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AMUSEMENTS. Coming Attractions POLI'S—Sothern and Marlowe. B. H. Sotharn and Julia Marlowe will appear at Po!l's Theater for one week only, heginning Monday night, December , with _only one mati- nee, on Saturday. Malil orders will now be received. “Twelfth Night” will be seen Mon- day night, December 12, and at the Saturday matinee. “Hamlet” will be presented Tuesday and Saturday nights, and “The Merchant of Venice” Wednesday and Friday nights. The only performanec of “The Taming of the Shrew” will be given Thursday night. The Sothern and Marlowe company Includes Frederick Lewis, Rowland Buckstone, Sydney Mather, Alma Kru- ger, Lenore Chippendale, Albert How- son, Frank Peters, France Bendtsen, V. L. Granville, Vernon Kelso, Frank Howson, James Hagen. Willlam P. Adams, Carolyn Ferriday, Lillian Gray, Dina Schleicher and Eleanor Wells. The stage decorations are in the new manner of settings which the co-stars introduced to the American stage two years ago. The costumes are declared entirely new and to in- clude the gorgeous new dresses by Mariani Fortuny of Venice and Callot Soeurs of Paris. NATIONAL—"Dear Me.” “Dear Me.” the unique comedy, with songs. which has served as a starring vehicle for Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton for runs in New York and Chicago, comes to the National The- ater next week, beginning Monday, December 12. 1t is one of John Gold- stute manager along with his famous “Lightnin’,” “The First “Thank You “Three Wise and “Turn to the Right!" Staged by Winchell Smith. who has written or staged nearly all of John Golden’s big successes, “Dear Me" is said to crackle with bright lines and ingenious ideas. It was written by Mr. Hamilton and Luther Reed, a for- mer newspaper man, and has had a remarkable record. It toured most of the big cities of the middle west be- fore going into New York. .. Hale Hamilton, it is said. has the best part since he created the justly famous J. Rufus Wallingford in the| original company of George M. Co- han's get-rich-quick comedy. The original supporting cast comes intact. GAB.B.ICK——“Th_e_limpemr Jones.” Announcement is made from the Shubert-Garrick that “The Emperor Jones,” Eugene G. O'Neill's famous drama. is to be seen at that theater next week. beginning Sunday, Decem- ber 11. The play has had five weeks in Chicago, a week in St. Louis, where the response was most enthuslastic, and in Pittsburgh, and is now com- pleting a three-week engagement at the Walnut Street Theater, Philadel- phia. Charles S. Gilpin continues to amaze theatergoers with his extraordinary interpretation of a most exacting part. The burden of “The Emperor Jones” rests on_the shoulders of Charles Gilpin. Without him there could be no presentation of the play. The management of the play is in charge of Adolph Klauber, and the “pet” productions, and ranked by . present tour is the initial one of the Provincetown Players. Players who also appear are Cecil Clovelly, Clement O'Loughlen, Ellsa- beth Brown, Emily Taft and others including _two former atudents of Howard University, Bernard Pryor and Matthew Shields, jr. B. F. KEITH'S—Belle Baker. Next week at B. F. Keith's Theater the bill will offer Belle Baker, “the incomparable”; Ella Retford, English character comedienne; Harriet and Marie McConnell, in_ “Trills and Frills”; Paul Morton, Flo Lewis and company, in a “Broadway Butterfly”; Bert and Betty Wheeler, in “Bits of Everything”; the Marmein sisters, in drama dances, grave and gay, assisted by Margaret Shelly and W. Frank Harling, Pietro, Roy and Arthur, and the house features. COSMO0S—*“Jazzology.” Jazz fans and those who love the wild delirium of jangled tunes to rhythmical measures are Invited to the Cosmos next week to see and hear Nan Trevelyn, assisted by George Raft and the Dunbar Band, in their latest whirl, “Jazzology.” It is said to be the last thing of its type. Oth- ers will be Margot and Francols, in a novel stilt tumbling feature; Will- ing and Jordan, in song and piano se- lections; Frank and Ethel Hall, in a laughmaker, “Meet the Wife"; Freddy, Silvers and Fulton, Sil songs of har- mony and words of fun; Nevins and Gordon, in “Can You Imagine That?" and James B. Carson, a globe-trotting monologist. The matinee special feature will be a new first-run_thriller, “A Western Demon,” with Willlam Fairbanks as its star, and the fun comedy will be Clyde Cook's screen version of “The Toreador.” STRAND—Arthur Deagon. Next week the Strand Theater will present Arthar Deagon, the musical comedy star, in a aumorous reportoire of original song Impressions. Others { will inciude the Les Silvas, in balancing and gymnastic number; Martha and | Courtney, in “Sparkling Bits of Traves- Pearl Abbott and company, in a one act character comedy, Threads” and