New-York tribune., 1906-09-22
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u,--. Ioti r. a literary irnpressionist' Il 80
-. vas one. and he Is the last man IN '4ls
- from whom we should ordinarily expect
- x,th a moral 'Disenchanted" Is such
-, p,,. The reader who has come 70 love
-. roti sust for the delicate charm OF ms
- of visual sensation. Just for the renhe-
=. ~ rs emotional subtleties. need not 'e
-,--,sd. The moral is for the Turks. Ihe wan
- French naval officer. SO discreely N
- 40 tenderly sympathetic, 80 facue IN
,.,..,,g himself 10 the mood az this or tnal
-, environment. has for the purposes of the
-. ,o,uroe paused 20 reflect upon the social
s,.,,,s - the Orient IN 80 Ear as they anect
.-,rtina and ne has made q book out OF the
=, ~ the harern. The result IS little suTpris-
=, Pierre Lo-i. as the author of novel with
,-,ose makes a rather quaint figure. We
-, slUnvs read him. hitherto, for his orig
.-.,,,v ss a student OF manners. for the poetic
=. Nth which ne has described adventures
s..-,,e AZ one moment intensely personal. and
:, snorber 10 be the adventures OF tempera-
:, rather than those OF a personality IN the
..,us sense We have delighted IN him as an
.-,,pur o. huuRn nature. and, IN even greater
-. rs az exquisite PAINTER OF the things
a. h.s seep-sunsets. the sea. the desert and
- -low ne cones 20 Us with a book pro-
s,,-,.ng ,hst the Turkish woman IS much
49, Save The revelation % his solicitude
-nes a shock.
vrhst are the woes OF the haren? They in
srss re gnther none OF those sUferings asso-
r.,.s with the good old. had old romantic days.
rrhich wicked BluebearSs cu- or the heads OF
,,.r spouses. OF tied them. twittering with in
arstion. into stufy sacks. and buried them
s,fso-ns deep IN the sea No. the unhappiness Of
ne modern woman of the East as Pierre Lott
iu,s-pre,s it, is summed up IN one word-bore-
dou. There is naueless victim Of the soourge,
VINO unbosoms herself in this book. thus descT1b-
ing he day Of q Turkish LADY in winter:
81. nsss lats. vs-y la,s Her toilet Is slow. dila-
tory she always has very long hair. too thick and
e 2. 1s. y. : = \ - ~ seTed mirror row young and
ehA-miHg ane = makes lsr SAD.
Then thene Is the silent walk around the rooms
% Gee z everything IS in proper order. lingering
Oysr 8 fsV iayOri-e things souvenirs ana portraits
Then cones breakfast, often IN solitude IN large
room surrounded nv negresses OF Circasslan
sT.- ,sl. M -5 Jbs tabIe abcve an her soul Is
chilled she can TAX % the slaves asks them
sns 55E WA ThI osS s ss DO ti the evening? The
hErsms n q Isst tine when there were several
wives m1s have bee Jess oUll; they kept each
othsr company VIA. then can she doa Paint
4 water co1-. We can al paint beautifrlly n
have painted me fans the hand screens or play
~ r.an3 or ne lute. Reac Pierre Bourgey or
esEl1g golden stri9s and be absorbed. all alone,
Z ssig our white. dain-v little fingers. loaded
WI nzES ~ over me sritches1 what we want
\ szf1ing new. which we dream q without
h5s smethng uneVpe0-ed-a fash. thin. an
Ialsnsnt-hut which never comes We want ~
az n-- walking. n spite ~ the mud IN spite u
- NOV 70. having stirred for fortnight; but
ehssAot errsne as m excuse, nothing; We
Fs-,., ss.,e "f q, bSe5t5a Nee re
As N--s are zoo t-sA'
Tie hero Of 'Diserchanted" IS the Andre Lhery
q me foregoing fragment. a romancer whose
writings have touched The heart q, an Oriental
p'nosss He Is brought by fate 10 receive her
evidences and those q two other women who.
Tie her revolt against the guded slavery oS the
- -.ey = d 6r1llle;l-1i' ana does ho1Alhs
2 shake the faith OF these ladies in his honor.
NJ Hr.f.. saa
.--s '-' '''e -----Ies' III me aocep'eu
la '''.''' mere Is MAJ mage ai'a
'I marriage M re pook' ana there are
Sas sentimental passages. but the authors
purpose Is 10 analyze the souls OF few
- women n q state - nominal happiness
- really nunbing bondage. He aocomplishes
a.. recourse 10 any dramatic e1peal-
-e see meetings. ~ The hero ana MS