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Reviews of AMERICAN DEMOCRACY VERS PRUSSIAN MARXISM. By Clar- ence F. Birdseye, author of “The Reorganization of Our Colleges, etc. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company. UCH has been written about American government of the people and by the people— that is, about the politics of our government. Little attention has been given to a consideration of American government for the people ~—that is, to the purposes of our gov- ernment. This book sums to a defi- nite and detailed study of those pur- poses. Its first step sets our historic background in an avowed purpose of | American democracy — embodied in our Constitution. Succeeding steps| show the ways in which this purpose | has persisted, evolving its own prin- ciples, recognizing the laws that this purpose and these principles ha posed, modifying means to mect ne conditions, enlarging measures to in- of democratic clude the new growth. wellbeing. In a spevially informing treatment the author takes, one by one, the great departments of our government to giv concrete dcm-l onstration that cach ie but a part of the common purpose of the whole— that this shall be a government f the people. Side by e with th study of our great democratic pur-| pose, the author carrics the dog f Prussian Marxism — an_ autocr: class doctrine, mot different, i sence, from Hohenzollern autocrac despite its claims for social equalit The value of this book, a very value, lies in the clear and ob i i agencies by which the original pur poses of this government are bein fulfilled. It is the story of our vicis sitous achievement—of holding to our democratic purpose through whatever stress may betide, of progress toward government for the people through any and every fortune. One of the few really valuable books on our gov- ernment. MEMOIRS OF LIFE AND LITERA- TURE. By W. H. Mallock, author of “The Heart of Life,” etc. New York: Harper & Bros. There is every reason for this book of recollections to be a captivating| one, as it is. Its author is himself a writer of distinction. There 15, sided. under this 3 and specially alive to the powers of those of his own craft. His | eager years were spent in a rich pe- riod of English letters. His associates Wwere men whom every one is zealous to know in some fair degree of inti- | macy. Upon_this foundation these recollections build into an open and companionable body of intercourse | with such men as Ruskin. Carlyle, Swinburne, Byron's grandson and Shelley’s son, and many another about ‘whom one is endlessly curious. There are touches of travel here—Cyprus. Florence, Hungary, and across America. There are pi English country life. lish life in London. Oxford scenes ! look out from one chapter and| the author's own family antecedents from another. Discussions on the poli- tics both of England and America march along together. Estimates of lterature have a place here. The k is rich and absorbing from each and all of these points of view. since here the recognized writer and the man of broad life and outlook are one and the same. THE FOOLISH LOVERS. By St. John G. Ervine, author of “Mrs. Martin's Man.” etc. New York: The Macmil- lan Company. John MacDermott, boy and man. of Ballyards in Ulster, is the hero of this tale. Not a hero in the old sense at all, who goes out to ficht and conquer. The fighting, such as it is. is done inside of John MacDermott. for he has no enemy to compare with his own hard-headed. cantankerous self. So, wherever John is. whether at home in Ballyards fighting against the drab existence of that corner, or over in London trying to be a great writer, he ‘earries his enemy right along with him. so that the fight {s a pretty continuous affair. ‘The tale gets its title from the fool- ishness of two young things ‘setting out in life without a scrap of where- ‘withal save their own young bodies and their own young hopes. When John is conquered at last, and he is conquered. it is by the good sense of his wife and his mother. This com- bination hauls him down from his own unsubstantial demesne in the clouds and takes him back to Bal- Iyards to do the thing he can_ do, rather than to grouse forever about the thing he cannot possidly do. A hundred bits of Irish life lurk out from this story of so complete a native quality. A hundred turns of Irish speech, of Irish points of view. ! fellow. in spite of his B Iready picked They were aiting, also, for an impecunious | young cousin, who might easily . looked like this. The girl. overhear- ing some of their free family talk failed to mention the accident that led to this borrowed gear. Instead she decided to