30 MAY 1914, Page 23

By the Waters of Germany. By Norma Lorimer. (Stanley Paul

and Co. 12s. 6d. net.)—Miss Lorimer's agreeable blend of travel with sentiment is shown to advantage in this light- hearted account of a summer holiday in the Black Forest and its neighbourhood. An element of practical value is given to the book by the careful statement of expenses, which Miss Lorimer and her companion kept extraordinarily low. They seem to have enjoyed great comfort on about five shillings a day each. "Germans are sympathetic towards economy, and not scornful of it as other nations am."