Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-28

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It is published by the Putnams,
Mr.. Grant Allen has long been known
Is writer Of sprlghtly novels, set off
" good English 1t was not till his
woman Who Did" was published
lhat he was known to hold Views
pa matrimony that are not accepted
sy the generality Of humanity. His
Woman Who Did" has been pretty
tneetuHlly dauWed as immoral and
vicious, hence II has been extensively
isad' The author informs the reader
Inht the book was written at perugia
,,prlhg OF 1898, for the first time In my
hIe wholly and solely TO satisfy my
gywh taste and my own conscience"
Inc gospel which he promulgates
seems TO amount to this, that matri-
niohy should be replaced by contract
Nlnlhah!e at Will. in which there is a
Pvrlect equality between the contract
ulg parties. The author tells how a
couple adopt this ideal and attempt
W WORK II out. The attempt is, of
tsoupse' failure, but the man. dying
peiofe MS child is born, does not live
iohs enough for their mutual relations
20 De thoroughly tested By the striin
imposed upon them by the conventions
" society. The woman has hard
nsht, IN spite OF the compromises that
se Is driven to make, and at last,
wren her daughter, who has no sym
pathy with her parents theories. de-
trinines to make her own marriage
possible by putting herself under the
projection OF her grandfather. phe gives
~ the struggle and commits suicide
y Is dlticult to determine whether the
s'ory Is Intended an a proof that the
muilu IS not ready for such a theory
Us propounded In IT, or Is merely a
'enlcle IN which the author has given
oppression TO that theory. Whatever
se me true view, 1t is certain that he
aas illled to prove or disprove IL, or
en 10 supply any valid arguments
W, e lts acceptance or rejection. He has
.etttlnly worked il out to ita necessary
conclusions without shrinking and with
considerable skill, though his woman
not always true to her own ideal
~ formula In which she nccepta her
You may do what you viii
W.T. me'-sayurs more OF the sub
ssssFVlence Of the one sex In matrlm9ny
mat Of the equal contract which Is
ne IDEAL Of her who utters H. IL ~,
" TACT piece Of human nature which
hAs ciept In unuwarcs, and Is sufficient
y Indicate the lines on which a refuta-
uoh Oh the authors theory would pro-
! There has boon good deal Of talk OF
Ie ABOUT the duration OF the books
y she present Gay. A writer In Notes
sna QUERIES says that "therc cnn be
wv httle doubt that the phy steal ITO
VI many Of the printed books Of this
;,ouhtry, produced within the last quar-
~ Oh century, Is destined 10 be a
sOtt one, by reason Of the peoullarltles
~ ,he paper upon which they are
printed, The Introduction OF wood.
LII nure INTO the manufacture OF paper, it's
,,,u,ihelnleal production, ard the attrae-
hseness Of the article 80 produced,
nNre combined 20 tempt the paper
s ~ . not to make FOR all time but
a., ehe gay, and only sufficient for the
~ II lhe evil thereof. Modern meth
OF book Illustration require a
paper OF fine, even surface, with the
inJJpsrty Or semi-absorption OF printers
sn 1 aha this latter requirement has re-
whs,u ~ the very considerable use OF
ma. ~ known as 'half-size paper. /. e.,
n fp ~ which has but small proportion
nsr 9,saAeine' or other size, on which the
"1heat cohesion OF the paper de-