The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05

a widow and her friends, the SOCIAL
ladder. the weaker six. everyday poo
pie. our n~eiEhbors and other people.
They VIII all draw attention. but prob
ABLY happy possessors of the book will
look longer at the figures seeking
'Four-Leaf Clover and Good Luck at
the couple In THE Old story at The
wearing or the Green and at Molly
lawn than at more subtle poses and
groups. for youth, beauty and lovers
havc It perennial claim upon the afec-
tons of the world. The book is q
SPLENDID addition 10 the Christmas and
gift book counter.
"My Lady OF Doubt"
By Randall Parrish. a. c. McClurs
d Company. Of Chicago. sl,35 net.
"A stirring tale OF the American Rev
oiu.ion. in which Major Lawrence. of
the MARYLAND. line ana Mistress Claire
Mortimer. OF Elmhurst, near philadel-
phia, are the lea ing characters.
Maior Lawrence. at the request Of
the comfnan ucr-in-c chief or the .Nrleri-
can Army ana of Hamilton, undertakes
TO impersonate Lieutenant Edgar For
tespue. of the f'orty-second Regiment
OF Britisn Infantry, captured by the
Americans. as Lieutenant r'ortesque to
enter Philadelphia and endeavor to get
as much informa ton as possible re-
sordifis tie number OF British forces
under Sir Henry Clinton and the de-
tenses OIL the city OF 1 philadelphia.
Bearing, "a scaled dispatch taken from
Lieutenant t'ortesque and addressed to
Sir William Howe. Major Lawrence
found entrance into Philadelphia a
comparatively easy matter. mis- entry
fetc given in farewell to Sir William
Howe. and resulted in his meeting with
Mistress Mortimer.
When discovery his disguise
was imminent OF the part of the
British. ttas lovely lady, whose twin
brother was in the Continental army,
aided him in escaping. The descrip-
ton of the ball scene and of the
American being piloted out of the path
of danger by the fair object OF his
devotion. is extremely exciting.
The adventures that follow have an
! additional zest from the fact that Mis-
tress Claire. to save her twin brother
from what she believes to be threat
ened disgrace, i~mpersonates him, hav-
ing uniforms at nand and possessing
i knowledge of her brothers plans and
orders.
Matters eventually work out to a
happy solution, and the union OF the
American and the woman he loves.
The many perils through which their
path to matrimony lies renders the
contamination all the more desirable
when it arrives.
\ pretty tale might be the summing
up OF opinion. one calculated to STIR
American patriotism and win
dation for ye manner of its telling.
AN Accidental Honeymoon
BY David Potter. Illustrated in
color by George W. Gage. Marginal
and page decorations by Edward STRAIT
ton Holloway. J. b. Lippincott * Com
pany. OF Philadelphia. $3.50.
Among the handsome holiday books
Just brought out by Lippincott. AN
Accidental Honeymoon" takes a prom
inent place. 1t is beautifully bound
and typed. its pictures and it's page
decoration rendering 1t a WORK OF real
artistic. as well as literary merit
The story is "A delightfully."- romantic
episode. with ar Eastern Shore Mary
land background. The heroine be-
longs TO an old Maryland family, her
name being Roland Elizabeth Cary,
though she masquerades as Betty
Lands. and makes her sweetheart be-
iievc that she is the daughter OF her
old nurse. at whose farm house she
is spending some weeks.
The accident of Il honeymoon was
caused by her being carried away ir
n storm on a sailboat with the man OF
her choice, a man she was consider.
Ing. but not quite ready to wed. Fate
TOOK matters into her own hands, sent
the sailhoat and the lovers scuddins
before the gale and into a little har.
Dor on the North Carolina coast.
There they found some friends, a little
church and Il rector ready to send
them On An Accidental honeymoon
with his blessing.
The story is spIendidly told. and,
in Its way. is a gem, being bright.
sparkling and just enough mysterious
TO arouse and hold interest.
Joyce of the Jnsmines,,
BY Ralph Henry Barbour. Color
: Illustrations by Clarence f. Under
wood and decorations by Edward STRAIT
ton Holloway. j B. Lippincott 6 Co.
of Philadelphia. 5000.
! MIR. Barbour's Southern stories have
made for him an individual place in
American literature. Joyce of tht
tJasmines.' when she is at her planta-
tion home, mar the little town of Ridge,
in South Carolina. is Joyce Mayberry
the mistress of her bachelor uncle's
home, and as characteristic a Southern
girl and coquette as can be imagined
she practices on a Northern invalid
visitor to her home what she imagines
TO be anything else but harmless, and
to be anything elseb Ut harmless, and
causes some sever heart twinges
which are cured by the rebound OF
youth and joy in love.
The atmosphere of the book is its
principal attraction. Mr.. Barbour. IL
would seem. is familiar with the bios.
soming fragrance of the yellow Jas
mine. with burGeoning of a South Car
DINA ~springtime. with the liquid drawl
OF English spoken on the lips of a
lovely South Carolina girl like Joyce
Mayberry.
The old doctor belongs to the gen
erai practitioner type. the man who
carries the service of a community on
his shoulders because OF the love he
bears to God and man. The book is a
dainty example of the typer's and illus