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THE SUN. SATURDAY. APRIL 2L 1911. o ; . " . . t . . . ! - - 1 .. il. 1M A .n'rnlla, lie speaus oniy or me utileui nr.. m.l of South Uritvi ami he decidedly I r!i.t; prove or ti'u Americans in tli PMlipi ihm, There Is probably omethlni; t tn slid IIhmii In behalf of tho persons lio abuses. Wo funcy loo thut thorn l nnnther ido to bis account of hit llhodc t. nn liniciiltliM. The best part of his book j hIii'I" h" describes hisynuiiRer brother, v -f ieiii.iht v "tnoothorl hln path, V .titine- Mi,' services of' "Timothy I p t'llio Artluir II. Chirk Company, r let eland) limy have been In tho Ohio ft il MN-dsslppl valleys hln biographer, IoImi Krvln Klrkmtri.k, manaRon I urn p,il them. Ho. writes In a tone of , v and apology for I-'llnt'n failures shortcoming, and the Impression -. is much stronger than that of hln iiili-hliipnt, Flint wrote books that lave lipfonm Imdbrtant In the history ef tlip middle West, Bnd ho did excellent flnr In promoting learning. Kin relig ious views seem to have aroused npposl I on wherever he went, nnd It In on these that Pr Mrkpalrick imfortuii.itcly pro fern ' i dwell. t'i Vlrns on Tiling! In (irnrral. The readers of Hir A. T. Qulller-Couch's Prnllier Cnpas" (Charles Scrlbner's Sons) n H l- jutly provokpd He hat drawn a ilunning background for u story In iichekter Cathedral and its close, ho I t cre.ited delightful peoplo In his hero, in the lovable Wardpn, the conscientious fPCielarv. and has sketched many living minor characters There the story tollfr ret and Rives way to tho journalist. niakps his people discuss ritualism r.nil tehgiotw intolerance In institutions, ihe Hoiioof Lords iiietion and pageants, Mh sales Is-ing presented brightly and rpieraimuatically. The author shows some of the shady f,r!r of institution", the petty jealousies Kiiielic the ensioners nnd their bieker mE In lb-scribing the women who I clone to them ho dwells needlessly on Iheir vulgarity and fotilmindedness; this hSpoIs what story there is very little. lh little girl who comes among them Is isry precocious, that lieing tho author's lnbute to American education. The meant has moie effect In bringing union l.i the comuu.li'ty than the child's pres ent, and the twist given to tho story at the end seems like a pretty forced effort to etartle With much that is entertaining and beautiful in the book, it is to be regretted t'iftt the author has forgotten his aAitic efts -o far as to put by its side a great ihal thai is trivial and or only temporary interest The lllspar (ilaclrr. Another Himalayan exploit of Mrs, Fanny Hullock Workman and her hus band. Dr. William Hunter Workman, is recorded in "The Call of the Snowy His par," a handsome volume, illustrated with many fine photographs, which Con stable and Company and Charles Scrib nor's Rons publish. Uko the other works by these authors it Is chiefly an account of mountain climbing In very high re gions. In inns they undertook to exam ine closely the whole lllspar glacier sys tem and carried out their plan with char acteristic thoroughness. The most valu able scientific results of tho expedition will be found, we imagine, in the appen dixes prepared by tho surveyors they t iok with them. Count Cesaro Calciati o"d Dr. Matthias Konc7.a. Th troubles with the carriers, the actual experiences on tho glaciers, the efforts of the explorers, however, are1 a'l told in the main narrative, and the readers will find there plucky and dangerous the story of ns tin ascent nu is . on record on the part of Mrs, Workman and the guide, Cyprien Savoye. It is im exciting, hair raising story. A curious uppended chapter shows the determined character of that lady; she is proud of her record of having attained a higher v evatinn than nny other woman. To settle that point she sent surveyors to measure Mount Huascar in the Andes, winch Miss Peck ascended and exalte I; ' ey f .und that it was not ho high us A'-'mmkuu and therefore not so high a-Mrs Workman's Himalayan iccord. felr f It MaL,liaii ... . ' Ihere is uirlaln pathos in Sir ( leinenu Markham i s volume on Hie Incas or eru h. P Dutton nnd Company). ..Inr than sixty years ngo tho recent I redenl of iim noyai ueograpiucoi I Nwioty was a midshipman on the const ef 1',-ru He became interested in the i nn'rv and Its hislory and kept up his in eri-.t throughout his lire. He studied l'eru tan languages when he was frozen up in l,e Arctic regions, he has translated many woiks on Peru, now ho finds him !f wi years oltl with his history of tho li'f,as Mill unwritten nnd publishes In s ea'l what material Is in his hands. The rM'ler who is Interested In the subject 11 Hnd that he misses very liltio by the iUttiiion. si I'Miients Markham gives a delight f ar reimt of n visit he paid to the liis 1 a'l V II Prescott about thn time l was iieginnlng his studies. His essays 1'iakn pretty continuous story. He de trnhPi written sources of thn Inca h 'story hn describes the country nnd the aniinuiiies found in it. He then tolls tho "ry of iho Incas nnd Pizarro's conqupst. I' I nticpivnlilo that ho would have liked put it in morn attractive literary form, r.jt th legends nnd history urn there, ''id tleaily ami aulhorilatively antl in a 'tin tli.it will satisfy scholars nnd. wo fr, v 'h" reading public us well. an appendix ho prints his metrical "ii ol "Apu Olontay," a drama of tho f the Incas which has been curiously ' il and a folk story, which Is tho ne known, li, is an extremely in , mid valuable book P ianMi I'rlni'ess. history of tho Netherlands has v been written from the Protestant tihlicnti point of view; it Is just ns 'V'rfnro that the Spanish side 'I lie ciiiiflfleretl as it is presented iu 1 t tej't Infiiiitii Isabel" by Miss L. 'ii-iein (Methuon nnd Company; O, "nin's Sons). It is a decided nov 1 tune Philip II of Spain nppeur as ' f 'lu'r. a human being anil u wise i net so much of a surprise to ' " .idniiimtiatlon or tho Nether - " lus daughter, the Infanta Isabella I igi'nia, and her husband the Arch " llii lit of Austria held up to nd- 1 I' I daughter has kept a place in " 'nigh the apocryphal legend of ' - the uaiiiii to a yellowish tint "i is that sh vowed she wnultl "i:'i' her shift I ill her liusband took I tllld ,IS I Im h!hl'ii l.lhled llinm ore. I "ii. ii,iloii,ibln color was accounted io governed thn Netherlands from tho period during which tho ' i Privuiees ileilniiely threw off the 'I ' sh yoke nntl Spain was confined to ,','J lallflM wh Alt i,,n. II.. !..... pr U nistupenciltrsiii rJiiui All IC. .Mr. Ilv h'-'Mii to carry with him discontent viJi his siirrimndlnn. Il did not like mivi kvvine, iitriijiuill, i . - ta She was ,1 capable woiiiaii. nhn iim I tin wholo governed wisely, as rr as she could, and who mlsht have satisfied the Nether- tanners If they hnd not cured for their rollRlon mid their freedom Tim author undertakes to tell the stnrv or the complicated politics of Franco, tho Netherlands nnd or (lermniiy during tho Thirty Years war, Trom the Spanish point or view, and is not wholly success, ful In her attempt She would have done better to hold to the personal history or her Spanish Princess ond to quote more from such of her letters os are extant, Aids Hi llllile Mini). Bible classes nnd students have been considered by Prof. Charles Foster Kpnt. Ph. !)., or Yale rnlversity in tho prepa ration or his excellent manual of - Bib lical Geography nnd History" ( harles Hcrlbner's Sons). Ho starts in with tho physical geography or Palestine, accord ing to tho modem fashion. With the beginning of tho political geography history necessarily comes in, nnd the rest of the volume is historical, though on geographical lines This implies a gooil deal of very modern archieologv In tho identification or kites and other matters. Pror. Kent's comtendiuni not only embodies tho most recent informa tion about the Holy Land but is an inter esting nnd readable summary of Jewish hist ory as well. It is illustrated by many valuable maps, and indications for further pictorial class room aids am given. A far more