The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
REVIEWS AND CRITICISMS
OF THE BOOKS OF THE DAY

OF HE DAY
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for the printing house Of the Hill Com.
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THE DOMINANT STRAIN. BY Anna Anna
Cha pin Ray. Published by Little,
VI Brown and Company, Of Boston For
v sale by the Bell Book and Sta tlonery
Company OF Richmond.
,,The Dominant Strain carries It's mo.
til In its title. The hero Is the son OF
AZ New England father and Russian
mother Of n strong musical temperament
,rhe mixed i,eredty Of Slav mysticism
With "The Dominant Strain" of Puritan.
ism Is developed III n very original and
Interesting way, many gra phic pictures {, or
New York social lifo being given IN the
doing of It.
rho love episode Of the book IS inter.
woven with the pitful picture OF wo.
man who marrles n man with the vain
idea of reforming him. Her dsllusionlng
ia followed fortunately By the death Of
tho drunlsard and her subsequent mar
rage to the hero of the book.
The story which Is handsomely Illus
trated by Harry c. Edwards Is we'll writ
ten, with n vigor OF EXPRESSION and q
charm Of style that will instantly COM
mend 1t to the lover Of what is excellent
in narration and Characterization. IN
THE MAN IN THE CAMLTTa CLOAK.
BY Caren Bateson. Published by the
saalfield Company, Of Chicago ana New
5 York. For sale by the Bell Book and
Stationery Company, Of Richmond. II
a Aaron Burr has never ceased In many
respects to be an attractive mystery to
number of his countrymen and to the
world at large 78f= s5 "a.
Weighed in the judicial balance and
found wanting, as he was there
were not lacking many who Justified
much Of his wrong doing and condoned
many Of his faults.
''rhe Man in tho Cnmlet Cloak" is a
sorry of the Burr conspiracy. with the
scene laid IN Marietta, O., not far from
Blemerhassetts Island The adventures at
tondant upon the guarding OF the island.
and the frustrating Of Burr's attempts to
carry out his treason and bribery, TO-
gether with the romance n Of a. double
threaded love story /. fiji the several hun
dred pages which go Into the make up
Of THE Man In he Camlet Cloak.
FL. Literary Notes.
The September Smart Set" has its usual
complement of bright prose and poetry.
The leading sorry. 1.-THE Progenitress.
is from the pen Of Mrs G. We're Tyler.
formerly Miss Powell. OF Richmond.
Mrs. Tyler. who is n successful writer
! OF society stories. makes her home In
New York. though she frequently spends
the summers In Virginia. \. 8 s .1.s al. q
A young Virginia poetess,% appearing In
the current issue Of the Smart Set Is
Miss Mamie Byrd Turner. Of King
George county. Her little poem Is head
ed AFTER the Betrothal," and goes as
follows:
Dear love, good might. Here, where our
spirits, are
Raised to the summit grandeur OF this
night. ~
There comes no sound OF worldly din or
5z Jar;
Dear love, goodnight
Our hearts are folded III a peace as far
From strife as noontide hour from the
night, sl,a
In JOY as wide from pain as star from
Yesterday, -shrouded. takes her
@ flight,
To-day has drawn the strong dividing
bar; II
Now life and love together and de-
light,
Dear love, goodnight"
Mr.. James Branch Cabell's story Is en-
titled "old Capulet's Daughter" It is a
very real tragedy told In simple fash
ion that makes It all the truer to life.
It's author has raised 1.-The curtain One
looks behind. and with qulckened breath
enc says over and over again to ones
self: 1.-THE pity Of It, dear God! on, the
pity of IT." Z
Ernest L. Blumenschein. whose pic
| lures OF 1.-THE Day Of the Run" are an
| nounced as feature of the September
his father, who gave him every possible
| musical advantage. while discouraging
the lads talent for drawing. For years
the struggle went on the father urging
the claims Of music, the son practic!ne
faithfully, but finding his delight IN
drawing Sent to Cincinnati for violir
study under Campanar. the youth hae
| MS TlrSL TASTE VI IlIle plCtuIes, btio &WGs
| soon at work In the Cincinnati ar
| School. Then he went to New York ant
studied in the Art Students League, ant
later to Paris and the Academic Julien
! returning to take up magazine 1llustra
tlon in America In 1896.
A collection OF old school books glve
In Leslle's Monthly for September W.
Of the. favorlte, old-tashloned receipt:
against the book-borrowng thief'
Steal not this book, for II you do.
Tom Harris will be after you.
This book was bought for good intent,
| Pray bring it home when It Is lent W
John Joy Bell, who jumped into notice
| with his Wee MacGreegor," has beer
writing some excellent short stories lately
| a pleasant example is his "All on a Sum
mer's Day" In the September Leslie:
Monthly