play the role that the Walgroves themselves had assigned to her. Such is the groundwork of ! Leaco ries as a whole, these intense mo- ments sum to a common Sense of isappointment that the promised land of America is not a land flowing with milk and honey, not a land of plenty in food, in piay. of plenty in everything of which the old world was, to them. €0 lamentably barren. Each, worked out in a vivid sincer- ity, is, in effect, a protest against the reality that stands so sharply off in contrast to the dream. Neither the author. herself of immigrant stock, nor the new settler appears to realize that the immigrants’ way of huddling together in racial units in the foreign quarter of a great city is the real barrier to the larger and freer life. In these stories the op- pressors—landlords, shopmen, em- vers—are. in the main, of the im- igrant tribe, already ~established and emulating as well as conditions permit the d their A i = Young ! Hearts,” et w York: George H. | Doran Company i Mrs. Buckrose here offers a very enzaging romance on the common situation of mistaken identit ow could the Walgroves Know that the odd or tyrannies in which they That the stories are pas- vivid is with tion. That their ironies are In the ree to which they faith-| rand izens siona out qu rightiy sourced is not so clear. marked de fully reproduce outiook they are clear artist the chara »f one group of alien ¢ illuminating as is admirable. GIRL IN Buckros: this pleasing little story of young folks falling in love, getting mar- ried and living happy ever after. The o be a real parentage, and any other little difficulty fades aw: under the pliant hand of thig prac y of easy son turns out, of cours ticed writer. A good s lines and unexacting spirit. IN THE ONYX LOBBY. By Carolyn Wells. author of “Faulkner's Fol- 1y, New York: George H. Do- ran Company. A jealously guarded recipe for the i making of bums—the famous Knglish Pinney buns—serve! murder. =around wh laughable coil of is not quite sure detective story shoul whether t »r should not, | s place alongside of Stephen: It com- | But Carolyn take “Nonsense Novels." ports itself serio Wells is by nature a humorist. There- fore one is a bit suspicious. How- ! the action moves along under ! him- | herlockian adven- | (54 ever, the shield of Sir Conan Doyle self, a complete ture wherein ap| turned to the use: d science of crimin vestigation. The question i Killed Sir Herbert 3 0ld enough to know bert was a good deal of a Lothario. ' So, ona of those dazzling Broadway birds-o'-the-nizht might have done for him. Again. either one of two women, clinched in an endless feud might—just possibly mizht—have done it.” After much scurrving about between these two possibilities, the buns begin to rise as another pos- sibility. And by and by. when ther has been enough excitement to fill a book, and. meanwhile, to mature a romance, it turns out to have beer the buns, after all. with money-mind- €éd men as the murderers, despite Sir Herbert's dying Statement that “Women did thi THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. The following list. arranged by subjects. includes some of the latest additions to the Public Library. The iists which appear in this column each Sunday are reprinted at the end of the month in the library's monthly bulletin. Copies of this may be obtained free at the library. or will be sent by mail for 15 cents a year. is | linney? hough | better, Sir Her- | Biography. i Thayer. W. R. The Art of Biography. E-1T33. 8 Eannerjea, D. N. TIndia's Nation RBuilders. K-9R226. Harrow, Benjamin. Eminent Chem- ists of Our Time. E-9H21%e. Negri. Ada. Orazioni. 1918. E- 9N315. Rurciman, Sir Walter, bart. Drake. Nelson and Mapoleon. KE-9T! Adams. Henry, 1838-1918. Lett a Niece. Ford, W. C., ed. A Cycle pf Ad of Irish corners of landscape gem the pages of this exquisite work of Irish artistry. Ervine works in the method of realism. but an Irishman's realism is another man's poetry. IN CLAY AND IN BRONZE. By Brins- sey MacNamara, author of “The Clanking of Chains,” New York: Brentano's. The euthor calls this a “study in personality.” It is the story of Mar- tin Duignan. Rather is it a process. the process by which Martin Duignan s turned inside out for Investiga- tion and report. It is a curiously brazen exposure. Not a scrap of pri- vacy is left to Martin Duignan. All the littlenesses, which one guards so scrupulously step into the open day here—all the futilities, all the faults also that make the virtues,seem few and far between. Martin as peasant with the' soil soaking into his thoughts and his modes of expression s here. Then comes BMartin the dreamer, who, like our beloved “A. E." draws enchantment from far places and dreams of the ancient glories of life. Then one sees Martin the pagan—he stands pretty low here, one thinks. But this is obviously no half-hearted exposure. And, finally, there emerges Martin, the man. One is not quite able to see how the at- titudes of Martin toward life could have evoked an artist in writing, ac- claimed of his fellowmen—but so it turns out to be. There is a good deal of wallowing in the mire here, a lot of unmanliness—but it may take odd blends to work out the all-feeling soul of the artist. It does, of course, as one comes to think of it. They are all here. More than that, there is re- markable craftsmanship here. THE WASTED ISLAND. By Elmer 2'Dufly. New York. Dodd, Mead & Co. ete. Tn telling the story of Bernard Lascelles this author achieves the story of modern Ireland in its pres- ent disorganization and unrest. Irish by birth, younx Lascelles was edu- cated in English schools and brought up with the political notions and be- * liefs of the young Englishmen around him. With® the political theories of this class, he returned to Ireland, there to come into close association with the passionate advocates of Irish freedom. Through the char- acteristic turmoil of Irish agitation, Lascelles recasts his political beliefs, becomes. in turn, an Irish patriot, and at the Easter evolution of 1916 meets the tragedy of an overwrought mind. The story is filled with Irish discussion, with the ardors of their political beliefs, with the passion of their propaganda for freedom, with their zeal for martyrdom. While in- disputably a story in the close weave of {ts plot, in the sequence and color of its movement, in its culmination and its effect, it is, besides, an argu- ment for the political goal of inde- pendence. One pays tribute to the workmanship of these Irish writers whether or not he subscribes to their polftical theory. HUNGRY HEARTS. By Anzia Yes- ferska. Boston: Houghton Miffin Company. A group of East Side stories that come together here in a series of dramatic moments, each of which opens to the immigrant settler of that quarter angther strange fronting upop the new Hfe. Taking the sto- f <4 T A TN Y Letters. 1861-65. 2v. KE-Adi2a. Aldrich, . W. Crowding Memor! E-AIZ98. Asquith, Mrs. M. T. Margot Asquith 2 v. E-As69. H. O. R. E-B262b. Barnett, /Canon Bar- nett. Bok. E Edward Bok. Begbie. Harold. William Booth. 2 v. Fitzgerald, P. H. ography. 1912. Carnegie. Andrew. E-C215. Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James. Cervantes Saavedra. Mrs. 2 y. 1918. 2 The Americanization of E-B6345. The Life of Gen E-B6458b, Autobi- w. Autobiography. Miguel d- 1917. E- J. I. Arthur Hugh Clough. E-C6280. 3 Memoirs _of the Empress Eugenie 2Zv. uddem. Waldo, Vith Labrador. Chapple. J. M. _l‘,rwnh-ll on the the Ma: E- Barres, Maurice. Autour de Jeanne | d’Arc. 1916. E-J57ba. McKenzie, F. A. Pussyfoot Johnson. ! E-J638m. 3 Arthur, e bart. Life of | Lord Ki ", v. E-K648a. i Barton, W. E. The Paternity of Abraham Lincoln. E-LA3baa. [} Mallock, W. H. Memoirs of Life and Literature. E-M296. ¢ Mazzini, Giuseppe. Letters to an| n G. Harding--- 217c. Rededicating Amer- Huneker, J. G. Steeplejack. 2 HIR93. James. William. Letters. 2 v. 5 Harding, V i -H English Family, 1844-1854. E M459a. Meissner, Mme. S. R. de. E-R1128m. J. B. Theodore Roosevelt ! Old Naval Days. and His Time Shown in His Own Letters. 2 v. E-R673bi. Trumbull. C. G. The Life Story of C. 1. Scofield. E-Sco24t. Scott, Sir P. M., bart. Fifty Years in fl;e Royal Navy. 1919. E- Sco815. Sternberg, Mrs. M. L. P. George Mil- ler Sternberg. E-St4352s. Kernahan, Coulson. Swinburne as I Knew Him. 1919, E-Swé52k. Thompson, Mrs. J. 8. H. and H. G. Silvanus Phillips Thompson. E- T378t . { Brooke, Van Wyck. The Ordeal of ! Mark Twain. E-T914b. i Paine, A. B. A Short Life of Mark} Twain. _E-T914pb. i Vaughan, Walter. The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne. E-' V316v. Gibbons, I. A. Venizelos. BE-VE558. ‘History. Fling, F. M. The Writing of History. FA-F646w. Adam, Mme. Edmond. La Vie Des Ames. F3079-Ad142v. Angeli, Diego. La Repubblica Stel- lata. 1915, F83-And2. Bacon, Sir R. H. 8. The Dover Patrol. 1915-1917. 