Jack Martin and_com- v, in “Melodies, Music and Dance 1deas.” The photoplay will be Henry Arthur Jones' story, “Beyond," featuring Ethel Clayton. GAYETY—Greenwich Village Re. iew. It is one thing to produce a bur- lesque show and quite something else to produce a lavish extrava- ganza out of the ordinary. This is said to be true of the Greenwich Village Review, with Frank Har- court, scheduled for the Gayety next week. Among the features is the Latin quarter, known as Washington Square. The spell of Bohemia, as it is depicted in this production, is sald to be interesting and entertaining. The review is said to have called forth Joe Hurtig's most lavish ex- penditure. In the Spotlight SOV PYHE Salt of the Earth,” a play by Harold" Bell Wright, the novel- ist, will be presented by the Surac Pro- ducing Company at Syracuse, Jan- uary 2. Edythe Baker and Clarence Nord-- strom, now In vaudeville, have been en- gaged by the Shuberts for a new musl- cal play. 5 “The Silver Fox" reached its 100th performance in ‘New York last week. “Get Together,” the big Hippodrome production, reached its 150th perform- ance on the same date. The revival of “The Chocolate Sol- dier” will open in New York December 12. Leading roles will be sung by Tessa Kosta, Donald Brian and Virginia O’'Brien. William Ingersoll and Grace Hender- son have been added to the company that will appear in “‘Alias Jimmy Valen- tine” in New York Wednesday night. Percy Warren, Beatrice Maude and Dorothy Bigelow have been engaged for “The Married Woman,” which Norman Trevor is producine. A. H. Woods hus purchased flve new the first of which, “Lawful Lar- . by Samiel Shipman, went into rehearsal last wee! In the list are “The Onmlooker,” by Eugene Waltes “The Claw and the Wing,” by Francol de Croissct and Roblert de Flers; a Chi is the first stage production made by Charles L. Wagner, well known as a mtraler of operatic and concert artists. Ethel Levy arrived in New York from London Thursday and opens a tour of the Keith houses tomorrow night in Cleveland. After a six- Marjorie Kummer, the daughter of Clare Kummer, author of “The Moun- tain Man.” made her debut last sea- son in “Rollo's Wifd" Oats,* a com- edy, by her mother, which ran eight months in New York. week tour in the middle west, she will goito her new home at Palm Beach to rest and will then resume 2::«_“)“ of the larger citles in the Bessie McCoy Davis will return to the stage next Sunday in New York in a new sketch written by H. L. Phillips, a newspaper man. Helen Hays.sthe popular little Wash- ington girl, ended her New York gagementlast night in “Golden Day; and starts on a long tour in Buffalo tomorrow night. B Cosmo Hamilton's new play, “Dan- ger,” opened in New York last week and scored something of a hit. The well known movie star, H. B. War- ner, heads the cast. Frances White's rring tour wi short-lived. She will shortly l‘otn:l: nese play by Somerset Maugham and a play by Avery Hopwood. The new Mcintyre and Heath produc- tlon, “Red Pepper,” made a fine start 1n Baltimore. last week. “Little Miss Raffles,” the new musical comedy, with Vivienne Segal and Law- rence Grossmith, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and Clifford Grey and score by Ivan Caryll, its first perform- m‘::L at Stamfor Conn., Thursday i E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, fol- lowing their engagement in this city, will tour as far west as Kansas City, and will close in Philadelphia the end of April. The Selwyns will present Olga Pe- trova in New York during Christmas week, in “The White Peacock,” her own romantic drama, in which she has been appearing all season. The reception in New York of Le- more Ulric in “Kiki” Monday night was unusually enthusiastic. It is be- lieved the production will draw there throughout the season. _Abundant praise was showered on David Be- lasco and the star by the papers. Clare Kummer's new play, “The Mountain Man,” now at the Shubert- Garrick, had {its first performance last Thursday at Atlantic City. This to vaudeville, appeari Shubert circuit. ,’i e Tty 'Pauline Lord has been so highl: acclaimed in the title role of "A'nnz Christie,” now showing in New York, that Arthur Hopkins, the manager, made her a star as a reward of merit. It was announced . week that “The Squl’:v“l;:n.!a;: lE t ward Milton Royle, is to be revived, | lansusge I with William Faversham title role. It was first Dro::::: }: (t)l: t;::;, 1905, at Wallack’s Theater, New Alfce Lloyd, the English comedienne, has salled from London for New York to appear on the Shubert vaudeville circuit. She will start at the Winter Garden. The cast of “Face to Face,” Vincent Lawrence's new play, now in rehearsal under the direction of Sam Forrest, Is headed by Richard Bennett and Violet Heming. Four additional New Yo tions, *“The