26 OCTOBER 1912, Page 29

Reenasas Novere.—The Blue Wall. By Richard Washburn Child. (Constable and

Co. 6s.)—A modern American story which deals chiefly with the influence of mind over matter.— Bachelors' Buttons. By Edward Burke. (Herbert Jenkins. 6s.) —A rather attractive account of an exceedingly shy bachelor who is, however, too ingenuous to be quite natural.