The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17

IN AND OUT OF THREE NORMANDY
lNNs.-Lovers of travel in the quaint
parts of fore ign lands will give glad wei
come TO the cheap edition Of Anna Bow
man Dodd's work. From the first line
about Villerville and the landing on the
coast to the end of the boUk, where
the writer bids good-by 20 that wonder
and constant delight OF the traveller, the
historian, the poet and the painter, Mont
ST. Michel. there is not chapter, a page,
line that IL not full of good things for
the gentle" reader. The three inns are
Mere Mouchard's at Villerville, Guillaume-
e.ConqueIant at Dives and Mime. Pou-
laTd's at Mont ST. Michel. After de-
scrption of drive from Trouvile to Vii
leTville, which is a succession of exquisite
pictures, Miss Bowman introduces the
reader TO the landlady Mere MOuchard,
to the village and the people in such a way
that they become as real persons TO US as
they evidently were TO her, There is no
looking down on the villagers from a lofty
height, put hearty appreciation and love
for all their good points-no minciDg of
their weaknesses and faillngs ana an art
lstic realization of their picturesque set
tings that very soon affects and infects the
reader. One goes out to the mussel
beds with the women to gather mus
sells and joins in the converse
tions across The street from window to
window. and becomes accustomed to the
fact that the doorsteps are the drawing
room and the open street the club of the
Nillerville world. The pagan cObber is a
strong piece of character drawing, while
the Norman cure. with his pleasant man
ners, bis b0yIsh heart, his sweetness and
exquisite simplicity, will bring the tears
very close TO the lids and long lnger in
the memory. One could tarry forever with
such people. But the reader VIII find at
Dives, in the inn Of Guilaume lie Conque-
rant, characters and scenes just as cap
tvating. There is Monsieur Paul,
whose whole life was saeri-
fee to the unconscious tyranny of
his mothers affection" Gifted with
the Old World roundness of artistic abil-
ity and faculty that would have made
him successful and famous as painter, he
b ad laid il all at his mothers feet. But his
artistic faculty had made the inn an abode
OF delight, treasure worth far Journey
iDgs to see. And Nine. lie Mois, the
mother, she Of the omniscient eve, the focal
point of the i'm. around whom the coun-
try for fifty miles circled, what description
sufficient can be written of hero And
when the time comes to leave Dives the
reader leaves In sorrow, chaStened by the
thought that there still remains another
inn where he may take his ease and to
which be will be welcomed by the beauti-
full Nine. Pouard-an inn, too, which
yields in nothing for its characters or pic
lures TO the other two. I'm and Out of
Three Normandy Inns" is indeed a charm
Ing book. and the reader closes 1t with
similar feelings TO those be he's when bid
ding farewell 10 dear friend. New York
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A JOURNEY IN OTHER WoRLDs.-It is
not to be wondered at that second edition
of John Jacob Astor's new book has been
rendered necessary. People are always
fascinated by stories about "Otber worlds
than ours" No matter how fantastic the
tale may be. how visionary the idea of the
author, there is charm about journeys to
the moon or excursions among the planets
that is just as great to-day as it was when
Richard Locke boaxed the American
people sixty years ago with his account of
the discoveries in The lunar world. Mr..
Astor. in his book. tells OF visit to
Jupiter. T his extended trip is rendered
possible by the invention of force called
as percy, which counteracts the force of
gravitation and propeis an airship at a
rate of q million miles an hour. Going at
that rate it can be understood that IL does
not take long TO reach Jupiter. Once
landed on the mighty planet some wonder
full things are found. The trees are of
enormous height and all plant life grows
luXurantly. There are boa constructors
of enormous length, mastodoDs such
as inhabited the earth before the time of
Adam and tortoises as big as small
houses. The members of the party have
fine sport shooting some Of these monsters
with explosive shells fired from repeating
rifles, and enjoy themselves generally.
They find the planetto be Inhabited mostly
by disemboded spirits who's converse
freely with them of the world they have
left behind. Mr.. Astor appears to have
entered upon his subject with Zest, and the
result is an interesting If extravagant
story. In speaking of his purpose In writ
ing the book he says in his preface: There
can be no question that there are many
forces and influences in nature whose ex-
istence we as yet little more than suspect.
how much more Interesting 1t would be if
instead of reiterating our past achieve
ments the magazines and literature of the
period should devote their consideration
to what we do not know. 1t is only
through investigation and research that
inV0ntions come wa NAV not find what we