The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
"A PEEP UNDER THE COVERS
OF SOME BOOKS OF THE DAY

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d cultivated woman, and the women OF "a
sorditl, but very real, variety stage--tha
hero, who IL I, child Of nature, n genius.
and his people; drawn in light and shade
that remind ono Of tho work Of Milleh &
There are other chnra cters bit through
all the scenes one Is conscious Q the
/ sustained power with which the author
holds ones attention by O strangely UNI
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PERsoNALrA.5 BY Sigma. 4 Published by
Doubleday. Page and Company Of
New Y ork, Tor, sale by the Bell Book
and Stationery Company. II
The chapters of this delightful volume
deal with Harrow in the Early Sixties
Lawyers, ,,g THE Church. IL Art and Let
ters, '''5s". Porscnages and Retrospects.''' t3.
Under these heads famous Engllshmen
If, every walk OF .'fe and profession are
Introduced in q chan nlng personal man.
sncr, that throws nn OF trely now light on
many of their traits M character.
Humorous Incidents are connected with
these celebrated personages in q most
interesting manner.
For Instance, Lord Brougham, on
speech day at Harrow. Is represented as
appearing in rusty black with all old
clo' broken-crowned that resting on II
lated by Ally Sloper.'' 9 s3i IN 5i55SsS3 ~.
Thus attired, Lord Brougham, hidden
to lunch at the head masters house,
encountered policeman employed to
keep Off loaf ers. who sternly asked the
1ilapidated looking old person his busl-t
nessa sa 5H
IT am invited here to lunch" growled
out thv Indignant guest. 5 t
Cannon! curtly responded the guard
ian ofSthc peace. N s$G
II am Lord Brougham!" was tho fu-
rious rejonder; $.'let me PAST
.Bah! contemptuously retorted the
bobby: you wants me to believe that,
do yer2 Move on!" I'd @ \, .5t IS
a reader, or who possesses a library. will
be glad to have In hard Va
AMONG THE MAGAZINES. N.
AND NEW BOOKS
The March number Of the Smart Set
is distinguished by the extraordinary va
riety OF the fiction composing TIA va 4
riety that Is altogether merltorious. In
the novelette,, THE Interference Of Miss
Jane by Robert Adger Bowen, one
finds an exquisite love story. chiefly OF
the South, though sometimes the scene is
shifted to New York. II SD
In contrast to it follows To- Morrow
at Dawn by Rose K. Weekes. a won
derfu tragedy. Of ono fathers love for
his child Again, THE sentimentallsts.'
by Ruth Milne, Is written in lighter vein,
with gentler theme, but equally excellent
of its kind. Other stories that command
attention and admiration are: by
Strange Road" by Kate Jordan, strik-
ingly original in its narrative OF des-
perate and loving woman: "Mammon's
Match" by James Branch Cabell,
thoroughly entertaining piece Of comedy
work, and unusually clever; The $Dtvvtl /
Wagon" by Ernest Jarrold, a most
amusing tale; "The Hypocrite." by Edith
Elmer Wood, a situation Of solemn and
compelling strength; THE Mask Of Com
edy,"I by stanhope Sans. a story that Is
unique in It's sensational plot; THE
Second Mrs Nichols" by Elizabeth
knight Tompkins, singularly ingenious
psychological study, and THE Man OF
Smiies,' an exquisite sketch that breathes
the air Of Paris.
An essay, 1.-THE Wi1es Of Venus" Is
contributed by Edgar saltus and II
brims with brilliancy.
There are several good poems and
sketches. paragraphs and the like by
bright men and women.