Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1923, Page 55

STAR, Girls and Their Affairs. Conducted by Helen IH. Fetter. HAVE LEADS IN EASTERN HIGH PLAY. T is doubtful if there is any girl living, or any boy either, for that matter,.who has not at one time or another in childhood lain en her back in long grass, and, gaz- ing at the puffy clouds sailing renely in the skies, wished for a fairy godmother to let her sweep up by a magic spell ride soft clouds above the bir and rivers and towns Anyhow, that wish of a certain flapper story se- and on those was always a prime is a the who a mord 1 wishes d person & o is come true occasionally last ound still spongy little pping across the sky pri the g and a nornin few chif- that tree om w they The to catch in lucky person Flapper for not wi o 1 th though it t ot convenienc he working out Then Noico strictly cor a “pome” for this page the telephone jingled and station [ a from the Wer of Navy De- t naval ai JJormed the Fiapper tha &irls and wor vartment Sh & 4 traink would 1i d herselt Wou In fifteen min Suto a taxicub and ridin toward Anacostia N *wheels could v a \ from the were short yton-Wrig maybe nd see them nttle “hop” e to come out @ perchance was skipping ross town tour A 1 or cou Tived she Chief Machin Leen so good as ver's flight. te and showed Little private nsignia and his imposing when the Flapper her tur her ar her Admiral plane, white i-lcather 1y with “the little plane: the_am- wthers. Th lundi tying phibian planes they went bacik field and Capt. W m charge of tl for her to have vuraphernalia A leather conjured up from fur-lined cap witl Trom still somewhe e pever Lnow *azher of thes \ Produced): th about She o wa Which Tui gli in the plane received b the plan d Licut pile ilan ha wrapped plane ¢ mraces Y ] best N ates ofl & ice, air at 1 sations ribe [ apper tlar icult ze them of arter o de sthe The I many other folk Mymg. When thd to rizht or left- her t experi- R P tion 1ol bl ced none = ad that her Swung that th th any Taps be interested szl 1S hawks and feet in the 100 miles and around Monu a of AU v everything above 1y e speed of 1 to_dip around Washington looks like the pencil pointed to to hour Nl 1 it tir u know just 3 eps its roofs. Cleanest looking in town dent Harding's and the on top of the Capitol scemed Very proud of her building's shining top. too Tteally ends switches ike mound cream fron Tiver so Then's thie how ¢l Qu =~ Jady like the children's looked queerest ned higher than kind e apper in th rise and bank, d thei t cal thr the other. whole en one Then came wdventurs K Flay re Flapper, just like the To feit \oping-the-loop homely ~sensation Ahat she had experienled when, as a l1d. she used to rock back and th in big rocking chair until on ane point of being dumped overboard ackward (This wasn't exactly a Trewlthy childhood sport, we will ad- uit, but it happened to be one of the favorit the when more youthful stage This feeling of slow, change of balance was the that experie looping-the-loop ed in and did not prove disustrotis but ini- © this erown- Juensely exciting. Aft ing experience of her first flght, the pilot started dipping in long, swing- ing glides homeward to the landing hey circled as the birds do the wooded hills of Anacostia ran over the bumpy field to a same as It lerful * told was a w experience e nearly the Flapper that women und girls of the Nary partment enjoyed short Tights of five to twenty minutes in lenzth. Those who flew on Tuesday, the last day on which the plane conld be used by women for trips, neluded Mrs. B. Colman. Mrs. Scho- tield, Mrs. F. Ameli, Wwrs! B Cook, Mr Miss B o Miss Myrtle iss Miss Celia Miller. Mis: worth, Miss Helier, Miss Halbert, Miss Walsh, Mi and Miss McScher. MeMurrain, gers, Miss Mulany, 1 Dell cLean. Butts 53 Ruth v ear in School Will App. b Production in May Wiss Elsie Talbert, Judy. in Central Tigh School offering of “Daddy Long and trees W that wish came true. | | flat | 3l WMiss Marie Diddon (left) and W be in spring production. to be given NAMES FOR GIRLS And What They Mean ACE is a ous nume. ations. Tts only Gracie, which certainly not ubje directly iratia.” harn It vari- possible nicknane a bit tional from the and euploni- has no ugly is while insipid, is Girac old Latiy beloved for and ley, derived which meaus vored by God. The motto “kindness and flower is the lily of the undoubtedly one of the ful of 3 Grace is a word in itself that stands ffor everything with ch: ss. and even real beauty erived from the common 1 the three sister goddesses wh attendants of Venus and kn the s of mytl N tiraces. The individ given the members of th BEuphrosyne, Aglaia and ¥ owere the personitic- ce and beauty in o logy and were supposed uihiters of Zeus by Hera differ on this question, d cluim the three Graces daughters of Aegle and Apollo A beautiful antique. un- fdraped. marble group depicting these ! three is still preserved in the Op | del Duomo at Sinca, Italy { There is one Grace of history that lis pre-eminent in the list of women la“d girls of that nam ] race her hici oSt grice merey” all Llosso comeli were sing thry { tions of gr Lyt were s to ho auth howe ities Horsley Darling. the daughter of William of the Longstone was born at November 24 which mude September 7 glish heroin Darling. kecper lighthouse. Bamborough, England, 1815, and the ever her famous tovk plac 7. 