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the Interplay of Timar's relations to these
TWO women that the story is developed.
The ending is by no means the least orig
NAL part of the tale, and it cuts the gordian
Knot of the difficulty in what seems TO be
simple II not altogether a satisfactory
wav. Scattered through the story are
SPLENDID descriptions of scenes that chal-
leuge comparison with the grandest OF the
Western world, The Yosemite, or the Great
Canyon of the C0lOradO-for inst ince the
passage of the Iron Gate, through which
the broad Danube, cooped in very barrow
quarters, is forced for miles, while thous-
ands of feet above in most fantastic shapes
and brilliant cOlOrs over its lofty banks
vivid and beautiful, too, is the description
OF the winter fishing on the inland lakes,
and on nearly every page are phrases ana
lines that stamp exquisite pictures instan-
ttneously on the mind. The delinea ton
of the characters is done with the broad
expressive hand Of a master, though at
times strength is subOrdinated 10 delicacy
and massiveness TO daiuiiness. New
YORK: ID. Appleton & Co. For sale by
the Bancroft Company.
GEORGE MANDEvILLE's HUSBAND
A very interesting presentation from a
mans standpoint of the advanced woma n
of the nineteenth century. Il is an ex-
ceedingly vivid picture of the conse-
character of the woman herself and its
effects on her home life, but il is not an
inviting one. Ralph Wiibraham, a painter,
marries Miss Lois Carpenter to prevent
her carrying Out her artistic plans. For a
year or two the wife remained recOnclled
20 looking after the home, but three years
after her child Rosna's birth she re-
v0lted and made up her mind to be a
novelist. Her first story, an uncommon
experience, was accepted, printed and paid
for. Thenceforth she had found her mis-
sion. She had Oracles TO deliver, and
and George Eliot she determined
to adopt the nom de plume
of George Vaudeville. Her increasing
fame and gradual reduction OF her hus-
band to an inferior position are told with
great humOr, and the characters of the ad-
vanced women celebrities that flock
around her ara drawn with consider able
skill and humor. The efforts OF George
Vaudeville, as far as they appear in the
present volume, eliminate in writing and
staging play. The description of the
final rehearsal is inimitably good. The
child RoSina, now grown TO a young girl,
dies while her mother is so engaged, ana
moss pathetic is The death scene. Yet not
more pathetic than the strange relation of
the chill TO her mother during life, The
necessary consequence OF her mothers ad-
vanced ideas. "The heavy-handed men,
Utility" OF the superior woman" is merci-
lessly eXpnsed through the story. George
Mandevills's Husband" will undoubtedly
provoke abundant discussion and criti-
cism, especially al this time, when we read
so much of the "revolt OF the daughters"
The author of The book is said TO be we L.
known writer, who prefers to appear
under the nom de plume of c. E. Rsimond.
New York: ID. Appleton & Co. For sale
by the Bancroft Company
Two OF A TRADE.-Th:s is a short but
charming story by Martha mccullough
Williams. The style is simple and straight
forward. the plot original, artlstically
constructed and developed and the char
acter drawing very fair. Endymion
Wheeper strikes out the original idea tina,
writers should have models for their
books as painters have for their pictures.
He therefore constructs d plot 10 the effect
that soma years ago an African diamond
miner returning to his native State was
wrecked on the shores of New jersey, and
on the sands Of the beach he buried 5000
worth OF diamonds to keep them safe fol-
MS goloeD-halred sister or daughter, who
nad been reduced to povertf anu was
awaiting the miners arrival To save hei
from despair and death. Endymion then
advertised Tor tai, bearded person, with
| an honest c0uutenance, who has been to