The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25
"Thoughtless Thoughts Of Carl
sabel," by lisa Darlington
Cabell-Made Up OF Thir-
ty Genial Satires on
"The New Man"
"sALLY OF MIsso URI. :"
An Idyl Of the West, Written by
4. E. Young "The Adven-
lures OF Gerard" Spicy
Story by Conan Doyle.
Book Notes OF the
Present Day.
r4oucHrLEss THOUGHTS OF CAR.

rHoueHTLEss THOUGHTS OF CAR
ISABEL. BY lisa Darlington Capeil.
Published by Henry Holt x Co.. of New
York. FOR sale II edmond by t"e Bel
Book and Stationery Co. Price Sl'do.
Mrs. Cabells book is made up, as one is
told, of thirty genial satirea on "Ihe New
Man and other equally ne" ana Vltai
4 subjects. Coming as these do from lhe
pen of a woman who, for many years
was closely identified with what was
brightest and hest in the social ana X
erary life of Richmond, they possess Tor
many readers an interest from their
association with their author.
Mrs Cabel charactcrzes her ooserVa-
) tions on men. life and mahners 90
..Thoughtless Thoughts" If by thousht-
i lessness. spontaneity, bright and spars-
ling wit, a ready comprehension OF the
humorous traits OF humanity at arSe
from different standpoints, then it prop
ably is the best of interpreters.
Mrs. Cabell's advantages from foreign
travel and broad cultivation have espe-
cialy fttel her for just such philosophic
express on as that which fills her chap
ters. one has a title which will at once
catch the attention Of the feminine read
err. It is "Should wome nPropose?" Here
IN contrasting the limitations OF the scXts
Mrs. Cabcll declares that:
4aa5 A man WHO cares uolIililG hpouN q
house and very little who keeps 1t, may
20 out, and, by holding up his finger,
z get a bevy of beauties that would take
the prize at any country far. The wo-
man TO whom husband and home are
the whole world must sit and walt
4 like the little sister in Soomons song
4 ,for the day in which she shaii DC cait-
ed for
ed in regard to THE New Man make
the text of the leading chapter IN her
hook. Perhaps this modernzed indiV o.
yal may enjoy descriptive paragraph,
even though 1t may be at his own eS-
pense. 1t says:
I myself have never seen Ane New
Man, engaged in darning stockings,
though have heard him repeatedly de-
clare how perfectly he could execute the
task If he only had time. But the Gr1-
cious sight of him arranging draperles
has been vouchsafed me, and nave seen
him SILVER when discordant colours met
Ids eye. 49, ,,.,~
directions about the length of the bah
stockings. and at his wife's table, IN
curing whether the water had been boil
ed have seen him polishing old ma
hocanv and cleaning old brasses, ard
looking solemn when called in to dec de
whether a bit of embroidery was early
Flemish or middle Spain.
AS a housewife. oozing information,
"The New Man" is not as agreeable as
Is to be expected
SALLY OF MISSOURI Written by R. p.
Young. Published by Mcclure, Phil
Inns and Company, of New York. For
sale in Richmond by the Bell Book and
Stationery Company.
sally of Missouri Is an dyl of the
West, if Missouri can be called the West,
when it might better be classed with the
rich and prosperous section known under
the comprehensive title OF the southwest.
The book CLOVIS with freshness of ina g
iration and vigorous individuality in de-
script,on and in the classification Of
character types. Into every sentence
which flashes from It's pages is infused a
breath OF the bourdless freedom, the
breadth Of vision. the ardour of State
pride, which is the natural or acquired
spirit Of the French Missourian. For Mis-
scuri, though the home of the American.
is yet the home of French tradition and
song, the survivarsof the..years when it
was q rich part of tie province Of Louis
lana; the remoter period when II owned
the sway Of France and Spain.
The author of Sally of Missouri has
the advantage - dealing with region
hitherto not much exploited In fiction.
The environment, however. is not newer
or more picturesque than Is the style
and treatment of everything that goes
into the makeup of a glowing and most
II attractive romance.
III The number of contrasts throughout
teghtens the effectiveness of the whole.
"Steerng," the hero, stands for the East
and the social side of New York. "Old
Eernique" is an example of the fine civil
ization which obtained in French St
Louis. "Piney of the Woods" images the
Immortal youth of Joy in living. Critten-
ton Madeira of Canaan, Is the over
ehrewd Missourian of affairs and Sally,
charming, adorable sally" with hel
dusky-gold radiance of hair. seems this
spirit incarnate of the wide, sweet lanG
which has given her birth, Being such
one takes her for once and all to heart
and loves her very truly in her chara C
ter as a heroine and outside OF it as {
woman
BARRE OF GRAND BAYOU. BY Johr
Oxenham. Published by Dodd, MeaC
and Company. of New York, For salt
in Richmond by the Bell Book anc
Stationery Company. Price Sl.6o.
A sombre, terrible story beginning witt
q tragedy and oyershadowed with TIL
gloom OF crime and wrongdolng almos
to the very last page
Written with strength In description
the personages of the book belong TO tn
fisher class about Grand Bayou. wher
life has almost primal simplicity, an
"might makes right" in the JOY OF pos
sessing and loving.
AS the name implies, the novel ha
Barrie, the daughter of the keeper of tn
light on Grand Bayou, for Its centre
character. and love story between he
4 and Alain Carbonec as It's motif
THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD, b
A. Conan Doyle. Published by No
Clure, Phillips and Company. &c
sale by the Bell Book and Station
cry Co. Price. $3.50.
Those who have long been so parti'
y TO Sherlock Holmes cannot fail to admir-
and to like Or. Doyles newly create
B hero, Gerard.
@ Gerard reminds those who make h