The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-01
NEW hooks.


Ellnor Gyms story Of 'The Viclssitudes
OF Eyangeline' CHafper 4 Bfothers) -
very sprightly and amusing, Evangeline
was pert, but though pert demeanor dis
tresses Us at times, and though we think
that nearly always there Is a form OF be-
havior that Is better, II must be acknowl-
edged that she was pert In a distinguished
manner; and, besides, she was very pretty.
We have her own testimony and the testi-
mOny Of other characters In the story, that
her hair had the color and the sheen Of a
chestnut newly broken from It's burr, that
her skin was milk white that roses abode In
her cheeks, that her mouth was scarlet
end her teeth adorable-thouRh II has, in
deed. been said Of teeth that they are only
zones and unworthy OF the TNptures Of
anybody. We are convinced that her eyes
we're lovely, though she records that they
were green, like a cats, with longitudinal
orifces that opened and shut obviously;
they were fringed with long and curving
dark lashes very noticeable and captivating
in the proflian view.
Evangeline relates her own history In the
form OF a journal We dare say that she
tells the unhinching and exact truth, as
Marie Bashkirtsef and the rest OF us do
when we are rendering personal account.
We thought she was going to love Mr..
Carruthers, whose clothes fitted him, and
who was an inch taller than Lord Robert
Navasour. Our orudity in the art Of divina-
ton IA borne in upon us as we find that,
in phrase that We remember, "the reverse
is the case Lord Robert, as we ma Ike out,
had wide eyes of baby blue. Beware Of
eyes of the sort in a grown man He was
ali MA HaNsp{A - a.
rather surprises us to rea d that he had "a
tiny waist and that he was just like the
Apollo Beyedere.' We are not inclined to
hold Evangeline to too rude and cold an
accuracy. For all Of us. she may make the
waist OF the Apollo tiny II she chooses.
Lord Robert was also like Mr. Rochester
in the Jane Eyre story. He had nice
shoulders. and plainly could break pokers
in half should there be occasion. We can
ina CINE the power of man with baby blue
eyes slim waist and powerful shoulders, in
certain propitious circumstances.
II is a question whether there would be
20 much pleasure in the world il handsome
young women did not hirt, II is certain
that there would not be 80 much pain. We
we're sorry for MIR. Carruthers in this story.
lie was rude to Evangeline at first. He
snubbed her. II he had gone to her on his
knees it is not certain that the outcome
would have been any more felioitous for
him, The novelists throw forth all sorts
Of suggestions, apparently. for our guild
ance. We should have difficulty, and go
OBVIOUSLY enough, in following them all
II Evangeline records in her journal that
Lord Robert had the incest mouth one
ever saw we should like to know just
what any reader would make out at that
point from that allegation. What is a nice
mouth? Must we consider It's shape, its
color. or its words?
Oh, friends-hopefully our readers-let
US ourtail this vain inquiry. In despair
Of making anything out from the premises,
we have often turned incont nently to the
end Of story. Here we find that Lord
Robert is the man. Evangeline records
that he makes her have the loveliest OF
thrills He flashes blue fire out Of his
baby eyes. We ask ourselves how any
female could resist, though another novel
might hll us with a wholly different inn
preston.
Poor Caruthersl He sent diamonds and
emeralds on the occasion Of the wedding.
He went through the form evidently ex-
pensive, Of being magnanimous. A
sprightly story, as we have said. We re-
peat that we are sorTy for Caruthers. Says
Evangeline: Tomorrow is my wedding
day, and am going away on a honey
moon with Robert-away into the seventh
heaven We shudder 10 think how this
might have been otherwise II Roberts waist
had called for larger measure.