The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

in his heart" Later in the story occur these lines: No, there was no need to despair. She had set herself in the be- ginning to read one soul, to pore upon it, to make 1t her gospel and her breviary, to learn 1t by heart. Now It was taken from her and the great book of the world, beautiful, illuminated, inspired filled with endless tales of love and sci ence and adventure, was put into her hands instead.
 Between these two passages lies the throbbing heart-story of one womans love and life.
 Veronica is a strong, beautiful char. acter-just a little ethereal at times, but with pure, trusting, hopeful nature that is prone to idealize and worship all that it holds dear.
 Her environment is a section of Louis- jana which is full of the iuxuriant and tropical growth of nature. In this wood- land seelusion peculiarly free from the tarnish of the outside material world Veronica blooms Into womanhood like one of her guileless wild flowers. The story, while tenderly intimate and spiritual with a delicate romantic flavor has
 also the snewy clements of reality. It Is genuine, and just such a life-story as no doubt occurs day by day in the hearts of the men and women around us-warm and fervid in it's deep human interest. The fluent manner of the telling the refined excellence of the style and the vivid diction distinguish the story. It Is pure and wholesome throughout with one exception It is ineomprehensible to me why writers. and especially women writ CTS, should appear to think it necessary that in order to make a character strong ly individual 1t must border upon infidel- ity.
 The superficial dragging in of Huxley infidelity is a blot, but it's shallowness is apparent in the later truthfulness and strength of the story and the subtle in- spiration which accompanies Veronicas spiritual life. Infdelity and such hopeful ness and faith do not exist together. Republics vs. Woman" by Kate Trim
 ble Woolsey; the Grafton Press, New
 York
 If such strong, persuasive, irrefutable arguments were propounded on behalf of any principle in the world except suffrage for women we would be converted even against our wills. But, for some inher- ent, incomprehensible reason the strongest array of arguments, the most forcefu H. lustrations, and undeniabe proof of basic principles upon suffrage for women often- times produce no greater result than a smile.
 Lectures upon this subject are always extremely entertaining and a book just from the press on this subject is even more interesting.
 Republics vs Woman" by Mrs. Kate Trimble Woolsey, is a really remarkable book on this question of suffrage. In fact many of the statements will appear most extraordinary to American women, who have hitherto considered themselves the most favored on this good old earth, here told of their absolute position as compared with foreign women.
 The book is an arraignment of the real position of women under republican form of government and under monarchical. The contents of the book are, in many of its statements, no greater surprise, coming as they do from natural born American Mrs. Woolsey proves she is not citizen than the preface which says: This book is dedicated with feelings of congratu- lation to women who are subjects of mon- archies, and with feelings of sympathy to Pomen who are citizens of republics.''
 Mrs. Woolsey deals with facts-the un- vanished truths and conditions. She ad- mits no courtesy or sentiment or chivalry into her argument; and in consequence the bold, undeniable condition of womans position in this country which she de- scribes is harsh and astounding to con- template For, she allows no palliatives; no smoothing over or excusing of things. The text Is thrown into the easy and persuasive style of an informal talk de- livered to company of European women. The style Is direct and forcefuI Mrs. Woolsey lays rather undue emphasis on the subject of women holding office in our republic; especially if we remember that the cry recently has been. women fba of men, but many of the political offices as