Tavern,” "l'l:ek l’?’rgsl‘.: Girl,” “The Bat” and “The Gold Dig- gers,” will be produced in London and other European capitals, according to George M. Cohan, who returned to New York from London last week. Mr. Co- g’l‘n,'fll be the star in the first named Miss Elsle Herndon Kearns wore a tea gown of satin and chiffon in “The Servant In the House.” BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY. 1SS FLORENCE WALTON is ap- pearing at Keith’'s this week in some of the handsomest gowns seen on the stage this fall, and that 18 saying a great deal when one con- siders the many extravagantly cos- tumed productions which have been in Washington recently. Her ward- robe comprises a collection of Parisian creagions from the celebrated houses of Lanvin and Callot & Soeurs, which surprise us by their originality as well as by the rich fabrics and wealth of jeweled trimmings which are used in their development. which impresses us is the coloring, or, rather, the unusual combinations of coloring, seen on these chefs d'oeuvre of fashion art. Gold is the keynote of all of them, and gold brocade, gold cloth, gold se- quins and lace are used as carelessly and extensively as If they were bits The gown illustrated was evolved from henna and gold brocade, | which Miss Walton admitted to be the | her handsomest she had ever seen, and | lh&hlh‘ocl;'l. lklr]t, was )\eavfly‘ velled | with rich purple tulle, whick length- | diences,” she continued, because thi ened the hem line considerably. Large scem to appreciate dancing more than henna roses trellised on silver leaves people in most cities, I am not a con- irt, and a | tortionist, nor a “shimmy expe: Another thing | hung at one A Washington Artist. ISS MARGA WALDRON, who ap- ears in classic dances at B. F. Keith's Theater hter of Col. A. of Engineers, U. S. A. Miss who has won high com- mendation in New York for her beau- tiful classic dancing, is a Washing- ton girl, and she is looking forward with especial pleasure and enthusi- asm to her debut in the city where she was born and lived for quite a number of years. Will Invade England With Clean Plays movement: for a clean drama has now become international to constant demands John Golden an- nounces he has decided to open his repertoire of American plays laughter without an unclean line in London next season. The initial presentation will proba- bly be the Austin Strong comedy “Three { T Wise Fools,” with the company now this country in its fourth It is_ headed by John W. Ransome_of “Prince of Pilsen” fame, who made a distinct hit in London in that musical comedy years ago, and Hazel Sexton, who has returned to the leading feminine role after leav- ing the company last year With & broken leg. don_has already seen “Three Wise Mr. Golden did it in conjunc- BE. Waldron, from England,” Comedy Theater, where it son simultaneousl. New York run of tlarl:on ‘Theater. 1lish company, sires to project ‘it in the or English consumption. followed by Grace La Hamilton_ia n Nobles and Bessle Bacon, a en » “Turn to the Right’ the play at the Cri- But it was an Ei and Golden now de- Ameri Gaby Deslys’ Successor. OW Teddle Gerard, the American A the shoes of the as the dancing ry Pilcer to the delight es in Paris and London trated to the American rst time when “All at Barthelmess’ hicle, appears on the famous Gaby ‘will be demons public for the fi starring vel in the ballroom scene of the pic- 4 gives several of ces which made her the dar- e two European capitals. e this in spite of the fact on arriving in America, induce her to dance and that she would confine herself to the moving pictures solely. Record Plays. record play, duly registered in She has don! that she said, nothing could Florence Walton appeared at Kelth’s in a Parisian creation of pur- ple tulle over na brocade. bouquet of them perched high on one shoulder, holding the ends of a shower of vari-colored ribbons, which fell al- most to the ground. Tiny coral-like beads dangled from the brocade un- derskirt, while the bodice was out- lined with flashing amber stones. She also wore a gown of white tulle, ablaze with copper-coloréd sequins, and one of gold lace, trimmed with brilliant grape clusters. The elabo- rateness of detafl and fragile quality of the trimmings keep her little French maid busy mending every day, Miss Walton said. All of her gowns | are shipped from Paris, and she has a series of delightful surprises when they arrive, for they are expressions of what the skilled Parisian designers believe exactly suited to her individu- ality. “For the past five years,” Miss Wal- ton sald, “Callot has made practically all of my gowns, and by the way, I am mind, for the majority of them are so lovely. With each creation Callot closes a sample of the material she has used, from which I have slippers made