Important handbook is tho Hev. Dr. James Moffatt's contribution to tho "International Theological Library serips, "An Introduction totho Literature of th Now Testament" (Charles Scrlbner's Sons), a book only for advanced students. It Is a systemntl7ed summary or nil the body or New Testament criticism, ar ranged clearly nnd compactly in a rorm that even Herman exierts may envy. A survey or the sources, the manuscripts. the canon and tho foundations of critl cism is followed by a study of each of tho books and of the literature that has been written about them, condensed to th utmost but still readable, and nccomna niedon each point by full bibliographies. It is a book that no student or the Bible can do without. A (Surgeons Cook llniiU. A largo, fully illustrated quarto of nearly l.noa pages, M. A. Falrclough's "The Ideal Cookery Book" (George Bout ledge and Sons: K. P. Dutton and Com pany) is n look for the library or drawing room rather than tho kitchen It con tains 3,157 recipes and the ornamental dishes are i epieented in colored pictures, of which there are forty-eight. Tho receipts are arranged alphabetically under general heads, ranging from sauces, hors d'reuvres and soups to ices, relishes nnd drinks, which facilitates cross refer ence. The directions are clear and easily followed and in manv instances the Kng lish price of the dish is estimated. The author is tho lady principal of tho Glou cester Road School of Cookery in Iondon. which should lio a guarantee of the excel lence and accuracy of the receipts, Tho liook will be a valuable addition to the ibrary or such as take the science or gastronomy seriously. Some ir Fiction. Iu an entertaining love story. "Prince or Chauffeur." by Mr. Lawrence Perry (A. C. McClurg nnd Company. Chicago), we discover some pleasing novelties: a millionaire railroad president, who Is , patriotic and good to his family; asociutv leader who lov s her husband, and various I nil,1.n-11 t.f f,.ui.inn wl.rt monplace finalities . or decency and human I is highly accomplished. ' . - ' . feelinc The hero I ,w becomes n United States nav.il offlcr. ami his foreign opponent is very deceit- , t.t r..;n. ; ........ .t ful as well as hysterical. Several vivid I episodes on th water seem to Iwj memories or the author's news(aer career. The book shows signs of haste in tho writing, but it holds the reader's attention; it is clean nnd good humored throughout nnd presents a marked contrast to much of the Tl,.. ..uesilo.i of In.sbn'iwl. if .-.,! ,i, I ..tl.n ia .tUniiuj.wl I.-!,.!.!. I 111 (I It I" li inVilivli I'llUIUY lilt vintnn.U. I,V Fannie-Ifen-ll,. Ln !., "OnieksaiidH" (Slurifis and Walton l'niu.lv9r)' puny). The arguments are presented lIMy V.lill iltf f'lt'l'JI l..IUIIK llC .of moral convent ions in a matter of bia tllt, tlir. e persons involved nnturl,i,y u,penr ns abstractions rather ,han v h tho m fljrt mnrt ,, amll8inK, .Jtl0 yo ' . .,,. i,,. n,.r ), ,i:.,..i.. : very nice, ir she is n trifle omniscient, anil the chorus or gossips is a little too malevolent. 'Ihe mi turn I ticks with which every one does right when it comes to action, legardless of the theoretical discussion, is evidence of the author's sound judgment when unwarped by literary ideas. It is an excellent piece pf work in its kind and is very readable, A story of the American Revolution, "A Soldier or Valley Forge" (L. ( Pago and Company, Boston), was apparently begun by the late Rohert Neilson Stephpns ami completed by G. K. Theodore Roberts. Tho opening chapters offer pleasant pictures of Colonial life nnd or worthy New F.nglanders. As the story progresses it turns Into the usual mixture of mlo ilrnmatio plot nnd imaginary military operations, which Is offered to young and old ns revolutionary fiction, nor is tho customary traitor, who makes trouble, missing. The miscellaneous short stories of the late Will Lilllbridgo have been collected iu "A Breath or Prairie" (A. C. McClurg and Company). They will hardly add to his reputntlon, but will bo welcome to those who possess