1538, The steamer wrecked near the 1 at davlight Mr. L this wreek from Longstone accustomed us he was to scenes of Qanger, he shrank from attempting to reach the steamer through the seeth- ing sea in a small boat. wce Darling. however. of the many sufferers 1d_see through the g desperately to the wrec he urged her father to try to rescue them and finally won his consent to make what appeared to be a lopeless attempt Together father und daughter mad: thelr way in a small boat to the wreek und found nine of the suffer ers succeeded in bringing {to the lighthouse jn safety. The news of this heroic deed spread abroad and 00 was subscribed in general rec ition of her bravery and was pre- cnted to Grace Darling America also had a ( but her real na f3irs. W W { Conn | Dhg house | | | | thought 1ss_clinging | ce Darling. e was Idu Lewis, later ' s of Blac ok, Features G;r’s. DBecause of the small number I parts for girls in the spring ziven recently at Central High jand the large number of girls of play hool ter- ested in dramatic work at the school. it was decided by the authorities, after comsultation with Miss Sybil Jaker, dramatic coach, that another play would be given, in which these girls could have their opportunities part. which was chosen. to he presented the latter part of mnext month. is the delightful comedy. ‘Daddy Long Legs.” Elsle Talbert of the June class will have the leading role of Judy ther girls who will have part Dorothy Lattener, Harryett wele, Marceline G Marie Cussassa, Erma Steiger. Marian Hall, Raphael Swartz and Mary Brookes. % The principal masculine role will be played by Emmett LeComte and i Mansford MacGrath. Although the tproduction is _to be under student management. Miss Baker will be in general charge of ft. to take The play Mousic Honors American Girl Of special interest. not only voung American girls all over the country, but to music lovers too, is {a new composition by Rudolf Nagel. “cellist of the People's Symphon Orchestra of Boston. This work is called “Caprice,” and is said to depict the young American girl's char- acteristice, “full of life. tender. bril- liant, capricious and original,” ac cording to an article describing the first presentation of this work in Boston about a month ago, published in Musical America. The criticism, by Henry Levine, the music critic, continues: Mr. Nagel's score is ably orches- trated. Tt abounds in telling details and achieves the characterizing pur- poses intended by the composer. The composition was well recelved, and the composer was obliged to acknowl- edge from his seat in the orche the appreciation of the audienc: “Daughters of Kl'ng Tut Nine Washington girls, all of whom are sixteen years old, have just or- ganized a club to be known as the Daughters of King Tut. This is prob- ably the first club of American girls organized for the purpose of study in connection with the recent Egyptian discoveries near Luxor. These wide-awake girls are very in earnest and anticipate that ¢ activities will be exceedingly in- teresting while engaged in these studie The officers of the club are: Richards, president: Helen vice president: Marion Mulhall, treas urer, and Helena Richards, secretar: Other charter members of the club are Margaret Coombs. Anne Walters Lyddane, Marion Duflef, Dorothy Towell and Clare O'Donnell. ] a Elna al | That is Grace | She | whom she | to the Coombs, | ' 1 | iss Mildred Boynton (right), who will} in the new school. May 2. 4 and P’ay at Eastern. HE girls of Eastern High Sc will have a vagjety of dramatic opportunities in the production of | the school's spring play, “Midsummer Night's Dream.” which will be pre- sented in the auditorium of the new building May 3, 4 and 5. Miss Etiel P is the coach for the tion, in which about twenty-five girls will have parts The two heroines of Shakespearean play are Hermia Helena. Marie Diddon wilt play former and Mildred Bovnton the ter. Both these girls are senio | members of the popul Ithe Merrill G president of i i ce produc- the fam | “the ! la club. | vnton Last vear | part of | Amazons.” | Miss Did- ( is 1 has not + school spring had previ experience | productions. i The American Girl And Sz’f-Governmenr nt me; her e =z of the G Organization of Gouch- lege. founded in 1844 as the | Woman's College of Baltimore. Miss, i1lelen Hasp. president of the soviety, ength on the subject of the ‘mm».;r girl and her capability for | self-government { “Student government scher | {College is a success without abusing | edom.” said Miss Hasp. “We have | jas our ultimate aim our development womanhood of strength rer. To ach that end. fr 1 is essential, and 80 the students are allowed to play a more indepen- | dent part It is co-operation with jthe administration in the sharing of the general responsibility for the name and the good standing of the | students’ organization is the ypment of many years, as Gouch- llege was one of the first of the women's i itutions to place a share in the government in the hands of the students themselves, Goucher's success in this matt has been so marked that the gove ing bodies of other women's colleges jare studving its detalls in order g0 and do likewise, according to Miss | { asp. | | | tinto a | dev fer o |Scouts Plan Field Meets, | plays and Hikes. HE Scouts interest with field meet of