o that there is a pair for every gown’* I like to dance for Washington au- Mrs. Titus in Pictures. YDIA YEAMANS TITUS, who is one of the most beloved character actresses on the screen, who appears in support of Pauline Frederick, in “Two Kinds of Women,” is very proud of the fact that she was born on an ocean steamer while en route from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia. Mrs. Titus' mother was an old-time circus performer and bareback rider and her father was Edward Yeamans, famous Irish comedjan. Mrs. Tit made her professional debut at the age' of six months, when she was carried on the stage by her father, which is some record in that line. During her forty years as an actre! she has toured the world four times and crossed the Atlantic forty times. In England she is known as the orig- inal of “Sally in Our Alley,” having been the first one to introduce the now famous ballad on the stage. Story of the Glove. ‘HE origin of the glove can be traced to the remotest antiquity. ‘The English scholar Dawkins discov- ered on a bone dating from the prehis- toric cave perlod a design Wiich he claims is the picture of a glove. On the monuments of the Pharoahs in Egypt there are represented among the trib- utes paid by the subjected peoples gloves of the shape of the long sueds worn by modern women. Homer, the Greek, speaks of the glove that was uedmnzdenworiud.wwfill a crude mitten may be meant, there can be no doubt that the anclent (Greek also knew the fingered glove. Mittens are among the dress aocces- sories found with mummies of priest- esses dating from the twenty-first dy- nasty of Egypt, that of Amon. They were made of the same material as that of the upper garment. It is probable that actual gloves were also worn to correspond with the foot covering of thin pink or red kid, which was more than a mere stocking, for it was so made as to separate the big toe from the others. Thig insured the safety of the white leather sandal, which was fastened by two straps, one of which passed between the first and second toes, the other going over the instep. The glove was of practical use at meals, when spoon and fork were yet unknown. About 1000 A.D., the silk glove began to compete with the leather and served especially as a_distinguish- ing mark of princes and church digni- taries. The gloves of mnoblewomen were adorned with embroidery and jewels and sprinkled with odorous powders, so that in kissing a woman’s hand the nose, too, had its share in the pleasure. But these perfumed gloves were also & means for poisoning. It is sald of Cath- erine de Medici that she poisoned Jo- anna of Navarre, the mother of Henry IV, in this manner. There are many historical anedotes told of Queen Eliza- beth in waich the glove plays an im- portant part. - AT AT A < =5 Misa Genevieve Tobin was a plcture “Ik.‘m.‘-- im her frock of blue red with rosebuds. ntrary, I do the waltzes and one- steps, which the average person tan do, and I think many people like my efforts all the more for that very reason.” Miss Genevieve Tobin gave a perform- ance of artistic excellence as Patricia O'Day in “Little Old New York" at the National last week. For two entire acts and half of the third she masqueraded as her brother Pat, and was a picture of whimsical demureness in the tights and Eton jacket of a youngster of 1810. ‘Then, all of a sudden, she was S0 trans- formed by the dainty frock sketched that the audience burst mto applause. t was indeed a creation that would strike envy to the heart of any de- butante, for the material was delicate blue silk sprinkled with rosebuds and th cream lace and twisted | pink ribbons, and it was made in the exact bbuffant style, so popular ‘The foundation skirt was edged with two flounces of wide lace, accor- dion pleated and bound with narrow the only dancer on the American stage ' bl costumed by her. Some of the frocks I | | can't wear, of course, but I really don't |the part of Miss Elsie Herndon Kearns, who took the vicar's wife, | Servant In the House” at the Shubert- Garrick, wore the charming tea gown It was made of light pink satin, trimmed only with gathered ruch- ing of the same material and girdled | with pink ribbons. formed a cape at the back and passed over the arms in scarff effect at the | front, falling in cascades of soft, grace- raul drapery which nearly touched the Pale rose chiffon | BOOKS RECEIVED. BABS AT HOME. By Alice Ross Col- ver, author of “Babs,” etc. trated by Isabel W. Caley. Penn Publishing THE BOY EXPLORERS SERIES— THE BOY EXPLORERS IN DARK- EST NEW GUINEA. By Warren illustrations by Frank Spradling. New York: Har- BLACK BOULDER CLAIM. By Perry Illustrated by Henry Pits. Philadelphia: The Penn Pub- lishing Company. PLOTTING IN PIRATE SEAS. Francis Rolt-Wheeler, “Hunting Hidden Treasure in the Illustrated