The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
NEW BOOKS.
MIR. Hewiett's queen Mary.

! For some time in Maurice Hewlett's
story Of -The Queens QUAR- Crhe Mac
milan Company Mary Queen Of Scots
seems to trouble herself very little about
the eo-called lords OF creation, the men.
1t may be that Boutwell, interests her in
a slight measure, mainly because OF his
strong laugh and aggressive jaw. but the
| Queens favorite companionship is afforded
by Mary Livingstone and the other at
! tending ladies. AS to Queen Marys per-
sonal appearance, 1t Is here very minutely
reported. Shortly after the death OF her
husband, the sickly little King Francis,
she was visited by her uncle the Cardinal
OF Lorraine, who found her among her
maids in a room that was dark and hot
and heavy with some sweet scent that
he found himself unable TO approve. MIR.
| Hewlett sketches her at this moment.
"A tall. slim girl, petted and pettish,
pale yet not unwholesome), chestnut
haired she looked like flower OF the heat,
lax and delicate Her skin-but more, the
very flesh OF her-seemed transparent.
with color that warmed 1t from within,
family, with glow Of fine rose. They say
- and this we do not for an instant believe
shat when she drank you could see the
red wine like fire down her throat
We say we do not believe it; still, there Ia
not wanting additional testimony as to her
surprising transparency. Others have re-
ported that her heart could be discerned
beating within her body and raging out
ruddy light, now fierce, now langmo'
through every crystal member
The cool eyes OF her uncle the Cardinal
were not quite fitted TO see these extreme
manifestations Of Marys circulation. His
estimates of feminine beauty were made
UP rather cautiously. He admitted her
clear skin, admitted her patent royalty,
but, differing from Mary Livingstones
opinion, denied that she was a beautiful
girl-even for a queen. Her noae, he
Judged, was too long, her lips were too thin,
her eyes too narrow. He detested her
trick OF the sidelong look. Her lower
lids were rather straight, her upper rather
heavy; between them they gave her a
sleepy appearance, sometimes a sly ap-
pearance, when, slowly lifting. they re-
vealed the gmmering ha Eel OF the eyes
themselves" Hazel, with great posi-
bilities Of change, sometimes yellow, some
times black, according to the light. like
the eyes Of a cat.
Perhaps she was not beautiful. though
our firm opinion, after reading is that she
must have been. At any rate that un-
emotional judge the Cardinal concluded
that she was fine Fine she was all over
sharply, exqusitely cut and modelled;
her sweet smooth chin, her amorous lips,
bright red where all else was pale as a
tinged rose; her sensitive nose; her broad,
high brows: her neck which two hands
could hold la careless measurement here,
since almost any neck can be 80 heidi
| 4 st obi
, And then her hands, her waist no bigger
than a stalk, her little feet! She had some
times an intent, considering, wise look
the look of the Queen Of Desire, who knew
not where to set the bounds OF her need,
but revealed to no one what that was.
But outright and bold in some particu-
lars "Belyng that look askance Of hers
sly, or wise, or sleepy, AZ you choose-her
voice was bold and very clear, her manners
were those OF lively, graceful boy, her
gestures quick, her spirit impatient and
entirely without fear. Her changes OF
mood were dangerous; she could wheedle
the soul out OF saint and then fling it
back to him as worthless because 1t had
been go easily got She wrote a beauti-
full bold hand. loved learning, and petting,
and q choice phrase. She used perfumes,
and dipped her body every day in bath
OF wine" Such was Queen Mary, according
10 Mr.. Hewlett, at the age of nineteen,
and when less than two months widow.
We suppose that she washed herself after
the bath Of wine, 80 as not to be sticky.
Mary Livingstone was dreadfully Jealous
, Of the Earl of Boutwell, when he came into
the story. We suppose that he must be
considered as a dangerous man, calculated
to WOO an erratic woman from her feminine
associates. A duly wicked man to begin
with. "a galliard Of the type esteemed In
France by those-and they were many
who pronounced vice to be their virtue.
A galliard, as they say, II ever there was
F.. one, flushed with rich blood, broad shout
dered, square jawed, with laugh 80 happy
and so prompt that the world, rejoicing to
hear 1t. thought all must be well wherever
he might be-
We have seen the Earl Of Boutwell, s
counterfeit in a picture that ia held in high
historical esteem, and he there looks as
though wild horses could not draw a laugh
from him; but we are quite willing to think
Of Queen Mary's lover as a gentleman
Of highly r:erry Vein. He has excited
our interest ms he is here. He wore brave
, clothes, sat a brave horse, kept brave COM
, pany oravely." 1t is our opinion gathered
wholly and reaollV from inc STORY, tnat ne
needed to be quite brave in order to cut
,, out Mary Livingstone ahd the others. The
, Queen beat him in transparency, but not
: in coloration His high color, while it be-
, tokened high feeding got him the credit Of
good health.
1t is momentarily disturbing to find the
! Earl compared to an ure: allied domestic
animal, but we still believe that we can
understand and respect his romantic and
, amatory power. His little eyes twinkled
30 merrily lthey are large. gloomy eyes
in the picture to which we have alluded
that you did not see they were like pigs
B ally and greedy at once, and bloodshot
, His tawny beard concealed jaw under
z hung, a chin jutting and dangerous. His
mouth had a cruel twist; but his laughing
hid that, too. The bridge OF his nose hao
1 been broken; few observed 1t OF guessed
8 at the brawl which must have given 1t tc
him. Frankness was his great charm
careless ease in high places an air Of take
I me or loave me, go my way; but somt
' mockery latent In him, and the suspicion
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