The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
"J'hc Lure"

''J'hc Lure"
BY L. 5. Stevens. John Lane Co, of
New York and London. $3.50 net.
story in which an English girl.
Anne Moorhousc. who had lived dur
ing her sirlhood in a remote Dorset
village with valetudinarian father.
finds herself ut his death. under tho
necessity of earning her living She
takes course in a. school of journal
ism to further her preference in pro-
fcssions. and arrives in London
imagining that she will be able to OBJ
tain employment at once as All edit or
or writer. After many disillns'ons
Annc's aunt, Lady Helen Moorhouse.
Introduces her to Iiuntly tioss de-
Nelopcr of now idea in magazines
ono In which articles are written by
the aristocracy for the aristocracy."
lluntly Goss Is. of course. an ad
venturcr, but he finds no lack OF titled
people. willing for consideration to
become nominal editors of magazine
departments. and be accredited with
articles which Anne. who puts her
training to good use finds, and is tn
terestcd in the finding. facts and
fancies for
Tho magazine is called THE Orb"
foredoomed failure brings II to an
end. Anne's connection with its work
and its working force educates her in
many ways. She is quick, capable
and Intelligent as to her editing.
Otherwise only her strength of char
actcr protects her against Huntly
Goss. who dazzles her maginat ion
and confuses her judgment by hts
charlatanry and an ndennablc mag
netism. attracting her in spite of her
self. education having bred in her
n contempt for sentiment, so that she
is robbed OF her weapons of defense
by the fear OF being self conscious
and prudish.'
Accordingly when she is asked TO
adventure" with C;oss in the Country
of Tender Things and told that she
will br lat liberty to leave the bat
tered old traveller az soon as the gay
young knight appears Anne advcn-
lures until she recognizes that she can
20 no farther without a loss OF self
respect. So, though her determine
tiou costs her many hcartache, she
rcsolutcly turns back. and The Orb"
having run it's ephcmeral course, she
accepts the offer OF "A position which
gives her a safe home and leads to
Der marriage with man possessed OF
the qualities which Goss lacked to
render him unselfish and manly.
The second part OF the book trans
fers the scene to khartoum ard the
upper Nile country, and brings tho
chief characters of the novel to-
gcthcr again. Anne has n full oppor-
tunity of comparing the two men
who have influenced her lite, and OF
finding out how vastly superior tho
man she marries is 10 the man with
whom she has fancied herself in love.
circumstances conspirc TO render clear
to her the dangerous and unscrupu
lous phases OF the latters character.
The book is written with much
cicvcrness as to Characterization. 1t
is what it claims TO he. a romance OF
London professional and society life.
with enough drama introduced to
render it highly readable and enter
tanning.
"Pari, II In Carte"
Company. Of New York. Sixty cent:
net.
Paris a Ia Carte" is charming
account OF certain OF the authors
'gastronomic promcnades" Of Paris. as
h. expresses 1t. principally in taXis,'
i The volume is not q. guide book TO the
restaurants OF Paris, hut is composed
Of entertaining and amusing sketches
that will make cnjoyablc reading for
those who have never been abroad and
be helpful to those who intend going.
! The author takes up first tho Cafe
d Paris. of which ne says: The Cafe
de Paris. divided, Ike tiaul. into three
parts--thc cabinets particulars. thos.
secluded and insinuating private din
/ ing rooms, which are not the least Pa
risian things about the leading Paris
! restaurants other people were Roina
| sadly 10 the left side Of the ground
! noor room. which is the discard: still
others We're being shown TO tho oppo
site side, (Which is. in both senses OF
the word the right"
| This cafe is in full bloom at mid.
night and closes at o'clock At this
| latter hour such resorts as Maxim's and
| the wild establishments OF Montmartrc
are only tuning 10 their shrillest. diz-
! zies; pitCh Speaking Of MaXiin's the
| author asserts: II ahcminate the place
| not because il is gay or seductive. hut
| because il is precisely the roverse--a
| hra2rn fake. over advertised, ogling
! odorifcrnus. nightmare of smoke
| champagne and banality. You need
| drive but few steps farther to reach
| tn Restaurant Laruc. which by day
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