The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07
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By Kate Langley Boshcr. Harper &
Brothers, New York sl.oo net.
New York. the sreat American me
tropolis hardly seems like lonely
land" 10 thc av"r,s. mind, and Yet .
man who has reached years of ma
turity who is culii9,,tcd, wealthy by
inheritance, and yet lacks in :hc essen.
tiai things tina, mako home and hap
pincss. may be conscious Of the real
bitterness Of success unshared. And
80 II is that Winthrop Lainc, who is
presented to 4 reader making his boo;
acquaintance. in tho gray dullncss Of
q late November afternoon. accounts
himself as the possessor OF but one
real understanding friend in the world,
and that friend a dog. named General
Winthrop Lame has IL sister, Mrs
Ghanning Warrick, !, typical New
York matron OF fashion. who mainly
occurs TO tho mind, however. as being
me mother of Dorotnca aud Chanting
TWO children brought up by book.
shrcwd and worldly products of mod
crn civilization in many respects en-
trcmely childish whenever they YIELD
81 natural impulses III others: inter
tstinE and full OF Individuality all the
Tine. The result of unduy hard and
last rules regulating their diet is
numorousiy shown At a dinner party.
which the only guests are winthrop
i.a!ne and these two little people. The
rules have been relaxed for once, and
the bread and milk boy and girl re-
veal themselves as little gourmands.
deNouring roast turkey, sailed al
tnonds, olives, mints and every sue
eulent and savory course within their
reach on the table. until their uncle
comes 10 the conclusion that they are
Goth unnaturally greedy.
Dorothea explains the whole matter
she enables hyr uncle TO realize that
severe repression is productive Of
nothing so much Is an outbreak when
ever opportunity offers. and that chill
dren unnaturally dealt with, even in
the matter OF food, will show the in
stincts OF healthy young animals when
over they get the chance. Dorothea is
immensely clever, and her very real
love for Winthrop Lainc is her redeem
Ing grace. She has seen and known
enough to understand the conven-
tionaiitios and falsIties of the circle
IN which her mother moves and where
enc VIII, after a while. take her place.
Her attitude toward her French gov
eincss. Madamoiscle Antoinette, her
Importance when her mothers absence
table with her uncle; her pshncss,
which proves extremely disconccrting
when exercised at the expense of a
person whose weaknesses she attacks
these are her worldly-wise qualities.
Her Scnuneness, her honesty, her de
site 10 promote her unclc's happiness
bring out quite a different side OF her
character. the yet unspoilcd, childish
side.
Winthrop lainc emphasizes in the
book the modern American man of AT
fairs at his best. the result of his ia
Norablc environment and his training.
clean minded idealist that he is, he
differs from many Of his day and gen
Grafton in feeling his need of the
things that he has never possessed to
make him happy, without realizing
just what ne lacks.
INTO the sphere OF his vision comes
Claudia Keith. OF the Rappnhannock
country, in Virginia. The mere men
lion of the Kappa hammock country
brings UP visions OF romance, and the
name OF her home, "Elmwood." with
its garden whore roses AMI lilacs and
lilies of the valley and hollyhocks
srov in beds shaded by box hedges.
mrnGs back to mind the beautiful
homes Of that section--no longer lord
~, il is true; set possessed of an at
rosphcre which may be found scarce
lH anywhere else in tho United States
than in Virginia.
Possessing advantages from a
worldly point o, view which might
be expected 10 dazzle the mind and
imagination OF girl to whom life
mas been not Il luxurious affair by any
means, Winthrop l.ainc yet linda the
winning OF Claudia Eeith's favor by no
means an easy task. II has never
met any one In the least like
her. Her beauty her simple al
rec,aeas. her thought for others
him from The very beginning. She
is in New York as visitor to his
sister, Mrs Warrick being a cousin OF
MS brother n-law. VirGinian by
birth.
Dorothea and Claudia Immediately
understand each other. for Dorothea,
through QUO side Of her nature. is her
fathers daughter, rather than her
mothers. Her warm heartedness, re-
served hitherto chiefly for her uncle,
roes out toward her Cousin Claudia
she quickly divines the fact that Win
'hrop Lainc has fallen in love with
Cousin Claudia. and does her childish
hest 10 bring about a favorable con
rlusion 10 hts suit.
While Claudia is in New York she
srd winthrop. meeting by accident ono
afternoon do q round OF Christmas
shopping together. Winthrop Lame
has never gone Christmas shopping be-
fore, not in all his prosperous life.
that is, real Christmas shopping. II
has heen somewhat Of a perfunctory
task for him 10 order nowors or costly