The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17

Al 4 rule the society novel strikes the
RAIDER az being poor society and worse
novel The exceptions to this rule have,
therefore, the additional merit OF being
surprises Love in Cloud" by Ario
Bates, In an unusually agreeable surprise
Of this nature, for the reason that the
authors last story OF Boston. 1.-THE Puri-
tans." was pronounced by most readers
to be a study In manners so unsympa-
thetic as to be uninteresting. Perhaps IL
the comedy element that charms in
Love In n Cloud" for II Is in reality n
delightfully."- fresh and dainty comedy.
'snappy." full of life and motion. 1t
needs. really, almost no alteration In order
TO be put upon the stage. and I'm this
day Of dramatization. II Is 10 be hoped
that such promising play as II contains
will not pass unnotced. II has the one
defect OF the comedy auaiity--one IL not
quite sure about the reality OF the lordly
young hero who exhibits a lightning
change in character at Jus. the right mo-
ment. However. realism ia. deservedIy,
not at premium in little comedies.
The plot Is too carefully complicated to
b. told In brief. but II fl's together like
Chinese puzzle and works Itself out
to the satisfaction of everybody In the
end The dialogue is as deft as the plot,
and the two combine into one OF the
most amusing Of the summer books.
Incidentally. Prof. Rates offers Chicago
an opportunity TO gibe at Boston. He re-
marks In one place that 'one OF the dis
tnctive features OF good society IL that
its talk Is chiefly of persons. Less dis
i'nguished circles may waste precious time
on the discussion OF ideas, but In com
pAny really select such conversation Is
looked upon ms duh ana pedsntic. One
Of the hrst requisites for entrance into
tho world OF fashion Is a thorough knowl-
edge OF the concerns OF those who are
Included In It's alluring round. and not
10 bc Informed In this branch OF wisdom
marks Mt once the outsider
whereupon an editorial writer In the
Chicago Chronicle falls upon the gentle
man savage.y after this fashion;
ut has icrC been known tina. society
does not dwell upo- topics too heavy for
DIGESTION In the shcrt space % 1--WE min
utcs allotted for any tvs guests TO talk
with each other. II has long been known
too. that good form does not permit. oven
ct social dinner. the consideration of
subjects very profound or abstract. but
Il Ii news to be Informed that all ideas
are rigidly excluded from good society
and that personalities are the proper
thing.
''where does Mr.. Rates find his author
ity for ths7 And where outside the back
door, lane and alley gossips does he find
the society 80 well acquainted and in
,erested In each others AFFAIRS that its
talk Is chiefly OF persons7'
III this be the latest social ideal 1t Inns
not yet reached Chicago Nor would II be
harhored here. Chicago society may he
fond OF wha, Mr. Bates calls verbal this
iiedown. and II may be la mode about
withholding its profound ideas. but II has
not yet reached the low water mark of
regarding personalities as an essential
feature % good society"
After this. OF course. there IL certainly
nashing left ~ Ros,on. unless Il be seven
hassetsful Of fragments
glove IN a Cloud By Ario Rates.
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