New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
,u uo,u n.rv 94-TWENTY rN-

ou,set in the love affair between the youns mu-
stefan. Warren Payn, and Hectorina Carron o"s
~ the "terrapin girls" from Baltimore. 10 WYNN
tho nickname of "The Royal Marine mas Dc"
given owing to the "V. r.. ana the c'o"' ~ ~
sleeve Of her Yachting Jacket The framework OF
tho pcture includes. OF course the sea an" III,
beach the Casino and the moonlight yachting anu
driving-alI the Accomplishments that the typica
summer girl needs In order 10 Sc, hs' ''s
and her accomplishments off enect'Veis'
difBcuIt however. to carry ones interest," III
two Young people beyond the point where horr'oie
s,. o,,os pam as to whether he really pro-
,osod IN his terrapin girl the evening peiore' UT
only dreamed that he did. This leap into ouriesauc
is altogether too abrupt. and one lees ''e"".u
IN turn the tale over to the children, VIM ''e
find humor and might not find anything 'are'ca'
In such an idea. It Is easy. OF course u 'a"'
trife Of this too seriously, but the u''er II"
surdty Of Psyn's dilemma Is d iase HUG - o."
otherwise graceful bit o, work.
rsv, readers Of "A Drama in Dutch" VII dis-
nuto tho soundness Of judgment when lei INC
author to conceal his identity under the n'ua',
"z y" For the story is poor, both IN idea anu
I'm construction and is crude and amateursn ~
tho details OF the workmanship. NO sooner "o''
one become Interested in Peter van ELM "'io
keeps the little tobacco shop IN the 'i'y No'
London and whose ridiculous wife deserts nm
with her baby boy. apparently because she SUI
danl, discovers that he has big hands IMAM nc
drons ont ~ the story Then the boy, grown 10 oe
a man turns up and plays part IN the ooh'esuc
life Of the families OF two or three D@tcn ue",e''
in the produce OF their native country IN Lohuoi.
But the talk OF these worthy people 10 81 ~
md their doings are so prosa!c that the reaue'
il roo,re oil OF his selfcontrol to prevent MN
from, leaving Peters son to shift for himself IONS
beforc Peter himself returns from Hoiia@u u
identify him.
Tho editor Of The Fortnishtly Review or o.
"Thc Saturday Review" would be one Of the last
persons IN the world whom the casual resaef WYNN.
associate with the authorship OF cohcc'o" -
short stories descriptive OF typical peolie Ci d
Kansas farming community, Nebraska to"n anu
mining camps in the mountains further west 1e'
ELDER Conklin and Other Sto.es Is the tue OF II
hook which seeks TO depict episodes In tie lie
., those people: and rs author. Mr. Frank haris'
has bee, the editor OF THE Fortnishtly ana Is no"
the editor Of THE Saturday 1t IL evident that nv
has drawn his portraits from NE atter ha'i"s
s,ud,oI the originals patiently Ia their native
haunts OF the local color Of speech sang coioqr'
alisms ctc together with realistic elimpses OF the
,ntnsnrinr natural scenery. there Is an abundance
and excellent use Is made OF Il. But with all MS
loc,l color and variety OF types. he doesn't quite
90, tho native atmosphere His coin very OFTEN
rings false.
..r-o,r's Two Worlds" deserves the distinction 70
which Il has attained Of being considered the HIS
tero,ece = IL author the famous hungarian HoFe"
ia, Nourus Jokai lie WAC believes IN the DISPENSE
,ion in liberal measure Of poetic justice IN hc'o"
,,, r,ts. m. point that Tlmea i'll deserves the
fate which overakes her OF having her lie ois"'cu
by the rcvengefu Athalie. While Ilmar hi''s'"'
,,.r ~ il true having suffered untold ren'orse
and sorrow finds at last a safe ana happ! nav"
ON the "ownerioss island" notwithstanding '.e ','o
o., deceit which he has lei and the misery whcn ne
has caused 10 many people. Yet Wnen All "''"
lions have been made. the novel remains re"'i'N
,hlv fr.-h and VIVA picture Of life ana manners
mn tho Hungarian borlerland. AID a study OF Vh"'-
.o- thai starnps the author a. a close anu az
| c,,-,to observer Of human nature. To reader oi
American and English fiction the scene OF inc s'''!
is fiu u Interest and novelty-the DANUBE, WI"
rs y4r.ei commerce ard It's picturesque s""'l'e'
., orl,r,al color. with ~ fishermen AMI neighoor-
,n ,,,n,er. win the social and public lie OF the
| towns along Is banks. with the DIVORCES i'''"'
! ,1 tho fair Notmi whose beauty ana ardent nature
,-.y mar Tlmar away from the marble statue
.rimf, The story IL not one that teaches ""!
lesson in particular. unless II be the danger Vi MAJ
r,iry A glrl who mas given her heart 10 aho'"e''
in the hope OF winning back her love. iiihsr 'e'
,,n,, suffered for his wrong-dons. ana proved
,fresh thn, the wage Of sin IL death thousn 'n''
,,h may NOT be physical Mastery as Is me de
,o,,,o, n, the character OF Tmar OF the TWO ives
~. other pcrsonages are drawn win an e'"1''y
firm hand aad an equally ripe kno"ieuse-'"e 49,
} and handsome Athalie, MAJOR ha'sV""N"'
Ai.,,o q, t. n make every girls heart beat hSne'
a, the sight of hts blue uniform: the audacious au
ven,urer Krsstyan. whose re'urn from n'"A''
,-ccinl,,ies crisis, the honest saior JOHANN
r,hal, and the speculative contractor braAo''.' y
These and others nh The stage ana he'p J" ."'
dramatic development Of the story. IL - III ""e'
49,, ., v,,,.h n. iadcd novel-reader may turn
,,,, tho certainty both OF being entertainer ana OF
nclna .linei by picture OF an altogether amen
/ civilization.