The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-12

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longer look for anything 30 old-fashioned a.
ordinary reticenos 10 the so-cslled novels
written by q certain type Of woman The ex-
ploitation OF some Of the more unpleasant
possibilities Of the ser relationship nowadays
Scarcely shocks us. and the woman who uses an
Imperfect understanding OF a few physiological
facts a. her literary starting point has come to
be regarded an nothing more harmful than an
ordinary bore. The sorrows Of Angelique move
us only to q feeling OF pity for the author. Ange-
liQne' sunhappiness began at home. She felt that
she was fitted TO do bigger. better, nobler work
than sewing new collars and cuffs on fathers
shirts. and mother was a holy terror. Mother
had no soul beyond under linen and pots OF
jam. She wandered around the house in a
noiseless. fatfooted fashion, and she had an
unpleasant, and altogether inexcussble. habit Of
going through Ana elique's pockets and reading
her letters. So Angelique felt that she was
meant for Art. She tried the stage and failed
miserably. and as she had meanwhile accumu-
lated 1880 worth Of debts she married n
little Jewish gentleman from Whitechapel
who had money. His name was Israel %lSaacs,
but he changed this to Ian Ingram He thus
acceded TO the wishes OF AngeliQue and at the
same time obviated the necessity of changing
the initials on his sleeve links. They lived in a
London suburb. In a jerry-built house with a
little conservatory and rooms fun Of job-lot
bric-A-brac. but, as Angelique continued
to get into debt, and Mr.. lsaacs became
altogether too friendly with the parlormaid,
they ended with a divorce. Then Angeliqus
married an elderly artist, the friend OF Ouch
esses and the painter OF The portraits Of all
the fashionable women OF his day. He was an
indulgent old gentleman, but he would insist
upon eating lobster salad and cream and taking
liQueur brandies after his dinner. Then he
would so home and have spasms. and Ange-
laue had to put mustard plasters on him: and
the author gives us a nice. long comprehensive
description OF the process of making and
applying a mustard plaster. which should be
useful 10 ladies' with elderly husbands whose
appstites are under imperfect control. Angc-
liqie still continued to spend money recklesslv,
and the old gentleman oscillated between amor
business and acute indigestion. and with a feel
Ing OF intense relief We take leave of Ange-
liuue at n point where she is apparently
about to drink herself TO death. The author
ends with this solemn perorntion Il have no
more TO say. The story Of Angelique is not a
far-fetched one. alas. il Is not an
one, butt Is the story which may be true of the
life OF any woman who marries from other than
the one motive which has been found to make
marriage an honorable and "A bearable estate
since such bonds became a civilized Institution.
A comfortable home what j. il? 4 -ilkcn
cushion a flounce Of lace an indigestible dish,
A marriage of ambition well, what does that
ambition bring? Too often, too often the bitter
realization of a truth tina, was written more
than three hundred years ago nv the wise man
of Avon:
20. the rsrce wretchedness that glory brings u.s."
In Songs and Fancles Of Buffalo" Charles
Wells Moulton, Buffalo, y ", MIR John
Charles Shea sings hlamelessly and with en-
thusiasm OF the city tina, is his home The ex-
cellent work OF the charity organization, the
beauty of Buffalo. the public spirit of her bust
ness men. and her environments Of lake and
river are here decorously and Justly celebrated.
The poet goes a fishing and comes home to
commemorate his exploits in verse. he praises
the bellies OF ~ Louis and even says the kindly
thing OF the adde's Of Cadiz with a subsequent
reservation in favor Of the home product:
Don't be lured by wl,chIng ladies'
Dwelling On in distant Cadiz
Those man undoing ladies who bewitch
You as You go.
Never mind their cigarlllaS.
Their old time cut mantillas-
For Yankee girls in shirtwalSts
Are the sweetest thing that 90.
He says a word for Dreyfus and has n slap
here and there at the Canadians across the
river, and. above all. We are glad to note that
he does not neglect the Buffalo girls those dear
delightful creatures that the sonrsters Of our
youth were wont TO invite TO come out tonight
and dance by the light Of the moon:
And, oh. the girls Of buffalo. in knickcrbockrr
or skirts that seem to ~tantalt,e the beauty Of their
And boomers too. for ! maintain and s,outly here
declare
A Buffalo girl In any dress looks lovely any.
where
A portrait OF the Bard faces the title page.
He ia benevolent looking and a trihe bald.
Wehave already mentioned in this column the
sxcellenk little series of Temple Primers pub
lished in England by the Dent house and in this
country by the Macmillans. The latest volume
1. Mr.. Edward Jenks's History of Politics.
The aim Of the publishers Of these handy little
books is to provide in convenient and acc"Ssi-
BILE form the information which the usual
bulky and high-priced encyclopedias place be-
yond the easy reach Of the average reader.
The books are to be international and the
names of the scholars who are 10 cooperate are
all distinguished The series promises to be
admirably adapted to the needs Of scholars. |
students and the general public.
The lntest volume issued in the Haworth
edition Of the Bronte Novels tHarperO is The
Tenant Of WildfeIl Hall. - by Anne Bronta. II is
not a cheerful book. Dear. gentle Anne" rs
Mrs Ward SAYS in her introduction. possessed
in full The BrontA seriousness. the Brontn
strength Of will. When her father asked her nj
four years old what a little child likeher wanted
most. the tiny creature replied If il were not a
Rronte il would b" incredible Age and ex-
p~erience :" She was the saddest of "A by no
means rollicking family and "WildfelI Hall"
was the literary expression Of her constitu-
tional melancholy.
sion OF knowledge relating to the Denf. ISSUES a
souvenir volume commemorative Helen Rollers
passing Of the Harvard final examination for
admission to Radcliffe College in June last. The
volume contains n summary OF the methods of
education pursued with Helen Keller, papers by
her instructors. Miss Sullivan and MIR. Keith, |
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