the Girl the subject of all troops of the Distrfct. This year the meet will | be held on May 5. and with this date ! only a little over two weeks away. | the girls are as busy as can be with training and final polishing their athletic abilities. Troop 15, Mrs. Mildred Bennert, captain: Mary Kelso, scribe. The girls of troop 15 met at Wallach chool, at 8.80, on Tuesday. the 10th. During the business meeting they dis- cussed and selected girls for_the field meet to be held on May 5. They also talked over plans and rehearsed songe for a scout play. On Friday the girls will practice at old Eastern Higl School for the play Troop 20, Mrs. Dana Durand. cap- ta irginia Stephenson, scrib: met Friday, April 13, at the home of Scout Ruth de Vane. This was the first birthday anniversary of the troop. The coming field meet was disoussed, and it was decided to have athleticc meetings in order to select the girls who will be entered for the contests. Miss C. E. Roberts, an English girl- guide leader, attended the meeting hd_told the troop about the guides ngland. Mr. De Vane gave a talk on tele- phores. On Saturday, April 14. the \girls sold candy at St. Albans Church, {where a motlon picture was being ,siven for the benefit of the John i Eaton School. Troop 25, Mrs. H. McCeen Catherine Barrett, scribe; met Fri- dal. A business meeting was held and preparations were made for the field meet. A hike was planned for took a hike to Soldiers’ {May 10 The tro jHome on Baster Monday. and mem- bers were shown through the hos- pital. The tenderfoot test was taken. but fhe girls have not vet heard the results of_the test. Troop 28. Miss Evelina Gleaves, captain; Mary Speanburg, scribe. The troop held the meeting on April 5, at 3.30. Nine new girls were added to the troop. Four of the girls gave a party to the other girls for the hostess’ badge. . The girls plaved games and told storfes. after which they sang taps, and the meeting adjourned. Troop 1. M 1farris Franklin, captain: Margaret Straight, scribe. The reguiar weekly meeting of troop 11 was held Monday, at the home of | {the captain. The meeting was de- | annual 1] i is prime the a up of | 1 | | in . captain | votea principally to the practice of 1ficld events for the Girl Scout fleld meet, to be held May 5, at the Monu- ment lot. Troop 1_was represented by seven girls at Wardman Park Hotel last Wednesday. The girls served ted at the Girl Scout card party, which was held there. Monday four girls, with four_girls from another troop, led by Miss Caroline Thom, went to Uni#n Station to ‘meet’ the Girl Scouts who were visiting here from Boston. The troop is very much interested in_merit-badge work, and was well represented Saturday for tests for badge: Troop Miss Caroline Thom. captain; Alice Lyons. scribe. The troop held its rezular mecting Tues- day. The first-aid test was talked over, and plans for a hike were dis- cussed. Delicia and Catherine Red- dington were new, members who tered the troop, shortcomin, {or silhouctted against the sky, jall {of Annapolis. {in painting; later he traveled to Bos- | roliton, wlo, recognizing his N exhibition of paintings. draw- ings and water colors by Gif- ford Beal opened at the Arts Club, 2017 1 street last Tues- day and constitutes an event of con- siderable note. Mr. Beal is one of | the most forceful and individual of | the younger American painters. TIn| 1914 he was awarded ghe third Clark | medal at the Corcoran Gallery's ex- hibition and before that time his work | had secured for him much coveted awards in the exhibitions of the tiona Academy of Design, tion; ris Club, the Newport Art Association, the Philudelphia Water Color Club and other important ex- In the Metropolitan Mu- York. at the Art Institute cuse Muscum, the San Francisco Museum of Art and the Detroit Museum he is represented by tybical examples In spirit | it is founded positions are ng good, stro seem a- the Na- hibitions. seum, N, s work s n tradition well selected his construction, To some modern His com- his draw- inariably pictures m lack in finish, but for this they make up in virility They are full of for Most interesting 4 tl Arts Club are @ t. th rugged | shore f New England of a4 more northern of our continent, it matters What 1% Important is that they truly interpret the ster severity and majesty of this phase of nature, togetier with its beauty of strength and force. The restless sea, which | pictures gives irdication of both the weight and Power of water gnd suggests the tire- less restlessnes§ of waves. The rocky promontorics that he paints are indeed uvwe-inspiring, forbidding. and vet alluring. And in his pletur he introduces th element of life. the | tion of to man, or man to ture, showing fishermen i boats carry- bending forward and _under their| amatic quality in which lifts them but his to and streng ful ail h. character 1 ing their nets, against the wind task. There is dr these pictures, &bove the trivi Eut Mr. Bea his art. In this pictures of garde scenes under the tr ald colonial mansions. smiling sea to a truly sumn sacial. seaside 1fe Tnstanty min M ike ¢ invariably stern same exhibition parties, fes- < adjacent slint of | the L typi- Eng- is are tive to “ o Bes mosaics they belong to our own try. they seions of contemporary life. qualities that are observed paintings are equally evi-} water colors and draw- To