2 w. B136d. Bakewell, C. M. Story of the Ameri- F30796- 1919. F30794- can Red Cross in Italy. B173s. Baldwin, Marian. Canteening Over- seas 1917-1919. F3079-B197c. Barnard, H. C, ed. The Expansion of the Anglo-Saxon Natfons. F45- B25Se. Baruch, B. M. The Making of the Reparation and Economic Sections of the Treaty. F30791-B293m. Bass, J. F. The Peace Tangle. F30798- B297p. ’ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 13, 1921—PART 2. Easter fashions; full stocks; fair prices; The Hecht Co. Such lovely Easter suits | Chic frocks of silk Sketened—Biue Tricotine Button- Trimmed, $35 Women’s HANAN shoes come in with spring Styles originated by Hanan; together with materials peculiar to Hanan quality make these low shoes welcome to every woman whe appreci- ates the best made shoes in the world. Oxfords, pumps, ties; fitted by men who know Sale low shoes, $7.75 (these are not made by Hanan) Ready to step out with Easter fashions—Fashion’s favored the superior {ootwear. the oxfords Walking oxfords in brown kid, brown calf, light tan calf and black kid. Both straight tip and brogue types. Paris indorses Sketehed—CoLen Blue with white brushed wool, $23 Ready for Easter Big boys’ The little fellows of half the size only pay half the price for their SUITS, viz. Knitted jersey suits in the pleasing dark green and olive shades. Middy and Oliver Twist styles; sizes 3to 10. - Sale of boys’ blouses, 69¢ High-count percales with attached soft collars. Neat striped patterns. Sizes 6 to 13. The *35 Tailleurs, ripple and blouse back models expertly tailored with that nicety of fit at sheulder and careful fin- ish that mark the finer suits. Fashioned of tricotihe, men’s wear serge and novelty checks, with touches of braid, embroid- ery or fancy stitchery. Sizes 16 to 20; alsof34 to 42 and extra sizes. At $45—distinctive styles featuring some specially good-looking velour checks. At $59.50—Twill cords and tricotines with rich braiding or beading. At $55—wide choice, including new extra- size spring suits. At $89.50—Twill cords and tricotines—many with smart silk bodices included. 529.50 With puppyskin and satin much in evidence. The taffetas are much be-ruffled, de- cidedly bouffant throughout and trim- med with tinsel-thread traceries or eyelet embroidery. Some smart tri- cotines are includ- ed with the popu- lar circular skirts so much in vogue. Those of satin for the most part feature long tunics or soft flowing draperies. Exclusive models at $45 Gowns of satin and georgette handsomely beaded—others of chigon taffeta and Can- ton crepe. One-of-a-kind gowns that re- flect an artist’s skill of designing——and master workmanship. Sizes 16 to 20 and 34 to 42 in all groups. Sketehed—Navy Tafteta and gros- (Apperel shops, second floor.) and workmanship the dress shoes Black satin one-strap slippers, with baby or high French heels. Tan calf and dull calf one-strap slippers with high Louis heels. (Hanan shoe shop, first floor.) the knitted wool cape 525 One like sketch The reason is apparent at a glance, for they are smart looking and decided- ly practical as well. Knit in fine sweater weave, then plaited to give fullness and a more graceful silhouette when worn. The huge collar and revefes down the front are of soft brushed wool. Various colors and Flare-back coats of soft polo cloth, and both belted models and wraps of soft wool velour combinations may and suedene may be had in brown, be had from $29.50 tan and shades of to $45. blue. Other handsome coats and wraps in the finer coatings, such as vel de cygne, Bolivia, Ramona cloth and trico- tine, range in price from $35 to $79.50. (Apparel shops, second floor.) Sketehed — Three - quarter smartly quilted, $37.50 SALE! Children’s shoes, $2.85 Low shoes of the new season in patent leather, Havana brown kid, dull leathers and tan calfskin. —Oxford _ties, —Theo ties, ary Jane pumps, —Instep-strap pumps. Sizes for children 4 to 11 years. (Thira floor.) wool suits ’10 Here's a big Easter special. 'We've put out just 100 suits—ALL= WOOL suits, finely tai- lored of such fabrics as tweeds, cassimeres and cheviots. Green, gray and brown mix- tures, in sizes and styles for every boy of 7 to 18 years. Sorry! As members of the Better Business Bureau, piedged to Torrect any mistakes that ap- pear in our advertising, we shall, whenever necessary, make such acknowledgment under the above caption. Wednesday we advertised Co- lumbia Records at 59c, but failed to say they were “retired rec- ords,” which qualification had ap- * peared in all our former announce- ments. Hecht Co. ! ¥ ks L (Boys’ shop—third floor.) d grain ribbon, $29.50 (Apparel shops, second floor.) Biggest sale of silk stockings that has yet broken into print §] 85 If we could only pin a pair of these stock- ings to this page, so that you could actually handle them, you would readily appreciate this statement— $1.85 is the lowest fpyice we have had or seen anywhere on hose of this grade in years. first quality, ingrain silks, full fashioned, finely finished, Fine quality ingrain silk, from top to toe; rich, lustrous black. Sizes 8 to 10. (First floor, south annex.) $3 27.50 (One