his other books, Tim subjects are varied, tho struggle or a youth between his farm duties and an education, n college athletic contest, for instance, nnd an impressionistic) unltinrr of I lie liusband. wife nnd Invnr situation, which Is tho longest tale In the collection. I The story of n. celebrated national epic, I the Ramnyam, Is told briefly and clnaiiy by 1'. J, Gould in "The Divine Art hor," a'prelly liltio vniumn published by ,1, M, Dent and Company (I). P. Dutton ami Company). It supplies tho general reider with probably nil ho will care to know or tho contents of Ihe great Sanskrit poem, nnd even the condensation and the nuthor'n rather Jejune style do not strip the stoiy of ml Iim beauty. It should bo lead with one of I', W. H iin's slorios, 1,0111 el lie 1'outral. It ship!)' wn.s time that the ndvenlur oils enrepr of llio nuthor or "Fnublas" should be told as Mr. John Rivers has done iu "Louvel" (Hrontino's). Tho author has followed I.ouvet 's own ac count of his life pretty clo.-ely, nnd his bonk is therefore almost as much n his tory of tho Girondists n it is a biography. It is a curiosity of literature tint thn author of a book which Is tabooed oven In France on account of its immorality should hive won tho first Moulhynn prize for virtue ever awarded with a now forgot ten essay. He died at 37, but in tho first days or thn Revolution he played an im portant political part; he was a Jacobin journalist, a member or the Girondo In the Convention and boldly bearded Robes pierre and Marat. He was persecuted and hunted down with the test of his parly, but managed to escape till the Ter ror was past and to write tho story or his wnndpiings, a story as exciting ns his romance. Il Isas the wilier or "I'uublus." Iinwover. thnt his name lives. The fratik nnd Ingen uous indecency of that remarkable ro mance has made it unmeulionable to eats polite. Its ricshno?.s and routhriilness, the, naturalness of the dialogue, the direct ness and simplicity or tho narrative and tho lifelike vividness with which the char acters stand nut would distinguish the bonk nl any lime; it Is amazing that it should have been written in Ifc7, Il is a Iwink that has been studied by many au thors who dill not caro to confess the ourco of their inpiration. I'he absence of Rousseau's sentimental- ism Is noticeable except in the parts that havo proved to bo autobiographical . hven npart from his ill favored ro mance I,ouet's short life was full or d venturo nnd his biographer has done lull justice to it In this book. He tells It with some ol the dash and freshness that was characteristic of I.ouvet Other Hooks. The volumoon "Brazil." by Pierre DpiiIs, which has bpen added to the "South American Series" (T. Fisher Unwin; Charles Scrlbner's Sons), is disappointing In some regards through no fault of the author. M. Denis made no pretence to having visited tho whole country. He wrote Ids observations on the more settled and civilied parts nnd dealt very fully with thn matters which interested him, such as the colonization of the southern provinces. Within hlsownllmltatlonsthe book is excellent and full of information The editors of the series, however, have tried to adapt il to their requirements of a descriptive volume about Brazil They have employed Mr, Bernard Miall to write a perfunctory chapter on the history of the country, nnd Mr. I). A Vindln to supply one on the mineral re sources, trade and commerce. Even with these additions the account Is Incomplete Many portions of tho land are not de scribed at all, many important matters are not touched upon, and what there is lacks proper proportions. A good book of travel is not necessarily a usefulibook or reference. The chapters on gardening which make up Helen Rutherford F.ly's "The Praeticarl Mower Garden" (Macmillans) are based on tho author's own experiences. This selection of what is most essential in the art comes at a time when most amateurs, whether on a small or a large scale, are looking for the right advice. They will find it in this