by C. A. New York: Doran Company. WHEN ORIOLE TRAVELED,WEST- ’ARD. By Amy Bell Marlow: thor of “The Oldest of Four,’ Illustrated. New York: Grosset & Andes,” etc. SMILING PASS; Being a Further Ac- count of the Career of “Smiles.” By H. Robinson, “‘Smiles’; A Rose of the Cumber- Tllustrated by John Boston: The Page Company. MARJORY’S HOUSE PARTY. By Alice E. Allen, author of “Marjory, the Illustrated by Circus Girl,” Elizabeth R. Withington. ‘The Page Company. ‘WILD WINGS; A Romance of Youth. By Margaret Rebecca Piper, au- thor of “Sylvia's Experiment, Illustrated by John Goss. ‘The Page Company. U. 8. SERVICE SERIES—THE BOY ‘WITH THE U. 8, SECRET SERV- ICE. By Francis Rolt-Wheeler. ‘With thirty-four Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard illustrations. FIRST DOWN, KE! Ralph D, Paine, author of “Campus Days,” etc. Boston: Houghton Mif- flin Company. HUNTING HIDDEN TREASURE IN By Francis Rolt- “The Astec THE ANDES. Hunters,” etc. Illustrated by C. A. New York: George H. Doran Company. New York: The Century Company. CONNIE MORGAN IN THE FUR By James B. Hendryx, author of “Connle Morgan in Alas- Illustrated. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, HOME BOOK OF SCIENCE AND CONSTRUCTION. P. Morgan, author of “The Boy With many illustra. working drawings. Bos- rop, Lee & Shepard Com- Electrician.” THE CAMP AT GRAVEL POINT. By Clara Ingram Judson, “The Junior Cook Book,” etc. With {llustrations. BEANY, GANGLES! AND TUB. By Edward Streeter. " THE SUNDAY STAR, WKSHINGTOfi D. U, DECEMBER %4, 1921-PART 3. ™ FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGE. ‘ AMUSEMENTS. THEPUBLICLBRARY. [Reviews of New Books One Hundred Popular Books in Science. The following list, which - pear In this Column suecessive Sun: days in December and be reprinted in the library’s January bulletin for free disteibution, was compiled by a com- g;’usl:locnn‘ the Washington Academy ces a e ¢ pub- e et o request of the pub eadability has been the first test In the uclection of the books - Thes are scientifically accurate, and, in the opinion of the committee, gre so in- teresting that they tempt the reader not only to finlsh one particular book, but to read another on the same sub- Ject. Circulating and reference copies are available at the library. “':’h:an;x!ufmuazivm and will be ed to further revisio nioted revision by the Anthropology and Physiology. Mason, O. T. The Origins of Inven- tion. 1895. Thoroughly reliable and _authoritative, though old. Readable, entertaining, based on a wide knowledge of anthropol- ogy and ethnology. Mason, O. T. - Woman's Shake fn Prim- itive Culture. 1894, A standard work, particularly welcome to readers irritated by the pseudo- science written about the relative status of the sexcs in primitive as compared with modern society. Osborn, H. F. Men of the Old Stone Age, Their Environment, Life and Art. 1915, Popular synthesis of findings and opinions of special- ists, including the author, in fields of archeology,, paleontology, geol- ogy, anthropology and primitive art. Haddon, A. C. The Study of Man. 1898. Reliable and readable work by a foremost British ethnologist and anthropologist. Deals inter- estingly with the distribution of man and his varieties over the earth. Kidd, Dudley. Savage Childhood. 1906. The games, stories and songs of Kafir children, as well as Kafir customs pertaining to chil- dren, described in a charming and instructive manner. An artistic rather than scientific book—a dis- tinct addition to popular knowl- edge of anthropology and eth- nology. Hough, Walter. The Hopi Indians. 1915, Excellent example of de- ptive anthropology applied to a puarticular group. Entertain- ingly written. The authors long experience in the ficld guarantees its accuracy. McCollum, E. V. The Newer Knowl- edge of Nutrition. 1919. Author- itative, non-technical statement of the principl nderlying proper human nutrition as developed from a Ereat number of experi- ments and observations. Sherman, H. C. Food Products. 1918. The chemistry, physiology, avail- ability and economics of human foodstuffs, authoritatively dis- cussed in non-technical language. Heredity. Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Spe- cies. 1917. The observations of Darwin are still the current ma- terial in biological discussion. His with the thorough and painstak- ing way in which all conclusions are checked and tested without bias, cannot fail to impress the reader that the study of heredity is a noble and engrossing subject. East, E. M, and Jones, D. F. In- breeding and Outbreeding. 1919. Although confined to a restricted field, thid work presents the most modern interpretation of the phe- nomena of inheritance in compre- hensible form. Castle, W. E., and others. Heredity and Eugenics. 