remind one a bit of Winsiow Homer. the latter delight particulurly hecause of thefr direct- ness and obvious sig w one likes Mr ngs one must find ulat i acknowlcdg zift power of tf R unquest the big men of toda terest bu Jewel were hi tin d re impr The same in his oil dent in_his ings. he are color our ow to n the unusual ub e Arts ¢ < week an ion of portra Rhodes. wi w g Washington e They are simple heads, well modeled, artistically rendered and « type of portraiture. which is steadily soming back 'into vogue. A Peale lower room at to be t 1z little exhib Nae n red chalk by rame is hibitors nt exhibition of portraits le, James tembrandt Peale, his ascembled by and s n 1 the Penn- nia Academy wf Fine Arts, Phil- adelphia Peale. the cider bered. was the tion « was Anne birth ords unty import by Charles Willson his brother, has ar Ris aon been e on view remem- founders of oldest art institu- ie_country. He U_ Chestertown, Queen Ao 1741, and his recorded in the vestry rec- of St. Paul's parish of that His father kept the first free school at Charlestown, Md., but died when his son. Charles. was but a lad. He was, therefore. apprenticed at the > a saddier of An- napolis, later becoming a clock and wateh maker, which occupation led iim to silversmithing From carly Toyhood drawing, and one N expla of inherent taler apes and portrait painting on N initiative. without instruc- without the inspiration of ex- amples. He was an enterprising per- son, a zealous con of freedom. From John MHesselius *he younger. who Was then living in the neighborhood e got some instruction will one of the academy this k o d i a fond- no reason save the attempted uree ton and had some lessons from Cop- ley. It was Charles Carroll of Car- 3 talent, became his patron. raised a subscrip- tion for his benefit, secured a letter of introduction for him to Benjamin West, and sent him to London. where he remained for two vears, e was not, he says in his journal, contented to know how to paint at one way. but engaged in the whole circle of arts, Will Sing in Opera. Miss Helen Roeder, possessor of 3! fine contralto voice, will sing the role of Katisha in the production of “The Mikado,” which will be presented at nley Manual Training School 3 and 5. For eight consecutive seasons the Tech Opera Club has given comic operas with marked success. and the forthcoming production of this popu- lar Gilbert and Sullivan work is being planned with enthusiasm by the stu- dents. y Others having leading roles in the opera arc: FI nces Sherier as Yum Yum, Ann Chamberlain and Frances Carrick as the other two little maids. Flovd Gessford as the mikado, Mer- rill Burnside as Pooh-Bah, and Ar- thur Hipsley as Pish Tush. Has Important Part In Cast of "Mikado™ Helen Roeder. Katisha, in production to be givem May WASHINGTON, D. | fine | comprenensive A\ ¢, APRIL learning modeling and casting in plas- ter. mezzo-tint engraving. Returning to America in the spring of '69 he not only found profitable eni- ployment in portrait painting in Marvland. but also in_Virginia and Pennsylvania. Tn 1776 he removed his family to Philadelphia and estab- lished a studio on Arch street. Dur- ing the period of the revolution he served in the Army as a first lieuten- ant. later as a captain, and while he erved he continued to paint portraits, @mong them a number of Washing: on. L As early as 1794 establish in Philadel tion for the encourugement of t e arts. Nine years later his amb tion was rewarded by the establisii- ment of the present Pennsylvania Academy. was induced by him to nd did admirably ever. in minjatures. was sent by his father to London to study under West. He also studied in Paris. and while there painted por- traits of David and Houdon, both of which are now owned by the Pennsyl- vania Academy. Rembrant Peale lived until 1860 The present exhibition comprises 1o less than three hundred and sever teen paintings, and s a notable and worthy tribute to the genius of these three early American painters. Tihe are i this collection no less than thirty-two portralts of Washingt no two of which are alike. It is a wonderful and a remarkable showing. demonstrating beyond doubt. the in- herent of these men, a genius which, ‘in many instances, seems Surpass that of the porirait painters of today, who are far better taught, who have had many more advantuges. Many of the portraits are of dis- tinguished persons. those whose Tames stand out conspicuously in the history of America—the nation builders—and in almost evers in- stance these paintings are convincing as portraits and are at the same time charming us works of -art, veiy simple, good In color. well modeled direct. How they could have n €0 good under the circumstances the mystery. The women's por- traits are peculiarly charming. such, for example, us that of Mrs. David Beverfdge, lent by Mr. whold of Philadelphia; or that of Mrs. Thomas Cadwalder, Jent Ly John Cadwalder: or again Mra. Tench Francis., Jjr. born Ann Willing. zreat granidaugh- ter of Edward Shippen. lent by Dr. Henry isher beautiful works. full of feminity. and cha The museums have lent gen he attempted phia an associ to ke up art. specializing, how Rembrant’ P usly | to tie collection, as have also private collectors, and the Penns; Academy has a-complishod mental achievement in asseu a e tion of the = three early painters as that