charming little volume nnd will be pleased with the fino photo graphs and attractive colored pictures that adorn it Another guido book to Italy. Mr Henry James Forman uses a pretentious title. "The Ideal Italian Tour" (Houghton Mifflin Company), which is by no means justilled, for he limits his tourist's time nnd only allows him to see the more ob- I vious sights. Confidence in his guidance is siianen ny ins iirsi sentence; ne nnB never seen Naples, for he would not take the trouble to got up and look at the bay. Naples, Pompeii and the ride around the Sorrento peninsula; Rome, Florence, Pisa and Siena; Venire, the lakes, Milan and Genoa such is thj author's programme. ,M7 ' ""V"""1 'ry. Historical aiui uriiswu iiuoruiniiun anoui place and emits his own sentiments ' lmprlonii. The tastes or travellers Aitfn,' l.t.t imatr tin flint t r tnoaf r tm,s ,!" -"r- r.' V . . "'T wo" ,' iiy in, niruin ,v4'-,..t . ,(rr nrrcvin, only well known pictures for his illus- ,v m.ins ideal. tra'ions. The latest addition to "Harper's Library 'of Living Thought" is "The Birth of I Worlds nnd Systems (Harpers'), Prof A. W Bickerton's explanation of his theory tha' new stars spring from the iinpoft of celestial bodies, with his specu l lat ions qn the nature of the universe in ,. , i( . . " Hypothesis ' . correct It Is a readable nnd interesting little volume; the theory is regarded with great respect by scientific authorities Though the author of "Practical Sa'es. inanship" (Little, Brown and Company), Mr. Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr , admits at th outst that the art cannot be acquired from books, he gives much sound, sensible ndvico in his book which Is applicable to others than salesmen. In his papers he uses plain uneffected language, but occa sionally hn breaks Into the pedantic jargon which is growing up about busi ness and other practical matters, now that they have been admitted Into the colleges. Bookkeeping, for instance, Is a "concrete vocation," while salesmanship is n "vocational art," and tho author endeavors to present "the great principles antl ethics of salesmanship." A summary of Lombroso's work has been prepared for general reading under his supervision by his daughter, Gina Lombroso Ferrero, and entitletl "Criminal Man According to tho Classification of Cesaro !,ombroso" (G. P Putnam's Sons). An important subject that has attracted much attention is thus brought within the reach and comprehension of all. Ixunbroso wrote an interesting auto biographical introduction (for the book before he died. In this he shows again his habits of hasty generalization and jumping at conclusions from insufficient data which mar all his work and make it dlftlcult to pick out what is really scien tific In his theories, Another edition ef Mr. Theodore Watts. Dunton's "Selections from the Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swlnburno" is issued by thn Hnrpers. This contains, In addition to the previous selections, the choruses from "Atalanta in Calydon" and nn interesting introductory note by tho editor. In "Malory's King Arthur and His Knights" (Tho Baker nnd Taylor Com pany l wo havo nn abridgement of "Le Morte Darthur." by Mr. Henry Burrowes Lathrop. It is much more than thnt, for thn editor has modernised tlm Lnglish anil "ns this book is intended to be lit fni thn reading of the young, the morally burbario or otherwise unsuitable parts have been omitted " It seems n pity Dial the boo I; could not be let nlntin and thn young directed to Tonnysiti's "Idyls ol the King'' or to the "Age of Chivalry for the stories. Here the reader will find Malory such as ho is after Mr. Lathrop lias handled hlm. A very interesting addition to the "Musiu Story" series issued by tho Walter Scott Publishing Company (Charles Scrib ner'H Sons) is thn scholarly und enter taining "The Story of the Carol," by Mr. Kdmonstoiiiie Duncan. Tho author studies the music as much as the woids. He traces tho songs back to antiquity; hn tells of those that wore sung before modern music was known, he gives many ex amples of tho mediaeval carols and of the famous English ones. Ha does not restrict himself to Christmas or Easter "TheNovel that has the Vital Quality" S'r.u i'ori h'rt aid By Vaughan Ktsttr. Pictures h fir acker, fr.sj net UNION QJMt NtW YORK Tff ? BOBBS'MERRl LL (PM PAN Y ga carols, but goes Into the history of alt songs that have tho carol charactei. The appendix contains several of the helpful lists that add value to all the Walter Scott publications. Ilnnlis Recelteil, "The .New Illcllonsry of Statistics.