Les Hindous,"
by r. Balthazard Solvyns, was printed
between 1908 and 1912. 1t contains
full-page colored pictures of the life
Of the inhabitants of India.
The French Emperor seems to have
been interested in the best sellers Of
his time for there are included in the
library translations Of "Clarissa Har-
love-" Tom Jcnes"-doubltless unex-
purgated-"The Adventures Of Sir VIII
liams Pickle" by Tobias Smollett, and
Fanny" by Maria Edgeworth. One
would not have suspected the Cor
sican Of reading Maria'S chaste
stories Nine. de Stael's DE L'Alle-
magner" is in this collection Ma
poleon was not fond Of the lady
perhaps was just curious TO know what
she had to say. An amusing map
Of the world Is q bit sketchy when it
comes to locations, as 1t places the
Capital Of the United States a little
south of Lake Erie, and spells it
Washington
Another life of Mars Robert" which
has taken 10 years to collect and sort
material fora biography of the great
Confederate general, Robert Edward
Lee, in two volumes, by Mr.. Douglas
S0uthal Freeman-contains new ma
terial and clears up some obscurities
in earlier biographies Of the general.
1t is understood there will be two
more volumes.
Mr.. Freeman has been so conscien-
tious in the use of the information
collected that in order to substantiate
his statements he makes use of
pious footnotes, even in what would
pass for minor statements. For in
stance, night brought cold and biting
wind" there are footnotes to prove
the state of the weather at that par
ticular moment.
One or two of the best biographies
of Gen. Lee, from a military stand
point, have been written by diStin.
guished military men of great Britain.
They have brought to the attention
of Americans many events in the
military career of Lee which they had
either overlooked or had not under
stood. Just so, the iitterateurs Of
IiASAaAlo th06Alt ADI
countrymen to appreciate the beauti-
full and simple English of his Gettys-
burg speech and his second inaugural
address.
The alumnae of Smith College, In
washington and everywhere, are
doubtless patting themselves on the
back over the acquisition of that beau
tiful Corot, La Blonde Gasconne,"
painted in 1850, and which the artist
loved 50 well that he would not part
with 1t during his lifetime. This can
vas is 15A by 11H inches in size,
and 1t Is said one can recognize the
painting on the wall of his studio In
the two well-known works by the same
artist, both called ''L'Atelier" One is
in the Camondo collection at the
Louvre, the other in the Widener COL
lection in Philadelphia. Critics pro-
nounce La Blonde Gasconne" of ex-
ceptional quality. The Smith College
Museum Of Art Is q collection built
up by Alfred Vance Churchill.
There are some lovely corots in the
Corcoran Galleries: THE Wood Gath
erers" and Dance Of the Nymphs In
the Moonlight; one sombre and the
other with a fairy-like feeling and
an all enveloping atmosphere of subtle
romance. After all If one could only
have q Corot, a Cazanne and a
Vibert-the latter for Cardinals and
color, they could go to the public
galleries for the great masterpieces Of
earlier centuries, which are for grand
emotions.
Barnard College, New York, is the
college and Miss Dorothy Miner is the
person who has had the privilege and
honor to be selected to do the work
Of ideutifYinR and cataloollino the