Evening star., 1935-10-27

pears to shine out In some Of her
prints in the National Gallery, and
in the Library Of Congress.
Mrs. Jacques was for some time a
bedridden invalid and during that
time would send out Christmas and
Easter cards, which she decorated for
her friends. Then she took up etch.
ing and the decoration on each card
was personal message to friend.
Then she studied seriously and began
to write and lecture on the art, drew
many artists about her-and the Chi
companionship.
cago Society was the result Of that
There are some pleasing colored
etchings in the exhibition at the
National Gallery, and a few very in
triguing aquatints, which somehow
beckon to one; restful quality, such
as one might gain from a water color,
and yet has some of the qualities
of oil. One by John Wesley Cotton
was particularly satisfying-perhaps
because the country scene, with the
trees of golden brown softness melt
ing into shadows of deeper shades,
suited the Autumn mood; peaceful
looking COWS and the figure of a man
partly in shadow, whose blue garments
made the balance of color the land
scape welcomed The title of this
aquatint may be "Bruges
meant but little except to the artist
inf in,
aquatints there are some beautiful
Goyas in the Library Of Congress
print division.
One of the delightful books of the
year is Sacha Guitry's souvenirs"
or, in the excellent translation from
the French by Lewis Gallantiere, IF
Memory Serves" which sparkles with
the wit of the salons, boulevards
and art world Of Paris, with whose
many sides he Is so familiar. There
is spontaneity, delicacy. a nat
uralness in his intimate association
and remarks about his relatives,
friends and those with whom he has
been so closely associated.
His father. Lucien Guitry, from
whom he was estranged for some
years. dominates the book his
mother beautiful and romantic. &.
Octave Mirabeau Clemenceau. Claude
Monet, the artist with whom he loved
to visit at Giverny, walk in the beau
tiful gardens which Stephen Gwynn
has described as a space so filled
with flowers that you could hardly
put your hand between them, and
all of them common, free-flowering
things" the garden of an
artis . his idol, Nine Sara Bern
hardt, who was a witness at his
fathers marriage to the lovely Mile
Renee de Pont-Jest, and, 81 years
later, at his own marriage to Yvonne
Printemps the wonderful, big
Christmas tree at Nine. Bernhardt's,
whose ornaments and gifts she Sc
lected with her own hands. Rostand
and others of the great and beautiful
world of Paris, with whose genius
and wit and beauty he was on terms
of intimacy.
It's rather curious that there is but
scant mention by Guitry, in his SOU
venirs, of his wife, the exquisite, en-
chanting Yvonne Printempts, with
whom American audiences are so IA
miliar and whose art they appreciate
in all its subtlety, illusiveneSs and rare
charm. Perhaps a charm that could
not have been so all-encompassing
without the genius of her actor or-mana-
playwright husband. The English
translation has not been seen, but in
the original there are some unusual
pen and ink-may5e charcoal
sketches by the author. of the great
Rejane, his father, and Jules Renard.
Mr.. Sinclair Lewis latest, 1T Can't
Happen Here" which is just on the
book stalls, has already been snatched
up by one Of the great moving picture
producers, who bought it from the gal
ley proofs. It's said that an unusu-
ally large sum was paid for it before
the Nobel Prize winner sailed for Eu-
rope.
Julging from the reviews. it just
could not happen here-a Fascist die
tator with an American temperament.
The attempt would have to be made
by hyphenated American.
Come, my hearties, this Is a book
for those who love the call of the sea;
to sail in imagination the seven seas
put in for rum in the West In
dies Smyrna for figs-those
luscious little sugar ones. China
for tea and Japan for silks. Mr.. Henry
c. Kittredge will tell you all about it
in a DELIGHTFULLY."- breezy way in "Ship-