- AiiiuMtm n. wcbli. (George Iloullcdjc nnd Sons; K. P, Mutton And Company.) "The liners of Ulrhartl Henry I.ee. Vol. I ' Kdlltil by .lames Curtis Il.illaith, Ph. 1)., I.t.. I) (Mnrnilllsn'e I "t'nionsclojs Memory." i'amue. Hutlrr. Hi I. Pulton Companr.) "The Principles of Scientific Management.' Frederick WInstow Taylor. (Harper's) "Uool.l,eeplni Simplified " Fred J. Ney. (IS-sac I'ltman and ?ons. New York ) "l.aler Mnslr" Prof. Hoffmann, income Itotmcilce and Sons; K. v. Dutton and Company.) "liettb'irr " It I., nccchann (A.C. MrClutg ana compam. Chicago I "The Passing of ihe American." Monroe rtoyce, (Thomaa U'hlttakrr. New York I "Confidential Chats Wllh Hoys." William Howard. M. I). IKdward J, Clode, New York.) "Leila." Antonio Fogaziaro. Illnddcr and Stougblon: Ceorge If Poran Company.) "Adientures of School Hoys" (Harper's.) "The Itrronslriicllon of Cllnore Wood." I'lor en S. Merrow, M P. mtoadnay l'ulillshlm company, .New oru I "Amen. Ihe Cod of the Amonlans." Wakeman Ilyno, M, I). turoadway 1'ubllshlnf Company.) "The lies! Vegetarian Dishes I Know " Jeanne Jardlne, IJ. M. Dent and Company. London I "Kasy Money " Harry nrola'kl. iScarchllzht I'ress, cieteianu.) "Medicine In the Forest " Wlllard E. Yager. lOneonla Herald Publishing Company, Oneonla. N. Y.) "The rrajer for Peace." Alfred Noyes. (Paul I.emperly. Cleveland. "Trails of the Pathfinders. Cleorge Bird Grin. nell. (Charles Srrlbner s Sons ) "A Defence of Prejudice." John Crier Hlhbrn. Ph. I) , LL. f). it'harles Scrlbner's Sons ) "Jane Oglander." Mrs. nelloe Lonnttes. (Charles Scrlbner's Sons I '.S'arratb e of llarly Carolina. lUO-l'm. Alex ander II. Salley, Jr. (Charles Scrlbner's Sons.) "More Than Kin." Patricia Wrntworlh. (0. P. Putnam's sons I "t.'ngland Under the Hanoi erlans." c Orant Koherison. ((I. P. Putnam's Sons I Utile Cities of Italy." Andn? Maurel. tfi. p. Putnam's Sons.) "The Training of Children In ttellglon." firnrir I notices, ii. ii. i:ppicion .) The Social Direction of Human Kiolullon." William K. Kelllrott. (Appleton'a I A Concise Law Dictionary." Frederic: Jesun Sllmson, retlsctl by ltaney Cortland Voorhees. (Little, Drown nnd Company. i CMer Ihe llorder." William Winter. (Moffat. Yard and Company.) Marriage and Dliorce !.aws of the Wiuld." Ilyarlnthe Plngrose. I). C. L. (The Musson Draper Company.) The Cabin." Stewart Fdward While. (Doublcday. Page and Company i Operas nvery Child Should Know." Dolores llaron. (Poubleday. Page and Company ) "The Coward of Tnermopylf." Caroline Dale Snedcker ipouhlfday. Page and Company.) Comedy of Circumstance " Kmma (iavf. (Doublcday, Page and Company ) Old Fashioned "Smilmrnu." 'om f'.c Olaaaott .Vir. I lie toast us wo know it nl cinvU iat KKtlieriuk's Is a ery different tlilnu from nlmt it was but a few decades rnio. 'Ihe .Veira publishes from a correspondent an account of n social enttierini: of factory worker in tholyear IM": The next toast Is equally worth recording. Il was1 "The Home or the Operative"; may lis I hearth shine nlth health, comfort and peare: nay lis master rule In sobriety, wisdom and I kindness; may Its mistress govern In foresight. prudence and love: and may the rising generation turn to their parents as guides to all excellence, and may Ihey have reason to remember the home of their youth as the abode of Innocence and happiness. This style of oratory has no place In the hurry scurry of the world to-day. but It is amusing to observe that Ihe chronicler thus criticised the orator of IM," "Be committed