New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
MINOR FICTION.
MIR. CROCKETTS NEW BOOK.

A
With Illustrations by Irving X. WIies CIhe
Century Company
PopPAEA. BY Julien Gordon. o. b. i'pp"-
colt Coz
THE ROYAL MARINE An ldyl Sf NarTaS1pI sr
per & Brothers)
4 DRAMA IN DUTCH BY H. Il. Maom'''a"
CO..
ELDER coNKLIN AND OTHER STORIES BY
Frank Harris Macmillan co..
rINAR's TWO WORLDS By Maurus Jokai Az
thorzed Translation BY Mrs Hogan kennard'
%. Appleton 4 Coz
In his little story called THE Play Actress Mt.
Crockett n IL interesting to note. ventures peyoN'
the confines OF his beloved and ~eh-knowh ''t"o-
way going q, far ahed London. in the person
Of Or Gilbert Rutherford The motive when zen
the great preacher to make this visit vas 10 'a'"
something about AMI 10 help, II possible the actress
who had broush, 10 him the golden-halred niue
walf the daughter % his maynard son no" "'"'
m far ofr Jamaica The influence 81 TINS goo1 WON
an whose disso.utc sister was lttc A"eS "''''''
unor the preacher = shown with unerring III
.Irh, int, the rea' Scotch character ana win
Int, ~, feeling AMI y tenderness that are touch-
,.y Inherl'ed traits and wears 81 training h''
rveI NE belief that no good thing couii come ''' Oh
the Nazareth ~ the theatre; bur u WAS inc "''
ss,rchlnR questions OF IN" actress h"ts"'' "'''''
MERGED through the minister's armor o' ''''' anu
r,y,na and reaching the heart 81 IN" man. r.
u
u. h,I no rcp,, hu; stood rebuked. when the
,ciress In response t. hs urgent pea tnat Shr o"e'
II ., hersef AMI 20 li'ie All" - come ""'f I'm
che s.n. ani hangers ~ the life she "is ''i''"s
with the waywarl sister. c"ked' is ina y"u ~"
-. ., vou, Mas,crs~' The situation il on"
thu, orcr. unusull opportunities Tor the 'Sp'' ~
the finest ,rllt- u the Scotch character IN "n''n
,,.i,. .c.n,lr.sm AMI dsirusi o, the great wicket
,,y nor. united with genuine tenderness OF hrat'
ana a Nm. loyalty duty as he came % >'r -
NJ Crockeits sense Of hImor also mas se'N'' y"
give some brlgh, touches 81 comedy 10 'n's ''s'"
tally tragic story. as. f,r example. "h'n .'e
NH. minister nnls himself - the great r''n'"'
=, ,,. so,t old dame who IL listening ~ N" KEY
,oi. Obliged 10 invent fair story ~ o''e' 70
s,,ls,v his little newly found srhni'a"s"T' Wv
nat night she g. lcft with him when I'D i""s',,
non h. fe., the hand % his ruling e'n"r %" NJ
,,iA,, a. he WAS pushing MS way into I'd" y"
, ,h. sliI3n. Theatre and when. escaping 10 '"'
u.,,i,, >,,.,sn,. No. argued 'or an hour over some
t.,,,.. literary question with specialist '"'
49,, I'D the mae tale IN hour. bur there = more
,.,, human nature and more arr IN u TIA" 90
many hooks ~ ,ar greater pretensons. -,
- tho advocates co. The cause oi the "ls""'
- .,,,tt -. the current drama Ne"
in"' -. ..-, coming woman" aud The ANA
- D.. ,or .Nemul. and the fiction ~ the class oi
3 a., tt,,,,s,r.s new novelette,. "A Bachelor M'''
,e.r, IN. opinion AMI temper OF the ''n'' III. ,
,,u.i have moments ~ great dlscour'Be"''"' q" ~"
r,gnl,ude OF the task which they have "h''r''"'"'
,h .,tir,,,l l.vity with which the woman
,,uh An intellectual. n political or '""'"' '
slon- IL received The subject ~ an H''""N '"
-, en-. humorist and the satlrist. and Mrs hATr'S""
IA. hcen quIck To perceive aAd to MAKE "S' " '"
+ o,,or,unitics which II presents Tor po'"'S'"h '
