Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, JANUARY II, 1902.

peared as the charming story by the
young Japanese writer Onoto Watanna
entitled "a JAPANESE nightingale
Yuki the dainty and enhancing heroine
Of the tale IN by far the most charming
creation Of recent literature and II VIII
rouse much interesting conjecture on
'he part Of those who have read the
book to know that the young author
herself answers a part Of the descnp'
tIon OF her heroine, she being the dauB-
ter Of a japanese mother and an Eng
,ish father. Onoto Watanna evidently
has an enylUblc career before her az
she Is at present only twenty three
years Of age and "A Japanese Nightln-
gale" is her second book. The story
deals with the romance OF "Yuki' girl
half Japanese and half English, be-
Wilderngly beautiful and bewltching,
and young American tourist
who are united In one of those semi
marriages Of the land Of the Mikado to
be broken nc viii the union being an
act OF self sacrifice on Yukps part, for
the sake Of a brother who Is completing
his education at an American Cnyer-
sIty through the efforts OF his widow
ID mother, and devoted sister who
conceal from him the fact that during
his absence their family property has
been swept away Yukfs brave EFFORT
to earn money for her brother ends
in a desperate moment In her proposal
OF marriage TO the young AmerIcauand
her subsequent fear Of the return Of her
brother who rs a monO.mnnlac upon the
subject Of these questionable alliances,
together with the final dramatic sltua-
tiOns and events following his return
make the thread Of story original
pathetic and 30 charmngly told that
one If tempted to turn again TO the be-
ginning Of the book and re-peruse the
pages The book is eXquisltely bound,
and the illustrations embelllshlng the
RACES are as dainty and typical as the
scenes described by the authors pen,
and are q worthy accompaniment to
the printed ldyll Harper Bros, Pub
fishers, New York
"The Kings Messenger by Suzanne
AntrObus, Is one Of the recent novels
dealing with scenes and events Of carly
colonial history and outstrips any pre-
yious effort along these lines In roman
ilcism and fancy. New orleans at the
time Of the French possession are the
scene and period chosen by the author
for her story, and the ntrigues Of To-
cal factions form the framework Of a
plot, which though ingenious enough In
conception, is too clumsily carried out
to be able TO awaken anything of close
interest on the part Of the reader. The
author gives clever portrayal Of the
character Of Madame Poche, but the
clear image drawn Of her dainu-
ness and femininity preclude Sc.
rious belief In her having been able to
n. AXE the ships journey In her errand
OF kings messenger In the disguise
Of male attire There is stlll more
elaring inconsistency In the chapters
containing the denoument Of the plot Of
'l.e story when the package which she
mas brought to New Orleans is opened
and IS found to contain an order for
I the arrest of Madame Poche's husband
In New Orleans, when at the time Of the
supposed framing Of the message Poche
VAS IN France at the ldngs immediate
rercy The tale abounds In good ma
terial, but is spoiled by the too imagln-
alive handling Of the author Harper
Brothers Publishers.