The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17

where the Tide somes In-This is book fresh as a sea-breeze. It is good to read of places we love and people we know. Mrs. Lucy Meachem Thrusnton mas shown already in her former books how freshly and unaffectedly she can oepict our Southern scenes and Soutnern peopie. The scene of this story Is laid about Portsmouth and Norfolk, these twin cit- ies of the sea. As Ellen G1asgow's novel. The Deliv- erance. brings before the world the to- bacco growing section of Virginia, so this book shows up the truck-growing region of Virginia
 The book abounds in tiny genre pic- lures of the truck-growing folk. The ''norations thing known to us all, but I do not recall having seen 1t in iitera- ture before.
 "A noration,' the negro cried before the horses feet touched the earth. "a . S6ration" I publish a noration; Mir. Not toway begins to cut his lettuce and spin- ach tomorrow morning at six o'ciock!'
 .'Glory"
 "Glory, hallelujahi" sy The negroes come streaming out of the store.
 "De same ole crowd will be on ham," shouted Jesse.
 ''Yass, chilev'
 
 T sees de mos O you hear; dem dat Is dis rninnit not present at de foremen- tioned 'casion you will please take de trouble fer to notify"
 This was when Jesse was foreman on the Nottaway plantation. Another scene, one often repeated in this period of time, is that wherein MT. Nottaway informs Jesse that he cannot vote.
 The events that follow Jesse's non-aual- tfcation as a voter make up great part of the interest of the story.
 The picture of Mrs. Nottaway leaving her luxurious home each gathering ana shipping season to help her husband at supervision of the packing is true to Southern life.
 The picture of the good lady with sure hand, on which glitter many diamonds mailing up crates is one which we all ac- knowiedge to be as true as attractive.
 Betty Carroll, the quandam belle, mar a4ried to. the young speculator and living in the frightfully new little box house. where the cupboard Is often so bare IS touching Many Southern fortunes are begun in just such hopeful desperation. The house party at the mansion or the Old Judge at which the new judge throws his heart at beautys feet-weil, we nave all been at that house party.
 The eonuuering of Beauty hersel1 IS another story which we leave untouched for the reader.
 RIakeIey. with his enthusiams about the development of. willoughby Spit and Pig Point and his splendid run and win in the hot legislative campaign, is of the good solid stun of which the New Soutn IS builded. Page Holloway, the heroine. last, but rot feast is lovable wide-awake girl, nut before us with masters skill Van Horton is unnatural. He Is hardly needed in the etorys Unless we are in- troducsd to him in. this book in order to know him when he figures as hero in an- other story of his own. Mrs. Thrushton cannot give us 100 many of these fresh, wholesome tales ot Virginia.
 Where the Tide Comes In, by Lucy Meacham Thurshton. Little. Brown & Co., Boston, Mass. Price, N.5o
 Tn This Our World-The writing of no woman of the present day attracts wider notice than does that of Mrs. Charlotte N Perkens Gilman. Her book, The Home created.s as will be rememhered, furore amenr 4he critics. Mrs. Gilman Is fear < less, brilliant, fascinating. She goes in ! May to Berlin to represent American wo- # manhood at the congress there, Mrs. 4 Gilman will be second author to read at Mrs. Ida Benfey Judd's series of authors. readings,
 This little volume of poems has in 1t much food for thought. The poems with their beauteous fancies and rhythmic melody will be read many times by those who think and feel.
 Many of Mrs Gilman's admirers. ana they are legion will find their own true valuation of Mrs. Gilman herself in the lines:
 SHE WHO IS TO COME.
 A woman--in so far as she beholdeth
 Her one Beloved's face: A mother-with great heart that enfoio-
 The children of the race:
 A body, free and strong, with that hsn
 beauty .- ,.
 That comes of perfect use. Is built A mind where Reason ruleth over Duty.
 And Justice reigns with. Love; 4 self-poised royal soul,, brave, Wise ana
 No longer blind and dumb:
 "A Human Being, of an unknown splendor.
 Is she who is to come! .-- .
 As in these lines so in all of Mrs. Gil- mans works Is to be found the spirit or hopeful prophecy.
 In This Our World and Other Poems. Price soc. James H. Barry & John H. Marble Publishers. San Francisco.
 Personal and Pertinent.
 One of the greatest charities in Now York is the Womans Auxiliary of the Dppenheimer Institute. One of it's free clinics is at the Church House, under the