New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-04
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chief character IL n cultivated man In good society
though member OF Cougrrss-and more uDreasonapy
dnboI,ca o ser than decorated the pages 0f my
youthful reading He defrands and destroys women
he tries ~ murder and sells the grave OF MS ioInct
aw-ho IL thoroughly unpleasant fellow ana he ooh
mates the book Ike n very Bal SMELL IL LAKES gre"'
genius magnificent art to make such character "er
his lordship tho Marquis Of styns, may gi1h Oh
my shelf but Master Vaughan anliners villain whose
existcuce In real life in novel II equally without ex-
cuse II | were obliged TO choose between
bad smell and no smell OF any descrpuoh
whatever--say between Mr. BenSieps book and arthur
Bonnicase IL really think should submit 10 the "dor
lcss alternative Yet Mr.. Van2hans Her Ia the k'nd
OF fiction that plnascs tho novel reader nnd III
deed has bpttar styo and method than the average
popular novel; eomatnes IL suggests that really
clever aud agreeable story Of Mr. Bencdicts Miss Van
Kortand
"'Alloe Brand another new American novel, have
felt certain interest IN h,ealsa assumes " give Pic
ture OF W.iu gon ways at patlcalG political period
Miss Allos IL u pretty gir who goes u thu CAPT
tai at the close OF tho eivh war; becomes ac-
quain with various typical oaracFs OF TINT tiin"'
all m0rc oss outrageous, AMI wha eners great Slnt
at law which Rddi ~ profession gives him the ability
To describe with g0ad deal OF vgor and picturesque
mesa Tho hero IL usual frank aud energetic Ameri
can Of our novels And ends his troubles by getting all he
wants paTticu lrly tho pretty hsroine The book has
masculine style and here and there shows good hit of
work wouldn't exactly devote " tn the MarNab sacr''
fee but Il was written with too evident haste There
isn't literary conscience In the possession OF modern
story lelles, think. They write fact and reckeay,
and make murer Tor matter and soapsu'is Tor
subtlety. II is ter prl PERHAPS even shall live +"
that inevitable happy dV whea Wiikie Cnllns, fo
instance, Will ba truly forgotten AZ L. histe"s Aiae
Radcliffe.
"rlares ono sort OF story that IL n eohstint an
eravatlOn to m.-tlat watch u almost as tiuhioss
and meek as Mosea Ia W. style, bht whnh
has no plrtenar re,son fer being Ii huf@
nohody, and II nphody Is crtn nobody wants To
hurt It. H,s too MIL 10 give yon an 'ntg'ssicn' nut
you don't ike ~ am The h,.tsr fF tha- Il l. Ike
strawberry that h,s ripeISd in tho sh+te or good
woman without sontim mt snoh "a BOOK ~ Elsie;
Iowlind Sketch "a pretty storV enilHi, hat WHOM
tho delicate wltVs. quality waieh liza style % ani'
sim; city c;us for The book unEOporCant II 'ro So
too IL Ralph Wnt"n's wieri which brings back th'
roverne. III n.-ti,a y0,n, w'nn wa Ia ~
ways very strong In her nu AM wfA IL
her pn7sa an who Ia !n''i'ay ver
much crashed Ivy her feminine employers onR I" T"
exalted hy the AT eligible h)h 'iW Ia tie O. hi'
In this The CIV rtl>, tiB' OFT W ~ an hIrr7'
which would sae,o &, b Il, rxari toy ie man
whn resnlntly III lITios 4 'pltu. lVE, IA aifih
girl. Hero ia a1o,h repnOo,ton-'sF"ly hrr til -
t,s Of the british s:0GrLev ~ avery p'"u', ~
the Young ady sud when she Saz'd for mo INST tihN III
Niagara, II IL mixture 81 'pcnN ltNt d'drtir lu'
cashmrr, al swans llwn ,,Iu al rtiona hlIcA s'th
Injured hushan toa An t'H iSe'ty aht fr'i"d ush-
oaps, pistols ang ~, /, los mats ~ 1n3 ~ to'N
combination for which the Iirisb W-i""r1sy = WIDEN
noted The hcroin, II mi,cheyolt, us'tel the hrr'
IA "a crooked skt ich Il, ia gruc the Villain Is l.
vnlcar man'ae--anh h"v ali worry fashonaic and
nrcmely well dressed. This Ia one os those Ii Khn
vnunrs to oAisieu oi wi1 gos Ia prove III" F'lih 90
Mr. Carl, la, opinion rs Ia tho great t,A'm pnfiA Ifi
:ua.i. ,,rrjv vitY IN. hvitlIl ana III hcili"iis W.
Nes ia n white Ecap the bn"r o. hnunc.s about VIM
d,a.,Dg hair HnI gl"3mHg fret tile NnrhE hnslI1
holds yol in al KIM had With sor'e NFg" rms ~"
e. ard observes wildly, What j. m Ne ~uIthF MA
me villain alwaye chewing h InusiAci ana iatht
| .tnn,l marks in u tone Of cold nmi"ntV.
"Tbo neat navel ~ t0 fpriuE j. NJ Smhb hV IN M
know +. g WalfnIt o. * ~ ortgibti "a VA MI. J.
oueer or John nith haa hcn IA si, cisa'i'i ~ ma
tat zen his mn ETtN. roman tt lie ~ an ab'hW
bachelor. with Unns gray hair, G'1i hctrt sian S
~ I',.aild wo' ''..s fr women determine t. ma y
him ir Ais nnnev lest 81 lis plssr~i"nS i!ce J.
the oJ ending: ~ fn@r q: his q "";hy noni@ an
IA INV ciaTlrtcr thu al blchelO" Niils the brght
nv OF al, Ia love hin tt. and q uugh u" d
almost t Tho hour ~ 5rtrath, he leaves htf nlth ~
he a. EgIuild.l aud s'pccre wOLilI. Poor o.d Nj
Smh awerials hin, that IL dis i@Tr i1k lat Tie
honk aud d." cluV s honest lDd kf,lY eyes tor
| ever remains u hsrlthy ant happy ur"uury."
And hero. Lila npOr clnci, pn' ciEhhIr -iiat
a:h went into a TVycije O.fVre tLe rcd lnd hospitals
| hearth l. J.