tho error or speaking In a Inn kimko beyond the capacity of its auditory, far too florid, without energy and protracted to Improper leneth." Iinl Curon's Hook on India. From Iht I'all Mall Oasrttr. II is canes for wonder whether we shall ever see published (ho mysterious book on India which Lord Curron w rote In his Mouse or Commons days, li was sent to the printer, set up In type nnd the pioofs had been passed when the author was appointed Viceroy of India. Simultaneously came the announcement of Iho forthcoming publica tion of the volume, "This will never do," said Iho great ones, ns Lord Jeffrey had anid on a previous occasion A hook on India by the Viceroy was impossible. Vn the Viceroy went to India and the bonk to nn oblivion from which, one may hope, It will ono day bo rescued. JUST READY THE LADIES' BATTLE A Book on "Votes for Women". By MOLLY ELLIOTT SEA WELL Whether you believe in "Votes for Women" or whether you do not, you ought to read this little book. 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The Bin White House, as it was called, which until a year or so ago stood iu the block between Ninety-ninth nnd 100th streets and Riverside Drive and West Knd avenue, had many literary and artistio associations. During the seven years the Hesters lived there it was a centre where ninny persons conspiouous in the literary and nrtistio life of the city might be met. Here occasionally came W. I). Howells to look in upon his cousins, the Western, in whose various activities he took an nmused ond kindly and often a helpful interest. Here too Ilooth TarkiiiRton came before the production of "Monsieur lteaucaiic" to talk or tho play with Paul Wilstach, then associated with tho man agement or Itichard Mansfield's affairs, and with the Hesters. Here, too, came Charles Major, whose successrul novel, "When Knighthood Was In Flower," Paul Kesler had just trans formed into nn equally siicccssrul play. And here might frequently be met Charles Henry Meltzer, who with George Pen body Etisils and the Hesters was an aotivo worker in presenting the nodes of modern plays with whioh tho namo of .John Stair, another Intimate friend, became identi fied. Itichard Hovey came frequently in the last years of his life and Itichard Ilisley was another near neighbor who often happened in. Curtis Hidden Page rami) with James MaoArthur. who also lu ought Norman Hapgood. Here also enme Miss Holly and Hallie Krminio Hives, now Mrs. Post Wheeler, whoso books were just beginning to bo spoken or. Charlotte Perkins Cilmau sometimes hnpponed in to dinner. Kdward Marshall and his wife, Judith Herolde, were often at the llig White House, and hero sometinmes canie Arthur Hartleit .Maurice, Itnndolph Hartley nnd many others. Among the yiiunger arlits were the lat Walter Appleton Clarke, Krnest Has kell, Maud Stumm, llavdnn Jones and John Cecil Clay, the last a cousin or tho Hesters Madame Janauschek, the actiess was a frequent visitor. Ho also was Julia Marlowe. Itichard Mansfield came once or twice. Ada llchan, Margaret Anglln. Kftle Kllsler. Kathryn Kidder, Margatel Wycherly. Kleannr Robsnn, Margaret 1 llington, Mrs. Alexander Salvinl, Florence , it : IF YOU ENJOY A GOOD DETECTIVE STORY NOTABLE DETECTIVE STORY.! war "ThoCatspaw," by William Ham llton Osborne, Swift In Movomont and Makes Strong Impression. William Hamilton Osborne, who re cently matin a deep and last In c Impression 1 with ihe capital story ho loh: In "The Bed Mouse," bus wiiitnn, In "The Catsnaw." a fiction ns powerful in attention-holding as the gtip of a third rail, it is a stoty of suspense nnd surprise.n detective story with startling ambushes of wholly un expected interest throughout thn text One of the most Intricate, baffling, In genious mysteries thut ever lent, charm to a detective story is woven Into the plot of "The Catspnw, It. is swift in move ment and magnetic, nnd it leaves on Im pression thai if all the hotisebieakeia ami safe ItHilers in the Is ml could lead It and conditions were the same, tho author would havo