The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31
Mrs. Kate Langley Bosher's New
N Book, "Nhcn Love Is Love-
ali Interesting Story, Clean
and Inspiring.
NEW SCOTCH STORY
BY the Author Of Wee Mac
Grcegor" My Friend Pros
pero,' a Spicy Book by Henry
Harland-1' Magazines for
January Notes and Books
and Authors.
WHEN LOVE is LOVE. BY kate
Langley Bosher. Published BY the
Ncalc Company, Of New York and
y ,,,,l,,r,o, n O. FOR sale by the

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Langley Bosher. Published BY the
Nealc Company, Of New York and
Washington, D. c. For sale by the
III Bell Book and Stationery Company.
1,ho. placing of book Of fiction upon
tha market that Is written By South
ern woman about Southern women, IS
reneraly at once clussed In the minds
\ of those who have not seen 1t, ms q
revorsion to Colonial, Revolutionary
,,nte-bcllum or Civil War period OF eS.
3tstence, With more or less Of historical
setting against which types are 70 DC
thrown out.
In Mrs Bosher's case this would be
mistake. The scene Of 'When Love Is
II ove ,,5is laid in New York city and
its suburban environment. The lour
nrincinal characters. Portia and Vir-
rinIn Denning, Joyce symington and
+ Elizu beth Polk-are. the two first Vir.
Srin,ans, the third South Carolinian ana
the last a Georgian. but they oelons les,
septialy to the twentieth century ana
arc Of TIE number Of right-minded. ear
nest, self-rellant young women or me
nresent day who are helping to do the
GOOD work of the world, and thereby
5Tn,se the standard of all future woman
IL effort and achievement. BY thelr
heredity and their adherence TO Soutn-
arr, IDEAS and traditions, they are un-
mfstakably and Loyalty, but never %
trusively localized, and one OF the finest
hits or authorship of which Mrs. Bosher
has shown herself capable is the nice
degree to which her differentiat ton IN
individualizing the temperamentai oli-
ferences Of the quartette Is carried. one
Is enabled, by her suggestion rather than
by what she puts into words 70 conlPle-
har hurled hODcS
and youth behind her, has found In the
LARGE activities of life and in her love
FOR others and her sympathy with their
struggles the reward bestowed upon
woman who has bullded her house OF
t1iie where Gods may. dwell. beautiful
entire and clean" -
q Virginia, the little sister, the only il.lN N
left to bridge the past and present LOT
5Portia and the object of her dearest al,
i lection, is SO spiritual in her purity anu
vet SO linked with practical insight anu
acumen that she holds place LOT l'ei
self, separate and apart In the minos u
4 ali who make her book acqna lntance.
n Jovce is splendid in glowing health ana
energy: very attractive in her impulslVe-
ness and inconsequence; Elizabeth, COW
& orjnr her disappointment and loveliness
ateneath an outward mask OF cyniclsH'
an, indifference, is an unfnilng depend
Il ance n time Of need aid distress ano
ono of the strongest natures oep'cteu'
THE bond of union between the quar-
Il tette is brought about by their loyaity
Il their community of interest ana lI.ei4
mutual dependence, the one on the olt'-
ID er. The picture of their un1tea ho'lo
s. life is worth many books. Could lho, ,.s
omen give expression 10 the "oiiu -.
t,.eir work from such an atmosphere OF
rafinement and harmony as that Whlcn
reirned at spinster villa, one would {, oe
iess alive to the discord Of sweet peils
tangled and out of tune with whlcn the
oars of humanity are assailed to-day.
..Why will ye spend your strength II
vain and your labor for that "hicf
avaiieth not says the Master. and Hi
question. having special reference TO "o
nan who are now finding fullest free
dom of occupation and recognition alo'it
all lines, professional and otherwise, j
practically asked and answered oy Mls
Bosher in when love Is Love oe
cause her women do not spenu the'
strength in vain" Each has her purpos
4 and object and bends 10 Its accom-
plishment with single aim and full oe
Termination. Consequently, each achieves
measure of success and points les
.ony for others who are discouraged De
y
about onc-third OF their Tune to thel
tasks and two-thirds to distraction
which avail not"
Mrs, Bosher sustains the interest OF he
book remarkably we'll Nothing drags an
K the mind OF the reader Is absorbed an
carried on from beginning TO endlnG
especially entertaining chapters giving
description of tea, wedding anu
Christmas celebration at Spinster viva
y The book hinges on |1tnl question
complications being brought about by IN
appea rance OF s"mere man "lthln IN
charmed Spinster villa circle, Som
readers will take one view Of this cues
A ton and others will not agree with then
I but none will look at it with indifference
I The ending OF the book Is another featur
OF It that will arouse discussion, Iher
are people who always Insist that
conclusion must be gay, whether renlistl
or not; others crave the tragedy thf
makes the Tears start; third class
delighted to have the curtain rung dow
ere the last degree or finality Is reach2t
Mrs. Bosher, in pennng her ultlmat
chapter. probably felt In regard to he
favorite heroine as another clever autho
9 did who was rcproachcd for the lar
guage INDUCED In, when angry, by h
heroine. He replied thoughtfully and Yer
soberly: Indeed, have looked the ma
ter over from every point OF view, an
cannot conceive how she could act
/ talk in any other way"
MY FRIEND PROSPERO. BY Henri
Harland Published BY McClur,
Phillips and Company, OF New Yorl
For sale by the Bell Book and Sta
i5 ,!onery Company.
For gentle, huoyant optimism, for II
tn al M dc faii tn bo
ness of humanity. for an irresistible an
tatagious spirit of mirth and light-hear
edness, the name OF Henry Harland hi
Il stood almost unrvalled In the literaI