which it now sets forth. To see this exhibition is indeed well worth a trip from Washington to phia. vania nonu works of t * T the Art Center, avenue. an exhibition ings by Joseph Birren opencd today and will continue to May 5. Mr. Bir- e of Chicago Institute Alumni Asso- prominent member of the Chicago art colony. Tle paint- ings included in this exhibition are of an interpretive nature and been described by C. A. Exler. who writes the foreword to the catalogue, as “interesting, colorful scenes from out of doors. remarkable bal- anced. colorful touches that the s ren s a nati er of tie Art ciation. and THE Washington Haxdi will hold an exhibition of handi craft at the Art Center, April 9 to May 13. Tea will be served on ti afternoons of Sunday. April 28, May % and May 13, from 4 to 6 v'clock exhibi- and lec- hasketry from the 1 two demonstrations of tures on tied dyeing and will be ziven by experts Department of Agriculture FINFIELD SCOTT CLIME of W shin h olding an exhibition of his pa E the Bergen Branch of the Public Library of Jersey City Among the subjects ho 3 entitled “Building b Bridge, W hingto and another was id ture of the Potomac palisades. Capt. Clime has been steadily ¢ 1ing for- ward. and is making a place and name for himself among the contem- porary artists of New York * : FELICIE WALDO HOWELL. wise an erstwhile Washingt holding an exhibition of orehid panels in frames esnecially de- signed and executed by Brainerd B Thresher. at the i ies of Mrs Ehrich, 5th avenue, New Yorl fiss' Howell announces the sixth season of her summer painting c at East Gleucester. where she has her summer studio tion forn N 5 of this week 22nd Exhibition of i the Carnegie ‘This is_the one the N Thursdas International paintings will open Tnatitute, Pittsburgh : and only international exhibition. Which is held in this country, and there is every reuason to helieve that & most interesting showing will be made. Homer Saint-Gaudens, the present director, spent the greater part of the winter in Europe visiting' Sxhibitions and studios, co-operating With foreign artists, and getting to- gether a. representative collection of the best contemporary work by 1)’1" leading painters of v, Spain. France, Great Britain. Holland and Belgium, well as the Scandi ian countries. Te'is @ picy that this sort cannot be National ¢ S aing of 1ts own, it wil ilding of its Fired LETLA M —_— LARGE AUDIENCE SEES BUSINESS HIGH PLAYS Two splendidly produced “The Shoes That Danced.’ Hempstead Beach, and Shal Taming of the Shrew.” composed the Business High School's “spring play” program and delightcd a large avdience at the Central High aud forium, 11th and Clifton strects northwest, Friday night. "The Shoes That Danced.” which composed the first part of the pro- gram, concerned the fortunes of Wat- teau (Julius Naiman), an artist re- cently brought to fame in the French court and who is beguiled into mis- fortune by Columbine (Heva whom he loves and who downfall to give the hon student and the man Lancret (Clifton Clarridge). . in her role as Columbine, espe distinguished herself. The other who took part in the play wer: Maxwell Stokes, James Baucom, kd- gar Boyd, Madeline Key, Loulse Wood, Leon Zwissler, Catherine Chamber- lain and Doris Schultz. 4 “The Taming of the Shrew” was delightfully well prqduced play which Margaret Ryan, as Kathe Gisplayed considerable histrionic tal- ent. The ¢ast in the Shakespearean play included Baptista, Austin Swartwout; Petru- chio, Ray Larcomb; Hortensio, Mah- lon Padgett; Pedro, Robert Parson: Biondello, Morris Moss; Geumlo, Na than Freilachoff; Waliter, Perry H. Jacol Nathaniel, Lewis Wolfe; Gregory, Arthur Dick; Gabriel, Alfred Mills; _Adam, George De Vaughn; Mugio Master, Albert Harris; Blanca, Hcpe Ritter; Curtis, Constance Fogle: Tatlor, James Gray; Haberdasher, Al- bert Harrls; Cook, Randolph & Wedding guests, Cyril Collett, dore Brill, Robert M. Greenw Russel King. Grant Smith. Evelyn McCune, | Laura. Bausir. Josephine Tynch. ‘Norma Rouzee and Virgnia Thomas. Fhe music was rendered by the chool orchestra under leadership of Benjamin Moss. “The Shoes. That Danced” was produced under the di- rection of Mrs. May Ashton, and “The Taming of the Shrew” under the di- rection of Miss Natelle Acker. i exhibition of at the day an held here some - ha: be pos *HLIN kegpeare's his his James Peale, Lis brother, | {enitecture. | are studies of the allied arts—sculp- to, ng so Fish. | 1 i i Philadel- { 1106 Connecticut | of paint-! the tound- | have | i tha {lack I thier? {lun i the Wwas one | i i i | | I reader wi I nével the i potent jed it through reading and talk and | SCISSORS; A Novel of Youth.. By Ce- [yet it is. in effect, a movement. } “Scissors” is the story of an English 923—PART 2 Reviews of New Books THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FINE ARTS. Directed by the committee on education of the American In- stitute of Architects. Boston: Mar- shall Jones Company. HIS book embodies the alto- gether worthy object of bringing the fine arts with- in the reach and comprehen- sion of the common run of people. Specifically it is designed for the use of students, a textbook. At the same tine, however, it Is so selected | and arranged as to make it a book suited to the need of the average has a bent in its direc- ized authority alone has produce these studies