1912, Although many important facts have come to light since these lectures, pre- pared for an audience not espe- ially trained in biology, were de- livered, they give in readable form_ the general conceptions of heredity held by leading Investi- gator: Morgan, T. H. A Critique of the Theory of Evolution. 1916. By one of the foremost investigators of heredity. His work and that of hix students in the fleld of genetics has resulted in discov- eries ranking with those of Men- del. This book, written for un- dergraduates, semi-popular in style, laying special emphasis on phases of the subject of special interest to the author, introduces the reader to the important dis- coveries in genetics. Conklin, E. G. Heredity and Environ- ment. 1919. Newer and techni- cal aspects of a difficult science are not shunned, but the direct bearings of results of recent studies in this fleld upon the wel- fare and the future of man are presented in a most readable manner. Galton, Francis. Hereditary Genius. 1884. Old, but emphasizes in a delightful way the most impor- tant side of genetics. Popenoe, Paul, and Johnson, R. H. Applied Eugenics. 1918. A clear and forceful presentation of the bearing and importance of studies in heredity as applied to the hu- man race. Biology. Thomson, J. A. . The Wonder of Life. 1915. “An unconventional intro- duction to natural history and biology, taking broad views of the actual lives of living crei bookful of “wonders,” ex- ploited for the curious, but all bringing evidence to bear on gen- eral laws of life and its evolu- tion. Headley, F. W. Problems of Evolu- tion. 1800, The author, a skilled lecturer, introduces his book with an elementary chapter for the General reader, also avoiding fechnical terms throughout the work. Lotsy, J. P. Evolution by Means of Hybridization. 1916. A brief and stimulating essay on the origin and transformation of living be- ings. Blicklegy A. B. Life and Her Children. 8 The Winners in Life’s Race. 83. Elementary, but fascinat- ing. Both books form a delight- ful introduction to the study of invertebrate and vertebrate zool- ogy, respectively. Cheese a Century Old, I'N the Cantons of Vaud and Vali Switzerland, cheesemakers often preserve their product for years be- fore eating it. They say that it FIFTY YEARS A JOURNALIST. By Melville E. Stone, LL. D., counselor of the Assoolated Press. Illust %d. New York: Doubleday, Page & . HIS fifty-year stretch of rem- iniscent road in the company back to 1871, our guide a mere youth then. The rebuilding after Harding Is just a lad. Between these two ten potential Presidents range from little boy to boy, to youth, to man. The Franco-Prussian war has just come to an end. William I has crowned himself emperor at Ver- saflles. Bismarck has achieved a Ger- man empire from a loose bundle of German states. Victoria is still in her long zenith. Prince Albert Edward has yet-to be Edward VII, the Peacemaker. The German crown prince sees no exile. Nicholas 1I has no least fore boding of his own ignominious and tragic end. These come later, much later, in this onward march of ours. One moving forward with the writ- er finds his' amazement growing fast at the contacts, the greetings, the as- Sociation of this plain American man with powers and potentates—Pope, President, king kaiser and czar, dip- Jomat and_statesman, captains of in- dustry and leaders of thought; and with a_host of just folks—Eugene Field, Bill Nye, George Ade, John Smith and you. Melville Stone collects men as another collects pictures or books, or a flock of theaters, or & chain of hotels, or a system of rail- ways. And these men, dressed in their own behaviors, he turns loose within this book of recollections. And out of the natural behaviors of these significant people one gets an in- timate and widespread picture of ab- sorbing interest. In this jllumination Mr. Stone, unconsciously, reveals him- self—a man made for friends, a ge- nial fellow whose wit is mostly humor, one, however, who stiffens sharply When the need comes. Out of the whole fascinating memoir two com- plete stories crystallize. One is that of Melville Stone’s professional career as journalist. The other story is that of the remarkable rise and growth and service of the Associated Press, of the civil war fs, at this point, in full | swing. The great war leaders—Grant, | Lee, Sherman, Sheridan—are yet in| the public eye. Grant is approaching | the presidency. Warren Gamallel | the outstanding mark of Mr. Adams' new novel. Having chosen an intri- cate and complex fleld for the devel- opment of a young man's career, Mr. Adams gives to this fleld the knowl- edge and handling that its nature de- mands. It is a newspaper romance. On the trail of success, young Banne- of Melville Stone takes one | ker, from the far southwest, finds it coming his way by leaps and bounds | through