The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06

epiloEue. spoken thus BY the Duke or
Ornskirk:
"Thc authors obdurate. and bids me
say
rhat-since the doings OF our Georgian
smack less OF Hlppocrene than Of
Bohea-
rs tiny pictures OF that tiny time.
Aim little Mt the lofty and sublime,
Nor paint Il peccadillo as a crime
Grant that we tfpnlcd and were indls-
Greet, III
And that our idols had but oarthen
feet,
And that we made OF life a p,asauerade
And swore q deal more loudly than
we prayed:
Grant none OF US the man his Maker
meant
Our deeds the. pnrodies OF otir intent.
In neither good nor III pre-eminent
Grant none of us a Nero--none q
martyr
All merely SO SO. and de te narratur,"
~Gallantry" will be put on the book
market this week. It Is by far the
most important and the finest work
that Mr.. Cabell has yet done. Its con-
sistency, It's thorough finish and It's
perfection In the way OF reverslon and
atmosphere adding largely to the repu-
tation he has a'!'cady achieved as a
descriptive writer of modern Amerl-
can life and medieval times and man
ncrs.
His present publication will award
him the palm In the line Of eighteenth
century fiction. which he handles with
perfect comprehension and with mas
$685., }r1a M treatment gIy5a
THE TENTS OF wIcKEDNEss BY
Miriam Coles Harris. D. Appleton
&. COMPANY. OF New York. publish
ers. PIP. 474. s1.5o.
In the middle OF the nineteenth CEN
tury a novel entitled "Rutledge," and
published anonymously. created pro-
found sensation. that being q period
when melodrama prevailed and the
strong novel, had not come Into
vogue.
For quite awhile 'Rutlcdge" was
thought to be the work OF man
rather than woman. 1t was not con-
sidered possible that woman could
have produced anything SO virile and
so full of sarcasm against the fads and
spretenses OF fashionable American So
ciety.
For those who read and enjoyed the
flavor OF that earlier publication, and
can Judge by comparison. traces must
present themselves that show n strong
analogy between the expression of n
youthful writer and the later and ma
turer authorship OF ripened years.
It has become rather n popular thing
to turn the searchlight of criticism
upon the manners and morals OF the
idle rich New York set, and Miriam
Coles Harris has followed the popular
lead. as her title. 'The Tents Of Wick
edness." would indicate. Her heroine
is a young New York girl, the daugh-
ter of very wealthy father. who hav-
Ing spent all of her early years in a
French convent, Is shocked and thrown
back upon herself when, after her re-
turn home. she has her first glimpse
into what is generally known rs the
Smart set" Of New York society.
The girls utter innocence and purity
of nature saves her from injury. She
endures much suffering. but finally
marries good man. and the man OF
her choice. Paul Fairfax.
The cleverness and sharp insight into
human nature which formerly render.
ed the author of "Rutledge" unique OBJ.
tains in the book under discussion
which has Its brilliant points and Is
unfailingly Interesting.
THREE WEEKS. BY Elinor Glyn
Dnffield & Company. OF New York
Publishers. PIP. $50. s1.5o. {
All old landmarks and limitations In
LITERATURE and society are swept away
Old rules of criticism cannot apply.
| What would have been impossible
some years ago IS not only allowable
now. but Is considered rather praise
worthy. The person who decides
and disqualified for passing an opinion
| that will hold.
All this by way OF preliminary. "The
Visits Of Elizabeth made Miss Gyms
Reputation. 1t was decidedly risque
but the majority considered that Its
cleverness atoned for Its broadness.
| Certainly twas very decent indeed