on the subject of ar- Bevond this subject there tion. combined to which center teco ture, painti planning, the landscape design. city industrial arts and mu- sic. In the consideration of architec- ture itself the work falls into four parts—the classic architecture, that of the middle ages, the Renalssance and modern architecture. The last, naturally, inakes the most direct and immediate appeal. Indeed, if a keen interest is the first point in this study. the place to begin is with modern architecture. The school men Wil suy 0" to this. They have sacrosanct notions about foundations, origins, influences and what not. Yet, if one werc to take this book into the streets of any city and begin with the architecture of certain of its buildings. working back as op- portunity offcred to the sources of this surrounding art, there would a live interest in the subject that no primal beginnings could possibly achieve. And. by this immediate touch, the “significance of art” would prompiiv step. alive and smiling, into the ready ninds of the students. There is much that is interesting here. In- deed, all of it is interesting, since - authors deal informally with the of this form and of thut. They along with show life has moditicd buildings, material, surroundings. use, ibility of alkparts of the world an forms of art—a thou- sand points of contact and illumin tion upon the subject of art. Many works of high authority lack interest This one combines the two in an equal high measure. WEST OF E WATER W York: Harper & Diros. Here is @ novel—a very exceptional both gratifying and exasperating in the same breath Dleasure of the book comes from quality of its characters. The anno ance rises out of the author's refusa to round then into drama, out of his persistence in letting them alone to €0 the way that their natures and their surroundings dictate. He is right. We are wrong. But we have becom hooled in having novels slide f every manner of storm into s of Lappiness that. like chil- dren. we resist the innovation of this Comy lete artistry. “West of the Wa- r Tower” is merely a neighborhood 1 a larger town. Itis the £mall com- nunity evervwhere, with its few out- ure: e preacher. the 5 merchant, the woman folks and the voung folks The story centers on Guy Plummer, the mini ter's gon. and Bee Chew, the rich man’'s daughter. The minister is a saint with fanatical leanings—and this biend plays upon the boy. ° rich man is broad as the world in a kind of loose unbelief. the girl mes into this kind tlook. Young Plummer ha8 dreams, such as every boy has, and he las gifts be- des. What happens? Just life hap- pens. And ic pounds that boy and t git] — well. just as life does pound.” The only ‘thing that mak any headway at all against this ter- life surge is the little atom of ing how through easy ace 'OWER. is vibl character that the boy reveals while he is being sent here and there by the stresses of youth and desire and any substantial support. A Yes. A scducer? Yes. A phi- ever, leaving one girl almost on wedding day? Yet he sticks, right t ie midst of his fall- ure decp in him is the | spark that finally brings him out, not to anvthing very brilliant. but to the best that a real situation of thls kind could supply. one tells the truth, in a novel—that almost’ no one. The novelist dramatizes the truth and this leaves it u no truth. Not here. This 1% the truest kind of work. most courugeous, and a Very re- markable product e is. too PONJOL By Cynthia Stockley, au- hor of “Popp. ete. Now Yor P. Putuam’s Sons. expects a South yhthia Stockley. is, another ne. Ponjola? No. not the exotic name of « person. Rather, the n the most insidious_and of that_reglon. More potent even than the spell of the gold and diwmond mines, or the lure of zambling, for it is the force that per- mits the miner and the gambler to forget the tension of hazard or the bludgeoning of u zdverse fate Ponjola is the mame of the ink that, morning, noon and night, cheers the South African adventurer along his uncertain way. And this is the story of ponjola as it crept into the cceptaice of one voung man, who, at promise, fell into com- parative failure along one certain line of his desire. Just what the creature could do to a man comes out here in striking incident and tense situation. It is the story. too, of friendship. For. in young Desmond, Lundi Druro. “the ponjola king,' found a friend to whom geod or ill report meant nothing at all fo long as there was place for a friend in the desperate affairs of the reckless Druro. And the story gets along by way of the vicissitudes in the life of the ponjola King and the meeting of these by the unfailing and ready Desmond. ~ Fine affair, this. One to read over again. We say, easily, it is full of the atmosphere of South Afri¢a, which does not mean so much s it might since we do not know South Africa, except as we have gain- Afridan story And here it froni v of d pictures. But that is a great deal and into this second-hand Knowledge f the place the:author pours the vitalizing fluid of her own personal acquaintance with,it, of her own in- timacy with its wonders and delights. Yes, this is a love story, too—one as delightful as it- is surprising and unusual. Admirable throughout. il Roberts. