The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-20
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

f Of course you read her "Tante"; everybody did; but everybody did not read ''The Third Window" which to my way of thinking is very remark able story.
 This, by way of prelude to her new story, "Adrienne Toner"
 A very lovely and very clever woman said to me at luncheon party the other day that a certain lady Of our acquaintance was like "Ardienne Toner"
 And she added i But don't tell her I said so, be- cause I like her"
 Doesn't that sound interesting?
 Were it the reviewers" preroga- tive to go into the plot" of novel, would at once divulge the whole story as regards Anne Douglas Sedgwicks latest. but that being rather mean sort of thing to do. both from the au- thor's standpoint and the reader's-l shall refrain and just touch the nigh ] lights" in this story.
 Anne Douglas Sedgwick hasn't writ ten many "best sellers"-her first novel appearing when she was just 22 years of age, with the possible ex- ception of 'Tante," but if "Adrienne Toner" doesn't prove to be 8 best seller" I'll be very much disappointed.
 Anne Douglas Sedgwick and Edith Wharton both bear the influence Of Henry James. in so far as Henry James made O study of the Ameri- can In Europe and Edith Wharton has done the same thing and so has Anne Dounglas Sedgwick.
 Of one thing we are sure about | "Adrienne Toner'-and that Is one | t-. kel,o to trar $a d n nextI
 Most Attractive Type
 Some one has declared that the most attractive type of woman is just that: the utterly undependable wom- an who always has bunch of sur prises "up her sleeve" so to speak tantalizing. mysterious, yet when she unlooses her surprises they are a1- ways so delightful that she turns out to be a most charming creature. | "Adrienne Toner" chameleon like" is ever changing and this much I will tell you about the story: l "Adrienne Toner Is a rich young American with the gift of hypnotic power. She cures by the laying on of hands She is discussed SO vigorously by her English acquaintances in the first two chapters that our curiosity Els keen. It Is not wholly rewarded at her flrSt appearance.
 Miss Toners was an insignificant little head. if indeed 1t could be called little since 1t was too large for her body, and her way of dressing her hair in wide braids, pinned round it and projecting over the ears, added to the top-heavy effect. The hair was .her only indubitabie beauty, fine and fair and sparkling like tho palest purest metal. It was out in q light fringe across q projecting forehead and her mouth and chin projected, | too; so that, as he termed 1t to him. self, 1t was squash ed-in face, ugly in structure the small nose, from its depressed bridge, Juttins forward In profile. the lips, In profile, flat yet prominent. Nevertheless he owned, l studying her over his teacup, that the features, ugly. even trivial in detail, had in their assemblage something of unexpected force. Her tranquil smile had potency. and he suddenly became | aware of her flat, gentle voice, infre- quent, yet oddly dominating. Sensi- tive as he was to voices, he saw 1t as bland, blue ribbon rolled out among broken counters of color, and listened to it's sound before he listened to what 1t said. All the other voices went up and down; all the others half said things and let them drop or trail. She said things to the end; when the ribbon began 1t was unrolled; and it seemed, always, to make 8 silence in I which 1t could be watched.
 Prof. Phelps Review | Prof. William Lyon Phelps, in his Review" of "Ad1enne Toner" lays great stress on the foregoing descrip- ton. saying:
 T quote this passage at length be- cause 1t is so important. Those who have read the story will not object to recalling In detail first appearance of woman they now know so well. and those who have not read 1t should have their eagerness spurred. Miss in herself Is so absolutely sure that her opinions cannot be amended by any new facts, that we who have learned by cruel experiences not to bo too sure of ourselves. watch her as we watch Oedipus sliding to his doom. Life Is ometimes most severe on those whose faith seems most as sured We watch her In horrible fas- cination."
 I "Adrienne roner'' is story filled with real characters; observations of life which are truly profound; subtle analyses: and heroine who Is a real woman-whom Anne Douglas Sedg- wick, the author, has delineated with remarkable lucidity and clarity! gether with increased taxation to nceet the deficit of of 19 crores in the