Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-08
MRS. DELAND WRITES
LEGITIMATE SEX NOVEL
"The Rising Tide" Rings True.
Neither Morbid Nor Salacious.
Other Early Fall Fiction

Magaret Deland has written a sex novel
IN a proper sense Of the term In The Rising
Tide" (Harper a Bros. New York;. OF
course a novel OF the sort commonly classi-
fed under tbs term sex fiction could by no
stretch OF Imagination be associated with
the creator Of Helena Richie and Dr.
Lavendar. Her new book is equally, OF
course, devoid OF the salacious and the
morbid which have been the lure and bait or
the sex novels OF malodorously recent mem
ory. The Rising Tide" analyses, with keen
insight into psychological processes OF the
modern woman. girl OF today.
THE Rising Tide" contrasts three genera
tiona in their ideals and manners, the
grandmother OF early Victorian type and
mother OF later Victorian tendencies and
the daughter, freed ot all the Victorian
trammels. IL is plain spoken but never Of
fensive. IL interprets with unerring accu-
racy and superb powers Just how the mod
ern girl looks on life's problems Il reveals
relentlessly the modern girls thoughts and
Il exposes all the limitations OF the modern
girls philosophy.
THE Rising Tide" is a careful inter
probation OF femnlnity in flux--feeling, seek
ing. striving IL Ia novel OF maturity,
good judgment and good taste. Good style
is TO be taken for granted in any work OF
the distinguished author Of it.
Making matches and mending hearts" Is
n quotable characterization on the Jacket
Page & Co. Garden City Long Island),
Walter Pritchard Eaton's fall novel, That
is the mission In life OF the gentle and Iowa
BILE titular parsonage His story is mar
rated in the leisurely gracious style that no
other present writer OF stories seems 10
have in the charm and abundance of Mr..
Eaton's possession OF IL. New England
village life, of which Mr.. Eaton is some-
thing of an observer, not 20 say connois-
seur, since he shook the dust OF the New
York Suns theatrical sanctum from his feet
and strode into the pleasanter paths OF the
Berkshire hills. furnishes the environment,
the contemporary manners and the atmog-
phere. The plot Is not involved, but II has
its moments OF suspense. not Of event but
OF Characterization. Just what turn will a
character take is the fascination In THE
Bird House Man." not what exciting Incl
dent will pile thrill upon its predecessor.
The interesting title character is a fabri-
Gator Of bird boxes, a dabster at ornitho-
logical writing, lover of the little brothers
OF the air and the w.ldings Of the field, and
above ali a finely natured friend Of youth.
There is n full sweet flavor of sentiment
and a specific romance Of the bird man to
crown the pervasive romance Of It all
Birds of passage from Zenasville, Ohio,
to the centres of European culture are the
trio of girls prehgured in Children of
Hope" (the Century Company, New York;,
Stephen Whitman's new novel Their
father, modified sort of wilkins Mcawber,
like Dlckens's character is longtime a failure
at various and sundry businesses, but
eventually makes his pile" and this gives
his charming. educated. good-looling daugh.
ters their chance in life. Above all else
they are artistically aspiring. The fine
atmosphere of Old World cities is the set
ting they desire to bring to fruition the
seed Of their talents. out Of this material
Mr.. Whitman has written a good-humored.
satirical story which conceals some canny