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Within the last handful of years the novel of English youth, the pub- lic-school boy, has £o multiplied as to mike one nder about the causes for this. Certalnly the novelists did not get together to create a literary movement around this theme. And One wonders if back of it there may not have lain a common instinct which, within the past five years, has become unitedly conscious and purposeful in a patriotic desire to keep alive those traditions that blossomed anew in a valiant young England going out in defen: of its own. One wonders. Youth whose first and last years were spent in_Asia Minor, where his father was on duty, TIn between the setting s that of England; the esperiences are those of all youth in its quest of life. The glamour of the story lies in the eastern episodes. Here 18 a curi- ously mysterious and alluring atmos- phere in_which the friendship of this English boy and a Turkish Jad ripens along lovely ways of understanding and devotion. And at the close, again in Asia Minor, the two meet in a polg- nant picture 'of wartime. The real- ism of the romance covers the school days of John Narcissus Dean, “Scls- sors,” and the later ytars, when as. a young newspaper man ‘he touched many sides of Londoft life and came in contact with its well known men | and' women; .For this is a.youth to engage the attention of his elders in chievement. A youth to erfgage any one, with_a radiance about him such as ‘we came to ascribe to- Rupert Brooke in' his shining and® .gifted youth. And, like that of Rupert{ Brooke, this is,.iu ‘one way, a story of unfulfiliment—like that of so many of the youth of England. A beauti- ful story. Not only & well made story, but one whose spirit is as true and ble FOUR OF A KIND. By J. P. Marquard author of “The Unspeakable Gen- tleman.” New Yo ner's Somm. > Hey. Miss, what's the big idea™" for. and cer that very 1l cer ing mig] in talk “He. and fey, clusiv wherever clusiveness still lingers, in this widec- open world. Joh that is still his Joh: exh to r sands of onlookers. pedce—a woman at that—has to admit that it was & gorgeous fight. Yes, this is a has pari are. does it 8o adroitly that no one. not ever turb don stor Joh by, guil thin here are a ca num; and { BLIND CUPID. By Josephine Laskam author of . Uy as everyday fact that Cupid, blind as bat can love and marriage than cbuld hin ci mat the evervdayness of this Cupid busi- ness. |oft tro it that the girl married the chauffeur, and con toda the that one on the end to the left autk coll spreads itself for our entertainment The Madness of Philip” irresistible comes into play here. that and a very clear insi; in general as it behaves in the pres- ent sides. structure. man one may enjoyment that these stories so cle 1y pr QUEEN OF Weston, ¥ I A you bu more fillment. mat can. ready for anything, lie goes to a vil- lage in the Alps, at the request of French statesman whom Pari busi d ing. dle group of The suit mor The tion: mer. whi Bea! and is raised to a high power and a dash of mystery simply adds to the general tension. vie So t! skie 4 romance between cans. there w up t! in afte Iy welcome o ¥ time and plenty of change. Not so bad, that, you see. :m the Brown Jug. - e .'7 THEPUBLC LBRARY Recent accessions at the Publia Library and lists of recommended reading will appear in this column each Sunday: winning as its realism is plausi- and convineing. RR: ChaxlesiScrib Home Economics. Allinson, May. Trude for Woinen TTC- | Bailey, E. IL S. and IL | Products’ From Afar. RU-B Battle Creek, Mich, First C gational Church. The Battle Creex Cook Book. RZ-818p. Browne, S. 8. The Viain Cook Book. RZ-818p Business Tr: ing Corpor. York. Course in Textils [ Methods, . § and 5. TAI- Chicago Dietetic Associa | porat Recipes for Institutions Dressmaking as a in Massachusetts Lydia was walking on the grass | one of the special duties of Ofi- Tim ‘was to put a stop to just thing. Then followed a e talk etween Lydia and the offi- that, so far as any understand- between the two was concerned, ht as well have been carried on ‘hinese and Choctaw. Tired of . Tim seized Lydia by the arm . Tim,” “Why, Johnny, me boy that's’ the way that Johnny Duf lightweight boxer, met Lydia, ex- product of 'Back Bay or it {s that genuine ex- s Sailing Cruess, W. V. and Christie, {Laboratory Manual of Fruit Vegetable Products. RUP-C3851 arber. . he School G163s L. o I A W And that meeting lald and nny Duffey low-—as to his heart, His' Lead and his fists werc own, for on that very night nny adorned his profeskion Ly un ibition- and a triumph calculated ejoice thebrutal Instincts of thou- Even a man of Janiton Y S Hyatt, Projects Lyon, TTK-L986 MacSheridan Stag Cook Bool Monaghan, E. A, What to Eat and re It. RZ-M744 National Education Associatio. the United States. Commission on Reorganization of Second Edu tion. ~ Reorganization of Home nomics in Secondary Schuols Nz21 Palmer holstering Schn Finis F. Furniture S-FI496 7 Mode Weaving Mill Carroll, editor The RZ-M248s. love story. To be sure, Marquand to fiX it up « little. for the dis- ties Detw: vdia and Johnny enormous and uppalling, but he he 1 Lydia, has for a sec d the dis- hing thought that she might have e better. There are three more ies here, each with a variant of nny Duffey in control, a gay, hap- straight young chap that is as be- ing as the Prince of Wales. som g in the same fas too. True, four of a Lind." but it is orking kind—good enough for any 1ber more out of the same source inspiration, Practical Problems SIR-Schd Home Simplified. RY-StSsh. The Tearvom Booklet. rhursday A hita, Kun, 1 Arsdale, Malk RYH-T: ternoon Cooking Clui Cook Book. RZ-T4 M_B. and others. Candy Recipes. RZ-V2620. Woodhouse, Thomas. The IHand craft Art of Weaving. TME-\Ws5 Mathematics. Boyd P. P.. and others. A Cour Analytic Geometry. LE-Bi9% Christman, J. M. Shop Mathematic TJI-C464s. Darmstaedter, Ludwig. Handbuc Geschichte der — Naturwisse: ften und der Technik. 