The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27
in her vision of happiness; that 1t Is not

IN her vision OF happiness: that 1t is not
a mere dream.
Here we quote again from the Eagle
"She goes to AnthonYs Church, sees
him officiating, amid all the pomp anu
artistic beauty Of the ritual. hea4s nun
preach and realizes that It will never DO,
that she cannot stand the poverty tnat
will inevitably come; that she mas no
right TO call him back 10 her side; In
word. that II Is impossible 10 turn PACK
Desolate with grief at this realizauon'
she wanders about the streets; reaches
home IN an exhausted condition, re-
lapse comes and she dies In Anthony
arms"
She is more lovable for that than for
anything preceding IT,
"He is Just on tho point OF taking his
| own life when there comes a sudden ana
| imperious call to duty, and he goes
Mariana would have let duty take care
| Of itself.
SO much for the novel. We confess
that we do not see the applicability Of the
| versicle from Ecclesiastes. to the novel
but no doubt that merely Indicates our
! lack of subtlety. We do not see that, as
| In the race. our heroes were swift, that
! as in battle. they were strong; that as
| earning bread, they were wise. There
fore why should the race have been 10
| placed the versicle upon her hy-leaf, not
as bearing logically upon the story which
she tells with such strength, as TO In
| dicate the mood out Of which its SOM
| bro ard hopeless contents grew. We, Tor
| one should like 10 see next time, the
| fuller. clearer and more beautiful key
note OF hope struck by her strong hand.
| We shall await that in confidence. after
| the proposed Egyptian trip shall have
| aak HI
| gifted eyes TO see otherwise than
! through q glass. darkly" Miss Glasgow
has given us a book full Of power and
| has Illustrated I'm her work the talk Of
what her earlier critics said. but she has
not yet risen TO the best heights those
| which she will ultimately attain, should
she set her face that way.
From beginning TO end her pages
| sparkle with wit and epigram, and mere
| again, we quote our discriminating critic
| of the Eagle" When Mariana says
that she had as soon wear wooden shoes
as eat with pewter fork, ono sees at a
! glance the revolt of her artistic tempera-
ment at the CALLING restraints Of poverty.
As one becomes absorbed In the story
these scintllations appear more spontan-
eOus than in the earlier pages. The au-
! thors view point shows, as did The
| Descendant" that she is a student Of the
| philosophy Of Mill and Spencer and
| Hacckcl. her method illustrates the az
plicati0n of the modern scientific spirit
10 fiction.
Fortunately for herself and for us she
| IS an American young woman of undOubt-
ed genius and rare promise. who has
| given rs a second novel that we'll sus-
tains the prophecy OF success which her
first published work warranted.
III.
A DAUGHTER OF THE KING: BY
Mary A. Gilmore. George w. Jacobs
Philadelphia
The publishers arc inexhaustible I'm
| their supplies Of bright pure and good
| literature for the children and this really
| beautiful, although simple little story. is
| among the latest illustrations Of their
| good taste. There is chord of sadness
an through IT. but its tone and lesson
| are eminontly wholesome as its style IS
| attractive 10 tho child reader.
i'll.
THE GREATEST THING EVER
KNOWN. by Ralph Waldo Urine New
York. CroWen q Co., New York and
Boston.
Tho author Of the Life Books gives
/ us i'm this booklet "a clear and concise
/ statement of what he believes 10 be our
I true relations with the Infinite Life and
/ Power. asking the reader 10 take nothing
/ from mere hcarsay. nothing from the au-
]
| ly on his own reason and insight. start
| ing with being as the foundation upon
| which he builds, he leads along step b!
| step until he arrives at the greatest iact
| of which human thought can become COM
| scious. namely, the essential oneness OF
| the human life with the Divine.
| Mr. Urine makes au Interpretation OF
| the life and teachings and mission Of Je-
/ sus along these lines seeking 10 snow
/ that his fully realized oneness with Che
! "Fatber's" life was the secret or his
/ unusual insight and power, ana that aii
4 men can and shall enter into this same
/ fully realized Divine life was the great
I message ne brought 60 the world, not
/ The establishing Of an institution such
/ as the church. for with this he had abb
! s0lut.lv nothing to DO but that the
/ kingdom of God and bis Righteousness
/ pr,ornc acuaized and hold sway 800 the
/ minds and hearts Of men here and now
/ something entirely different from. the
/ establishing of material organization.
LUXURY AND SACRIFICE: Charles
! Fletcher Dole u. Y. CrOwell q Com
pany New York. Boston
The ascotic Christian frOwns on al lux
/ ufy RE argues that while so many thou
! sands of human beings are suffering FOR
| The barost necessities Of life, while there
! are so many great objects tndt require
| money to carry them on and are Crdmped
| without 30. men have no moral right 10
| procure for themselves beautiful pictures,
! costly cQuipages, yachts, abundant din
uNIS OF many COURSES ana NuIHiNANun
] service IL is a delicate problem that APP
| pcals both 10 the conscience and 10 the
| common sense Of men. Mr.. Dole aQ-
/ pr0aches 50 In the spirit o. Christ. He
/ argues that even the poor would not
| wish 20 do away altogether with the
| beauty and splendor that make gay the
| streets He argues that luxury in its at
| tractive forms holds out a stimulus 10
/ eXcrtiOu.
Even those who most severely criticise
| tho rich would not object 20 be ricn
! tain the possibility OF enjoying luxuries
! Moreover the luxuries Of one generation
| become the necessities Of the next. But
! If luxury leads 90 selfshncss. pride ana
| conceit 10 IS injurious. 10 Is 20 be in-
| duleed I'm only so far as II makes IFS
! possess0rs better and more helpful SER
! wants 90 the people All criticism must
| WELD before this simple and practical
! touchst0ne or criterion. II cannot fail 20