The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-09
SOME RECENT FICTION.

When the youngest daughter becomes
engaged the family decides that some
outside interest must he found for the
mother in order to keep her happy In
Amber Reeves N Lady and Her Hus-
band" &c. i. Futnsm's Sons). She has
been busy In her home and perfectly
satisfied during long married life and
Yields reluctantly to the pleas OF her
husband and children. The effect Ia
disastrous. FOR the woman begins To
think for herself. She finds that she has
been shielded and projected all her life
and that she has been complying with
the wishes Of others. The work picked
ont for her r. the oversight OF n portion
Of her husbands business In which many
women arc employed. She at once DIS
covers things that are wrong. under
payment. long hours. unsanitary condi-
tons but cannot have them remedied
because business does not allow Il.
From that she Is led to find ont that
her wealth has not been acquired fairly
and that her husband Is not the man
ahe has admired. She decides on a COM
promise with life at last. but not until
the author has explained fully, with
much sarcastic humor, the wrongs t.
which woman is subject In world ruled
by man.
There is plenty OF proof in Julia n
Hinckiey's ne" tDuffield and Company
that the author has written the book as
he asserts, to please himself and enough
that is bright In II t. make the reader
regret the fact. 1t tells how very
complete and contemplate villain tor
lures his wife and daughter and sue
ceeds IN life by confidence tricks: also
how a kind and wealthy gentleman
watches over them till the girl Is mar
ricd happily. Tho scene In for the most
part In Newport, and the women and
young girls there are shown up in far
from pleasant colors. Many episodes
are told we'll and the story holds the
attention in spite of its Kaleidoscope
character and many absurditles.
There IL a good deal of fun as well as
much sharp masculine observation OF
the devious ways Of woman in George
Randolph Chester's "Cordelia Blossom
tHesrstr International Library Com
pany). and the combination Of the man
aging society woman with the ruthless
political boss is effective and humorous.
The several fights in which the women
engage arc each entertaining. there In n
certain amount OF samcncss in the
methods used and tho objects aimed for
that make the book rather monotonous
n read as continuous story, Tho char
acters too are inclined To hold To cer.an
lines of action and certain modes OF
speech 1t is the inevitable penalty that
must bc paid If they are to br recognized
when they make their periodic appear
ancc. The book will he cnjoyed best II
read with an interval between the epi-
sodes.
there il much TO he enjoyed in Kate
end Virgil ID. BOyless 1.-THE Hoosler
Volunteer" "a, &, McClurg and Com
pany. Chicago), n storr that Jumps from
episode 10 episode. Tho earlier ones are
the best: they toll ~ boy life In the
country in southern Indiana The war
incidents. where they relate to the indi-
vidual soldiers, are also Interesting: the
account Of operations will appeal less tn
tho reader. The love making IL pretty,
tho melodrnmatic part and tho coinci-
dcnces are conventional but there IL n
frcshinR.
At the beginning NJ "'rhe Shield Of
silence" by NJ T., Henry Ruiiin CBen-
uleor Brothers. Sew York). we arc met
with an interesting situation, n dctcc-
tive seeking To unrhV"l u crime ~ which
he knows n priest has tho secret, OBJ
tanned under tho soal of confession. His
efforts engage our attention tin the ac-
ton Of tho story changes to spain and
to n vivid description Of tho anarchist
riots In Barcelona. The solution Of the