lo scheme another novel Tor Iho higher ethical ion or Iho police. -77if Ronton tlhbr Only a Few Weeks Old and Making Hosts of Friends Publishers DODD, MEAD & COMPANY Nsw York Out To-day Jane Oglander JkWMIsaaBaWiaaWPlMfcsaiSMaWaWaBaTJMasjjjijpjjjjjjjji By Mrs. Belloc Lowndes A powerful and Imprettlvc story hy a w itter who Is rapidly becoming one of the best known of English novelists. The scene Is an English country estate; the chief actors are Jane Oglan der, a handsome English girl, steadfast and loyal; Hew Llngard, a distinguished young soldier, back from the wars; Athena Maule, a Ihe and palpitating woman of the world, un scrupulous, ambitious and radiantly beautiful; Athena's husband, a keenly Intellectual para lytic. Llngard Is engaged to Jane Oglander, but Athena, though pretending friendship for Jane, finding It suits her alms to win him from her, does ntt hesitate to try It. It As the skill with which the characters are delineated In the Intriguing that follows and the dramatic train of events leading up to a sudden climax that make this novel one of the most striking In recent years. $1.25 net; postage extra Sons Fifth Kahn (now Mrs. Max neerbohtnl nnd many others visited tho llig While Houre while tho Hesters lived there Ollvn Wyndham and her sister. Janet Heeeher, camo with their mother, and here. too. came the German actor. F.manuel Hlcher, with his son Frank, on his first visit to America, Bruco McKae. Waller Whiteside, llraiidou Tynen, Courtney Thorpe, Tim Murphy and manv other actors frequented the llig White House. Florence Wick hain, now a mmber of the Metropolitan ()iera Company, and u cousin or t he Hes ters, is tho only well known singer who visited the llig White House. Mrs. Mary Cramer, the youngest sister or Oen. (irant. was another guest. Tho llig White House wns altogether a picturesque place during the years the Hesters occupied it, and it was" with not a little regret thnt ninny who had en joyed its hospitality rend iu tho New York papers or Its passing about a year aero. AnArtment. linusi,H mtw fill tlm block where the His White House stood! so long amid Its gardens, j mcAxxMio's .v;ir .voi ;,. l.ella" said to He Anll-MnilcniM It III Nald lo He Antl-Mudrrnlst Appear In the Muring. It is five years since "Tho Saint" was published. Signor Fogaziraro completed a companion volume, "I.eila," just befoto his death and tho Cieorgo H. Doran Com pany will publish it in tho early spring. "Tho Saint." placing Fognzzaro In the front rdnk of the modernist movement, aroused agitation. Univorsities were closed against him nnd his book was put under tho ban or tho Holy See. When "Ixila" was announced from time to time attempts were made to interview him r.s j to tho subject and teaching or the now ' liook, All ho would say was: ' "'Leila' is a mixture or drama and , comedy; there is laughter and there is ( passion. It is largely a passion drama I embroidered on a canvas id leligious at- i titudes. In a sense tho book is nnti-i modernist It is said that the book is anti-modernist anil that it is evident tho banned modern ist in his four years silence came to realize the safeguarding influences of traditional nntl oi ganbed religion nnd tho inevitable tendency of religious revolution to ,1c sti oy much more than it can i eplace. Ho intended to bo regarded ns tho mature e.tpiesslon both or his own views l'tnly""1011 Ca"lolioi,,,n 'i" lor for It is said thnt the hook is a complete Now On View Day and Evening The Robert Hoe Library The First Sale Will Begin on MONDAY, APRIL 24th, 1911, and will continue through the following two weeks, excepting; Saturdays and Sundays. Two lesiioni will be held each day, beginning at 2:30 and 8:15 P. M in the main gallery of the NEW BUILD INO of THE ANDERSON AUCTION COMPANY, at Madison Avenue and Fortieth Street, New York. 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The story concerns two lovers caught in the whirl pool of modernism and orthodoxy, through all of which runs the note of per sonal experience. " 111 iHlll m