IN. earnest young woman OF society WIZ
Zoo. and independent womanhood. ana IN"
,oa,ron who makes a fad OF IN" new l"''' ~ WI"
nosse..es "A sou-consumng desire to reform n'' ",'
..,,. lard and master the pcrSonin''tloN ''
+ ,., us,orted vision ~ IN" "ntir" sex i"e'' "a"
~. M question either OF Marion IRVING S''''''S
o- ., MADAME Stauners dupic!iy. Inc l"'''' ''""
~, ,o,.rt,. ,,s,ico a rather easy prey. his vanity
laying him open TO the artful attacks OF hS ''uk"
! ,er's companion. whose devotion 10 'nc aus VIZ
/ 80, uroor against the temptation when lay III h''
/ ,,th Marions experiment as Hache'or MAJ" was
marc instructive than. from her carry Po'' VI Wv
| successful The step was logi'fl one ~ -"
-. -, her college training had led her to look
upon man M an oppressor of woman W We" ~,
him a. morally weak. TO resent th' "'a W Wv
,,,os,t. l,wgiy.r and to dread giving up h'i
o,so, liberty for "the positive slavery OF MAJ
Rage" II was natural. therefore that Shr 'no"''
,hrow over her bctrothed Gordon ana st' o"' "
form society Experience taught her ""'" "''
brought her back eventually TO 'om'hon.s'"N' az.
10 her lover The ingenuity OF the plot All" III,
| hr,sh,ress Of the dialogue. which has mere ahu
,hr. an agreeable touch Of humor, make the htt'
story pleasant reading. -.
Th. heroes and heroines OF Julien Gordons nove''
arc not made Of ordinary clay. They nave fc"rS
hesutv distinction OF manner. 1hey own "a"o'''
,ros and Fifth-ave mansions and hunting boxes
They drive I'm broughams. high-s"uhs N0''''"'
or In the country. In light traps win yeho"
wheels They have onyx boudolrs ana 'hey wiz
/ ,o,.s on pcrfumed paper with silver ciests ny wv
light OF heavy silver candlesticks' h"'. WI" ~
those advantages Of wealth ana stst"h 'n"' wv wv
secm TO lie abe to refrain from ming 'hes' nova
!
',a ,h.n forthwith to other peoples husbands an'
,''.,, ucn,, trouble ensues Poppacas HUSBAND
.,,,,o,y rcnt 10 Ccyion on business. and so al
,orod nor full opportunity to meet her lover neal
tho tenox Library under the trees on the caster"
/ and not M the author In "A moment o' io'h''
| n,ss saws on the western coni,rcs OF the TAIN
| sho had discovered her love for Grafton-who by
+ ,,o..av was engaged to he married to girl u
E,,ncc-,t a performance Of Tristan ana iso'"e'
/ ,uhn,ch ,hev were separated by half the width u
,h houae their eyes met In a look that was !"
,o,,y slpp0can, as that which passed between
Tristan and King Marks bride after they hu'
drunk the ove-potion. ''iIer hrst sense !" '"'
mutual recognition. was one o' 'h'oNca"hs '''
@h,p,men, not devoid OF Il note OF pain. 1t wa
"a 4, b,r soul had been cut through by an i''umi
mating rapIer, which had laid II shV'fihs pd'p''a'
In, hare TO the cadence Of the magnificent low
! Noon, IN which she was hearkening' This was q
course all very wrang Judged by Ordinary sum"
ards Of mora.s. although the thorough Wagnerit
would probably he inclined Ia ind many excuse
for h.r Poppaea was destined 10 suffer. however
as Isolde suffered. Her infatua'on led her. afte
,he ,lme.y-from her point OF view--death OF he
husband 10 follow the dlsreputabe rake. Grafton
,who meanwhile had marrled). to Paris where sn
. continued her peculiar career In an atmospher
that was perhaps better adapted for her eccentri
morals than New-ycrk proved to he
Mr.. Brander Matthew's idyl of Narrasanset