his work on a particular New York daily. It comes to pass grad- ually that Banneker s driven to & rigid accounting of what he is ac- tually paying for his swift succession of professional triumphs. This a counting sums in the course of th story to a realistic, to a photographic study of the methods and practices of an unscrupulous paper. Interesting. most interesting, as Banneker turns to new standards of measurement for his life values. A spirited romance of | clever and attractive implications ac- companies the character study that throws the professional career of this young American into a series of bril- itant high lights. An unusually sub- | stantial and worthwhile novel of Ameri- | can life. THE ROMANCE OF BUSINESS. B W. Cameron Forbes. Illustrations MifMin Company. Those things that come along as &« { matter of course—the food we eat. the clothes we wear, the houses thai shelter us, the conveniences about {us, the ways of going from place tc | plase—these to the thoughtless mind | appear to be as devoid of “romance,” as free from poetry, as a pig's foot By way of these nine sketches M: Forbes takes us In hand, however, to show that we are all wrong, that th very esseroe of romance produced these common things. His way is for instance, to seat us at the break fast table. There, by way of the fruit and cereal and cocoa and toast he brings the far places of the world before our eyes 28 the sources of this varied food. He plctures proc- esses, step by step, from fleld to table, not forgetting the marvelou adventure of transportation. So. with each of these essentials, he makes the captivating story of its preparation for our needs and com- fort. “Electricity” is better than a fairy tale. “Finance and Banking” is a new marvel of treasure that out- does those of Captain Kidd and “Treasure Island.” “Steel” s miracle. And 80 on, and so on, on¢ 18 set to a realization of the wonders of the common life. Interesting for young and grown alike, it is espe- cially the kind of story to set be- faintest sign of his ultimate flight ‘-ni1 by A L. Ripley. Boston: Houghton Which, for twenty-five years, Mr. Stone was general manager, and for Whose efliciency he has worked unre- mittingly. This story commands close attention. It is about here that Mr. Stone sits down for what he calls “a fine funeral” &t which a formal “whereas” and an appropriate ‘“re- " are followed by tributes of solve d by, appreciation for Mr. Stone’s high serve ice from Victor F. Lawson, the real ther of the self-governing, news- éallherrll\x organization’; from Frank B 'Noyes, president of the Associated Press; from . Frederic B. Jennings, General counsel of the orgamization, &nd from Mr. Adolph Ochs. One not only likes these letters, but he likes {91ks the candid pleasure én which bttt eataation *emether {they are ncluded here, One come? olt of this reading refreshed by the com- ipany of a man who grows and grows P it who does not grow old. The Jast word is as b- 'yant and a8 robust 3 bbi Ben Ezra had as the first one. “.h!el B Stone, thing_at all on :‘l)no. indubitably, agrees that: “The ‘best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made.” ACIFIC TRIANGLE. By Byd- TBEQ;’ Greenbie, author of 'Ja ln‘i Real and Imaginary.” Illustrate With photographs. New York: Century Company- R Mr. Greenble's desire in offer n| book is fdenitcal with that of Mr. Harding in the conference—the deah’fi to “sit down together and talk it al ere “The purpose back of this iz to promote a better understanding c! the peoples of the Pacific and, by way of this, to enlist the outlying mainlands in an intelligent co-opera; tion for the genuine wellbeing of these peoples. Since information is the author's prime objective, his first care is to free his own eyes from the mists of poetic imagination, to hold his own mind level, to keep his own two feet on the ground as he studies Hawail and Samoa and the Fijis, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the mainlands of Australia, China, Japan and the United States. The first book is clearly descriptive of the islands and their peoples, with enough of history to light up the peculiar pat- terns that their individual problems take. Familiar to the east, Mr. Greenble easily separates the ignifi- cant features from those thgt are superficial and of little import. ‘The second book takes up the full detail of the personal and social problems of the natives of this region. The third one outlines the co-operation that should bind the surrounding mainlands together to help the islander to security and progress and happiness. The book is broad in its outlook, informed in its views. It is eminently practical, going into tenta- tive dgtails of procedure for the solu- lution of the political problems that inhere in the subject. A highly sug- gestive