1905. LA Elements of tlie of a Comples 7 he Madness of Phillip, New York: D. Appleton & Co. he seven cases set down here a 800d us w thousand to point the te. and shooring around hit or mis turn more tricks in the way, Argus self should he bend his « IE eve to the exclusive by ri And these cases, 100, show The most of them were picked m yesterday's Lappenings. For r e. Heinrich. was no longer ago an that of Functio! 96. L Fletcher. -D93T B. Bricf Cou LD-Fi Descriptive 1 Theory Variable. Durell, 1012, LE! ord, W Algebra Hall, W, LE-H11se Lungle putatior Love, C. L943 M €. Analytical i Calculus. LED-M628 ere is something else be-| " Morgan, . B. Llementary Graph For here there is displayed | 1904 LB-M8sén exceedingly good art of story| Nevlile, B. E. Mulubrsar Punetior The author has a work-|of Direction, LZ-N4lam, 1y habit and, more perhaps. than |~ Richardson, 1t P, nud Landis, . ¥ tealizes, off-hand, to this fact|Fundamental Conceptions of Mod«i: be credited a good part of the|Mathematics. v. 1. 191s. LEB-R395f ar- (" Slade, Samuel and Margolis. Louis { Mathematics for Technical ard Voca tional Schools LB-31 15m ne, T. 0. Rapid Arithmetic s the day before one chose the ex- olid Geometr: Vict. And every day—yesterday. and tomorrow, the Loy selects irl in the chorus to be his wife, The éy to story | ¥ i n College Lor's. business here is me i aborate with Cupid, and t E A Tre: 1595, LU-L266t E. Analytic Geometry. se on Con kind of humor that made “The LE N. Introduc: Plane ometry an on to Diftere y a ght into human nature and life - roduce. HE WORLD. By Ge. author of “Mary ier Business” ete. New Dodd, Mead 0. bright. light story t care to join with it, yrge Minds York umner, §. C. Mathematics and Wentworth, gebra. 1906 Wentworth, G. 1829, LED-W48Tp Woods, ¥. S, and Bailey. mentary Caleulus. LG-W Woods, F. & Higher Geome WEESh Superlised_Studs Souie Scie: i should G. A. Elementary offers a il ane G And what is SR €. this promise makes good in ful- The man who moves the ter along here is a young Ameri With time on his hands and F. H. - Chose Good Incog. From the Buston Transeript. A stranger in English w» signed the hotel register, "King « . Hearing of it. the manage approached the new guest and said “Excus me. sir, but is this you writing in t book ? replied the stranger. ou're not really the re you?"’ . no,”" was the I travel under that incognito.” met_in Hazy about the nature of his ness, with friendship rather than retion in the lead here, he, arriv- finds himself at once in the mid- of important things. Here is a atesmen and diplomats. quarry of which they are in pur- is an inventor of war means e deadly than had been imagined business takes on an interna. al col with the Amertcan ely following the directions with ch he set out upon his mission. | utiful women add to the gavety hazard of the mission. Intrigue King cool reply, “but name—it’s m Among the people of the ty is a young American girl he adventure. after soaring to the «. gradually glides to the plane of two Ameri- bit of an anti-climax, but no such thing as keeping he pitch, and one had to get down some fashion. And the fashio: r the one that is unfai to story readers, THE SHAFT IN THE SKY John Temple Graves, Jr. The novel of Washingten seciety. the gay whirl of cave-dweller: congressmen’s ladios and the diplo- matic set. 3178 Safety First. fave a sardine sandwich. Jack “Do you mind if 1 count the gold- fish AR first?” LA Alfred A. Knopf Publisher SSSCAS 220 West 42 St. New York . How to become a Washington lobbyist at $25,000 a year easy if you are willing. You begin by “battening™ on the Y. M. ( \. Then you learn, in the school of the hotels and the underworld and the new~ paper oftices, all about how to take advan tage of people’s longing to be “prominent.” You develep the art of low-and-fancy boot- licking. You get “in” with this Congressman and that lady-on-the-up. You put over an ambassadorship, or spike a gun that threatens the insiders. You take love where you find it. and leave it flat when you're through with it. And. presently. almost without knowing it vou are a full-fledged lobbyist and a Power behind the Throne. A cynic’'s dream? Not at all. Harvey Fergusson He's seen it happen dozens of times. And now he has put it into a story that has all the gusto and humor and satire of a quick mind, and the rapid movement of a film. “CAPITOL HILL" is going to be damned, because it points a long finger. If you're discerning. you will recognize the targets. This story is no mirror of Washington—it goes clear through the 1I"ashing- ton looking-glass! CAPITOL HILL by Harvey Fergusson Author of “The Blood of the Conquerors” OTE: Mencken says it's a story. $2.50 net In CANADA from th st. Vaciillan Co. of, Canada, Ltd. Martin's House, Toronto. Alfred A. Knopf Publisher 220 West 42 St. New Yerk