The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-26

style To does not boast any great ueP.n
of plot or ANYTHING ESPECIALLY novel III
incident but 10 As a fascinating niue
story, told in delightful fashion, ana ohc
that any mother may safely pul u. ",
young daughter hands NY '
Frivol" is 60 delightfully."- human anu l".
able creation. sound and sweet 40 heafi'
dc.oite her vavwsrd ways The other
prominent characters are h"'",'',
uncle Of much strength of character Du'
urder fine cloud of an unfortunate love
a0air of his youth. and "a model goFei-
ness who is also an attractive youhe VIZ
man. They find q community oI lnleie'1
,n .Afv Lady Frivol' and the denouei"e"'
is easily foreshadowed.
LETTERS or SIDNEY IANlEf. Sc
lections from his correspondence lH''-
1881. with two portraits. New YORK
Charles sc1bners sons. Bound in
cloth. Syo, 2E pages; price 81 TOT
-ffe bv The Bell Book & stationery
Company hichmond.
These letters have been edited bt tlo
POETS SON. Henry Wysham Lanier' ASSIST
al br hls mother. Mla sidney ianir''
selected from the corrcap ondence OF lHo
la.t fifteen years of his short lite-ir0m
I,.l 90 INI-they are addic'7eu 10 .'''
uer-0us. To- whom Mr. Lamer stoou lH
close personal ana literary RELATIONSHIPS
hrat series 90 MI Gibson Itacoch' u,'
editor of The Philadelphia Evening Bul-
letm." the second series to his VIC NIT,
Mary ID. Lauieg. the third l0 MI Day ara
r.,lor. traveller. poet. novelist ana trans
lator of "Faust." and the fourth TO NI.
Iaul Hamilton Hayne, the Southern poet
In the PREDATORY note Nr. Henry LaIiIcI
saws che most important object oil inns
volume is. doubtless, % give the poet
audience a clearer and closer glimpse OF
Iauier the man. and TO show mo-" clearly
synonymous with him was lanlef inc
poet and musician ,.e.,
While ali these letters make delghtiul
reading. the letters To- his VIE. Wh''h
are collected under the title "a I"ei
Musical impressions are the most a'-
trartiye. The dual nature OF hia genius
make a rare combination ol poetry an"
music. Writing out of the iuilness oil Jus
heart t0 the woman he loves thtF are
indeed In one of them. he writes Oh "l7
love for his wife as follows. "f'r j hl's'-
b. b.r. great pain when music. or any
beauty. comes past my way "i" 'ho" o.,
r.f bt Perhaps this is because music
t.tae MS out of prison. and ] do NOT
like to leave prison unless thou soe9i
al-, For iu the smile of love. my lie
cometl to ufe even as flower under
water glcameth only when the suh-ia5
strikcth down thereon.
OF Music hc writes: "Ihc aiiar-stepe
arc wide enough FOR AN the world ana
roueic inouires not if tine wor7nipper D'
,.-fsl or stained. nor looks TO see what
dust Of other shrnes is upon the Knees
fb8t bend before her. She SIS utterly nn-
conscious of aught but love. which par
dons AN things and receives all nature
into the warmth of IT'S bosom
Again. To-day is a prophecy OF ih.
New Earth: o. Music is prophecy obi
another Ifc." I'm $50, he heard Nllss'h
sing at stoinway Hall and This is The de-
soripdon which he sends his Wlle' Nl,'
Nilsson s'ngoth as thou and ] love She
oueneth her sweet mouth ana iufh' u" ".l
head o. one side like mochng-olrd in
fine moonlight. and straightway come
forth the purest silver tones that ever
mortal voice made. Her pianissimo was
lrto q dawn. which crescendO' d presently
into a glorious noon of tone. which then
did die away into quiet gray t"lIsh'
of clear molOdious whisper
Tho letters between two poets BAY ara
Ts,.lor and Sidney Lanier. are valuable
Cor tho discussions ON matters or inter-
ar, art and in these D, is the poet ana
,o, the musician who writes: 81 can
tou Won with what ravishing freedom
and calmness I find myself writing IN
these davs. not how serene and sunny tne
nootic region seems 10 Be. in front IKE
broad INLAND fields and slopes. l write
au the time. and SIT down to- the paper
with the poems already done.
Sol DER RTGDALE. BY Beulah Marie
Dix author of "Hueh Gwyeih: 4
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soldier Rigdale is another story deal
ine with the colonial period of American
history The scene of the opening chap
Ter H. laid on hoard the Mayfower and
,,lves us glimpse of that sturdy band
NJ pilgrims upon their arrival at Ply
,,oltb Rock Miles Rigdale is child
eleven years of age who has come with
his r9rsnts 10 seek q home in the new
world. Shortly after the landing at Ply
month. his father and mother both sue
cunb 10 the sickness that carried OFF half
of that little band. and he and his sister
arc left 20 the care of some distant rela-
lions who belong 10 the party. Then fol-
low the long days of hard work while
the party battle with the dreary winter
and the savaecs, 10 preserve their little
home. Miles has 90 bear his share OF the