study, absorbing at every point; one, too, that is rooted in the author’s substantial kuowledge of the subject in its every aspect. THE MARRIOTTS AND THE POW- ELLS; A Tribal Chronicle. By Isa- ‘bella Hoyt. New York: The Mao- millan Company. Mrs. Wharton, Dorothy Canfleld, Mrs. Rinehart, Gertrude Atherton, Kath- leen Norris, and the rest will need to tighten up their laurels—that is, pro- vided Isabella Hoyt can do again what she has already achieved in the tribal chronicle of the Marriotts and Powells. This is a first novel In substance and finish and sustained dramatic interest it might be the crown of earlier achievements. It is an even story, set in Chicago, of two related families, one prosperous, the other poor. Despite this difference the tribal customs maintain, bringing the two sets together in all sorts of family intercourse. Nothing out of the usual happens and they all move inspire the world at large. Nothing remarkable in this leisurely plan. It is not the plan that counts so much here. It is the triumphs of character that this writer is able to achieve. Where all are especially alive and individual, Cousin Edgar and Diantha and her scapegrace father, Vesey Powell, are overtopping. Nor f{s plendid characterization the supreme appeal. Every line for the open and ! children. pel eager minds o THE SHEIK. By E. M. Hull. Boston: Small, Maynard & Co. “The Shelk,” in print, provides a corridor for the passage of this ad- venture to the screen, its proper place. Print s cold-blooded stuff. Impar- tially it lays out for rejection or ao- ceptance both the thin spots of raw invention and the solid substance of convincing creation. The screen spectacle, on the contrary, fills the eye without turning a wheel in one's hi Looking on, onae stirring sight. over the feeble device that sets this stirring matter afoot. An Arab shelk abducts an English girl in the desert. That is the foundation of the adventure. An absurd plan gets the girl into the desert —abductively present, 80 to speak. Beyond this maladoit begin- ning the picture and the story are one in the whirl of colorful action and circumstance that follows. Around the Arab chief and his captive the fierce life of the desert unfolds in one spectacular moment after another. These desert scenes are vivid. Some of them have beauty. All of them have strength. And then, beyond them, the reader falls to grumbling again—that a high-grade English girl should be made over into an oda- lisque of the orient, the mistress of an Arab chief, and, worst of all, that she should appear to like the role im- posed upon her. There are some prett. bad breaks, you see, in this dramatic adventure. THE WORKS OF SATAN. By Rich- ard Aumerle Maher, author of “Tha Hills of Desire. etc. New York: The Macmillan Company. In a farcical hilarity of spirits the town jester of an average New York village Rere lets himself go off into a riot of antics that are calculated to turn a star film comedian into a green bundle of sheer envy. Satan—this is the funny man's nickname—taking “How great a matter a little fire kind- leth” as inspiration and guide, touches off his little flame with a single word of gossip, judiciously placed. In no time at all, to be sure, the town is in a blage. Respectability is in disgrace. litelong friends sundered, families on the edge of breakage, general chaos follows, with Satan dancing for jov meanwhile. Farce is likely to kil! itself by its overopulence. This one oes. By. the daughter of argot Asquith I Have Only Myself to Blame By Princess Bibesco Elizabeth_Asquith, wife of the Roumanian Minister to the United States, has been called a genius by Arthur Brisbane. _In_this_volume ‘are finely cut. gem - like short_stories with_a_new quality of transfixing the many ‘separate streams of thought and emotion which go_to make up a single moment of intense living. are_very new very real—a amitay fresh view Self-Defending Wheat, York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. in' the story is set there by & woman i BOB HANSON, SCOUT. By Russen|EroWS better with age. In some |, ygy, incelligence. This writer has A BELGIAN culturlst has made some| ™ Gordon Carter. * Iiustrated by §[Piaces '« 0 the custom to make spe- | command of keen intellection, and to experiments with barbed whest| Gordon Smyth. Philadelphia: The |clal cheeses for family celebrations, |this is added the dramatic €lft of to determine the effectiveness of the( Penn Publishing Company. keeping them In reserve, properly :slac:l:l: and arTange r?:l:"m‘t &l:xxl?u. the Little Theater, New York. His defense which its barbs afford against Aal‘ffl?fil« gr::n-l- Ill;lg'n By! dated, for many years. Sometimes ng er w) ¢l the LAt eencful comely, by Winche | the ravages of grain-eating birds. 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