like sketch) The vogue that has set the whole fashion-world talking! Of superior quality satin in three- quarter length, fully lined with crepe de chine and with quilted collar, cuffs and border. This is worn with a tie- sash. Priced $37.50. In full length and entirely quilted, with plain satin collar, cuffs and border; they are priced $45. Other satin coats and wraps, empha- sizing the prevailing Spring modes, vary in price at $55, $65 to $95. (Apparel shops, second floor.) coat A miniature millinery salon Provides the kiddy with her Spring bonnet Hand-blocked straw hats are gay with touches of flow- ers and ribbon. The whole lot presents a bouquet of colors and styles fascinatingly Handmade hats of fancy straw braids and combina- tions of straw with georgette or silk poplin. These are for the most part in poke and true bunnet shapes. new. Priced $2.95 to $7.95. Spring capes and coats for Miss Two-to-Six! Up in the Tots’ Shop there are—the cunningest kiddy styles one could find anywhere! Snug, belted styles; loose, flare-back styles, and the newer cape and dolman styles. 2 The materials are the excel- lent serges, homespuns, tweeds, palo cloth, tricotine and jersey cloth. Bright, wide-awake colors, like jade, rose, pekin, tan, copen and the good navy blue. Priced $7.95 to $17.50. Sometimes white collars and cuffs (easily removed and washed) are the trim- ming—again it is a row of bright red buttons, or_ it might be a row of ruffles that make a sort of cape at the back. Children’s Hickory waists & garters ‘Waists that wear and wash well—with buttons of genuine unbreakable bone, made to fit perfectly. All sizes from 2 to 14. Garters alone, 15c to 25¢c. ‘Waists with garters, 79¢c. (Tots' shop, third floor.) Behr Bros.’ player-piano a newer player-piano with 1921 features put back to its old prewar prices of $495 $10 delivers it to your home $3.30 weekly pays for it 3 years—36 months in which to pay \ ta Another still more tell you of. The chief trouble is to choose the right ones, so bewildering is the assortmens; Surely, though, you'll be inter- ested in these. New walking pumps—of nupr brown calf, in the wanted one- strap style. The Cuban leathes heels and Goodyear welt soles appeal to vour reason--the smart perforations on straps and tips satisfy your taste for style. All sizes, $12, plus 20c war tax. Poiret twill and Canton crepe —~ —these two artistocrats are hap- pily combined in a susnender frock for the miss. The gray crepe bodice boasts a vest of pin tucks: the blue Poiret twill skirts flaunts inserts of the crepe. Silver buckles and a row of buttons give it fur- ther chic. Priced $45. ~Decorative frocks of silk pongee will be the choice of many a small maid this Spring. She’ll like the bright touches of silk or wool, spilling flowers or nosegays doesn the front—or perhaps smockiog a tiny yoke. Sizes 8 to 14. Priged $1095 to $16.75. The small boy has his part tu play in the new Spring Fashions. You should see the new suits that have arrived for him, Oliver Twist Middies! The middies are of , Palm Beach Cloth, the knickers of fine blue French serge. Sizes 4 to 8. Priced $7.95. The vogue for orchid is plainly shown in a breakfast coat of taf. feta trimmed with pin tucks and picot frillings. A tiny bunch of satin grapes fastens it at the front. Priced $21.95. Women's sports suits have come. Plain jersey jackets contrast ¢ smartly with the prunella cloth skirts, plaited, in plaids and checks. The coats have Tuxedo reveres, which, with cuffs and pockets, match the skirts. Combi- nations of brown, tan, blue, green. Priced $45. A word as to Manhattan shirts for spring—He will be especially glad to know they include the WHITE OXFORDS, in both neglige and collar-attached styles. Priced $3 and upwards. Sale Philippine |, nightgowns, $2.83 And Philippine undergar- ments combine with their daintiness and exquisite femi- nine loveliness a certain sturdy quality that insures plenty of service. Handmade from voke to hem and then hand-embroidered in floral patterns with scalloping at neck and sleeves. wide as- sortment of patterns. (Mngerie shop, secwnd §oor.) $5 Frolaset corsets, $3.95 In a lace-front model that so many women are choosing. Low-bust style with rubber ir- serts at the top and with well- wearing garters at front and sides I Let our expert cor- seticre choose the right corset for you— the one to meet your particular neceds. O tailored costume can' be complete this summer - without the sailor, and no sailor can compete in style or quality with KNOX. Knox hats are for women wiih a feeling for, and appreciation the best. This is their Washings. ton home. - 3 3 The Hecht Co. Sailors start'at §3, -