The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-23
THE CRITICS CORNER.
DEVOTED TO COMMENT UPON RE
CENT PUBLICA TONS.
ayes Like the Sea- - The American
Mon,hly MaEazine-Nsw Books
from Appletou-Notes.

EYES LIKE THE SEA: BY Mauru
Jokai. Translated from the Hungaria
by X. Nisbet Balm. e. T.. Putnam
sons, New York. London. For sal
by west, Johnston & Co.
On all sides this novel by the Hungaria,
Jokai, has received unstinted praise.
1t is a novel of incident and adventure
and has an originality, heartfness anc
purity about 1t which are refreshing in
these days OF erotic and historical story.
ieHing; IL IS unlike anything but itself
al; ana Ia aithoush II has lost something in
translation from the original Hungarian
IL mas gained In piquancy, perhaps, what
II may have lost in smoothness.
tho be ses OF the eyes Ike
Of Becky, Sharp" but is less cold, and
considerably less clever.
scattered throughout the book are ex-
quisite thoughts. tersely and strongly
expressed; indeed, there is no discur-
siveness about Jokafs style; he flashes
x vif ,GihafaGters before US with nfe-hke
simplicity and this is wherein the racy
charm OF his book consists
THE AMERICAN. MONTHLY: Septem-
pr S, published by the National
cociety OF The Daughters Of the
American Revolution, Washington ID
~, FOR sale by West, Johnston q
Miss n. y. Winston, OF Glen Allen, Va.
contributes 10 this issue OF the American
Mohthly Magazine. a pleasing article en-
s atied CORVALLIS in Virginia." which is
siVe1 the first place upon the Table Of
length. "'''e PaseS III
an Miss Winston's literary style is especi-
any adapted To work of this character
and the sketch referred TO is an aftrac,
NV exponent Of her best effort.
.ut ne Magazine is the organ of tho
v D1gsnt tdS, OF the Revolution and a.
Ways dDoundS in interesting historical
t,hhatttf anu reports OF the progress OF
a me various chapters Of the Daughters |
NIL over the country.
,ri uo tne present issue Miss Jackson con- I
nh W some Spicy Gossip About Colo
m !l omen, and other papers in the
Ia Of Contents are Women As
"A Colonial Mail Bag" The Mimic
men OF Seventy-Five," birth Of tho |
! n lasi paper read before the Fort
ana an address to the members and guests
Lunt NINA gray
GEORGE ,MANDEvILLE's HUSBAND.
and Country Library. d. Appleton 4
60. New York. ~ cents. For sale
by West, Johnston & 90.
The writer Of this book Is evidently ~
that moth-eatea opinion that the "ad
Vahced woman Is a monstrosity, a neu-
social so ijrT ni,rit rampant on questions of
ing wife and negtccttui mother. lie
taxes the matter SO seriously and makes !
l 4i nero sweet little daughter Rosina
ne so pdthetically as a result of too much
woman rights in the domestic atmos-
phere that %e feel that it is really too
Did 10 laugh at him, but certainly these | ;
ng "'"" |
He evidently believes that woman's
lSh's ana mans wrongs are correlative |
ma so, II wOman's rights signify voting | :
Z the polls, We believe they are: but to |
laim that because a woman Is Interested | .
W. an her brain and heart, in questions :
'hlch affect the welfare OF the entire | ,
ace she must. OF necessity, be a domestic | :
lpher Is reasoning whose fallacy is {
ENG demonstrated more and more clear ,
Y every day. As a matter OF fact. the | -
advanced woman ara the c.amGrous {
2iticai woman with her strident person a
NY are not one and the same thing; a
ne cartoonists and the press the former o.
the quintesence OF charm. beauty
nd vigOr. h.
Mr., Raimond must "Move On" other tC
vast solitude" 81
DAUGHTER OF MUSIC: BY c. Col "a
more -, Appleton q 60. Applcton's ~
Town and Country Series 81 cents. ~
For sale by West, Johnston d 90. b
The effusion Of Mrs Colmores is indeed NJ
gloomy and peculiar" IL not grand" an
An unfaithful wife, the regulation vii dc
in, bastard child, and an outraged
lsband fiji it with their happily un-
ual doings and sayings and make'it be
'6ut as coarsely suggestive as the least | We
stidious could desire The chord of TO
lPurity runs through IL from start TO 10
ASH, and the hero and heroine are two Ia
out as morbid creatures as paper RI
cked books usually furnish mi
JANEf or HARLEY STREET: 10,
BY Arabella Keneaiy. ar,
sSHTl AND ESTHER: A story of Go
society to-day. ID. Appleton d 60. | INF
New York. Town and Country an
Series. 80 cents. For sale by West. am
Johnston & Co. -
'wo fairly we'll xri,tar an, ,,o.,. .oo, sut
Ia .o,.ot, ia -, | car
~" "'Nh'hS 10 diSthSulSh say
I'm from the great mass of mediocre tiV
nature that floods the market wo
enc
" shO